Bird observations collected by volunteers along census tracks in the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, intervals of observations are approximately twice a month.

MON-EX-PRNWR-Volunteer-Birds.01 Bird observations collected by volunteers along census tracks in the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, intervals of observations are approximately twice a month. Nancy Pau

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge 6 Plum Island Turnpike Newburyport MA 01950 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/ Deborah Melvin additional investigator Robert Buchsbaum additional investigator 2004 This file contains bird observations collected by volunteers along census tracks in the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Intervals of observations are approximately twice a month birds bird censuses Parker River National Wildlife Refuge 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/MON/MON-EX-PRNWR-Volunteer-Birds.html Census units are linear tracks and observation points accessible by trails and from the refuge road at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. 1994-03-23 2003-10-22 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/ Counts carried out at semi monthly intervals along predetermined census tracks and observation points. Observer recorded all birds seen while along each census unit. Observer drove from place to place making observations along the way using binoculars and a spotting scope. Plum Island Ecosystems Long-Term Ecological Research (PIE LTER) Program 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 uid=PIE,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read MON-EX-PRNWR-Volunteer-Birds.dat Bird observations collected by volunteers along census tracks in the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, intervals of observations are approximately twice a month. MON-EX-PRNWR-Volunteer-Birds.dat 1 column , http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/data/MON/data/MON-EX-PRNWR-Volunteer-Birds.dat Census Unit Census Unit Code name of part of sampling route where observations were made beach observed from the open beach of Plum Island bfp Bill Forward Pool field field habitats marsh salt marsh np North Pool sip Stage Island Pool Date Date The date of the survey dd-mmm-yyyy Start Time Start Time Time census started in EST hh:mm 24 hr End Time End Time Time census ended in EST hh:mm 24 hr Scientific Name Scientific Name an abbreviation of the scientific name of the bird species. First two letters of genus in upper case, first five letters of species name in lower case an abbreviation of the scientific name of the bird species. First two letters of genus in upper case, first five letters of species name in lower case Common Name Common Name full common name of the bird species full common name of the bird species Count Count number of individuals of each species observed or heard at each census unit number real Comments Comments comments about data comments about data