U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Argos GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Johnson, James A. (ORCID: 0000-0002-2312-0633)
Originator: McDuffie, Laura M. (ORCID: 0000-0003-2071-7204)
Publication_Date: 20240409
Title:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tracking Data for Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

Issue_Identification: ver 1.0, April 2024

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested Citation: Johnson, J.A., McDuffie, L.A., 2024. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tracking data for Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) (ver 1.0, April 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9C7JWCC

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9C7JWCC
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Publication_Date: 2019
Title: USGS Alaska Science Center Wildlife Tracking Data Collection
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska (USA)
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

Other_Citation_Details:

This is a link to the publicly released wildlife tracking data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Alaska Science Center and collaborative agencies. Users will find links to tracking data from other wildlife species.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VYSWEH

Description:

Abstract:

This data package contains location data collected by the Argos System (CLS America, Inc.) from satellite transmitters attached to 116 Lesser Yellowlegs captured at multiple sites across their breeding and nonbreeding range in North America, 2018-2021. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: 1) flag implausible location and 2) remove locations within Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and Eielson Air Force Base boundaries. Removal of locations in military land boundaries is required due to federal guidelines by Department of Defense (DoD) Public Affairs office and DoD Partners in Flight. Due to data sharing constraints of participating agencies, not all the locations (i.e., latitude and longitude) have been released. Two Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in this data package: 1) the "lesserYellowlegs_USFWS_argosGPS_deploymentAttributes.csv" table contains one record for each transmitter deployment and 2) the "lesserYellowlegs_USFWS_argosGPS_processedData.csv" table contains one record for every Argos location estimate collected.

Purpose:

These data were collected to inform the spatiotemporal migratory patterns of Lesser Yellowlegs between subarctic breeding areas in Alaska and Canada and wintering areas in South America, the Caribbean, Central America, and the contiguous United States.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20180606
Ending_Date: 20210903

Currentness_Reference: observed

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Western Hemisphere
Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.1563
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -28.1250
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 68.6566
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -56.9450

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC613

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Biota
Theme_Keyword: Environment

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA GCMD Earth Science Keyword Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Animals/Vertebrates
Theme_Keyword: Birds
Theme_Keyword: Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies
Theme_Keyword: Migratory rates/routes
Theme_Keyword: Species life history

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Biocomplexity Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Migratory birds
Theme_Keyword: Seasonal distribution
Theme_Keyword: Seasonal movement
Theme_Keyword: Overwintering
Theme_Keyword: Breeding sites
Theme_Keyword: Capture-recapture studies
Theme_Keyword: Tracking equipment
Theme_Keyword: Tagging devices

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Wildlife
Theme_Keyword: Ornithology
Theme_Keyword: Migratory species
Theme_Keyword: Coastal ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: Marine ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: Animal tracking

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Satellite transmitter
Theme_Keyword: Argos
Theme_Keyword: Non-breeding range
Theme_Keyword: Annual cycle

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Anchorage

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)
Place_Keyword: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Place_Keyword: Eielson AFB
Place_Keyword: Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NGA GEOnet Names Server
Place_Keyword: Canada
Place_Keyword: Yellowknife
Place_Keyword: Churchill
Place_Keyword: James Bay
Place_Keyword: Ile Nue de Mingan

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: South America
Place_Keyword: The Caribbean
Place_Keyword: Central America
Place_Keyword: United States of America

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Taxonomic_Keywords: Lesser Yellowlegs
Taxonomic_Keywords: Tringa flavipes

Taxonomic_System:

Classification_System/Authority:

Classification_System_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online database
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: ITIS-North America

Other_Citation_Details:

Taxonomic details for Lesser Yellowlegs were retrieved February 27, 2024 from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database https://www.itis.gov

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK

Taxonomic_Procedures:

The species was identified by skilled observers in the field based on plumage, behavior, and vocalizations.

Taxonomic_Completeness:

Taxonomy was completed for all samples. No voucher specimens were collected.

