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Resource Type: tabularDataset Name: WBPHS Geolocated Counts
Status: onGoing

Citation

Title: WBPHS Geolocated Counts
Date: creation: 2023-10-31T04:00:00.581+00:00
Date: publication: 2023-10-31T04:00:00.713+00:00

pointOfContact

Emily Silverman

Contact ID: 20beac0f-462c-407a-8e3c-ef6253f58211
Contact Type: federal

Meghan Eyler

Contact ID: 44c3b730-271b-419a-9d73-53b82bf431cc
Contact Type: federal

originator

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Contact ID: 90bb1dce-d6f6-49c9-bb8d-83e2f684a996

Abstract

Full Abstract:

The geolocated counts from 2000 to 2023 for the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey. There are no estimates for 2020-21.This data view presents the locations of the plane when survey species observations were made. For each observation, the social group and count is recorded along with a description of the location quality. This data view uses the geo schema as it contains geospatial information. Therefore, no CSV report is available for this data view.

Resource Contacts

pointOfContact

Emily Silverman

Contact ID: 20beac0f-462c-407a-8e3c-ef6253f58211
Contact Type: federal

Meghan Eyler

Contact ID: 44c3b730-271b-419a-9d73-53b82bf431cc
Contact Type: federal

Temporal Information

Time Period

Start Datetime: 2000-05-01T04:00:00.000+00:00
End Datetime: 2023-06-07T04:00:00.000+00:00

Spatial, Temporal, and Vertical Extents

Extent

Geographic Extent

Geographic Extent Encompasses Data: true
Geographic Description:

Within the United States of America and Canada. The Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey is composed of two distinct survey areas: first, the traditional area, which has been surveyed in its current design since 1974 and extends from coastal Alaska through the boreal forest to western Ontario, and through the parklands and prairies south to South Dakota; second, the eastern area, which has been surveyed since 1990 and covers portions of Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland, the Canadian Maritimes, and Maine.

Map

User Provided Bounding Box

West Longitude: -166.8897
East Longitude: -52.6135
South Latitude: 42.625
North Latitude: 70.75

Keywords

theme

Aerial survey
Population survey
segment
stratum
transect design

Thesaurus

Title: WBPHS Geolocated Counts - theme

Identifier

Identifier: custom

taxon

American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
American Coot
American Wigeon
Bufflehead
Blue-winged Teal
Canada Goose
Canvasback
Gadwall
Long-tailed Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Eider
Goldeneye
Merganser
Scaup
Scoter
Swan

Thesaurus

Title: WBPHS Geolocated Counts - taxon

Identifier

Identifier: custom

place

Alaska
Alberta
Canada
Labrador
Maine
Manitoba
Montana
New Brunswick
North Dakota
Northcentral United States
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Parkland Canada
Prairie Canada
Prairie Pothole Region
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
South Dakota
United States
Yukon Territory

Thesaurus

Title: WBPHS Geolocated Counts - place

Identifier

Identifier: custom

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Structure 1

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic ID: 202423
Taxonomic Level: Kingdom
Taxonomic Name: Animalia

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 914154
Taxonomic Level: Subkingdom
Taxonomic Name: Bilateria

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 914156
Taxonomic Level: Infrakingdom
Taxonomic Name: Deuterostomia

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 158852
Taxonomic Level: Phylum
Taxonomic Name: Chordata

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 331030
Taxonomic Level: Subphylum
Taxonomic Name: Vertebrata

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 914179
Taxonomic Level: Infraphylum
Taxonomic Name: Gnathostomata

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 914181
Taxonomic Level: Superclass
Taxonomic Name: Tetrapoda

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 174371
Taxonomic Level: Class
Taxonomic Name: Aves

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 174982
Taxonomic Level: Order
Taxonomic Name: Anseriformes

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 174983
Taxonomic Level: Family
Taxonomic Name: Anatidae

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175174
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Oxyura

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175175
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Oxyura jamaicensis
Common Names:

Pato tepalcate
Ruddy Duck
Érismature rousse
Malvasía canela
pato-rabo-alçado-americano

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175124
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Aythya

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175128
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Aythya collaris
Common Names:

Pato pico anillado
Ring-necked Duck
Fuligule à collier
Porrón acollarado
caturro

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175125
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Aythya americana
Common Names:

