uid=PIE,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read HTL-MAR-BreedingBirds.02 Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Program Robert Buchsbaum

Mass Audubon Society 346 Grapevine Road Wenham MA 01984 USA

Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Program

The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole MA 02543 USA

(508) 289 7485 pie_im@mbl.edu http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/ 2010 This data set contains the results of point count surveys of breeding birds in the salt marshes of the Plum Island Estuary. Surveys have been carried out each year in June beginning in 2004 and are ongoing. Currently six circles of 100 m diameter are being surveyed. Three of the circles are in plots that had been regularly hayed and three in unhayed plots. Currently only one of the plots is regularly hayed. 71 species recorded as of 2011 Most frequently encountered are Agelaius phoeniceus, Ammodramus caudacutus, Tringa semipalmata PIE LTER population dynamics Plum Island Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Mass Audubon breeding birds saltmarsh birds saltmarsh sparrow point counts Acceptance and utilization of PIE-LTER data requires that: The Principal Investigator be sent a notice stating reasons for acquiring any data and a description of the publication intentions. The Principal Investigator of the data set be sent a copy of the report or manuscript prior to submission and be adequately cited in any resultant publications A copy of any resultant publications should be sent to: Principal Investigator Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA 02543 http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/data/HTL/HTL-MAR-BreedingBirds.html RM1: 100m radius circle adjacent to Clubhead Creek, ECGA land -70.83718132 -70.83718132 42.74175385 42.74175385 RM2: 100 m radius circle - Center at edge of Sawyer Creek between Stackyard and Patmos roads on either side of Sawyer Creek -70.8414633 -70.8414633 42.74506068 42.74506068 RM3: 100 m radius circle in marsh north of Patmos Road by panne. In Rough Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary -70.83957595 -70.83957595 42.75021211 42.75021211 RM4: 100 m radius circle in marsh north of Far Division Road -70.84788619 -70.84788619 42.74846097 42.74846097 RM5- Nelson Island Creek area off Nelson Island Road. In Parker River National Wildlife Refuge -70.83212008 -70.83212008 42.74323854 42.74323854 RM6 - marsh south of Pine Island Road in Newbury. -70.82797 -70.82797 42.77749 42.77749 2004-06-09 2011-06-30 Birds identified to species by experienced Mass Audubon and volunteer birders. Sibley used as taxonomic reference. Genus Agelaius Species phoeniceus Genus Ammodramus Species caudacutus Genus Tringa Species semipalmata Data collection is ongoing and updated annually after with the collection of that season's data. Version 01, 22Jan2010, metadata and data entry Version 02: January 20, 2012, updated data and metadata through June 2011. Used MarcrosExportEML_HTML (working)pie_excel2007.xlsm 1/18/12 4:51 PM for QA/QC to EML 2.1.0 Data Manager

The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole MA 02543 USA

(508) 289 7485 pie_im@mbl.edu http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/ Plum Island Ecosystems LTER

The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole MA 02543 USA

(508) 289 7485 pie_im@mbl.edu http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/ Six count circles have been set up in various locations in the salt marshes of the Plum Island Ecosystem in Rowley and Newbury. Three 10 minute point counts have been carried out between June 1st and the first week of July at each circle. Counts are spaced out so that they are at least a week apart and all six circles are sampled on the same day. The counting period runs from 5 AM through 10 AM. Initially two observers counted simultaneously and recorded their observations independently. Since 2008, we have adopted the double observer protocol recommended by Nichols, et al. (2000) in order to estimate detection probabilities. If only one observer was available, detection probabilities have been estimated through distance sampling. To carry out a count, observers enter the circle and proceed to the center, marked with a short pvc pipe. One person serves as the primary observer and the other the recorder and secondary observer. After waiting a minute, the primary observer identifies to species all birds observed visually or detected by songs or calls within a 10 minute count period. The secondary observer records those observations and adds any additional ones that the primary observer missed. Observers distinguish between three distances, 0-50m, 50-100m and >100m (the latter outside the circle). The edge of the circle is marked at various points with stakes to serve as a guide for distance. The two observers switch roles at the next site. Nichols, J.D., J.E. Hines, J.R. Sauer, F.W. Fallon, J.E. Fallon, and P.C. Heglund. A double-observer approach for estimating detection probabilities iand abundance from point couts. Auk 117: 393-408 AOU for codes in data refers to the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) taxonomy and nomenclature, http://birdpop.org/AlphaCodes.htm. pers-1 Nichols, J.D., J.E. Hines, J.R. Sauer, F.W. Fallon, J.E. Fallon, and P.C. Heglund. A double-observer approach for estimating detection probabilities iand abundance from point couts. Auk 117: 393-408 See also http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/point/ Anne Giblin

The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole MA 02543 USA

(508) 289 7488 agiblin@mbl.edu Lead PI Hap Garritt

The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole MA 02543 USA

(508) 289 7485 pie_im@mbl.edu Information Manager The Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) LTER is an integrated research, education and outreach program whose goal is to develop a predictive understanding of the long-term response of watershed and estuarine ecosystems at the land-sea interface to changes in climate, land use and sea level. The principal study site is the Plum Island Sound estuary, its coupled Parker, Rowley and Ipswich River watersheds and the adjacent coastal ocean, the Gulf of Maine. The PIE LTER focuses on how several aspects of global change influence organic matter and inorganic nutrient biogeochemistry and estuarine foodwebs. The inputs of organic matter and nutrients from land, ocean and marshes interact with the external drivers (climate, land use, river discharge, sea level) to dictate the extent and degree of nutrient and organic matter processing and determine the spatial patterns of estuarine productivity and trophic structure. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants OCE-9726921, OCE-0423565. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. The Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) LTER site, is located in northeastern Massachusetts, 42.72 N, 70.85 W. The PIE LTER lies at the interface of a thinly soiled, formerly glaciated New England land mass and the highly productive Gulf of Maine. Three watersheds comprise the estuarine drainage basin: Parker (155 km2), Rowley (26 km2) and Ipswich (404 km2). The Ipswich River watershed is highly urbanized with Boston "bedroom" communities encroaching in the headwater region while the Parker is less urbanized and retains a higher proportion of forest. -71.2198 -70.7568 42.8276 42.4965 0 100 meter HTL-MAR-BreedingBirds.csv Surveys of salt marsh breeding birds using point counts HTL-MAR-BreedingBirds.csv 1 \r\n column , http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/data/HTL/data/HTL-MAR-BreedingBirds.csv DATE DATE Date dd-mmm-yyyy Sanc_Code Sanc_Code Mass Audubon sanctuary code RM Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary CIRCLE CIRCLE Name of the counting circle Name of the counting circle PRIMARY OBSERVER PRIMARY OBSERVER Name of the primary observer Name of the primary observer SECONDARY OBSERVER SECONDARY OBSERVER Name of the secondary observer Name of the secondary observer TIME START TIME START time of day count started hh:mm TIME END TIME END time of day count ended hh:mm Genus Genus generic name of bird generic name of bird Species Species species name of bird species name of bird Alpha Code Alpha Code AOU (American Ornithologists' Union) four letter code for that species, http://birdpop.org/AlphaCodes.htm AOU (American Ornithologists' Union) four letter code for that species, http://birdpop.org/AlphaCodes.htm Common_Name Common_Name AOU common name of bird AOU common name of bird IN 0-50m IN 0-50m Number of individuals detected within 50 m of the circle center number whole IN 50-100m IN 50-100m Number of individuals detected between 50-100 m of the circle center number whole IN_Total IN_Total Total number of individuals detected within the 100 m radius circle number whole OUT_Total OUT_Total Number of individual identified outside the 100 m radius circle number whole COMMENTS COMMENTS comments comments