Promoting Change in Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Nest Site Selection to Minimize Construction Related Disturbance

These data describe the status of eggs in nests which had a foster egg added to them as part of an effort to relocate a common tern colony on Poplar Island. One data file (McGowanEtAl2018_FosterNestData_Data.csv) contains the data regarding the observations, while one definitions file (McGowanEtAl2018_FosterNestData_Definitions.csv) details the data.

Categories: Data; Tags: Birds, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Ecology, Species Biology, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, nesting behavior, Fewer tags

Time and Distance of Detection and Stop Locations along North American Breeding Bird Survey routes within the Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative.

These data identify the time (0-1 min, 1-2 min,or 2-3 min) and distance (≤50 meters, >50 meters) category when birds were first detected during 3-minutes point counts at stop locations associated with North American Breeding Bird Survey routes or route equivalents that were surveyed on dates between 2009 and 2016 and provide point location coordinates of stop locations along North American Breeding Bird Survey routes or route equivalents within (or within 60 miles) the Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative boundary.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Birds, Central Hardwoods, East Gulf Coastal Plain, All tags... Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Analysis, Gulf Coastal Plain and Ozarks, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Missouri, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Oklahoma, Statistical Analysis, Tennessee, Texas, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), West Gulf Coastal Plain, Wildlife Biology, birds, field monitoring stations, location, statistical surveying, Fewer tags

Poplar Island Digitizing

In order to allow for a comparison across years we visually digitized landcover of Poplar Island from a single image per year at a 1:1000 spatial extent with a minimum mapping unit of 300 square meters (no minimum dimensions aside from area). Images used to assign landcover were provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and were captured between July and October of their respective years. All images were 1 foot resolution.

Categories: Map; Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Digitizing, Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, All tags... Geospatial Datasets, Habitats, Information Sciences, Maps and Atlases, Poplar Island, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), mapping, Fewer tags

The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2018

This data product consists of a database of population change and abundance estimates for North American birds, estimated from North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Data are presented for 548 species of birds in 4 spreadsheets containing trend estimates and annual indices for 2 time periods. Estimates are derived for each species using the 1 of 4 alternative models, and a cross-validation model selection procedure was used to select the best model for each species.

Categories: Data; Tags: Bird Annual Indices, Bird Lists, Bird Trend Estimates, Birds, Breeding Bird Density, All tags... Breeding Bird Survey, Breeding Bird Survey Analysis, Canada, Decision Science and Populations, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Population Estimation, Statistical Analysis, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States of America, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Physiological and Endocrine Responses of Hatchling American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) following Embryonic Exposure to Technical Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (C10-13)

- Observations of test subjects and hatching data - Body weight, organ/tissue weights - Biomarker data (oxidative stress indicators, oxidative DNA damage, thyroid hormones, histological findings) in various tissues - Chemical residues in tissues

Categories: Data; Tags: American kestrel (Falco sparverius), Birds, Contamination and Pollution, Ecotoxicology, Ecotoxicology, All tags... Environmental Contaminants, Environmental Health, Nonpoint-source Pollution, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), avian toxicity, developmental toxicity, emerging contaminants, short-chain chlorinated paraffins, Fewer tags

The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2019

This data product consists of a database of population change and abundance estimates for North American birds, estimated from North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Data are presented for 548 species of birds in 4 spreadsheets containing trend estimates and annual indices for 2 time periods. Estimates are derived for each species using the 1 of 4 alternative models, and a cross-validation model selection procedure was used to select the best model for each species. Metadata for the BBS data used to produce these estimates is available from a USGS ftp site (ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/BBS/DataFiles/). Metadata associated with this data product provides information specific to the analysis results.

Categories: Data; Tags: Bird Annual Indices, Bird Lists, Bird Trend Estimates, Birds, Breeding Bird Density, All tags... Breeding Bird Survey, Breeding Bird Survey Analysis, Canada, Ecology, Migratory Birds, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Population Estimation, Statistical Analysis, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States of America, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Shoreline delineations for 21 Subestuaries in the Chesapeake Bay 2010-2014

In many coastal regions throughout the world, there is increasing pressure to harden shorelines to protect human infrastructures against sea level rise, storm surge, and erosion. These data reflect the digitization of the shorelines of 21 sub-estuaries throughout the Chesapeake Bay (USA) as observed from 2010 through 2014. Shoreline segments are classified into one of seven shoreline types: bulkhead, riprap, developed, natural marsh, Phragmites-dominated marsh, sandy beach, and forest. These data were collected as part of a larger effort to understand the impacts of shoreline hardening on waterbird community integrity.

Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, Habitat Management, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), geographic information systems, Fewer tags

Tunicate survey on eelgrass in 2017 northwest Atlantic coast New Jersey to Newfoundland

This dataset consists of one data file (Carman_Et_al_Tunicate_2017_survey_on_eelgrass_quad_data_final) and one definitions file (Carman_Et_al_Tunicate_2017_survey_on_eelgrass_quad_data_final_definitions). The data file consists of species and abundance of tunicates found growing on eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in a survey of 33 northwest Atlantic eelgrass meadows in summer 2017. Eelgrass meadows represented in the dataset range from New Jersey to Newfoundland. Within each meadow, data were collected within individual quadrats (ranging from 0.0625 to 0.25 square meter) along transects or as general site surveys. Data include geographic coordinates for the center of each site surveyed; date surveyed; tunicate species...

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Vegetation, Barnegat Bay, Ocean County, NJ, USA, Boston Harbor, Suffolk County, MA, USA, Botany, All tags... Broad Cove, Cumberland County, ME, USA, Coastal Wetlands, Ecological Stressors, Ecology, Ecology, Edgartown Great Pond, Dukes County, MA, USA, Farm Pond, Dukes County, MA, USA, Lake Tashmoo, Dukes County, MA, USA, Little Pleasant Bay, Barnstable County, MA, USA, Moriches Bay, Suffolk County, NY, USA, Nahant Harbor, Essex County, MA, USA, Nantucket Sound, Dukes County, MA, USA, Nashaquitsa Pond, Dukes County, MA, USA, Newfoundland, Canada, Niles Beach, Dukes County, MA, USA, Nova Scotia, Canada, Placentia Bay, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Portland Harbor, Cumberland County, ME, USA, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saint George's Bay, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saint Lawrence, Gulf of, Canada, Salem Sound, Essex County, MA, USA, Stonewall Pond, Dukes County, MA, USA, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), aquatic vegetation, biodiversity, marine ecosystems, nonindigenous species, tunicates, Fewer tags

Spatial Models of Wild Bird Risk Factors for Highly Pathogenic A(H5N1) Avian Influenza Virus Transmission

Wild waterfowl (family Anatidae) are reported as secondary transmitters of HPAIV and primary reservoirs for low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses, yet spatial inputs for disease risk modeling for this group have been lacking. Using geographic information software and Monte Carlo simulations, we developed geospatial indices of waterfowl abundance at 1 km resolutions for the breeding and wintering seasons for China, the epicenter of H5N1. Two types of spatial layers were developed: cumulative waterfowl abundance (WAB), a measure of predicted abundance by species, and cumulative abundance weighted by H5N1 prevalence (WPR), whereby abundance for each species was adjusted based on species specific prevalence values....

Tags: Avian Influenza, China, Computational Methods, Ecology, Geospatial Analysis, All tags... Health and Disease, Risk Assessment, Spatial Analysis, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, birds, Fewer tags

Spatial Integration of Biological and Social Objectives to Identify Priority Landscapes for Waterfowl Habitat Conservation

The information and data presented herein serve as the supplement to the report, “Spatial Integration of Biological and Social Objectives to Identify Priority Landscapes for Waterfowl Habitat Conservation”. The purpose of this supplemental material is to encourage exploration of the methods used to develop the spatially explicit products presented in the report. The in depth step-by-step methodology is complemented with a geodatabase to facilitate future refinement of the model as new information becomes available in the future. To repeat the process of developing the spatially explicit products (or to create other composite spatial products by varying objectives and weights), follow the methodology described in...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Agriculture, American Black Duck, Biological Objectives, Black Ducks, Breeding Waterfowl, All tags... Canada, Dabbling Ground Nester Guild, Diversity, Diving Cavity Nester Guild, Diving Ground Nester Guild, Diving Overwater Nester Guild, Duck Use Days (DUD), Ducks, Ecology, Fertilizer Application, Geese, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Analysis, Harvest, Human Dimensions, Hunting Days Afield, Impermeable Surfaces, Mallard, Migratory Birds, Nitrogen, Non-breeding Waterfowl, North America, Northern Pintail, Obligate Wetland Birds, Percent Developed Land, Phosphorus, Scaup, Simpson's Diversity Index (SDI), Social Objectives, Spatial Value Model, Swans, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Urban Centers, Waterbirds, Waterfowl, Watershed Impairment, Wildlife Biology, Wood Duck, Fewer tags

Predicted Avian Species Occupancy, Area of Sustainable Forest Habitat, and Area of Occupied Habitat within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Bird Conservation Region

Values for predicted probabilities of avian species occupancy were determined using colonization-extinction models (MacKenzie and others, 2003) as implemented in R (Version 3.4.4; https://www.r-project.org/) via the ‘colext’ function of the Unmarked package (Version 0.12-0; Fiske and Chandler 2011). Performance of a null model (without covariates) and 153 additional models that assessed the effects of geographic coordinates and habitat context covariates were evaluated using Akaike information criteria (AIC; Burnham and Anderson, 2002). When more than one model had substantial support, their respective model weights were used to spatially predict occupancy relative to covariate influence. Predictive model covariates...

