California Department of Fish and Wildlife 20160107 vector digital data ftp://ftp.dfg.ca.gov/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/800_899/ds889.zip http://bios.dfg.ca.gov/ Band-tailed Pigeons (Patagioenas fasciata) are California's only native wild pigeon. The birds in California are part of the Pacific Coast population (P. f. monilis), and inhabit montane coniferous forests and oak woodlands in the Coast Ranges and western Sierra Nevada (Keppie and Braun 2000). Though some populations appear to be resident, the species is generally considered migratory (Smith 1968). Breeding occurs in the coniferous forests of California, Oregon and Washington (Blackmon 1976; Keppie and Braun 2000; Smith 1968). These birds are characterized by slate gray to purple plumage with males having a deeper purple coloration. There is a bright white crescent on the hindneck of adults with a patch of greenish bronze iridescent patch below (Keppie and Braun 2000). A k-selected species, Band-tailed Pigeons have the lowest reproductive potential of any game bird in California (Grinnell 1913). Breeding peaks in May/ June and extends through the summer, with usually not more than 1 nesting attempt per season and a typical clutch size of 1 egg, though larger numbers of nesting attempts and eggs per clutch have been reported (Keppie and Braun 2000; Leonard 1998). Feeding is variable and dependent on fruit/mast availability. During the non-breeding season, birds are nomadic and localize to acorn masting events. Birds have been documented feeding on fresh buds in spring then moving into elderberries, cascara, madrone and other fruits. In fall and into winter, acorns are taken whole (Keppie and Braun 2000). Pacific Coast Band-tailed pigeons continue to experience long term population declines. Harvest independent population monitoring comes from the Breeding Bird Survey and the Mineral Site Survey. The Breeding Bird Survey provides evidence of a significant downward population trend of 2.0% per year over a term from 1968-2012. Mineral Site Survey results show downward trends but 9 and 5 year trend confidence intervals include zero and are therefore considered inconclusive (Sanders 2012). The Mineral Site Survey is coordinated by the USFWS and is a cooperative effort amongst California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia (via the Canadian Wildlife Service). The survey takes advantage of the birds' habit of congregating at springs and seeps that have high levels of mineral content. Fifty sites are surveyed annually; 10 in California, 22 in Oregon, 14 in Washington and 4 in British Columbia (Sanders 2012). The results of this survey are used to index the band-tailed pigeon population at the population level. These data describe the location of the 10 sites required for the flyway survey as well as additional sites that are surveyed if possible to improve precision. Coordinates of locations are available and may be distributed upon request and written justification of need. This dataset was created as part of the initial effort to come up with a range wide population trend monitoring protocol, primarily through the efforts of Michael Casazza and Cory Overton with the U.S. Geological Survey under a grant from the Webless Migratory Game Bird Research Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Casazza et al. 2003). It is provided here by the Upland Game Program to facilitate sharing with collaborators, partner organizations and the public. Annual population status reports are published annually by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/ Complete As needed -124.276434 -120.123533 41.206528 38.243474 ISO 19115 Topic Category biota, Patagioenas fasciata, Band-tailed Pigeon, bird None California None None California Department of Fish and Wildlife Levi Souza Environmental Scientist mailing and physical

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Sacramento CA 95811 (916) 445-3709 Levi.Souza@wildlife.ca.gov Citations: - Blackmon, Thomas W. 1976. "Distribution and Relative Densities of the Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba Fasciata Monilas) in California". Department of Fish and Game. - Casazza, ML, CT Overton, JL Yee, DL Orthmeyer, MR Miller, and RA Schmitz. 2003. "Development of a Reliable Population Index for Pacific Coast Band-tailed Pigeons: Final Report." US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, Dixon, CA. Unpublished Report. - Grinnell, Joseph. 1913. "The Outlook for Conserving the Band-tailed Pigeon as a Game Bird of California." The Condor 15 (1): 25-40. - Keppie, Daniel M, and Clait E Braun. 2000. "Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba Fasciata)." The Birds of North America (530): 28. - Leonard, Jerome Patrick. 1998. "Nesting and Foraging Ecology of Band-tailed Pigeons in Western Oregon." http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/23168. - Sanders, Todd A. 2012. "Band-tailed Pigeon Population Status, 2012." http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usfwspubs/315/. - Smith, Walton A. 1968. "The Band-tailed Pigeon in California." California Fish and Game 54 (1): 4-16. Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1.4959 Created dataset from an Excel spreadsheet. Generalized original point shapefile to the Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quads (DOQQs). Projected new shapefile to NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers. Restructured attribute table to have shorter field lengths. Also, made other minor edits to the metadata. 20131002 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Sophie King BIOS Data Librarian geodata@wildlife.ca.gov Restructured attribute table by adding Yr_2013 field. Updated metadata. 20140418 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Sophie King BIOS Data Librarian geodata@wildlife.ca.gov Vector GT-polygon composed of chains 17 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 ds889 Band-tailed Pigeon Surveys Generalized, CDFW [ds889] OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. Site The unique name of the site where the survey occurs. Required Describes whether the site is one of the ten sites that must be surveyed annually for inclusion in the Mineral Site Survey Yr_2001 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2001. Yr_2002 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2002. Yr_2003 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2003. Yr_2004 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2004. Yr_2005 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2005. Yr_2006 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2006. Yr_2007 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2007. Yr_2008 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2008. Yr_2009 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2009. Yr_2010 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2010. Yr_2011 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2011. Yr_2012 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2012. Yr_2013 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2013. Yr_2014 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2014. Yr_2015 Maximum count (birds arriving or birds departing + birds remaining at survey conclusion, whichever is greater) of Band-tailed Pigeons at each location in 2015. SHAPE_Length Length of feature in internal units. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. SHAPE_Area Area of feature in internal units squared. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. 20160329 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Levi Souza Environmental Scientist mailing and physical

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