Annual Winter Bird Count, 1990-1999, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Archbold Biological Station, Avian Ecology Lab

Originator: Project Director: John W. Fitzpatrick, Cornell University

Originator: Database Manager: Fred E. Lohrer

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title:

Annual Winter Bird Count, 1990-1999, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database

Online_Linkage:

http://www.archbold-station.org/abs/data/birddata/StationWBC90-99.htm

Online_Linkage:

http://www.archbold-station.org/abs/Biennial99/R9TechSupp/R9WinterBirdCount.htm

Description:

Abstract:

During 1990-1999, 10 annual Winter Bird Counts (WBC) were conducted in mid-January, on 4800 acres of Archbold's main property (but excluding the southeastern-most Hicoria Tract), using National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count (CBC) methods. The effort was to count all birds at the Station. The WBCs gave us a good assessment of Archbold's winter bird community and a better understanding of species population trends and relative abundance. The Archbold data can be compared with the adjacent and overlapping Lake Placid CBC, conducted during the same years in late December, and with many other Florida CBCs. (See Archbold's Biennial Report 1999-2000 for some preliminary analysis of the count data.)

Purpose:

To try to count all birds at the Archbold Biological Station to assess Archbold's winter bird community and to better understand population trends and relative abundance.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates_Times:

Beginning_Date: 1990

Ending_Date: 1999

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.4

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.3

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.3

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.1

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: monitor

Theme_Keyword: monitoring

Theme_Keyword: winter bird count

Theme_Keyword: population trends

Theme_Keyword: relative abundance

Theme_Keyword: annual variation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: USA

Place_Keyword: U.S.

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: FL

Place_Keyword: Highlands County

Place_Keyword: Lake Placid

Place_Keyword: Archbold Biological Station

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: January

Temporal_Keyword: winter

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 birds at the Station.

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:

The Archbold Biological Station (Station) and the MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center (Ranch) (together referred to here as Archbold) have an established data access policy. Details are available at the following web site:

http://www.archbold-station.org/abs/data/datapolicy.htm

or by contacting the station:

Archbold Biological Station

P.O. Box 2057

Lake Placid, FL 33862

Phone: 863-465-2571, FAX: 863-699-1927

Use_Constraints:

Except by permission of the Executive Director, release of data is limited to individuals and institutions engaged in bona fide scientific research or education, and must properly acknowledge the contribution made by Archbold. All requests for, and subsequent use of, data residing at Archbold must be accompanied by completion of the DATA USERS AGREEMENT.

Details are available at the following web site:

http://www.archbold-station.org/abs/data/datapolicy.htm

or by contacting the station:

Archbold Biological Station

P.O. Box 2057

Lake Placid, FL 33862

Phone: 863-465-2571, FAX: 863-699-1927

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: John W. Fitzpatrick

Contact_Organization: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Contact_Position: L. A. Fuertes Director

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.

City: Ithaca

State_or_Province: NY

Postal_Code: 14850

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (607)254-2410

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (607)254-2435

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jwf7@cornell.edu

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

http://www.archbold-station.org/abs/Biennial99/R9Conservation/R9ConservationMAPS.htm#map%20[b]

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Maps of Archbold Biological Station

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: html

Data_Set_Credit:

Overall, 55 ornithologists and field ecologists participated in the counts: David A. Aborn, Warren G. Abrahamson, Curtis S. Adkisson, David R. Barber, Patricia M. Barber, Reed Bowman, Kim Boots Brand, Jonathan Brown, Dirk E. Burhans, Christine Champ, Robert L. Curry, Mark A. Deyrup, Stephen L. Deyrup, John W. Fitzpatrick, Arthur L. Fleischer, Mary L. Garvin, Tina L. Gionfriddo, Jill M. Goldstein, John D. Grahame, Jon S. Greenlaw, Elizabeth D. Hailman, Jack P. Hailman, Valerie A. Haines, Lisa A. Hanners, Jodie Jawor, William J. Keating, Barbara A. Kittleson, Ross M. Lein, David L. Leonard, Manuel Lopez, Michael A. MacMillian, Gail A. McPeek, Mark A. McPeek, Ben Marks, Paige L. Martin, Piotr Matyjasiak, Mary Mitchell, Ronald L. Mumme, Brian S. Nelson, Steve R. Patton, Bill Pranty, Lisa M. Richman, Larry A. Riopelle, Ralph G.S. Risch, Richard B. Root, Sarah Sargent, Steven L. Schoech, Douglas F. Stotz, Diana Swan, Keith L. Tarvin, Harrison B. Tordoff, Lee M. Walton, Glen E. Woolfenden, Janet A. Woolfenden, Rebecca Yahr.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Data are maintained by Fred Lohrer at the Archbold Biological Station.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Biases from observer variability were minimized by using, as much as possible, the same observers year after year in the same property unit, and usually units the observers were familiar with from their field research. Two observers participated in all 10 counts, one in 9 counts, and several in 6 counts. Overall, 55 ornithologists and field ecologists participated.

For all years, counts were conducted on days with normal seasonal temperatures and, but for one year (1994), on days with little wind.

Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable

Completeness_Report:

The effort was to count all birds at the Station. Over the count decade, 113 bird species were observed, with 55 species (48.6%) seen every year. Of these 55, all but 2 (Anhinga, Belted Kingfisher) are land birds. This reflects the predominance of upland (forest and shrub land) habitats at Archbold and scarcity of fresh-water habitats. Conversely, of the 12 species seen in one year only, 7 are water birds.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The count area was divided into 15 units following property tract boundaries. Each observer was assigned to one of these units.

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Methodology_Keyword: Christmas Bird Count

Methodology_Keyword: CBC

Methodology_Description:

Counts were conducted using National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count (CBC) methods. The effort was to count all birds at the Station.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: No process steps have been described for this data set

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

The count area was divided into 15 units following property tract boundaries.

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Data collected include: date (month, day, year), weather (maximum temperature F, minimum temperature F, comments), observer, species, and count.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Details about the data that are collected are available from the Database Manager.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Fred E. Lohrer

Contact_Organization: Archbold Biological Station

Contact_Position: Librarian/Information Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: P.O. Box 2057

City: Lake Placid

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33862

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 863-465-2571

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 863-699-1927

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: flohrer@archbold-station.org

Resource_Description: Winter Bird Counts (WBC)

Distribution_Liability:

No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of these data on any system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060302

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