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Forest-wide bird survey at 183 sample sites the Andrews Experimental Forest from 2009 to present (Reformatted to the ecocomDP Design Pattern)
This data package is formatted as an ecocomDP (Ecological Community Data Pattern). For more information on ecocomDP see https://github.com/EDIorg/ecocomDP. This Level 1 data package was derived from the Level 0 data package found here: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/knb-lter-and/4781/5. The abstract below was extracted from the Level 0 data package and is included for context: Bird occurrence data collected at 183 sample locations within the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (HJA) from 2009-present. We used a stratified, systematic, random design to select sample locations. We stratified across elevation, distance to road, and habitat type (plantation or mature/old-growth forest). We conduct point counts on six separate occasions from May – July, which corresponded to spring arrival and subsequent breeding period for the majority of bird species at HJA. Surveys occur between 05:15h and 10:30h and each consists of a 10-min point count where we record all birds seen or heard. The species of all birds seen and heard are recorded as well as all individual squirrels, chipmunks and pikas seen and heard. Survey-level information is also collected at each point count and includes: weather and wind conditions, stream noise, snow cover on the ground, phenology of vine maple and rhododendron. Data collection is ongoing. The H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest is a living laboratory that provides unparalleled opportunities for the study of forest and stream ecosystems in the central Cascade Range of Oregon. Since 1980, as a part of the National Science Foundation Long Term Ecological Research (NSF-LTER) program, the Andrews Experimental Forest has become a leader in the analysis of forest and stream ecosystem dynamics. Long-term field experiments and measurement programs have focused on climate dynamics, streamflow, water quality, and vegetation succession. Currently researchers are working to develop concepts and tools needed to predict effects of natural disturba
Forest-wide bird survey at 183 sample sites the Andrews Experimental Forest from 2009 to present
Bird occurrence data collected at 183 sample locations within the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (HJA) from 2009-present. We used a stratified, systematic, random design to select sample locations. We stratified across elevation, distance to road, and habitat type (plantation or mature/old-growth forest). We conduct point counts on six separate occasions from May – July, which corresponded to spring arrival and subsequent breeding period for the majority of bird species at HJA. Surveys occur between 05:15h and 10:30h and each consists of a 10-min point count where we record all birds seen or heard. The species of all birds seen and heard are recorded as well as all individual squirrels, chipmunks and pikas seen and heard. Survey-level information is also collected at each point count and includes: weather and wind conditions, stream noise, snow cover on the ground, phenology of vine maple and rhododendron. Data collection is ongoing.
Bird surveys in French Broad River Basin, North Carolina, 2014
This dataset includes counts of birds from surveys conducted in the French Broad River Basin in western North Carolina, USA. This basin is in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Data were collected to examine the spatial and seasonal supply of biodiversity-based cultural ecosystem services (CES), in this case, nature study through birdwatching. The data includes bird species observed at 69 sites on public and private lands during the period 2014-04-01 to 2014-08-08. Bird species were categorized with respect to migration status, level of conservation concern (both based on literature), and relative abundance in the study region (based on eBird data). Environmental data for 56 sites are provided: elevation, early season precipitation, mean summer temperature, land cover diversity, tree cover, vegetation structural diversity, vegetation annual productivity, and building density at local and landscape scales. Graves et al. (2019, doi:10.1007/s13280-018-1068-1) used these data to analyze seasonal shifts in birdwatching supply and how those shifts impacted public access to projected birdwatching hotspots. Landscape patterns of CES supply differed substantially among five CES indicators (total bird species richness, and richness of migratory, infrequent, synanthrope, and resident species). For example, total species richness hotspots seldom overlapped with hotspots of migratory or infrequent species. Public access to CES hotspots varied seasonally. This study suggests that simple, static biodiversity metrics may overlook spatial dynamics important to CES users.
PIE LTER surveys of salt marsh breeding birds using point counts in Rowley and Newbury, Massachusetts
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 radius 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. 85 species recorded as of 2020. Most frequently encountered are Agelaius phoeniceus, Ammospiza caudacuta, Tringa semipalmata.
Lake Superior NERR, Black Ash Habitat and Breeding Bird Survey, St. Louis River Estuary, WI, 2021
This dataset documented breeding bird communities within black ash forest stands along the shores of the St. Louis River Estuary in 2021. Breeding bird abundance was measured across multiple black ash stands that varied in canopy cover percent, understory density, and overall structural complexity. Data from this work supports the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve and collaborating partners in their ongoing ecological monitoring and habitat management in the St. Louis River Estuary. Data could be compiled with other regional breeding bird surveys or forestry data.
PIE LTER surveys of salt marsh breeding birds using point counts in Rowley and Newbury, Massachusetts (Reformatted to the ecocomDP Design Pattern)
This data package is formatted as an ecocomDP (Ecological Community Data Pattern). For more information on ecocomDP see https://github.com/EDIorg/ecocomDP. This Level 1 data package was derived from the Level 0 data package found here: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/knb-lter-pie/175/8. The abstract below was extracted from the Level 0 data package and is included for context: 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 radius 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. 85 species recorded as of 2020. Most frequently encountered are Agelaius phoeniceus, Ammospiza caudacuta, Tringa semipalmata. The Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) LTER is developing a predictive understanding of the response of a linked watershed-marsh-estuarine system in northeastern Massachusetts to rapid environmental change. Over the last 30 years, surface sea water temperatures in the adjacent Gulf of Maine have risen at 3 times the global average, rates of sea-level rise have accelerated, and precipitation has increased. Coupled with these changes in climate and sea level are substantial changes within the rapidly urbanizing watersheds that influence water, sediment, and nutrient delivery to the marsh and estuary. In PIE IV our focus is on: Dynamics of coastal ecosystems in a region of rapid climate change, sea-level rise, and human impacts. NSF OCE LTER-Plum Island Ecosystems: Dynamics of coastal ecosystems in a region of rapid climate change, sea-level rise, and human impacts.
Valleywide Bird Survey, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, 1999-2016 (ongoing) (Reformatted to the ecocomDP Design Pattern)
This data package is formatted as an ecocomDP (Ecological Community Data Pattern). For more information on ecocomDP see https://github.com/EDIorg/ecocomDP. This Level 1 data package was derived from the Level 0 data package found here: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/knb-lter-hbr/178/3. The abstract below was extracted from the Level 0 data package and is included for context: This data set includes bird point-count data collected during the breeding seasons (May-July) of 1999-2016 at 373 locations throughout Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
Forest-wide bird survey at 183 sample sites the Andrews Experimental Forest from 2009-2019 (Reformatted to a Darwin Core Archive)
This data package is formatted as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A, event core). For more information on Darwin Core see https://www.tdwg.org/standards/dwc/. This Level 2 data package was derived from the Level 1 data package found here: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/edi/359/2, which was derived from the Level 0 data package found here: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/knb-lter-and/4781/3. The abstract below was extracted from the Level 0 data package and is included for context: Bird occurrence data collected at 183 sample locations within the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (HJA) from 2009-present. We used a stratified, systematic, random design to select sample locations. We stratified across elevation, distance to road, and habitat type (plantation or mature/old-growth forest). We conduct point counts on six separate occasions from May – July, which corresponded to spring arrival and subsequent breeding period for the majority of bird species at HJA. Surveys occur between 05:15h and 10:30h and each consists of a 10-min point count where we record all birds seen or heard. The species of all birds seen and heard are recorded as well as all individual squirrels, chipmunks and pikas seen and heard. Survey-level information is also collected at each point count and includes: weather and wind conditions, stream noise, snow cover on the ground, phenology of vine maple and rhododendron. Data collection is ongoing. The H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest is a living laboratory that provides unparalleled opportunities for the study of forest and stream ecosystems in the central Cascade Range of Oregon. Since 1980, as a part of the National Science Foundation Long Term Ecological Research (NSF-LTER) program, the Andrews Experimental Forest has become a leader in the analysis of forest and stream ecosystem dynamics. Long-term field experiments and measurement programs have focused on climate dynamics, streamflow, water quality, and vegetation succe
PIE LTER surveys of salt marsh breeding birds using point counts in Rowley and Newbury, Massachusetts (Reformatted to a Darwin Core Archive)
This data package is formatted as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A, event core). For more information on Darwin Core see https://www.tdwg.org/standards/dwc/. This Level 2 data package was derived from the Level 1 data package found here: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/edi/336/2, which was derived from the Level 0 data package found here: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/knb-lter-pie/175/8. The abstract below was extracted from the Level 0 data package and is included for context: 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 radius 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. 85 species recorded as of 2020. Most frequently encountered are Agelaius phoeniceus, Ammospiza caudacuta, Tringa semipalmata. The Plum Island Ecosystems (PIE) LTER is developing a predictive understanding of the response of a linked watershed-marsh-estuarine system in northeastern Massachusetts to rapid environmental change. Over the last 30 years, surface sea water temperatures in the adjacent Gulf of Maine have risen at 3 times the global average, rates of sea-level rise have accelerated, and precipitation has increased. Coupled with these changes in climate and sea level are substantial changes within the rapidly urbanizing watersheds that influence water, sediment, and nutrient delivery to the marsh and estuary. In PIE IV our focus is on: Dynamics of coastal ecosystems in a region of rapid climate change, sea-level rise, and human impacts. NSF OCE LTER-Plum Island Ecosystems: Dynamics of coastal ecosystems in a region of rapid climate change, sea-level rise, and human impacts.
Valleywide Bird Survey, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, 1999-2016 (ongoing) (Reformatted to a Darwin Core Archive)
This data package is formatted as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A, event core). For more information on Darwin Core see https://www.tdwg.org/standards/dwc/. This Level 2 data package was derived from the Level 1 data package found here: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/edi/348/2, which was derived from the Level 0 data package found here: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/knb-lter-hbr/178/3. The abstract below was extracted from the Level 0 data package and is included for context: This data set includes bird point-count data collected during the breeding seasons (May-July) of 1999-2016 at 373 locations throughout Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
The Breeding Bird Survey of the United Kingdom
<p>The dataset contains the data collected during the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) of the United Kingdom, for each visit made in years from 1994 to 2023. The data may be used for many different applications, including population trend production and pure and applied ecological studies. Please refer to the associated article (Massimino et al., in press) for recommendation for use and caveats.</p> <p>The present version, named "2024 (1994-2023 data)" includes the specific data related to the associated article. We envisage updating the datasets annually, therefore new versions will be uploaded in the future.</p>
Breeding Bird Community Surveys in the Huron Mountains, Marquette Co., Michigan (1997-1999).
Dr. Michael Kielb and collaborators conducted repeated surveys in June and July of 1997, 1998, and 1999, of breeding-bird communities along seven permanent transects in diverse habitats (old-growth forests, secondary forests, wetlands, riverine systems, etc.) within the boundaries of the Huron Mt. Club. Permanent 'listening-points' were established along each transect at intervals of ca. 200 m (7-20 points per transect), and numbers of singing birds tallied at each point. Data reported here are totals, by species, per transect. Detailed information on transect and point locations may be found in attached documents (reports to the Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation) in .pdf format. Documents also include additional ad hoc observations. This study was repeated in 2020-2021, using the same transects and sampling points, by Ryan Buron and Harrison Jones, then graduate students at University of Florida; data from this follow-up study will be archived at EDI as a separate data-package.
Itasca Biological Station Wilderness Loop Breeding Bird Survey, MN (1979 - 2025)
This dataset is part of an ongoing effort that began in 1979 at the University of Minnesota Itasca Biological Station to conduct a springtime annual survey of breeding birds around the Wilderness Loop drive in Itasca State Park. Following traditional USGS Breeding Bird Survey methods, Field Ornithology students conduct 3-minute point counts along an established route with 18 stops approximately 0.5 miles apart in distance. Students then recorded the species and number of birds seen and heard within a 0.25 radius.
Biodiversity - Fauna - Bird Survey (Reformatted to the ecocomDP Design Pattern)
This data package is formatted as an ecocomDP (Ecological Community Data Pattern). For more information on ecocomDP see https://github.com/EDIorg/ecocomDP. This Level 1 data package was derived from the Level 0 data package found here: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/metadata/eml/knb-lter-bes/543/170. The abstract below was extracted from the Level 0 data package and is included for context: This dataset is associated with BES Bird Monitoring Bird Monitoring Project: ================= The BES Bird Monitoring Project is a breeding bird survey designed to find out what birds are found in the breeding season in Baltimore and where. Our monitoring efforts will show associations among block group socioeconomic variables, land cover, land use, and habitat features with breeding bird abundance, to provide information for land managers on possible consequences of land use changes on bird communities. A distinguishing feature of the bird monitoring at BES LTER, relative to other urban bird work, is the capacity for long-term monitoring of features at multiple scales through links to other parts of the project. Different processes influence habitat for birds at different scales, e.g. ongoing household level human decision-making at lot scale vs. block or neighborhood scale abandonment/re-development. Our project seeks to understand how these processes impact bird occurrence, abundance, and composition differ at the lot, block and neighborhood scale. The database consists of four tables. Sites, Surveys, Taxalist, and Birds. Sites records thje sites and their characteristics. Surveys describe the actual outings or sampling sessions. They describe the weather, the temperature, the sites visited. Taxalist provides the integration of speciaies abbreviations and common names, and Birds describes the actual sightings, linking to the other three tables. Attribute information: The tables form a set. Here are the fields and relationship information: Surveys: site_id FK->Sites[site_id
Annual Point Count Breeding Bird Survey at Pepperwood Preserve in the California Coast Ranges 2007-2019
The Dwight Center for Conservation Science at Pepperwood is an ecological institute dedicated to educating, engaging, and inspiring our community through habitat preservation, science-based conservation, leading-edge research, and interdisciplinary educational programs. Our mission is to steward the life and landscapes of the 3,200-acre Pepperwood Preserve and to advance science-based conservation of ecosystems throughout our region and beyond. The Pepperwood Breeding Bird Survey was initiated in the spring of 2007 with the goal of establishing a set of baseline bird community data that would be built upon for years to come. Four transects (totaling 38 points) are surveyed annually using standardized five-minute point count protocols outlined by the Point Reyes Bird Observatory (now called Point Blue Conservation Science; Ballard et al. 2003) and the Handbook of Field Methods for Monitoring Landbirds (Ralph et al. 1993). Surveys are conducted by experienced volunteers during the breeding season starting in late April and ending in June, with each transect surveyed a total of three times. The Rogers Creek and Martin Creek transects were established in 2007. The Weimar Flat and Pepperwood Road transects were established in 2008 and 2012, respectively, to ensure comprehensive coverage across the various habitats that occur at the preserve including Douglas-fir forest, mixed hardwood forest, oak woodland/forest, chaparral, and open grasslands. This dataset includes data collected between 2007-2019.
