Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Audubon New York Publication_Date: Unknown Title: New York Grassland Bird Surveys Online_Linkage: http://ny.audubon.org/BirdSci_Grassland.html Description: Abstract: Audubon New York, with support from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), is coordinating a comprehensive grassland bird conservation effort in New York State. These grassland bird surveys are the first step in the data collection portion of what is intended to be an adaptive management process. Purpose: The primary objective of this effort is to stabilize or reverse the declining trends of New York's grassland birds. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2005 Ending_Date: 2008 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Throughout New York. Especially eight focus areas: 1) Western New York; 2) Southern Tier; 3) Finger Lakes Region; 4) Central Leatherstocking Region and the Mohawk River Valley; 5) St. Lawrence River Valley; 6) Ft. Edward Grasslands IBA; 7) Shawangunk Grasslands; 8) Central Long Island (including portions of the Long Island Pine Barrens). Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.80 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.75 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.10 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.50 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: grassland Theme_Keyword: distribution Theme_Keyword: abundance index Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: USA Place_Keyword: U.S. Place_Keyword: New York Place_Keyword: NY Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword: breeding season Temporal_Keyword: May Temporal_Keyword: June Temporal_Keyword: July Taxonomy: Keywords/Taxon: Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Taxonomic_Keywords: multiple species Taxonomic_Keywords: birds Taxonomic_Keywords: Northern Harrier Taxonomic_Keywords: Upland Sandpiper Taxonomic_Keywords: Short-eared Owl Taxonomic_Keywords: Sedge Wren Taxonomic_Keywords: Henslow's Sparrow Taxonomic_Keywords: Grasshopper Sparrow Taxonomic_Keywords: Bobolink Taxonomic_Keywords: Loggerhead Shrike Taxonomic_Keywords: Horned Lark Taxonomic_Keywords: Vesper Sparrow Taxonomic_Keywords: Eastern Meadowlark Taxonomic_Keywords: Savannah Sparrow 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 Online_Linkage: http://www.aou.org/checklist/index.php3 Classification_System_Modifications: The check-list is revised and updated on an annual basis by the American Ornithologists' Union. Revisions are published in The Auk. Taxonomic_Procedures: Observers have pre-existing knowledge of bird identification or they use published field guides. General_Taxonomic_Coverage: Grassland birds. 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: Falconiformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Accipitridae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Circus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: cyaneus Applicable_Common_Name: Northern Harrier Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Charadriiformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Scolopacidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Bartramia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: longicauda Applicable_Common_Name: Upland Sandpiper Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Strigiformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Strigidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Asio Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: flammeus Applicable_Common_Name: Short-eared Owl Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Passeriformes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Laniidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lanius Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: ludovicianus Applicable_Common_Name: Loggerhead Shrike Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Alaudidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Eremophila Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: alpestris Applicable_Common_Name: Horned Lark Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Troglodytidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Cistothorus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: platensis Applicable_Common_Name: Sedge Wren Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Emberizidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Pooecetes Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: gramineus Applicable_Common_Name: Vesper Sparrow Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Passerculus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: sandwichensis Applicable_Common_Name: Savannah Sparrow Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Ammodramus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: savannarum Applicable_Common_Name: Grasshopper Sparrow Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: henslowii Applicable_Common_Name: Henslow's Sparrow Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Icteridae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Dolichonyx Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: oryzivorus Applicable_Common_Name: Bobolink Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Sturnella Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: magna Applicable_Common_Name: Eastern Meadowlark Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Mike Morgan Contact_Organization: Audubon New York Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: Audubon New York Address: 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. City: Ithaca State_or_Province: NY Postal_Code: 14850 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (607) 254-2487 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmorgan@audubon.org Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Morgan, M. and M. Burger. Publication_Date: 200805 Title: A Plan for Conserving Grassland Birds in New York: Final Report to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation under contract #C005137. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Ithaca, NY. Publisher: Audubon New York. Online_Linkage: http://ny.audubon.org/PDFs/ConservationPlan-GrasslandBirds-NY.pdf Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable Completeness_Report: A total of 487 different habitat patches were surveyed in 2005, a limited number of specific locations were surveyed in 2006, and a refined, more robust protocol was implemented at approximately 80 sites in 2008. Lineage: Methodology: Methodology_Type: Field Methodology_Identifier: Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Methodology_Keyword: point counts Methodology_Description: In 2005, surveys were conducted throughout eight focus areas. Surveys were conducted using 5-minute point counts (both double and single-observer), and were randomly distributed across the focus areas. Survey effort was allocated according to the relative size of the focus area. Surveys were conducted at both roadside and in-field locations (when landowner permission was granted), in a variety of grassland habitats. In 2006, targeted surveys were conducted for grassland bird species poorly represented (or not represented at all) in the 2005 survey. In 2008, 10-minute point counts were conducted while recording exact distances and detection histories (3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 minute periods), and points were surveyed twice during the season. Points were located on roadsides at randomly selected sites, in-field in patches enrolled in the Landowner Incentive Program, and in-field in patches that were submitted to but not enrolled in the Landowner Incentive Program. The 2008 effort was conducted in collaboration with similar surveys in New Jersey and Connecticut, with advice provided by USFWS (Division of Migratory Bird Management, Frank Rivera). Process_Step: Process_Description: No process steps have been described for this data set Process_Date: Unknown Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Data include: location, vegetation, habitat, observer, bird species, number of birds, detection histories, exact distance, etc. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Contact the distributor for details. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Mike Morgan Contact_Organization: Audubon New York Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: Audubon New York Address: 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. City: Ithaca State_or_Province: NY Postal_Code: 14850 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (607) 254-2487 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mmorgan@audubon.org Resource_Description: New York Grassland Bird Surveys Distribution_Liability: No warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the accuracy or utility of these data. Custom_Order_Process: Contact the distributor. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20081023 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jim Lowe Contact_Organization: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 159 Sapsucker Woods Road City: Ithaca State_or_Province: NY Postal_Code: 14850 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 607-254-2413 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: JDL6@cornell.edu Contact_Instructions: E-Mail is preferred Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999