www.bandedbirds.org; Shorebird Resighting Database: Resighting Data Extraction

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Multiple authors for several projects participating in the overall database. Refer to the "Other Citation Details" section for specifics and proper publication credit.
Publication_Date: 20090501
Title:
www.bandedbirds.org; Shorebird Resighting Database: Resighting Data Extraction
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database; spreadsheet
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: <http://www.bandedbirds.org>
Publisher:
Other_Citation_Details:
Publication Credit: Any form of publication using this data should credit: www.bandedbirds.org. In addition, each project contributing data to the dataset used should be individually credited. Please consult the metadata for each project for the correct citation(s). If metadata is not available, contact the database administrator for further information.
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bandedbirds.org>
Description:
Abstract:
Since 2003, New Jersey and Delaware Divisions of Fish and Wildlife and NJ Audubon Society have captured and individually marked over 35,000 red knots, ruddy turnstones, sanderlings and semipalmated sandpipers with coded leg flags during spring migration stopovers in Delaware Bay. Banders in Argentina have utilized engraved markers for red knot since 2001. These markers are conspicuous to observers at a distance, which allows identification of individual birds. Internationally, many additional banding programs have implemented this practice of marking based on the success of resighting efforts. The aforementioned organizations initiated the developement of a website and web-based relational database, www.bandedbirds.org, that allows field observers to report resightings of these uniquely marked shorebirds via the web. The relational database maintains both capture data and resighting data. Large quantities of banding and resighting data can be formatted in Excel in a fashion similar to field collection sheets for bulk uploads. Custom programming creates and maintains the relationship of capture and resighting data, even when band changes are made to an individual, allowing the retrieval of data that details a bird’s recorded history.
Purpose:
Resightings of marked birds allow researchers to estimate adult survival, stopover duration and population size as well as examine patterns of migratory movement and timing. Survival is a critical metric to monitor trend and assess health of migratory shorebird populations. Maintenance of banding and resighting in relational database allows provision of data to meet researchers' analytical needs utilizing specialized queries.
Supplemental_Information:
Several research groups contribute data to the Shorebird Resighting Database. Data is stored on a secure server and is archived daily. Downloads of secure data are available to approved researchers. Look-ups for an individual bird's history for personal use only is available to the general public.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: Unknown
Ending_Date: Unknown
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
While the majority of the data comes from the Eastern Coasts of North and South America, some data has been received from the Western shorelines, as well.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -166.0090
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -53.92750
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.27835
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -52.57645
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: resighting
Theme_Keyword: flagging
Theme_Keyword: migration
Theme_Keyword: distribution
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Western Hemisphere
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: US
Place_Keyword: USA
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: New Jersey
Place_Keyword: Delaware
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: South Carolina
Place_Keyword: Georgia
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Texas
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Suriname
Place_Keyword: French Guiana
Place_Keyword: Chile
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: migration
Temporal_Keyword: wintering
Temporal_Keyword: January
Temporal_Keyword: February
Temporal_Keyword: March
Temporal_Keyword: April
Temporal_Keyword: May
Temporal_Keyword: June
Temporal_Keyword: July
Temporal_Keyword: August
Temporal_Keyword: September
Temporal_Keyword: October
Temporal_Keyword: November
Temporal_Keyword: December
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Taxonomic_Keywords: multiple species
Taxonomic_Keywords: birds
Taxonomic_Keywords: shorebirds
Taxonomic_Keywords: black-bellied plover
Taxonomic_Keywords: Pluvialis squatarola
Taxonomic_Keywords: dunlin
Taxonomic_Keywords: Calidris alpina
Taxonomic_Keywords: long-billed dowitcher
Taxonomic_Keywords: Limnodromus scolopaceus
Taxonomic_Keywords: least sandpiper
Taxonomic_Keywords: Calidris minutilla
Taxonomic_Keywords: Hudsonian godwit
Taxonomic_Keywords: Limosa haemastica
Taxonomic_Keywords: red knot
Taxonomic_Keywords: Calidris canutus
Taxonomic_Keywords: ruddy turnstone
Taxonomic_Keywords: Arenaria interpres
Taxonomic_Keywords: semipalmated sandpiper
Taxonomic_Keywords: Calidris pusilla
Taxonomic_Keywords: short-billed dowitcher
Taxonomic_Keywords: Limnodromus griseus
Taxonomic_Keywords: whimbrel
Taxonomic_Keywords: Numenius phaeopus
Taxonomic_System:
Classification_System/Authority:
Classification_System_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: American Ornithologists' Union
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: Check-list of North American Birds
Edition: Seventh
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book, pdf
Online_Linkage: <http://www.aou.org/checklist/north/>
Classification_System_Modifications:
Annual revisions by the American Ornithologists' Union are published in The Auk.
