gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55217 eng UTF8 dataset GIS Files Office of Response and Restoration resourceProvider ESI Program Manager 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle WA 98115 orr.esi@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) geometryOnly complex 5168 point 332 Delaware / New Jersey / Pennsylvania 2014 ESI BIRDS Polygons and NESTS Points Delaware Bay 2014 ESI BIRDS Polygons and NESTS Points 2014-03 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 55217 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55217 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_guidelines WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ESI Guidelines Guidelines for developing ESI data content and overview of ESI data structure. Useful for data collectors and users requiring more in depth information on the ESI process. download https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ESI Overview This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase. download mapDigital 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. These data sets contains sensitive biological resource data for alcids, diving birds, gulls, terns, passerines, pelagic birds, raptors, shorebirds, wading birds, and waterfowl in Delaware Bay and nearby coastal areas of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Vector polygons in the BIRDS data set represent bird nesting, migratory staging, and wintering sites. Vector points in the NESTS data set represent raptor and wading bird nests. 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 ESI data for Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. 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 (NOS), Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Emergency Response Division (ERD), Seattle, Washington, and The Department of Homeland Security, United States 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 asNeeded Data content is considered static once published. However, if issues with the Geodatabase linkages or table contents are identified, the Geodatabase and/or the associated Map Document may be updated. Assure most current data is being used by downloading from https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download and/or comparing modification dates provided at this site. https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/ESI-Browse-Graphic.pdf ESI Browse Graphic depicts the relationships between the spatial data layers and the attribute data tables for the Delaware Bay ESI data. pdf EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > DELAWARE CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW JERSEY CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > PENNSYLVANIA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Coastal Zone Management Coastal resources Environmental Monitoring Environmental Sensitivity Index Oil spill planning Sensitivity maps Wildlife theme Delaware Bay 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 Delaware Bay (Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania), 2014 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: Delaware / New Jersey / Pennsylvania 2014 ESI BIRDS Polygons and NESTS Points [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55217. 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. Management boundaries are not to be considered legal boundaries. Edges may have been altered for cartographic processes. Besides the above warnings, 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 and used 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. If problems are encountered either in downloading the ESI data or if any file appears corrupted, please contact the ESI manager. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 55217 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/55217.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference vector textTable eng; US biota environment The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(R) (version 10.2) and SQL SERVER(R) (version 2005). The hardware configuration is PCs with Windows Operating System 7. -75.75 -74.0377 38.375 40.2501 This reflects the extent of all land and water features included in the overall Delaware Bay (Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) 2014 ESI study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped. Time Frame Range starts with ESI Project Start Year, and ends with ESI Atlas Publication Year. | Currentness: Publication Date 2013 2014 false eng false BIRDS 2019-02-14 publication NESTS 2019-02-14 publication BIOFILE 2019-02-14 publication SOURCES 2019-02-14 publication BREED_DT 2019-02-14 publication ESRI File Geodatabase Zip Office of Response and Restoration 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ORR Home Page Website listed for Office of Response and Restoration information distributor https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/esi_download WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link DE_NJ_PA_2014_GDB.zip This feature class is part of the downloadable Esri Arc Geodatabase. 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 1:45,000. 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. 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. See the Lineage and Process_Description sections for more information on the original source data and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set. 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. See also the NESTS data layer, part of the larger Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania ESI database, for additional bird information. These data do not necessarily represent all bird occurrences in Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania. 