Bird Response to Thinning

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: John P. Hayes

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: Bird Response to Thinning

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Description:

Abstract:

The data set includes counts of forest-dwelling, diurnal birds in young (35- to 45-year-old) forests that were unthinned, received moderate thining (to a relative density of 35, or approximately 100 trees per acre), or heavy thinning (to a relative density of 20, or about 80 trees per acre). It includes 7 years worth of data (1994-2000).

Purpose:

The data were collected as part of an experimental study examining the effects of commercial thinning on populations of songbirds.

Supplemental_Information:

Science Information System Project # 70-11UA Accession # 5003389 CFER Project # S7

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1994

Ending_Date: 2000

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: every 3 to 5 years

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Within the Tillamook State Forest and on adjacent lands owned by Stimson Lumber Company

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.63

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.31

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.62

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.54

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: thinning

Theme_Keyword: forestry

Theme_Keyword: silviculture

Theme_Keyword: avian

Theme_Keyword: wildlife

Theme_Keyword: Douglas-fir

Theme_Keyword: habitat

Theme_Keyword: bird

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Oregon

Place_Keyword: Coast Range

Place_Keyword: Tillamook State Forest

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Temporal_Keyword: May to June

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Taxonomic_Keywords: Turdus migratorius

Taxonomic_Keywords: American Robin

Taxonomic_Keywords: Columba fasciata

Taxonomic_Keywords: Band-tailed Pigeon

Taxonomic_Keywords: Thryomanes bewickii

Taxonomic_Keywords: Bewick's Wren

Taxonomic_Keywords: Pheucticus melanocephalus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Black-headed Grosbeak

Taxonomic_Keywords: Dendroica nigrescens

Taxonomic_Keywords: Black-throated Gray Warbler

Taxonomic_Keywords: Dendragapus obscurus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Blue Grouse

Taxonomic_Keywords: Certhia americana

Taxonomic_Keywords: Brown Creeper

Taxonomic_Keywords: Molothrus ater

Taxonomic_Keywords: Brown-headed Cowbird

Taxonomic_Keywords: Bombycilla cedrorum

Taxonomic_Keywords: Cedar Waxwing

Taxonomic_Keywords: Poecile rufescens

Taxonomic_Keywords: Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Taxonomic_Keywords: Corvus corax

Taxonomic_Keywords: Common Raven

Taxonomic_Keywords: Geothlypis trichas

Taxonomic_Keywords: Common Yellowthroat

Taxonomic_Keywords: Junco hyemalis

Taxonomic_Keywords: Dark-eyed Junco

Taxonomic_Keywords: Coccothraustes vespertinus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Evening Grosbeak

Taxonomic_Keywords: Regulus satrapa

Taxonomic_Keywords: Golden-crowned Kinglet

Taxonomic_Keywords: Perisoreus canadensis

Taxonomic_Keywords: Gray Jay

Taxonomic_Keywords: Picoides villosus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Hairy Woodpecker

Taxonomic_Keywords: Empidonax hammondii

Taxonomic_Keywords: Hammond's Flycatcher

Taxonomic_Keywords: Catharus guttatus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Hermit Thrush

Taxonomic_Keywords: Dendroica occidentalis

Taxonomic_Keywords: Hermit Warbler

Taxonomic_Keywords: Troglodytes aedon

Taxonomic_Keywords: House Wren

Taxonomic_Keywords: Vireo huttoni

Taxonomic_Keywords: Hutton's Viero

Taxonomic_Keywords: Oporornis tolmiei

Taxonomic_Keywords: MacGillivray's Warbler

Taxonomic_Keywords: Colaptes auratus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Northern Flicker

Taxonomic_Keywords: Glaucidium gnoma

Taxonomic_Keywords: Northern Pygmy Owl

Taxonomic_Keywords: Contopus cooperi

Taxonomic_Keywords: Olive-sided Flycatcher

Taxonomic_Keywords: Vermivora celata

Taxonomic_Keywords: Orange-crowned Warbler

Taxonomic_Keywords: Empidonax difficilis

Taxonomic_Keywords: Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Taxonomic_Keywords: Dryocopus pileatus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Pileated Woodpecker

Taxonomic_Keywords: Carduelis pinus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Pine Siskin

Taxonomic_Keywords: Carpodacus purpureus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Purple Finch

Taxonomic_Keywords: Loxia curvirostra

Taxonomic_Keywords: Red Crossbill

Taxonomic_Keywords: Sitta canadensis

Taxonomic_Keywords: Red-breasted Nuthatch

Taxonomic_Keywords: Sphyrapicus ruber

Taxonomic_Keywords: Red-breasted Sapsucker

Taxonomic_Keywords: Bonasa umbellus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Ruffed Grouse

