gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40622 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 2025-05-15T19:16:05 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) complex 452 curve 567396 point 452 surface 1691 Western Alaska ESI: BIRDS (Bird Polygons) W_Alaska_birds 2003-07 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40622 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40622 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, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska; Oil Spill Recovery Institute, Cordova, Alaska; Alaska CHADUX Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska; National Marine Fisheries Service, Juneau and Anchorage, Alaska; and State of Alaska - Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP), Juneau, Alaska. This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for wading birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors, diving birds, seabirds, passerine birds, and gulls and terns in Western Alaska. Vector polygons in this data set represent locations of bird nesting, migratory staging, molting, 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 Western Alaska. 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 Western Alaska 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, Hazardous Materials Response Division, Seattle, Washington and Anchorage, Alaska; Oil Spill Recovery Institute, Cordova, Alaska; Alaska CHADUX Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska; National Marine Fisheries Service, Juneau and Anchorage, Alaska; and State of Alaska - Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP), Juneau, Alaska. 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 Topic Category Bird Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps Wildlife theme Alaska Western Alaska 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 Western Alaska, 2003 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Western Alaska ESI: BIRDS (Bird Polygons) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40622. 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, 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 40622 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40622.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 oceans The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(r) (version 8.3) and SQL SERVER(r) (version 7.0). 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: bioindex.e00, birds.e00, esi.e00, fish.e00, fishl.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, invert.e00, lakes.e00, m_mammal.e00, mgt.e00, nests.e00, socecon.e00, streams.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. -174 -159 59 64 | Currentness: The biological data were compiled during 2002-2003. The currentness dates for these data range from 1978 to 2002 and are documented in the Source_Information section. 2002 2003 Resource Description - ESI Atlas for Western Alaska false eng false BIRDS.PAT 2017-08-08 publication BIO_LUT 2017-08-08 publication BIORES 2017-08-08 publication SPECIES 2017-08-08 publication SEASONAL 2017-08-08 publication BREED 2017-08-08 publication SOURCES 2017-08-08 publication STATUS 2017-08-08 publication ESRI File Geodatabase ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov distributor https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/download-esi-maps-and-gis-data WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link W_Alaska_2003_GDB.zip 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 Most of the spatial components of the biological data sets 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 1:250,000. Some of the spatial components of the biological data sets are developed from pre-existing digital 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 and available hardcopy reports and digital data on bird nesting, migratory staging, molting, and wintering concentration areas. Refer to the NESTS (Nest Points) data layer for additional nesting information. These data do not necessarily represent all bird occurrences in Western Alaska. The following species are included in this data set: (Species_ID, Common Name, Scientific Name, if applicable): 3, Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata; 10, Pelagic cormorant, Phalacrocorax pelagicus; 11, Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus; 12, Canada goose, Branta canadensis; 13, Brant, Branta bernicla; 14, Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons; 16, Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos; 17, Northern pintail, Anas acuta; 18, Green-winged teal, Anas crecca; 20, Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata; 22, Greater scaup, Aythya marila; 27, Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis; 28, Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus; 29, White-winged scoter, Melanitta fusca; 30, Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata; 31, Pacific loon, Gavia pacifica; 33, Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator; 41, Mew gull, Larus canus; 53, Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus; 55, Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus; 59, Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes; 60, Red knot, Calidris canutus; 61, Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos; 62, Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla; 63, Dunlin, Calidris alpina; 65, Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus; 66, Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri; 71, Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola; 72, Surfbird, Aphriza virgata; 73, Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres; 74, Black turnstone, Arenaria melanocephala; 80, Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea; 82, Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus; 103, Common eider, Somateria mollissima; 105, Thick-billed murre, Uria lomvia; 107, Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus; 112, Black guillemot, Cepphus grylle; 113, Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus; 114, Sabines gull, Xema sabini; 156, Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla; 157, Emperor goose, Chen canagica; 158, King eider, Somateria spectabilis; 159, Stellers eider, Polysticta stelleri; 160, Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicaria; 161, Rock