Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
| Variable name | Definition |
| ORIG OBS | Main observation code, original |
| OBS | Main observation code, corrected |
| YEAR | Calendar year |
| DATE FROM | First date crane(s) observed |
| DADOED | Last date crane(s) observed |
| GNATS | Total number of days crane(s) observed at that general location |
| NO_ADULTS | Number of adults |
| NO_JUV | Number of juveniles |
| TOTAL | Total number of cranes |
| SITE_EVAL | Y = site evaluation conducted; n = no site evaluation |
| STATE | State |
| COUNTY | County (specific to Observation record) |
| LEGAL_DESC | Legal description of location (township, range, section, quarter section, quarter of quarter section) |
| AREA_NAME | Description of location |
| LAT | Latitude, original data [not used in this summary] |
| LONG | Longitude, original data [not used in this summary] |
| OBS_TYPE | Report (incidental report), Radio (from radio-telemetry studies), Mortality (from cranes found dead) |
| SEASON | Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer |
| CONFIDENCE | All "Confirmed" |
| SITE | If crane(s) observed in air, on land, or on water, or some combination |
| INIT_TIME | Time at which crane(s) first observed |
| COLOR_BAND | Listing of color-marked codes observed [note: no proofing or corrections have been made to this variable] |
| FWS_BANDNO | Numeric code of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service band [note: no proofing or corrections have been made to this variable] |
| SPP | Other species occurring with crane(s) |
| Variable name | Definitions & Categories |
| ORIG_OBS | Main and sub-observation code, original |
| OBS | Main and sub-observation code, corrected |
| MAIN_OBS | Main observation code only |
| SUB_OBS | Sub-observation code |
| YEAR | Calendar year |
| STATE | State |
| COUNTY | County (specific to Site Evaluation location) |
| LEGAL_DESC | Legal description of site evaluation location (township, range, section, quarter-section, quarter-of-quarter section) |
| SITE_USE | Primary use of site: Feed: Crane(s) primarily feeding on site Roost: Crane(s) roosting on site Both: Crane(s) observed both feeding and roosting on site Unknown: use of site unknown |
| WET_CLASS | Original wetland classification, mixed systems and formats |
| SUBSYSTM | Wetland subsystem, following Cowardin et al. (1979) |
| REGIME | Water regime, following Cowardin et al. (1970) |
| DEPTH | Original water depth code, including both CDEPTH and RDEPTH, and full range (e.g., C1-15) |
| CDEPTH | Water depth (inches) at specific site within wetland where crane(s) observed |
| RDEPTH | Water depth (inches) |
| QUALITY | Water quality: 1 = Clear 2 = Turbid 3 = Saline |
| SUBSTRAT | Wetland substrate characteristic: 1 = Sand 2 = Soft mud 3 = Hard mud 4 = Other |
| SLOPE | Slope of wetland shoreline: 1 = < 1° 2 = 1 - < 5° 3 = 5 - 10° 4 = > 10° 5 = NA (not applicable) 6 = Other |
| EMERG | Dominant emergent vegetation 1 = Grass 2 = Sedge 3 = Cattail 4 = Rush 5 = Smartweed 6 = Other 7 = None |
| DENSITY | Distribution of emergent vegetation 1 = None 2 = Scattered 3 = Clumped 4 = Choked |
| ROOST | Roost site descriptors - habitat types: 9 = Flooded pasture 10 = Wooded creek or draw 11 = Flooded cropland 12 = Stockpond 13 = Reservoir 14 = Lake 15 = Marsh 16 = River 17 = Salt (saline) marsh 18 = Tailwater pit 19 = Seasonally flooded basin 20 = Cropland 21 = Pasture 22 = Wet meadow 23 = Hay meadow 24 = Woodland 25 = Other Roost site description - crop types: A = Alfalfa B = Barley C = Corn (standing?) D = Conservation Reserve Program E = Rice F = Sunflower (standing?) G = Spring wheat (standing?) L = Fallow M = Milo (standing?) N = Disked alfalfa O = Oat stubble P = Popcorn R = Green rye S = Soybean (standing?) T = Bean stubble U = Sunflower (stubble?) V = Barley stubble W = Winter wheat (green?) X = Wheat stubble Y = Milo stubble Z = Corn stubble |
| FEED | Feeding site descriptors - same codes as used in ROOST |
| ADJ_HAB | Primary descriptors of habitats within 1.6 km (1 mi) radius of site |
| SIZE_WET | Original size description for all wetland sites - classes for palustrine and lacustrine wetlands, exact widths for rivers |
| WSIZE_CL | Size class of palustrine and lacustrine wetlands, derived from SIZE_WET, recorded in acres 1 = < 0.4 ha [1 ac] 2 = 0.40 - < 2 [1- <5 ac] 3 = 2 - < 4 ha [5 - <10 ac] 4 = 4 - < 20 ha [10 - <50 ac] 5 = 20 - < 40 ha [50 - <100 ac] 6 = > 40 ha [>100 ac] |
| RWIDTH | Width of riverine wetlands, derived from SIZE_WET, recorded in yards |
| DIST_FEED | Distance to feeding site (miles) 1 = < 0.40 km [<0.25 mil] 2 = 0.40 - 0.79 km [0.25 - <0.50 mi] 3 = 0.8 - 1.19 km [0.50 - <0.75 mi] 4 = 1.2 - 1.6 km [0.75 - <1.0 mi] 5 = > 1.0 mi [>1.6 km] 6 = NA (not applicable) |
| DIST_DEV | Distance to human development (e.g., structure, road, railroad, bridge), recorded in yards; same distance categories as DIST_FEED |
| POT_FOOD | Primary potential food source on site 1 = Grain (seed and plant material) 2 = Tubers 3 = Insects and other invertebrates 4 = Molluscs 5 = Crustacean 6 = Fish 7 = Frogs 8 = Other 9 = Salamanders |
| OBS_FOOD | Foods observed eaten by crane(s); same categories as POT_FOOD |
| SITE_SEC | Security of site: stability and security of the habitat and any nearby activities that could threaten the site or the cranes 1 = Stable 2 = Threatened 3 = Unknown |
| SIM_HAB | Extent of similar habitat within 16-km (10-mi) radius of site 1 = None 2 = Little 3 = Moderate or common 4 = Abundant 5 = Unknown |
| SITE_OWNER | Site ownership 1 = Private 2 = Federal 3 = State 4 = Other |
| NO_BIRDS | Total number of cranes observed on site evaluation site |
| OBS_DATE | Date site evaluation was conducted |
| FIRSTDATE | First date crane(s) were observed at site |
| LASTDATE | Last date crane(s) were observed at site |
| INIT | Time of day of initial crane sighting |
| DEP | Time of day of departure |
| INIT_TIME | Initial time of sighting for site by observer |
| DEP_TIME | Time of departure from that site by observer |
| COLOR_BAND | Description of color markers observed at site during site evaluation |
| VISIBILITY | Shortest straight-line distance to the nearest obstruction >1.4 m in height 1 = unlimited 2 = < 91 m (<100 yd) 3 = 91 - 401 m (100 - <440 yd) 4 = 402 - 805 m (880 yd) 5 = > 805 m (880 yd) 6 = NA (not applicable) |
| DIST_LINE | Distance to nearest utility (power or phone)lines 1 = < 91 m (<100 yd) 2 = 91 - 401 m (100 - <440 yd) 3 = 402 - 805 m (880 yd) 4 = > 805 m (>880 yd) [or NA for some earlier records] |
| SOURCE | Source of record; to distinguish among incidental and study-related observations 1 = Johnson 2 = USFWS [all incidental observation] 3 = Radio-tracking (Howe 1987) |
| PHOTO | Photograph take at site (Yes / No) |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
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