51913
NY/NJ Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island 2016 BIRDS Polygons
NY/NJ Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island 2016 BIRDS Polygons
Data Set
Published / External
50664
NY_NJ_HudsonRiver_S_LI 2016
Project
Completed
2016
This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for wading birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors, diving birds, seabirds, passerine birds, and gulls and terns in the New York/New Jersey Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island region. Vector polygons in this data set represent bird nesting, migratory staging, wintering sites, and general use areas. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in associated data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set is a portion of the ESI data for the the NY/NJ Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island region. As a whole, the ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil, and include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. See also the BIRDSPT (Bird Points) data layer for additional bird information.
The ESI data are intended to provide baseline environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources. The ESI data may be appropriate for many other coastal management efforts, though the original intent should be kept in mind.
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- Spatial Reference Information (FGDC:spref),
- Spatial Data Organization Information (FGDC:spdoinfo)
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW JERSEY
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW YORK
Theme
Birds
Theme
Coastal Zone Management
Theme
Coastal resources
Theme
ESI
Theme
Environmental Monitoring
Theme
Oil spill planning
Theme
Sensitivity maps
Theme
Wildlife
Spatial
Hudson River
Spatial
South Long Island
Office of Response and Restoration
Seattle
WA
USA
Data Set
GIS Files
As Needed
Data content is considered static once published. However, if issues with the Geodatabase linkages or table contents are identified, the Geodatabase and/or the associated Map Document may be updated. Assure most current data is being used by downloading from https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download and/or comparing modification dates provided at this site.
Map (digital)
The primary attribute tables associated with the ESI biology data are BIOFILE, SOURCES, and BREED_DT. The geographic data layer containing biological resource information (in this case, BIRDS) is linked to the BIOFILE using the RARNUM field. There is a many-to-many relationship from the data layer to the BIOFILE, as an RARNUM may be repeated in several geographic features. Likewise, in the BIOFILE, the same RARNUM may appear in multiple records, representing a unique combination of species found in that region. To be represented by the same RARNUM, these species groups must also share the same seasonality, concentration, mapping qualifier, and source information. The items in the BIOFILE are ELEMENT, SUBELEMENT, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S, F, STATE, S_DATE, F_DATE, GRANK, GRANKDATE, MAPPING_QUALIFIER, CONC, JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, BREED1, BREED2, BREED3, BREED4, BREED5, RARNUM, G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, and BREED. The G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE fields provide links to the SOURCES table, where object level source information is available. The BREED field is the link to the BREED_DT table, where searchable breed information is provided. The links to both of these tables are also many-to-many. During the collection of the ESI data, six relational data tables are used to store the attribute data. These are the BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SOURCES, SPECIES, and STATUS tables. When we create new ESI data, we populate these tables to maintain the integrity of the data collected. Once completed, all information populating these tables is collapsed into the BIOFILE to ease data queries and general usability of the final product.
NOAA ESI Guidelines
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines
Although these data have been processed and used successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 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. If problems are encountered in downloading the ESI data or with file corruption, contact NOAA (see Distributor). These data represent a snapshot in time and temporal changes may have occurred. The data are not intended to include all biological or human-use resources present in an area; they focus on species and resources particularly sensitive to oiling. In the event of a spill, they should be used for a first assessment only. The data providers are the experts with regard to individual resources. They should be contacted to confirm if more current data exist or if in-depth information is needed about a particular resource.
This project was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington.
51914
BIRDS
BIRDS
Published / External
Completed
The BIRDS table contains links to the attribute information for the vector polygons in this data set representing bird nesting, roosting, migratory staging, wintering sites and general distributions. Note that all attribute information is stored in the data tables, described below. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
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The BIRDS table contains links to the attribute information for the vector polygons in this data set representing bird nesting, roosting, migratory staging, wintering sites and general distributions. Note that all attribute information is stored in the data tables, described below. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
RARNUM
NUMBER
No
No
Active
An identifier linking the record to the BIOFILE table.
284000115 - 284001482
51915
BIOFILE
BIOFILE
Published / External
Completed
The data table BIOFILE contains biological attribute data and key fields for linking to the vector objects in the biological data layers and to the associated data tables, BREED_DT and SOURCES. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
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The data table BIOFILE contains biological attribute data and key fields for linking to the vector objects in the biological data layers and to the associated data tables, BREED_DT and SOURCES. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
ELEMENT
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Major categories of biological data.
BENTHIC, BIRD, FISH, HABITAT, HERP, INVERT, M_MAMMAL, T_MAMMAL
SUBELEMENT
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species.
alcid, algae, amphibian, bat, bird, bivalve, cephalopod, crab, diadromous, diving, dolphin, e_nursery, e_resident, freshwater, gull_tern, insect, invert, lobster, m_benthic, m_pelagic, passerine, pelagic, plant, raptor, SAV, shorebird, sm_mammal, snake, turtle, upland, wading, waterfowl, wetland, whale
NAME
Unknown
No
No
Active
Species common name for the entire ESI data set. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
GEN_SPEC
Unknown
No
No
Active
Species scientific name for the entire ESI data set. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
S
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
State threatened or endangered status.
