Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
20201231
Oregon Islands National Wildife Refuge: Aerial Photography for Seabird Monitoring, 2003 GIS Raw Count Databases [COMU]
Vector Digital Data Set (Point)
Newport, Oregon
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/128447
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
20201231
Oregon Coast NWRC: Surface Nesting Seabirds - Data and Reports for Aerial Photographic Colony Surveys - Oregon Coast [PRIMR]
Ongoing Project
Newport, Oregon
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/111755
Oregon Coast aerial photography taken June 9-10, 2003 on 35mm slide film. Primarily captured from a helicopter roughly 800-900' in altitude, Right Front Photographer - Roy W. Lowe, USFWS, Right Rear Photographer - David S. Pitkin, USFWS
Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex manages an Aerial Photography Program for collecting refuge-wide aerial imagery datasets that are used to monitor nesting seabirds on offshore islands. Aerial flights are generally conducted annually to monitor population status and trends, but the imagery has been used for other resource monitoring purposes.
These photos have been scanned at 1200 - 5000 DPI and have about 1-foot pixel resolution. Please note that these photos have not been georeferenced. The photos have not been orthorectified and therefore there will be photo anomalies and mis-matches between adjoining photos. Caution should be exercised if attempting to use this imagery to conduct measurements.
After images were selected for best quality, in some cases, colony-wide, or larger sections of large islands were stitched (mosaiced), to help in the seabird counting process. This metadata record is for the stitched images only.
The 1988, 1994 (counted prior to the legacy project), and 2006 censuses of all colonies along the Oregon Coast were counted by projecting 35 mm slides onto a wall lined with paper or whiteboard, marking birds with a pen or marker, and counting the marks. These counts are not available in a digital or geospatial point file.
For the 1994 and 2014 censuses and all counts of sub-sampled colonies completed during this project (n = 325 colony counts), individual birds and nests were enumerated using digital images imported into ArcGIS software. A portion of the sub-sampled colonies was counted by the USFWS prior to this project and the counting method shifted in 2010 from projection of 35mm slides to digital images imported into ArcGIS (in ArcMap v10.5-10.6.1).
For years where digital geospatial point data is available, Shapefile, Geodatabase and Resulting .mxd file names included the six digit colony number identifier and year (e.g. ‘col_######_YYYY.mxd’).
In each colony count, every individual murre present in the colony photo(s) was enumerated in order to estimate the breeding population of murres at a colony site. We also counted individuals on the water in the immediate vicinity of the colony in order to capture murres that flushed either due to the helicopter or other causes. Nests of Brandt’s cormorants, double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritis), and pelagic cormorants (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) were counted if the nest appeared to be active and attended. “Empty” cormorant nests, or nests with no adults located in or immediately adjacent to the nest regardless of the contents of the nests, were counted separately. Western/glaucous-winged gull hybrid (Larus occidentalis x glaucescens) nests, pigeon guillemots (Cepphus Columba), black oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani), and tufted puffins (Fraturcula cirrhata) were also quantified. However, due to limited image coverage with respect to nest type and location, the data were insufficient to draw trends for any species other than common murres, Brandt’s cormorants, and double-crested cormorants.
If there was only one or a few partial photos of a rock on which a historical colony was located (e.g. only one side) and no birds were present, we assumed the count of individuals and nests was zero.
Aerial photography has served as the primary means for monitoring populations of nesting seabirds, and the subsequent analysis of long-term seabird colony legacy data in the Pacific Northwest as a regional baseline. The 2003 set of photographs have a completed refuge- wide subset colony count for 2003 where each photograph has a hand count of nesting seabirds stored in a geodatabase format.
For more information about the long-term monitoring of seabirds along the Oregon Coast, go to The Service Catalog (ServCat) at the following link: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/125347
This metadata record was written to cover image bird counts generated from the 2003 flight. These counts are based off the best quality images. The raw and stitched island-wide mosaics can be found on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's internal Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), and ServCat reference, https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/128377 and https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/128379.