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subkingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Bilateria
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Infrakingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Deuterostomia
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Gnathostomata
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Superclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetrapoda
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Charadriiformes
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Scolopacidae
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tringa
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tringa flavipes
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 176620

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

It is requested that the suggested citation be used for any subsequent publications referenced to this dataset. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service retains ownership of the data provided. Please notify the USFWS Migratory Bird Management of any analyses, research, or publications that utilize these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jim Johnson
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Management

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 1011 East Tudor Road
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99503
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907)786-3423
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jim_a_johnson@fws.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

We are grateful for the passionate biologists, technicians, and volunteers who worked tirelessly to identify and capture Lesser Yellowlegs breeding pairs across Alaska and Canada. Particularly we would like to thank Katie Christie, Yves Aubry, Erin Bayne, Christian Friis, Christopher Harwood, Erica Nol, and Jennie Rausch for assisting with field logistics, hiring field technicians, and providing project funding. We also thank Will Britton, Court Brown, Christophe Buidin, Matthew Danihel, Nicole DeLuca, Adam DuBour, Danielle Eneix, Ken Foster, Callie Gesmundo, Rachel Gingras, Christine Godwin, Christina Howell, Shelby McCahon, Mitch Paisker, Zak Pohlen, Yann Rochepault, Marian Snively, Lee Tibbitts, Jeff Wagner, Casey Weissburg, Ross Wood, Charlie Wright, Jay Wright, Linnaea Wright, and Amanda Mumford for successfully conducting capture and banding efforts in remote and challenging conditions. Kristy Rouse, Cassandra Schoofs, and Brent Koenen at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson 673 CES/CEIEC and Ron Gunderson at Eielson Air Force Base 673 CES/CEIC supported the project from its inception and were instrumental in the Department of Defense’s recognition of Lesser Yellowlegs as a Species of Special Concern. Finally, we thank Sarah Sonsthagen and Lisa Pajot at the USGS Alaska Science Center Molecular Ecology Lab for molecularly sexing all sampled individuals. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

The original data were stored within the "Argos System", (https://argos-system.cls.fr/argos-cwi2/login.html) and have been exported as Comma Separated Values files (.csv) for dissemination.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: McDuffie, L.A.
Originator: Christie, K.S.
Originator: Harrison, A-L.
Originator: Taylor, A.R.
Originator: Andres, B.A.
Originator: Laliberte, B.
Originator: Johnson, J.A.
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:

Eastern-breeding Lesser Yellowlegs are More Likely than Western-Breeding Birds to Visit Areas with High Shorebird Hunting during Southward Migration

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Ornithological Applications
Issue_Identification: 124(1):duab061

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Other_Citation_Details:

McDuffie, L.A., Christie, K.S., Harrison, A-L., Taylor, A.R., Andres, B.A., Laliberte, B., Johnson, J.A., 2022. Eastern-breeding lesser yellowlegs are more likely than western-breeding birds to visit areas with high shorebird hunting during southward migration. Ornithological Applications 124(1):duab061. doi:10.1093/ornithapp/duab061

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithapp/duab061

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: McDuffie, L.A.
Originator: Christie, K.S.
Originator: Taylor, A.R.
Originator: Nol, E.
Originator: Friis, C.
Originator: Harwood, C.M.
Originator: Rausch, J.
Originator: Laliberte, B.
Originator: Gesmundo, C.
Originator: Wright, J.R.
Originator: Johnson, J.A.
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:

Flyway-scale GPS Tracking Reveals Migratory Routes and Key Stopover and Non-Breeding Locations of Lesser Yellowlegs

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Ecology and Evolution
Issue_Identification: 12(11):e9495

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Wiley

Other_Citation_Details:

McDuffie, L.A., Christie, K.S., Taylor, A.R., Nol, E., Friis, C., Harwood, C.M., Rausch, J., Laliberte, B., Gesmundo, C., Wright, J.R., Johnson, J.A., 2022. Flyway-scale GPS tracking reveals migratory routes and key stopover and non-breeding locations of lesser yellowlegs. Ecology and Evolution 12(11):e9495. doi:10.1002/ece3.9495

