Lake Michigan: BIRDS (Polygons, Points)

75835

Data Set

Published / External

75823

Great Lakes - Lake Michigan ESI, 2025

Project

Completed

2025-05

The polygonal BIRDS data set contains sensitive biological resource data for wading birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors, diving birds, passerine birds, and gulls and terns in Lake Michigan. Vector polygons in this data set represent bird nesting, migratory staging, and wintering sites. The point BIRDSPT data set contains sensitive biological resource data for wading birds, diving birds, gulls and terns in Lake Michigan. Vector points in this data set represent bird nesting sites. Species specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. These data sets comprise a portion of the ESI data for Lake Michigan. 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. The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide 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.

Theme

ISO 19115 Topic Category biota

Theme

ISO 19115 Topic Category environment

Theme

Bird

Theme

Coastal Zone Management

Theme

Coastal resources

Theme

ESI

Theme

Environmental Monitoring

Theme

Oil spill planning

Theme

Sensitivity maps

Theme

Wildlife

Spatial

Lake Michigan

Data Set

Map (digital)

CREDIT: This project was funded by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) LCDR Chris Duffy assisted in many aspects of the project’s completion. Nicolle Rutherford with NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration (ORR), Emergency Response Division and Robb Wright with NOAA’s ORR, Assessment and Restoration Division, Spatial Data Branch reviewed and approved the final products. The biological and human-use data included on the maps were provided by numerous individuals and agencies. The individuals and agencies are listed in detail throughout the introductory pages of the ESI atlas. Staff at these organizations contributed a vast amount of information to this effort, including first-hand expertise, publications, maps, and digital data. At Research Planning, Inc. in Columbia, South Carolina, scientific, GIS, and graphics staff were involved with all phases of the project. Mark White, GIS Director, and Christine Boring, Biology Dept. Manager, were co-Project Managers. Jennifer Horsman, Katy Beckham, Lee Diveley, and Ken Christle classified the ESI shoreline. The biological data were collected and compiled onto base maps by Christine Boring, Lauren Szathmary, and Seamus Harrison. Lee Diveley, Katy Beckham, and Jeff Dahlin processed and produced the GIS data. Wendy Early produced the final documents. ORIGINATORS: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington.; NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD).;

75840

BIRDS

Published / External

Completed The BIRDS table contains the link (RARNUM) to the attribute information for the vector polygons in this data set representing Bird species distribution. 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. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

GIS File

Feature classes, which correspond to map layers, represent a single element and geometry type. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

RARNUM

NUMBER

Yes

Active An identifier linking the record to the BIOCOMB table. RARNUM is a 9-digit integer representing a unique combination of species, seasonality, concentration, mapping qualifier, and geographic and seasonality sources. This region unique number is added to the atlas number *100,000 to generate a number that is unique across atlases| Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

20200001 - 20200467

75841

BIRDSPT

Published / External

Completed The BIRDSPT table contains the link (RARNUM) to the attribute information for the spatial features in this data set representing Bird species distribution. 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. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

GIS File

Feature classes, which correspond to map layers, represent a single element and geometry type. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

RARNUM

NUMBER

Yes

20200001 - 20200467

75842

BIOCOMB

Published / External

Completed The data table BIOCOMB contains biological attribute data and key fields for linking to the vector objects in the biological data layers and to the associated data table, 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. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0

Data Table

The BIORES, BREED, SEASONAL, SPECIES, and STATUS tables, required for the deliverable to NOAA, are compressed into a single file, the BIOCOMB, to enhance usability. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.

ELEMENT

TEXT

Yes

Upper

SUBELEMENT

TEXT

Yes

Active Element subgroup delineating a logical grouping of species. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

Allowed values change from atlas to atlas.

RARNUM

NUMBER

Yes

Active A 9-digit identifier that links records in the BIOCOMB data table to related records in the biological data layers. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

20200001 - 20200467

MAPRAR

NUMBER

Active An identifier that is used in map production for legibility. This number is the same as RARNUM without the atlas specific prefix. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.