It should be noted that all slides from the 2003 count year are made digital. They are also cataloged in the Slide Catalog, These photographs have not been analyzed, but do contain other monitoring information such as marine mammal haulouts and vegetation. The entire scanned slide collection only resides on external storage media, but a description of each slide can be found in the Slide Catalog which can be found on The Service Catalog (ServCat) at the following link: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/125485.
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ground condition
None planned
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USGS Thesaurus
aerial photography
image collections
long-term ecological monitoring
Data Categories for Marine Planning
Birds
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Target
Seabirds
Common geographic areas
Northern Oregon Coastal
Southern Oregon Coastal
Marine
Rock Islands
USFWS
National Wildlife Refuge
None. Geospatial files (of raw counts) are organized by Year and Colony ID. Directories were formed to organize geospatial files that might be in a variety of formats (Shapefile, Geodatabase). These raw count files are available through the FWS Enterprise Data Workshop (EDW), and full metadata for collection and individual raw count file level metadata are available at https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/128447
This geospatial representation was generated to show the spatial extent of the colonies counted in a given year. Photographs and subsequent scans are not georeferenced.
Copies of raw GIS count files can be provided upon request.
Not for navigation.This data is intended to make results of research available at the earliest possible date, but is not intended to constitute final or formal publication. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife makes every effort to provide virus-free files but does not guarantee uncorrupted files. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife does not guarantee this data to be free from errors, inaccuracies, or viruses, and disclaims any responsibility or liability for interpretations or decisions based on this data.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Shawn W. Stephensen
Wildlife Biologist
Mailing and Physical
2127 SE Marine Science Drive
Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Newport
Oregon
97365
USA
(541) 867-4550
shawn_stephensen@fws.gov
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon State University (Department of Fisheries and Wildlife), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Environment as of Metadata Creation: Microsoft [Unknown] Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1 (Build 9298) Service Pack N/A (Build N/A)
The accuracy of the data entered within the catalog and on slide labels was checked carefully, particularly for slide numbers 10435 – 47304. Errors were discovered and corrected for approximately 6% of these slides and a record of these changes was added to the slide catalog Additional errors discovered in subsequent phases were corrected within the catalog and/or slide labels as needed.
The counter reviewed the colony after the initial count was completed in order to fill in missing birds and nests. Each colony count was then proofed, in most cases by a different counter. All count and geodatabase files were given to the database manager to rectify with the Seabird Colony Catalog.
Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
A formal accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information in the data set has not been conducted.
A formal accuracy assessment of the vertical positional information in the data set has either not been conducted, or is not applicable.
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
20201231
Slide film photography
Photographic Print
Newport, Oregon
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/125361
4800
Digital and/or Hardcopy Resources
20030609
20030610
ground condition
Slide film hand-held aerial photography
The slides were captured in 2003, but a complete seabird count was not performed until images were scanned and processed in 2017.
Image files are organized by Year and Colony ID. Directories were formed to organize stitched image (if made). These images are available through the FWS Enterprise Data Workshop (EDW).
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59,727 of the 63,393 slides were scanned and saved as high-resolution images (2400 dpi) in .tiff format by a contracted third party. A relatively small number of slides (3,666 slides), discovered in early 2018, were scanned in-house at 5,000 dpi using a slide scanner (Pacific Image Powerslide 5000) purchased by the USFWS for this purpose.
Each slide was given a unique numerical identifier between 1 and 63,439 and this identifier was used to generate a slide label and file name in a standardized format: colony#_YYYY-MM-DD_unique slide number. Digital images of slides were saved within folders corresponding to the colony number prefix which in turn is based upon the degree of latitude and the USGS 1:250,000 topographic map number where the colony is located.
Film is true color, and the images are stored in .TIF format. Slides were processed with a barcode system, and entered into a Slide Catalog database. The slide catalog contains attributes that may have been written on each slide. And may contain attributes for date, colonyID, photographer, and other identifiers.
