FILE TYPE 031 - MARINE BIRD SPECIMEN AND FEEDING STUDIES - 6/17/80 VERSION THIS FORMAT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT STUDIES OF DYNAMICS AND TROPHIC RELATIONSHIPS OF MARINE BIRD SPECIES. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON IDENTIFICATION OF FOOD SAMPLE CONTENTS, THE IDENTIFICATION OF PREY SPECIES AND THE QUANTITY OF EACH PREY PART PRESENT IN THE STOMACH OF EACH SPECIMEN. THE FORMAT CONSISTS OF TEN DATA RECORDS FOR REPORTING POSITION, DATE AND TIME, ENVIRONMENT AND ICE INFORMATION, SPECIMEN IDENTIFICATION, MERISTIC DATA AND RELATED FIELD DATA, FOOD SAMPLE CONTENTS AND IDENTIFICATION, SIZE AND WEIGHT OF EACH PREY ITEM. A TEXT RECORD IS ALSO AVAILABLE. THE LOCATION, DATE, TIME AND ENVIRONMENT (AND ICE RECORD IF APPROPRIATE) - RECORDS A,B AND C - SHOULD BE COMPLETED FOR EACH STATION, AND MAY INCLUDE MULTIPLE SPECIMENS. SPECIMEN RECORDS (D AND E) SHOULD BE COMPLETED FOR EACH SPECIMEN COLLECTED AND FROM WHICH ANY FOOD SAMPLE HAS BEEN OBTAINED. A FOOD SAMPLE RECORD (F) SHOULD BE COMPLETED FOR EACH FOOD SAMPLE COLLECTED AND THE KIND OF FOOD SAMPLE SHOULD BE INDICATED. MULTIPLE PREY RECORDS (G,H AND I) CAN BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH SPECIMEN, DEPENDING ON THE CONTENTS OF EACH SPECIMEN STOMACH. FOOD SAMPLE DATA ARE LINKED TO EACH SPECIMEN BY THE ITEM NUMBER ASSIGNED TO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE SPECIMEN STOMACH. THE SPECIMEN/SAMPLE NUMBER PROVIDES IDENTIFICATION OF A PARTICULAR SAMPLE AND ALL SPECIMEN/SAMPLES ARE LINKED BY STATION NUMBER. PREY SIZE AND WEIGHT RECORDS INCLUDE FIELDS FOR FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF PREY AND PREY PARTS AND MAY INVOLVE MULTIPLE RECORDS FOR BOTH SIZE AND WEIGHT DATA. ALL RECORDS IN THIS FORMAT ARE 80 COLUMNS IN LENGTH. THIS FILE IS SORTED BY STATION NUMBER AND SEQUENCE NUMBER TO OBTAIN THE PROPER SEQUENCE OF RECORDS. THE FIRST NINE COLUMNS FOR ALL RECORDS ARE TO BE USED FOR FILE TYPE (COLUMNS 1-3) AND FILE IDENTIFIER (COLUMNS 4-9). THE FILE IDENTIFIER, TO BE ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGNATOR, IS A UNIQUE ORIGINATOR ID FOR EACH DATA SUBMISSION. AFTER SUBMISSION, THE NODC REASSIGNS TO THIS FIELD A UNIQUE NODC IDENTIFIER FOR INTERNAL USE. *****FILETYPE 031 - 12/27/79 - ADDED NEW PARMATERS* VOLUME OF PREY AND *****FOOD SAMPLE ORIGIN TO RECORD TYPE 'G'-'I' *****4/1/80 - WHOLE MILLILITERS ADDED FOR UNITS TO DISPLACEMENT VOLUME *****(REC F) *****6/17/80 - ADDED COLLECTOR IDENTIFIER TO REC 'D'***** RECORD RECORD LOCATION/TIME OF SAMPLE ALWAYS 'A' 10 STATION NUMBER FIVE-CHARACTER FIELD ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGINATOR - ALSO INCLUDED IN ALL OTHER RECORDS (B THROUGH I AND T) 11 LATITUDE DDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'N' OR 'S' 16 LONGITUDE DDDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'E' OR 'W' 23 DATE (GMT) YYMMDD 31 TIME (GMT) XXXX (HOURS AND MINUTES) 37 BLANKS 41 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - USED FOR SORTING ALL RECORDS WITHIN A STATION - NUMBERS MUST BE IN ASCENDING BUT NOT NECESSARY SEQUENTIAL ORDER. ALSO INCLUDED IN OTHER RECORDS (B THROUGH I AND T) 78 ENVIRONMENT RECORD ALWAYS 'B' - ONE ENVIRONMENT RECORD MAY REPRESENT MORE THAN ONE SAMPLE IF COLLECTED SIMULTANEOUSLY 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'A' 11 AIR TEMPERATURE XXXX - NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO THE TEMPERATURE VALUE - DEG CENTIGRADE TO TENTHS 16 SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE XXXX - SAME AS ABOVE 20 WIND DIRECTION XX - DIRECTION THE WIND IS BLOWING FROM - EXPRESSED IN TENS OF DEGREES 24 WIND SPEED XX (WHOLE KNOTS) 26 PRESENT WEATHER TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0159 28 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE XXXXX (MILLIBARS TO TENTHS) 30 PREVIOUS TIDE STAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE FOR DENOTING WHETHER LAST SLACK TIDE WAS ABOVE OR BELOW MEAN LOW WATER - USE CODE 0224 35 PREVIOUS TIDE HEIGHT XXX - HEIGHT OF LAST SLACK TIDE - FEET TO TENTHS 36 PREVIOUS TIDE TIME (GMT) XXXX - TIME OF LAST SLACK TIDE - HOURS AND MINUTES 39 PRESENT TIDE STAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE FOR DENOTING WHETHER PRESENT TIDE IS ABOVE OR BELOW MEAN LOW WATER - USE CODE 0224 43 PRESENT TIDE HEIGHT XXX - FEET TO TENTHS 44 FOLLOWING TIDE STAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE FOR DENOTING WHETHER NEXT SLACK TIDE WILL BE ABOVE OR BELOW MEAN LOW WATER - USE CODE 0224 47 FOLLOWING TIDE HEIGHT XXX - FEET TO TENTHS 48 FOLLOWING TIDE TIME (GMT) XXXX - TIME OF NEXT SLACK TIDE - HOURS AND MINUTES 51 TIDE METHOD ONE-CHARACTER CODE FOR DENOTING WHETHER METHOD OF TIDE MEASUREMENT WAS ACTUAL OR PREDICTED - USE CODE 0225 55 HABITAT TWO-CHARACTER CODE DESCRIBING THE GENERAL HABITAT AT THE SITE OF THE SPECIMEN COLLECTION - USE CODE 0226 56 MICROENVIRONMENT ONE-CHARACTER CODE FOR RECORDING THE SINGLE MOST OUTSTANDING DETAIL ABOUT THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AT THE PRECISE LOCATION OF SPECIMEN COLLECTION - USE CODE 0227 58 PREY SAMPLING ONE-CHARACTER CODE INDICATING THAT POTENTIAL PREY WERE SAMPLED AT THE SAME TIME AND PLACE AS THE BIRD SPECIMEN(S). DETAILS ON SAMPLING GEAR, SAMPLE NUMBERS, ETC SHOULD BE NOTED IN THE TEXT RECORD - USE CODE 0236 59 BLANKS 60 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'A' 78 ICE RECORD ALWAYS 'C' - THIS RECORD IS IDENTICAL TO THAT USED FOR FILE TYPE 033. THEREFORE SOME FIELDS MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR BIRD SPECIMEN FIELD EFFORTS 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'A' 11 ICE IN TRANSECT COVERAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0054 16 ICE IN TRANSECT TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0059 17 ICE IN TRANSECT FORM ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0057 18 ICE IN TRANSECT RELIEF ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0107 19 ICE IN TRANSECT THICKNESS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0061 