Description
This data set consists of daily records of birds and other wildlife from Guy Waterman’s cabin in Corinth, Vermont, recorded from 1974-1998 (24 years). It was transcribed from scans of his original records kept by the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository at Dartmouth College.
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 5,800 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Waterman G, Massa M, McFarland K (2025). Historic Bird and Wildlife Records Observed by Guy Waterman in Vermont, USA (1974-1998). Version 1.0. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Samplingevent dataset. https://ipt.vtatlasoflife.org/resource?r=barra_birds&v=1.0
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Vermont Center for Ecostudies. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 9daa591f-4ea3-45e9-8603-2d21c7b3ff42. Vermont Center for Ecostudies publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.
Keywords
Samplingevent; Observation; Occurrence
Contacts
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6895-3743
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Geographic Coverage
All observations were recorded at the Watermans' homestead in Corinth, VT, located at Parcel ID 110-00351 in Corinth, VT.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [44.069, -72.247], North East [44.077, -72.229] |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1974-11-06 / 1998-07-29 |
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Sampling Methods
For each date with data, Guy Waterman, and sometimes guests, recorded all birds seen or heard, as well as other wildlife. Guy recorded these on hand-written paper charts.
| Study Extent | All observations were recorded at the Watermans' homestead in Corinth, VT, located at Parcel ID 110-00351 in Corinth, VT. |
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Method step description:
- Presence-only daily checklists of species.
Bibliographic Citations
- Waterman, L., & Waterman, G. (1971). Guy and Laura Waterman papers, 1971-2007. ML-106. Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts. https://search.library.dartmouth.edu/permalink/01DCL_INST/16rgcn8/alma991007068089705706.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://ipt.vtatlasoflife.org/resource?r=barra_birds |
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