Categories: Map; Tags: Arkansas, Birds, Forestry, Forests, Geographic Information Systems, All tags... Geospatial Analysis, Geospatial Datasets, Habitat Management, Habitat Management, Habitats, Illinois, Image Analysis, Kentucky, Land Use and Land Cover, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Missouri, Population Estimation, Spatial Analysis, Tennessee, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, biota, birds, forest ecosystems, forest resources, Fewer tags

Assessing Nest Attentiveness of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) via Video Cameras and Temperature Loggers

While nest attentiveness plays a critical role in the reproductive success of avian species, little is known regarding the nest attentiveness patterns of many species during incubation. However, improvements in both video monitoring and temperature logging devices present an opportunity to improve our understanding of this aspect of avian behavior. To evaluate the ability of these technologies to document fine scale behaviors during incubation we monitored 13 nests across two Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) breeding colonies with a paired video camera - temperature logger approach, while monitoring 63 additional nests with temperature loggers alone. We also monitored nests and recorded hatching success, allowing us...

Categories: Data; Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Ecology, Isle of Wight Bay, Species Biology, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, animal behavior, Fewer tags

Waterfowl occurrence and residence time as indicators of H5 and H7 avian influenza in North American Poultry

This data release contains model outputs depicting the probability of an H5 or H7 avian influenza outbreak at any given point in the continental United States for each week of the year.

Categories: Data; Tags: Avian Influenza, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States of America, Waterfowl, Wildlife Biology, All tags... Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, avian influenza, Fewer tags

North American Breeding Bird Survey Dataset

This is the primary ScienceBase page for accessing North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. The BBS project measures bird populations on an annual basis. It has been in operation for more than 50 years, monitors 700+ types of birds, and spans the continent (map at right shows sample locations in red). More information about BBS history, methods, and past and ongoing applications of project data can be found in the "Related External Resources" section below. Accessing the Data The BBS releases its data on an annual basis. The “Child Items” section below provides links to the most recent as well as historic data releases. Each annual release includes all previously released data, plus all subsequent taxonomic...

Tags: Animals, Biodiversity, Birds, Birds, Canada, All tags... Citizen Science, Migratory Birds, Migratory Species, North America, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Patuxent Programs, United States, United States of America, Wildlife Biology, abundance, avian point counts, biodiversity, population distribution, population trends, relative abundance, Fewer tags

Preliminary evaluation of behavioral response of nesting waterbirds to small unmanned aircraft flight

This dataset is comprised of 3 .csv files related to the use of unmanned aerial systems over waterbird colonies. Specifically, data detail the disturbance observed in birds during flights, the time required for traditional ground surveys to be conducted, and the distance at which birds flush during traditional ground surveys.

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Human Impacts, Poplar Island, Species Biology, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, waterbirds, Fewer tags

The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results

This data product consists of a databases of population change and relative abundance estimates for North American birds, estimated from North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data and produced yearly. Data are presented for ~548 species of birds in spreadsheets containing trend estimates and annual indices for 2 time periods.

Categories: Data; Tags: Birds, Breeding Bird Density, Canada, Decision Science and Populations, North American Breeding Bird Survey, All tags... United States, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Toxicological responses to sublethal anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in free-flying red-tailed hawks

An important component of assessing the hazards of anticoagulant rodenticides to non-target wildlife are observations in exposed free-ranging individuals. The objective of this study was to determine if environmentally realistic, sublethal first-generation anticoagulant rodenticide exposures via prey, can result in direct or indirect adverse effects to free-flying raptors. We offered black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) that had fed on Rozol® Prairie Dog Bait (0.005% active ingredient chlorophacinone) to six wild-caught red-tailed hawks (RTHA, Buteo jamaicensis), and uncontaminated black-tailed prairie dogs to two wild-caught RTHAs for 7 days. On day 6, blood was collected from all eight RTHAs to determine...

Categories: Data; Tags: Boulder, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Denver, Ecotoxicology, All tags... Ecotoxicology, Environmental Contaminants, Environmental Health, Fort Lupton, Henderson, Limon, Pesticide and Herbicide Contamination, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, birds, ecotoxicology, hawks, rodenticides, Fewer tags

Using Thermal Infrared Cameras to Detect Avian Chicks at Various Distances and Vegetative Coverages

These data represent the ability of two thermal infrared cameras to detect a chicken chick under a variety of vegetation coverage's.

Categories: Data; Tags: Geolocation Measurement, Geospatial Analysis, Image Analysis, Millersville, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Wildlife Biology, avian, sUAS, thermal infrared, Fewer tags