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Slides were placed sequentially by the assigned unique slide number into acid-free slide storage boxes approved by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Each of the few unique slide numbers not associated with any slide (n=46), were indicated on placeholders identifying the skipped number and placed in slide boxes so that all slide numbers were represented sequentially. There is a total of 368 slide boxes each containing between 11 and 240 slides. Each slide box is labeled with a unique number (1 through 368), the start and end slide numbers, and skipped slide numbers where applicable. There are 27 file boxes, each containing between 5 and 18 slide boxes and labeled with a unique number (1 through 27). The location of slides are recorded in the Inventory_SlideBox_IndexFileBox table within the slide catalog, including file box number, slide box number, start and end slide numbers, skipped slide numbers (where applicable), colony regions (USGS 1:250,000 topographical map number), and years (See Appendix A for details). Following completion of the project, slides were sent to the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. for long-term storage.
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A slide catalog in 2010 Microsoft Access format houses all data associated with each of the 63,393 slides. There are eight tables within the catalog and descriptions of each table are available in Appendix A. Data associated with the slides include the colony number, the date the photograph was taken, name of photographer, text written on the slide, comments on the condition of the slide, the number stamped on the slide by the developer (usually 1-36), creator of the record, date of record creation, information on corrections made to the database during the quality control process, and the archive location. The latitude, longitude, and name associated with each colony number within Oregon and Washington was added to the catalog as was the physical location of slides (slide and file boxes).
Database Owner/Manager:
•USFWS – Shawn Stephensen
Database Editors:
•Nyssa Landres – Records 1 - 10434
•Rikeem Sholes – Records 10435 – 47304
•Karen Lange – QAQC Records 10435 – 47304
•Kirsten Bixler & Jessica Porquez – Records 47305 – 63439
The entire slide catalog is avalable on Servcat at reference, https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/125485
Slide data were entered into the database using a data entry form to standardize entries within sites and among editors. The colony number, site name, description, and coordinates were automatically populated when a colony was selected from the drop down menu. A unique record number, or slide number, was assigned sequentially to each slide entered into the database. There are more records then slides because a few unique record numbers were skipped and not associated with any slide (n = 46).
Slide labels were generated by querying the slide catalog for the date, colony number, and unique slide number, which were imported into XBL Barcode Generator 6.6.41. Printed labels contained a title, and a unique ID in barcode format with the same unique ID printed in numerical format below it. Since the size of the labels was constrained by the dimensions of slides, the amount of data that could be included in the barcode was also limited. As the slide number increased the amount of additional data that could be included in the unique ID barcode decreased. This, combined with technical issues, resulted in changes in the labels through time. Labels for slide numbers 1 – 10434 contained the colony number in the title and the unique ID included the date and slide number in barcode and numerical formats. Labels for slide numbers 10435 – 47304 included the unique slide number in barcode and numerical formats. Slide numbers 47305 – 63439 were labeled with the date and colony number in the title and the slide number in barcode and numerical formats.
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The accuracy of the data entered within the catalog and on slide labels was checked carefully, particularly for slide numbers 10435 – 47304. Errors were discovered and corrected for approximately 6% of these slides and a record of these changes was added to the slide catalog Additional errors discovered in subsequent phases were corrected within the catalog and/or slide labels as needed.
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Images were selected from the principle Oregon coast seabird colony survey completed each year during 2 – 4 days in early- to mid-June. Although additional aerial photos were collected over multiple flights in some cases (e.g. partial survey completed in mid-July), the counts from these photos would not be comparable to other data given the difference in timing of the survey. From the pool of photographs available for each colony in each year, observers manually checked and selected the highest quality photos based upon a variety of factors including whether or not:
•individual birds were distinguishable from each other
•individual birds were distinguishable from the background, particularly in shadows caused by topographical features
•individual birds were not blocked by other birds or topographical features
•the image was part of a series of images that could be stitched together
Selected slides from the inventory were reviewed for quality, and scored. The best images were selected for further processing and/or counts.