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9495

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Location estimates were acquired directly from the Argos System. Attributes associated with each bird were measured during deployment. By applying molecular genetic techniques, bird sex was determined from blood samples collected from each individual at the time the transmitter was deployed.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All values are consistent with animal tracking data obtained by the Argos System. Files included in this data package may contain data obtained post-mortality or post-detachment. For analyses of live free-ranging animals, care must be exercised to use only those data records collected on or before the deployment end time stamp (provided in the "deploymentAttributes" table included with the data package). Blank cells for location attributes (latitude and longitude) indicate that locations were within the boundaries of JBER and Eielson Air Force Base and therefore, cannot be shared due to guidelines of the DoD Public Affairs office and DoD Partners in Flight.

Completeness_Report:

These data comprise the complete set of transmissions collected by the Argos satellite system from satellite transmitters described in the "deploymentAttributes" table. Temporal gaps in the tracking data time series are intrinsic to the Argos System due to the intermittent coverage of orbiting satellites. Additional temporal gaps are often intentionally introduced by transmitting intermittently to conserve power (i.e., pre-defined transmission schedules). Unintentional data gaps can be introduced by many factors such as insufficient power, antenna damage, or animal behavior and habitat. The filtering of implausible location estimates also contributes to temporal gaps.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Location estimates determined by the Argos System (locations classes 3, 2 and 1) have a 1-sigma (68% of locations) accuracy range of 250-1500 m. Location class 0 has an accuracy range greater than 1500m and classes A and B have an unbounded accuracy estimation (Argos Manual 2016). GPS location estimates (location class G) have an accuracy of less than 100 meters (Argos Manual 2016).

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:

We captured adult Lesser Yellowlegs in Alaska and Canada during the incubation and brood-rearing periods (May–July). At locations in Eastern Canada, we captured adults during their presumed southbound migration (July–August). At locations in Alaska and Yellowknife, we used mist nets to capture brood-rearing adults. In Churchill, we used shorebird decoys and foraging call recordings to attract Lesser Yellowlegs. At James Bay and Mingan, we used a combination of mist nets and cannon nets to target foraging and roosting birds.

Once a bird was captured, we attached an alphanumeric leg flag, a plastic color band corresponding to the study site, and a USGS metal band. We recorded standard measurement data and collected blood samples to determine sex using molecular markers.

We fit birds with 4.0 g, battery-powered, PinPoint GPS Argos-75 satellite tags (Lotek Wireless, Inc.; Newmarket, ON, Canada) using a modified leg-loop harness (Rappole and Tipton 1991) made of 1.0-mm-diameter elastic cord (Stretch Magic, Pepperell Braiding Company; Pepperell, MA, USA) and secured in position using 0.5-mm-diameter brass jewelry crimps and instant adhesive gel (Loctite 454, Henkel Corporation; Düsseldorf, Germany). The cumulative weight of the auxiliary leg bands and GPS tags including harness material was ~5.0 g. We only deployed GPS tags on birds weighing a minimum of 80 g to follow the weight restriction guidelines of auxiliary markers (i.e., markers less than 5% body mass) approved by the USGS Bird Banding Lab and The Canadian Bird Banding Office.

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Lab
Methodology_Description:

Prior to deployment, we enabled GPS tags to receive and transmit data for the complete annual cycle (i.e., 1 full year) by selecting schedules that would maximize the amount of data collected while accounting for the estimated battery life of each GPS tag. Following tag deployment, transmissions from satellite transmitters were received by the Argos satellite system and relayed to ground based processing centers. Location estimates were determined by GPS or derived by Argos based on Doppler principles for location classes 3, 2, 1, 0, A and B (Argos Manual 2016). All GPS locations were filtered using the Lotek Argos-GPS Data Processor (Lotek Wireless Inc., v4.2) and presented alongside the Doppler location estimates within the Argos System. Final data were delivered to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as .CSV files containing location data. See 'Process Steps' for a description of additional location filtering.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Rappole, H.J.
Originator: Tipton, R.A.
Publication_Date: 1991
Title:

New Harness Design for Attachment of Radio Transmitters to Small Passerines

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Journal of Field Ornithology
Issue_Identification: 62(3):335-337

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Association of Field Ornithologists

Other_Citation_Details:

Rappole, H.J., Tipton, R.A., 1991. New harness design for attachment of radio transmitters to small passerines. Journal of Field Ornithology 62(3):335-337.