Taxonomic_Keywords: Selasphorus rufus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Rufous Hummingbird

Taxonomic_Keywords: Accipiter striatus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Sharp-shinned Hawk

Taxonomic_Keywords: Melospiza melodia

Taxonomic_Keywords: Song Sparrow

Taxonomic_Keywords: Pipilo maculatus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Spotted Towhee

Taxonomic_Keywords: Cyanocitta stelleri

Taxonomic_Keywords: Steller's Jay

Taxonomic_Keywords: Catharus ustulatus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Swainson's Thrush

Taxonomic_Keywords: Myadestes townsendi

Taxonomic_Keywords: Townsend's Solitaire

Taxonomic_Keywords: Dendroica townsendi

Taxonomic_Keywords: Townsend's Warbler

Taxonomic_Keywords: Ixoreus naevius

Taxonomic_Keywords: Varied Thrush

Taxonomic_Keywords: Vireo gilvus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Warbling Viero

Taxonomic_Keywords: Piranga rubra

Taxonomic_Keywords: Western Tanager

Taxonomic_Keywords: Contopus sordidulus

Taxonomic_Keywords: Western Wood-Pewee

Taxonomic_Keywords: Zonotrichia leucophrys

Taxonomic_Keywords: White-crowned Sparrow

Taxonomic_Keywords: Wilsonia pusilla

Taxonomic_Keywords: Wilson's Warbler

Taxonomic_Keywords: Troglodytes troglodytes

Taxonomic_Keywords: Winter Wren

Taxonomic_Keywords: Dendroica petechia

Taxonomic_Keywords: Yellow Warbler

Taxonomic_Keywords: Dendroica coronata

Taxonomic_Keywords: Yellow-rumped Warbler

Taxonomic_System:

Identification_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Geographic Society

Publication_Date: 1989

Title: Field Guide to the Birds of North America (2nd edition)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Field Guide

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington D. C.

Publisher: The National Geographic Society

Identification_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Sander, Todd

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: Bird Songs of California

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: cassette tape

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Berkely, CA

Publisher: Fantasy Studio

Identification_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Farrand Jr., John (editor)

Publication_Date: 1983

Title: The Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding (Volumes 1-3)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Book chapter

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: New York, NY

Publisher: Alfred A. Knoph Inc.

Identification_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Walton, Richard K. and Robert W. Lawson

Publication_Date: 1990

Title: Western Birding By Ear

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Book chapter

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boston, MA

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company

Access_Constraints:

data will be available after research results have been published

Use_Constraints: Please cite CFER

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: John P. Hayes

Contact_Organization: Department of Forest Science

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Oregon State University
231 Richardson Hall

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: Oregon

Postal_Code: 97331-5752

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (541) 737-6589

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: John.Hayes@orst.edu

Data_Set_Credit:

Funding was provided by USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Coastal Oregon Productivity and Enhancement (COPE) Program, and Oregon Department of Forestry. The support for this project was provided by Oregon Department of Forestry and Stimson Lumber Company. Data Collection was maintained by Jennifer Weikel, Michael Adam, Eric Horvath, Lori Hennings, Bret Magdasy, Noel Ferguson, Paula Graff, and Floyd Schrock. Analysists for this project included Manuela Huso and Lisa Ganio.

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Excel

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Data sheets were briefly looked over either in the field or immediately after returning from the field. After entering data, the entered data was checked by hand, line by line, against the data sheets. Summary tables were output to further look for potential errors.

Logical_Consistency_Report: See attribute accuracy report

Completeness_Report:

All birds were recorded, regardless of the species, age, or location of the bird.

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Description:

We established 5 point-count stations in each stand. Each station was at least 160 m from all other stations to minimize the chance of double-counting individual birds, 50 m from perennial streams to minimize effects of stream noise on our ability to detect birds, and 100 m from stand boundaries. To increase our ability to detect birds at each station, we adjusted locations based on topography. For example, we placed stations on rather than just below ridges so that birds on either side of the ridge could be detected. We visited each point 7 times 1 year prior to treatment (1994) and during each of the 5 years immediately subsequent to treatment (1995 to 1999) between 10 May and June 30. Point counts were conducted between 15 minutes before and 4 hours after sunrise. We conducted bird surveys in all stands within a replicate on the same day or on days, and did not re-survey a stand within 2 days of a prior survey. After arrival at the point-count station, observers waited quietly for 2 minutes to minimize influences of disturbance that may have been created while walking to the station. Observers then recorded all birds seen or heard within 80 m of the point-count station during the following 8 min.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Original data-no processing

