Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Publication_Date: Unknown Title: Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory - Section-based Surveys Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database Online_Linkage: http://www.rmbo.org/ Online_Linkage: http://www.rmbo.org/conservation/sgbcr.html Online_Linkage: http://www.rmbo.org/pubs/default.html Description: Abstract: The objective of this program is to monitor population trends and distributions of grassland-breeding birds within the Shortgrass Prairie Bird Conservation Region (BCR18) using section-based surveys, a road-based point count technique. A one square mile section is the basic land management unit of the prairie. The section-based survey technique is the most efficient and effective method for surveying and monitoring grassland birds (Hanni 2002) in a landscape dominated by private ownership. Long-term monitoring of the Shortgrass Prairie Bird Conservation Region will provide information on trends and distribution within a framework that allows land managers to make cooperative management decisions on a biologically meaningful scale. The information gathered by this bird monitoring program should prove invaluable for supporting conservation decisions related to grassland birds and will further our understanding of the complex population dynamics of grassland birds. Purpose: To obtain long-term population trend, distribution, and habitat association information for grassland-breeding birds. Supplemental_Information: Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) works to conserve Rocky Mountain and Great Plains birds and their habitats. Reports are available on the RMBO web site (http://www.rmbo.org/pubs/default.html) or by contacting David Hanni at RMBO (david.hanni@rmbo.org). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2001 Ending_Date: 2006 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: In work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Bird Conservation Region 18 portions of Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico and five National Grasslands (Cimarron, Comanche, Pawnee, Kiowa, and Rita Blanca). Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.50 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -100.00 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.00 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.90 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: monitor Theme_Keyword: monitoring Theme_Keyword: population trends Theme_Keyword: grassland birds Theme_Keyword: distribution Theme_Keyword: habitat associations Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: USA Place_Keyword: US Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: CO Place_Keyword: Nebraska Place_Keyword: NE Place_Keyword: Kansas Place_Keyword: KS Place_Keyword: Oklahoma Place_Keyword: OK Place_Keyword: New Mexico Place_Keyword: NM Place_Keyword: Texas Place_Keyword: TX Place_Keyword: Cimarron National Grassland Place_Keyword: Comanche National Grassland Place_Keyword: Pawnee National Grassland Place_Keyword: Kiowa National Grassland Place_Keyword: Rita Blanca National Grassland Place_Keyword: Bird Conservation Region 18 Place_Keyword: BCR 18 Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword: breeding season Temporal_Keyword: spring Temporal_Keyword: summer Temporal_Keyword: May Temporal_Keyword: June Temporal_Keyword: July 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: All breeding bird species detected. 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: None Use_Constraints: At this point, the data can only be used for analyses through the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN). Users are unable to download the raw data at this time. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: David Hanni Contact_Organization: Rocky Mountian Bird Observatory Contact_Position: Monitoring Division Director Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: 14500 Lark Bunting Lane City: Brighton State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80601 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 970-482-1707 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-654-0791 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: david.hanni@rmbo.org Data_Set_Credit: Lead institution: Rocky Mountian Bird Observatory. Partner institutions: Colorado Division of Wildlife, Nebraska Game and Parks Commision, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City Zoo, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Colorado Natural Heratige Program, and United States Forest Service. Funding sources: Colorado Division of Wildlife, Nebraska Game and Parks Commision, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, and United States Forest Service. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Access relational database maintained by Rocky Mountian Bird Observatory. Data are also available through the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Hanni, D.J. Publication_Date: 2002 Title: A Comparison of Four Methodologies Used to Monitor Shortgrass Prairie Birds in Easern Colorado. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Brighton, CO. Publisher: Colorado Bird Observatory. Other_Citation_Details: 47 pp. Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Sparks, R.A., and D.J. Hanni. Publication_Date: 200602 Title: Section-based Monitoring of Breeding Birds within the Shortgrass Prairie Bird Conservation Region (BCR 18). Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Brighton, CO. Publisher: Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Other_Citation_Details: Tech. Report # M-SS05-01, 160 pp. Online_Linkage: http://www.rmbo.org/pubs/default.html Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Observer training consisted of three consecutive days via lecture and field practice. By the end of training, we deemed all observers proficient in grassland bird identification (visual and aural), distance estimation with rangefinders, GPS use, mapping skills, methodologies, vegetation identification and classification, and shrub cover estimation. RMBO provided each of the technicians with recordings of the songs and calls of grassland birds to continue sharpening bird identification skills after the three-day training period. Each of the technicians also received a reference guide to percent shrub cover that illustrated examples of actual percent cover for each of the different shrub species encountered in the field. Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable Completeness_Report: 2,992 sections (2,309 native, 614 dryland agriculture, 69 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)). Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Field observers are provided with a map of locations where they conduct point counts. They use a road atlas and a GPS unit to find each point count location. Lineage: Methodology: Methodology_Type: Field Methodology_Identifier: Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Methodology_Keyword: point counts Methodology_Description: Using the section (1 mi2) as the sampling unit, we conduct 3 random five minute 180° point counts, spaced at least 0.2 miles apart. These counts take place approximately the 15th of May through the 4th of July. Sample design: stratified random sampling by state and habitat type (native, dryland agriculture, and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)). Methodology_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Hanni, D., and R. Sparks. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Field Protocol for Section-based Surveys Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Brighton, CO. Publisher: Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. Online_Linkage: http://www.rmbo.org/pubs/default.html 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: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Bird Data Entity_Type_Definition: Point count data. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: none Attribute: Attribute_Label: Species Attribute_Definition: Bird species. Attribute_Definition_Source: America Onithologists' Union (AOU) Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: four-letter AOU species codes Codeset_Source: American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sex Attribute_Definition: Sex of bird (if possible). Attribute_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: M Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: male Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: F Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: female Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute: Attribute_Label: Distance to point of first detection Attribute_Definition: Distance between observer and first detection of each bird. Attribute_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: unlimited Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute: Attribute_Label: Associated habitat Attribute_Definition: The habitat immediately associated with each bird. Attribute_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: ground, yucca, cholla, tree, fence, fence post, utility wire, stock tank, playa, homestead, etc. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Cluster ID Attribute_Definition: Clusters indicate birds detected as a result of detecting another bird. Attribute_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: a letter (A-Z) Codeset_Source: none Attribute: Attribute_Label: Cluster Size Attribute_Definition: Size of cluster. Attribute_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: unlimited Attribute: Attribute_Label: Snap Shot Attribute_Definition: All species observed during a two-second period, two minutes into the point count. Attribute_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: all species observed Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Vegetation Data Entity_Type_Definition: Vegetation within a semi-circle with a 150-meter radius looking into the surveyed section. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: none Attribute: Attribute_Label: Grass height Attribute_Definition: Height of Grass. Attribute_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: <15 cm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grass is <15 cm (~ankle height). Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: >15 cm Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grass is >15 cm (~ankle height). Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute: Attribute_Label: Grass percent Attribute_Definition: Proportion of each grass height category. Attribute_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shrub type Attribute_Definition: Type of shrub community. Attribute_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: sandsage Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sandsage Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: rabbit brush Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: rabbit brush Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: four winged salt bush Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: four winged salt bush Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: greasewood Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: greasewood Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: cholla Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: cholla Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: yucca Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: yucca Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shrub percent Attribute_Definition: Percent cover of shrubs. Attribute_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: <1% Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: <1% shrub cover Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: >1%-3% Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: >1%-3% shrub cover Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: >3%-10% Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: >3%-10% shrub cover Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: >10% Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: >10% shrub cover Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: none Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Information collected before each point count: date; time; weather; vegetative characteristics (grass height and percent, shrub type and percent); UTM coordinates; and presence of prairie dog towns, playas, raptor nests, streams, bridges, homesteads, corrals, stock tanks, etc. Data collected during each point count: bird species; sex (if possible); distance to first detection; associated habitat; cluster ID (a letter); cluster size; snap shot (all species observed during a two-second period, two minutes into the point count). Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Detailed data descriptions are available from the distributor. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: David Hanni Contact_Organization: Rocky Mountian Bird Observatory Contact_Position: Monitoring Division Director Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: 14500 Lark Bunting Lane City: Brighton State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80601 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 970-482-1707 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-654-0791 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: david.hanni@rmbo.org Resource_Description: Section-based Surveys Distribution_Liability: No warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the accuracy or utility of these data. Custom_Order_Process: Please contact the distributor to order Section-based Surveys data. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Avian Knowledge Network Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Address: 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. City: Ithaca State_or_Province: NY Postal_Code: 14850 Country: USA Resource_Description: RMBO-SS Distribution_Liability: These data are made available through the Avian Knowledge Network, a National Science Foundation funded project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Department of Computer Science at Cornell University. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the accuracy or utility of these data. 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Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20061214 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