1. Tag Deployments and Ancillary Data for Seabirds Breeding in the Main Hawaiian Islands
Dates
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Start Date
2013-08-09
End Date
2016-06-04
Citation
Felis, J.J., Czapanskiy, M.F., and Adams, J., 2020, At-sea ranging behavior of seabirds breeding in the main Hawaiian Islands: Bio-logger data release (ver. 2.0, May 2020): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9NTEXM6.
Summary
In this study, we employed several bio-logging technologies to track at-sea movement and behavior of five main Hawaiian Island (MHI) breeding seabird species (Brown Booby [Sula leucogaster], Laysan Albatross [Phoebastria immutabilis], Red-tailed Tropicbird [Phaethon rubricauda], Red-footed Booby [Sula sula], and Wedge-tailed Shearwater [Ardenna pacifica]) at multiple breeding colonies on or near the islands of Maui, O‘ahu, and Kaua‘i. We utilized Global Positioning System (GPS) tags to track seabird spatial movements, temperature-depth recorders (TDRs) to measure diving and immersion patterns, and accelerometry to identify behaviors. The Deployments table provides details of all deployment and ancillary information for birds on which [...]
Summary
In this study, we employed several bio-logging technologies to track at-sea movement and behavior of five main Hawaiian Island (MHI) breeding seabird species (Brown Booby [Sula leucogaster], Laysan Albatross [Phoebastria immutabilis], Red-tailed Tropicbird [Phaethon rubricauda], Red-footed Booby [Sula sula], and Wedge-tailed Shearwater [Ardenna pacifica]) at multiple breeding colonies on or near the islands of Maui, O‘ahu, and Kaua‘i. We utilized Global Positioning System (GPS) tags to track seabird spatial movements, temperature-depth recorders (TDRs) to measure diving and immersion patterns, and accelerometry to identify behaviors.
The Deployments table provides details of all deployment and ancillary information for birds on which bio-loggers were deployed and for which data were recovered. Each record in this table (represented by a unique “DeployID”) is a deployment event of a bio-logging tag (or combination of tags) on a bird. Each record includes information on:
1. Bird identification (i.e. species, band numbers, breeding stage/phenology, sex, age, nest location, colony/site location);
2. Bio-logger tag types deployed, settings, and data recovered;
3. Deployment and recovery date/time;
4. Morphometric measurements (i.e. mass, culmen) and samples collected (i.e. blood for stable isotope analysis, diet) made at the time of tag deployment and/or recovery.
Deployment and ancillary information provided in this table can be joined by DeployID to all types of bio-logger data contained in the other sections of this data release. Note that, although rare, some individuals (represented by a common band number across multiple records) may have been tagged more than once across study years (represented by different DeployID’s across records).
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Purpose
GPS tracking, accelerometry, and diving data of seabirds breeding in the main Hawaiian Islands were collected for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to understand the at-sea distribution and ranging behaviors of seabirds and to inform marine spatial planning for potential offshore wind energy development. This table summarizes deployment and ancillary data for all birds on which tags were deployed and for which data was recovered, and is to be used in conjunction with compiled tracking, accelerometry, and diving data in this data release.
