Subject: Forwarded mail....
Date: Feb 20 11:11:07 1995
From: Michael Smith - whimbrel at u.washington.edu



Hi Tweets, the Gap Analysis bird page has been updated with many more
maps than previously. You can find it at our home page:

http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu/~wagap/

and follow the directions to the bird distributions. What I would love
would be comments. I.e. if the maps show no nesting Arctic Warblers in
Ephrata, but you've seen them there nesting (within the past 10 years),
send me the details.

____________________________
Mike Smith
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
whimbrel at u.washington.edu
http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu/~wagap/mike.html

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Date: Fri, 17 Feb 1995 16:26:59 -0800
From: Gap Analysis <wagap at cqs.washington.edu>

Modelling avian distributions for WAGAP

The Breeding Bird Atlas as a research tool
(This page under construction)


Avian distribution maps

The following maps show predicted distributions of species based on what we know
about their habitat needs and geographic locations. Habitat was modelled by
creating a landcover map from satellite data. Known breeding locations from
several databases were used to refine the geographic extent of suitable habitat.
The primary database was the Washington Breeding Bird Atlas, collected from 1987
to 1994 (and continuing!) by volunteers. These are drafts. Sorry, they will not
be available in printed form until they are all corrected. I would LOVE to hear
your comments on them, so please contact Michael Smith by e-mail
(whimbrel at u.washington.edu) if you have any.

Please note the following about the Atlas data (as shown in the map legend)

observed = bird observed, but no evidence of breeding
possible = bird present in appropriate habitat, or single singing male
probable = pair in suitable habitat, multiple singing males, nesting activity
confirmed = eggs or young found in a nest, or very recent fledgelings found

Each block is 3 miles x 3 miles, a quarter-township.

These are all GIF files, 21-39K in size. Enjoy!

Hooded Merganser (31K)
Common Merganser (32K)
Ruddy Duck (31K)
Osprey (35K)
White-tailed Kite (25K)
Bald Eagle (33K)
Northern Harrier (33K)
American White Pelican (23K)
American Kestrel (38K)
Prairie Falcon (31K)
Spruce Grouse (32K)
White-tailed Ptarmigan (30K)
Northern Bobwhite (27K)
Mountain Quail (34K)
Sandhill Crane (28K)
American Coot (32K)
Black-necked Stilt (24K)
American Avocet (25K)
Forster's Tern (26K)
Caspian Tern (29K)
Black Tern (26K)
Marbled Murrelet (33K)
Mourning Dove (39K)
Common Barn-owl (32K)
Flammulated Owl (32K)
Red-naped Sapucker (32K)
Williamson's Sapsucker (30K)
Acorn Woodpecker (27K)
White-headed Woodpecker (30K)
Least Flycatcher (25K)
Dusky Flycatcher (34K)
Gray Flycatcher (30K)
Cordilleran Flycatcher (22K)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (28K)
Cliff Swallow (39K)
Clark's Nutcracker (34K)
Mountain Chickadee (35K)
Pygmy Nuthatch (32K)
Varied Thrush (38K)
Gray Catbird (28K)
Sage Thrasher (32K)
Loggerhead Shrike (33K)
Northern Mockingbird (22K)
Townsend's Warbler (40K)
MacGillivray's Warbler (39K)
Yellow-breasted Chat (28K)
Lazuli Bunting (38K)
Green-tailed Towhee (22K)
Chipping Sparrow (22K)
Brewer's Sparrow-our mascot! (32K)
Vesper Sparrow (33K)
Lark Sparrow (33K)
Sage Sparrow (31K)
Black-throated Sparrow (28K)
Savannah Sparrow (33K)
Grasshopper Sparrow (31K)
Lincoln's Sparrow (32K)
Bobolink (25K)
Brewer's Blackbird (39K)
Northern Oriole (35K)
Rosy Finch (31K)
Lesser Goldfinch (26K)
House Sparrow (35K)

Here's info about Sagebrush Flats
There will be more to follow (keep watching!)

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