20 ICE IN TRANSECT MELT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0058 21 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT COVERAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0054 22 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0059 23 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT FORM ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0057 24 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT RELIEF ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0107 25 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT THICKNESS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0061 26 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT MELT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0058 27 VISIBLE OPEN WATER TYPE OPENING ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED WHEN AREA OF OPEN WATER IS VISIBLE IN DISTANCE - USE CODE 0158 28 VISIBLE OPEN WATER DIRECTION ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF COLUMN 28 CODED - USE CODE 0056 29 DISTANCE TO OPEN WATER ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF COLUMN 28 CODED - USE CODE 0106 30 VISIBLE OPEN WATER LEAD OR POLYNYA ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF '6', '7' OR '8' IN COLUMN 28 CODED - USE CODE 0157 31 VISIBLE ICE DESCRIPTION ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF '9' IN COLUMN 28 CODED - USE CODE 0055 32 VISIBLE ICE DIRECTION ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF COLUMN 32 CODED - USE CODE 0056 33 DISTANCE TO VISIBLE ICE SAME AS ABOVE - USE CODE 0106 34 ARCTIC COD OBSERVED ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0095 35 EXCESS SEDIMENT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0095 36 ICE ALGAE LAYER ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0095 37 MAMMAL TRACE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0036 38 OTHER FEATURES ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0036 39 ICE IN TRANSECT PATTERN ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0188 40 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT PATTERN ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0188 41 SHIP IN WATER ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0189 42 WIDTH OF LEAD ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0157 43 DISTANCE OF SHIP FROM EDGE OF LEAD OR POLYNYA ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0157 44 TIME OF ICE CONDITIONS XX - NUMBER OF MINUTES FROM STARTING TIME TO OBSERVATION TIME 45 PERCENT WATER VERSUS LAND COVERED XX - WHOLE PERCENT 47 SIZE OF PONDS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0013 49 DESCRIPTION OF OPEN WATER ICE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0057 50 OPEN WATER ICE COVERAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0054 51 BLANKS 52 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'A' 78 SPECIMEN FIELD DATA RECORD ALWAYS 'D' 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'A' 11 SPECIMEN/SAMPLE NUMBER XXX - ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGINATOR TO EACH SAMPLE OR SPECIMEN COLLECTED, MEASURED ALIVE OR FROM WHICH A FOOD SAMPLE WAS TAKEN - ALSO INCLUDED IN RECORDS E,F,G,H,I AND T 16 TAXONOMIC CODE TWELVE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC TAXONOMIC CODES 19 COLLECTION METHOD ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0228 31 CARCASS DISPOSITION ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0229 32 SEX ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0101 33 AGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0112 34 COLOR PHASE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0115 35 PLUMAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE FOR REPORTING THE STAGE OF PLUMAGE WHEN POSSIBLE - USE CODE 0043 36 BROOD PATCH ONE-CHARACTER CODE FOR REPORTING PRESENCE AND CONDITION OF THE BROOD PATCH FOR DETERMINING BREEDING CONDITIONS - USE CODE 0230 37 BEHAVIOR (ACTIVITY) TWO-CHARACTER CODE FOR REPORTING THE BEHAVIOR OF THE BIRD WHEN COLLECTED - USE CODE 0142 38 NUMBER OF BIRDS IN COLLECTION XX - GENERALLY THE NUMBER OF BIRDS COLLECTED AT THE SAME PLACE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF EACH OTHER - INVESTIGATORS CAN USE ANY GEOGRAPHICAL OR TIME FRAME APPROPRIATE 40 LINKAGE NUMBER XX - THE IDENTIFYING NUMBER FOR A COLLECTION OF TWO OR MORE BIRDS NUMBERED CONSECUTIVELY FOR EACH COLLECTION 42 COLLECTOR IDENTIFIER XXX - ORIGINATOR'S ASSIGNED IDENTIFIER 44 BLANKS 47 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'A' 78 SPECIMEN MEASUREMENTS RECORD ALWAYS 'E' - THIS RECORD INCLUDES PARAMETERS FOR VERIFICATION OF SPECIES IDENTITY AND DETERMINATION OF REPRODUCTIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF THE SPECIMENS. DEFINITIONS OF STANDARD MEASUREMENTS FROM PETTINGILL, 1970 - "ORNITHOLOGY IN LABORATORY AND FIELD" 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'A' LABORATORY AND FIELD" 11 SPECIMEN/SAMPLE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'D' 16 DIAGONAL TARSUS XXXX - DISTANCE FROM THE POINT OF THE JOINT BETWEEN THE TIBIA AND THE METATARSUS TO THE POINT AT THE JOINT OF THE BASE OF THE MIDDLE TOE IN FRONT (MILLIMETERS TO TENTHS) 19 EXPOSED CULMEN XXXX - DISTANCE FROM TIP OF THE UPPER MANDIBLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO THE BASE OF THE FEATHERS ON THE FOREHEAD OR FROM THE ANTERIOR EDGE OF THE CERE - (MILLIMETERS TO TENTHS) 23 INSIDE BILL WIDTH XXX - DISTANCE AT THE ANGLE OF THE COMMISSURE FROM ONE INSIDE EDGE OF THE BILL TO THE OTHER WITH BILL HELD OPEN AT 30-45 DEGREES. A RULER IS NECESSARY RATHER THAN CALIPERS TO AVOID STRETCHING WIDER THAN NORMAL (MILLIMETERS TO TENTHS) 27 RIGHT WING WIDTH XXX - DISTANCE FROM THE BEND OF THE WING TO THE TIP OF THE LONGEST PRIMARY. CURVATURE IS NOT STRAIGHTENED AND MEASUREMENT IS MADE WITH DIVIDERS - WHOLE MILLIMETERS) 30 BURSA LENGTH XXX - OUTPOCKETING OF THE DORSAL WALL OF LOWER INTESTINE, JUST ABOVE THE CLOACA. PRESENT IN ALL YOUNG BIRDS BUT IT RESORBS AS THEY REACH MATURITY - SERVES AS INDEX OF AGE (MILLIMETERS