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; 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; 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; 52, Wilson's phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor; 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; 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; 66, Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri; 67, Sanderling, Calidris alba; 69, Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus; 70, Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus; 71, Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola; 73, Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres; 75, Razorbill, Alca torda; 76, Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus; 77, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus; 86, Least tern, Sternula 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; 97, Green heron, Butorides virescens; 98, Laughing gull, Larus atricilla; 103, Common eider, Somateria mollissima; 107, Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus; 118, Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis; 120, Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea; 123, Endangered diving bird, n/a; 124, Redhead, Aythya americana; 125, Clapper rail, Rallus longirostris; 127, Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus; 133, Black skimmer, Rynchops niger; 134, Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica; 136, Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia; 137, Royal tern, Thalasseus maximus; 138, Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri; 140, Threatened raptor, n/a; 141, American avocet, Recurvirostra americana; 142, Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus; 147, Savannah sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis; 148, Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis; 152, American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus; 153, Piping plover, Charadrius melodus; 155, Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus; 156, Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla; 162, Gadwall, Anas strepera; 164, American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica; 167, Northern gannet, Morus bassanus; 169, American wigeon, Anas americana; 172, Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis; 173, American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; 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; 184, King rail, Rallus elegans; 185, American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus; 186, American black duck, Anas rubripes; 187, Virginia rail, Rallus limicola; 188, Sora, Porzana carolina; 190, Blue-winged teal, Anas discors; 191, Wood duck, Aix sponsa; 192, Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus; 193, Black tern, Chlidonias niger; 195, American woodcock, Scolopax minor; 196, Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago; 197, Black scoter, Melanitta nigra; 198, Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus; 210, Marbled godwit, Limosa fedoa; 213, Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus; 214, Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria; 216, Belted kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon; 217, Mute swan, Cygnus olor; 220, Merlin, Falco columbarius; 223, Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda; 224, Sedge wren, Cistothorus platensis; 225, Marsh wren, Cistothorus palustris; 229, Swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana; 230, Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis; 238, White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis; 275, Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo; 277, Seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus; 278, Saltmarsh sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus; 284, Buff-breasted sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis; 286, Dowitchers, Limnodromus spp.; 289, Hudsonian godwit, Limosa haemastica; 293, Yellowlegs, Tringa spp.; 299, Scaup, Aythya spp.; 301, Mergansers, n/a; 302, Scoters, Melanitta spp.; 311, Endangered passerine bird, n/a; 334, Yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia; 385, Barn owl, Tyto alba; 393, Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus; 396, Phalaropes, Phalaropus spp.; 406, Cinnamon teal, Anas cyanoptera; 445, Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus; 455, Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus; 462, Loons, Gavia spp.; 490, Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope; 596, Purple martin, Progne subis; 606, Rare diving bird, n/a; 609, Rare gull, n/a; 639, Yellow-bellied flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris; 722, Common yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas; 734, Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni; 849, Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata; 857, Ross's goose, Chen rossii; 868, Federally threatened shorebird, n/a; 869, Blackpoll warbler, Setophaga striata; 870, Loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus; 871, Endangered raptor 1, n/a; 872, Endangered raptor 2, n/a; 873, Endangered raptor 3, n/a; 874, Endangered raptor 4, n/a; 875, Endangered shorebird 1, n/a; 876, Endangered shorebird 2, n/a; 877, Endangered shorebird 3, n/a; 878, Endangered tern 1, n/a; 879, Endangered tern 2, n/a; 880, Endangered tern 3, n/a; 881, Endangered tern 4, n/a; 882, Endangered wading bird 1, n/a; 883, Endangered wading bird 2, n/a; 884, Endangered wading bird 3, n/a; 885, Rare passerine 1, n/a; 886, Rare passerine 2, n/a; 887, Rare passerine 3, n/a; 888, Rare raptor 1, n/a; 889, Rare raptor 2, n/a; 890, Rare raptor 3, n/a; 891, Rare raptor 4, n/a; 892, Rare shorebird 1, n/a; 893, Rare shorebird 2, n/a; 894, Rare wading bird 1, n/a; 895, Rare wading bird 2, n/a; 896, Rare