California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Biogeographic Data Branch, Gordon Gould 20061001 version 1 vector digital data Source information downloaded from Avian Knowledge Network download page, http://www.avianknowledge.net/AKN%20Download%20Tool . https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/200_299/ds237.zip This data set contains basic observation information on Western Grebes in California and is provided by the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN). AKN is a joint venture including sponsors National Biological Information Infrastructure and National Science Foundation, and collaborators Cornell Lab of Ornithology, PRBO Conservations Science, Redwood Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, and Bird Studies Canada. AKN collects, organizes, archives, and distributes avian data for various analytical purposes. This large (almost 20,000,000 observations to date) and comprehensive database provides a unified structure where data from multiple sources can be used together to produce more meaningful products. AKN also has developed applications to visualize temporal and spatial patterns of bird movements and numbers. These bird observations were made by professional birding consultants, ornithologists, researchers, and knowledgeable volunteers over the last few years. Most of their observations came from point counts from job sites, back yards, or from sites established to assess bird populations in specific locations or habitats throughout California. Protocols for the three programs that produce the most observations are on the web at: eBird - http://www.ebird.org/content/ Great Backyard Bird Count - http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ Project FeederWatch - http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/ The dataset is limited in that the there is no observer provided for each record, the location is only accurate to a circular area equivalent to about one-sixteenth of a square mile, and a number of fields have only code values and the code definitions are not known. This data set displays information on observation locations for Western Grebes in California to help understand the species' distribution, movements, and trends. The information also can be used for research, planning, and management for this species. This metadata was collected, created, and written by the Biogeographic Data Branch, California Department of Fish and Game. 19700101 20060101 ground condition In work Quarterly -124.300599 -114.938921 42.011865 32.502324 ISO 19115 Topic Category biota None numbers distribution presence Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe None California For use by BIOS staff only. License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets (https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.If these data are used any resultant display or distribution of this information should acknowledge the Avian Knowledge Network as the source. For more information on the large numbers of contributors to the Bird Monitoring Data Registry contact AKN at http://www.avianknowledge.net/ California Department of Fish and Wildlife Neil Clipperton physical Sacramento CA US (916) 445-9753 Neil.Clipperton@wildlife.ca.gov Gordon Gould - California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Biogeographic Data Branch Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1.9270 All "AKN" data sets come from the same source and are created by the same observation and archiving process. It is assumed that observers can distinguish between Western Grebes and Clark's Grebes. Some of the Time_Colle entries are from very early in the morning (e.g., 0100, 0200, 0245). These may failures to convert the time to a 24-hour clock as grebe watching is not a usual activity at night. Sites where this species is found may not represent sites with continuous presence of this same animal or species of animal. Other sites where this species exists may not be listed in observation reports in this dataset. Some observations have some have partial data in the TimeCollec, DuraInHrs, NumObservs, ProjCode, ProtoCode, and SurvAreaId fields. However all records had an entry in the ObsCount field. These data do not reflect a statewide sampling. Therefore, not all sites where this species is found are represented in this data set. There is no datum given and it is assumed that both NAD27 and NAD83 data are present. Therefore the actual site may be anywhere within a 300 meter (~0.2 mile) radius of the point location. The actual methods, reference, or device for determining the point's location are unknown, but given the wide array of observers they may come from an equally wide variety of sources. None Source was a tab-delimited .txt file downloaded from the Avian Knowledge Network download site (http://www.avianknowledge.net/AKN%20Download%20Tool ) on 9/8/2006. Gather and organize incoming observation data from contributors for distribution through the AKN. not complete Cornell Computer Science Department Kevin Webb kfw4@cornell.edu Download from AKN download site 20060908 DFG - BDB Gordon Gould ggould@dfg.ca.gov Convert .txt file into shapefile 1- Converted to Excel; unused/un-needed fields remove and remaining fields reordered. 2- Converted to Arc shapefile in NAD83 Teale Albers projection. 