Image Grading:
We established a numerical grading scale based on absolute visual characteristic grading (Ludewig et al. 2010) to assess image quality of each colony counted. The following aspects were considered with respect to image grading:
•Sharpness/contrast and distance: are individuals distinguishable? Are birds distinguishable from the background?
•Coverage: is entire colony visible? Is topography obscuring birds?
•Angle: are birds blocking other birds, are birds closest to photographer approximately the same size as those further away?
Using the following grading scale, each counted image was given a grade which was entered into the Seabird Colony database along with the count record.
Grading scale:
1.Excellent image quality: no limitations for counting
2.Good image quality: minimal limitations for counting
3.Sufficient image quality: moderate limitations for counting but no substantial loss of information
4.Restricted image quality: relevant limitations for counting, clear loss of information
5.Poor image quality: image not usable, loss of information
Each colony count received one grade for image quality, regardless of the number of images included. For the 325 colony counts completed during the course of this project, the majority (n = 216; 66%) received an image grade of 2 or 3. A smaller number of colony count images received a grade of 1 (n = 50; 15%) or 4 (n = 59; 18%). Colony images received a grade of 5 on one occasion because the image quality was too poor to count.
Stitched image headers, or single image if the entire island is covered in one photograph, are updated so that they will align with geodatabses if the project must be recreated.
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We stitched images together where possible in order to reduce the time required to both orient images on a colony and delineate areas to count. We compared stitched images created by two readily available software packages, Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Image Composite Editor, to determine which we preferred. Photoshop included many image editing features such as distortion removal and a contrast slider tool in addition to a stitching function, but we found the processing time lengthy and resulting file size often prohibitively large. In contrast, the sole function of Image Composite Editor was to stitch images and in most cases, this program produced comparable or even superior stitches in much less time than Photoshop. As a result, we used Image Composite Editor whenever possible. Photoshop was utilized for some poor quality photos that Image Composite Editor could not process, as Photoshop allowed some manual manipulation of image placement in the final stitch. After photos were stitched together the resulting image was inspected for smooth transitions and seams. Stitched images were saved as a Tiff unless the file was so large that a lossy compression format was required (i.e. Jpeg). Photos were imported into ArcMap (v10.5-10.6.1 depending on date and computer) to be counted.
Images counted by the USFWS during the study period (1988-2014) prior to the Legacy Project, were stitched using Adobe Photoshop and processed/counted as Jpeg files.
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Stitched photo(s) of each colony were imported to a new ArcMap .mxd file and moved to the vicinity of the colony location using a georeferenced Oregon coast seabird colony layer and the georeferencing toolbar. MXD files are available by request, and are stored on the FWS Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).
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Selected and stitched images were joined with data from the Seabird Slide Catalog to gather photograph level metadata for the Selected Images (those used to count seabirds). This tabulation was used to create a geospatial representation of the photographs using Colony geospatial coordinates (center points) form the Seabird Colony Catalog. This can be found at: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/125477 and Stitched images at: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/125985
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The counter manually added count lines/boundaries where applicable to delineate the area of the photo that was counted. This prevented double-counting in areas where multiple images covered the same area of the colony and ensured that all of the colony was counted.
Countlines may be presented as shapefiles or included within count geodatabases and include details about the colony and year (used) (e.g. ‘col_219059_countline_1994’)
If countlines were used, they are included in the Project's Shapefile. Countlines are generally just used for graphics/presentation, with no attributes.
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Count Methods. Either individual Selected Images or Stitched photo(s) of each colony were imported to a new ArcMap .mxd file and moved to the vicinity of the colony location using a georeferenced Oregon coast seabird colony layer and the georeferencing toolbar.
1994 – Partial Counts have no corresponding point files (counted prior to legacy project). Censuses of colonies along the Oregon Coast were counted by projecting 35 mm slides onto a wall lined with paper or whiteboard, marking birds with a pen or marker, and counting the marks. These counts are not available in a digital or geospatial point file.