wading bird 3, n/a; 897, Rare wading bird 4, n/a; 898, Rare wading bird 5, n/a; 899, Rare wading bird 6, n/a; 900, Rare wading bird 7, n/a; 901, Rare wading bird 8, n/a; 902, Rare wading bird 9, n/a; 903, Rare wading bird 10, n/a; 1001, Gulls, n/a; 1002, Shorebirds, n/a; 1008, Terns, n/a; 1009, Shearwaters, n/a; 1017, Sandpipers, n/a; 1024, Alcids, n/a; 1026, Grebes, n/a; 1037, Cormorants, Phalacrocorax 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, and SQL SERVER(R) to ArcGIS(R) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, before the final Geodatabase and metadata are created. After the data are delivered to NOAA, they are again subjected to several consistency checks, and processed into the final delivery format. For each species, the mapping extent was dependent upon information availability and location of mapped coastal habitats and shorelines. Three main sources of data were used to depict bird distribution and seasonality for this data layer: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), NJ Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife (NJDEP F&W), NJDEP F&W Endangered and Nongame Species Program (ENSP), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC); 2) numerous published and unpublished reports; and 3) digital/tabular data sets provided by: DNREC, NJDEP F&W, NJDEP ENSP, USFWS, USGS, and PGC. DE, NJ, and PA waterfowl: Waterfowl surveys were conducted in 11 zones in DE, 29 zones in NJ, and 2 zones in PA from Oct.-Jan., ranging from 1980-2012 (dependent on state). In all three states, surveys provided simple counts of all species within the survey zones. A "wetlands and inland water bodies" habitat class was created by selecting ESI 10A, -B, -C, and -D within the survey zones and buffering them by 10 m before merging them with all adjacent inland water bodies. The resulting polygons were then edited to eliminate any gaps or isolated polygons less than 10,000 m2. The second habitat class was defined as "large open water bodies". This habitat type includes the inland bays and sounds of DE and NJ as well as portions of the Delaware River. Concentrations were calculated as the maximum value of summed points within a month across all years surveyed and generalized to categorical bins of 10s, 100s, 1,000s, etc. Survey zones were aggregated if they were geographically adjacent and had similar maximum counts and species assemblages. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean seabirds: Two data sets were used: 1) USFWS Atlantic Coast Wintering Sea Duck Survey (ACWSDS) and the USGS Atlantic Offshore Seabird Dataset Catalog (AOSDC). Based on expert advice, data was first grouped into nearshore (1 nautical mile from shore) and offshore (1-12 nm) polygons. Data was further subdivided between DE and NJ coasts, and between the Delaware Bay and open ocean waters. Data from the ACWSDS were used for the majority of the ESI study area, as the data had better coverage, replication, and consistency. The AOSDC data were only incorporated along the Delaware River between the Delaware Memorial Bridge and Nantuxent Point, NJ/Bombay Hook, DE. The majority of surveys for the ACWSDS were flown from Oct.-Mar. along predetermined latitudinal transects spaced 5 nm apart. Concentrations of seabird species for a given region were calculated as the maximum value of summed points within a survey period across all years surveyed. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Delaware Element Occurrence Data: Rare and endangered species of birds were mapped in part using element occurrence data provided by DNREC. Polygons with diameters greater than 100 m were mapped as is and all other polygons were mapped after applying a polygonal buffer and a randomized geographic shift. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Delaware Shorebirds: DNREC provided polygonal data representing red knot concentration areas during spring migration, beach nesting bird locations, and impoundments. Please note that names were obscured for all DE species that are listed DE State endangered and/or federally threatened to generic names such as "endangered shorebird". DNREC also provided shorebird flock count data along Delaware Bay beaches. Data from the last 10 years (2003-2013) was summarized for inclusion in the atlas and was generalized to categorical bins of 10s, 100s, 1,000s, etc., representing the max counts for each species within each site over the survey period. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Delaware Marshbirds and Passerines: DNREC provided Delaware Breeding Bird Atlas 2008-2012 data for secretive marsh birds and marsh-breeding passerines. In each BBA quad in which a species was indicated as "present", that species was mapped to all appropriate ESI habitats. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Delaware NWR birds: Bombay Hook and Prime Hook NWRs provided Integrated Waterbird Management and Monitoring (IWMM) survey data, Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program (SHARP) survey data, and Saltmarsh Integrity (SMI) survey data. The IWMM data was limited to discrete survey areas within each refuge. Data from 2010-2013 was summarized for inclusion in the atlas. Concentrations were generalized to categorical bins of 10s, 100s, 1,000s, etc., representing high counts for each species within each IWMM site over the survey period. SHARP and SMI surveys covered refuge habitat more broadly, so they were used to create species lists that covered the remaining extent of these refuges. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor New Jersey ENSP Shorebirds: Polygonal buffers were provided by NJ ENSP for spring shorebird concentration areas and red knot "status assessments". NJ ENSP provided polygonal data on Colonial Waterbird nesting areas. Colonial waterbirds utilize many habitats for breeding, including salt marshes and salt marsh islands, barrier islands and beaches, dredge spoil islands, and natural sand shoals, particularly behind the barrier islands and in the major bay systems in coastal NJ. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor New Jersey ENSP Raptors: A buffer, as specified by the data provider, was applied to all raptor nests that were delivered to RPI as points. Raptor nests that were delivered to RPI as polygons (buffer was applied by NJ ENSP around nest site prior to data delivery) were portrayed "as is". 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor New Jersey NWR birds: Supawna Meadows NWR provided marsh bird survey and saltmarsh sparrow survey data. Species, including: shorebirds, wading birds, raptors, gulls, terns, and other passerines were mapped to the entirety of the Supawna Meadows NWR and adjacent marshes. Pea Patch Island (DE) nesting wading birds survey data were also provided by Supawna Meadows NWR. Data from Edwin B. Forsythe NWR were compiled with data received from ENSP to capture the full suite and range of species mapped within the reserve boundaries. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Pennsylvania BBA birds: PGC provided data from the 2nd Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas (2ndPBBA). The 2ndPBBA atlas contained data on all breeding birds and observance data of non-breeding birds. Breeding bird data records categorized as "Confirmed" or "Probable" were mapped in the appropriate habitat for each species within the 2nd BBA quad where each species was present. These records were listed with a nesting season in the ESI seasonality table. Observance data of non-nesters (categorized in the dataset as "Observed") were mapped in the ESI atlas when coordinates were included with the record. Nesting seasons were not included in the ESI seasonality table for these records. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor NESTS Points: Two main sources of data were used to depict nests for the NESTS Points data layer: 1) personal interviews with resource experts from: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), and Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC); and 2) digital/tabular data sets provided by DNREC and PGC. Peregrine falcon (PA state endangered) and bald eagle (PA state threatened) nest locations were provided by PGC. Osprey nest locations were provided by DNREC. Nest locations for bald eagles and black-crowned night-heron (DE SE) were provided by Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Nest points were mapped "as is" without further geoprocessing. The above digital and/or hardcopy sources were compiled by the project biologist to create the NESTS Points data layer. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Federally threatened (FT) and state listed endangered (SE) or threatened (ST) or rare (not listed) bird species for which common names were obscured in one or more states (DE and/or NJ), due to requests from data providers within those states, were renamed based on their federal or state listing status and ESI subelement: e.g., "endangered tern", "threatened shorebird", "rare passerine", etc. 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 the data layer: 1) information gathered during initial interviews and from hardcopy sources are compiled onto U.S. Geological Survey 1:45,000 topographic quadrangles and digitized; 2) hardcopy maps are digitized at their source scale; 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 ESI, biology, and human-use data are compiled into the standard ESI digital data format. A second set of interviews with participating resource experts are conducted to review the compiled data. If necessary, edits to the BIRDS Polygons and NESTS Points data layers are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2014-03-01T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: spreadsheet | Type of Source Media: EMAIL 6000 2ND PENNSYLVANIA BREEDING BIRD ATLAS (2004-2008) 2008-01-01 publication R. S. MULVIHILL, PROJECT COORDINATOR. POWDERMILL AVIAN RESEARCH CENTER, CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. (DATA PROVIDED BY D. BRAUNING.) 2004 2008 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: tabular digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL ATLANTIC COAST WINTERING SEA DUCK SURVEY DATA 2012-01-01 publication UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) - EMILY SILVERMAN 2008 2012 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: vector digital data | Type of Source Media: EMAIL ATLANTIC OFFSHORE SEABIRD DATASET CATALOG 2010-01-01 publication UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) - ALLISON SUSSMAN 2000 2010 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: EMAIL BIRD SEASONALITY FOR NEW JERSEY 2014-01-01 publication CLARK, K. (NJ ENDANGERED AND NON-GAME SPECIES PROGRAM) 2014 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: EMAIL BIRD SEASONALITY FOR NEW JERSEY 2014-01-01 publication DAVIS, C. (NJ ENDANGERED AND NON-GAME SPECIES PROGRAM) 2014 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: EXPERT KNOWLEDGE | Type of Source Media: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION BIRDS OF DELAWARE 2013-01-01 publication DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) - KEVIN KALASZ 2013 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper BIRDS OF DELAWARE 2000-01-01 publication HESS, G.K., R.L. WEST, M.V. BARNHILL III, L.M. FLEMING 2000 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFORMATION | Source Geospatial Form: HARDCOPY TEXT | Type of Source Media: paper BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY 1999-01-01 publication WALSH, J., V. ELIA, R. KANE, T. 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