Yoho National Park Alpine Songbird Point Counts from Audio Recorders

Yearly data are collected at sites in Yoho National Park using audio recorders to determine indices of bird diversity and occupancy trends. The dataset is published by Parks Canada under the OGL-CA-2.0 license and was last updated on 2026-05-21. It focuses on birds adapted to alpine ecosystems, which are often sensitive to habitat and climate changes.

Use Cases

• Modeling bird occupancy trends based on yearly audio recorder data
• Analyzing biodiversity indices for alpine songbird communities
• Studying the impact of climate change on niche-specialized species mentioned in the description
• Informing park management strategies with long-term monitoring data

Strengths

• Data is collected yearly, enabling time-series analysis.
• Focuses on a specific and sensitive ecological niche: alpine songbirds.
• Published by a government agency (Parks Canada) under an open license (OGL-CA-2.0).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Parks Canada

Collection Method

Data collected using audio recorders at point count sites.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 16:13:00.419598; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yoho National Park, Canada (alpine ecosystems).