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Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: New Hampshire: BIRDS (Bird Polygons)
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Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Concord, New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Estuaries Project, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Formatted to national Environmental Sensitivity Index standards by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington.
This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for wading birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors, diving birds, seabirds, passerine birds, and gulls and terns in New Hampshire. Vector polygons in this data set represent locations of bird nesting, migratory staging, and wintering sites. Species specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set comprises a portion of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for New Hampshire. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. See also the NESTS data layer, part of the larger New Hampshire ESI database, for additional bird information.
This data was collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and the New Hampshire Estuaries Project response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources.
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and the New Hampshire Estuaries Project supported this project. Steve Croce with New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services served as contract manager for the project. Carroll Brown, Jr. and Lynn Woodard with New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services contributed significantly to the project, as did Phil Trowbridge with the New Hampshire Estuaries Project and individuals from several state and federal agencies and other organizations. At Research Planning, Inc. (RPI), Heidi Hinkeldey was the project manager. Lee Diveley performed the data processing under the supervision of Mark White, GIS Manager. Heidi Hinkeldey, Chris Locke, and Vermell Pyatt prepared the final metadata.
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ESI Program Manager
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Seattle
WA
98115
orr.esi@noaa.gov
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orr.esi@noaa.gov
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Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Sensitivity of Coastal Environments and Wildlife to Spilled Oil: New Hampshire: BIRDS (Bird Polygons) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40487.
NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
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Use Constraints: DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES.Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on these data. Note that the ESI database should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, information contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys. Recognize that the information contained in the ESI database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource. This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands, etc. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
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Distribution Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition.
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NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
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40487
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40487.pdf
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The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(r) (version 8.3) and SQL SERVER(r) (version 7.0). The hardware configuration is PC's with Windows Operating System (NT4.0/2000). The Spatial_Data_Organization Information section refers only to the source files in the ARC export format. The following files are included in that data set: bio_lut.e00, birds.e00, biofile.e00, biores.e00, breed.e00, breed_dt.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, mgt.e00, nests.e00, reptiles.e00, seasonal.e00, soc_dat.e00, soc_lut.e00, socecon.e00, sources.e00, species.e00, status.e00, t_mammal.e00. Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in Arc export and text format are bio_lut, biofile, biores, breed, breed_dt, seasonal, soc_dat, soc_lut, socecon, sources, species, and status.
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2017-08-07
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2017-08-07
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2017-08-07
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ESI Program Manager
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
orr.esi@noaa.gov
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http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
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Accuracy
A multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. The process includes a standardized data entry methodology, hardcopy data review by in-house and external resource experts, a final Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process, and multiple automated logical consistency checks. Quantitative data (such as densities, counts, abundances, or concentrations) provided by resource experts for inclusion in the data set may vary widely in attribute accuracy, depending upon the methodology used to collect and compile such data. For a more detailed evaluation of source data attribute accuracy, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Most of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed using regional experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are compiled on hardcopy base maps with a scale of 1: 24,000. Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original data source and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set. Note that biological resource data by their very nature are considered "fuzzy", and this should be understood when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects representing these resources.
