Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Variables listed in alphabetical order; see above variables for listing of categories
| ADJ_HAB | Primary descriptors of habitats within 1.6 km (1 mi) radius of site |
| AREANAME | Description of location |
| CDEPTH | Water depth (recorded in inches) at specific site within wetland where crane(s) observed |
| CLASS | Wetland class, following Cowardin et al. (1979) |
| COLOR_BD | Description of color markers observed at site during site evaluation |
| COUNTYE | County-Site Evaluation record |
| COUNTYO | County-Observation record |
| DATA_E | Indicates Site Evaluation record |
| DATA_O | Indicates Observation record |
| DENSITY | Plant Distribution/density |
| DEPUTIZE | Time of day of departure - Site Evaluation record |
| DESTINE | Distance to nearest utility (power or phone) lines |
| DIST_DEV | Distance to human development |
| DIST_FED | Distance to feeding site (recorded in miles) |
| EMERGE | Emergent vegetation |
| EVAL | Y = Site Evaluation completed |
| FEED | Feeding site descriptors |
| FROMO | First date crane(s) observed - Observation record |
| FRSTDATE | First date - Site Evaluation record |
| FWSBAND | Numeric code of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service band [note: no proofing or corrections have been make to this variable] |
| IN_TIME | Initial time observed - Site Evaluation record |
| JFROMO | First Julian date crane(s) observed - Observation record |
| JFRSTDAT | First Julian date crane(s) observed - Site Evaluation record |
| JLASTDAT | Last Julian date crane(s) observed - Site Evaluation record |
| JTO | Last Julian date crane(s) observed - Observation record |
| LASTDATE | Last Date crane(s) observed - Site Evaluation record |
| LEGALOBS | Legal description of location - Observation record |
| LEG_DESC | Legal description of location - Site Evaluation record |
| LOCAT_ID | Unique numeric identifying code (year-season-mainobs-subobs-location) |
| MAIN_OBS | Main observation and sub-observation code |
| MAP | If map of location exists (M = map) |
| NADULT | Number of adults |
| NJUV | Number of juveniles |
| NO_BIRDS | Total number of cranes - Site Evaluation record |
| NO_DAYS | Number of days crane(s) were present at that site - Observation record |
| OBS | Main observation code only |
| OBSDATES | Range of dates for crane observations |
| OBS_FOOD | Foods observed eaten by crane(s) |
| OBS_TYPE | Report, Radio or Mortality |
| ORIG_E | Original Site Evaluation identification number |
| ORIG_O | Original Observation identification number |
| PHOTO | Photograph taken at site (Yes / No) |
| POT_FOOD | Primary potential food source on site |
| QUALITY | Water quality |
| QUARTER | Location: quarter-section |
| RANGE | Range location |
| RDEPTH | Water depth (recorded in inches) of wetland |
| REGIME | Water Regime, following Cowardin et al. (1979) |
| ROOST | Roost site descriptors |
| RWIDTH | Width of riverine wetlands, derived from SIZE_WET, recorded in yards |
| SEASON | Season |
| SEC | Location: section |
| SIM_HAB | Extent of similar habitat within 16 km (10-mi) radius of site |
| SITE | If crane(s) observed in air, on land, water, or some combination |
| SITE_OWN | Site ownership |
| SITE_SEC | Security of site |
| SITE_USE | Site use |
| SLOPE | Shoreline slope of wetland |
| SOURCE | Source of record; to distinguish among incidental and study-related observations |
| SPPWITH | Other species occurring with whooping cranes |
| STATE | State |
| SUBSTRAT | Wetland substrate |
| SUBSYSTM | Wetland subsystem, following Cowardin et al. (1979) |
| SUB_OBS | Sub-observation Code |
| TIME | Time of Site Evaluation |
| TO | Date Last observed at location |
| TOTAL | Total Number of cranes - Site Evaluation record |
| TOWNSHIP | Location: township |
| VISIBL | Shortest straight-line distance to the nearest obstruction . 1.4 m in height |
| WETCLASS | Wetland classification - original code |
| WETSYSTM | Wetland system, following Cowardin et al. (1979) (P = Palustrine, R = Riverine L = Lacustrine) |
| WSIZE_CL | Size class of palustrine and lacustrine wetlands, derived from SIZE_WET, recorded in acres |
| YEAR | Year |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/wcdata/append2.htm
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