1 - 467

SEASON_ID

NUMBER

Active Numerical code identifying varying seasonalities within a particular species. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

1 - X

NAME

TEXT

Yes

Active Species common name. This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/esi-species-list. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report found in the parent record. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Mixed

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

GEN_SPEC

TEXT

Active Species scientific name (Genus species). This atlas contains a subset of the species found in the ESI Species List, available online at https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/esi-species-list. For a list of the species included in this data layer, see the Completeness_Report found in the parent record. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

TEXT

Active State threatened or endangered status. If the atlas covers two states, the status for each state is separated by a slash '/'; the order of entry reflects the order of the state abbreviations found in the STATE field. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

TEXT

Active Federal threatened or endangered status. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

STATE

TEXT

Active Two-letter state abbreviation to which state status applies. If atlas covers 2 states, abbreviation for each state should be separated by a slash (/).| Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

S_DATE

NUMBER

Active Publication date of source material used to assign state status values for each species, if used. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month |

F_DATE

NUMBER

Active Publication date of source material used to assign federal status values for each species, if used. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

YYYYMM: YYYY for year and optionally MM for month |

CONC

TEXT

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 counts of individuals (XX BIRDS) or approximate counts using order of magnitude (e.g., 10s, 100s). In cases where no quantitative count data was available, the field may either be blank or contain descriptive terms such as "HIGH" or "COMMON". Counts were derived from a variety of surveys, and may range in date.

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

G_SOURCE

NUMBER

Yes

Active An 8-digit identifier that links to the SOURCES data table record providing information on the geographic source. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

20200301 - 20200364

JAN

TEXT

Active January | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in January |

FEB

TEXT

Active February | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in February |

MAR

TEXT

Active March | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in March |

APR

TEXT

Active April | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in April |

MAY

TEXT

Active May | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in May |

JUN

TEXT

Active June | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in June |

JUL

TEXT

Active July |Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in July |

AUG

TEXT

Active August | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in August |

SEP

TEXT

Active September | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in September |

OCT

TEXT

Active October | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in October |

NOV

TEXT

Active November | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in November |

DEC

TEXT

Active December | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

Upper

X: Present in December |

NESTING

TEXT

Active Month range where a life history stage or activity type is occurring. Activity represented varies by element. 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. | Description Source: Environmental Sensitivity Index Guidelines, Version 4.0.

MIGRATING

TEXT

MOLTING

TEXT

HATCHING

TEXT

SPAWNING

TEXT

EGGS

TEXT

LARVAE

TEXT

JUVENILES

TEXT

ADULTS

TEXT

MATING

TEXT

CALVING

TEXT

PUPPING

TEXT

INTERNESTING

TEXT

75843

SOURCES

Published / External

Completed The data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the ESI data set. 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. Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 10039, 09-25-2017 12:58

Data Table

Yes

All ESI feature classes: the biology, socioeconomic, and the base ESI and HYDRO layers, share the SOURCES table. This is where feature and attribute specific metadata resides. In addition to providing citations for the ESI data, the SOURCES table can help users identify regional experts.

SOURCE_ID

NUMBER

Yes

Active An 8-digit 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 in the BIOCOMB table; SOURCE_ID and ESI_SOURCE in the ESIP and ESIL data layers, and SOURCE_ID in the HYDROL data layer. | Description Source: NOAA ESI Guidelines

20200001 - 20200364

ORIGINATOR

TEXT

255

Yes

Active Author or developer of source material or data set.

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

DATE_PUB

NUMBER

Active Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source.

YYYY, YYYYMM, YYYYMMDD

TITLE

TEXT

255

Active Title of source material or data.

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

DATA_FORMAT

TEXT

Active The format of the source material.

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

PUB_PLACE

TEXT

255

Active Publication place.

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

PUBLISHER

TEXT

255

Active Publisher.

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

ONLINE_LINK

TEXT

255

Active Online resource URL.

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

PUBLICATION

TEXT

255

Active Additional citation information.

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

SCALE

TEXT

Active Description of the source scale.

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

TIME_PERIOD

TEXT

Active Date(s) of data collection that the source material is based upon.

Acceptable values change from atlas to atlas.

