Bald Eagle Observations [ds25]

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Tags
biota, location, bald eagle, BAEA, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, observation, nest, territory, breeding, bird


Summary

This is a spatial database compiling multiple sources of bald eagle 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 both datasets concurrently.

Description

The Bald Eagle Observations Database is a product of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's (CDFW's) Wildlife Branch and Biogeographic Data Branch. The records generally represent bald eagles (BAEA, Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) nesting, perching, and flying. Additional information about the eagle, the database, and submitting data can be found on CDFW's Bald Eagles in California Webpage: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Birds/Bald-Eagle .

A version of this data, generalized to a 2.5 mile hexagon grid, has been made available in BIOS as Bald Eagle Observations Generalized [ds2937]. This is a publicly available dataset.

Credits

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Use limitations

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.

For use by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) staff and California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) subscribers. Due to the sensitive status of the species in this dataset, CDFW policy restricts its access. Do not distribute this dataset without the permission of Carie Battistone. Do not publish this data in any form without the permission of the data contributor.

Extent

West -124.256597 East -113.552174
North 42.018872 South 32.680772

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

Theme keywords biota, location, bald eagle, BAEA, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, observation, nest, territory, breeding, bird

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Citation

Title Bald Eagle Observations [ds25]
Publication date 2019-09-0500:00:00


Presentation formats * digital map


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Citation Contacts

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


Contact information
Address
Type
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA

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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
Address
Type
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
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 Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.1.0.41833


Credits
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
ArcGIS item properties
* Name ds25
* Location file://\\geodata.\\BIOSOnline\Refresh\TODOData\BIOSOnlineData.gdb
* Access protocol Local Area Network

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Extents

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -124.256597
* East longitude -113.552174
* North latitude 42.018872
* South latitude 32.680772
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude -353493.341300
* East longitude 535932.820600
* South latitude -576239.200500
* North latitude 444521.021700
* 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
Address
Type
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
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 (Specialist)
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Address
Type
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
e-mail address Carie.Battistone@wildlife.ca.gov

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Resource Constraints

Constraints
Limitations of use

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.

For use by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) staff and California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) subscribers. Due to the sensitive status of the species in this dataset, CDFW policy restricts its access. Do not distribute this dataset without the permission of Carie Battistone. Do not publish this data in any form without the permission of the data contributor.


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Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
* Type Projected
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
* Projection NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers
* Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 3310
X origin -16909700
Y origin -8597000
XY scale 10000
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 3310
Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",-4000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-120.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",34.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",40.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3310]]

Reference system identifier
* Value 3310
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 6.8(9.2.0)


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Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name ds25
* Object type point
* Object count 0

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds25
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Point
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Geoprocessing history

Process
Date 2024-01-0915:11:18
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\ExportFeatures
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2024-01-0915:11:34
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project
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Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2024-01-0915:11:57
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Rename
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Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


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Distribution

Distribution format
* Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


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

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Fields

Details for object ds25
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 0


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


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Field ObsDate
* Alias Observation Date
* Data type String
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
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
* Alias Record Type
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
General description of what the BAEA record represents. (Nest, Fly-over, Perched).
List of values
Value Nest
Description The record represents a bald eagle nest site


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


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


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


Value Unknown
Description The record type is unknown


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Field SurveyType
* Alias Survey Type
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The survey method used to detect the bald eagle(s) or nest. (aerial, ground, incidental).
List of values
Value Aerial
Description survey conducted by aircraft, helicopter or fixed wing


Value Ground
Description survey conducted from traversing the ground


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


Value Unknown
Description The survey method is unknown


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Field NumTotal
* Alias Number Total
* Data type String
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Total number of bald eagles detected at represented point. A null value indicates that the number of birds detected is unknown.
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Field NumAdult
* Alias Number of Adults
* Data type String
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Number of adults detected. An adult is an individual eagle capable of breeding, generally about 4-5 years of age; generally after fourth year or after fifth year (definitive basic plumage)
Description source
Number of adults detected. An adult is an individual eagle capable of breeding, generally about 4-5 years of age; generally after fourth year or after fifth year (definitive basic plumage)
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Field NumSubAd
* Alias Number of Subadults
* Data type String
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Number of subadults detected. A subadult is an individual eagle greater than 1 year old, but typically not able to breed; generally second year to fourth year (basic I-basic III plumage)
Description source
Bloom & Clark 2001, Driscoll 2010
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Field NumJuv
* Alias Numof Juveniles
* Data type String
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Number of juveniles detected. A juvenile is an individual eagle less than 1 year old; generally hatch year and early second year
Description source
Bloom & Clark 2001, Driscoll 2010
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Field NumFledgli
* Alias Number of Fledglings
* Data type String
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Number of fledglings detected. A fledgling is an eaglet that has recently flown from the nest (See Driscoll 2010) or a young eagle that has taken the first flight from the nest but is not yet independent (See USFWS 2009).
Description source
Driscoll 2010, USFWS 2009
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Field NumNestli
* Alias Number of Nestlings
* Data type String
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Number of nestlings detected. A nestling is an individual eagle between the time of hatching and the time it takes the first flight from the nest
Description source
Bloom & Clark 2001, Driscoll 2010
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Field NumEgg
* Alias Number of Eggs
* Data type String
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Number of eggs detected
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Field NumUnkAge
* Alias Number Unknown Age
* Data type String
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Number of unknown age class eagles detected
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Field Behavior1
* Alias Behavior Primary
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The primary activity or behavior of the observed eagle. Examples include, perch, fly, brood, feed, incubating, courtship display, territorial display, etc.).
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Field Behavior2
* Alias Behavior Secondary
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The secondary activity or behavior of the observed eagle. This may be an inferred behavior; e.g. a BAEA seen flying may be assumed to be hunting. Examples include, feeding, preening, hunting, resting, etc.
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Field NestOccup
* Alias Nest Occupancy
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Description of the nest occupancy by eagle. (Occupied, Unoccupied, Unknown). A previously known eagle nest occupied by a different species would be considered unoccupied for the bald eagle database.
List of values
Value Occupied
Description A nest used for breeding in the current year by a bald eagle pair. Presence of an adult, eggs, or young, freshly molted feathers or plucked down, or current years mutes (whitewash) suggest site occupancy
Enumerated domain value definition source Pagel et al. 2010


Value Unoccupied
Description Those nests not selected by bald eagles for use in the current nesting season. Nests would also be considered unoccupied for the nonbreeding period of the year
Enumerated domain value definition source Pagel et al. 2010


Value Unknown
Description Unknown


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Field NestStatus
* Alias Nest Status
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Description of the nest status. (Active, Inactive, Tended, Successful, Failed, Unknown).
List of values
Value Active
Description A nest in which eggs have been laid (See Driscoll 2010) or a bald Eagle 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
Enumerated domain value definition source Pagel et al. 2010


Value Inactive
Description A bald Eagle nest that is not currently being used by eagles 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
Enumerated domain value definition source Pagel et al. 2010


Value Tended
Description A nest with fresh mute (feces), fresh material, or signs of reconstruction within the year, but an egg or bald eagle was never observed


Value Successful
Description An active nest in which at least one young survived to an advanced stage of development (See Driscoll 2010), or Fledging success will be determined via the observation of young that are at least 51 days of age, or are known to have fledged from the observed nest (See Pagel et al. 2010)
Enumerated domain value definition source Driscoll 2010, Pagel et al. 2010


Value Failed
Description An active nest in which the eggs did not hatch, or the young died before reaching an advanced stage of development (See Driscoll 2010), or nesting failure occurs when a nest where eggs were laid or where incubation behavior was observed fails to have any young reach 51 days of age (See Pagel et al. 2010)
Enumerated domain value definition source Driscoll 2010, Pagel et al. 2010


Value Unknown
Description Unknown


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Field SiteID
* Alias Site Identification Code
* Data type String
* Width 7
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Unique site identifying code
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Field NestNum
* Alias Nest Number
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Nest Letter (A, B, C, etc)
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Field NestTotal
* Alias Total Number of Nests in Territory
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Number of known nests in territory thoughout all years
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Field NestYear
* Alias Year Nest Last Used
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Year the observered nest was last used
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Field NestCond
* Alias Nest Condition
* Data type String
* Width 13
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Description of the condition of the nest. (Intact, deteriorating, destroyed).
List of values
Value Intact
Description Nest integrity is well built and does not appear altered, dilapidated, or deteriorating


Value Deteriorating
Description Nest is not well built and appears to be falling apart


Value Destroyed
Description Nest material is completely absent or minimal remains, and nest substrate may be damaged or removed (e.g. felled tree, collapsed cliff ledge)


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Field NestSubst
* Alias Nest Substrate
* Data type String
* Width 15
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Description of the substrate the nest was built on. (cliff, outcrop, tree, utility, platform, other structure, other).
List of values
Value Cliff
Description A high steep face of rock


Value Outcrop
Description A rock formation appearing above the surface of the surrounding land


Value Tree
Description A plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground


Value Utility
Description An electrical utility tower


Value Platform
Description An artificial platform to promote nesting


Value Other structure
Description Other man-made structure supporting the nest that is not a utility tower or platform


Value Other
Description Any other substrate not defined above; please describe in Notes field


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Field NestTreeSp
* Alias Nest Tree Species
* Data type String
* Width 8000
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Common or scientific name of the tree species if the nest was built in a tree.
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Field NestStage
* Alias Nest Stage
* Data type String
* Width 11
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The stage of reproductive cycle the nest is in. (Build, lay, incubate, brood, branchers, fledged, nonbreeding, unknown).
List of values
Value Build
Description Adults are actively building a new nest or adding material/reconstructing an existing nest


Value Lay
Description Female is laying eggs; clutch incomplete


Value Incubate
Description A clutch of eggs are laid and are being incubated


Value Brood
Description Eggs have hatched and nestlings are being brooded


Value Branchers
Description (Also branchling) Young that are old and strong enough to leave the nest structure to nearby branches or ledges, but are not well developed enough to fly


Value Fledged
Description Young are capable of flight and have left the nest


Value Nonbreeding
Description Nest was observed outside of the breeding season


Value Unknown
Description Unknown


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Field LonDD_N83
* Alias Longitude (Decimal Degress NAD83)
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Longitude, decimal degrees, NAD83 (WGS84) with 5 decimal places (-###.####). Coordinates for a nest detection should represent the nest location, for a fly-over detection should represent the primary air space used, and for perched bird detections should represent the bird's location.
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Field LatDD_N83
* Alias Latitude (Decimal Degress NAD83)
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Latitude, decimal degrees, NAD83 (WGS84) with 5 decimal places(##.#####). Coordinates for a nest detection should represent the nest location, for a fly-over detection should represent the primary air space used, and for perched bird detections should represent the bird's location
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Field CoordAcc_m
* Alias Coordinates Accurate Within (meters)
* Data type String
* Width 5
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The coordinates are accurate within what distance in meters? Estimate of the spatial error of the provided coordinates representing the actual location of the bird or nest. (10, 50, 100, 1,000 meters)
List of values
Value 10
Description Accurate within 10 meters


Value 50
Description Accurate within 50 meters


Value 100
Description Accurate within 100 meters


Value 1000
Description Accurate within 1,000 meters


Value 2000
Description Accurate within 2,000 meters


Value 5000
Description Accurate within 5,000 meters


Value 10000
Description Accurate within 10,000 or more meters


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Field CoordSourc
* Alias Coordinate Source
* Data type String
* Width 15
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The source of the provided coordinates. (GPS, paper map, electronic map, description)
List of values
Value GPS
Description Coordinates were collected in the field with a GPS unit


Value Map
Description Coordinates were derived by the data compiler by digitizing points on a map or estimating the centroid of a use area


Value Point
Description Coordinates were provided to the data compiler in a GIS file (shapefile, coverage, KML or KMZ, etc.), spreadsheet, report, etc. Method of collection is unknown.


Value Description
Description The coordinates were determined from a written or verbal description of the site


Value Previous record
Description Coordinates copied from a previous record for the same nest or territory


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Field SiteName
* Alias Site Name
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
The site name, territory name, project name, locality name, or other location reference (other than SiteID) used as a reference by observer.
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Field AltSiteName
* Alias Alternate Site Name
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Name of the known alternate nest site for a particular territory.
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Field County
* Alias County
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
County observtion is in.
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Field SiteDirect
* Alias Site Direction/Location
* Data type String
* Width 8000
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Directions to the site or detailed location description identifying the site.
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Field Notes
* Alias Notes
* Data type String
* Width 8000
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
General comment/note fields to explain any of the other fields or add additional information about the observation.
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Field ObsvrAffil
* Alias Observer Affiliation
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Agency or organization affiliation of the observer/reporter.
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Field SourceID
* Alias Source Identification Code
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Unique ID given to a source. This the primary source. Use CNDDB source code when available. Otherwise use BAEA source code
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Field SourceID_Other
* Alias Other Source Identification Code
* Data type String
* Width 255
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Other sources and their unique IDs' that refer to the same observation. These can be CNDDB source codes or BAEA source codes
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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 2024-01-09


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 2024-01-0915:11:27
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2024-01-0915:11:15


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2024-01-0915:11:15


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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
Address
Type
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
e-mail address Carie.Battistone@wildlife.ca.gov

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Metadata Maintenance

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 (Specialist)
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Address
Type
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
e-mail address Carie.Battistone@wildlife.ca.gov

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Metadata Constraints

Constraints
Limitations of use

For use by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) staff and California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) government subscribers. Due to the sensitive status of the species in this data, CDFW policy restricts its access. Do not distribute this dataset without the permission of Carie Battistone. Do not publish this data in any form without the permission of the data contributor.


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