1994 – Partial Counts in Shapefiles (early legacy work)
Shapefile templates for likely seabird species were then added to the ArcMap file. Depending on year, this either consisted of a point layer for each species. Shapefile attributes are extremely limited and only include a geometric feature, because the Shapefile format only presents one species per file, there are no additional attributes. Filenames include the six digit colony number identifier and year (e.g. ‘col_219018_COMU_1994.shp).
The point layer(s) included the following counted species:
COMU: common murres
BRAC: Brandt’s cormorant nests
DCCO: double-crested cormorant nests
PECO: pelagic cormorant nests
WEGU: western/glaucous-winged gull nests
PIGU: pigeon guillemots
BLOY: black oystercatchers
TUPU: tufted puffins
BRAC_empty: abandoned Brandt’s cormorant nests
PECO_empty: abandoned pelagic cormorant nests
DCCO_empty: abandoned double-crested cormorant nests
1994 – Partial Counts in Geodatabases (later legacy work)
During the legacy project, enumeration shifted to using geodatabases. Geodatabases bundled colonies by the ‘greater’ colony (MapNO), and can include multiple colonies (MapNO). The geodatabase included feature datasets for each colony (MapNO), within each feature dataset a feature class was created for each individual colony.
See the following example:
ColonyCountsLegacyProject1994_kb.gdb Colony219 Colony219_006
Geodatabase feature classes contain an attribute for Species (AOU code), multiple species may be included in a single feature class for the colony.
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Species Counts
To count the seabirds present in the images, a point was added to every individual bird or nest visible in the photos. An effort was made to place the points in the center of the bird/nest in order to minimize confusion during count review and proofing. In cases where it was clear that murres were located in recessed rocky overhangs or heavily shadowed areas but individuals could not be distinguished, points were added at a density comparable to adjacent visible murres. Even with the addition of these points, overall murre counts were likely conservative.
All other detected and identified species were marked and the count was included in the database, however these counts were incidental and not intended as use for population estimates.
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QAQC on Counts. The counter reviewed the colony after the initial count was completed in order to fill in missing birds and nests. Each colony count was then proofed, in most cases by a different counter. All count and geodatabase files were given to the database manager to rectify with the Seabird Colony Catalog.
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Data Processing and Metadata
The count data were entered into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets along with the colony number, count year, whether or not stitched images were used, the file names of images counted, image grade, name of the counter, name of the individual that proofed the count, notes, the date that the colony count was completed, and the time required to each select/stitch images, count the colony, review the count, and proof the count. All count data was proofed to prevent transcription errors between the bird/nest totals in ArcMap and the spreadsheet. The spreadsheets were then used to rectify census counts with the Oregon Seabird Colony Catalog
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Data Storage
All data collected during the course of this project was incorporated into the Oregon Seabird Colony Catalog database which is maintained by the USFWS and contains all seabird survey data collected by the service as well as survey data shared by collaborators. Seabird database manager Steve Holzman rectified our sub-sampled counts as well as the 1994 and 2014 census data, with the Oregon Seabird Colony Catalog v2020. The Catalog is available: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/125358
All raw point count files that are digital and/or geospatial are available on request. All raw point count files are stored on the FWS Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) along with the raw images used to generate the point files. The raw images are also available on request.
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Point
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D_WGS_1984
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Attribute Table
Table containing attribute information associated with the data set.
Producer defined
Year
Year as string
Producer defined
2003
Unknown
Producer defined
dtmSurveyD
Survey date (as date) represents the date the image was captured.
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
6/9/2003
Unknown
Producer defined
6/10/2003
Unknown
Producer defined
7/15/2003
Unknown
Producer defined
SiteNumber
SiteNumber = Colony ID is created using the USGS map number, followed by a unique identifier. Colony IDs grow over time as the birds move around, but they are used consistently once established. All FWS Seabird Colony Catalog records use these Colony IDs.
