Bird Species Checklists from USGS Alaska Science Center Field Camps v1.0

These data are daily summary checklists of all bird species observed at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center (ASC) field camps. Data include species observation details such as observers, dates, location, and number of individuals seen.

Tags: Alaska, Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies, Animals/Vertebrates, Biota, Birds, All tags... Coastal ecosystems, Cranes, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Eagles/Falcons/Hawks and Allies, Environment, Fowl, Game birds, Loons, Migration (organisms), Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Owls, Perching Birds, Raptors, Sandpipers, Seabirds, Seasonal distribution, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Tundra ecosystems, USGS:ASC367, United States, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Waterfowl, Wetland ecosystems, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Bird Species Checklists from USGS Alaska Science Center Field Camps: Southwest Alaska

These data are daily summary checklists of all bird species observed at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center (ASC) field camps in Southwest Alaska. Data include species observation details such as observers, dates, location, and number of individuals seen. Included are data from three camps along the Alaska Peninsula, in and around Izembek National Wildlife Refuge ("Izembek NWR", "Cold Bay", and "Neumann Island") during field seasons: 1986-1993.

Tags: Alaska, Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies, Animals/Vertebrates, Biota, Birds, All tags... Coastal ecosystems, Cold Bay, Cranes, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Eagles/Falcons/Hawks and Allies, Environment, Fowl, Game birds, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Loons, Migration (organisms), Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Neumann Island, Owls, Perching Birds, Raptors, Sandpipers, Seabirds, Seasonal distribution, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Tundra ecosystems, USGS:ASC436, United States, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Waterfowl, Wetland ecosystems, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Tidal Marsh Bird Population and Habitat Assessment

This project assessed the potential effects of climate change on tidal marsh habitats and bird populations, identified priority sites for tidal marsh conservation and restoration, and developed a web-based mapping tool for managers to interactively display and query results. Project results can be found at PRBO’s San Francisco Bay Sea-Level Rise Website

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2010, 2013, Applications and Tools, CA, California Landscape Conservation Cooperative, All tags... Conservation NGOs, Decision Support, Decision support, Estuarine, Federal, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Marine, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Population and Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Private land owners, Project, SF Bay/Delta, San Francisco Bay, Science Project, Tidal, Training/Outreach/Workshop, adaptation, birds, completed, conservation, decision support tool, environment, gis, levee, management, mapping, on-line, restoration, salinity, scenario planning, scenarios, sea level rise, sediment, shorebirds, slr, south bay salt ponds, tidal marsh, wetlands, Fewer tags

Bird Species Checklists from USGS Alaska Science Center Field Camps v2.0

These data are daily summary checklists of all bird species observed at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center (ASC) field camps. Data include species observation details such as observers, dates, location, and number of individuals seen.

Tags: Alaska, Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies, Animals/Vertebrates, Biota, Birds, All tags... Coastal ecosystems, Cranes, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Eagles/Falcons/Hawks and Allies, Environment, Fowl, Game birds, Loons, Migration (organisms), Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Owls, Perching Birds, Raptors, Sandpipers, Seabirds, Seasonal distribution, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Tundra ecosystems, USGS:ASC367, United States, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Waterfowl, Wetland ecosystems, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Multiple factor analysis of piping plovers and other beach-dependent species habitat use and population dynamics following storm and human created changes to barrier island habitats within the Fire Island National Seashore (Report)

The goal of this project is to provide a broader ecological understanding of the ways in which the breaches and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) breach-fill projects affect piping plover populations, their red fox predators and their invertebrate prey communities. Virginia Tech (VT) compared the dynamics of bird use and invertebrate densities in an open breach area, two filled breach areas, two restoration areas, overwash areas, and other areas. Ultimately VT results will help refine their understanding of the time frame and manner in which piping plover habitat develops and persists.The work described in this report was funded under the Breach Contingency Plan (BCP; USACE 1996), the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches...

Categories: Data; Tags: Charadrius melodus, Fire Island, LCC Network Science Catalog, North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative Data.gov, Piping Plover, All tags... Report, barrier islands, beach restoration, beaches, coastal bay, coastal change, coastal ecosystems, completed, red fox, shorebirds, Fewer tags

Implications of climate change for avian conservation in Great Plains landscapes

Funded project resulted in 6 publications covering various aspects related to shorebird/grassland bird migration, climate and nesting success in the great plains region.