Taxonomic_Procedures: Researchers have existing knowledge of bird identification.
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
Applicable_Common_Name: animals
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
Applicable_Common_Name: chordates
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
Applicable_Common_Name: vertebrates
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves
Applicable_Common_Name: birds
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Charadriiformes
Access_Constraints:
Direct access to bulk data is limited to approved researchers. Approval for access is granted by the participating project leaders. Researchers may also request specialized downloads via the database administrator, who will seek the requisite permission from the appropriate project leaders.
The general public may look-up an individual bird's history after registration and acceptance of a Terms of Use agreement.
Use_Constraints:
Approved research users must agree that they will not reproduce, communicate, or otherwise make available the content to which they are permitted access to third parties. Use constraints for special requests are individualized between a researcher requesting data and the projects supplying data. To begin the process, the researcher should contact the database administrator by email. The email should include a personal introduction, the data the researcher is interested in accessing and the anticipated use of the data. The public history available for viewing on the website is for personal use only.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jeannine Parvin
Contact_Organization: New Jersey Audubon Society: Research Dept.
Contact_Position: Database Administrator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 Route 47 North
City: Cape May Court House
State_or_Province: NJ
Postal_Code: 08210
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-465-3056
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandedbirds@comcast.net
Contact_Instructions: Best source of contact is email.
Data_Set_Credit:
Sponsors for the creation and maintenance of the website and database: Clear into the Future: a DuPont Delaware Estuary Initiative, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, New Jersey Audubon Society, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System:
Security_Classification: Restricted
Security_Handling_Description:
There are two levels of users permitted to access data on the website. A general public user may search for an individual bird’s history for personal use. A registered researcher may be granted permission to download banding and resighting datasets.
When a research group decides to participate in this database, the dataset is assigned a Project Name and Unique Project Number allowing assignment of ownership to data. The levels of security are set within the project information. The project selects the degree of security for download. Either all registered researchers may access the data or only approved researchers may access the data. If the latter, the project leader must submit written approval to the administrator that a researcher is allowed access to the data before the administrator adds the researcher to the list of approved users for that project. A research group may set up any number of projects. Project datasets may be based on species or locale. This allows further refinement of sharing of data with specific users.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Original banding datasets are typically maintained in either Excel spreadsheets or Access databases by the organization responsible for collecting the data. The data is formatted in Excel spreadsheets for submission to The Shorebird Resighting Database. The database is housed on a server administrated by the provider, First Step Internet in Moscow, Idaho.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Multiple authors for several projects participating in the overall database.
Publication_Date: 20090501
Title: Shorebird Resighting Database: Resighting Data Extraction
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database; spreadsheet
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: <http://www.bandedbirds.org>
Publisher:
Other_Citation_Details:
Related resightings to the banding data in the Shorebird Resighting Database.
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bandedbirds.org>
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Accuracy for resighting data submitted for an organized effort is the responsibility of the submitting organization. However, all resighting data is proofed by the database administrator, as well, to provide additional error-checking. Any inaccuracies observed, other than obvious data entry errors, are reported to the submitting organization for correction.
All resightings submitted by the public via the website reporting form are reviewed by the database administrator. Inaccurate data is cleared as much as possible by communicating with the observer.
Specifically, the administrator checks for consistency of coordinates for stated location and adherence to character set for flagging codes. Many attributes are related to a look-up table. The upload programming only allows correct attribute codes. If incorrect codes are detected, the upload process ends and an error report is issued.
It should be noted that with the data based on personal field observation, sometimes inaccurate flag codes are reported. These are not necessarily corrected. Most researchers want to work with "true" observations, not guesses at corrections. There is statiscal merit in determining the number of known "misreads" to calculate the veracity of the dataset as a whole.