TO TENTHS) 33 TOTAL LENGTH XXXX - DISTANCE FROM TIP OF THE BILL TO TIP OF LONGEST TAIL FEATHER. COMMISSURE OF BILL IS BROUGHT PARALLEL TO THE RULER AFTER GENTLY STRETCHING SPECIMEN - WHOLE MILLIMETERS 36 TOTAL WEIGHT XXXXX - PROVIDES INDEX OF FEEDING SUCCESS AND A CLUE TO FEEDING RATE WHEN RELATED TO STOMACH CONTENTS WEIGHT - (WHOLE GRAMS) 40 DRY WEIGHT XXXX - WEIGHT AFTER LABORATORY DESSICATION - (GRAMS TO TENTHS) 45 FAT FREE WEIGHT XXXXXX - WEIGHT AFTER DESSICATION AND TOTAL LIPID EXTRACTION IN THE LABORATORY (GRAMS TO TENTHS) 49 VISCERA WEIGHT XXXX - COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACK AND OTHER INTERNAL ORGANS - (WHOLE GRAMS) 55 LARGEST GONAD XXXX - LENGTH OF LARGEST TESTIS OR DIAMETER OF LARGEST OVUM (MILLIMETERS TO TENTHS) 59 FAT INDEX ONE-CHARACTER CODE FOR INDICATING AMOUNT OF BODY FAT ON SPECIMEN - USE CODE 0119 63 BLANKS 64 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'A' 78 FOOD SAMPLE CONTENTS RECORD ALWAYS 'F' 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'A' 11 SPECIMEN/SAMPLE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'D' 16 FOOD SAMPLE ORIGIN ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0147 - USED TO IDENTIFY LOCATION OF FOOD SOURCE IN SPECIMEN 19 STOMACH FULLNESS CODE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0092 20 GUT PORTION ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0240 21 WET WEIGHT XXXXXX - DRAINED WET WEIGHT OF CONTENTS OF FOOD SAMPLE LESS WEIGHT OF NON-FOOD ITEMS - (GRAMS TO TENTHS) 22 DISPLACEMENT VOLUME XXXXXX - VOLUME OF WATER DISPLACED BY CONTENTS OF FOOD SAMPLE LESS NON-FOOD ITEMS (WHOLE MILLILITERS) 28 DRY WEIGHT XXXXXX - DRY WEIGHT OF FOOD SAMPLE LESS NON-FOOD ITEMS - (GRAMS TO TENTHS) 34 WEIGHT OF NON-FOOD ITEMS XXXXXX - COMBINED WEIGHT OF NON-FOOD ITEMS IN SAMPLE - DETAILED MEASUREMENTS RECORDS G,H AND I - (GRAMS TO TENTHS) 40 BLANKS 46 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'A' 78 PREY IDENTIFICATION/COUNT ALWAYS 'G' 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'A' 11 SPECIMEN/SAMPLE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'D' 16 PREY TAXONOMIC CODE TWELVE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC TAXONOMIC CODES 19 PREY SPECIES GROUP TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USFWS INTERNAL CODE PROVIDES FOR TAXA BETWEEN ORDER AND FAMILY ESPECIALLY WHEN ONLY PARTS ARE AT HAND OR IDENTIFIES PREY PARTS TO ONE OF TWO OR MORE POSSIBLE TAXA WHICH ARE NOT IN THE SAME FAMILY OR EVEN IN THE SAME ORDER 31 NON-FOOD ITEMS TWO-CHARACTER CODE FOR IDENTIFICATION AND PRESENCE OF NON-FOOD ITEMS - USE CODE 0237 33 PREY PART IDENTIFICATION TWO-CHARACTER CODE FOR IDENTIFYING THE KIND OF PART FROM WHICH SPECIES WAS IDENTIFIED AND WHETHER PREY IS WHOLE - WILL BE CROSS-REFERENCED WITH MEASUREMENT DATA IN RECORDS H AND I - USE CODE 0231 35 NUMBER OF PREY OR PREY PARTS XXX - NUMBER FOR PREY TAXONOMIC CODE - WHEN NUMBER IS TOO LARGE FOR TOTAL COUNT, AN ALIQUOT IS COUNTED AS NOTED IN NEXT FIELD 37 ALIQUOT FACTOR TWO-DIGIT CODE TO INDICATE THE SIZE OF THE ALIQUOT - 01 INDICATES TOTAL COUNT - USE CODE 0232 40 WHOLE PREY EQUIVALENT XXXX - NUMBER OF WHOLE PREY THAT NUMBER OF PREY OR PREY PARTS IS EQUIVALENT TO (E.G. NUMBER OF FISH OTOLITHS OR EUPHAUSID EYEBALLS IS DIVIDED BY TWO) 42 LIFE HISTORY (PREY) ONE-CHARACTER CODE FOR LIFE HISTORY STAGE OF PREY OR PREY PARTS - USE CODE 0148 46 VOLUME METHOD ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0233 47 PREY VOLUME XXX - ALL FOOD IN STOMACH COMPRISED BY PREY IN PREY TAXONOMIC CODE - TRACE AMOUNTS INDICATED BY 001 - EXPRESSED IN PERCENT TO TENTHS - UNITS AS INDICATED IN VOLUME METHOD CODE 48 PREY DRY WEIGHT XXXXX - DRY WEIGHT OF PREY SPECIES (WHOLE PREY AND PARTS OF SOME SPECIES COMBINED) IDENTIFIED IN PREY TAXONOMIC CODE - FOR FINER RESOLUTION, RECORD I PROVIDES MEANS OF RECORDING WEIGHT CLASSES OF PREY OR PREY PARTS - EXPRESSED IN GRAMS TO THOUSANDTHS 51 PREY WET WEIGHT XXXXXX - SAME AS ABOVE 56 VOLUME OF PREY XXXX - ML TO TENTHS - DO NOT USE WITH VOLUME METHOD CODE (COL 47) WHEN ENTERING DATA IN THIS FIELD 62 BLANKS 66 FOOD SAMPLE ORIGIN ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0147 - USED WITH ITEM NUMBER TO LINK DATA TO SPECIMEN IDENTIFIED IN RECORD 'F' 75 ITEM NUMBER XX - EACH PREY OR NON-FOOD ITEM IS ASSIGNED A NUMBER BEGINNING WITH 01 AND CONTINUING CONSECUTIVELY THRU THE COMBINED TOTAL KINDS OF PREY AND NON-FOOD ITEMS. PREY MAY BE HIGHER TAXA THAN SPECIES IF DIGESTED BEYOND RECOGNITION TO SPECIES LEVEL 76 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'A' 78 PREY LENGTH CLASS RECORD ALWAYS 'H' - DATA IN H AND I HELP DETERMINE TROPHIC RELATIONSHIPS OF MARINE BIRDS AND HOW THEY FIT INTO THE OVERALL FOOD WEB OF AN ECOSYSTEM. MULTIPLE RECORDS MAY BE USED IF OVER NINE LENGTH OR WEIGHT CLASSES ARE IDENTIFIED 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'A' 11 SPECIMEN/SAMPLE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'D' 16 LENGTH CLASS - METHOD C UNIT CODE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - ENTRY INDICATES THAT METHOD A IS BEING USED - MEASUREMENT OF EVERY MEASURABLE PREY OR PREY PART IS MADE AND LINKED BY ITEM NUMBER - THE ADJACENT FIELD (INTERVAL VALUE) SHOULD BE BLANK IF THIS FIELD IS USED - THE NUMBER OF MEASURABLE WHOLE PREY OR PREY PARTS MAY NOT ALWAYS EQUAL THE NUMBER OF PREY/PREY PARTS IN RECORD G - USE CODE 0234 19 INTERVAL VALUE - METHOD B UNIT CODE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - ENTRY INDICATES THAT METHOD B IS BEING USED - RECORDING OF A SPECIFIC LENGTH CLASS IMPOSED OPPORTUNISTICALLY BY THE INVESTIGATOR - (METHOD A IS PREFERRED) - RANGE OF LENGTH CLASS IS INDICATED BY RECORDING WIDTH OF CLASS INTERVAL - THE PRECEDING FIELD (LENGTH CLASS) SHOULD BE BLANK IF THIS FIELD IS USED - USE CODE 0234 20 LENGTH CLASS 1 XXX - METHOD A - NUMBER OF PREY/PREY PARTS THAT ARE OF EXACT SAME LENGTH - THE FIRST LENGTH CLASS REPRESENTS THE SHORTEST LENGTH OBSERVED - THE PRECISION IS THAT EXPRESSED BY THE UNIT CODE; METHOD B - NUMBER OF PREY/PREY PARTS ENCOMPASSED BY