Pato cabeza roja
Redhead
Fuligule à tête rouge
Porrón americano
zarro-americano

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175129
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Aythya valisineria
Common Names:

Pato coacoxtle
Canvasback
Fuligule à dos blanc
Porrón coacoxtle
zarro-grande

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175062
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Anas

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175074
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Anas acuta
Common Names:

Pato golondrino
Northern Pintail
Canard pilet
Ánade rabudo norteño
arrabio

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175063
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Anas platyrhynchos
Common Names:

Pato de collar
Mallard
Canard colvert
Ánade azulón
pato-real

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175081
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Anas crecca
Common Names:

Eurasian Teal
Cerceta ala verde
Green-winged Teal
Sarcelle d'hiver
Cerceta común
marrequinha
Common Teal

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175068
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Anas rubripes
Common Names:

American Black Duck
Canard noir
Ánade sombrío
pato-escuro-americano

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175146
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Clangula

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175147
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Clangula hyemalis
Common Names:

Long-tailed Duck
Pato cola larga
Harelde kakawi
Pato havelda
pato-rabilongo

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 174998
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Branta

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 174999
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Branta canadensis
Common Names:

Ganso canadiense
Canada Goose
Bernache du Canada
Barnacla canadiense grande
ganso-do-canadá

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175140
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Bucephala

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175145
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Bucephala albeola
Common Names:

Pato monja
Bufflehead
Petit Garrot
Porrón albeola
olho-dourado-de-touca

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 1192564
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Mareca

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 175095
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Mareca americana
Common Names:

American Wigeon
Canard d'Amérique
Silbón americano
piadeira-americano

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 176147
Taxonomic Level: Order
Taxonomic Name: Gruiformes

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 176205
Taxonomic Level: Family
Taxonomic Name: Rallidae

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 176289
Taxonomic Level: Genus
Taxonomic Name: Fulica

Sub-Classification

Taxonomic ID: 176292
Taxonomic Level: Species
Taxonomic Name: Fulica americana
Common Names:

Gallareta americana
American Coot
foulque d'Amérique

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Level: generic
Taxonomic Name: common
Common Names:

Blue-winged Teal
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Swan
Eider
Goldeneye
Merganser
Scaup
Scoter

Classification System

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Title: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Date: transmitted: 2023-11-01

Online Resource

URI: https://www.itis.gov
Name: ITIS website
Description: ITIS contains taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
Function: information
Protocol: HTTPS

Graphic Overview

Name: itis_logo.jpg
Type: JPEG

Online Link

URI: https://itis.gov/Static/images/itis_logo.jpg

Presentation Form: webService
Presentation Form: webSite
Other Details: Retrieved from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, https://www.itis.gov.

Constraints

Use Constraint

Constraint Type: use
Limitation:

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.

Resource Locales

Default Locale

Language Code: eng
Country Code: USA
Character Encoding: UTF-8

Supplemental Information

Resource Maintenance

Frequency: annually

Supplemental Information:

For segment/day/observer combinations with no locations OR time stamps, all records with the same species and social group are summed. Assignment of the location of these records is dependent on the analysis being performed, but we recommend the segment centroid as the most appropriate point location. There are some (limited) cases where observations with the same time/location were coded to different segments. This is due to the fact that point locations do not represent the location of the birds, but instead the location where the observer pressed the button to record. When bird densities are high, observers sometimes "roll up" observations into a single location record. If this occurs near a segment boundary, observations with the same time/location could be assigned to different segments. This represents a limitation on the precision of point locations. Some segments have multiple dates in which they were flown. Our general rule is to use the first date on which flown, but this is not always the case. Males (drakes) and females (hens) of duck species can reliably be distinguished from the air while CAGO, AMCO, and SWAN cannot. CAGO are coded as single, pair, and group in order to calculate the total indicated pairs for population estimation. See the social_group definition for more information. Lone hens are not counted. The 4-letter American Ornithologists Union species alpha codes present in this data view are: ABDU = American Black Duck, AGWT = Green-winged Teal, AMCO = American Coot, AMWI = American Wigeon, BUFF = Bufflehead, BWTE = Blue-winged Teal, CAGO = Canada Goose, CANV = Canvasback, GADW = Gadwall, LTDU = Long-tailed Duck, MALL = Mallard, NOPI = Northern Pintail, NSHO = Northern Shoveler, REDH = Redhead, RNDU = Ring-necked Duck, and RUDU = Ruddy Duck. The modified USFWS species group alpha codes in this data view are: EIDE = Eider spp., GOLD = Goldeneye spp., MERG = Merganser spp., SCAU = Scaup spp., SCOT = Scoter spp., SWAN = Swan spp., and POND = Potential breeding pond.

