Details and Metadata
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Methods
The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures
No methods recorded for this dataset
Dataset Fields
Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data
| Field Name | Caption | Description | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dummy | Dummy | Dummy variable | Ordinal |
| Year | Year | Year of survey | Ordinal |
| Date | Date | Date of survey | DateTime Date/Time Format: M/D/YYYY |
| Location | Location | Location of survey | Nominal |
| UTM1 | UTM1 | Approximate X coordinate of centroid of transect polygon (transects have 5 points each) | Ordinal |
| UTM2 | UTM2 | Approximate Y coordinate of centroid of transect polygon (transects have 5 points each) | Ordinal |
| Observer | Observer | Initials of person who conducted the count | Ordinal |
| Start_time | Start time | Time of start of transect of counts | DateTime Date/Time Format: hhmm |
| End_time | End time | Time at end of transect | DateTime Date/Time Format: hhmm |
| Time | Time | Time at start of 10 minute point count | DateTime Date/Time Format: hhmm |
| Point | Point | Point on the transect (most transects have 5 points) | Nominal |
| Species | Species | Passerine or Piciform species detected by sight or ear, 4 letter AOU code | Nominal |
| Time_period | Time period | Time of detection during 10 minute count, either A (first 3 minutes), B (second 2 minutes), or C (last 5 minutes) | Nominal |
| Activity | Activity | Activity, generally I (individual seen), S (singing), C (calling), D (drumming), or some combination of these | Nominal |
| Within_50m | Within 50m | Based on their judgement, denotes whether bird was detected within 50m of observer or not, Y or N | Nominal |
| Notes | Notes | Additional information provided by observer | Nominal |
Sampling Equipment
Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.
Current Equipment
10 minute point count
Standard point count methodology, 10 minute counts divided into 3 time periods.
Frequency: Transects of 5 points, generally sampled once per year during breeding season.
Site Characteristics
The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection
- Site Description
Adirondack Park, NY