RANGE OF FIRST CLASS LENGTH - THE FIRST LENGTH CLASS IS THE SHORTEST IN LENGTH 21 MEASUREMENT XXX - METHOD A - ACTUAL LENGTH OF PREY/ PREY PARTS OF FIRST LENGTH CLASS - UNITS DEPENDENT ON UNIT CODE; METHOD B - MIDPOINT VALUE OF INTERVAL OF THE FIRST LENGTH CLASS - UNITS DEPENDENT ON UNIT CODE - COLS 19 OR 20 24 LENTH CLASS 2 XXX - SEE ABOVE 27 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 30 LENGTH CLASS 3 XXX - SEE ABOVE 33 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 36 LENGTH CLASS 4 XXX - SEE ABOVE 39 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 42 LENGTH CLASS 5 XXX - SEE ABOVE 45 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 48 LENGTH CLASS 6 XXX - SEE ABOVE 51 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 54 LENGTH CLASS 7 XXX - SEE ABOVE 57 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 60 LENGTH CLASS 8 XXX - SEE ABOVE 63 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 66 LENGTH CLASS 9 XXX - SEE ABOVE 69 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 72 FOOD SAMPLE ORIGIN ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0147 - USED WITH ITEM NUMBER TO LINK DATA TO SPECIMEN IDENTIFIED IN RECORD 'F' 75 ITEM NUMBER XX - SEE RECORD 'G' 76 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'A' 78 PREY WEIGHT CLASS RECORD ALWAYS 'I' 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'A' 11 SPECIMEN/SAMPLE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'D' 16 WEIGHT CLASS - METHOD A UNIT CODE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - SAME EXPLANATION AS RECORD 'H' - USE CODE 0235 19 INTERVAL VALUE - METHOD B UNIT CODE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - SAME EXPLANATION AS RECORD 'H' - USE CODE 0235 20 WEIGHT CLASS XXX - METHOD A OR B - SAME EXPLANATION AS RECORD 'H' 21 MEASUREMENT* XXX - METHOD A OR B - SAME EXPLANATION AS RECORD 'H' 24 WEIGHT CLASS XXX - SEE ABOVE 27 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 30 WEIGHT CLASS XXX - SEE ABOVE 33 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 36 WEIGHT CLASS XXX - SEE ABOVE 39 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 42 WEIGHT CLASS XXX - SEE ABOVE 45 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 48 WEIGHT CLASS XXX - SEE ABOVE 51 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 54 WEIGHT CLASS XXX - SEE ABOVE 57 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 60 WEIGHT CLASS XXX - SEE ABOVE 63 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 66 WEIGHT CLASS XXX - SEE ABOVE 69 MEASUREMENT XXX - SEE ABOVE 72 FOOD SAMPLE ORIGIN ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0147 - USED WITH ITEM NUMBER TO LINK DATA TO SPECIMEN IDENTIFIED IN RECORD 'F' 75 ITEM NUMBER XX - SEE RECORD 'G' 76 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'A' 78 TEXT RECORD ALWAYS 'T' 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD 'A' 11 SPECIMEN/SAMPLE NUMBER SEE RECORD 'D' 16 CITATION THREE-CHARACTER FIELD WHICH INCLUDES RECORD TYPE AND ITEM NUMBER TO WHICH THE TEXT COMMENTS REFER 19 TEXT 56-CHARACTER FIELD FOR COMMENTS OR PERTINENT INFORMATION - MULTIPLE TEXT RECORDS MAY BE USED 22 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD 'A' 78 NODC Code Tables Used with this Format (F031): 0013 SIZE OF POND ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- SMALL (DIAMETER < 200') 2 -- MEDIUM (DIAMETER 200'-1000') 3 -- LARGE (DIAMETER > 1000') 0036 MAMMAL TRACE ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- MEASURED AND FOUND 2 -- MEASURED AND COLLECTED 3 -- MEASURED AND NOT FOUND 4 -- NOT MEASURED 5 -- FECES 6 -- CARCASSES 7 -- PLACENTAS 8 -- OTHER (OR MORE THAN ONE ABOVE, SEE TEXT) 0043 PLUMAGE ---- -------------------- 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- PREJUVENILE MOLT 2 -- JUVENILE PLUMAGE 3 -- POST JUVENILE MOLT 4 -- FIRST WINTER (OR SUBADULT) PLUMAGE 5 -- PRENUPTIAL PLUMAGE 6 -- NUPTIAL PLUMAGE 7 -- POST NUPTIAL PLUMAGE 8 -- ECLIPSE PLUMAGE A -- ADULT WINTER PLUMAGE (INCLUDES SUBADULT WINTER AND/OR JUVENILE PLUMAGE WHERE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM ADULT WINTER) 0054 ICE COVERAGE(WMO547) ---- -------------------- 0 -- LESS THAN 1/10 1 -- 1/10 2 -- 2/10 TO 3/10 3 -- 4/10 4 -- 5/10 5 -- 6/10 6 -- 7/10 TO 8/10 7 -- 9/10 8 -- 10/10 WITH OPENINGS 9 -- 10/10 WITHOUT OPENINGS 0055 KIND OF ICE (WMO663) ---- -------------------- 0 -- NO ICE 1 -- NEW ICE 2 -- FAST ICE 3 -- PACK OR DRIFT ICE 4 -- PACKED SLUSH OR SLUDGE 5 -- SHORE ICE 6 -- HEAVY FAST ICE 7 -- HEAVY PACK OR DRIFT ICE 8 -- HUMMOCKED ICE 9 -- ICEBERGS 0056 ICE BEARING (WMO739) ---- -------------------- 0 -- NO ICE EDGE (OPEN WATER) 1 -- TOWARDS NE 2 -- TOWARDS E 3 -- TOWARDS SE 4 -- TOWARDS S 5 -- TOWARDS SW 6 -- TOWARDS W 7 -- TOWARDS NW 8 -- TOWARDS N 9 -- IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS 0057 ICE FORM (WMO1147) ---- -------------------- / -- UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN 0 -- NO ICE 1 -- ICE OF LAND ORIGIN 2 -- PANCAKE ICE 3 -- BRASH ICE OR ICE CAKES 4 -- SMALL ICE FLOES 5 -- MEDIUM ICE FLOES 6 -- LARGE ICE FLOES 7 -- VAST ICE FLOES 8 -- GIANT ICE FLOES 9 -- FAST ICE 0058 MELT STAGE (WMO2650) ---- -------------------- / -- UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN 0 -- NO MELT 1 -- DISCOLORED ICE 2 -- FLOODED ICE 3 -- FEW PUDDLES 4 -- MANY PUDDLES 5 -- PUDDLES WITH FEW THAW HOLES 6 -- PUDDLES WITH MANY THAW HOLES 7 -- THAW HOLES, NO PUDDLES 8 -- ROTTEN ICE 9 -- REFROZEN OR REFREEZING PUDDLES 0059 ICE DEVL (WMO3763) ---- -------------------- / -- UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN 0 -- NO STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT 1 -- NEW ICE 2 -- ICE RIND, DARK NILAS, LIGHT NILAS 3 -- GRAY ICE 4 -- GRAY-WHITE ICE 5 -- THIN FIRST YEAR ICE 6 -- MEDIUM FIRST YEAR ICE 7 -- THICK FIRST YEAR ICE 8 -- SECOND YEAR ICE 9 -- MULTI YEAR ICE 0061 ICE THICK (WMO4006) ---- -------------------- / -- UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN 0 -- LESS THAN 5 CM. 1 -- 5 TO 9 CM. 2 -- 10 TO 19 CM. 3 -- 20 TO 29 CM. 4 -- 30 TO 39 CM. 5 -- 40 TO 59 CM. 6 -- 60 TO 89 CM. 7 -- 90 TO 149 CM. 8 -- 150 TO 249 CM. 9 -- 250 CM. OR MORE 0092 STOMACH FULLNESS ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- EMPTY 2 -- TRACE OF PREY ORGANISMS 3 -- 25% FULL 4 -- 50% FULL 5 -- 75% FULL 6 -- 100% OR FULL 7 -- DISTENDED 0095 COLLECTION ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- MEASURED AND FOUND (EXAMINATION MADE AND CHARACTERISTIC IS PRESENT) 2 -- MEASURED AND COLLECTED (OBSERVATION MADE) 3 -- MEASURED AND NOT FOUND (OBSERVATION MADE AND CHARACTERISTIC NOT PRESENT) 4 -- NOT MEASURED (OBSERVATION NOT MADE) N -- NO Y -- YES 0101 SEX ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- MALE 2 -- FEMALE 3 -- HERMAPHRODITE 4 -- TRANSITIONAL 5 -- GROUPED,BOTH SEXES PRESENT 6 -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL FEMALE 7 -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL MALE 0106 DISTANCE (WMO3600) ---- -------------------- 0 -- UP TO 1 NAUTICAL MILE 1 -- 1 - 2 NAUTICAL MILES 2 -- 2 - 4 NAUTICAL MILES 3 -- 4 - 6 NAUTICAL MILES 4 -- 6 - 8 NAUTICAL MILES 5 -- 8 - 12 NAUTICAL MILES 6 -- 12 - 16 NAUTICAL MILES 7 -- 16 - 20 NAUTICAL MILES 8 -- MORE THAN 20 NAUTICAL MILES 9 -- UNSPECIFIED OR NO. OBX. A -- LESS THAN 50 METERS (USE A TO E IN PLACE OF 0 FOR MORE SPECIFICITY) B -- 50 TO 200 METERS C -- 200 TO 500 METERS D -- 500 TO 1000 METERS E -- 1 TO 2 KILOMETERS 0107 ICE TOPO (WMO3962) ---- -------------------- / -- UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN 0 -- LEVEL ICE 1 -- RAFTED ICE 2 -- FINGER-RAFTED ICE 3 -- HUMMOCKS 4 -- NEW RIDGES 5 -- WEATHERED RIDGES 6 -- VERY WEATHERED RIDGES 7 -- AGED RIDGES 8 -- CONSOLIDATED RIDGES 9 -- STANDING FLOE 0112 AGE CLASS GROUP ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- AFTER HATCHING YEAR -AHY- FIRST YEAR AFTER HATCHING YEAR -JANUARY 1ST TO DECEMBER 31ST. 2 -- HATCHING YEAR -HY- HATCHING DATE TO DECEMBER 31ST. A BIRD CAPABLE OF SUSTAINED FLIGHT 4 -- LOCAL - A YOUNG BIRD INCAPABLE OF SUSTAINED FLIGHT - IF FINER CODIFICATION IS POSSIBLE SEE CODES A THRU G 5 -- SECOND YEAR - SY 6 -- AFTER SECOND YEAR - ASY 7 -- THIRD YEAR - TY 8 -- AFTER THIRD YEAR - ATY A -- BRIGHT BALL OF FLUFF. DOWN BRIGHT. PATTERNS DISTINCT (EXCEPT DIVING DUCKS). BODY ROUNDED. NECK AND TAIL NOT PROMINENT.(CODES A TO N USED FOR CLASSIFYING ON BASIS OF SIZE & APPEARANCE) B -- FADING BALL OF FLUFF. DOWN COLOR FADING, PATTERNS LESS DISTINCT. BODY STILL ROUNDED. NECK AND TAIL NOT YET PROMINENT. C -- GAWKY-DOWNY. DOWN COLOR AND PATTERNS FADED. NECK AND TAIL BECOME PROMINENT. BODY BECOMES LONG AND OVAL. D -- FIRST FEATHERS SHOW ON SIDE UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS, STAYS IN THIS CLASS UNTIL SIDE VIEW SHOWS ONE-HALF OF SIDE AND FLANK FEATHERED. E -- MOSTLY FEATHERED. SIDE VIEW SHOWS ONE-HALF OF SIDE AND FLANK FEATHERED. PRIMARIES BREAK FROM SHEATHS. STAYS IN THIS CLASS UNTIL SIDE VIEW SHOWS DOWN IN ONE OR TWO AREAS ONLY (NAPE, BACK OR UPPER RUMP). F -- LAST DOWN. SIDE VIEW SHOWS DOWN IN ONE OR TWO AREAS ONLY (NAPE, BACK OR UPPER RUMP). SHEATHS VISIBLE ON ERUPTED PRIMARIES THROUGH THIS CLASS. STAYS IN THIS CLASS UNTIL PROFILE SHOWS NO DOWN. G -- FEATHERED-FLIGHTLESS. NO DOWN VISIBLE. PRIMARIES FULLY OUT OF SHEATHS BUT NOT FULLY DEVELOPED. STAYS IN THIS CLASS UNTIL CAPABLE OF FLIGHT. H -- FLYING YOUNG J -- HY OR AHY(CODES J TO S USED WHEN ONLY GROSS ESTIMATES CAN BE MADE) K -- HY OR AHY OR ASY L -- AHY OR ASY M -- HY OR AHY OR ASY OR ATY N -- AHY OR ASY OR ATY P -- ASY OR ATY Q -- ADULT R -- ACTUAL AGE KNOWN (SEE TEXT) S -- MIXED AGES (HY AND AHY) T -- EGG STAGE PRE-INCUBATION U -- EGG STAGE EARLY-INCUBATION V -- EGG STAGE LATE-INCUBATION W -- INDETERMINATE X -- SUBADULT 0115 COLOR PHASE ---- -------------------- 0 -- INDETERMINABLE - IN NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN, ALL SPECIES OF MARINE BIRDS WITH DIFFERENT COLOR PHASES, EXCEPT THE NORTHERN FULMAR, ARE EASILY RECOGNIZABLE TO WHICH COLOR PHASE THEY ARE. IN THE NORTHERN FULMAR, PLUMAGE COLORATION CAN RANGE FROM NEARLY PURE WHITE TO VERY DARK. ABILITY AT ASSIGNING A COLOR PHASE TO INDIVIDUALS OF THIS SPECIES INCREASES WITH OBSERVING EXPERIENCE, BUT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SUBJECTIVITY CANNOT BE AVOIDED 1 -- DOUBLE LIGHT(NORTHERN FULMAR ONLY;NEARLY PURE WHITE) 2 -- LIGHT 3 -- LIGHT INTERMEDIATE (NORTHERN FULMAR ONLY) 4 -- INTERMEDIATE 5 -- DARK INTERMEDIATE (NORTHERN FULMAR ONLY) 6 -- DARK 7 -- DOUBLE DARK (NORTHERN FULMAR ONLY) 8 -- SPECIAL (HAS SPECIFIC MEANING FOR DIFFERENT SPECIES E.G. BRIDLED PHASE OF COMMON MURRE) 9 -- OTHER (SEE TEXT) 0119 FAT CLASSIFICATION ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- VERY LITTLE VISCERAL AND NECK FAT. NO FAT ON SKIN. FEATHER PAPILLAE VERY EVIDENT ON BREAST. LITTLE FASCIA AND GREY-ORANGE FAT AT HUMERUS AND FEMUR JUNCTIONS WITH BODY. 2 -- SOME VISCERAL AND NECK FAT. FEATHER PAPILLAE STILL EVIDENT ON BREAST. SLIGHT STREAK OF YELLOW ON BACK PORTION OF BREAST MUSCLE (POSTERIOR END OF STERNUM). STREAK ALONG TRACHEA BEFORE IT ENTERS CLAVICLES. SLIGHT STREAK ALONG FEMUR BETWEEN FEMUR AND TIBIAL MUSCLE. 3 -- MODERATE VISCERAL FAT. FAT ON SKIN BUT PAPILLAE STILL VISIBLE IN DORSAL HALF OF BELLY TRACTS. FAT BETWEEN TRACTS ON BELLY AND CHEST. FAT ON BIFURATION OF CLAVICLES, FEMUR, AND HUMERAL REGIONS. 