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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
Current Methods
Bird counts
Started: 1991-06-01Counts began shortly aftern dawn on days where weather conditions were unlikely to reduce count numbers (i.e., calm winds and very light or no rain).
Point count intervals
Started: 1991-06-01Observers recorded all birds seen and heard during a 10-min sampling period, which was divided into 3 time intervals: 3, 2 and 5 minutes. Observers noted in which time interval each bird was first encountered, and placed birds into one of 2 distance categories (within or beyond 50 m).
Elevation-dependent sampling
Started: 1999-05-01The number of surveys at each site was dependent on elevation; montane fir-spruce sites were sampled once, LBWA and Underhill were sampled twice during the breeding season.
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 SITENAME Site Name Name of site where data was collected
Measurement type: Nominal SITEDATE Site Date Date when data was collected
Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: otherSITESTATION Site Station Sampling stations or point counts within the site
Measurement type: Nominal SURVEYID Survey Identification Identification number given to data count
Measurement type: Ordinal SERIES Series Orders first and second data collection within sample month
Measurement type: Ordinal
Series Codes
+ showAppears in data as Meaning of code 1 First Collection 2 Second Collection SPECIES Species Bird species
Measurement type: Nominal
Forest Bird Monitoring Program Annual Surveys, 1991 to 2013 Species Codes
+ showAppears in data as Meaning ALFL Mosquero ailero; Alder Flycatcher; moucherolle des aulnes (Empidonax alnorum) - View ITIS Record AMCR American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) - View ITIS Record AMGO Jilguero canario; American Goldfinch; chardonneret jaune (Carduelis tristis) - View ITIS Record AMRE Chipe flameante; American Redstart; paruline flamboyante (Setophaga ruticilla) - View ITIS Record BAWW Chipe trepador; Black-and-white Warbler; paruline noir et blanc (Mniotilta varia) - View ITIS Record BCCH Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) - View ITIS Record BDOW Barred Owl (Strix varia) - View ITIS Record BHVI, SOVI Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) - View ITIS Record BITH Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) - View ITIS Record BLBW Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca) - View ITIS Record BLJA Blue Jay; geai bleu; Chara azul (Cyanocitta cristata) - View ITIS Record BLPW Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata) - View ITIS Record BRCR Trepador americano; Brown Creeper; grimpereau brun (Certhia americana) - View ITIS Record BTBW Chipe azulnegro; Black-throated Blue Warbler; paruline bleue (Dendroica caerulescens) - View ITIS Record BTNW Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens) - View ITIS Record BWHA Aguililla ala ancha; Broad-winged Hawk; Petite Buse (Buteo platypterus) - View ITIS Record CAWA Chipe de collar; Canada Warbler; paruline du Canada (Wilsonia canadensis) - View ITIS Record CEDW Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) - View ITIS Record CHIP Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) - View ITIS Record CHSW Vencejo de chimenea; Chimney Swift; martinet ramoneur (Chaetura pelagica) - View ITIS Record CORA Common Raven (Corvus corax) - View ITIS Record DOWO Downy Woodpecker; pic mineur; Carpintero velloso-menor (Picoides pubescens) - View ITIS Record EAPH Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) - View ITIS Record EAWP Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus virens) - View ITIS Record EVGR Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) - View ITIS Record GCFL Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) - View ITIS Record GCKI Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) - View ITIS Record HAWO Carpintero velloso-mayor; Hairy Woodpecker; pic chevelu (Picoides villosus) - View ITIS Record HETH Zorzal cola rufa; Hermit Thrush; grive solitaire (Catharus guttatus) - View ITIS Record LEFL Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) - View ITIS Record LISP Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) - View ITIS Record MAWA Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia) - View ITIS Record MODO Paloma huilota; Mourning Dove; tourterelle triste (Zenaida macroura) - View ITIS Record MYWA Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) - View ITIS Record NAWA Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) - View ITIS Record NOPA Northern Parula (Parula americana) - View ITIS Record OVEN Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) - View ITIS Record PISI Jilguero pinero; Pine Siskin; tarin des pins (Carduelis pinus) - View ITIS Record PIWO Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus ) - View ITIS Record PUFI Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) - View ITIS Record RBGR Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) - View ITIS Record RBNU Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) - View ITIS Record RCKI Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) - View ITIS Record RESQ red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) - View ITIS Record REVI Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) - View ITIS Record RTHU Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) - View ITIS Record RUGR Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) - View ITIS Record SCJU Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) - View ITIS Record SCTA Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) - View ITIS Record SSHA Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) - View ITIS Record SWTH Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) - View ITIS Record UIWO Woodpeckers; Wrynecks; fourmiliers; pic-bois VEER Zorzal rojizo; Veery; grive fauve (Catharus fuscescens) - View ITIS Record WBNU White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) - View ITIS Record WIWR Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) - View ITIS Record WOTH Zorzal maculado; Wood Thrush; grive des bois (Hylocichla mustelina) - View ITIS Record WTSP White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) - View ITIS Record WWCR White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) - View ITIS Record YBFL Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) - View ITIS Record YBSA Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) - View ITIS Record YSFL Carpintero de pechera; Northern Flicker; pic flamboyant (Colaptes auratus) - View ITIS Record RAWCOUNT Raw Count Number of birds seen during data collection
Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1TIMEINTERVAL Time Interval Time interval within ten minute sampling period
Measurement type: Nominal
Time Interval Code
+ showAppears in data as Meaning of code A First time interval B Second time interval C Third time interval D Fourth time interval DIST_EST Estimated Distance Estimated distance of bird
Measurement type: Ratio
Units:
Distance Codes
+ showAppears in data as Meaning of code 1 Distance estimated at less than 50 meters 2 Distance estimated at greater than 50 meters OBSERVATION_TYPE Observation Type Observation Method
Measurement type: Nominal
Observation Type Code
+ showAppears in data as Meaning of code C Calling I Individual S Singing STARTTIME Start Time Start time of data collection
Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: hh:mm:ssOBS Observer Initials of observer/ data collector
Measurement type: Nominal Sampling Equipment
Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.
No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset
Site Characteristics
The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection
- Site Description
An additional transect established in 1995 in Ranch Valley at 3300 ft.
- Site Description
Two transects established in 1991 on Mount Mansfield: One in Browns River Headwaters in mature northern hardwoods and one at summit in spruce-fir ridgeline forest.
- Site Description
Transects at Lye Brook established in 1999 in northeast area at 680 m elevation in northern hardwood forest.