gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40397 eng UTF8 dataset Office of Response and Restoration resourceProvider ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-05-15T19:16:06 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) complex 7022 curve 2254850 point 7022 surface 13285 Maryland ESI: BIRDS (Bird Polygons) Maryland_birds 2007-07 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40397 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40397 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download Prepared by Research Planning, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division (formerly Hazardous Materials Response Division), Seattle, Washington and NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, Gloucester Point, Virginia. This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for wading birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors, diving birds, seabirds, passerine birds, and gulls and terns in Maryland. Vector polygons in this data set represent bird nesting, feeding, migratory staging, and wintering sites. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer.This data set comprises a portion of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for Maryland. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. See also the NESTS (Nest Points) data layer, part of the larger Maryland ESI database, for additional bird information. The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources. This project was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division (formerly Hazardous Materials Response Division), Seattle, Washington and NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, Gloucester Point, Virginia. completed ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned Environmental Monitoring theme NOS Data Explorer Topic Category Bird Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps Wildlife theme Maryland place DOC/NOAA/NOS/ORR > Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Maryland, 2007 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Maryland ESI: BIRDS (Bird Polygons) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40397. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: DO NOT USE MAPS FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES.Besides the above warning, there are no use constraints on these data. Note that the ESI database should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations. Likewise, information contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys. Recognize that the information contained in the ESI database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource. This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands, etc. Acknowledgment of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed would be appreciated in products derived from these data. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. NOAA warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer input-peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40397 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40397.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference vector eng; US environment The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO\xAE (version 9.1) and SQL SERVER\xAE (version 2000). The hardware configuration is PC's with Windows Operating System (NT4.0/2000).The Spatial_Data_Organization Information section refers only to the source files in the ARC export format. The following files are included in that data set: birds.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, m_mammal.e00, mgt.e00, nests.e00, reptiles.e00, socecon.e00, t_mammal.e00. Associated relational and desktop data tables provided in Arc export and text format are bio_lut, biofile, biores, breed, breed_dt, seasonal, soc_dat, soc_lut, sources, species, and status. -77.375 -75 37.875 39.75 | Currentness: The biological data were compiled during 2005-2007. The currentness dates for the data range from 1962 to 2007 and are documented in the Lineage section. 1962 2007 ESI Atlas for Maryland false eng false BIRDS.PAT 2017-08-07 publication BIO_LUT 2017-08-07 publication BIORES 2017-08-07 publication SPECIES 2017-08-07 publication SEASONAL 2017-08-07 publication BREED 2017-08-07 publication SOURCES 2017-08-07 publication STATUS 2017-08-07 publication ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov distributor https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi Online Resource download dataset Accuracy A multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. The process includes a standardized data entry methodology, hardcopy data review by in-house and external resource experts, a final Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process, and multiple automated logical consistency checks. Quantitative data (such as densities, counts, abundances, or concentrations) provided by resource experts for inclusion in the data set may vary widely in attribute accuracy, depending upon the methodology used to collect and compile such data. For a more detailed evaluation of source data attribute accuracy, contact the sources listed in the Lineage section. Horizontal Positional Accuracy Spatial components for the biological data layers can come from expert interviews, hardcopy, or digital sources. Most of the spatial components of the biological data layers are developed using regional experts who estimate concentration areas. It is difficult to estimate the positional accuracy of such data, except to state that they are compiled on hardcopy base maps with a scale of 1:24,000. Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital or hardcopy sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original data source and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set. Note that biological resource data by their very nature are considered "fuzzy", and this should be understood when considering the positional accuracy of vector digital objects representing these resources. Completeness Report These data represent a synthesis of expert knowledge, available hardcopy documents, survey data, maps, and and digital data on bird nesting, feeding, wintering, migratory staging and other spatial/temporal concentration areas. See also the NESTS (Nest Points) data layer, part of the larger Maryland ESI database, for additional bird information. These data do not necessarily represent all bird occurrences in Maryland. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name [n/a if not applicable]): 1, Common loon, Gavia immer; 3, Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata; 8, Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus; 11, Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus; 12, Canada goose, Branta canadensis; 13, Brant, Branta bernicla; 15, Snow goose, Chen caerulescens; 16, Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos; 17, Northern pintail, Anas acuta; 18, Green-winged teal, Anas crecca; 20, Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata; 21, Canvasback, Aythya valisineria; 22, Greater scaup, Aythya marila; 23, Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis; 24, Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula; 26, Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola; 27, Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis; 29, White-winged scoter, Melanitta fusca; 30, Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata; 32, Common merganser, Mergus merganser; 33, Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator; 34, American coot, Fulica americana; 38, Herring gull, Larus argentatus; 40, Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis; 45, Common tern, Sterna hirundo; 54, Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; 56, Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia; 58, Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca; 59, Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes; 60, Red knot, Calidris canutus; 61, Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos; 62, Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla; 63, Dunlin, Calidris alpina; 64, Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus; 65, Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus; 67, Sanderling, Calidris alba; 69, Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus; 70, Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus; 71, Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola; 73, Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres; 76, Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus; 77, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus; 86, Least tern, Sterna antillarum; 87, Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea; 88, Great egret, Ardea alba; 89, Snowy egret, Egretta thula; 90, Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; 91, Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus; 92, Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus; 93, Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis; 94, Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor; 98, Laughing gull, Larus atricilla; 118, Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis; 120, Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea; 124, Redhead, Aythya americana; 125, Clapper rail, Rallus longirostris; 133, Black skimmer, Rynchops niger; 134, Gull-billed tern, Sterna nilotica; 136, Caspian tern, Sterna caspia; 137, Royal tern, Sterna maxima; 138, Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri; 148, Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis; 150, Black rail, Laterallus jamaicensis; 152, American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus; 153, Piping plover, Charadrius melodus; 155, Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus; 156, Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla; 162, Gadwall, Anas strepera; 167, Northern gannet, Morus bassanus; 169, American wigeon, Anas americana; 178, Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis; 179, Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps; 180, Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris; 181, Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus; 185, American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus; 186, American black duck, Anas rubripes; 187, Virginia rail, Rallus limicola; 190, Blue-winged teal, Anas discors; 191, Wood duck, Aix sponsa; 192, Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus; 197, Black scoter, Melanitta nigra; 198, Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus; 217, Mute swan, Cygnus olor; 224, Sedge wren, Cistothorus platensis; 225, Marsh wren, Cistothorus palustris; 273, Geese, n/a; 277, Seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus; 278, Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus; 299, Scaup, Aythya spp.; 301, Mergansers, n/a; 302, Scoters, Melanitta spp.; 310, Rare passerine bird, n/a; 462, Loons, Gavia spp.; 626, American peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus anatum; 1001, Gulls, n/a; 1002, Shorebirds, n/a; 1003, Waterfowl, n/a; 1006, Diving birds, n/a; 1014, Diving ducks, n/a; 1021, Ducks, n/a; 1026, Grebes, n/a; 1027, Swans, Cygnus spp. Conceptual Consistency A multi-stage error checking process, described in the above Attribute_Accuracy_Report, is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production. This process includes multiple automated logical consistency checks that test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary nodes, etc.), and SQL SERVER\xAE to ARC/INFO\xAE consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, where the data are written to CD-ROM and the metadata are written.After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to