As the data is used in analytical study, errors come to light. Any changes made to the resighting data are logged in a report. This document is available for viewing/download by approved researchers.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Completeness_Report:
Submissions to the database via the website entry form are continuous. Numbers of submissions vary from approximately 10 per week to upwards of 50, dependent on the time of year. Publically submitted resightings are reviewed by the database administrator for validity. Once validated, they are available for download by approved researchers. This validation procedure is typically performed once a week. Note, however, all resightings are immediately available for viewing using the publically accessed "Map Your Resighting" feature. Until vetted by the administrator, this data will not include a place name, but will simply display the raw coordinates entered by the observer. This display of data cannot be considered completely accurate.
Resighting data is also submitted in an upload format by projects conducting formalized resighting efforts. The database is updated as often as datasets are provided in the correct format. All participating resighting projects are submitting data regularly post-field season/expedition. The time lag from field work to submission of data varies by project, but all do submit within a few months of field work.
There are still historic resighting not included in the database. Prior to the centralized database, resightings have been collected in various formats: spreadsheets, archived emails, written or typewritten submissions. While the majority of past work has been submitted, some projects still have uncollated data.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Latitude and longitude coordinates are required for each resighting location. The accuracy of the coordinates may vary based on the reporting method. Some projects select a set of coordinates representing an area within which trapping takes place and some pinpoint the coordinates for a catch using Google Earth or a GPS unit. Metadata for a specific project should be consulted to determine the specifics.
Pubically submitted resightings also vary. Most observers take advantage of the Google Map feature that allows them to choose coordinates from the map. Some do submit coordinates based on GPS units.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
Birds are observed in the field. Most resightings are determined through the use of a spotting scope. Some observers are able to report using binoculars. Reports are also submitted based on photography and videography.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Multiple authors for several projects participating in the overall database.
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Type_of_Source_Media: field notes
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: Unknown
Ending_Date: Unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source_Contribution:
Resighting data is collected from both research organizations/projects and from the general public via the website entry form. With a few exceptions, all observations include the observer's name and email.
A complete list of formal resighting projects can be found within the metadata section at <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>. Additionally, metadata for each project will be posted at this site as it becomes available.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The database and associated website went live May 1, 2009. All data collected since that date have been formatted according to database requirements.
Process_Date: 200905
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jeannine Parvin
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
City:
State_or_Province:
Postal_Code:
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandedbirds@comcast.net
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
All resighting locations are identified by place. A code for a place relates to a table with a location name, generalized coordinates for the location area, state/province and country for that location.
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984
Ellipsoid_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.25722210088
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Resighting Data
Entity_Type_Definition: Location and individualized markers for observed birds.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Project
Attribute_Definition:
The ID representing the group responsible for collecting resighting data and considered the owner of the data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Resighting Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dataset developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Resight Date
Attribute_Definition: Date of observation.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: none
Range_Domain_Maximum: none
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Country
Attribute_Definition: Country where bird was observed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Country names are standardized in database reference table.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dataset developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: State/Province
Attribute_Definition: State or province where bird was observed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
State/Province names are standardized in database reference table.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dataset developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Location
Attribute_Definition:
Alphanumeric code to define the generalized geographic area of where the bird was observed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Location Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dataset developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition:
Latitude of location in decimal degrees where bird was observed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -90
Range_Domain_Maximum: 90
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition: Longitude in decimal degrees where bird was observed.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -180
Range_Domain_Maximum: 180
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Observer First
Attribute_Definition: First name of the observer
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form text.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Observer Last
Attribute_Definition: Last name of the observer.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form text.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Observer Email
Attribute_Definition: Email of the observer.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form text.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Comments
Attribute_Definition: Comments regarding the overall scan condititions or events.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form text.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Start Time
Attribute_Definition:
Time scan (observation period) started in 24 hour time. Must be formatted with colons as per Microsoft protocol.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00:00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 11:59
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 24 hour time
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: End Time
Attribute_Definition:
Time scan (observation period) started in 24 hour time. Must be formatted with colons as per Microsoft protocol.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00:00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 11:59
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 24 hour time
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Tide
Attribute_Definition:
Codes representing the stage of tide during the time of observation.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Resighting Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dataset developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sky Overcast
Attribute_Definition: Cloud cover percentage.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: whole numbers
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Beaufort
Attribute_Definition: Code representing force of wind.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Resighting Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Derived from Beaufort Wind Force Scale.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Visibility
Attribute_Definition: Code denoting the quality of the visibility conditions.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Resighting Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dataset developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Rain
Attribute_Definition: Codes denoting rainfall conditions.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Resighting Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dataset developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Surf
Attribute_Definition: Code denoting the degree of surf.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Resighting Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dataset developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Scan Quality
Attribute_Definition: Codes denoting the overall quality of the scan.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Resighting Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dataset developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Flock Activity
Attribute_Definition: Code denoting predominate flock activity.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Resighting Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dataset developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Human Activity
Attribute_Definition: Codes denoting predominate human activity impacting flock.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Resighting Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Dataset developer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: User Defined
Attribute_Definition:
Established resighting projects have the option to record data for user defined fields. This column contains the concatenation of field name(s) and data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: defined by individual projects.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Projects may define any number of unique fields to house data specific to their research needs. Please see metadata for the specific project for definition of the field contents.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Flocks
Attribute_Definition:
Concatenation of the flock counts associated with the scan. Format is Species Code:# . Just flock counts in Excel format can be requested from the administrator.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Species codes used are derived from "The North American Bird Banding Manual (electronic version)".