Data Steward

2025-05

Position

ESI Program Manager

orr.esi@noaa.gov

7600 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle

98115

Distributor

2025-05

Organization

Office of Response and Restoration

ORR

https://ror.org/03g5tqa50

1305 East-West Highway

Silver Spring

20910

https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/

ORR Home Page

Online Resource

Metadata Contact

2025-05

Position

ESI Program Manager

orr.esi@noaa.gov

7600 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle

98115

Publication Date

-88.176303

-84.815632

46.042438

41.546941

The data were compiled during 2023-2025. The currentness dates for this data range from 2013 to 2025 and are documented in the Lineage section.

Range

2013

2015

Geographic 2D

EPSG:4269

NAD83

North American Datum 1983

GRS 1980

6378137

298.257222101

1 Geodetic Latitude Lat degree north 1 Geodetic Latitude Lat degree north 2 Geodetic Longitude Lon degree east 2 Geodetic Longitude Lon degree east

Standard

CC0-1.0

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0).

Unclassified

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.

https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi

2025-05

Organization

Office of Response and Restoration

https://ror.org/03g5tqa50

Data access URL

ESRI File Geodatabase

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.

Spatial components for the biological data layers can come from expert interviews, hardcopy, or digital sources. Some of the spatial components of the biological data layers may have been 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 1:42,000. Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital or hardcopy sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. 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. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original source data and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set.

These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, available hardcopy documents, survey data, maps, and digital data on bird nesting, wintering, migratory staging and other spatial/temporal concentration areas. These data do not necessarily represent all bird occurrences in Lake Michigan. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 1, Common loon, Gavia immer; 3, Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata; 4, Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena; 5, Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus; 8, Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus; 12, Canada goose, Branta canadensis; 16, Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos; 17, Northern pintail, Anas acuta; 18, Green-winged teal, Anas crecca; 20, Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata; 21, Canvasback, Aythya valisineria; 22, Greater scaup, Aythya marila; 23, Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis; 24, Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula; 26, Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola; 27, Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis; 28, Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus; 29, White-winged scoter, Melanitta fusca; 30, Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata; 32, Common merganser, Mergus merganser; 33, Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator; 34, American coot, Fulica americana; 38, Herring gull, Larus argentatus; 40, Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis; 45, Common tern, Sterna hirundo; 54, Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; 55, Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus; 56, Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia; 58, Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca; 59, Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes; 61, Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos; 62, Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla; 63, Dunlin, Calidris alpina; 64, Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus; 67, Sanderling, Calidris alba; 69, Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus; 70, Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus; 71, Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola; 73, Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres; 76, Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus; 77, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus; 87, Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea; 88, Great egret, Ardea alba; 90, Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; 93, Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis; 97, Green heron, Butorides virescens; 107, Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus; 120, Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea; 124, Redhead, Aythya americana; 136, Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia; 138, Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri; 140, Threatened raptor, n/a; 148, Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis; 153, Piping plover, Charadrius melodus; 155, Willet, Tringa semipalmata; 156, Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla; 162, Gadwall, Anas strepera; 164, American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica; 169, American wigeon, Anas americana; 170, Trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator; 172, Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis; 173, American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; 178, Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis; 179, Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps; 180, Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris; 181, Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius; 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; 189, Yellow rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis; 190, Blue-winged teal, Anas discors; 191, Wood duck, Aix sponsa; 192, Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus; 193, Black tern, Chlidonias niger; 195, American woodcock, Scolopax minor; 197, Black scoter, Melanitta americana; 198, Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus; 216, Belted kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon; 217, Mute swan, Cygnus olor; 218, Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus; 220, Merlin, Falco columbarius; 223, Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda; 224, Sedge wren, Cistothorus stellaris; 225, Marsh wren, Cistothorus palustris; 229, Swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana; 231, Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus; 240, Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis; 273, Geese, n/a; 302, Scoters, Melanitta spp.; 314, Endangered raptor, n/a; 316, Endangered shorebird, n/a; 320, Endangered wading bird, n/a; 394, Plovers, Charadrius spp.; 395, Louisiana waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla; 462, Loons, Gavia spp.; 599, Eastern whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus; 635, Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor; 736, Henslow's sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii; 836, Cerulean warbler, Setophaga cerulea; 849, Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata; 868, Federally threatened shorebird, n/a; 904, Endangered waterfowl, n/a; 906, Common gallinule, Gallinula galeata; 910, Endangered bird, n/a; 952, Red knot, Calidris canutus rufa; 973, Kirtland's warbler, Setophaga kirtlandii; 974, Threatened passerine bird, n/a; 975, Endangered gull/tern, n/a; 976, Special concern raptor, n/a; 977, Special concern shorebird, n/a; 978, Special concern wading bird, n/a; 1001, Gulls, n/a; 1002, Shorebirds, n/a; 1005, Raptors, n/a; 1008, Terns, n/a; 1014, Diving ducks, n/a; 1017, Sandpipers, n/a; 1019, Sea ducks, n/a; 1026, Grebes, n/a; 1027, Swans, Cygnus spp.; 1040, Marsh birds, n/a; 1044, Hawks, 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 ESI 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, while retaining the original RARNUM or HUNUM stored as MAPRAR and MAPHUN, respectively. 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.