Dictionary

Subject: tabularDataset

Domains

location_quality

Domain Type: ENUMERATED
ID: 5219289a-8a33-4d8a-905a-e938efacd108
Name: location_quality
Code: location_quality
Description:

The location quality definitions.

NULL

Name: NULL
Value: NULL
Definition:

there is not latitude and longitude to accompany the observation, quality information is missing, or when observations of the same species and social group at the same location being summed have different location_quality values.

Name: G
Value: G
Definition:

good quality latitude and longitude.

Name: I
Value: I
Definition:

latitude and longitude were interpolated from data.

Name: Q
Value: Q
Definition:

quality of the latitude and longitude is questionable for some reason.

survey_species

Domain Type: ENUMERATED
ID: 704b338f-d135-497e-b4ea-a4e195aa35e5
Name: survey_species
Code: survey_species
Description:

The survey species definitions.

MALL

Name: MALL
Value: MALL
Definition:

Mallard

POND

Name: POND
Value: POND
Definition:

Potential breeding pond

GADW

Name: GADW
Value: GADW
Definition:

Gadwall

AMWI

Name: AMWI
Value: AMWI
Definition:

American Wigeon

BWTE

Name: BWTE
Value: BWTE
Definition:

Blue-winged Teal

NOPI

Name: NOPI
Value: NOPI
Definition:

Northern Pintail

NSHO

Name: NSHO
Value: NSHO
Definition:

Northern Shoveler

CAGO

Name: CAGO
Value: CAGO
Definition:

Canada Goose

AGWT

Name: AGWT
Value: AGWT
Definition:

Green-winged Teal

SCAU

Name: SCAU
Value: SCAU
Definition:

Scaup spp.

AMCO

Name: AMCO
Value: AMCO
Definition:

American Coot

MERG

Name: MERG
Value: MERG
Definition:

Merganser spp.

REDH

Name: REDH
Value: REDH
Definition:

Redhead

RNDU

Name: RNDU
Value: RNDU
Definition:

Ring-necked Duck

BUFF

Name: BUFF
Value: BUFF
Definition:

Bufflehead

RUDU

Name: RUDU
Value: RUDU
Definition:

Ruddy Duck

CANV

Name: CANV
Value: CANV
Definition:

Canvasback

ABDU

Name: ABDU
Value: ABDU
Definition:

American Black Duck

EIDE

Name: EIDE
Value: EIDE
Definition:

Eider spp.

SCOT

Name: SCOT
Value: SCOT
Definition:

Scoter spp.

GOLD

Name: GOLD
Value: GOLD
Definition:

Goldeneye spp.

SWAN

Name: SWAN
Value: SWAN
Definition:

Swan spp.

LTDU

Name: LTDU
Value: LTDU
Definition:

Long-tailed Duck

social_group

Domain Type: ENUMERATED
ID: 9a3d6b0b-3a00-4245-8e14-c1e5dd030ac8
Name: social_group
Code: social_group
Description:

The social group definitions.

drake

Name: drake
Value: drake
Definition:

a lone drake without a visible, associated hen. Also included are small groups of drakes (2-4) in close association.

group

Name: group
Value: group
Definition:

birds in mixed groups of drakes and hens that could not be separated into pairs and drakes, and all groups of five or more drakes without associated hens. When three or more CAGO are seen, they are coded as a group. All counts of AMCO, SWAN, and POND are coded as group.

pair

Name: pair
Value: pair
Definition:

a male and female grouping or 2 CAGO. A pair count of 6 means 12 total birds (six drakes and six hens) were seen.

single

Name: single
Value: single
Definition:

a lone CAGO.

Entities

WBPHS Geolocated Counts

ID: 45c31095-1585-4ef1-a2c4-f52370f81086
Name: WBPHS Geolocated Counts
Code: WBPHS Geolocated Counts
Definition:

The geolocated counts for the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey.