Online_Linkage:

https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/jfo/v062n03/p0335-p0337.pdf

Type_of_Source_Media: document
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1991

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Rappole and Tipton 1991
Source_Contribution: Description of methods for harness attachment for birds.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: CLS America
Publication_Date: 2016
Title: Argos User’s Manual
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: CLS America

Other_Citation_Details:

CLS America. 2016. Argos user’s manual. *note: as a courtesy to users (in agreement with CLS America), this manual is included in this data package and can be accessed from: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VYSWEH

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VYSWEH

Type_of_Source_Media: document
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2016

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Argos Manual 2016
Source_Contribution: User manual and definitions of Argos Satellite System.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Lotek Wireless, Inc
Publication_Date: 2021
Title: PinPoint Argos User Manual
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:

Series_Name: PinPoint Argos User Manual
Issue_Identification: rev 1.0, Feb 2021

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Publisher: Lotek Wireless, Inc.

Other_Citation_Details: Lotek: PinPoint Argos User Manual (rev 1.0, Feb 2021)
Online_Linkage: https://www.lotek.com

Type_of_Source_Media: document
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2021

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Lotek PinPoint Manual
Source_Contribution:

User manual and definitions for Lotek PinPoint Argos satellite transmitters.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Lotek Wireless, Inc
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Lotek Argos GPS Data Processor Application
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: application/service
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Publisher: Lotek Wireless, Inc.

Other_Citation_Details: Lotek Argos GPS Data Processor application
Online_Linkage: https://www.lotek.com

Type_of_Source_Media: document
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: Unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Lotek Argos GPS Data Processor Application
Source_Contribution:

Manufacturer's custom software for data decoding to extract GPS locations and other sensor data from the raw Argos DS data.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data Collection: Argos raw data in both "DS" and "DIAG" legacy formats were downloaded from Argos Service in a tabular format as Comma Separated Value (CSV) files.

Process_Date: Unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data Flattening: The raw Argos tabular files have had additional attributes appended to each record, including 'Animal_ID', 'Animal_Species', 'Tracking_Status', 'Sex', and 'Age_Class'.

Process_Date: Unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Determination of Deployment Fate and Tracking Status: Location data were examined for each record to assign the value of the 'Deployment_Fate' and 'Tracking_Status' variables. Details are described in the attribute definitions, below.

Process_Date: Unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Argos Location Algorithms: The Kalman Filter algorithm considers platform dynamics and the use of a bank of Kalman filters to calculate positions for Doppler data. The applied Kalman filtering is a 2-step process: 1) the filter predicts the next position and its estimated error based on the previous position and its estimated error with a movement model; and 2) the filter calculates the new position and its estimated error by updating the predicted position using frequency measurements acquired during the satellite pass. The new position is exported directly from the Argos System.

For transmissions with GPS location messages, locations were filtered using the Lotek Argos-GPS Data Processor (Lotek Wireless Inc., v4.2).

Process_Date: Unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Additional Data Filtering: After receiving .CSV tables of processed location data, locations were further processed to remove all locations classified in the 'CRC' column (Cyclic Redundancy Check) as Failed and those locations classified in the 'CRC' column as OK(corrected) that were identical to the same location and date that was classified as OK. Locations within JBER and Eielson Air Force Base were also removed.

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

Deployment location site names are derived from locally used place names or names in the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) or the NGA GEOnet Names Server. They represent general capture areas.

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.0000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84)
Ellipsoid_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84)
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: lesserYellowLegs_USFWS_argosGPS_deploymentAttributes.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:

Table containing details about each satellite transmitter and its deployment. Presented in a Comma Separated Value (CSV) formatted table.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Data_Release_DOI
Attribute_Definition:

Unique 'Digital Object Identifier' (DOI) that provides a permanent link to this data package and its metadata.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10.5066/P9C7JWCC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The DOI that links uniquely to this data package.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Data_Release_Version
Attribute_Definition:

The data package version that was current at the time each record was released. The structure of this data package can accommodate future versions that add additional tracking data for existing or newly tracked individuals of the same species. See version history file included with this data package for additional details.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: v01
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Version 1.0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Animal_ID
Attribute_Definition:

Unique six- or seven-digit identifier for each individual bird tracked with a satellite transmitter.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Unique six- or seven-digit identifier for each individual bird tracked with a satellite transmitter.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Animal_Species
Attribute_Definition:

Scientific name of the species of bird tracked with a satellite transmitter.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tringa flavipes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scientific name of the Lesser Yellowlegs.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_ID
Attribute_Definition:

Pinpoint GPS ID number provided by Argos to uniquely identify a satellite transmitter during deployment. Some individual Pinpoints were reused, and thus deployed on more than one bird. The attribute 'Animal_ID' should be used to distinguish between each deployment.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Provided by Argos
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Unique six-digit numeric identifier of the satellite transmitter.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Deployment_Start_Timestamp_UTC
Attribute_Definition:

The timestamp (date and time) when the satellite transmitter deployment started, presented as UTC.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2018-06-06 15:00:00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2021-06-22 15:00:00
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss (UTC)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Deployment_End_Timestamp_UTC
Attribute_Definition:

The timestamp (date and time) when the satellite transmitter deployment ended, presented as UTC.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2018-06-16 15:00:00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2021-09-03 21:15:00
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss (UTC)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Deployment_Fate
Attribute_Definition:

Deduced final status of the bird and satellite transmitter at the time tracking of the live free-ranging bird ended (i.e., bird remained alive, bird died, or either the bird died or the tag was shed). Determined by assessment of movement data and visual observation.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: alive
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Coded if there was no evidence or knowledge that the bird died or that the satellite transmitter was shed. The 'Deployment_End_Timestamp_UTC' was set to the date/time of the last obtained transmission from the Pinpoint or shortly thereafter.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dead
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Coded only if: 1) a bird carcass was observed or reported (e.g., harvested), or 2) multiple locations were received from a raptor nest or tree.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dead_tagShed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Coded only if it could not be determined that the bird had died because: 1) multiple locations (i.e., two or more) were received from the same location across multiple weeks or months, or 2) multiple locations (i.e., two or more) were received from an implausible location (e.g., middle of a desert or urban neighborhood).

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Animal_MortalityType
Attribute_Definition:

If deployment ended because of bird mortality. The cause of mortality is indicated if known or confidently suspected. Blank cells indicate that the bird was known or suspected to be alive throughout the deployment timeframe or the tag was shed; 'Deployment_Start_Timestamp_UTC' through 'Deployment_End_Timestamp_UTC'.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: visual_predation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bird died from predation by another animal.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: visual_causeUNK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Bird died, but the cause is unknown. Death confirmed by photographic evidence.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Deployment_End_Type
Attribute_Definition:

A deduced reason for the satellite transmitter deployment termination.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: battery exhaustion
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The PinPoint stopped transmitting locations at the end of the pre-defined schedule.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: data acquisitions stop
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Data collection stopped without evidence mortality or satellite transmitter detachment. Owing to the absence of any evidence to the contrary, this classification defaults to the assumption that the bird was alive at the time data collections stopped.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: known mortality
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A carcass was observed or reported (e.g., harvested or depredated).

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dead_tagShed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Data collection stopped without conclusive evidence of mortality or satellite transmitter detachment, but it is assumed that the bird died or the tag detached due to: 1) multiple locations (i.e., two or more) were recieved from the same location across multiple weeks or months, or 2) multiple locations (i.e., two or more) were received from an implausible location (e.g., middle of a desert or urban neighborhood).