Unknown

ATLAS OF SEA DUCK KEY HABITAT SITES IN NORTH AMERICA

Organization

SEA DUCK JOINT VENTURE - T.D. BOWMAN, J.L. CHURCHILL, C. LEPAGE, S.S. BADZINSKI, S.G. GILLILAND, N. MCLELLAN, AND E. SILBERMAN

Originator

Discrete

2022

https://seaduckjv.org/

Source Online Linkage

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

BIRDS INFORMATION

BALD EAGLE NESTS 2024

Organization

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) - M. ANNIS

Originator

2024-01-01

Discrete

2024

BIRDS INFORMATION

BLACK TERN NESTING DATA

Organization

AUDUBON GREAT LAKES - S. BIELKE AND K. BERNARD

Originator

Discrete

2025

BIRDS INFORMATION

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT SUMMARY REPORT FOR WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WIDNR)

Organization

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) & ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE (APHIS), WILDLIFE SERVICES - MIKE JONES AND CHARLES LOVELL

Originator

2024-01-01

BIRDSPT

EBIRD: AN ONLINE DATABASE OF BIRD DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE

Organization

EBIRD

Originator

Discrete

2024

https://ebird.org/home

Source Online Linkage

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

BIRDS INFORMATION

ESTIMATED FOCAL MARSH BIRD OCCUPANCY

Organization

AUDUBON GREAT LAKES - S. BIELKE AND K. BERNARD

Originator

2024-01-01

https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/23c468a005b54413afb53687add94350

Source Online Linkage

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

BIRDS INFORMATION

FINAL CRITICAL HABITAT FOR PIPING PLOVER (CHARADRIUS MELODUS)

Organization

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS)

Originator

Discrete

2024

BIRDS INFORMATION

GRAVEL ISLAND, GREEN BAY, HARBOR ISLAND, HURON AND MICHIGAN ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES - COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION PLAN

Organization

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS)

Originator

Discrete

2013

BIRDS INFORMATION

GREAT LAKES COLONIAL WATERBIRD SURVEYS - F. CUTHBERT, L. WIRES, AND T. ARNOLD

Organization

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS)

Originator

2018-01-01

BIRDSPT

GREEN BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COLONIAL SHOREBIRD NESTING COUNTS

Organization

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) -S. O'DELL

Originator

2024-01-01

BIRDS INFORMATION

ILLINOIS EAGLE NEST DATA DECEMBER 2024

Organization

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (ILDNR)

Originator

Discrete

2024

BIRDS INFORMATION

ILLINOIS NATURAL HERITAGE DATABASE

Organization

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (ILDNR)

Originator

Discrete

2024

BIRDS INFORMATION

IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS

Organization

AUDUBON GREAT LAKES

Originator

Discrete

2024

https://gis.audubon.org/portal/apps/sites/?_gl=1*8jyluh*_gcl_au*MjEyMzYzMzk4Ny4xNzMyNTU4MzU0*_ga*MjA4NjM3ODc2OS4xNzI0MTY0NDcw*_ga_X2XNL2MWTT*MTczOTkxMjIxNy40NC4xLjE3Mzk5MTI5MzAuNDMuMC4w#/nas-hub-site