E, T, C, S, X, -
F
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Federal threatened or endangered status.
E, T, C, S, X, -
STATE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies (atlas specific, if applicable).
NJ, NY
S_DATE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Publication date of source material used to assign state status values for each species, if used.
YYYYMM
F_DATE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Publication date of source material used to assign federal status values for each species, if used.
YYYYMM
GRANK
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe
Codeset: NatureServe Global Conservation Status Ranks
GRANKDATE
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Date the GRANK was assessed
YYYYMM, 0
MAPPING_QUALIFIER
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
An indication of why this feature was mapped in the ESI. The following mapping qualifiers were used in the development of this atlas.
COLONY, CONCENTRATION AREA, GENERAL DISTRIBUTION, HARVEST AREA, HAUL OUT, HIGH ECOLOGICAL VALUE, MIGRATION, NESTING, NURSERY AREA, ROOSTING, SPAWNING AREA, VULNERABLE OCCURRENCE, WINTERING
CONC
Unknown
No
No
Active
The field CONC refers to concentration, abundance, or density values, and may contain counts of individuals for each species present at a particular nesting or wintering site, or a term that describes relative abundance of birds at a particular site. The field may contain values from exact counts (e.g., XX BIRDS, XX PAIRS, or XX ADULTS), or binned counts (e.g., 10S, 100S, 1,000S). In cases where no quantitative data were available, the field may contain descriptive terms, such as "HIGH" or "POSSIBLE." If no concentration information was available, the field is populated with "-". Counts were derived from a variety of surveys, and may range in date (see Lineage).
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
JAN
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
January
X
FEB
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
February
X
MAR
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
March
X
APR
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
April
X
MAY
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
May
X
JUN
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
June
X
JUL
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
July
X
SEP
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
September
X
AUG
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
August
X
OCT
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
October
X
NOV
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
November
X
DEC
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
December
X
BREED1
Unknown
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
BREED2
Unknown
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
BREED3
Unknown
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
BREED4
Unknown
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
BREED5
Unknown
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
RARNUM
NUMBER
No
No
Active
An identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the biological data layers.
284000001 - 284001483
G_SOURCE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Link to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source.
28400001 - 28400449
S_SOURCE
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Link to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the seasonality source.
28400001 - 28400449
BREED
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table.
1 - N
51916
BREED_DT
BREED_DT
Published / External
Completed
The data table BREED_DT identifies the monthly presence of certain life-history stages or activities for each species at a given location. This table is related to the BIOFILE data table by the field BREED, and can be used to search for monthly breeding status. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
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The data table BREED_DT identifies the monthly presence of certain life-history stages or activities for each species at a given location. This table is related to the BIOFILE data table by the field BREED, and can be used to search for monthly breeding status. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
BREED
NUMBER
No
No
Active
An integer that links to the BREED field in the BIOFILE.
1 - N
MON
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Two-digit calendar month. Each life history stage or activity type for a particular species can have up to 12 records to account for each month of the year.
1 - 12
BREED1
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Y, N, -
BREED2
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Y, N, -
BREED3
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Y, N, -
BREED4
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Y, N, -
BREED5
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements.
Y, N, -
51917
SOURCES
SOURCES
Published / External
Completed
The data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data set. The source records link to the BIOFILE through the SOURCE_ID field in the SOURCES table, and the G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE fields in the BIOFILE. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
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The data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data set. The source records link to the BIOFILE through the SOURCE_ID field in the SOURCES table, and the G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE fields in the BIOFILE. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
SOURCE_ID
NUMBER
No
No
Active
Source identifier that links records in the SOURCES data table to the items G_SOURCE and A_SOURCE in the SOC_DAT table; G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE in the BIOFILE table; SOURCE_ID and ESI_SOURCE in the ESIP and ESIL data layers, and SOURCE_ID in the HYDROL data layer.
28400001 - 28400449
ORIGINATOR
Unknown
No
No
Active
Author or developer of source material or data set.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
DATE_PUB
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source.
YYYYMM
TITLE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Title of source material or data.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
DATA_FORMAT
Unknown
No
No
Active
The format of the source material.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
PUB_PLACE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Publication place.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
PUBLISHER
Unknown
No
No
Active
Publisher.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
PUBLICATION
Unknown
No
No
Active
Additional citation information.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
ONLINE_LINK
Unknown
No
No
Active
Online computer resource URL.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
SCALE
Unknown
No
No
Active
Description of the source scale.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
TIME_PERIOD
Unknown
No
No
Active
Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon.