Producer defined
219-005
Unknown
Producer defined
219-010
Unknown
Producer defined
219-012
Unknown
Producer defined
219-013
Unknown
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219-014
Unknown
Producer defined
219-017
Unknown
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219-019
Unknown
Producer defined
219-026
Unknown
Producer defined
219-027
Unknown
Producer defined
219-039
Unknown
Producer defined
219-040
Unknown
Producer defined
219-042
Unknown
Producer defined
219-043
Unknown
Producer defined
219-044
Unknown
Producer defined
219-045
Unknown
Producer defined
219-047
Unknown
Producer defined
219-048
Unknown
Producer defined
219-049
Unknown
Producer defined
219-050
Unknown
Producer defined
219-051
Unknown
Producer defined
219-054
Unknown
Producer defined
219-056
Unknown
Producer defined
219-059
Unknown
Producer defined
219-060
Unknown
Producer defined
219-061
Unknown
Producer defined
219-062
Unknown
Producer defined
219-064
Unknown
Producer defined
219-067
Unknown
Producer defined
219-069
Unknown
Producer defined
219-070
Unknown
Producer defined
219-071
Unknown
Producer defined
219-072
Unknown
Producer defined
219-073
Unknown
Producer defined
243-000.3
Unknown
Producer defined
243-010
Unknown
Producer defined
243-015
Unknown
Producer defined
243-016
Unknown
Producer defined
243-017
Unknown
Producer defined
243-018
Unknown
Producer defined
243-019
Unknown
Producer defined
243-020
Unknown
Producer defined
243-025.3
Unknown
Producer defined
243-027
Unknown
Producer defined
243-028
Unknown
Producer defined
243-028.1
Unknown
Producer defined
243-030
Unknown
Producer defined
243-033
Unknown
Producer defined
270-004
Unknown
Producer defined
270-004.1
Unknown
Producer defined
270-005
Unknown
Producer defined
270-015
Unknown
Producer defined
270-016
Unknown
Producer defined
270-017
Unknown
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270-018
Unknown
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270-020
Unknown
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270-027
Unknown
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270-029
Unknown
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270-032
Unknown
Producer defined
270-034
Unknown
Producer defined
270-035
Unknown
Producer defined
270-036
Unknown
Producer defined
270-043
Unknown
Producer defined
270-044
Unknown
Producer defined
270-047
Unknown
Producer defined
270-049
Unknown
Producer defined
270-063
Unknown
Producer defined
270-064
Unknown
Producer defined
270-068
Unknown
Producer defined
270-085
Unknown
Producer defined
270-086
Unknown
Producer defined
270-110
Unknown
Producer defined
270-116
Unknown
Producer defined
270-117
Unknown
Producer defined
270-122
Unknown
Producer defined
270-123
Unknown
Producer defined
strAOUCode
AOU Bird Code that was the target of the count for which the image was used.
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
COMU
Common Murre
Producer defined
OTHER
Unknown
Producer defined
intActualB
Actual Bird Count
Producer defined
0
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Type
Source Data Type
Producer defined
Analog
Hardcopy count only, no geospatial files
Producer defined
FeatureClass-RawCount
Raw Count stored in Feature Class
Producer defined
Image Check - No Birds – No Count
Unknown
Producer defined
No Image File – No Count
Unknown
Producer defined
ProjectCou
Unknown
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
2003_geodatabase_kb.gdb
Unknown
Producer defined
ColonyCountsLegacyProject2003.gdb
Unknown
Producer defined
Count From Slide Film to Hardcopy
Unknown
Producer defined
SubFolder
Unknown
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony219
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270
Unknown
Producer defined
Filename
Filename assigned to the geospatial files that contain the raw counts.