Source Online Linkage

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

BIRDS INFORMATION

INDIANA NATURAL HERITAGE DATABASE

Organization

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (INDNR)

Originator

Discrete

2024

BIRDS INFORMATION

LAKE MICHIGAN 2011-2013 AERIAL SURVEYS COMMON LOON OBSERVATIONS

Organization

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) - KEVIN KENOW

Originator

2018-01-01

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a9ebc4ee4b069906073151c

Source Online Linkage

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

BIRDS INFORMATION

LAKE MICHIGAN BALD EAGLE NESTS

Organization

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WIDNR)

Originator

Discrete

2024

BIRDS INFORMATION

LAKE MICHIGAN SEA DUCK SURVEY 2009-2014

Organization

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) -KEVIN KENOW, TIMOTHY FOX, STEVEN HOUDEK, LUKE FARA, & BRIAN LUBINSKI

Originator

2021-01-01

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/609158add34e791692e140e6

Source Online Linkage

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

BIRDS INFORMATION

MICHIGAN NATURAL FEATURES INVENTORY DATA

Organization

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION, MICHIGAN NATURAL FEATURES INVENTORY (MNFI)

Originator

Discrete

2024

BIRDS INFORMATION

NATURAL HERITAGE INVENTORY

Organization

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WIDNR)

Originator

Discrete

2024

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/erreview/PublicPortal

Source Online Linkage

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

BIRDS INFORMATION

PIPING PLOVER NESTING SURVEY DATA

Organization

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS)- J. FARKAS

Originator

2022-01-01

BIRDS INFORMATION

PRIORITY COLONIES FOR GREAT LAKES WATERBIRDS: BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, BLACK TERN, COMMON TERN

Organization

AUDUBON GREAT LAKES

Originator

2024-01-01

https://gl.audubon.org/sites/default/files/colonial_waterbird_summary_may_1_update.pdf

AUDUBON GREAT LAKES URL

BIRDSPT

RED-THROATED LOON DISTRIBUTIONS - PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Organization

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) - KEVIN KENOW AND LUKE FARA

Originator

Discrete

2025

BIRDS INFORMATION

SITE POLYGONS, TAXA, AND VEGETATION DATA

Organization

GREAT LAKES COASTAL WETLAND MONITORING PROGRAM (CWMP) - V. BRADY

Originator

2023-01-01

https://www.greatlakeswetlands.org/Home.vbhtml

Source Online Linkage

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

BIRDS INFORMATION

WISCONSIN WATERFOWL SURVEYS

Organization

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WIDNR) -TAYLOR FINGER

Originator

2024-01-01

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/WildlifeHabitat/wfsurveys

Source Online Linkage

URL where the source data were originally accessed.

