Data Set Citation
NCEAS 12192: Fleishman: Ecosystem analysis of pelagic organism declines in the Upper San Francisco Estuary, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, and Castillo G of U.S. Fish %26amp; Wildlife Service.2008.POD! Bird data for San Francisco Bay-Delta (Christmas Bird Count_ National Audubon Society).
nceas.912.8 (http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/knb/metacat/nceas.912.8/nceas).
Data Tables, Images, and Other Entities:
Metadata download:Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File
Data Table:Benicia_CABE_1-107-1.txt (View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:COSUMNES_ CARC_1-107-1.txt (View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:East Contra Costa County_CAEC_1-107.txt (View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:Sacramento_CASM_1-107.txt (View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:STOCKTON_CAST_1-107.txt (View Metadata | Download File download)
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Download File: http://www.natureali.org/cbcs.htm
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Data Set Owner(s):
Organization:NCEAS 12192: Fleishman: Ecosystem analysis of pelagic organism declines in the Upper San Francisco Estuary
Organization:National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Individual: Gonzalo Castillo
Organization:U.S. Fish %26amp; Wildlife Service
Email Address:
gonzalo_castillo@fws.gov
Metadata Provider(s):
Individual: Marissa Bauer
Associated Party:
Individual: Graham Chisholm
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Abstract:
 
The Christmas Bird Count is organized by the National Audubon Society. Available bird data for the Christmas Bird Counts obtained from Count Data by areas (by Count Circles): http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/hr/ Count circles are mapped in: http://www.stanislausbirds.org/Events/california_cbc_circles.htm Based on the above map I selected data for the locations included in the Delta-Suisun Bay/Marsh (the circle code is indicated in the file name, after the name (e.g. CARC, CASM, CAEC, CABE, CAST). The attached PDF explains each of the colums in the files. As you will see data are sporadic but at least give you an idea of counts per species per unit of time.
Additional Information:
 
The book %26quot;Baylands Ecosystem Species and Community Profiles%26quot; included the following fish/mollusc/crustacean eating birds in the Suisun Bay/Marsh area: snowy egret black-crowned night heron California clapper rail Foster's tern California gull Caspian tern The following species are also known to prey on fish/mollusc/crustacean: American avocet stilt great blue heron great egret Obligate piscivores include: western grebe, Foster's tern, double crested cormorans Facultative piscivores include: great egret, California gull
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Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description:San Francisco Bay-Delta
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  22.3833  degrees
East:  22.3833  degrees
North:  38.0833  degrees
South:  38.0833  degrees
Temporal Coverage:
Begin:
1970
End:
2006
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Contact:
Individual: Gonzalo Castillo
Organization:U.S. Fish %26amp; Wildlife Service
Email Address:
gonzalo_castillo@fws.gov