Producer defined
Colony219_042
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony219_054
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony219_056
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony219_061
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_015
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_018
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_020
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_020_countline
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_027a
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_027b
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_029
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_032
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_035
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_036
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_047
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_049a
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_049b
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_063
Unknown
Producer defined
Colony270_110
Unknown
Producer defined
Hardcopy Only - No Digital Geospatial
Unknown
Producer defined
Image Check - No Birds
Unknown
Producer defined
No Image File – No Count
Unknown
Producer defined
Counted_By
Person who counted (primary)
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
JP
Unknown
Producer defined
KB
Kirsten Bixler
Producer defined
NA
Not Available
Producer defined
Proofed_By
Person who proofed count
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
JP
Unknown
Producer defined
KB
Kirsten Bixler
Producer defined
NA
Unknown
Producer defined
strPhotoIn
Photo Interpreters who counted birds
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
Dave Pitkin
Unknown
Producer defined
Dave Pitkin, Matt Wells
Unknown
Producer defined
Dave Pitkin, Michael Taft
Unknown
Producer defined
Jess Porquez
Unknown
Producer defined
Kirsten Bixler
Unknown
Producer defined
Michael Taft
Unknown
Producer defined
NA
Unknown
Producer defined
Unknown
Unknown
Producer defined
dtmDataEnt
Data Entry Date when they entered the data (for Legacy Project data, this date is when final data review was completed)
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
8/31/2003
Unknown
Producer defined
12/20/2005
Unknown
Producer defined
1/10/2006
Unknown
Producer defined
2/2/2008
Unknown
Producer defined
4/4/2008
Unknown
Producer defined
4/8/2020
Unknown
Producer defined
4/10/2020
Unknown
Producer defined
8/26/2020
Unknown
Producer defined
8/31/2020
Unknown
Producer defined
strDataEnt
Data Entry Clerk who entered the data
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
Khemarith J. So
Unknown
Producer defined
Stephen Holzman
Unknown
Producer defined
strTitle
Title of document where data were obtained
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
2003 Oregon Seabird Colony Survey Notes
Unknown
Producer defined
Oregon Seabird Legacy Project, 2003 - Colony Status Record
Unknown
Producer defined
StitchedFi
Description of images stitched or used in count.
Producer defined
Description of images stitched or used in count.
Grade
Unknown
Producer defined
2
Unknown
Producer defined
3
Unknown
Producer defined
4
Unknown
Producer defined
NA
Unknown
Producer defined
strGeneral
General Notes from Colony Catalog.
Producer defined
General Notes from Colony Catalog.
strAuthor
Author of original data source
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
USFWS
Unknown
Producer defined
strContact
Contact for questions about the data (typically the refuge biologist at the time of the data collection) or data manager
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
David S. Pitkin
Unknown
Producer defined
Shawn W. Stephensen
Unknown
Producer defined
sngYearPub
Year data published to Colony Catalog
Producer defined
0
Unknown
Producer defined
2003
Unknown
Producer defined
2020
Unknown
Producer defined
intSurveyY
Survey Year as number
Producer defined
0
Unknown
Producer defined
2003
Unknown
Producer defined
strColonyY
Used to link with HD contents table for Legacy Project data (which photos were used for which colony and year combination)
Producer defined
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0052003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0102003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0122003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0132003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0142003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0172003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0192003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0262003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0272003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0422003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0432003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0442003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0452003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0472003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0482003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0492003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0502003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0512003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0542003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0562003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0592003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0602003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0612003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0622003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0642003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0672003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0692003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0702003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0712003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0722003
Unknown
Producer defined
219-0732003
Unknown
Producer defined
243-0102003
Unknown
Producer defined
243-0152003
Unknown
Producer defined
243-0162003
Unknown
Producer defined
243-0172003
Unknown
Producer defined
243-0182003
Unknown
Producer defined
243-025.32003
Unknown
Producer defined
243-0272003
Unknown
Producer defined
243-028.12003
Unknown
Producer defined
243-0282003
Unknown
Producer defined
243-0302003
Unknown
Producer defined
243-0332003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0042003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0052003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0152003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0162003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0172003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0182003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0202003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0272003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0292003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0322003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0342003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0352003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0362003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0432003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0442003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0472003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0492003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0632003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0642003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0682003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0852003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-0862003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-1102003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-1162003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-1172003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-1222003