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2010, Avian, Avian, BIRDS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, All tags... CO-01, CO-02, CO-03, CO-04, CO-05, CO-06, CO-07, Climate Change, Climate Change, Climatic Change, Climatic Change, Colorado, Conservation Planning, FY 2010, FY 2010, Federal resource managers, GPLCC, GPLCC, GRASSLANDS, Grassland Birds, Grassland Birds, Great Plains, Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Habitat Models, Habitat Models, KS-01, KS-02, KS-04, Kansas, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus), Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus), NE-01, NE-03, NM-02, NM-03, Native Grassland, Native Grassland, Nebraska, New Mexico, OK-03, OK-04, OK-05, Oklahoma, Playas, Playas, Policy makers & regulators, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Publication, Report, SD-00, Sedimentation, Sedimentation, Shorebirds, Shorebirds, South Dakota, State agencies, TX-11, TX-13, TX-19, TX-23, Texas, WETLANDS, WY-00, Wetlands, Wetlands, Wyoming, biota, completed, environment, Fewer tags

Project Summary: Implications of climate change for avian conservation in Great Plains landscapes

Summary of project, results, and discussion for the study completed by Susan K. Skagen, Amy A. Yackel Adams, Victoria J. Dreitz, Ressa Yale Conrey, Lucy Burris, Gene Albanese, Craig A. Davis and Bradley W. Compton. Summary written by the Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GP LCC).

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: BIRDS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, Climate Change, Climate Change, Climatic Change, All tags... Federal resource managers, GRASSLANDS, Grassland Birds, Grasslands, Great Plains, Great Plains, Regional & county planners, Report, ScienceBase Great Plains LCC, Shorebirds, State agencies, WETLANDS, Wetlands, biota, completed, environment, Fewer tags

Bird Species Checklists from USGS Alaska Science Center Field Camps: Baja, Mexico

These data are daily summary checklists of all bird species observed at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center (ASC) field camps in the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. Data include species observation details such as observers, dates, location, and number of individuals seen. Included are data from four camps along the the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico ("San Quintin", "Ojo de Liebre", "San Ignacio", and "Santa Rosalia") during the winter field seasons: 1990-2006.

Tags: Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies, Animals/Vertebrates, Bahia San Quintin, Baja California, Biota, All tags... Birds, Coastal ecosystems, Cranes, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Eagles/Falcons/Hawks and Allies, Environment, Fowl, Game birds, Laguna Ojo de Liebre, Laguna San Ignacio, Loons, Mexico, Migration (organisms), Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Owls, Perching Birds, Raptors, Sandpipers, Santa Rosalia, Seabirds, Seasonal distribution, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Tundra ecosystems, USGS:ASC435, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Waterfowl, Wetland ecosystems, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Evaluating if abundance and behavior of shorebird species are related to restoration and habitat at Whiskey Island and Caminada Headland, Louisiana from 2012 to 2020

Barrier islands provide resources and ecological services that are integral to economic and environmental interests, such as protection of coastal infrastructure and providing habitat for wildlife. Over time, barrier islands may become eroded and experience land loss, which require management actions to restore island integrity. The process of restoring barrier islands can create new habitats but also alter existing habitats, which can impact the organisms depending on coastal habitats, such as the Endangered Species Act-listed (ESA) Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) and Red Knot (Calidris canutus). Consequently, we aimed to understand the abundance and behavioral responses from a suite of shorebird species, including...

Categories: Data; Tags: Barrier Island, Caminada Headland, Ecology, Geospatial Predictors, Habitat, All tags... Lafourche Parish, Machine Learning Approach, Restoration, Shorebirds, Terrebonne Parish, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Whiskey Island, biota, Fewer tags

USFWS - Southwest Region Migratory Bird Program

The mission of the Migratory Bird Program out of the Southwest Region is to conserve, enhance, restore, and manage Migratory Birds at local, regional, national, and international scales. Our program is made up of Migratory Bird Biologists (i.e., Game, Landbird, Shorebird and Waterbird, and Eagle bios), Permit Biologist, Migratory Bird Habitat Joint Venture Biologists, and collaborating partners.

