Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Bird Studies Canada
      Publication_Date: Unknown
      Title: Ontario Bird Feeder Survey
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
  Description:
    Abstract:
      Geographic area covered : North America (US and Canada) Approximately 16,000 participants from all states and provinces.

      Type(s) of habitat : Backyards, nature centers. Generally rural or suburban

      Primary species covered : Landbirds that visit bird feeders

      Sampling Design : Depends on citizen scientists (data collected by volunteers). Sampling locations are determined by the volunteers.

      Field methods : Counts at feeders, species, number and weather conditions, effort information

      Data format : Over 5 million records per year, maintained in Oracle data base at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Raw data available - contact the Lab. Data retrieval tools including simple trend graphs and distribution maps available to the public at: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/DataRetrieval/dataretr_index.html

      Sample size : Counts submitted from about 10,000 participants each year, over 5 million birds reported in 2003.

      Results : http://birds.cornell.edu/PFW/News/

      Trends and time series availability : http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/DataRetrieval/trendgraphs/index.html

      Publications : http://birds.cornell.edu/PFW/News/ScientificPapers.htm

      Funding sources : Fees paid by participants to Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada.

      Applications for the data : long-term trends in bird distribution and abundance; timing and extent of winter irruptions of winter finches and other species; expansions or contractions in the winter ranges of feeder birds; kinds of foods and environmental factors that attract birds; how disease is spread among birds that visit feeders

      Users of the information : Research Scientists
    Purpose: Data collected between 1976 and 1987 in the Ontario precursor to Project Feeder Watch.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 1976
        Ending_Date: 1987
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
  Spatial_Domain:
    Description_of_Geographic_Extent: North America (US and Canada) Approximately 16,000 participants from all states and provinces.
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword:
  Taxonomy:
    Keywords/Taxon:
      Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Taxonomic_Keywords: multiple species
      Taxonomic_Keywords: birds
    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: 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
  Access_Constraints: Contact Denis Lepage at Bird Studies Canada
  Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20070111
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Brian Sullivan
        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: 609-694-3280
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bls42@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