Number of Header Lines: 1

Attribute: survey_year

Name: survey_year
Code: survey_year
Definition:

The survey year (YYYY).

Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false

Attribute: survey_month

Name: survey_month
Code: survey_month
Definition:

Month the segment was surveyed (MM) without leading zeros.

Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false

Attribute: survey_day

Name: survey_day
Code: survey_day
Definition:

Day of the month the segment was surveyed (DD) without leading zeros.

Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false

Attribute: stratum

Name: stratum
Code: stratum
Definition:

Numeric code indicating the survey stratum. Strata are polygons defined by topographic, political, or other boundaries. Multiple survey transects are located in each stratum and population estimates and other summaries are calculated by stratum.

Datatype: tinyint
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false

Attribute: transect

Name: transect
Code: transect
Definition:

Numeric code indicating the survey transect. Transects are survey sample units within strata. Transect numbering is not consistent among strata due to historical survey modifications.

Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false

Attribute: segment

Name: segment
Code: segment
Definition:

Numeric code indicating the survey segment. Transects are made up of shorter sections called segments. Most segments are approximately 18 miles long (16 miles in Alaskan strata).

Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false

Attribute: latitude

Name: latitude
Code: latitude
Definition:

The latitude in decimal degrees (positive value north of the equator). NULL is used when latitude is unknown.

Datatype: decimal
Allow NULL Values: true
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false

Attribute: longitude

Name: longitude
Code: longitude
Definition:

The longitude in decimal degrees (negative value west of the prime meridian). NULL is used when the longitude is unknown.

Datatype: decimal
Allow NULL Values: true
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false

Attribute: location_quality

Name: location_quality
Code: location_quality
Definition:

The location quality description of the aerial bird observation. Good = good quality latitude and longitude. Questionable = quality of the latitude and longitude is questionable for some reason. Interpolated = latitude and longitude were interpolated from data. NULL = there is not latitude and longitude to accompany the observation, quality information is missing, or when observations of the same species and social group at the same location being summed have different location_quality values.

Datatype: character varying
Allow NULL Values: true
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Domain ID: 5219289a-8a33-4d8a-905a-e938efacd108

Attribute: survey_species

Name: survey_species
Code: survey_species
Definition:

4-letter American Ornithologists Union species alpha code or USFWS species group alpha code. Some species are difficult to differentiate from the air or are reported as a combined species and thus for analysis are grouped together. These USFWS modified alpha codes are EIDE (Eider spp.), GOLD (Goldeneye spp.), MERG (Merganser spp.), SCAU (Scaup spp.), SCOT (Scoter spp.), SWAN (Swan spp.), and POND (potential breeding pond).

Datatype: character varying
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Domain ID: 704b338f-d135-497e-b4ea-a4e195aa35e5

Attribute: social_group

Name: social_group
Code: social_group
Definition:

Type of social group. Drake = a lone drake without a visible, associated hen. Also included are small groups of drakes (2-4) in close association. Single = a lone CAGO. Pair = a male and female grouping or 2 CAGO. A pair count of 6 means 12 total birds (six drakes and six hens) were seen. Group = birds in mixed groups of drakes and hens that could not be separated into pairs and drakes, and all groups of five or more drakes without associated hens. When three or more CAGO are seen, they are coded as a group. All counts of AMCO, SWAN, and POND are coded as group.

Datatype: character varying
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false
Domain ID: 9a3d6b0b-3a00-4245-8e14-c1e5dd030ac8

Attribute: count

Name: count
Code: count
Definition:

The count associated with time or location record. Number of individuals or pairs of a specific social group.

Datatype: integer
Allow NULL Values: false
Attribute Values Must Be Unique: true
Value is Case Sensitive: false

Citation

Title: WBPHS Geolocated Counts - data dictionary
Date: creation: 2023-10-31T18:40:16.595+00:00

pointOfContact

Emily Silverman

Contact ID: 20beac0f-462c-407a-8e3c-ef6253f58211
Contact Type: federal

Meghan Eyler

Contact ID: 44c3b730-271b-419a-9d73-53b82bf431cc
Contact Type: federal

Recommended Use: This dictionary is used to define the attributes within the WBPHS Geolocated Counts.
Dictionary Included with Dataset?: false

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