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
Data Steward
2016
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Distributor
2016
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Metadata Contact
2016
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Point of Contact
2016
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
Publication Date
-74.595
-71.7215
42.8226
39.9993
Range
2014
2016
Yes
Yes
Geometry Only
Yes
2100
Unclassified
Data can be accessed by downloading the zipped ArcGIS geodatabase from the Download URL (see Distribution Information). Questions can be directed to the ESI Program Manager (Point Of Contact).
None
DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES. Management boundaries are not to be considered legal boundaries. Edges may have been altered for cartographic processes. 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. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
2016
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download
2016
Position
ESI Program Manager
NY_NJ_2016_GDB.zip
This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase.
2016-09-12T00:00:00
Arc Geodatabase
ESRI File Geodatabase
64 MB
Zip
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf
ESI Browse Graphic
Browse Graphic
pdf
Depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the NY/NJ Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island ESI data.
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi
ESI Overview
Online Resource
html
Overview of ESI data content and uses.
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines
ESI Guidelines
Online Resource
pdf
Guidelines for developing ESI data content and overview of ESI data structure. Useful for data collectors and users requiring more in depth information on the ESI process.
The software package used to develop the atlas is Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop 10.2(R). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 7.
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, 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.
These data represent a synthesis of digital data, expert knowledge, scientific articles, unpublished reports, survey data, and maps on bird nesting, wintering, migratory staging and other spatial/temporal concentration areas. See also the BIRDSPT (Bird Points) data layer, part of the larger NY/NJ Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island ESI database, for additional bird information. These data do not necessarily represent all bird occurrences in the NY/NJ Metro Area, Hudson River, and South Long Island region. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name or "n/a" if not applicable): 3, Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata; 5, Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus; 8, Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus; 12, Canada goose, Branta canadensis; 13, Brant, Branta bernicla; 15, Snow goose, Chen caerulescens; 16, Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos; 18, Green-winged teal, Anas crecca; 21, Canvasback, Aythya valisineria; 26, Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola; 27, Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis; 29, White-winged scoter, Melanitta fusca; 30, Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata; 32, Common merganser, Mergus merganser; 33, Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator; 38, Herring gull, Larus argentatus; 42, Bonaparte's gull, Larus philadelphia; 45, Common tern, Sterna hirundo; 54, Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; 56, Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia; 58, Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca; 60, Red knot, Calidris canutus; 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; 75, Razorbill, Alca torda; 76, Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus; 77, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus; 86, Least tern, Sternula antillarum; 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; 92, Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus; 93, Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis; 94, Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor; 95, Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii; 97, Green heron, Butorides virescens; 98, Laughing gull, Larus atricilla; 100, Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla; 103, Common eider, Somateria mollissima; 107, Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus; 120, Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea; 125, Clapper rail, Rallus longirostris; 133, Black skimmer, Rynchops niger; 134, Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica; 138, Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri; 140, Threatened raptor, n/a; 148, Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis; 150, Black rail, Laterallus jamaicensis; 152, American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus; 153, Piping plover, Charadrius melodus; 155, Willet, Tringa semipalmata; 156, Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla; 162, Gadwall, Anas strepera; 167, Northern gannet, Morus bassanus; 169, American wigeon, Anas americana; 176, Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus; 178, Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis; 179, Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps; 180, Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris; 181, Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus; 184, King rail, Rallus elegans; 185, American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus; 186, American black duck, Anas rubripes; 187, Virginia rail, Rallus limicola; 188, Sora, Porzana carolina; 191, Wood duck, Aix sponsa; 192, Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus; 195, American woodcock, Scolopax minor; 196, Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago; 197, Black scoter, Melanitta americana; 198, Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus; 216, Belted kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon; 223, Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda; 225, Marsh wren, Cistothorus palustris; 227, Threatened shorebird, n/a; 229, Swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana; 275, Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo; 277, Seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus; 299, Scaup, Aythya spp.; 301, Mergansers, n/a; 394, Plovers, Charadrius spp.; 445, Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus; 529, Cory's shearwater, Calonectris diomedea; 706, Kentucky warbler, Oporornis formosus; 734, Nelson's sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni; 737, Prothonotary warbler, Protonotaria citrea; 811, Willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii; 849, Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata; 865, Great shearwater, Puffinus gravis; 871, Endangered raptor 1, n/a; 872, Endangered raptor 2, n/a; 1002, Shorebirds, n/a; 1003, Waterfowl, n/a; 1004, Wading birds, n/a; 1005, Raptors, n/a; 1007, Colonial waterbirds, n/a; 1016, Herons, n/a.
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, and SQL SERVER(R) to ArcGIS(R) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, before the final Geodatabase and metadata are created. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format.