4 -- CONSIDERABLE VISCERAL FAT. FEATHER PAPILLAE NOT VISIBLE THROUGH SKIN. 5 -- CONSOLIDATED MASSES OF VISCERAL FAT. SKIN FAT 1/8-1/4 INCHES THICK. HEAVY FAT IN BIFURATION OF CLAVICLES AND ALONG POSTERIOR EDGE OF BREAST MUSCLES. FAT ON NECK REGIONS AND OVER LOWER BELLY ON SKIN. 0142 ACTIVITY (BIRDS) ---- -------------------- 00 -- INDETERMINABLE 01 -- SITTING ON SURFACE 02 -- SITTING ON SURFACE, DIVING IN RESPONSE TO OBSERVER 03 -- SITTING ON SURFACE, FLYING OFF IN RESPONSE TO OBSERVER 04 -- SITTING ON SURFACE, FLYING OFF IN RESPONSE TO OBSERVER, LANDING AGAIN NEARBY 05 -- SITTING ON SURFACE AND CALLING 06 -- SITTING ON SURFACE AND BATHING 07 -- PATTER-FLUSH (BIRDS PROPELLIING THEMSELVES ALONG THE SURFACE WITH THEIR WINGS IN RESPONSE TO OBSERVER, REMAINING ON SURFACE) 08 -- PATTER-FLUSH/DIVING (BIRDS PROPELLING THEMSELVES ALONG THE SURFACE WITH THEIR WINGS IN REPONSE TO OBSERVER AND DIVING) 09 -- SITTING ON WATER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ICE 10 -- SITTING ON FLOATING OBJECT (SEE DEBRIS ASSOCIATION CODE FOR IDENTITY OF OBJECT) 11 -- SITTING ON FLOATING OBJECT, FLYING OFF IN RESPONSE TO OBSERVER 12 -- SITTING ON FLOATING OBJECT, FLYING OFF IN REPONSE TO OBSERVER, LANDING AGAIN NEARBY 13 -- SITTING ON FLOATING OBJECT AND CALLING 14 -- SITTING ON ICE 15 -- SITTING ON GROUND 16 -- COURTING 17 -- WALKING 18 -- FLIGHT DISPLAY 20 -- FLYING (HEIGHT AND TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 21 -- FLYING, BELOW WAVE/SWELL CRESTS (TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 22 -- FLYING, 0-3M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS (TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 23 -- FLYING, 3-10M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS (TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 24 -- FLYING, 10-50M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS (TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 25 -- FLYING, 50+M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS (TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 26 -- FLYING, FLAPPING (HEIGHT OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 27 -- FLYING, FLAPPING AND GLIDING/SOARING (HEIGHT OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 28 -- FLYING, GLIDING/SOARING (HEIGHT OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 29 -- FLYING IN A MEANDERING FASHION AT VARIOUS HEIGHTS 30 -- FLYING AND CALLING 31 -- FLYING, CIRCLING SHIP 32 -- FLYING, FOLLOWING SHIP 33 -- FLYING, BEING PURSUED 34 -- FLYING, BEING PIRATED (PARASITISED) 35 -- FLYING IN A MILLING OR CIRCLING PATTERN 36 -- FLYING, MEANDERING (FORAGING) 37 -- CHASING 38 -- TOOK OFF 39 -- LANDED 40 -- FLYING, BELOW WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING 41 -- FLYING,BELOW WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING AND GLIDING 42 -- FLYING,BELOWWAVE/SWELL CRESTS, GLIDING 43 -- FLYING, 0-3M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING 44 -- FLYING, 0-3M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING AND GLIDING 45 -- FLYING, 0-3M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, GLIDING 46 -- FLYING, 3-10M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING 47 -- FLYING, 3-10M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING AND GLIDING 48 -- FLYING 3-10M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, GLIDING 49 -- FLYING, 10-50M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING 50 -- FLYING, 10-50M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING AND GLIDING/SOARING 51 -- FLYING,10-50M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, GLIDING/SOARING 52 -- FLYING, 50+M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING 53 -- FLYING, 50+M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING AND SOARING 54 -- FLYING, 50+M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, SOARING 60 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE 61 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, DIPPING (HOVERING, ONLY BILL USED) 62 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, SKIMMING (FLYING, ONLY BILL USED) 63 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, PATTERING (HOVERING, BILL AND FEET USED) 64 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, FILTERING ( SITTING, BILL IN WATER) 65 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, SCAVENGING (SITTING, EATING DEAD ORGANISM) 66 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, SEIZING (SITTING, EATING LIVE ORGANISM) 67 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, PURSUING (RUNNING/FLAPPING, HEAD UNDER WATER) 68 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ICE FLOE 69 -- FEEDING ON GROUND 70 -- FEEDING BELOW SURFACE 71 -- FEEDING BELOW, DIVING FROM AIR (PLUNGE-DIVING), SHALLOW (LESS THAN ONE BODY LENGTH) 72 -- FEEDING BELOW SURFACE, DIVING FROM AIR (PLUNGE-DIVING), DEEP ( MORE THAN ONE BODY LENGTH) 73 -- FEEDING BELOW SURFACE, DIVING FROM SURFACE (PURSUIT DIVING) 74 -- PEERING (SITTING OR RUNNING/FLAPPING, HEAD UNDER WATER LOOKING FOR PREY) 75 -- INTERTIDAL TIPPING OR DIPPING(WATERFOWL) 76 -- INTERTIDAL PICKING 77 -- INTERTIDAL PROBING 78 -- INTERTIDAL SURFACE SEIZING 79 -- INTERTIDAL PUDDLING(SWIRLING BOTTOM ORGANISMS TO SURFACE WITH FEET) 80 -- FEEDING ABOVE SURFACE 81 -- FEEDING ABOVE SURFACE, DIPPING (HOVERING OR FLYING, AQUATIC ORGANISMS MOMENTARILY EXPOSED CAPTURED IN AIR) 82 -- FEEDING ABOVE SURFACE, AERIAL PIRACY (PARASITISM) 83 -- FEEDING ABOVE SURFACE, PURSUIT 84 -- FLITTING THROUGH VEGETATION 85 -- HUNTING 86 -- SOARING 87 -- AERIAL FEEDING 88 -- LOCAL FLYING 89 -- FEEDING 90 -- COURTSHIP DISPLAY (SEE TEXT FOR DETAILS) 91 -- BATHING 92 -- PREENING 93 -- STANDING AND SLEEPING 94 -- COPULATING 95 -- SUSPECTED NESTING 96 -- ROOSTING 97 -- SWIMMING 98 -- DEAD ANIMAL 99 -- OTHER (SEE TEXT) A1 -- SWIMMING FOLLOWED BY CLIMBING ONTO LAND/ICE A2 -- SITTING/STANDING ON LAND/ICE A3 -- SITTING/STANDING FOLLOWED BY FLUSH A4 -- SITTING/STANDING FOLLOWED BY SWIMMING A5 -- SITTING/STANDING FOLLOWED BY DIVING A6 -- FLYING FOLLOWED BY LANDING ON LAND/ICE A7 -- FLYING FOLLOWED BY LANDING ON WATER A8 -- FLYING FOLLOWED BY CRASH DIVING B1 -- FEEDING MELEE B2 -- SITTING ON LEDGES B3 -- FLYING, LEAVING COLONY B4 -- FLYING, RETURNING TO COLONY B5 -- FLYING, RETURNING TO COLONY, FROM NE B6 -- FLYING, RETURNING TO COLONY, FROM NW B7 -- FLYING, RETURNING TO COLONY, FROM SE B8 -- FLYING, RETURNING TO COLONY, FROM SW 0147 FOOD SAMPLE SOURCE ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NOT TAKEN 1 -- STOMACH SAMPLE 2 -- REGURGITATION SAMPLE 3 -- ADULT BILL LOAD 4 -- SAMPLE TAKEN FROM NEST AREA 5 -- OTHER FOOD SAMPLE TAKEN 6 -- SCAT SAMPLE 7 -- INTERTIDAL SUBSTRATE SAMPLE(POTENTIAL PREY) 8 -- GULAR POUCH 0148 LIFE HISTORY ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- EGG 2 -- NAUPLIUS 3 -- ZOEA 4 -- MEGALOPA 5 -- VELIGER 6 -- LARVA 7 -- JUVENILE 8 -- ADULT 9 -- COMBINATION OF 6,7,AND 8 A -- COMBINATION OF 7 AND 8 B -- COMBINATION OF 6 AND 7 C -- JUVENILE/ADULT - SEXUAL MATURITY UNKNOWN D -- POLYP E -- CYPRIS F -- COPEPODID G -- PUPA H -- NYMPH I -- POSTLARVA J -- PROTOZOEA K -- MEDUSA L -- EGG CARRYING FEMALE M -- EGG CASE P -- PARTS Q -- IMMATURE R -- SUBADULT S -- TROCHOPHORE LARVAE T -- SUBADULTS AND JUVENILES U -- MATING PAIRS V -- MYSIS W -- COLONY X -- CYPHONAUTES LARVAE Y -- GLAUCOTHOE Z -- YOLK SAC LARVAE 0158 ICE OPEN (WMO4552) ---- -------------------- / -- UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN 0 -- NO OPENINGS 1 -- CRACK 2 -- VERY SMALL FRACTURE (0-49 M) 3 -- SMALL FRACTURE (50-199 M) 4 -- MEDIUM FRACTURE (200-499 M) 5 -- LARGE FRACTURE (500M OR MORE) 6 -- LEAD, SHORE LEAD, FLAW LEAD 7 -- POLYNYA, SHORE POLYNYA, FLAW POLYNYA 8 -- RECURRING POLYNYA 9 -- WATER BETWEEN FLOES A -- AREA OF EXTENSIVE OPEN WATER B -- INDETERMINABLE TYPE OF OPEN WATER 0159 WEATHER (WMO4677) ---- -------------------- 00 -- CLOUD DEVELOP. NOT OBSERVED OR NOT OBSERVABLE-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HOUR 01 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OF BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED-CHAR. CHANGE OF STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HR. 02 -- STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR 03 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR 04 -- VISIBILTY REDUCED BY SMOKE, E.G. VELDT OF FOREST FIRES, INDUSTRIAL SMOKE OR VOLCANIC ASHES 05 -- HAZE 06 -- WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR, RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT TIME OF OBS. 07 -- DUST OR SAND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO WELL DEVELOPED DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S), AND NO DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM SEEN 08 -- WELL DEVELOP. DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S) SEEN AT OR NEAR STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NO DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM 09 -- DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVA., OR AT STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR 10 -- MIST 11 -- PATCHES OF SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION, WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN ABOUT 2 METERS ON LAND OR 10 METERS AT SEA 12 -- MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION, WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA, NOT DEEPER THAN ABOUT 2 M ON LAND OR 10 M AT SEA 13 -- LIGHTNING VISIBLE, NO THUNDER HEARD 14 -- PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, NOT REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE OF THE SEA 15 -- PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE OF THE SEA, BUT DISTANT(I.E. ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN 5 KM) FROM THE STATION 16 -- PREC. WITHIN SIGHT, REACHING GROUND OR SURFACE OF THE SEA, NEAR TO, BUT NOT AT THE STATION 17 -- THUNDERSTORM, BUT NO PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION 18 -- SQUALLS AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 19 -- FUNNEL CLOUD(S) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION 20 -- DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 21 -- RAIN (NOT FREEZING) - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 22 -- SNOW - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 23 -- RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE (A) - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 24 -- FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 25 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 26 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW, OR OF RAIN AND SNOW - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 27 -- SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, OR OF RAIN AND HAIL - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 28 -- FOG OR ICE FOG - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S) 29 -- THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION) 30 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 31 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 32 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 33 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 34 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 35 -- SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 36 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL) 37 -- HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL) 38 -- SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL) 39 -- HEAVY BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL) 40 -- FOG OR ICE FOG AT A DISTANCE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION, BUT NOT AT THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR, THE FOG OR ICE FOG EXTENDING TO A LEVEL ABOVE THAT OF THE OBSERVER 41 -- FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES 42 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-HAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 43 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-HAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 44 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 45 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 46 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY VISIBLE-HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 47 -- FOG OR ICE FOG, SKY INVISIBLE-HAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR 48 -- FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY VISIBLE 49 -- FOG, DEPOSITING RIME, SKY INVISIBLE 50 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 51 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 52 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 53 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 54 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-HEAVY (DENSE) AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 55 -- DRIZZLE, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-HEAVY (DENSE) AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 56 -- DRIZZLE, FREEZING, SLIGHT 57 -- DRIZZLE, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY (DENSE) 58 -- DRIZZLE AND RAIN, SLIGHT 59 -- DRIZZLE AND RAIN, MODERATE OR HEAVY 60 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 61 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 62 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 63 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 64 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, INTERMITTENT-HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 65 -- RAIN, NOT FREEZING, CONTINUOUS-HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 66 -- RAIN, FREEZING, SLIGHT 67 -- RAIN, FREEZING, MODERATE OR HEAVY 68 -- RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, SLIGHT 69 -- RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW, MODERATE OR HEAVY 70 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 71 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 72 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 73 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 74 -- INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 75 -- CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 76 -- ICE PRISMS (WITH OR WIHTOUT FOG) 77 -- SNOW GRAINS (WITH OF WITHOUT FOG) 78 -- ISOLATED STARLIKE SNOW CRYSTALS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG) 79 -- ICE PELLETS, TYPE (A) 80 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), SLIGHT 81 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY 82 -- RAIN SHOWER(S), VIOLENT 83 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED, SLIGHT 84 -- SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED, MODERATE OR HEAVY 85 -- SNOW SHOWER(S), SLIGHT 86 -- SHOW SHOWER(S), MODERATE OR HEAVY 87 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE(B),WITH/WITHOUT RAIN AND SNOW MIXED-SLIGHT 88 -- SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS, TYPE(B), WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED- MODERATE OR HEAVY 89 -- SHOWER(S) OF HAIL, WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, NOT ASSOC. WITH THUNDER-SLIGHT 90 -- SHOWER(S)OF HAIL, WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, NOT ASSOC. W/THUNDER-MODERATE OR HEAVY 91 -- SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS. 92 -- MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM DURING PRECEDING HR. BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS. 93 -- SLIGHT SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 94 -- MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 95 -- THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT W/RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION -THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 96 -- THUNDERSTORM, SLIGHT OR MODERATE, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS. 97 -- THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITHOUT HAIL, BUT WITH RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 98 -- THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS. 99 -- THUNDERSTORM, HEAVY, WITH HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION 0189 SHIP IN WATER ---- -------------------- 1 -- LEAD 2 -- POLYNYA 3 -- OPEN WATER OF INDETERMINABLE TYPE 0224 TIDE STAGE (031) ---- -------------------- A -- ABOVE MEAN LOW WATER B -- BELOW MEAN LOW WATER 0225 TIDE METHOD ---- -------------------- A -- ACTUAL MEASUREMENT P -- PREDICTED FROM TABLES 0226 HABITAT (031) ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- CLIFF FACE 2 -- SAND BAR 3 -- MAN MADE STRUCTURES 4 -- BOULDER BEACH 5 -- SAND DUNES 6 -- BARRIER ISLAND, SEA BEACH 7 -- BARRIER ISLAND, LAGOON BEACH 8 -- MAINLAND, SEA BEACH 9 -- MAINLAND, LAGOON BEACH A -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, SEA BEACH B -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, LAGOON BEACH C -- DELTA OR RIVER MOUTH, RIVER SHORE D -- MARSH, SEA BEACH E -- MARSH, LAGOON BEACH F -- LAGOON (NO BEACH) G -- BAY (NO BEACH) H -- OPEN WATER (NO BEACH) J -- SALT POND OR LAGOON K -- FRESH WATER POND L -- MAINLAND, WET TUNDRA M -- MAINLAND, DRY TUNDRA N -- MAINLAND, LAKE P -- DELTA ISLAND Q -- BARRIER ISLAND R -- PLATEAU S -- SLOPE T -- OPEN SURF-SWEPT BEACH, INTERTIDAL U -- MUDFLAT V -- RIVER COURSE W -- DEPOSITIONAL SLOPE X -- FLOODPLAIN Y -- ISLAND, WET TUNDRA 0228 METHOD OF COLLECT ---- -------------------- 1 -- SHOTGUN 2 -- MISTNET 3 -- HAND 4 -- FOUND DEAD 5 -- OTHER (SEE TEXT COMMENT, RECORD TYPE T) 6 -- GILLNET (SUBSURFACE) 7 -- ROCKET NET 0229 CARCASS DISPOSITION ---- -------------------- 1 -- BIRD MEASURED, BANDED AND RELEASED ALIVE 2 -- BIRD MEASURED, NOT BANDED AND RELEASED ALIVE 3 -- CARCASS DISCARDED 4 -- MUSEUM STUDY SKIN, ALCOHOLIC OR SKELETON SPECIMEN PREPARED 5 -- OTHER; SEE TEXT COMMENTS 0230 BROOD PATCH ---- -------------------- 0 -- UNDETERMINED 1 -- PRESENT 2 -- ABSENT 3 -- PRESENT BUT STILL FORMING 4 -- PRESENT BUT STILL REFEATHERING 0232 ALIQUOT FACTOR ---- -------------------- 01 -- TOTAL COUNT 02 -- ALIQUOT OF 1/2 03 -- ALIQUOT OF 1/3 04 -- ALIQUOT OF 1/4 05 -- ALIQUOT OF 1/5 06 -- ALIQUOT OF 1/6 07 -- ALIQUOT OF 1/7 08 -- ALIQUOT OF 1/8 09 -- ALIQUOT OF 1/9 10 -- ALIQUOT OF 1/10 0234 INTERVAL VAL (SIZE) ---- -------------------- 1 -- 2 MM 2 -- 5 MM 3 -- 10 MM (1 CM)* 4 -- 2 CM 5 -- 5 CM 6 -- 10 CM 7 -- 0.1 MM* 8 -- 1.0 MM* 0235 INTERVAL VAL (WT) ---- -------------------- A -- 1 MG* B -- 5 MG C -- 10 MG D -- 1 GRM* E -- 5 GRM F -- 10 GRM 0236 PREY SAMPLING ---- -------------------- 1 -- POTENTIAL PREY SAMPLED AT SAME TIME AND PLACE AS BIRD SPECIMEN(S) 0237 NON-FOOD ITEM ---- -------------------- XA -- OFFAL XB -- ORGANIC MATTER, UNIDENTIFIABLE XC -- WOOD CHIPS XD -- PLANT MATTER, FOOD XE -- PLANT MATTER, OTHER XF -- PLASTIC PARTICLES XG -- ROCKS, GRAVEL < = 10 MM XH -- ROCKS, STONES > = 11 MM XJ -- PARASITES