Detections of breeding birds in the Sheeprock and East Tintic Mountains, Utah

These data document annual detections of breeding birds in two mountain ranges in the eastern Great Basin: the Sheeprock Mountains (Tooele County) and East Tintic Mountains (Tooele and Utah Counties), Utah. Data were collected during the breeding seasons of 2016 and 2017. Birds were detected during fixed-radius point counts. In most cases, each point was visited three times per breeding season. Data include coordinates of each point, species detected, date and method of detection, and distance from the observer.
Data were collected to examine relations between occupancy and abundance of birds and topography and vegetation. Data also were collected to investigate baseline variation in occupancy and abundance of birds in space and time. Knowledge of baseline variation informs assessment of possible effects of environmental change, whether natural or anthropogenic.
Additional data are available from the Forest Service Research Data Archive (see Cross-References below): during point counts, birds detected at > 100 meters; flyovers during point counts (birds not necessarily using resources in the point, but present in the area); records of species detected during field research but not during point counts or at point locations; and various measurements of vegetation at each point.