BIRDS INFORMATION

Four main sources of data were used to depict bird distribution and seasonality for the BIRDS data layer: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), United States Geological Survey (USGS), University of Minnesota, Audubon Great Lakes, Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program (CWMP), Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI), and the Department of Natural Resources of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin; 2) vector digital datasets; 3) numerous published and unpublished reports; and 4) online sources, such as eBird. Birds displayed in this atlas include: diving birds, gulls, terns, passerines, pelagic birds, raptors, shorebirds, wading birds, and waterfowl. Species that are federally and state listed, and coastal nesting, roosting, and migratory staging locations are specifically emphasized. Shorebirds, diving birds, gulls, terns, raptors, and waterfowl were provided by various agencies via shapefiles, spreadsheets, primary literature, and expert local knowledge, and was supplemented with information from eBird. In general, data from the various data sources were compiled and either mapped to habitat, park or refuge, or specific locations, per expert recommendations. Colonial waterbird nesting areas- Numerous resource experts and agencies provided data sets and expert knowledge to facilitate mapping colonial nesting birds. The primary dataset used was The Fourth Decadal U.S. Great Lakes Colonial Waterbird Survey (2007-2010) generated by Cuthber and Wires from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (2013) and their subsequent modified surveys (2012 and 2018). In addition USFWS provided data from surveys conducted by S. O'Dell (Gravel Island and Green Bay National Wildlife Refuges, 2024) and J. Farkas (USFWS Piping plover surveys, 1992-2022). Additional survey data was provided by S. Beilke of Audubon Great Lakes (2020-2023). The majority of nesting colony locations were mapped as nest points. A few nest site polygons were included. Nesting concentrations were reported as maximum nest or nesting adults ("UP TO XX NESTS" or "UP TO XX ADULTS"). Species mapped using colonial waterbird datasets included: American white pelican, black-crowned night-heron, black tern, Caspian tern, common tern, double-crested cormorant, Forster's tern, great blue heron, great egret, herring gull, and ring-billed gull. Marsh birds - Numerous resource experts and agencies provided data sets and expert knowledge to facilitate mapping marsh birds. The primary dataset was data generated by The Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program (2014-2023) which combined wetland survey data from Central Michigan University and the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. Additional information included vector digital data on estimated marsh bird occupancy and marsh bird observations provided by S. Beilke of Audubon Great Lakes (2017-2024). Species mapped using marsh bird datasets included: American bittern, American coot, black-crowned night-heron, belted king-fisher, common gallinule, great blue heron, green heron, king rail, least bittern, marsh wren, pied-billed grebe, sandhill crane, sora, virginia rail, yellow-crowned night-heron, and yellow rail. Federally listed birds - Piping plover (FE,SE) were mapped using nesting data surveys and critical habitat from USFWS. Additional piping plover areas we mapped from CWMP surveys and MNFI Biotics database. Red knot (FT) were mapped using survey data from USFWS and Indiana Department of Natural Resources. As per the request of Illinois and Indiana Natural Heritage Program data providers, listed species were mapped generalized to "Federally threatened shorebird", "Endangered gull/tern", "Endangered raptor", "Endangered wading bird", "Endangered waterfowl", "Threatened passerine bird", and "Threatened raptor". Natural Heritage Program data provided by Wisconsin for listed birds were generalized to "Endangered bird".

2025-05-01T00:00:00

Position

ESI Program Manager

orr.esi@noaa.gov

7600 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle

98115

Three main sources of data were used to depict bird point distribution and seasonality for the BIRDSPT data layer: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Audubon Great Lakes, 2) vector digital datasets; 3) numerous published and unpublished reports. Colonial waterbird nesting areas- Numerous resource experts and agencies provided data sets and expert knowledge to facilitate mapping colonial nesting birds. The primary dataset used was The Fourth Decadal U.S. Great Lakes Colonial Waterbird Survey (2007-2010) generated by Cuthber and Wires from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (2013) and their subsequent modified surveys (2012 and 2018). Additional survey data was provided by S. Bielke of Audubon Great Lakes (2020-2023). Nesting concentrations were reported as maximum nests or nesting adults ("UP TO XX NESTS" or "UP TO XX ADULTS"). Species mapped using colonial waterbird datasets included: American white pelican, black-crowned night-heron, black tern, Caspian tern, common tern, double-crested cormorant, Forster's tern, great blue heron, great egret, herring gull, and ring-billed gull.

2025-05-01T00:00:00

Position

ESI Program Manager

orr.esi@noaa.gov

7600 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle

98115

The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the BIRDS and BIRDSPT data layers. Depending on the type of source data, three general approaches are used for compiling the data layer: 1) information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources are compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:42,000 topographic quadrangles and digitized; 2) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; 3) digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the hardcopy data sources. 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 data layers are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created.

2025-05-01T00:00:00

Position

ESI Program Manager

orr.esi@noaa.gov

7600 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle

98115

75842

Entity

BIOCOMB

75840

Entity

BIRDS

75841

Entity

BIRDSPT

75843

Entity

SOURCES

gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:75835

Katy Beckham

2025-05-12T15:22:43

SysAdmin InPortAdmin

2026-07-09T18:26:06

2025-08-07

Office of Response and Restoration

ORR

1002

Public

2025-08-07

1 Year

2026-08-07