About the Data Types and Data Sources Contributing to Select AKN and AKN-Integrated Tools

The outputs of various AKN tools or tools that are integrated with the AKN (i.e. the U.S. Fish &am Wildlife Service's Information for Planning and Consultation [IPaC)] tool) are generated using a combination of datasets within the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN). The list below reflects the data types currently being accessed to produce tool results (Status: 'Current'). Data types are organized by major protocol categories (such as Point Counts and Area Searches) and significantly distinct observation data efforts (such as eBird and BBS). Each data type encompasses data from one, to several hundred different projects.

Data Type	Status	Source	Includes	Bird Species Sampled	Tools Fed by Data	Portion of Dataset feeding tools	Geography
Breeding Bird Survey	Current	USGS	The BBS database from 1967-2015	All	Phenology tool, IPaC, Observations Map, Rapid Avian Information Locator (RAIL).	Full dataset	The contiguous U.S. and Alaska
eBird	Current	Cornell Lab of Ornithology	The eBird observational dataset from 2002-2021, with limited historical data from 1868-2002	All	Phenology tool, IPaC, Observations Map, RAIL.	Full dataset of approved observations that are part of a complete checklist	The contiguous U.S. and Alaska and Mexico
Aerial and Linear Transect Surveys	Current	NW Atlantic Seabird Database	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) At-sea transects from 1982-2012	Atlantic coast marine birds	NW Atlantic Seabird Database	Phenology tool, IPaC, Observations Map, RAIL.	AKN Data Sharing level 2 and above	Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico
Area searches	Current	Avian Knowledge Network	All projects from all AKN partner institutions, including the Integrated Waterbird Management and Monitoring (IWMM) program and the Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey (PFSS). 1971-present day.	All	Phenology tool, IPaC, Observations Map, RAIL./td>	AKN Data Sharing level 2 and above	The contiguous U.S. and Alaska, excepting USFWS region 6, parts of Mexico.
Point counts	Current	Avian Knowledge Network	All projects from all AKN partner institutions (including FWS, NPS, DOD, USGS, state agencies, non-profits such as Point Blue and KBO, etc.) 1984-present day.	All	Phenology tool, IPaC, Observations Map, RAIL.	AKN Data Sharing level 2 and above	The contiguous U.S., with a large amount in USFWS Regions 1 and 8. More data data being added.
Banding	Current	Avian Knowledge Network (current) and	All projects from all AKN partner institutions from 1971-2010	All	Phenology tool, IPaC, Observations Map, RAIL.	AKN Data Sharing level 2 and above	The contiguous U.S.
Banding	Current	The Institute for Bird Populations	All projects from IBP MAPS data from 1989-2006.	All	Phenology tool, IPaC, Observations Map, RAIL.	Full dataset	The contiguous U.S.
Aerial and Linear Transect Surveys	Current	Avian Knowledge Network	Point Blue at sea transects from 1987-2006. Great Lakes Commission aerial transects from 2012-2017.	All	Phenology tool, IPaC, Observations Map, Analyst, RAIL.	AKN Data Sharing level 2 and above	California coast and the Great Lakes
Secretive marshbirds	Current	Avian Knowledge Network	National Secretive Marshbird database and the San Francisco Bay Rails database from 1999-present day.	Secretive marshbird species	Phenology tool, IPaC, Observations Map, Analyst, RAIL.	AKN Data Sharing level 2 and above	Limited locations (eg, San Francisco Bay, one county in MN and two in NY). Many surveys marked with RESTRICTED access.