AVIAN ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE NEW JERSEY MEADOWLANDS DISTRICT: THE IMPORTANCE OF HABITAT, LANDSCAPE, AND DISTURBANCE
NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY ON BEHALF OF NEW JERSEY MEADOWLANDS COMMISSION
2007-11-01
Range
2004-08
2006-09
BREEDING WATERFOWL SURVEY PLOTS - NEW YORK STATE
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, GAYE SOMOGIE
2015-01-01
Range
2011
2015
EBIRD: AN ONLINE DATABASE OF BIRD DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE [WEB APPLICATION]
EBIRD
2015-08-04
Range
2000-01
2015-08
HTTP://EBIRD.ORG
GREAT EGRET ROOST LOCATIONS
NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY, CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM, DR. NELLIE TSIPOURA
2014-10-01
Range
2012
2014
HABITAT USE AND SELECTION OF BLACK SCOTERS IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND SITING OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY FACILITIES
LORING ET AL. 2014
2014-01-01
Range
2010
2012
HARBOR HERON FORAGING LOCATIONS AND SEASONALITY
DR. NELLIE TSIPOURA, NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY
2014-12-01
HARBOR HERONS FORAGING LOCATIONS
NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY, CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM, DR. NELLIE TSIPOURA
2014-10-01
Range
2008
2014
HUDSON RIVER MARSH BIRD MONITORING PROGRAM, 2010-2014
NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, ANGELIKA BECKMANN
2014-10-01
Range
2010-06
2014-07
KING RAIL (RALLUS ELEGANS), THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA ONLINE
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
2015-01-01
HTTP://BNA.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU.BNAPROXY.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU/BNA/SPECIES/003
LEAST BITTERN (IXOBRYCHUS EXILIS), THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA ONLINE
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
2009-01-01
HTTP://BNA.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU.BNAPROXY.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU/BNA/SPECIES/017
LONG ISLAND COLONIAL WATERBIRD & PIPING PLOVER SURVEY RESULTS
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, FREDERICK HAMILTON
2014-01-01
Range
2007-06
2013-09
LONG ISLAND SHOREBIRD HOTSPOTS
AUDUBON NEW YORK, KERRI DIKUN
2015-02-01
Range
2013-01
2014-12
LONG ISLAND SHOREBIRD MIGRATION SURVEY DATA
NEW YORK AUDUBON SOCIETY, KERRI DIKUN
2014-11-01
Range
2012-03
2014-10
MARSH WREN (CISTOTHORUS PALUSTRIS), THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA ONLINE
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
2014-01-01
HTTP://BNA.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU.BNAPROXY.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU/BNA/SPECIES/308
MID-WINTER WATERFOWL SURVEY
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, PAUL PADDING
2014-12-01
Range
2010-01
2014-01
MODELING AT-SEA OCCURRENCE AND ABUNDANCE OF MARINE BIRDS TO SUPPORT MID-ATLANTIC MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANNING
KINLAN, B.P., R. RANKIN, A. WINSHIP, AND C. CALDOW
2013-01-01
NATURESERVE SOURCE FEATURE (SF) POINT DATA FOR NEW JERSEY
NATURESERVE
2014-12-01
Range
1900-01
2014-12
HTTP://WWW.NATURESERVE.ORG/
NATURESERVE SOURCE FEATURE (SF) POLYGON DATA FOR NEW JERSEY
NATURESERVE
2014-12-01
Range
1900
2014
HTTP://WWW.NATURESERVE.ORG/
NESTING PHENOLOGY OF HERONS
ELIZABETH CRAIG, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
2014-10-01
NEW JERSEY THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES FIELD GUIDE
CONSERVE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY
2015-07-01
HTTP://WWW.CONSERVEWILDLIFENJ.ORG/SPECIES/FIELDGUIDE/
NEW YORK HARBOR HERONS PROJECT 2013
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ELIZABETH CRAIG
2013-01-01
Discrete
2013
HTTP://WWW.NYCAUDUBON.ORG/IMAGES/PDF/2013_HH_SURVEY_REPORT_-12-_23-13.COMPRESSED.PDF
NEW YORK NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM BIODIVERSITY DATABASES
NEW YORK NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM DATABASE, NICK CONRAD
2015-10-01
Range
1980
2015
NEW YORK STATE BREEDING BIRD ATLAS; HANDBOOK FOR WORKERS
NEW YORK STATE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
2004-02-23
HTTP://WWW.DEC.NY.GOV/DOCS/WILDLIFE_PDF/HANDBOOK.PDF
PIED-BILLED GREBE (PODILYMBUS PODICEPS), THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA ONLINE
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
1999-01-01
HTTP://BNA.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU.BNAPROXY.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU/BNA/SPECIES/410
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITATS
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
2012-08-01
Range
1987-03
2012-08
HTTP://WWW.DOS.NY.GOV/OPD/PROGRAMS/CONSISTENCY/SCFWHABITATS.HTML
SIGNIFICANT HABITATS AND HABITAT COMPLEXES OF THE NEW YORK BIGHT WATERSHED
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
1997-11-01
HTTP://NCTC.FWS.GOV/RESOURCES/KNOWLEDGE-RESOURCES/PUBS5/BEGIN.HTM
SORA (PORZANA CAROLINA), THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA ONLINE
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
2012-01-01
HTTP://BNA.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU.BNAPROXY.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU/BNA/SPECIES/250
SWAMP SPARROW (MELOSPIZA GEORGIANA), THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA ONLINE
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
1997-01-01
HTTP://BNA.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU.BNAPROXY.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU/BNA/SPECIES/279
VIRGINIA RAIL (RALLUS LIMICOLA), THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA ONLINE
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
1995-01-01
HTTP://BNA.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU.BNAPROXY.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU/BNA/SPECIES/173
WATCHABLE WILDLIFE
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
2015-08-01
HTTP://WWW.DEC.NY.GOV/23.HTML
