Peregrine Falcon Observations Generalized [ds2968]

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Tags
biota, location, peregrine falcon, PEFA, Falco peregrinus, observation, nest, territory, breeding, bird


Summary

This is a spatial database compiling multiple sources of peregrine falcon observations into a standard format for comparison and management. The observations contained in this dataset may not be represented in the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) but may be included in the future. For the time being, users should utilize to both databases concurrently.

Description

The Peregrine Falcon Observations Database is a product of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's (CDFW's) Wildlife Branch and Biogeographic Data Branch. It was created by the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group ( https://pbrg.pbsci.ucsc.edu/ ) then managed privately for a time. CDFW took ownership in 2011. The records generally represent peregrine falcons (PEFA, Falco peregrinus ) nesting, perching, and flying. Additional information about the falcon, the database, and submitting data can be found on CDFWs American Peregrine Falcons in California Webpage: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Birds/Peregrine-Falcon .

This dataset represents observed nest locations for peregrine falcons, generalized to a USGS 7.5 minute topographic quad level. If you need more specific location information, please contact the listed point of contact in the metadata.

Credits

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Use limitations

License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.

Extent

West -124.603593 East -113.796620
North 42.071190 South 32.402196

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource biota, location


* Content type Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Place keywords California, quads

Theme keywords biota, location, peregrine falcon, PEFA, Falco peregrinus, observation, nest, territory, breeding, bird

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Citation

Title Peregrine Falcon Observations Generalized [ds2968]
Publication date 2019-08-2700:00:00


Presentation formats digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format vector digital data


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Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
Contact's role originator


Responsible party
Individual's name Carie Battistone
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
Contact's position Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor)
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 324-5198

Address
Type
e-mail address Carie.Battistone@wildlife.ca.gov

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Resource Details

Dataset languages * English(UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status on-going
Spatial representation type vector


Processing environment Esri ArcGIS 12.8.0.29751


Credits
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
ArcGIS item properties
Name CNDDB-by-Quad
* Size 0.375
Location
Access protocol Local Area Network

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Extents

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -124.611699
East longitude -113.469350
North latitude 42.196082
South latitude 32.388144
Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -124.603593
* East longitude -113.796620
* North latitude 42.071190
* South latitude 32.402196
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude -382071.750000
* East longitude 515175.593800
* South latitude -608359.750000
* North latitude 450320.468800
* Extent contains the resource Yes

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Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name Carie Battistone
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
Contact's position Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor)
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 324-5198

Address
Type
e-mail address Carie.Battistone@wildlife.ca.gov

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Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency as needed


Maintenance contact
Individual's name Carie Battistone
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
Contact's position Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor)
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 324-5198

Address
Type
e-mail address Carie.Battistone@wildlife.ca.gov

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Resource Constraints

Constraints
Limitations of use

License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.


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Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
* Type Projected
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_WGS_1984
* Projection WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere
* Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 102100
X origin -20037700
Y origin -30241100
XY scale 10000
Z origin 0
Z scale 1
M origin 0
M scale 1
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 3857
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Reference system identifier
* Value 3857
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 8.8(9.3.1.2)


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Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name Peregrine Falcon Observations Generalized [ds2968]
* Object type composite
* Object count 0

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name DS2968_20211210
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Polygon
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Geoprocessing history

Process
Date 2021-12-1012:21:12
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2021-12-1017:17:03
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.5\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project
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Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2021-12-1017:20:30
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.5\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


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Distribution

Distribution format
* Name SDE Feature Class


Transfer options
Online source
Location https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/2900_2999/ds2968.zip
Function performed download

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Fields

Details for object DS2968_20211210
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 0


Field OBJECTID
* Alias OBJECTID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 10
* Scale 0
Field description
Internal feature number.
Description source
Esri
Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


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Field Shape
* Alias Shape
* Data type Geometry
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Feature geometry.
Description source
Esri
Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.


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Field QUADCODE
* Alias QUADCODE
* Data type String
* Width 7
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
A code used by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to uniquely identify USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles (quads). The USGS quad code consists of one degree blocks sub-divided into sixty-four 7.5 minute maps. The one degree block is referenced by the latitude and longitude of its southeast corner (e.g., 38121). Individual maps within the block are referenced by an alpha-numeric code. This code originates at the same southeast corner as the one degree block and runs numerically east to west, and alphabetically south to north. This creates a grid allowing maps to be coded by the intersection of these axes (e.g., B5). An example of a complete map code would be 38121B5. The CDFW Quad Code converts this value to an integer by replacing the alpha character with a numeric equivalent (A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, D = 4, E = 5, F = 6, G = 7, H = 8).
Description source
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Field QUADNAME
* Alias QUADNAME
* Data type String
* Width 27
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The name of the USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle (quad) map containing the element data.
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Field Shape.STArea()
* Alias Shape.STArea()
* Data type Double
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0


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Field Shape.STLength()
* Alias Shape.STLength()
* Data type Double
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0


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Details for object Extended Table
Definition
Field definitions for extended table.


Field ObsDate
Field description
Date of detection; year and month is required at a minimum. Format is YYYYMMDD. Use "XX" for unknown day (YYYYMMXX).
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Field RecordType
Field description
General description of what the PEFA record represents.
List of values
Value Nest
Description The record represents a peregrine nest


Value Fly-over
Description The record represents a peregrine that was primarily observed flying


Value Perched
Description The record represents a peregrine that was primarily observed perched


Value Use area centroid
Description The record represents the centroid of an area known to be used by a peregrine or peregrines. Area may represent a territory, home range, feeding area, or any other area of observed use.


Value Negative
Description The record represents a search of an area specifically for peregrines that yielded no observations, nests or signs of site occupation.


Value Unknown
Description The record type is unknown


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Field SurveyType
Field description
The survey method used to detect the peregrines(s) or nest.
List of values
Value Aerial
Description survey conducted by aircraft, helicopter or fixed wing


Value Ground
Description survey conducted from traversing the ground


Value Nest access
Description survey conducted by accessing nest


Value Incidental
Description An incidental, non-systematic detection of a peregrine


Value Unknown
Description The survey method is unknown


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Field NumTotal
Field description
Total number of peregrines detected at represented point. A null value indicates that the number of birds detected is unknown.
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Field NumAdult
Field description
Number of adult peregrines detected. An adult is an individual peregrine in its adult plumage, generally after the first molt.
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Field NumHY
Field description
Number of "hatch year" peregrines detected. A hatch year is an individual peregrine in its juvenile of subadult plumage, generally after fledging from the nest and within its first year of age.
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Field NumNestli
Field description
Number of nestling peregrines detected. A nestling is an individual peregrine between the time of hatching and the time it takes the first flight from the nest.
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Field NumEgg
Field description
Number of eggs detected.
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Field NumUnkAge
Field description
Number of unknown age class peregrines detected.
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Field BandID
Field description
Blue or silver USGS band number; VID band code.
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Field Behavior1
Field description
The primary activity or behavior of the observed peregrine. Examples include, perch, fly, brood, feed, incubating, courtship display, territorial display, etc.
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Field Behavior2
Field description
The secondary activity or behavior of the observed peregrine. This may be an inferred behavior; e.g. a bird seen flying may be assumed to be hunting. Examples include, feeding, preening, hunting, resting, etc.
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Field NestOccup
Field description
Description of the nest occupancy by peregrines. (Occupied, Unoccupied, Unknown). A previously known peregrine nest occupied by a different species would be considered unoccupied for the purposes of this database. The nest occupancy field is not meant to address territory occupancy by peregrines since the purpose of the database is to capture observational data. However, the database may be used to help determine peregrine territory occupancy.
List of values
Value Occupied
Description A nest used for breeding in the current year by a pair of peregrines. Presence of an adult, eggs, or young, freshly molted feathers or plucked down, or current years mutes (whitewash) suggest occupancy


Value Unoccupied
Description Those nests not selected by peregrines for use in the current nesting season. Nests would also be considered unoccupied for the nonbreeding period of the year


Value Unknown
Description Unknown


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Field NestStatus
Field description
Description of the nest status.
List of values
Value Active
Description A nest in which eggs have been laid or a nest characterized by the presence of any adult, egg, or dependent young at the nest in the past 10 consecutive days immediately prior to, and including, at present


Value Inactive
Description A nest that is not currently being used by peregrines as determined by the continuing absence of any adult, egg, or dependent young at the nest for at least 10 consecutive days immediately prior to, and including, at present


Value Tended
Description A nest with fresh mute (feces), or other signs of peregrine presence, but an egg or peregrine was never observed


Value Successful
Description An active nest in which at least one young survived to an advanced stage of development, or observed successful fledging from the observed nest


Value Failed
Description An active nest in which the eggs did not hatch or the young died before reaching an advanced stage of development


Value Unknown
Description Unknown


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Field SiteCode
Field description
The 2-letter code corresponding to the region of the state the nest is located in.
List of values
Value MC
Description Mid-coast from San Francisco County south through Ventura County, and inclusive of the Channel Islands


Value MO
Description Cascade Range from Oregon border south through the Sierra Nevada


Value NC
Description North coast from Oregon border through Marin County


Value NI
Description Klamath Range from Oregon border south through interior coast range to San Pablo and Suisun bays


Value SC
Description South coast from Los Angeles County south to the border of Mexico


Value SF
Description The immediate SF bay area


Value SI
Description Interior to the mid- and south coast and bordering the Central Valley and Inland Dessert regions, from San Pablo and Suisun bays south to the border of Mexico


Value ID
Description Desert region of southern California, including portions of Inyo, Tulare, Kern San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial counties


Value CV
Description The Central Valley comprises the Sacramento a San Joaquin Rivers valleys


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Field NestID
Field description
Unique code assigned to each nest site. 2-letter site code preceding a number assigned to that nest site, e.g., MC0052.
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Field County
Field description
County observation record is located in.
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Field QUADCODE


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Metadata Details

* Metadata language English(UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata dataset
Scope name * dataset


* Last update 2021-12-10


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS1.0
Metadata style FGDC CSDGM Metadata
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2021-12-1017:16:43
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2021-12-1017:20:25


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2021-12-1017:20:25


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Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Carie Battistone
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
Contact's position Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor)
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 324-5198

Address
Type
e-mail address Carie.Battistone@wildlife.ca.gov

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Maintenance
Update frequency as needed


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License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.


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