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DWH NRDA Eagle Aerial Survey

Metadata Updated: January 25, 2026

Data were collected primarily by the College of William and Mary personnel, under contract to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, working cooperatively with representatives from BP/CardnoENTRIX. The objective of this study was to estimate re-occupancy rates for bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) nests within an area of potential impact and a reference study area along the Gulf of Mexico coast. The area of potential impact included nearshore areas from Atchafalaya Bay, LA to Apalachicola Bay, FL, and the reference area included nearshore areas from Apalachicola Bay, FL to Charlotte Harbor, FL. From December 2010 to April 2011, the study area was aerially surveyed to map occupied eagle nests and assess nest activity and chick production for comparison to data from the reference area. Additional details on the surveys and analysis pertaining to the Bird Study #9 Eagle dataset are provided in the End of Study Report (Natural Resource Damage Assessment Pre-Assessment Work Plan for Determining Injury to Bald Eagles from the Deepwater Horizon (MSC 252) Oil Spill (Bird Study #9): End of Study Draft Final Report, Center for Conservation Biology, December 2011). The DWH NRDA Eagel Aerial Survey dataset includes the information collected during these aerial surveys (e.g., information on the number of adults and/or chicks observed in each nest, nest condition, and the activity/behavior of the birds).

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_101723
Data First Published 2011-04-12T00:00:00Z
Data Last Modified 2011-04-12T00:00:00Z
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 2130152d-175a-40dd-b026-07406689672c
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/101723
Program Code 010:028, 010:094
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash a5dc082135cbe6b66dd1d950838936bafec4a861cb4e65455c579ded384ee804
Source Schema Version 1.1
Temporal 2010-12-21/2011-04-12

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