Developing the Florida Shorebird Database Kristin Rogers, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
FSA Partner Affiliations: Government Federal Eglin Air Force Base Federal National Estuarine Research Reserve Federal National Park Service Federal Naval Air Station Jacksonville Federal Naval Air Station Key West Federal Naval Facilities Engineering Southeast Federal U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Federal U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service State FL Dept. of Environmental Protection State FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Comm. State Florida Natural Areas Inventory County Brevard Co. County Charlotte Co. Government County Pinellas Co. Parks & Conservation Res. County Sarasota Co. County Volusia Co. Environmental Mngmt Local City of Cocoa Beach Local City of Jacksonville Local City of Naples Local City of South Pasadena Local Town of Fort Myers Beach Local Town of Melbourne Beach Partnerships Friends of Florida State Parks Turtle Watch NGO's American Bird Conservancy Archbold Audubon of Florida Audubon of North Carolina Coastal Wildlife Club, Inc. Delaware Nature Society Florida Ornithological Society Goldenrod Foundation Jacksonville zoo and gardens Marine Science Center Ocean Conservancy Sanibel-Captiva Cons. Foundation Sea Turtle Preservation Society St. Johns Wildlife Care Private Business Ecological Associates, Inc. Environmental Management Geodesign Technologies Atkins North America Coastal Engineering Consultants, inc. Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc. Flatwoods Consulting Group HDR Engineering Olsen Associates, Inc. Scientific Environmental Applications Sensing Nature Sustainable Ecosystems International Universities / Colleges Eckerd College Florida State Univ. SUNY ESF (New York) Univ. of Central FL Univ. of Florida Univ. of North Florida Univ. of Georgia Virginia Tech
Statewide Breeding Bird Survey Protocol (BBP) Defines terms Explains methods Provides biological background Contains all data sheets & instructions
Solitary-Nesting Shorebirds Snowy Plover American Oystercatcher Killdeer Maxis Gomez/GVISIONS.ORG Willet Photo by Jack Rogers Wilson s Plover Photo by Jack Rogers Black-necked Stilt Photo by Jack Rogers Photo by Mia McPherson Photo by Jack Rogers
Colonial-Nesting Seabirds Black Skimmer Brown Pelican Laughing Gull Photo by Jack Rogers Photo by Jack Rogers Photo by Jack Rogers Least Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Bridled Tern Photo by Jack Rogers Photo by James Shadle Photo by Mia McPherson unknown Sandwich Tern Gull-billed Tern Roseate Tern Photo by Jack Rogers Photo by James Shadle Photo by Ricardo Zambrano
Basic Concepts of the BBP: Route: A pathway that is surveyed at least once a month for 6 months for nesting activity. Site: A point along a route where nesting activity is observed. Route Survey: The act of walking a route from start to end in search of nesting birds Site Visit: The act of counting birds at a know or newly identified nesting location
Reporting sites on routes Photo by Kevin Edwards Photo by Alex Kropp
Breeding Bird Protocol Count Windows March 18-24 April 15-21 May 13-19 June 10-16 July 8-14 August 5-11
Breeding Bird Protocol and FSD Development Process Survey Protocol Application Datasheets Database
FSD Development Team AKA the Seashore Team Core team responsible for developing survey protocols, FSD web application and database, and the training materials. Team Members FWC Affiliation Role Nancy Douglass Management Project Sponsor / Funding Acquisition Alex Kropp Management Project Development Coordinator Naomi Avissar Management Shorebird Partnership Coordinator - Partner Liaison Janell Brush Research Avian Research Scientist Jeanne Baker Management Data Analyst / GIS Specialist Kristin Rogers Jake Gipson / Rebecca Vogt / Shireen Taha Research Management Database Developer / Application Designer / FSD Development Liaison FSD Application Developer Julie Burford Management Management Super User Bobbi Carpenter Research Avian Research Super User
FSD Sub-teams: QA/QC Sub-team Application Development Sub-team Data Analysis Sub-team
FSD Sub-teams: QA/QC Sub-team Application Development Sub-team Data Analysis Sub-team
QA/QC Sub-team: Responsible for reviewing all data entered into the FSD for quality and accuracy (7 members) FWC Assistant Regional Biologists 4 full time FWC Management Staff QC all the site & visit data (e.g. flagging duplicate sites, flagging species observations outside species range) FSA Partner Liaison Single point of contact for communication with partners about FSD database questions / training / data edits Coordinate Annual QC efforts FSD Database Manager Broad data summaries and common error detection (e.g. site that are complete before active) FSD Data Analyst High level error detection, outlier data
FSD Sub-teams: QA/QC Sub-team Application Development Sub-team Data Analysis Sub-team
Application Development Sub-team: Responsible for drafting modifications/enhancements to the FSD database and application interface FSA Partner Liaison Knowledgeable of common FSD User mistakes Aware of Partner wants/needs/frustrations FSD Database Developer / Application Designer Aware of feasibility of development needs Drafts application design mock-ups Develops a prioritized application development timeline Updates database infrastructure as needed to support application development FSD Application Developer Contributes to design concepts Implements prioritized application modifications
FSD Sub-teams: QA/QC Sub-team Application Development Sub-team Data Analysis Sub-team
Data Analysis Sub-team: Responsible for prioritizing analysis needs, reviewing data constraints and analysis limitation, identifying possible protocol changes to enhance usability, identify suitable on-the-fly data queries. Seashore Team Leader / Shorebird Management Specialist Knowledgeable of partnership data summary desires Shorebird Research Specialist Knowledgeable of research related data concerns Shorebird Data Management and Analysis Specialist Knowledgeable of database setup and limitations. FSD Data Analyst / GIS specialist Analyzes FSD data based on sub-team direction Data exploration Mapping
Official Website: www.flshorebirddatabase.org Demo Website: https://publictest.myfwc.com/crossdoi/shorebirds/index.html
Personalized User Experience: My Data page
FSD Summary Statistics: Survey Year 2011 2012 Increase Registered Users 169 341 102% Contributing Users 113 161 42% Routes 199 267 34% Miles of Shoreline Surveyed 460 610 33% Colonial Nest Sites 123 170 38% Solitary Nest Sites 888 1107 25% Rooftop Sites 170 222 31% Colony Visits 656 1028 57% Solitary Visits 2524 3123 24% Rooftop Visits 168 234 39% Counties with FSD data 27 34 26%
Cost Savings Estimates: Partners / Citizen Science Survey Effort: > $250K ( and counting)
What can we do with this data? Near Real-time reporting of nesting locations Disaster response Statewide species distribution & Timing of nesting activity Allows managers to identify critical nesting periods in their area. Minimum know nesting pairs Tells us how our numbers are comparing to the statewide nesting population goals Major threats and disturbances Targeted management actions to improve survival Nesting success and productivity
Questions? Official Website: www.flshorebirddatabase.org Demo Website: https://publictest.myfwc.com/crossdoi/shorebirds/index.html