Recommended format of table of raw transect data. Important elements to note are a descriptive header row, consistent formatting, and disaggregated columns. Complete field and value descriptions should occur in the metadata (see Appendix). Point count data should follow the same principles.
| DATE . | OBS a . | LOCb . | LATb . | LONGb . | TIMEb . | SP_CODEb . | DISTb . | DIRb . | CUEb . | COMMENTS . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:33 | CBAB | 13 | ENE | S | Food carry |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:33 | SPAN | 26 | SSW | SC | |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:34 | BCAS | 9 | W | S | 2 |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4B | 9.151107 | –79.84847 | 6:35 | BGTA | 11 | NNW | CV | 3 individuals. Flock of 2 species |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4B | 9.151107 | –79.84847 | 6:36 | WSTA | 11 | NNW | CV | Flock of 2 species |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6E | 9.151303 | –79.84251 | 6:31 | COWO | 82 | S | S | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6E | 9.151303 | –79.84251 | 6:31 | CBAB | 44 | W | S | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6F | 9.151310 | –79.84046 | 6:33 | CBAB | 15 | ESE | SC | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6F | 9.151310 | –79.84046 | 6:34 | SPAN | 7 | WSW | V | 2 |
| DATE . | OBS a . | LOCb . | LATb . | LONGb . | TIMEb . | SP_CODEb . | DISTb . | DIRb . | CUEb . | COMMENTS . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:33 | CBAB | 13 | ENE | S | Food carry |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:33 | SPAN | 26 | SSW | SC | |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:34 | BCAS | 9 | W | S | 2 |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4B | 9.151107 | –79.84847 | 6:35 | BGTA | 11 | NNW | CV | 3 individuals. Flock of 2 species |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4B | 9.151107 | –79.84847 | 6:36 | WSTA | 11 | NNW | CV | Flock of 2 species |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6E | 9.151303 | –79.84251 | 6:31 | COWO | 82 | S | S | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6E | 9.151303 | –79.84251 | 6:31 | CBAB | 44 | W | S | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6F | 9.151310 | –79.84046 | 6:33 | CBAB | 15 | ESE | SC | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6F | 9.151310 | –79.84046 | 6:34 | SPAN | 7 | WSW | V | 2 |
a In situations with multiple observers, OBS should indicate primary observer. Provide additional columns for “Number of Observers” and names or initials of secondary observers in an “Observation Comments” column.
b For additional explanation of abbreviations, see the Appendix.
Recommended format of table of raw transect data. Important elements to note are a descriptive header row, consistent formatting, and disaggregated columns. Complete field and value descriptions should occur in the metadata (see Appendix). Point count data should follow the same principles.
| DATE . | OBS a . | LOCb . | LATb . | LONGb . | TIMEb . | SP_CODEb . | DISTb . | DIRb . | CUEb . | COMMENTS . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:33 | CBAB | 13 | ENE | S | Food carry |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:33 | SPAN | 26 | SSW | SC | |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:34 | BCAS | 9 | W | S | 2 |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4B | 9.151107 | –79.84847 | 6:35 | BGTA | 11 | NNW | CV | 3 individuals. Flock of 2 species |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4B | 9.151107 | –79.84847 | 6:36 | WSTA | 11 | NNW | CV | Flock of 2 species |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6E | 9.151303 | –79.84251 | 6:31 | COWO | 82 | S | S | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6E | 9.151303 | –79.84251 | 6:31 | CBAB | 44 | W | S | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6F | 9.151310 | –79.84046 | 6:33 | CBAB | 15 | ESE | SC | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6F | 9.151310 | –79.84046 | 6:34 | SPAN | 7 | WSW | V | 2 |
| DATE . | OBS a . | LOCb . | LATb . | LONGb . | TIMEb . | SP_CODEb . | DISTb . | DIRb . | CUEb . | COMMENTS . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:33 | CBAB | 13 | ENE | S | Food carry |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:33 | SPAN | 26 | SSW | SC | |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4A | 9.151102 | –79.85048 | 6:34 | BCAS | 9 | W | S | 2 |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4B | 9.151107 | –79.84847 | 6:35 | BGTA | 11 | NNW | CV | 3 individuals. Flock of 2 species |
| 2016-04-15 | WDR | BCI_4B | 9.151107 | –79.84847 | 6:36 | WSTA | 11 | NNW | CV | Flock of 2 species |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6E | 9.151303 | –79.84251 | 6:31 | COWO | 82 | S | S | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6E | 9.151303 | –79.84251 | 6:31 | CBAB | 44 | W | S | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6F | 9.151310 | –79.84046 | 6:33 | CBAB | 15 | ESE | SC | |
| 2016-04-15 | JRC | BCI_6F | 9.151310 | –79.84046 | 6:34 | SPAN | 7 | WSW | V | 2 |
a In situations with multiple observers, OBS should indicate primary observer. Provide additional columns for “Number of Observers” and names or initials of secondary observers in an “Observation Comments” column.
b For additional explanation of abbreviations, see the Appendix.
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