WILLOW FLYCATCHER (EMPIDONAX TRAILLII), THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA ONLINE
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
2000-01-01
HTTP://BNA.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU.BNAPROXY.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU/BNA/SPECIES/533
WILSON'S SNIPE (GALLINAGO DELICATA), THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA ONLINE
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
1999-01-01
HTTP://BNA.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU.BNAPROXY.BIRDS.CORNELL.EDU/BNA/SPECIES/417
1
Step 1. Selecting species and data sources. Three main sources of data were used to depict bird distribution and seasonality for this data layer: 1) digital/tabular data sets provided by New York State Department of State (NYSDOS), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Audubon NY, and NJ Audubon; 2) published and unpublished reports; and 3) expert knowledge from resource experts. Bird species are included in this atlas either because of their likelihood of direct or indirect impact by an oil spill or similar incident, their general rarity or imperilment, or their special protection status as threatened or endangered. Migratory or wintering concentration areas, nesting sites and colonies, and protected species are especially emphasized.
2015-11-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
2
Step 2. Mapping nesting locations and hotspots. Nesting locations for terns, gulls, cormorants, and herons along with breeding locations for piping plovers (state endangered and federally threatened) and other solitary nesting shorebird locations were mapped using digital polygon data obtained from NYSDEC, New York Natural Heritage Program (NY NHP), and NatureServe (NJ). Concentration values were generalized when presented for a range of dates (10-25, or 100s, 1000s, etc.) or left blank when not available. Migratory hotspot locations of terns and shorebirds were mapped using survey data provided by NY Audubon, NY NHP, and NatureServe (NJ). Concentration values, when presented, represent ranges or generalized values. Wading bird hotspot foraging locations and roost sites were mapped using survey data and expert knowledge provided by NJ Audubon and NY Audubon. Concentration values for wading bird foraging and roosting locations indicate high counts. In some instances, general distributions of sensitive species were mapped in association with habitat features using the NYSDOS Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats narrative and accompanying digital polygon data.
2015-11-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
3
Step 3. Special considerations in marshes. Salt and freshwater marshes are ranked as highly sensitive to oiling due to their biological productivity and the tendency for oil to persist based on low relative expose to wind/wave energy and the difficulties associated with human cleanup activities. Marshes are extremely valuable for a suite of bird species in the region including rails, bitterns, and marsh obligate passerines, and should be prioritized for protection wherever they exist. Due to the difficulties of surveying in these areas, and in an effort to highlight specific known nesting occurrences, we only mapped nesting locations from point count surveys (Hudson River region), NY NHP, NatureServe (NJ), and the NYSDOS Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats narrative and associated polygon data. General distributions based on habitat associations were not mapped as they have been in the past. Therefore, an absence of a polygon in a region does not mean a species will not be present in the event of a spill. The majority of the Atlantic flyway population of Atlantic Brant and a significant portion of American black ducks overwinter in the marshes fringing the large bays of New York and New Jersey. Particular consideration is given to these key species during region wide aerial surveys as is evident in the atlas data.
2015-11-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
4
Step 4. Waterfowl. Based on consultation with resource experts and due to the large geographic scale at which winter waterfowl surveys are conducted, we mapped winter waterfowl distributions to large waterbodies and adjacent marsh habitat. In an effort to reduce complexity and place an emphasis on the overall number of individuals utilizing a particular region, we chose to only map species that contained 100 or more individuals per survey area. Counts of species that did not meet this threshold within a surveyed area were aggregated together and displayed as wintering “waterfowl.” This method reduces clutter on the map while still placing an emphasis on the regions providing critical over-wintering waterfowl habitat. Smaller non-contiguous habitat within the survey area was noted as providing general distribution habitat to “waterfowl” during the winter season. Qualitative rather than quantitative terms were used to describe the concentration values of these areas. Additional areas providing critical foraging habitat and refuge areas for migrating waterfowl were mapped when data was available. The majority of the wintering and migratory occurrences were mapped using the USFWS Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey, data from NJ Audubon, and the NYSDOS Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats narrative and associated polygon data. Nesting locations for resident waterfowl species were obtained from the NYSDEC Breeding Waterfowl Survey, the NY DOS Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats narrative and associated polygon data, and some found opportunistically during other regional surveys. Similar to other marsh obligate nesting birds, the difficult nature of surveying in marsh habitat resulted in nesting waterfowl distributions in the area to be underrepresented within the atlas. Resident populations of waterfowl depend heavily on salt and freshwater marshes for breeding and therefore could be present within this habitat during the spring and summer breeding months.
2015-11-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
5
Step 5. Raptors. Nesting locations for bald eagles (NJ state endangered, NY state threatened), peregrine falcons (state endangered), osprey (NJ state threatened, NY state special concern), and northern harriers (NJ state endangered, NY state threatened) were mapped as points in New Jersey and polygons in New York at the request of the data providers; NatureServe (NJ) and NY NHP. Additionally, breeding locations of the state endangered short-eared owl were mapped as polygons along the southern shore of Long Island, NY. Wintering locations and migratory stopover concentrations were mapped as polygons where appropriate using the NY NHP data and the NYSDOS Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats narrative and associated polygon data.
2015-11-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
6
Step 6. Seabirds. No pelagic seabirds nest within the AOI but certain species are predicted to use the offshore region depicted within the atlas. The general distributions of seabirds off of New York and New Jersey were mapped using models created by researchers at the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science using the Compendium of Avian Information database. Predictive models of seasonal occurrence were evaluated for inclusion on the map. Distributions were shown on the atlas when abundance was predicted to be higher than one individual per one kilometer pixel. These raster pixels were then converted to vector data and incorporated into coastal (0–1 nautical miles), nearshore (1-2 nautical miles), mid-shore (2-4 nautical miles) or offshore polygons (6-12 nautical miles from shore). Additional high concentration areas were added off of the coast of Long Island using information from the NY DOS Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitats narrative and associated polygon data and a study conducted by Loring and others 2014.
2015-11-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
7
Step 7. Special considerations for rare, threatened, and endangered species. Nesting location of rare, threatened or endangered passerines were included as polygons in this atlas even when hydrographically removed from large waterbodies in an effort to make this regional update more usable in an all hazards context. These data were obtained from the NY NHP and NatureServe (NJ) databases and concentration values were set to equal one pair unless otherwise noted in the original data.
2015-11-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
8
Step 8. Special considerations in creating the BIRDS feature class. The above digital and/or other sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the BIRDS data layer. Depending on the type of source data, two general approaches are used for compiling the data layer: 1) digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the ESI base map features (ESIP, HYDROP, ESIL) 2) information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources are compiled and digitized using ESI base map features. See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of source data for this data layer. The ESI, biology, and human-use data are compiled into the standard ESI digital data format. A second set of interviews with participating resource experts are conducted to review the compiled data. If necessary, edits to the BIRDS data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts and digital data are created.
2015-11-01T00:00:00
Position
ESI Program Manager
orr.esi@noaa.gov
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle
WA
98115
51915
Entity
BIOFILE
51914
Entity
BIRDS
51916
Entity
BREED_DT
51917
Entity
SOURCES
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51913
David Moe Nelson
2018-03-06T15:52:44
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-10-17T16:12:17
2018-09-28
Office of Response and Restoration
ORR
1002
Public
No
2018-09-28
1 Year
2019-09-28
Vector
GT-polygon composed of chains
2100
0.000000001
0.000000001
Decimal degrees
North American Datum of 1983
Geodetic Reference System 80
6378137.000000
298.257222
BIRDS
The BIRDS table contains links to the attribute information for the vector polygons in this data set representing bird nesting, roosting, migratory staging, wintering sites and general distributions. Note that all attribute information is stored in the data tables, described below. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the relationships between attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
NOAA ESI Guidelines
RARNUM
An identifier linking the record to the BIOFILE table.
NOAA
284022028
284026699
BIOFILE
The data table BIOFILE contains biological attribute data and key fields for linking to the vector objects in the biological data layers and to the associated data tables, BREED_DT and SOURCES. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
NOAA ESI Guidelines
ELEMENT
Major categories of biological data.
NOAA ESI Guidelines
BENTHIC
Benthic habitats
NOAA ESI Guidelines
BIRD
Birds
NOAA ESI Guidelines
FISH
Fish
NOAA ESI Guidelines
HABITAT
Habitats and plants
NOAA ESI Guidelines
HERP
Reptiles and Amphibians
NOAA ESI Guidelines
INVERT
Invertebrates
NOAA ESI Guidelines
M_MAMMAL
Marine mammals
NOAA ESI Guidelines
T_MAMMAL
Terrestrial mammals
NOAA ESI Guidelines
SUBELEMENT
Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species.
