HTL-MAR-WadingBirds_csv

Surveys of salt marsh wading birds and shorebirds at Plum Island Sound and portions of Essex Bay

Variables
DATE
  • Label: DATE
  • Definition: Date
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY-MM-DD
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Year
  • Label: Year
  • Definition: Year of observation
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
WeekNum
  • Label: WeekNum
  • Definition: Week of the year
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Area
  • Label: Area
  • Definition: General region of sample station
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Observer1
  • Label: Observer1
  • Definition: Name of the observer
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Observer2
  • Label: Observer2
  • Definition: Name of additional observer
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Observer3
  • Label: Observer3
  • Definition: Name of additional observer
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Station
  • Label: Station
  • Definition: Name of the observation point
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Latitude
  • Label: Latitude
  • Definition: Latitude of station
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: degree
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Longitude
  • Label: Longitude
  • Definition: Longitude of station
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: degree
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
TimeStart
  • Label: TimeStart
  • Definition: time of day count started
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: hh:mm
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
TimeEnd
  • Label: TimeEnd
  • Definition: time of day count ended
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: hh:mm
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
AlphaCode
  • Label: AlphaCode
  • Definition: AOU (American Ornithologists' Union) four letter code for that species, https://www.birdpop.org/pages/birdSpeciesCodes.php
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Genus
  • Label: Genus
  • Definition: Genus name of bird
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Species
  • Label: Species
  • Definition: species name of bird
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Common_Name
  • Label: Common_Name
  • Definition: AOU (American Ornithologists' Union) common name of bird
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
NumBirds
  • Label: NumBirds
  • Definition: The number of individual birds
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Distance
  • Label: Distance
  • Definition: Estimated distance of birds from observer in meters
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Habitat
  • Label: Habitat
  • Definition: The habitat birds occupied
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • M = Marsh | F=Open Tidal Flat | FC= Tidal Flat along creek | P=Panne | OW=Open Water | C=Creek | D=Ditch | R=Rocks | ?= not determined
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Behavior
  • Label: Behavior
  • Definition: Behavior (feeding, resting, preening)
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • F = feeding | R=resting | P= preening | Y=flyover | A= Alert | C= Courtship | ? = not determined
  • Missing values:
    • NA = missing
Comments
  • Label: Comments
  • Definition: comments about data
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Data Source Details

Header lines: 

1

Orientation: 

Column

Field delimiter: 

,

Record delimiter: 

\r\n

Number of records: 

4081