UCSB SONGS Mitigation Monitoring: Wetland Survey - Bird Abundance
These data describe annual estimates of bird density collected as part of the SONGS San Dieguito Wetland Restoration mitigation monitoring program designed to evaluate compliance of the restoration project with conditions of the SONGS permit. Monitoring began in 2012 in the San Dieguito Wetlands and Tijuana Estuary in San Diego County, CA, Carpinteria Salt Marsh in Santa Barbara County, CA, and Mugu Lagoon in Ventura County, CA. Los Penasquitos Lagood in San Diego County replaced Tijuana Estuary in 2024. The abundance of birds is determined from twenty plots spread across each wetland.
UCSB SONGS Mitigation Monitoring: Wetland Survey - Bird Feeding Activity
These data describe annual estimates of shorebird bird feeding activity, measured as the percentage of birds observed feeding, collected as part of the SONGS San Dieguito Wetland Restoration mitigation monitoring program designed to evaluate compliance of the restoration project with conditions of the SONGS permit. Monitoring began in 2012 in the San Dieguito Wetlands and Tijuana Estuary in San Diego County, CA, Carpinteria Salt Marsh in Santa Barbara County, CA, and Point Mugu Lagoon in Ventura County. Bird feeding activity was estimated for twenty plots in each wetland having at least one targeted shorebird species present on the ground. Beginning in 2024, Tijuana Estuary was replaced with Los Penasquitos Lagoon in San Diego County, CA.
Point-count bird censusing: bird abundance and diversity in CAP LTER Phoenix Area Social Survey neighborhoods throughout the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, 2006-2016
The Phoenix Area Social Survey (PASS) parallels the Ecological Survey of Central Arizona (formerly, Survey 200) as a long-term monitoring program of the CAP LTER. Every five years, the PASS research team surveys households in selected neighborhoods in the metropolitan Phoenix area to better understand perceptions, values, and behaviors of several key environmental issues, including water conservation, urban growth, air pollution, land conservation, biodiversity and urban climate change, as well as perceptions about their neighborhoods. The survey was piloted in 2001-2002 in eight neighborhoods in Phoenix with 302 respondents, and grew to over 40 neighborhoods and 800 households in 2005. Bird survey locations were established in each of the PASS neighborhoods, colocated as much as possible with the corresponding ESCA survey location in the neighborhood. Bird surveys were conducted biannualy (spring, winter) approximately the year of and the year after each PASS. In a given season, each bird survey location is visited independently by three birders who count all birds seen or heard within a 15-minute window.
Point count surveys in order to gain density estimates of birds
Recent evidence suggests that the southern Appalachian Mountains are experiencing increasing spatial and temporal variability in hydroclimate. Specifically, the region is experiencing both increasing frequency of extreme precipitation and a reduced frequency of more moderate precipitation. Moreover, heterogeneity in precipitation among subwatersheds has resulted in neighboring watersheds experiencing large differences in precipitation levels over the past 30 years. This extreme spatial variability creates an opportunity to examine how differences in precipitation relate to the abundances of regional flora or fauna. Breeding bird abundance was measured on areas of intact forest in Macon County, North Carolina, USA that have varied in precipitation over the past 30 years. I hypothesized that long term changes in moisture regimes would cause terrestrial vertebrates to persist in an area where their species specific environmental requirements were being met. Focal passerines of this study have variable life history traits and therefore I hypothesized that vegetation that promotes their respective habitat would be a main factor determining their abundance; furthermore, vegetation is proximally associated with precipitation, therefore some measurable differences among sites may exist. All dry sites in this study have higher estimated avian densities, Black-throated Blue Warblers were found exclusively on dry sites and Black-throated Green Warblers were found almost exclusively on wet sites. These results suggest that a correlation exist between microclimate and avifauna surveyed in this study.
Valleywide Bird Survey, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, 1999-2016 (ongoing)
This data set includes bird point-count data collected during the breeding seasons (May-July) of 1999-2016 at 373 locations throughout Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
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