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DWH NRDA Collected Dead Birds

Metadata Updated: January 25, 2026

The DWH NRDA Collected Dead Birds dataset contains information on all of the dead birds collected as part of search efforts after the Deepwater Horizon spill. Many of the birds documented in the DWH Collected Dead Birds Dataset are utilized as part of avian injury quantification efforts, including the Shoreline Deposition Model (SDM). The SDM utilizes information on the number of birds collected, search effort (from the DWH Wildlife Search Effort Dataset), and parameters such as the number of birds likely missed by searchers (searcher efficiency) and how long carcasses remain on the shorelines (carcass persistence) to estimate the rate at which carcasses deposit along the shorelines. The DWH Collected Dead Birds dataset contains information on the date the bird was collected, location, species, condition and other notes.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date January 14, 2026
Metadata Updated Date January 25, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI FWS DCAT-US

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date January 14, 2026
Metadata Updated Date January 25, 2026
Publisher U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Maintainer
Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/FWS_ServCat_116265
Data First Published 2011-08-24T00:00:00Z
Data Last Modified 2011-08-24T00:00:00Z
Category Generic Dataset
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:18
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Metadata Catalog ID https://ddi.doi.gov/fws-data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Harvest Object Id 4e40d2cb-2c31-40bc-ba30-176199dca1ad
Harvest Source Id f51f1f6c-4e4a-4e0a-b4e3-a5577c6dcc19
Harvest Source Title DOI FWS DCAT-US
Homepage URL https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/Reference/Profile/116265
Program Code 010:028, 010:094
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 0d78a9854d2c1607fcb931c3fd8f7805db17370a3e687e94cb056ec0bb0689ec
Source Schema Version 1.1
Temporal 2010-04-30/2011-08-24

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