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| Dataset URLs: | METADATA: HTML, Rich Text, XML(EML compliant) DATA: Comma Delimited, Excel file with Metadata and data |
| Dataset ID: | MON-EX-PRNWR-Breeding-Birds.01 |
| Dataset Title: | Breeding bird data using 50 m radius counting circles for the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge |
| Investigator 1: | |
| First Name: | Nancy |
| Last Name: | Pau |
| Address line 1: | Parker River National Wildlife Refuge |
| Address line 2: | 6 Plum Island Turnpike |
| Address line 3: | |
| City: | Newburyport |
| State: | MA |
| Zip Code: | 01950 |
| Country: | USA |
| Associate Investigators: | Deborah Melvin, Robert Buchsbaum |
| Keywords: | breeding birds, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge |
| Abstract: | This file contains breeding bird data using 50 m radius counting circles for the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge |
| Contact: | Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Information Manager The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole, MA 02543 Phone (508) 289 7485 Email: pie_im@mbl.edu Online URL: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/ |
| DATA FILE INFORMATION: | |
| Data File URL | http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/PIE/data/MON/data/MON-EX-PRNWR-Breeding-Birds.dat |
| Data File Name | MON-EX-PRNWR-Breeding-Birds |
| Beginning Date | 5/21/1994 |
| End Date | 7/13/2002 |
| Number of Data Records | 5173 |
| Other Files to Reference | MON-EX-Saltmarsh-Birds.xls; MON-EX-Volunteer-Birds.xls |
| Availability Status | Type 1 |
| Quality Control Information | |
| Maintenance Description | |
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| RESEARCH LOCATION: | Site 1 |
| Geographic Description | Counting circles located on Plum Island and cover the length of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on the island from near the entrance booth at parking lot 1 to Stage Island Pool. Counting circles set up in close proximity to the refuge road. |
| Location Bounding Box | |
| West Bounding Coordinate | |
| East Bounding Coordinate | |
| North Bounding Coordinate | |
| South Bounding Coordinate | |
| OR if single point location | |
| Latitude | |
| Longitude | |
| Methods: | Standard breeding bird censuses with 50 m radius counting circles. Observing periods divided into 0-3 min, 3-5 min, and 5-10 minutes for comparison with other censuses. For 3-5 min period, only additional birds not recorded in the 0-3 period are recorded. For 5-10 min period, only additional birds not recorded in the 0-5 min period are recorded. Birds recorded either visually or by sound. Counting circle boundaries set a minimum of 200 m from each other. Counts carried out from late May through early July with most counts in June. Placement of circles encompassed a variety of habitats. |
| Variable Name | Variable Description | Units | Measurement Scale | Code Infomation | Number Type | DateTime Format | Missing Value Code | Missing Value Code Explanation |
| Census Unit | Code name of individual counting circles | nominal | blank cell | |||||
| xUTM | the X coordinate location of the center of the census unit in UTM | meter | interval | real | blank cell | |||
| yUTM | the Y coordinate location of the center of the census unit in UTM | meter | interval | real | blank cell | |||
| Date | Date of the survey | datetime | dd-mmm-yyyy | blank cell | ||||
| Time | Time in EST | datetime | hh:mm | blank cell | ||||
| Observer | Name of person making observations | nominal | blank cell | |||||
| Temp | Temperature at beginning of survey | celsius | interval | real | blank cell | |||
| % Cloud | Estimation of the percent of cloud cover | percent | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| 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 | nominal | blank cell | |||||
| Common Name | full common name of the bird species | nominal | blank cell | |||||
| 0-3 <50m | Number of individuals of that species seen within the 50 m counting circle within the first 3 minutes of entering the circle | number | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| 3-5 <50m | Additional individuals observed or heard from 3-5 minutes and added to those seen in the first 0-3 minutes within the 50 m radius counting circle | number | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| 5-10<50m | Additional individuals observed or heard from 5-10 minutes added to those seen in the first 0-5 minutes within the 50 m radius counting circle | number | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| 0-3 >50m | Number of individuals of that species seen outside the 50 m counting circle within the first 3 minutes of entering the circle | number | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| 3-5 >50m | Additional individuals observed or heard from 3-5 minutes and added to those seen in the first 0-3 minutes outside the 50 m radius counting circle | number | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| 5-10 >50m | Additional individuals observed or heard from 5-10 minutes added to those seen in the first 0-5 minutes outside the 50 m radius counting circle | number | ratio | real | blank cell | |||
| Comments | comments about data | nominal | blank cell |