sandpiper, Calidris ptilocnemis; 164, American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica; 165, Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica; 169, American wigeon, Anas americana; 172, Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis; 174, Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos; 176, Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus; 181, Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus; 196, Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago; 197, Black scoter, Melanitta nigra; 201, Short-tailed shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris; 220, Merlin, Falco columbarius; 232, Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus; 289, Hudsonian godwit, Limosa haemastica; 292, Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata; 302, Scoters, Melanitta spp.; 410, Ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea; 411, McKays bunting, Plectrophenax hyperboreus; 413, Bristle-thighed curlew, Numenius tahitiensis; 415, Spectacled eider, Somateria fischeri; 543, Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva; 1002, Shorebirds; 1003, Waterfowl; 1019, Sea ducks. 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(r) to ARC/INFO(r) 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. Four main sources of data were used to depict bird distribution and seasonality for this data layer: (1) personal interviews with resource experts from US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and US Geological Survey (USGS); (2) numerous published and unpublished reports, books, and a small Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game (ADF&G) digital coverage; (3) 2002 USFWS digital coverages depicting density polygons of nesting waterfowl on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta; and (4) 1992-2002 USFWS aerial survey data for waterfowl from two Migratory Bird Management (MBM) offices. Information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources was compiled onto USGS 1:250,000 topographic quadrangles. The compiled data were digitized off the base maps into an ArcInfo system to create the BIRDS data layer. The 2002 USFWS waterfowl density data were then simplified for readability on the maps and incorporated into this data layer. All ESI, biology, and human-use data were plotted onto hardcopy draft maps. Following the creation of draft maps, a second set of interviews with resource experts was conducted. Participants who were unable to attend the meetings were sent a set of maps for review. Edits to the BIRDS data layer were made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps were created. Concentration information varied, and therefore for some species and locations, descriptive terms such as "HIGH" or "COMMON" were used, while for others, numerical counts of nests or individuals were used. Concentration ranges such as "1000s" and "10000s" were used in many cases, as exact concentrations vary from year to year. Concentration and seasonality information was provided by resource experts, or was extracted from published sources, reports, and survey data. In some cases, no quantitative abundance data were available. 2003-05-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper Bird of the Seward Peninsula Alaska 1989-01-01 publication Kessel, B. 1989 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM 250000 Density polygons for nesting waterfowl in the coastal zone of the Yukon Delta 2002-01-01 publication USFWS, MBM (Anchorage) 1988 2001 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Digital table | Type of Source Media: Email Emperor goose (and other waterfowl) surveys: 1992-2002 2002-01-01 publication USFWS, MBM (Anchorage) 1992 2002 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper Migration & Staging of Shorebirds & Waterfowl at Carter Spit 1995-01-01 publication Seppi, B.E 1994 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Digital vector data | Type of Source Media: paper 63360 Most Environmentally Sensitive Areas (MESA) data 2002-01-01 publication Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game (ADF&G). 2002 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Nesting seabird seasonality Stephenson, S. (USFWS, Anchorage) 2001 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper Nunivak Island Steller's Eider Reconnaissance Survey: Trip Report for June 2001 2001-01-01 publication Bowman, T. and G. Balogh 2001 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper Profiles of important shorebird sites in Alaska 2001-01-01 publication Gill, Tibbitts, & Handel 2001 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Raptor concentration areas McCaffery, B. (NPS, Bethel) 2002 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Red-throated loon concentration areas Schmutz, J. (USGS, Anchorage) 2002 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Shorebird nesting and staging areas Gill, R. (USGS, Anchorage) 2002 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: Email Spectacled eider critical habitat, wintering, and molting concentrations U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program 1993 1999 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper Surveys to Evaluate King Eider Molting Areas Detected by Satellite Telemetry. 1998-01-01 publication Larned, W. and T. Tiplady. 1997 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: Email The birds of St. Matthew Island 2003-01-01 publication Winker, K. et. al 2003 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper Waterfowl and their habitats in the eastern Bering Sea 1981-01-01 publication King, J.G. and C.P. Dau 1981 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Waterfowl nesting and concentration areas Dau, C. (USFWS, Anchorage) 2002 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Expert knowledge | Type of Source Media: Personal communication Waterfowl nesting and concentration areas Larned, W. (USFWS, Soldotna) 2001 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Digital map | Type of Source Media: CD-ROM 4000000 Waterfowl summary data 2003-01-01 publication Smith, C. (TNC, Anchorage) 2002 Source Contribution: Bird information | Source Geospatial Form: Hardcopy text | Type of Source Media: paper Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Survey: Final Report 1988-01-01 publication Ernst, R.D. 1988