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Deployment_Start_Latitude
Attribute_Definition:

The latitude of the deployment site where the bird was captured and released. Blank cells indicate that the deployment location (latitude and longitude) was within the boundaries of JBER or Eielson Air Force Base.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 49.73349
Range_Domain_Maximum: 66.19437
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees (WGS84)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Deployment_Start_Longitude
Attribute_Definition:

The longitude of the deployment site where the bird was captured and released. Blank cells indicate that the deployment location (latitude and longitude) was within the boundaries of JBER or Eielson Air Force Base.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -151.73739
Range_Domain_Maximum: -63.7084541
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees (WGS84)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Deployment_Start_Locale
Attribute_Definition:

The name of the general deployment site where the bird was fitted with the satellite transmitter, for example a field station.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Anchorage
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Anchorage, Alaska, USA (approximately 61.22N, 149.90W)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, USA (approximately 61.25N, 149.74W)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Churchill
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada (approximately 58.77N, 94.17W)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NGA GEOnet Names Server

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Eielson Air Force Base
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, USA (approximately 64.66N, 147.10W)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: James Bay
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: James Bay, Ontario, Canada (approximately 51.81N, 80.78W)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NGA GEOnet Names Server

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA (approximately 66.42N, 151.83W)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ile Nue de Mingan
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Ile Nue de Mingan, Quebec, Canada (approximately 50.28N, 64.01W)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NGA GEOnet Names Server

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yellowknife
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada (approximately 62.45N, 114.37W)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NGA GEOnet Names Server

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Animal_Flag
Attribute_Definition:

Unique two-digit field identification code engraved on a leg flag, used to mark and identify individual birds in the field. Leg flags distributed in the United States are dark green with white lettering, whereas leg flags distributed in Canada are white with black lettering.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Unique two-digit field identification code engraved on a leg flag.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Animal_BandID
Attribute_Definition:

Unique field identification code, used to mark individual birds in the field. This attribute represents the last five-digits of the metal leg band issued by the USGS Bird Banding Lab or Canada Bird Banding.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique field identification code.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Animal_Sex
Attribute_Definition: The sex of the bird determined by molecular genetics.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Female
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Female; identified through molecular sexing
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Male
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Male; identified through molecular sexing
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UNK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The sex of the bird could not be determined through genetics methods, genetics were not completed, or blood samples used to determine sex were not collected.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Animal_LifeStage
Attribute_Definition:

The age class or life stage of the bird at the start of the satellite transmitter deployment.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Adult_AHY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

After Hatch Year. A bird known to have hatched before the year of the satellite transmitter deployment; year of hatch otherwise unknown.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Juvenile_HY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Hatch Year. A bird known to have hatched in the same year as the satellite transmitter deployment.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Animal_ReproCondition
Attribute_Definition:

The reproductive condition of the bird at the start of the satellite transmitter deployment.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: breeding
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The bird was captured during the breeding season and was located within the species breeding range.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: nonbreeding
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The bird was captured during the breeding or nonbreeding season and was located within the species nonbreeding range.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Animal_Mass
Attribute_Definition:

The mass of the bird at the time of the satellite transmitter deployment, in grams.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 78.8
Range_Domain_Maximum: 110.2
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Grams

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_Manufacturer
Attribute_Definition:

The company that produced the satellite transmitters used in the study.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lotek Inc.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lotek Wireless, Inc., Newmarket, ON, Canada
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_Model
Attribute_Definition:

The manufacturer's model number of the satellite transmitter used in the study.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PinPoint Argos 75
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lotek model: "PinPoint Argos 75".
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Lotek Wireless, Inc.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_Mass
Attribute_Definition: The mass of the satellite transmitter used in the study.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: The mass of the satellite transmitter in grams.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_Attachment
Attribute_Definition:

The method used to attach the satellite transmitter to the bird.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: leg-loop harness
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Custom made and individually fit at the time of the satellite transmitter deployment.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_PowerSource
Attribute_Definition:

Indicates whether the satellite transmitter was powered by Lithium batteries or solar rechargeable Lithium batteries.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: internal battery
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Satellite transmitter was powered by Lithium batteries. All transmitters were fully charged prior to deployment.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_Loc_Attempts
Attribute_Definition:

Locations are relayed after every 3rd successful GPS transmission/retrieval. The satellite transmitter will attempt to obtain a location for a fixed number of seconds before attempting again at the next pre-scheduled transmission.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 60
Range_Domain_Maximum: 60
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: seconds

