Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for three large-bodied gull species and hybrids (Larus species) utilizing coastal areas of Alaska. Child Item 1: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes. Version...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, American Herring Gull, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, All tags... Bering Strait, Bethel, Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukotka, Coastal ecosystems, East Asia flyway, Environment, GPS, Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Health and disease, Kenai Peninsula, Larus argentatus, Larus glaucescens, Larus hyperboreus, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Nome, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Plumage, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Soldotna, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utqiagvik, Utqiaġvik, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos GPS Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 6 satellite transmitters attached to Glaucous-winged gulls on Middleton Island and 42 Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters attached to three species of large-bodied gulls (genus Larus) and hybrids thereof, captured at landfills in southcentral, western and northern Alaska. The transmitters carried GPS receivers, so GPS tracking data represent the backbone of this data release. However, because the GPS locations were communicated through the Argos System, a time series of Argos (Doppler) tracking data also exists and is...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, American Herring Gull, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, All tags... Bering Strait, Bethel, Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukotka, Coastal ecosystems, East Asia flyway, Environment, GPS, Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Health and disease, Kenai Peninsula, Larus argentatus, Larus glaucescens, Larus hyperboreus, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Nome, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Plumage, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Soldotna, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utqiagvik, Utqiaġvik, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans)

This data package contains all location data collected by light-level geolocators attached to 68 Black Brant at breeding areas in Alaska. The data include: a deployment attributes file with details of each brant at the time of capture, the raw light-level data in ASCII files as downloaded and decompressed, and twice-daily estimated locations.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Annual cycle, Baja California, All tags... Biota, Birds, Black brant, Branta bernicla nigricans, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Environment, Light-level geolocator, Mexico, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Non-breeding range, Ornithology, Overwintering, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tundra ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos GPS Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 6 satellite transmitters attached to Glaucous-winged gulls on Middleton Island and 42 Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters attached to three species of large-bodied gulls (genus Larus) and hybrids thereof, captured at landfills in southcentral, western and northern Alaska. The transmitters carried GPS receivers, so GPS tracking data represent the backbone of this data release. However, because the GPS locations were communicated through the Argos System, a time series of Argos (Doppler) tracking data also exists and is included....

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, American Herring Gull, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, All tags... Bering Strait, Bethel, Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukotka, Coastal ecosystems, East Asia flyway, Environment, GPS, Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Health and disease, Kenai Peninsula, Larus argentatus, Larus glaucescens, Larus hyperboreus, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Nome, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Plumage, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Soldotna, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utqiagvik, Utqiaġvik, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Fewer tags

Nesting Period Data for Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) in Alaska

This data package contains one table with nest initiation and end dates and clutch sizes from Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) at two breeding colonies in Alaska. Data include nesting period determined by either nest visits or light-level data recorded by geolocators attached tarsal bands.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animals/Vertebrates, Annual cycle, Biota, Birds, All tags... Black brant, Branta bernicla nigricans, Coastal ecosystems, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Environment, Light-level geolocator, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Seasonal distribution, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tundra ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags