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04/03/2019 Event Code: 06E24000-2019-E-02060 Appendix-109 <br /> For additional details about the relative occurrence and abundance of both individual bird species <br /> and groups of bird species within your project area off the Atlantic Coast,please visit the <br /> Northeast Ocean Data Portal. The Portal also offers data and information about other taxa besides <br /> birds that may be helpful to you in your project review.Alternately,you may download the bird <br /> model results files underlying the portal maps through the NOAA NCCOS Integrative Statistical <br /> Modeling and Predictive Mapping of Marine Bird Distributions and Abundance on the Atlantic <br /> Outer Continental Shelf project webpage. <br /> Bird tracking data can also provide additional details about occurrence and habitat use <br /> throughout the year, including migration. Models relying on survey data may not include this <br /> information. For additional information on marine bird tracking data, see the Diving Bird Study <br /> and the nanotag studies or contact Caleb Spiegel or Pam Lorin. <br /> What if I have eagles on my list? <br /> If your project has the potential to disturb or kill eagles, you may need to obtain a permit to avoid <br /> violating the Eagle Act should such impacts occur. <br /> Proper Interpretation and Use of Your Migratory Bird Report <br /> The migratory bird list generated is not a list of all birds in your project area, only a subset of <br /> birds of priority concern. To learn more about how your list is generated, and see options for <br /> identifying what other birds may be in your project area,please see the FAQ "What does IPaC <br /> use to generate the migratory birds potentially occurring in my specified location". Please be <br /> aware this report provides the"probability of presence" of birds within the 10 km grid cell(s)that <br /> overlap your project; not your exact project footprint. On the graphs provided, please also look <br /> carefully at the survey effort(indicated by the black vertical bar) and for the existence of the"no <br /> data" indicator(a red horizontal bar).A high survey effort is the key component. If the survey <br /> effort is high,then the probability of presence score can be viewed as more dependable. In <br /> contrast, a low survey effort bar or no data bar means a lack of data and, therefore, a lack of <br /> certainty about presence of the species. This list is not perfect; it is simply a starting point for <br /> identifying what birds of concern have the potential to be in your project area, when they might <br /> be there, and if they might be breeding (which means nests might be present). The list helps you <br /> know what to look for to confirm presence, and helps guide you in knowing when to implement <br /> conservation measures to avoid or minimize potential impacts from your project activities, <br /> should presence be confirmed. To learn more about conservation measures, visit the FAQ "Tell <br /> me about conservation measures I can implement to avoid or minimize impacts to migratory <br /> birds" at the bottom of your migratory bird trust resources page. <br />