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

Ben Smith/Control/T1N, R7W, Secs. 13, 14, 24 Ben Smith/Moderate/T1N, R7W, Secs. 14, 15 Ben Smith/Heavy/T1N, R7W, Secs., 14, 23 C-line/Control/T1N, R6W, Secs. 22, 27 C-line/Moderate/T1N, R6W, Secs. 22, 27 C-line/Heavy/T1N, R6W, Secs. 21, 22 Deer Diamond/Control/T2N, R7W, Sec. 31 Deer Diamond/Moderate/T2N, R7W, Sec. 31 Deer Diamond/Heavy/T2N, R8W, Secs. 25, 26 Stimson/Control/T1N, R5W, Sec. 16 Stimson/Moderate/T1N, R5W, Sec. 16 Stimson/Heavy/T1N, R5W, Secs. 9, 16

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Tilbrd94_00.xls

Entity_Type_Definition: Excel spreadsheet containing bird count data

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: software defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLOSE

Attribute_Definition:

a code that is used to tally birds that were close to (less than 60 meters) the observer

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: X

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Used for Birds that were 0 to 60m from the observer.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FO

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Used for birds that were flying over the stand within 0-60 m of the observer.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMMENTS

Attribute_Definition:

Comments regarding the detection of the bird, changes in the weather, etc.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Text comment field

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CS

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The bird was counter-singing with another individual

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The bird was singing from an unthinned portion of the stand

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date

Attribute_Definition: Date of the survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: date field (mm/dd/yy)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FAR

Attribute_Definition:

a code that is used to tally birds that were far from (greater than 60 meters) the observer

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: X

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Used for birds that were 60 to 80m from the observer

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FO

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Used for birds that were flying over the stand within 60-80 m of the observer.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBS

Attribute_Definition: Observer’s Initials who conducted the survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: list of observers initials

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITE

Attribute_Definition: location of survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BS-C

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ben Smith Block, Control Stand

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BS-M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ben Smith Block , Moderate Thin

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BS-H

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ben Smith Block, Heavy Thin

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CL-C

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: C-line Block, Control Stand

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CL-M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: C-line Block, Moderate Thin

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CL-H

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: C-line Block, Heavy Thin

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ST-C

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Stimson Block, Control Stand

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ST-M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Stimson Block, Moderate Thin

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ST-H

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Stimson Block, Heavy Thin

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DD-C

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Deer Diamond Block, Control stand

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DD-M

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Deer Diamond Block, Moderately thinned stand

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DD-H

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Deer Diamond Block, Heavily thinned stand

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPECIES

Attribute_Definition:

Code for species of bird: Used AOU standard Codes, except for the listed exceptions

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNFL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified Flycatcher

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNHU

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNKN

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNKNJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNSP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNSW

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNTH

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNVI

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNWA

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNWO

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DOSQJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Juvenile Douglas Squirrel

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DOSQ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Douglas Squirrel

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DEJUJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Juvenile Dark-Eyed Junco

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRJAJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Juvenile Gray Jay

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HAFLJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Juvenile Hammond’s Flycatcher

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HAWOJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Juvenile Hairy Woodpecker

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HEWAJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Juvenile Hermit Warbler

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WCSPJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Juvenile White-Crowned Sparrow

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WIWAJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Juvenile Wilson’s Warbler

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WIWRJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Juvenile Winter Wren

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: YRWAJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Juvenile Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STA

Attribute_Definition: Survey Station (A to E)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: C

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: D

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: E

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STAND

Attribute_Definition: Used for birds that were > 80m from the observer.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: X

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: the bird was observed in the stand > 80m from observer

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FO

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

bird was observed flying over the stand at >80 m from the observer.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIME

Attribute_Definition: Time at start of survey: military time

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0:00

Range_Domain_Maximum: 24:00

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: hours

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VCONF

Attribute_Definition:

Indication that either 1) the bird was seen as well as heard or 2) a visual confirmation as to the species ID was made either before or after the count

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: X

Codeset_Source: the detection of the bird met one of the above criteria

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VISIT

Attribute_Definition: Visit Number

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 7

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VONLY

Attribute_Definition: Visual sighting only

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: X

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bird was seen, but not heard

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20010102

Metadata_Review_Date: 20010108

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20010202

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Metadata Coordinator

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3200 SW Jefferson Way

City: Corvallis

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97331

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-750-7343

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541-758-7761

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: george_lienkaemper@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998