20060908 DFG - BDB Gordon Gould ggould@dfg.ca.gov Add metadata 20060914 DFGG - BDB Gordon Gould ggould@dfg.ca.gov Edited metadata by updating point of contact information. 20131107 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Sophie King geodata@wildlife.ca.gov Vector Entity point 1822 NAD 1983 California Teale Albers 34.0 40.5 -120.0 0.0 0.0 -4000000.0 coordinate pair 0.0001 0.0001 meter D North American 1983 GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.257222101 Western Grebe - Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) [ds237] Western Grebe - AKN [ds237] Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. RecordNum Sequential number provided by AKN in downloading requested query. SciName The full name of the lowest level taxon to which the organism can be identified. Avian Knowledge Network CommonName Standard English name used by AOU for this taxon. DateCollec Date the bird was observed or collected. TimeCollec The time of day the object or observation was collected from the field, expressed as decimal hours from midnight, local time (e.g., 12.0 = noon, 13.5 = 1:30pm). Avian Knowledge Network "0" values in this field are probably null values. DuratInHrs The total duration of the entire observation event during which this particular observation was made, expressed as decimal hours Avian Knowledge Network "0" values in this field are probably null values. NumObservs The total number of observers who participated in the observation event. Avian Knowledge Network "0" values in this field are null values. ObsCount Number of individuals detected or observed during this observation event. Avian Knowledge Network BasisRecrd A descriptive term indicating whether the record represents an object or observation. Avian Knowledge Network InstitCode The code (or acronym) identifying the institution administering the collection in which the organism record is cataloged. No global registry exists for institutional codes; use the code that is "standard" in your discipline. Avian Knowledge Network CLO The Cornell Lab of Ornithology PRBO PRBO Conservation Science CollecCode The code (or acronym) identifying the collection within the institution in which the organism record is cataloged (not applicable to AKNS). Avian Knowledge Network EBIRD A Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Natrional Audubon Society project to make, submit, and review bird observations. http://www.ebird.org/content/index.html GBBC Great Backyard Bird Count LSAC not currently available PIFR not currently available SJBR not currently available ProjCode The code (or acronym) identifying the project within the institution during which the observation was made. Code definitions are not currently available. Avian Knowledge Network ProtoCode The code (or acronym) identifying the protocol used to collect the observation data, using standards defined within your discipline. Code definitions are not currently available. Avian Knowledge Network SurvAreaId A unique identifier identifying the geographic site at which the observation was made. The site identifier must be unique within each project. Avian Knowledge Network SampEvenId A unique identifier identifying the sampling event during which the observations were made. The identifier must be unique within each project. A sampling event is defined as a series of observations made during a determined amount of time at a given location. Avian Knowledge Network StateProv The full, unabbreviated name of the state, province, or region (i.e., the next smaller political region than Country) from which the organism was collected. Avian Knowledge Network Latitude The latitude of the location from which the organism was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. Avian Knowledge Network Longitiude The longitude of the location from which the organism was collected, expressed in decimal degrees. Avian Knowledge Network GlobUniqId A universal resource name for the global unique identifier for the specimen or observation record. The identifier should be the complete Uniform Resource Name (URN) for the record. In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one in the form "URN:catalog:[InstitutionCode]:[CollectionCode]:[CatalogNumber]". Avian Knowledge Network DatLastMod The last time when any of the data for the record were modified. Returns values as ISO 8601 date and time in UTC(GMT). (see http://www.w3.org/TR/ NOTE-datetime). Data sources should use a native datetime data type, if possible. Avian Knowledge Network This shapefile consists of basic observations of Western Grebes. Each record contains information on the date, time, and duration of the observation, how many observers and how many grebes were involved, the source of the data, codes for the observer's protocol, survey area, and sampling event, and the latitude and longitude. Neither the State of California nor the California Department of Fish and Game warrant the correctness or accuracy of the observation data presented in here. It is used at the user's own risk. Free, no fees. Log on to the Avian Knowledge Network's "Download AKN Data" at http://www.avianknowledge.net/AKN%20Download%20Tool Self-service, download from web site. 20210601 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Neil Clipperton physical Sacramento CA US (916) 445-9753 Neil.Clipperton@wildlife.ca.gov FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time