Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: US Geological Survey Publication_Date: November 2003 Title: Combined Birds of North America breeding ranges for sagebrush-breeding birds in the western US Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/projects/issues_paper/breeding_ranges.zip Description: Abstract: Brewer’s Sparrow, Sage Sparrow, Sage Thrasher, Green-tailed Towhee, and Gray Flycatcher combined breeding ranges were delineated from individual Birds of North America accounts (see references below ) that were scanned, head's up digitized, and overlaid on one another. Purpose: To describe the combined breeding ranges of Brewer’s Sparrow, Sage Sparrow, Sage Thrasher, Green-tailed Towhee, and Gray Flycatcher. For conservation to succeed, researchers and managers must recognize the continental scale at which sagebrush-breeding birds live. Supplemental_Information: Source Reference Information: Dobbs, R. C., P. R. Martin, and T. E. Martin. 1998. Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus). In A. Poole and F. Gill [eds.], The birds of North America, No. 368. The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Martin, J. W., and B. A. Carlson. 1998. Sage Sparrow (Amphispiza belli). In A. Poole and F. Gill [eds.], The birds of North America, No. 326. The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Reynolds, T. D., T. D. Rich, and D. A. Stephens. 1999. Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus). In A. Poole and F. Gill [eds.], The birds of North America, No. 463. The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Rotenberry, J. T., M. A. Patten, and K. L. Preston. 1999. Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri). In A. Poole and F. Gill [eds.], The birds of North America, No. 463. The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Sterling, J. C. 1999. Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii). In A. Poole and F. Gill [eds.], The birds of North America, No. 458. The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2003 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -172.055672 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -40.488229 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.834261 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -9.619870 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none . Theme_Keyword: sagebrush, breeding bird, ranges, shrubsteppe Access_Constraints: none will Use_Constraints: No warranty is made by the US Geological Survey as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of these data for individual use or aggregate use with other data, or for purposes not intended by the USGS. Spatial information may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards. This information may be updated without notification. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Knick Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey Contact_Position: Research Ecologist Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-5208 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sknick@usgs.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Data_Quality_Information: Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: see supplemental information Title: Birds of North America Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster Raster_Object_Information: Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell Row_Count: 676 Column_Count: 921 Vertical_Count: 1 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic Lambert_Conformal_Conic: Standard_Parallel: 20.000000 Standard_Parallel: 60.000000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 40.000000 False_Easting: 0.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 10000.000000 Ordinate_Resolution: 10000.000000 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: brding_rng Attribute: Attribute_Label: ObjectID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. 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Attribute: Attribute_Label: Value Attribute_Definition: Value number corresponds to the number of overlapping breeding bird ranges Attribute_Definition_Source: US Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: Count Distribution_Information: Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Transfer_Size: 0.042 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20031107 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Cara Meinke Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address City: Boise State_or_Province: Idaho Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2696 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cmeinke@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile