OverviewCollection of mercury data from terrestrial songbird blood at over 200 sites around the United States and beyond, focused in the northeastern U.S. Initiated in 2005. Data often paired with data on Hg deposition or Hg in inverts from the same locations. Source Agency: BioDiversity Research Institute ContactKate Williams, Ecological Analyst Address Phone: 207-839-7600 Fax: 207-839-7655 |
| Name of dataset | Mercury in Terrestrial Passerines |
| Geographic area | Northeastern US, Appalachians |
| State/Province | NY, PA, DE, ME, NC, TN, VA, NH, VT, CO, IN |
| Activity Category | Monitoring |
| Medium | birds |
| Focal species | Bicknell's Thrush, Wood Thrush, Red-Eyed Vireo, Ovenbird, Palm Warbler, Northern Waterthrush, Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Veery |
| Tissue Types | blood |
| Approximate size of dataset | 806 |
| Positional data available? | yes |
| Start Date | 2005 |
| End Date | 2008 |
| Status | Complete |
| Collection season | summer |
| Collection Months | June-July |
| Current # Of Sampling Locations | 0 |
| Historic # Of Sampling Locations | 42 |
| Methods | mist nets |
| Individual or composite samples? | Individual |
| Ecosystem Focus | uplands, wetlands |
| Additional Info | Abiotic data (soil Hg, atmospheric deposition, and litterfall) were collected by collaborators at many of the same sampling locations. |
| Data Use | By permission only |
| Quality Assurance | no |
| Data Format | Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel |
| Hg Measurements | THg |
| Hg Measurement Units | mg/g or mg/kg (ppm) |
| Hg Measurement Weight | ww |
| Ancillary Data | stable isotopes, wing, tail, tarsi, bill, weight, age, sex, body condition (external thickness and extent of fat) |
| BRI has data? | yes |
| Data downloadable on external website? | no |
| Other Databases | no |