Completeness Report
These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge and available hardcopy reports and digital data on bird nesting, migratory staging, and wintering concentration areas. See also the NESTS data layer, part of the larger New Hampshire ESI database, for additional bird information. These data do not necessarily represent all bird occurrences in New Hampshire. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name, if applicable): 112, Black guillemot, Cepphus grille; 1, Common loon, Gavia immer; 8, Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus; 179, Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps; 275, Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo; 38, Herring gull, Larus argentatus; 40, Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis; 42, Bonaparte's gull, Larus philadelphia; 45, Common tern, Sterna hirundo; 80, Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea; 86, Least tern, Sterna antillarum; 92, Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus; 95, Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii; 98, Laughing gull, Larus atricilla; 225, Marsh wren, Cistothorus palustris; 277, Seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus; 278, Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus; 734, Nelson''s sharp-tailed sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni; 76, Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus; 77, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus; 107, Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus; 181, Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus; 230, Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis; 55, Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus; 56, Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia; 58, Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca; 59, Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes; 62, Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla; 63, Dunlin, Calidris alpina; 64, Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus; 67, Sanderling, Calidris alba; 69, Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus; 71, Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola; 73, Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres; 153, Piping plover, Charadrius melodus; 155, Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus; 156, Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla; 214, Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria; 234, Purple sandpiper, Calidris maritimea; 238, White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis; 289, Hudsonian godwit, Limosa haemastica; 54, Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; 87, Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea; 88, Great egret, Ardea alba; 89, Snowy egret, Egretta thula; 90, Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; 91, Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus; 94, Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor; 97, Green heron, Butorides virescens; 178, Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis; 185, American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus; 187, Virginia rail, Rallus limicola; 188, Sora, Porzana carolina; 12, Canada goose, Branta Canadensis; 16, Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos; 17, Northern pintail, Anas acuta; 18, Green-winged teal, Anas crecca; 21, Canvasback, Aythya valisineria; 22, Greater scaup, Aythya marila; 24, Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula; 26, Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola; 28, Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus; 32, Common merganser, Mergus merganser; 33, Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator; 103, Common eider, Somateria mollissima; 162, Gadwall, Anas strepera; 169, American wigeon, Anas americana; 180, Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris; 186, American black duck, Anas rubripes; 190, Blue-winged teal, Anas discors; 191, Wood duck, Aix sponsa; 198, Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus; 302, Scoters, Melanitta spp.
Conceptual Consistency
A multi-stage error checking process, described in the above Attribute_Accuracy_Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary node, etc.), and SQL SERVER(r) to ARC/INFO(r) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, where the data are written to CD-ROM and the metadata are written. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality and consistency checks. In the process of checking for topological and database consistencies, new ID's and RARNUM's or HUNUM's are also generated. The new ID's are a combination of atlas number, element number, and record number. In addition, the value used to represent the element is modified to reflect the type of feature being mapped. In the case of an element that is normally represented by a point or polygon, a value of 20 is added to the standard element value for mapping of linear features. In the case where an element usually mapped as a polygon is represented by a point, a value of 30 is added to the regular element value. The RARNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number, so multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUM's remain unique. RARNUM's are redefined on an element basis, so "resources at risk" groupings will contain only a single element. HUNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number.
Two main sources of data were used to depict bird distribution and seasonality for this data layer: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from the Audubon Society of New Hampshire, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) and 2) numerous published and unpublished reports. Information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources was compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles. The compiled data was digitized off of the base maps into an ArcInfo system to create the BIRDS data layer. All ESI, biology, and human-use data was plotted onto hardcopy draft maps. Following the delivery of draft maps to the participating resource experts, a second set of interviews was conducted to review the maps. Edits to the BIRDS data layer were made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps were created. Concentration information varied, and therefore for some species and locations, descriptive terms such as "high" or "low" were used, while for others, numerical counts of individuals or pairs of birds were used. Concentration ranges such as "200-600" or "50-100 pairs" were used in some cases when exact concentrations varied from year to year. Concentration and seasonality information was provided by resource experts, or was extracted from published sources, reports, and survey data.
2004-03-01T00:00:00
Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert Knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication
Bird locations in New Hampshire
2003-01-01
publication
Suzie Van Ottinger, USFWS
2003
Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert Knowledge | Type of Source Media: email
Birds of Great Bay NWR
2003-01-01
publication
Jim Reynolds, USFWS
2003
Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert Knowledge | Type of Source Media: paper
Hampton-Seabrook Estuary IBA
2003-01-01
publication
Pam Hunt, Audubon Society of New Hampshire
2003
Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper
New Hampshire Important Bird Area Program - Isles of Shoals
2003-01-01
publication
Pam Hunt, Audubon Society of New Hampshire
2003
Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper
New Hampshire Important Bird Area Program, Nomination Form
2003-01-01
publication
Pam Hunt, Audubon Society of New Hampshire
2003
Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert Knowledge | Type of Source Media: paper
Summary of Bird Use of New Hampshire Coastal Areas (including Great Bay)
2003-01-01
publication
Pam Hunt, Audubon Society of New Hampshire
2003