gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40773 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 7865 curve 742742 point 7864 surface 12431 Coastal Resources Atlas: Long Island: BIRDS (Bird Polygons) long_island_birds 2009-03 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 40773 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40773 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 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines 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, Seattle, Washington and Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, D.C. This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for wading birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors, diving birds, seabirds, passerine birds, and gulls and terns in Long Island, New York. Vector polygons in this data set represent bird nesting, 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 Long Island. 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. 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, Seattle, Washington and Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Washington, D.C. 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 Bird Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources ESI Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps Wildlife theme Long Island New York 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 Long Island, 2009 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Coastal Resources Atlas: Long Island: BIRDS (Bird Polygons) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40773. 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 40773 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/40773.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 oceans The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO\xAE (version 9.2) and SQL SERVER\xAE (version 2000). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System (2000/XP/2003).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, 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. -73.8 -71.7 40.5 41.4 | Currentness: The biological data were compiled during 2007-2009. The currentness dates for the data range from 1998 to 2008 and are documented in the Lineage section. 1998 2008 false eng false BIRDS.PAT 2017-08-10 publication BIO_LUT 2017-08-10 publication BIORES 2017-08-10 publication SPECIES 2017-08-10 publication SEASONAL 2017-08-10 publication BREED 2017-08-10 publication SOURCES 2017-08-10 publication STATUS 2017-08-10 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 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download Online Resource download https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_guidelines 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. Some of the spatial components of the biological data layers may have been 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 digital data on bird nesting, wintering, migratory staging and other spatial/temporal concentration areas. These data do not necessarily represent all bird occurrences in Long Island. 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; 4, Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena; 5, Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus; 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; 25, Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica; 26, Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola; 27, Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis; 28, Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus; 29, White-winged scoter, Melanitta fusca; 30, Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata; 32, Common merganser, Mergus merganser; 33, Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator; 38, Herring gull, Larus argentatus; 40, Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis; 42, Bonaparte's gull, Larus philadelphia; 45, Common tern, Sterna hirundo; 53, Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus; 54, Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; 55, Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus; 56, Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia; 58, Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca; 59, Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes; 60, Red knot, Calidris canutus; 62, Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla; 63, Dunlin, Calidris alpina; 64, Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus; 65, Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus; 66, Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri; 67, Sanderling, Calidris alba; 69, Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus; 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; 94, Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor; 95, Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii; 97, Green heron, Butorides virescens; 98, Laughing gull, Larus atricilla; 103, Common eider, Somateria mollissima; 107, Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus; 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; 138, Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri; 141, American avocet, Recurvirostra americana; 142, Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus; 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; 158, King eider, Somateria spectabilis; 162, Gadwall, Anas strepera; 167, Northern gannet, Morus bassanus; 169, American wigeon, Anas americana; 176, Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus; 178, Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis; 179, Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps; 180, Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris; 181, Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus; 182, American kestrel, Falco sparverius; 184, King rail, Rallus elegans; 185, American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus; 186, American black duck, Anas rubripes; 187, Virginia rail, Rallus limicola; 189, Yellow rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis; 190, Blue-winged teal, Anas discors; 191, Wood duck, Aix sponsa; 195, American woodcock, Scolopax minor; 197, Common scoter, Melanitta nigra; 198, Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus; 216, Belted kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon; 217, Mute swan, Cygnus olor; 219, Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus; 220, Merlin, Falco columbarius; 221, Cooper's hawk, Accipiter cooperii; 223, Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda; 230, Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis; 240, Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis; 275, Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo; 277, Seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus; 278, Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus; 313, Rare raptor, n/a; 385, Barn owl, Tyto alba; 445, Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus; 529, Cory's shearwater, Calonectris diomedea; 801, Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor; 850, White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis; 1002, Shorebirds, n/a; 1004, Wading birds, n/a; 1005, Raptors, n/a. 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 IDs and RARNUMs or HUNUMs are also generated. The new IDs 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 RARNUMs are also modified to include the atlas number, so multiple atlases can be combined and RARNUMs remain unique. RARNUMs are redefined on an element basis, so "resource at risk" groupings will contain only a single element. HUNUMs 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 the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, National Park Service (NPS), Fire Island National Seashore (FINS), Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island (CRESLI), and several Long Island townships; 2) digital breeding bird data set provided by NYS DEC; 3) digital data provided by New York Natural Heritage Program (NYS NHP); and 4) numerous published and unpublished reports.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 is compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles and digitized; 2) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; and/or 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. 2009-03-01T00:00:00 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION DATA FOR NESTING BIRDS ON FIRE ISLAND 2007-01-01 publication JAY LIPPERT, FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE MAMMALS, SEA TURTLES, AND SEABIRDS 2007-01-01 publication DR. ARTHUR KOPELMAN, COASTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND (CRESLI) 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATERFOWL ON LONG ISLAND 2007-01-01 publication LISA MASSI, NYS DEC 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: EMAIL BIRD SPECIES IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES OF LONG ISLAND 2008-01-01 publication ALEX CHMIELEWSKI, U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) 2008 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper BREEDING BIRD ATLAS - HANDBOOK FOR WORKERS 2000-01-01 publication NYS DEC 2000 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL BREEDING BIRD SURVEY DATA 2007-01-01 publication NYS DEC 2001 2006 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper BULL'S BIRDS OF NEW YORK STATE 1998-01-01 publication EMANUEL LEVINE, ED. 1998 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN HEMPSTEAD BAYS 2008-01-01 publication TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, DEPT OF CONSERVATION AND WATERWAYS 2008 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES OF FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE 2007-01-01 publication DIANE ABELL, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: EMAIL NATURAL RESOURCES ACCESS DATABASE 2007-01-01 publication TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL 24000 NHP LOW PRECISION SPECIES 07 2007-01-01 publication NYS DEC 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL 24000 NHP SPECIES 07 2007-01-01 publication NYS DEC 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online NYS DEC MUTE SWAN FACT SHEET 2007-01-01 publication NYS DEC 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SEASONALITY DATA FOR BREEDING BIRDS OF LONG ISLAND 2007-01-01 publication DANIEL ROSENBLATT, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (NYS DEC) 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online SHORT-EARED OWL FACT SHEET 2007-01-01 publication NYS DEC 2007 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITATS 2004-01-01 publication NYS DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS) 2004 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: online 24000 USFWS REVISED REFUGE BOUNDARIES 2001-01-01 publication USFWS, REGION 9, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, BRANCH OF DATA AND SYSTEMS SERVICES 2001 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: document | Type of Source Media: online WATERFOWL 1998-01-01 publication NYS DOS AND USFWS 1998