NOAA ESI Guidelines
alcid
Alcid
NOAA ESI Guidelines
algae
Algae
NOAA ESI Guidelines
amphibian
Amphibian
NOAA ESI Guidelines
bat
Bat
NOAA ESI Guidelines
bird
Bird
NOAA ESI Guidelines
bivalve
Bivalve
NOAA ESI Guidelines
cephalopod
Cephalopod
NOAA ESI Guidelines
crab
Crab
NOAA ESI Guidelines
diadromous
Diadromous fish
NOAA ESI Guidelines
diving
Diving bird
NOAA ESI Guidelines
dolphin
Dolphin
NOAA ESI Guidelines
e_nursery
Estuarine nursery fish
NOAA ESI Guidelines
e_resident
Estuarine resident fish
NOAA ESI Guidelines
freshwater
Freshwater fish
NOAA ESI Guidelines
gull_tern
Gull or tern
NOAA ESI Guidelines
insect
Insect
NOAA ESI Guidelines
invert
Invertebrate
NOAA ESI Guidelines
lobster
Lobster
NOAA ESI Guidelines
m_benthic
Marine benthic fish
NOAA ESI Guidelines
m_pelagic
Marine pelagic fish
NOAA ESI Guidelines
passerine
Passerine bird
NOAA ESI Guidelines
pelagic
Pelagic bird
NOAA ESI Guidelines
plant
Plant
NOAA ESI Guidelines
raptor
Raptor
NOAA ESI Guidelines
SAV
Submerged aquatic vegetation
NOAA ESI Guidelines
shorebird
Shorebird
NOAA ESI Guidelines
sm_mammal
Small mammal
NOAA ESI Guidelines
snake
Snake
NOAA ESI Guidelines
turtle
Turtle
NOAA ESI Guidelines
upland
Upland vegetation
NOAA ESI Guidelines
wading
Wading bird
NOAA ESI Guidelines
waterfowl
Waterfowl
NOAA ESI Guidelines
wetland
Wetland
NOAA ESI Guidelines
whale
Whale
NOAA ESI Guidelines
NAME
Species common name for the entire ESI data set. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report.
NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
GEN_SPEC
Species scientific name for the entire ESI data set. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/maps-and-spatial-data/esi-species-list.html. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report.
NOAA ESI Guidelines
Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.
S
State threatened or endangered status.
NOAA ESI Guidelines
E
Endangered on state list
NOAA ESI Guidelines
T
Threatened on state list
NOAA ESI Guidelines
C
Species of Special Concern
NOAA ESI Guidelines
S
Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance
NOAA ESI Guidelines
X
Experimental essential population
NOAA ESI Guidelines
-
No state status applies
NOAA ESI Guidelines
F
Federal threatened or endangered status.
NOAA ESI Guidelines
E
Endangered on federal list
NOAA ESI Guidelines
T
Threatened on federal list
NOAA ESI Guidelines
C
Species of Special Concern
NOAA ESI Guidelines
S
Threatened or endangered due to similarity of appearance
NOAA ESI Guidelines
X
Experimental essential population
NOAA ESI Guidelines
-
No federal status applies
NOAA ESI Guidelines
STATE
Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies (atlas specific, if applicable).
NOAA ESI Guidelines
NJ
New Jersey
NOAA ESI Guidelines
NY
New York
NOAA ESI Guidelines
S_DATE
Publication date of source material used to assign state status values for each species, if used.
NOAA ESI Guidelines
YYYYMM
YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
NOAA ESI Guidelines
F_DATE
Publication date of source material used to assign federal status values for each species, if used.
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YYYYMM
YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
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GRANK
Global Rank of the species as defined by NatureServe
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NatureServe Global Conservation Status Ranks
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GRANKDATE
Date the GRANK was assessed
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YYYYMM
YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
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0
Date unspecified
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MAPPING_QUALIFIER
An indication of why this feature was mapped in the ESI. The following mapping qualifiers were used in the development of this atlas.
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COLONY
Colony
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CONCENTRATION AREA
Concentration Area
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GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
General Distribution
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HARVEST AREA
Harvest Area
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HAUL OUT
Haul Out
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HIGH ECOLOGICAL VALUE
High Ecological Value
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MIGRATION
Migration
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NESTING
Nesting
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NURSERY AREA
Nursery Area
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ROOSTING
Roosting
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SPAWNING AREA
Spawning Area
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VULNERABLE OCCURRENCE
Vulnerable Occurrence
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WINTERING
Wintering
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CONC
The field CONC refers to concentration, abundance, or density values, and may contain counts of individuals for each species present at a particular nesting or wintering site, or a term that describes relative abundance of birds at a particular site. The field may contain values from exact counts (e.g., XX BIRDS, XX PAIRS, or XX ADULTS), or binned counts (e.g., 10S, 100S, 1,000S). In cases where no quantitative data were available, the field may contain descriptive terms, such as "HIGH" or "POSSIBLE." If no concentration information was available, the field is populated with "-". Counts were derived from a variety of surveys, and may range in date (see Lineage).