a number of quality and consistency checks. In the process of checking for topological and database consistencies, new ID's and RARNUM's or HUNUM's are also generated. The new ID's are a combination of atlas number, element number, and record number. In addition, the value used to represent the element is modified to reflect the type of feature being mapped. In the case of an element that is normally represented by a point or polygon, a value of 20 is added to the standard element value for mapping of linear features. In the case where an element usually mapped as a polygon is represented by a point, a value of 30 is added to the regular element value. The RARNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number, so multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUM's remain unique. RARNUM's are redefined on an element basis, so "resource at risk" groupings will contain only a single element. HUNUM's are also modified to include the atlas number. Three main sources of data were used to depict bird distribution and seasonality for this data layer: (1) personal interviews with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), MD Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and National Park Service (NPS); (2) numerous published and unpublished reports; and (3) digital data sets for waterfowl distribution, bald eagle foraging, colonial waterbird nesting, american oystercatcher nesting, and threatened and endangered species locations.The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the BIRDS data layer. Depending on the type of source data, three general approaches are used for compiling a biology data layer: (1) information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources are compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles and digitized; (2) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; and (3) digital data layers are evaluated and used "as is" or integrated with the hardcopy data sources. See the Lineage section for additional information on the type of source data for this data layer. The compiled ESI, biology, and human-use data are plotted onto hardcopy draft maps. Following the delivery of draft maps to the participating resource experts, a second set of interviews is conducted to review the maps. If necessary, edits to the BIRDS data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2007-04-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE SPECIES DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY 2006-01-01 publication NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NS) 2005 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL BALD EAGLE TIDAL FORAGING HABITAT IN MARYLAND 2006-01-01 publication MARYLAND DNR 2006 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (NWR) SPECIES DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY 2005-01-01 publication CLICHE, RACHEL, U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) 2005 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE/CHINCOTEAGUE NWR BIRDING TABLES 1999-01-01 publication USFWS & ASSATEAGUE NATURALIST 1999 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper CHESAPEAKE MARSHLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX DRAFT EA 2005-01-01 publication USFWS, REG. 5 2005 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION CHESAPEAKE MARSHLANDS NWR COMPLEX INFORMATION 2007-01-01 publication STONE, ROGER (USFWS) 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF MARYLAND'S TIDAL WATERS AND SHORELINES 2006-01-01 publication MD DNR WILDLIFE AND HERITAGE 1966 2006 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper HABITAT REQUIREMENTS FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY LIVING RESOURCES 1991-01-01 publication FUNDERBURK, S.L. ET AL. (EDS) 1991 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM MARTIN NWR OSPREY NESTS 2005-01-01 publication USFWS, CHESAPEAKE MARSHLANDS NWR 2005 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM MIDATLANTIC-CDAS 2004-01-01 publication USFWS, R.G. FORD CONSULTING CO. 2004 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM MONITORING AND STUDIES 101204 2004-01-01 publication USFWS, BLACKWATER NWR 2004 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION PERSONAL COMMUNICATION LIVING MARINE RESOURCES WITHIN THE COASTAL BAYS OF MD 2006-01-01 publication DOCTOR, S., MARYLAND (MD) DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR) 2006 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL PROTECTION ZONES FOR COLONIAL WATERBIRD COLONIES ACTIVE BETWEEN 1999-2003 2006-01-01 publication MD DNR WILDLIFE AND HERITAGE 1999 2003 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL QUARTER-MILE BUFFERS OF MARYLAND AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER BREEDING SITES 2006-01-01 publication MD DNR, WILDLIFE AND HERITAGE 2003 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SHOREBIRD DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY 2007-01-01 publication HOFFMAN, MARK, MD DNR 2005 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TIGER BEETLES, BIRDS 2005-01-01 publication USFWS 2005 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL WATERFOWL CONCENTRATION AND STAGING AREAS 2006-01-01 publication MD DNR WILDLIFE AND HERITAGE 2006 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL WATERFOWL CONCENTRATION DATABASE 2007-01-01 publication USFWS 1995 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WATERFOWL DISTRIBUTION AND SEASONALITY 2005-01-01 publication HINDMAN, LARRY, MD DNR 2005 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper WATERFOWL POPULATIONS IN THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE REGION 1962-01-01 publication STEWART, R.E. 1962 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WATERFOWL, DIVING DUCK, AND DIVING BIRD SEASONALITY 2007-01-01 publication FORSELL, DOUG, USFWS 2005 2007