A dataset containing data for each route run per year.
NOTE: This only contains data for Pacific Wren, not the full data set.
The full count set is obtained via the function fetch_bbs_data.
The data is obtained from the United States Geological Survey and is
subject to change as new data is added each year. See Details for citation.
route_sampleA data frame with 20 rows and 32 variables:
Numerical representation of the country
Numerical representation of state or province
Numerican representation of the route the species was observed
Name of the route, represented as a string
Boolean 0 or 1 as to whether the route is currently active
Latitude of the start of the route
Longitude of the start of the route
What bird conservation region is the route in
Type of the route, only 1 is acceptable
Route type detail ID
Unique code for each year a route was run
Run Protocol ID
Year the route was run
Month the route was run
Day the route was run
Unique number for the observer on the route
Total species observed on the route
Temperature at the start of the route
Temperature at the end of the route
(C)elsius or (F)arenheit
Wind type at the beginning of the route
Wind type at the end of the route
Sky conditions at the start of the route
Sky conditions at the end of the route
Time the route was started
Time the route was ended
Boolean 0 or 1 as to whether an assistant was used
Quality current ID
Type of BBS route run. Only acceptable run type is 1
String representation of state or province
Abbreviated state or province
Abbreviated country
Pardieck, K.L., D.J. Ziolkowski Jr., M. Lutmerding, V. Aponte and M-A.R. Hudson. 2019. North American Breeding Bird Survey Dataset 1966 - 2018, version 2018.0. U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HE8XYJ.