Unknown
Producer defined
270-1232003
Unknown
Producer defined
strColonyN
Colony Name
Producer defined
"Brown Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Colony Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Dog Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Ecola Point Rocks"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Elephant Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Flat Top Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Harts Cove North"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Heceta Head North"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Heceta Head South"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Hubbard Mound Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Lion's Head Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Middle Coquille Point Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"North Coquille Point Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Parrot Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Pirate Cove Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Sea Lion Caves Headlands"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Seal Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Two Arches Rock"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Unnamed Colony"
Unknown
Producer defined
"Whaleshead Cove" (West Rock)
Unknown
Producer defined
Arch Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Best Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Bird Rocks (Northern)
Unknown
Producer defined
Bird Rocks (South Central)
Unknown
Producer defined
Castle Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Chiefs Island
Unknown
Producer defined
Conical Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Conical White Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Face Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Goat Island
Unknown
Producer defined
Gull Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Haystack Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Heceta Head
Unknown
Producer defined
Island Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Needle Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Pillar Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Pyramid Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Redfish Rocks (Northern)
Unknown
Producer defined
Redfish Rocks (Northwestern)
Unknown
Producer defined
Redfish Rocks (Southern)
Unknown
Producer defined
Sea Lion Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Square White Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Three Arch Rocks (Finley Rock)
Unknown
Producer defined
Three Arch Rocks (Shag Rock)
Unknown
Producer defined
Tillamook Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
Twin Rocks (North)
Unknown
Producer defined
Twin Rocks (South)
Unknown
Producer defined
Twin Rocks (West)
Unknown
Producer defined
West Conical Rock
Unknown
Producer defined
strCounty
County of image
Producer defined
Clatsop County
County of image
Producer defined
Coos County
Unknown
Producer defined
Curry County
Unknown
Producer defined
Lane County
Unknown
Producer defined
Lincoln
Unknown
Producer defined
Lincoln County
Unknown
Producer defined
Tillamook County
Unknown
Producer defined
strState
State of image
Producer defined
Oregon
State of image
Producer defined
strCountry
Country of image
Producer defined
United States
Country of image
Producer defined
strPFSubre
Subregions as deliniated by the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Producer defined
Central Oregon
Subregions as deliniated by the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Producer defined
Northern Oregon
Unknown
Producer defined
Southern Oregon and Northern California
Unknown
Producer defined
strJurisdi
Juristiction of the island
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
State
Unknown
Producer defined
USFWS
Unknown
Producer defined
strUSFWSRe
National Wildlife Refuge Name
Producer defined
{Null Value / Empty Field Entry}
Unknown
Producer defined
CAPE MEARES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Unknown
Producer defined
OREGON ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Unknown
Producer defined
THREE ARCH ROCKS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Unknown
Producer defined
dblLatitud
Latitude
Producer defined
42.065671
45.93699
dblLongitu
Longitude
Producer defined
-124.604938
-123.959467
The entity and attribute information provided here describes the result of bird counts on 2003 images.
Collection level metadata – created by USFWS – consists of only one metadata record describing the overall series of raw counts developed during a project.
Product level metadata – created by USFWS – will refer to individual raw counts.These records will be populated with information from the Seabird Colony Catalog as well as linkages to the raw geospatial files. A summary table of sites included in each years collection of raw counts will be included in the dataset description.
The entity and attribute information was generated by the USFWS. Please review the rest of the metadata record for additional details and information.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Shawn W. Stephensen
Wildlife Biiologist
Mailing and Physical
2127 SE Marine Science Drive
Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Newport
Oregon
97365
USA
(541) 867-4550
shawn_stephensen@fws.gov
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use.As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information. Data were collected using methods that have unknown accuracy and may be incomplete.
Full metadata including a geospatial representation of geospatial files in the collection are available on FWS Service Catalog (ServCat) at https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/128447
Due to the size of the dataset, these images are available on request. The entire collection is stored on the FWS Enterprise Data Workshop (EDW). Geospatial files are organized by Year and Colony ID. Directories were formed to organize files and may include a variety of geospatial formats.
20210124
Shawn Stephensen
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Data Manager
Mailing and Physical
2127 SE Marine Science Drive
Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Newport
Oregon
97365
USA
(541) 867-4550
shawn_stephensen@fws.gov
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
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