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JAN
January
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X
Present in January
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FEB
February
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X
Present in February
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MAR
March
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X
Present in March
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APR
April
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X
Present in April
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MAY
May
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X
Present in May
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JUN
June
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X
Present in June
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JUL
July
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X
Present in July
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SEP
September
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X
Present in September
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AUG
August
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X
Present in August
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OCT
October
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X
Present in October
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NOV
November
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X
Present in November
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DEC
December
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X
Present in December
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BREED1
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
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BREED2
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
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BREED3
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
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BREED4
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED4 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
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BREED5
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. Values will show month or range of months (e.g., JAN-MAY). A value of "-" indicates life stage or activity not present or not reported. A value of "N/A" indicates that the breed category is not used or not appropriate for the element referenced. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements.
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RARNUM
An identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the biological data layers.
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284000001
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G_SOURCE
Link to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source.
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28400301
28400404
S_SOURCE
Link to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the seasonality source.
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28400301
28400446
BREED
Identifier that links records in the BIOFILE data table to related records in the BREED_DT data table.
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1
N
BREED_DT
The data table BREED_DT identifies the monthly presence of certain life-history stages or activities for each species at a given location. This table is related to the BIOFILE data table by the field BREED, and can be used to search for monthly breeding status. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
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BREED
An integer that links to the BREED field in the BIOFILE.
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1
N
MON
Two-digit calendar month. Each life history stage or activity type for a particular species can have up to 12 records to account for each month of the year.
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1
12
BREED1
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED1 = spawning; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED1 = nesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED1 = mating. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
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Y
Life-history stage or activity present
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N
Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
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-
Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
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BREED2
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED2 = migrating; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED2 = eggs; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED2 = hatching; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED2 = calving. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
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Y
Life-history stage or activity present
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N
Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
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-
Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
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BREED3
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "BIRD" then BREED3 = molting; if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED3 = larvae; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED3 = internesting; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED3 = pupping. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
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Y
Life-history stage or activity present
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N
Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
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-
Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
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BREED4
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED4 = juveniles; if ELEMENT is "M_MAMMAL" then BREED4 = molting. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, or T_MAMMAL elements.
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Y
Life-history stage or activity present
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N
Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
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-
Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
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BREED5
Life history stage or activity type, where: if ELEMENT is "FISH" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "INVERT" then BREED5 = adults; if ELEMENT is "HERP" then BREED5 = adults. This attribute is not used for BENTHIC, BIRD, HABITAT, M_MAMMAL, or T_MAMMAL elements.
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Y
Life-history stage or activity present
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N
Life-history stage or activity not present or not reported
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-
Breed category not used or not appropriate for record(s) in question
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SOURCES
The data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data set. The source records link to the BIOFILE through the SOURCE_ID field in the SOURCES table, and the G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE fields in the BIOFILE. See the Entity_and_Attribute_Overview for a detailed description of how the primary attribute tables relate to the geographic data layers. Also see the Browse_Graphic section for a link to the entity-relationship diagram, which describes the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the ESI data structure.
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SOURCE_ID
Source identifier that links records in the SOURCES data table to the items G_SOURCE and A_SOURCE in the SOC_DAT table; G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE in the BIOFILE table; SOURCE_ID and ESI_SOURCE in the ESIP and ESIL data layers, and SOURCE_ID in the HYDROL data layer.
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28400102
28400446
ORIGINATOR
Author or developer of source material or data set.
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DATE_PUB
Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source.
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YYYYMM
YYYY for year and optionally MM for month
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TITLE
Title of source material or data.
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DATA_FORMAT
The format of the source material.
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PUB_PLACE
Publication place.
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PUBLISHER
Publisher.
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PUBLICATION
Additional citation information.
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ONLINE_LINK
Online computer resource URL.
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SCALE
Description of the source scale.
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TIME_PERIOD
Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon.
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The primary attribute tables associated with the ESI biology data are BIOFILE, SOURCES, and BREED_DT. The geographic data layer containing biological resource information (in this case, BIRDS) is linked to the BIOFILE using the RARNUM field. There is a many-to-many relationship from the data layer to the BIOFILE, as an RARNUM may be repeated in several geographic features. Likewise, in the BIOFILE, the same RARNUM may appear in multiple records, representing a unique combination of species found in that region. To be represented by the same RARNUM, these species groups must also share the same seasonality, concentration, mapping qualifier, and source information. The items in the BIOFILE are ELEMENT, SUBELEMENT, NAME, GEN_SPEC, S, F, STATE, S_DATE, F_DATE, GRANK, GRANKDATE, MAPPING_QUALIFIER, CONC, JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC, BREED1, BREED2, BREED3, BREED4, BREED5, RARNUM, G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, and BREED. The G_SOURCE and S_SOURCE fields provide links to the SOURCES table, where object level source information is available. The BREED field is the link to the BREED_DT table, where searchable breed information is provided. The links to both of these tables are also many-to-many. During the collection of the ESI data, six relational data tables are used to store the attribute data. These are the BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SOURCES, SPECIES, and STATUS tables. When we create new ESI data, we populate these tables to maintain the integrity of the data collected. Once completed, all information populating these tables is collapsed into the BIOFILE to ease data queries and general usability of the final product.
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