Bird Species Checklists from USGS Alaska Science Center Field Camps Current Citation: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 2021, Bird species checklists from USGS Alaska Science Center field camps (ver 3.0, February 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P950QX28 ======================================= Version 1.0 posted online May 6, 2021 Original Citation: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 2021, Bird species checklists from USGS Alaska Science Center field camps (ver 1.0, May 2021): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P950QX28 Overview: These data are daily summary checklists of all bird species observed at U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center (ASC) field camps in Western Alaska. Data include species observation details such as observers, dates, location, and number of individuals seen. The ASC has numerous historic checklists in their original paper format. To make these checklists publicly accessible, analog data from individual camps was transcribed to a digital format for public release. Data: ZIP packages containing annual bird checklists and associated FGDC metadata from USGS Alaska Science Center field camps in Western Alaska. Each annual checklist is presented as a single Comma Separated Value (CSV) formatted table in a standard format consistent with eBird records. Field Camp data included in version 1.0: Old Chevak (Western Alaska) River Camp (Western Alaska) Square Bend (Western Alaska) ======================================== Version 2.0 posted online February 16, 2022 Appended: Added 37 additional bird checklists for ASC camps in Southwest Alaska (3 camps) and Baja California Sur, Mexico (4 camps). Data: ZIP packages containing annual bird checklists and associated FGDC metadata from USGS Alaska Science Center field camps in Western Alaska. Each annual checklist is presented as a single Comma Separated Value (CSV) formatted table in a standard format consistent with eBird records. Field Camp data included in version 2.0: Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (Southwest Alaska) Neuman Island (Southwest Alaska) Cold Bay (Southwest Alaska) Laguna Ojo de Liebre (Baja Mexico) Laguna San Ignacio (Baja Mexico) Bahia de San Quitin (Baja Mexico) Santa Rosalia (Baja Mexico) ======================================== Version 3.0 posted online February 2, 2023 Appended: -Added 39 bird checklists for ASC camps in Northern Alaska (20 camps), 17 bird checklists for Western Alaska (10 camps), 17 bird checklists for Interior Alaska (2 camps), 16 bird checklists for Southwest Alaska (12 camps), 6 bird checklists for Southcentral Alaska (3 camps), 12 bird checklists for Southeast Alaska (1 camp), and 7 bird checklists for Russia (3 camps). -Created a locations table for all observation/checklist locations. -Created a taxonomy table of all bird species observered to align with other data releases that have similarily large species lists. -Consolidated the multiple XML by region into a single XML metadata record for all regions combined. Data: ZIP packages containing annual bird checklists and associated FGDC metadata from USGS Alaska Science Center field camps in Northern, Western, Interior, Southwest, Southcentral, and Southeast Alaska, Baja California Mexico and Far East Russia. Each annual checklist is presented as a single Comma Separated Value (CSV) formatted table in a standard format consistent with eBird records. Field camp data included in version 3.0 in addition to the data included in versions 1.0 and 2.0: Avak Inlet (Northern Alaska) Bodfish Island (Northern Alaska) Cape Krusenstern National Monument (Northern Alaska) Colville River (Northern Alaska) Colville River Delta - Butterfly Lake (Northern Alaska) Flaxman Island (Northern Alaska) Gates of the Arctic National Park (Northern Alaska) Gwydry Bay (Northern Alaska) Icy Cape (Northern Alaska) Kasegaluk Lagoon (Northern Alaska) Kobuk Valley National Park (Northern Alaska) Noatak National Park (Northern Alaska) NPR-A Teshekpuk Lake Special Area (Northern Alaska) NPR-A Northeast Teshekpuk Lake Special Area (Northern Alaska) NPR-A East Long Lake (Northern Alaska) NPR-A West Long Lake (Northern Alaska) NPR-A Goose Lake (Northern Alaska) NPR-A Island Lake (Northern Alaska) NPR-A Meade River Delta (Northern Alaska) NPR-A Square Lake (Northern Alaska) Point Thompson (Northern Alaska) Puccinellia Marsh (Northern Alaska) Prudhoe Bay (Northern Alaska) Kougarok River/Neva Creek Confluence (Western Alaska) St. Lawrence Island - Gambell (Western Alaska) St. Lawrence Island - Kongkok Basin (Western Alaska) St. Matthew Island - North and South Camps (Western Alaska) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge - Angyoyaravak Bay (Western Alaska) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge - Big Slough (Western Alaska) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge - Cape Avinof (Western Alaska) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge - Chevak to Tutakoke (Western Alaska) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge - Tutakoke (Western Alaska) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge - Tutakoke Camp (Western Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - East Fork Toklat River (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Igloo Campground (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Polychrome Pass (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Primrose Lowlands (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Mile 7 Park Road (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Mile 8 Park Road (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Mile 11 Park Road (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Mile 18.5 Park Road (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Mile 19 Park Road (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Mile 26.5 Park Road (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Mile 35 Park Road (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Sanctuary Campground (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Sanctuary Uplands (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Teklanika Flats (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Teklanika Lowlands (Interior Alaska) Denali National Park and Preserve - Uplands (Interior Alaska) Innoko National Wildlife Refuge - Ray Mountains (Interior Alaska) Cinder Lagoon (Southwest Alaska) Cold Bay (Southwest Alaska) Egigik Bay - South Spit (Southwest Alaska) Izembek Lagoon - Applegate Cove (Southwest Alaska) Izembek Lagoon - Banding Island (Southwest Alaska) Izembek Lagoon - Grant Point (Southwest Alaska) Izembek Lagoon - Halfway Point (Southwest Alaska) Izembek Lagoon - Norma Bay (Southwest Alaska) Izembek Lagoon - Outer Marker (Southwest Alaska) Izembek Lagoon - Round Island (Southwest Alaska) Nelson Lagoon (Southwest Alaska) Neumann Island (Southwest Alaska) Seal Island (Southwest Alaska) Katmai National Park and Preserve (Southcentral Alaska) Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (Southcentral Alaska) Susitna Flats (Southcentral Alaska) Yakutat - Aka Lake (Southeast Alaska) Yakutat - Ankau Area (Southeast Alaska) Yakutat - Cannon Beach (Southeast Alaska) Yakutat - Cannon Beach Road (Southeast Alaska) Yakutat - Phipps Cape (Southeast Alaska) Yakutat - Strawberry Point (Southeast Alaska) Yakutat Forelands - Airport Hexigon (Southeast Alaska) Yakutat Forelands - Airport Plot (Southeast Alaska) Yakutat Forelands - Ankau Saltchunks (Southeast Alaska) Yakutat Forelands - Kardy Lake (Southeast Alaska) Yakutat Forelands - Pond Plot (Southeast Alaska) Yakutat Forelands - Railroad Plot (Southeast Alaska) Chokurdakh (Russia) Coastal Indigirka River Delta (Russia) Indigirka River Delta (Russia)