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Any number of species counts can be recorded with the scan data. Species codes must conform to the species table, but the numbers of birds is not delimited.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BirdID
Attribute_Definition: Unique number identifying an individual.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 9401
Range_Domain_Maximum: ongoing
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Species
Attribute_Definition: Code representing the species of the bird.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Derived from "The North American Bird Banding Manual (electronic version)".
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Resighting Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
The majority of the database species codes derived from "The North American Bird Banding Manual (electronic version)" species table.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Flag Color
Attribute_Definition:
Code representing type of marker used as part of sequence to uniquely mark a bird. Marker present on observed bird.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Refer to the document Metadata Resighting Supplement available in the metadata section of <http://report.bandedbirds.org/>.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Dataset developer. Codes for flag type markers follow banding notation convention.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Flag Code
Attribute_Definition:
Engraved code on marker or unique color sequence marking bird as an individual.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Engraved codes or letter sequences based on color band sequences.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Upper Left
Attribute_Definition:
Colors observed on upper left leg. Colors are read top down for leg part.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form text.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lower Left
Attribute_Definition:
Colors observed on lower left leg. Colors are read top down for leg part.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form text.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Upper Right
Attribute_Definition:
Colors observed on upper right leg. Colors are read top down for leg part.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form text.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lower Right
Attribute_Definition:
Colors observed on lower right leg. Colors are read top down for leg part.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form text.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Resight Certainty
Attribute_Definition: Degree of certainty by observer that report is accurate.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form text.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Individual Comments
Attribute_Definition:
Comments reserved for describing conditions about the individual bird.
Attribute_Definition_Source: none
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Free-form text.
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Banding Data: The amount of biometric banding data maintained in this database is at the discretion of each participating research project. Each record will include at a minimum Project, Method, Capture Date, Country, State/Province, Location, Latitude, Longitude, BirdID, Species, Metal Out. All birds color marked as individuals will include Flag Color Out and Flag Code Out.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jeannine Parvin
Contact_Position: Database Administrator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: email
City:
State_or_Province:
Postal_Code:
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandedbirds@comcast.net
Contact_Instructions: contact via email
Distribution_Liability: N/A
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: XLS
File_Decompression_Technique:
Files may be transmitted utilizing .zip compression if file size warrants.
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: N/A
Fees: none
Ordering_Instructions:
The researcher must contact the database administrator by email and describe the dataset requested. The email should include a personal introduction and description of the report/analysis for which the data will be used.
The database administrator will run the appropriate query and determine which projects have data in the resulting dataset. The administrator will contact each project administrator with the requestor’s personal information and data request.
The database administrator must receive written permission from the project administrator authorizing the release of the dataset to the requestor. Either a letter or an email will suffice.
When all permissions have been received, the database administrator will provide the requestor with the dataset results in Microsoft Excel format along with a formal email stating the use of the data.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20110310
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jeannine Parvin
Contact_Position: Database Administrator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
City:
State_or_Province:
Postal_Code:
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandedbirds@comcast.net
Contact_Instructions: Best form of contact is email.
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
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