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Surveys of salt marsh wading birds and shorebirds in Massachusetts at Plum Island Sound, PIE LTER and portions of Essex Bay
HTL-MAR-WadingBirds_csv
Surveys of salt marsh wading birds and shorebirds at Plum Island Sound and portions of Essex Bay
Download: HTL-MAR-WadingBirds.csv
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
Footer lines:
0
Orientation:
Column
Field delimiter:
,
Record delimiter:
\r\n
Number of records:
4081