gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:70476 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 88 EPSG::4269 GL_LAKE_ONTARIO_2023 ESI BIRDS Polygons 2023-08 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 70476 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/70476 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 Overview of ESI data content and uses. 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 feature classes reside within the BIOLOGY Feature Data Set of the Lake Ontario 2023 ESI Geodatabase. It contains vector polygons representing BIRDS data for Lake Ontario. The study area includes the United States portion of Lake Ontario, covering the islands in New York: Association Island, Bass Island, Calf Island, Carl Island, Cherry Island, Eagle Island, Fox Island, Galloo Islands, Grenadier Island, Horse Island, Hoveys Island, Six Point Town, and Stony Island. Major Lake Ontario bays mapped include: Black River Bay, Blind Sodus Bay, Braddock Bay, Chaumont Bay, Guffin Bay, Irondequoit Bay, Henderson Bay, Little Sodus Bay, Mexico Bay, Port Bay, Sawyer Bay, and Sodus Bay. This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for diving birds, gulls, terns, passerines, raptors, shorebirds, wading birds, and waterfowl in Lake Ontario. Vector polygons in this data set represent bird nesting, migratory staging, wintering sites, and other concentration areas. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in associated data tables (described in Entity Attribute Overview below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer. This data set is a portion of the ESI data for Lake Ontario. As a whole, the ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil, and include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. The ESI data are intended to provide baseline 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. The ESI data may be appropriate for many other coastal management efforts, though the original intent should be kept in mind. 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. 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 an ESI geodatabase. pdf EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > SHORELINES EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SHORELINES theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GREAT LAKES CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW YORK place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 Coastal Resources Coastal Zone Management ESI Environmental Monitoring Environmental Sensitivity Index Oil Spill Planning Sensitivity Maps theme Lake Ontario 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 Great Lakes - Lake Ontario ESI, 2023 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office of Response and Restoration, [Date of Access]: GL_LAKE_ONTARIO_2023 ESI BIRDS Polygons [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/70476. 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. 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. Besides the above warnings, there are no use constraints on these data. 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 (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. If problems are encountered in downloading the ESI data or with file corruption, contact NOAA (see Distributor). These data represent a snapshot in time and temporal changes may have occurred. The data are not intended to include all biological or human-use resources present in an area; they focus on species and resources particularly sensitive to oiling. In the event of a spill, they should be used for a first assessment only. The data providers are the experts with regard to individual resources. They should be contacted to confirm if more current data exist or if in-depth information is needed about a particular resource. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 70476 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/orr/dmp/pdf/70476.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 environment The software packages used to develop the atlas are Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcGIS for Desktop(R), ArcPro(R), and SQL SERVER(R). The hardware configuration is PC's with Microsoft Windows Operating System. This reflects the extent of all features included in the Great Lakes Lake Ontario 2023 ESI Geodatabase study region. The bounding box for this particular feature class may vary depending on occurrences identified and mapped. -79.125 -76 43.125 44.125 Bounding box for the Great Lakes Lake Ontario study region. The time period that represents this data layer (Birds) in the Great Lakes Lake Ontario 2023 ESI atlas. | Currentness: Publication Date 2013 2023 false eng false GIS File Data Table BIRDS 2023-09-26 publication BIOCOMB 2023-09-26 publication SOURCES 2023-09-26 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 GL_LAKE_ONTARIO_GEOG_NAD83.GDB 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, 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, check the sources listed in the Lineage section. 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 Lake Ontario. 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; 13, Brant, Branta bernicla; 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; 38, Herring gull, Larus argentatus; 40, Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis; 45, Common tern, Sterna hirundo; 54, Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; 55, Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus; 59, Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes; 62, Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla; 63, Dunlin, Calidris alpina; 67, Sanderling, Calidris alba; 71, Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola; 76, Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus; 77, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus; 90, Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; 92, Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus; 124, Redhead, Aythya americana; 136, Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia; 140, Threatened raptor, n/a; 148, Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis; 153, Piping plover, Charadrius melodus; 156, Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla; 162, Gadwall, Anas strepera; 169, American wigeon, Anas americana; 172, Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis; 174, Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos; 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 hudsonius; 186, American black duck, Anas rubripes; 190, Blue-winged teal, Anas discors; 191, Wood duck, Aix sponsa; 193, Black tern, Chlidonias niger; 197, Black scoter, Melanitta americana; 198, Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus; 223, Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda; 224, Sedge wren, Cistothorus stellaris; 273, Geese, n/a; 293, Yellowlegs, Tringa spp.; 299, Scaup, Aythya spp.; 301, Mergansers, n/a; 302, Scoters, Melanitta spp.; 314, Endangered raptor, n/a; 394, Plovers, Charadrius spp.; 462, Loons, Gavia spp.; 736, Henslow's sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii; 841, Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus; 952, Red knot, Calidris canutus rufa; 1001, Gulls, n/a; 1002, Shorebirds, n/a; 1003, Waterfowl, n/a; 1004, Wading birds, n/a; 1005, Raptors, n/a; 1006, Diving birds, n/a; 1008, Terns, n/a; 1013, Dabbling ducks, n/a; 1014, Diving ducks, n/a; 1017, Sandpipers, n/a; 1026, Grebes, n/a; 1027, Swans, Cygnus spp.; 1040, Marsh birds, n/a; 1044, Hawks, 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, and SQL SERVER(R) to ArcGIS(R) consistencies. A final review is made by the GIS manager, before the complete 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. 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 State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), University of Minnesota, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, New York Department of State, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); 2) vector digital data sets; 3) numerous published and unpublished reports; and 4) online sources, such as eBird. 2023-08-15T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor 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 1:42,000 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 data layer are made based on the recommendations of the resource experts, and final hardcopy maps and digital data are created. 2023-08-15T00:00:00 ESI Program Manager orr.esi@noaa.gov processor Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. UNPUBLISHED SPREADSHEET VIA EMAIL. BALD EAGLE LOCATIONS 2022 ROSENBLATT, D. (NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION) originator 2022 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. EXPERT KNOWLEDGE VIA PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. BIRD NESTING LOCATIONS MACDUFF, A. (NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION) originator 2023 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. SPREADSHEET VIA EMAIL. DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT MID-JUNE NEST COUNTS (LAKE ONTARIO AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER) BLEAU, A. (NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION) originator 2022 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. TABULAR DIGITAL DATA VIA ONLINE. EBIRD THE CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY https://ebird.org/home WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link EBIRD EBIRD information originator 2023 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. VECTOR DIGITAL DATA FWS HQ ES CRITICAL HABITAT - CRITICAL HABITAT - POLYGON FEATURES - FINAL U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) https://fws.maps.arcgis.com WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 2023 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. UNPUBLISHED VECTOR DIGITAL DATA VIA EMAIL. NEW YORK NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM RECORDS OF RARE PLANTS AND RARE ANIMALS NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION originator 2022 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. TABULAR DIGITAL DATA. NY BLACK TERN SUMMARY 2020 MAZZOCCHI, I. (NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION) originator 2020 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. UNPUBLISHED SPREADSHEET VIA EMAIL. PEREGRINE FALCON LOCATIONS 2022 ROSENBLATT, D. (NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION) originator 2022 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. EXPERT KNOWLEDGE VIA EMAIL. PIPING PLOVER NESTS ALONG LAKE ONTARIO AND LISTED INSECT LOCATIONS SULLIVAN, T. (U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE) originator 2022 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FISH & WILDLIFE HABITATS NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE https://dos.ny.gov/significant-coastal-fish-wildlife-habitats WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE Significant Coastal Fish & Wildlife Habitats information originator 2014 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENT VIA EMAIL. THE FOURTH DECADAL U.S. GREAT LAKES COLONIAL WATERBIRD SURVEY (2007-2010): RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT CUTHBERT, F.J. AND L. WIRES originator 2013 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENT VIA EMAIL. US GREAT LAKES COLONIAL WATERBIRD MONITORING EFFORTS 2018: PRIORITY SITES AND SPECIES CUTHBERT, F.J. AND L.R. WIRES originator 2018 2022 Source Contribution: BIRDS INFO. SPREADSHEET VIA EMAIL. WINTER RAPTORS 2007 TO 2018 WALTERS, J. (NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION) originator 2007 2018 otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None