Data

Note: this version has been superseded by Nakash, E., Malorodova, M., Howes, L., and Celis-Murillo, A., 2025, North American Bird Banding Program Dataset 1960-2025 retrieved 2025-07-11: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1KPZGAR. The North American Bird Banding Program is administered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL), Eastern...

In this study, blue catfish were sampled from tidal reaches of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland (Nanticoke River, Broad Creek, Marshyhope Creek, and Patuxent River) from March - October and at some sites, during specific times of the year. All fish were analyzed with histology to assess reproductive stage (immature, pre-spawn, and post-spawn) and plasma was collected for multiple endpoints...

The dataset contains observational records detailing collisions between boats and Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Data include boat speeds, collision locations, and manatee injury outcomes, and are intended for ecological analysis and conservation purposes.

This dataset provides estimates of residential septic tank densities at 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC12), National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Plus version 2.1, 1:100k scale) catchment, and 2020 Census Block Group (version 2021) scale for the conterminous United States. Using United States Legacy Census data from the 1990s and the land use classification from the National Land Cover...

These data have been collected by the United States Geological Survey’s Northeast Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (USGS NEARMI) scientists. We collected these data to examine if Bsal was introduced to a site where there was a known pet release in Western, Massachusetts.

Counts and measurements were made on specimens of the Halloween darter (Percina crypta) and of the Blackbanded darter (Percina nigrofasciata, sensu lato). Data used in the original description of Percina crypta are included, in addition to counts (and in some cases measurements) for 66 additional Percina nigrofasciata from the Savannah, Altamaha, and upper Chattahoohee river systems, and...

These data describe avian influenza sampling efforts for eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) across the Maryland portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, USA in the winter of 2023-2024

This data release supports a paired USGS publication that explores how road watering on an active construction site impacts dust accumulation and monarch distribution.

These data describe the demographic composition of Common Terns at a newly identified staging area on the Patuxent River Naval Air Station and evaluates the importance of this location to the local breeding population. Specifically, we sought to identify the number of individuals using this potential staging area, the origins of those individuals, and the relative importance of this...

This metadata record describes a series of data sets of climate and land-use/land-cover features (provided in parquet file format) linked to NHDPlus Version 2.1’s (NHDPlusV2) stream segments, their associated catchments and their upstream watersheds within selected regions in the conterminous United States. All data can be linked to NHDPlusV2 using the COMID field in these tables and the...

This study examined effects of the brominated flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) on the avian endocrine system. Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) were exposed to multiple doses of HBCD over multiple generations through feed and by maternal deposition into the egg. Liver transcriptomes were examined to identify genes and pathways directly affected by HBCD to better understand...

Natural resource managers worldwide grapple with protecting aquatic environments and species in the face of intensifying land use and climatic changes. The hierarchical landscape theory suggests that a species distribution is impacted by multiple series of environmental factors affecting the species at multiple spatial resolutions. For a species to inhabit an area, it must pass through...