UBC Botanical Garden Monthly Bird Monitoring Records, 2017-2026

UBC Botanical Garden in Vancouver contains 10,476 monthly bird monitoring records from 2017 to 2026. Observations are specified to garden area and were coordinated by Bev Ramey of Nature Vancouver and Tara Moreau of UBC Botanical Gardens. The dataset was standardized from monthly spreadsheets and supports ecological research and habitat monitoring.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal bird population trends based on monthly monitoring records
• Study habitat use and species distribution based on garden area specifications
• Conduct long-term ecological research based on the nine-year time series
• Support habitat management decisions based on observed species presence

Strengths

• 10,476 rows of standardized observations
• Long-term monthly records spanning nine years from 2017 to 2026
• Includes a secondary dataset with additional survey notes

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single botanical garden site

Provenance

Source

Bev Ramey (Nature Vancouver) and Tara Moreau (UBC Botanical Gardens)

Collection Method

Standardized and collated from monthly spreadsheets into one dataset

Time Range

2017 to 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-13 04:10:26

Geography

UBC Botanical Garden, Vancouver