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_DutyCycle
Attribute_Definition:

Remarks describing the satellite transmitter schedule and duration of transmission periods; defined as the number of hours between each pre-scheduled transmission. For example, 96h/48hr/336hr/96hr indicates that the tag was scheduled to receive a location once every 96 hours (4 days), then switched to one location every 48 hours (2 days), then switched to one location every 336 hours (14 days), and then finally, switched to receive one location every 96 hours (4 days). GPS tags had a finite lifespan and data gaps were implemented to lengthen the data collection period.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Pinpoint transmission schedule.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_Readout_Method
Attribute_Definition:

The method by which the data are received from the satellite transmitters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Argos System
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Data received by Argos
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_Doppler_LocationAlgorithm
Attribute_Definition:

The method by which Argos calculated Doppler locations (location classes 3, 2, 1, 0, A and B) of the satellite transmitter.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kalman filter
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Kalman filter algorithm used to process Doppler locations. The Kalman filter produces estimates of the true values of measurements and their associated calculated values by predicting a value, estimating the uncertainty of the predicted value, and computing a weighted average of the predicted value and the measured value.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_LocationAlgorithm
Attribute_Definition:

The method by which Argos calculated all GPS data (location class G).

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lotek Argos
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lotek Argos-GPS Data Processor used to process GPS locations.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Lotek Wireless, Inc.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: lesserYellowLegs_USFWS_argosGPS_processedData.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:

This table contains all location estimates as processed and downloaded through the Lotek Argos-GPS Data Processor. Latitude and longitudes from all locations within the boundaries of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson Air Force Base have been removed following guidelines by Department of Defense (DoD) Public Affairs office and DoD Partners in Flight; see 'Process Steps'. All data are presented in a Comma Separated Value (CSV) formatted table.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Data_Release_DOI
Attribute_Definition:

Unique 'Digital Object Identifier' (DOI) that provides a permanent link to this data package and its metadata.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10.5066/P9C7JWCC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The DOI that links uniquely to this data package.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Data_Release_Version
Attribute_Definition:

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: v01
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Version 1.0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Animal_ID
Attribute_Definition:

Unique six- or seven-digit identifier for each individual bird tracked with a satellite transmitter.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Unique six- or seven-digit identifier for each individual bird tracked with a satellite transmitter.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Animal_Species
Attribute_Definition:

Scientific name of the species of bird tracked with a satellite transmitter.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tringa flavipes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scientific name of the Lesser Yellowlegs.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Tracking_Status
Attribute_Definition:

Deduced status of the bird and satellite transmitter at the time of the respective data record. Determined by assessment of movement data and visual observation.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: alive
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dead
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Coded only if: 1) a bird carcass was observed or reported (e.g., harvested), or 2) multiple locations were received from a raptor nest or tree.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: dead_tagShed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pinpoint_ID
Attribute_Definition:

Attribute_Definition_Source: Provided by Argos
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Unique six-digit numeric identifier of the satellite transmitter.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location_Timestamp_UTC
Attribute_Definition:

The UTC timestamp (date and time) of the satellite transmitter location estimate, presented as UTC.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Provided by Argos
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2018-06-06 15:00:00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2021-09-03 21:15:00
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss (UTC)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location_Lat
Attribute_Definition:

The latitude of the satellite transmitter location estimate; determined through the Kalman filter algorithm for Doppler and the Lotek Argos-GPS Data Processor for GPS. Blank cells indicate that the deployment location (latitude and longitude) was within the boundaries of JBER or Eielson Air Force Base, or the 'Tracking_Status' was assigned as 'dead' or 'dead_tagShed'.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Provided by Argos
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -41.5858574
Range_Domain_Maximum: 66.4736862
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees (WGS84)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location_Long
Attribute_Definition:

The longitude of the satellite transmitter location estimate; determined through the Kalman filter algorithm for Doppler and the Lotek Argos-GPS Data Processor for GPS. Blank cells indicate that the deployment location (latitude and longitude) was within the boundaries of JBER or Eielson Air Force Base, or the 'Tracking_Status' was assigned as 'dead' or 'dead_tagShed'.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Provided by Argos
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -152.08
Range_Domain_Maximum: -37.148941
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees (WGS84)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Lat_shedDead
Attribute_Definition:

The latitude of a satellite transmitter that is no longer deployed on a live free-ranging animal (i.e., 'Tracking_Status' is 'dead', or 'dead_tagShed'). Blank cells indicate that the bird was presumed to be alive.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Provided by Argos
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -32.48
Range_Domain_Maximum: 65.4761887
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees (WGS84)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Long_shedDead
Attribute_Definition:

The longitude of a satellite transmitter that is no longer deployed on a live free-ranging animal (i.e., 'Tracking_Status' is 'dead', or 'dead_tagShed'). Blank cells indicate that the bird was presumed to be alive.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Provided by Argos
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -149.504
Range_Domain_Maximum: -58.0881271
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees (WGS84)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location
Attribute_Definition:

The name of the location (Canadian province, US state, country, or water body) where the bird was present at the time of the GPS transmission. This corresponds to the 'Location_Lat' and 'Location_Long' or the record.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The name of the location (Canadian province, US state, country, or water body) where the bird was present at the time of the GPS transmission.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Band_Loc
Attribute_Definition:

The name of the general deployment site where the bird was fitted with the satellite transmitter, for example a field station. This corresponds to the 'Deployment_Locale' in the deployment attributes table.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, USA (approximately 61.25N, 149.74W)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Churchill
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada (approximately 58.77N, 94.17W)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NGA GEOnet Names Server

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Eielson Air Force Base
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, USA (approximately 64.66N, 147.10W)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: James Bay
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: James Bay, Ontario, Canada (approximately 51.81N, 80.78W)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NGA GEOnet Names Server

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA (approximately 66.42N, 151.83W)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ile Nue de Mingan
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Ile Nue de Mingan, Quebec, Canada (approximately 50.28N, 64.01W)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NGA GEOnet Names Server

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Yellowknife
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada (approximately 62.45N, 114.37W)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NGA GEOnet Names Server

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location_Class
Attribute_Definition:

Index of the accuracy of the location estimate; in decreasing order: G, 3, 2, 1, 0, A and B.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: G
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: GPS, location error less than 100 meters.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 1-sigma location error less than 250 meters.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 1-sigma location error between 250 meters and 500 meters.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 1-sigma location error between 500 meters and 1500 meters.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 1-sigma location error greater than 1500 meters
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No accuracy estimation; 3 messages received per satellite pass.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

No accuracy estimation; 1 or 2 messages received per satellite pass.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location_GPS_Fix_Type
Attribute_Definition: Indicates if the location was GPS or Doppler derived.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2D
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: GPS-derived location based on the position of 3 satellites.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3D
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

GPS-derived location based on the position of 4 or more satellites.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Doppler
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Location estimate calculated through the Kalman filter algorithm.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Argos Manual 2016

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CRC
Attribute_Definition: Cyclic Redundancy Check status of the location estimate.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Provided by Argos
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Location estimate passed the check.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Provided by Argos

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OK(corrected)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Location estimate passed the check, but was corrected. Many times these estimates are duplicates of location estimates that passed the CRC.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Provided by Argos

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Fail
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Location estimate did not pass the check and the location estimate and/or date is illogical. These location estimates were removed from the processed data.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Provided by Argos

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

The data package includes 2 Comma Separate Value (CSV) formatted tables: (1) "lesserYellowLegs_USFWS_argosGPS_deploymentAttributes.csv" contains one record for each transmitter deployment. The deployment attributes table contains information such as when the transmitter was attached to the bird, when tracking of a live bird ended, and variables describing the bird and transmitter.

(2) "lesserYellowLegs_USFWS_argosGPS_filteredLocations.csv" contains one record for every location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check (CRC). Each record also includes a 'Tracking_Status' variable that denotes whether the location was collected from a live bird.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Author defined

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Argos GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

Metadata: