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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

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    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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