Tags: eagles, landbirds, migratory birds, migratory game birds, shorebirds, All tags... waterbirds, Fewer tags

Broad-scale Relationships Between Shorebirds and Landscapes in the Southern Great Plains

Stopover use by migrating shorebirds is affected by patch-level characteristics of habitat, but the relative influence of broadscale factors is poorly understood. We conducted surveys of ten 10-km-radius landscapes in north-central Oklahoma from 2007 through 2009 to examine the influence of the amount and composition of wetland habitats and surrounding land cover on shorebird use during migration. We used generalized linear modeling and an information-theoretic framework to identify factors that best explained species richness, total abundance, and abundance of four groups of shorebirds classified by breeding status and migration distance. Total abundance and richness both increased with the area of wetland...

Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2010, 2010, BIRDS, Federal resource managers, Federal resource managers, All tags... Final Report, Final Report, GPLCC, GPLCC, Great Plains, LCC Network Science Catalog, Policy makers & regulators, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Publication, Publication, Regional & county planners, State agencies, State agencies, WETLANDS, biota, completed, data.gov Great Plains LCC, environment, shorebirds, shorebirds, Fewer tags

Bird Species Checklists from USGS Alaska Science Center Field Camps

These data are daily summary checklists of all bird species observed at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center (ASC) field camps. Data include species observation details such as observers, dates, location, and number of individuals seen. Field camps were located in Northern, Western, Interior, Southwest, Southcentral, and Southeast Alaska, Baja California Sur Mexico, and northern Russia.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies, Animals/Vertebrates, Bahia San Quintin, Baja California Sur, All tags... Biota, Birds, Coastal ecosystems, Cranes, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Eagles/Falcons/Hawks and Allies, Environment, Fowl, Game birds, Laguna Ojo de Liebre, Laguna San Ignacio, Loons, Mexico, Migration (organisms), Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Owls, Perching Birds, Raptors, Russia, Sakha Republic, Sandpipers, Santa Rosalia, Seabirds, Seasonal distribution, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Tundra ecosystems, USGS:ASC367, United States, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Waterfowl, Wetland ecosystems, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Bird Species Checklists from USGS Alaska Science Center Field Camps: Western Alaska

These data are daily summary checklists of all bird species observed at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center (ASC) field camps in Western Alaska. Data include species observation details such as observers, dates, location, and number of individuals seen. Included are data from three camps along the Kashunuk River within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge ("Old Chevak", "River Camp", and "Square Bend") during the summer field seasons: 1985-2012.

Tags: Alaska, Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies, Animals/Vertebrates, Biota, Birds, All tags... Coastal ecosystems, Cranes, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Eagles/Falcons/Hawks and Allies, Environment, Fowl, Game birds, Kashunuk River, Kusilvak Census Area, Loons, Migration (organisms), Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Owls, Perching Birds, Raptors, Sandpipers, Seabirds, Seasonal distribution, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Tundra ecosystems, USGS:ASC368, United States, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Waterfowl, Wetland ecosystems, Wildlife, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Fewer tags

Spatial and Temporal Habitat Suitability of Ephemeral Playas for Migratory Waterbirds

Land-use change, invasive species, and climate change have dramatically impaired ecosystem function worldwide. Understanding how changes to ecosystems impact species of conservation concern is essential for effective conservation delivery. Of particular importance are environments that provide disproportionate ecosystem services. Throughout the Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative, playas provide disproportionate ecological services, including essential stopover habitat for migratory waterbirds. Anthropogenic change to playa distribution, abundance, and function may impact the ecosystem services provided, with demographic consequences for priority species. We will address partner needs by developing a...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2013, BIRDS, CO-01, CO-02, CO-03, All tags... CO-04, CO-05, CO-06, CO-07, Colorado, Conservation NGOs, Datasets/Database, FY 2013, FY 2013, Federal resource managers, GPLCC, GPLCC, Great Plains, Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Informing Conservation Delivery, KS-01, KS-02, KS-04, Kansas, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Migratory Birds, Migratory Birds, NE-01, NE-03, NM-02, NM-03, Nebraska, New Mexico, OK-03, OK-04, OK-05, Oklahoma, Playas, Playas, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, SD-00, Shorebirds, Shorebirds, State agencies, TX-11, TX-13, TX-19, TX-23, Texas, WETLANDS, WY-00, Waterfowl, Waterfowl, Wetlands, Wetlands, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Management, Wyoming, biota, environment, inlandWaters, onGoing, Fewer tags

Black Oystercatcher Nest and Diet Data from Kachemak Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Prince William Sound

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. The dataset is comprised of six comma separated values (.csv) file exported from a relational database. The data consist of: 1) transect summary, 2) nest details, 3) egg float and stage data, 4) chicks diets, 5) chick diet taxonomy, and 6) Gulf Watch Alaska contributors.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animals/vertebrates, Aquatic biology, Aquatic ecosystems, Biota, All tags... Black Oystercatcher, Chicks, Coastal ecosystems, Coastal habitat, Community Ecology, Diets, Ecology, Environment, Field inventory and monitoring, Field sampling, Gulf of Alaska, Kachemak Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, Macroinvertebrates, Marine ecosystems, Marine environment monitoring, Marine environments, Nearshore ecology, Prince William Sound, Productivity, Shorebirds, Size distribution, Spatial distribution, Trophic dynamics, USGS:ASC107, Waders/Gulls/Auks and allies, Wildlife, Fewer tags

Current and Future Projected Distributions of Wetland-Dependent Birds Across the Great Plains in Response to Climate Change

Playas and other wetlands within the Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GPLCC) provide essential habitat for many wetland-dependent vertebrate species and are especially important as migration and wintering areas for waterfowl and shorebirds. Playas in the GPLCC are at risk of unsustainable sediment accumulation, reduced inundation frequency, and declining hydroperiods due to agricultural intensification and a changing climate with expected decreases in annual precipitation, changing precipitation patterns, and higher summer temperatures. We propose to project distribution shifts and/or range reductions of several focal migrating shorebird, waterfowl, and waterbird species in response to climate change,...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: 2013, BIRDS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODELS, CO-01, CO-02, All tags... CO-03, CO-04, CO-05, CO-06, CO-07, Climate Change, Climate Change, Colorado, Colorado, Datasets/Database, Decision Support, FY 2013, FY 2013, Federal resource managers, GPLCC, GPLCC, Great Plains, Great Plains, Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative, KS-01, KS-02, KS-04, Kansas, Kansas, LCC, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Migratory Birds, Migratory Birds, NE-01, NE-03, NM-02, NM-03, Nebraska, Nebraska, New Mexico, New Mexico, OK-03, OK-04, OK-05, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Playas, Playas, Policy makers & regulators, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Report, SD-00, Shorebirds, Shorebirds, State agencies, TX-11, TX-13, TX-19, TX-23, Texas, Texas, WETLANDS, WY-00, Waterbirds, Waterbirds, Waterfowl, Waterfowl, Wetlands, Wetlands, Wyoming, Wyoming, biota, environment, inlandWaters, onGoing, Fewer tags

iPlover smartphone application

Designed by scientists to simplify consistent data collection and management, the iPlover smartphone application gives trained resource managers an easy-to-use platform where they can collect and share data about coastal habitat utilization across a diverse community of field technicians, scientists, and managers. With the click of a button, users can contribute biological and geomorphological data to regional models designed to forecast the habitat outlook for piping plover, and other species that depend upon sandy beach habitat.iPlover app is available for iPhones and Androids on the USGS Mobile Application Directory. The app is free, but users must ask for and receive an approved login to use it. Training is...

Categories: Data; Tags: Application, Atlantic Coast, Coastal Geomorphology, LCC Network Science Catalog, Piping Plover, All tags... beach-dependent wildlife, beaches, coastal ecosystems, completed, sea-level rise, shorebirds, Fewer tags

USGS Alaska Science Center Adult Shorebird Morphological Measurement Data

This dataset consists of three tables, 1) taxonomy, 2) contributors, and 3) shorebird morphological measurements collected from various species captured from 1977-2021. In addition, photographs of plumage patterns are available for several species. Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey - Alaska Science Center, along with collaborators from many government agencies and research institutions, have studied shorebirds at numerous sites across North America, the Pacific Ocean, Australia, and New Zealand. This release includes over 10,000 observations relating to 35 shorebird species.

Tags: Age estimation methods, Alaska, Alaska Peninsula, Angyoyaravak Bay, Animal morphology, All tags... Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Arctic Coastal Plain, Argos, Australia, Avian physiology, Biota, Birds, Body size, Broome, Canada, Capturing (animals), Colville River Delta, Environment, GPS, Golden Bay, James Bay, Migratory birds, Mingan Archipelago, Naval Air Station Palmyra, Nevada, New Zealand, North Slope, Oregon, PTT, Plovers, Plumage, Pribilof Islands, Pūkorokoro, Radio transmitter, Saint George Island, Saint Matthew Island, Saint Paul Island, Sandpipers, Satellite transmitter, Seward Peninsula, Shorebirds, USGS:ASC508, VHS, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Yellowknife, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags