A species common or scientific name.
One of Specific Species, General Species Type or Other Species, or Species Type is required.
Specific Species |
A species type, such as Eagle, Hawk or Bat. Follow the link above for a list of accepted values.
One of Specific Species, General Species Type, or Other Species or Species Type is required.
General Species Type |
A species name or species type name. If the species name you entered in the Specific Species column is not found upon import, you may re-import your file with the species name here instead. However, first be sure to check for misspellings and other common names for the species. All known bat species should go here. Similarly, if a species type you entered in the General Species Type column is not found, you can enter it here.
One of Specific Species, General Species Type, or Other Species or Species Type is required.
Other Species or Species Type |
Required. See the above link for accepted values.
How Identified |
Optional. If you entered "Other" under How Identified, use this field to describe how you identified the animal.
Other How Identified |
Required. The number of dead or injured individuals.
Number of Individuals |
Required. See the above link for accepted values.
How Found |
Required. The date the animal was found.
Date Discovered |
Optional: The date the animal or parts were collected from the field.
Date Collected |
Either Latitude and Longitude, or County and State must be provided.
Latitude |
Either Latitude and Longitude, or County and State must be provided.
Longitude |
Either Latitude and Longitude, or County and State must be provided. The County entry must be just the county name. E.g.,
"Larimer", not "Larimer County".
County |
Either Latitude and Longitude, or County and State must be provided.
State |
The accuracy of the specified incident location. See the link above for valid values.
Location Accuracy |
Optional. If you specified "Other" under Location Accuracy, use this field to describe the location accuracy.
Other Location Accuracy |
The animal's condition. Alive or Dead.
Condition |
Optional. If alive, indicate if the animal is injured or sick. If dead, indicate if carcass is intact, freshly killed [eyes moist], semi-fresh [stiff], partially decomposed, feathers and/or bones, etc.
If you specified "Other" under Condition, indicate the condition here.
Condition Details |
Required: Your best guess at the cause of mortality or injury. Follow the link above for a list of valid values.
Suspected Cause |
Optional. Additional suspected cause details, such as what led you to conclude the suspected cause.
If you entered "Other" under Suspected Cause, enter the cause here.
Suspected Cause Details |
Required. Whether someone saw the injury or mortality occur. Yes or No.
Event Observed |
Required. Where the animal ended up after its discovery. Follow the link above for a list of valid values.
Disposition |
Optional. If the Disposition is "Other", describe the disposition here.
Other Disposition |
Optional. If the Disposition is "Rehab Center", enter the rehab center name here.
Rehab Center Name |
Optional. If the Disposition is "Rehab Center", enter the USFWS permit number of the rehabilitation center and/or the name and phone number of a contact at the center.
Rehab Center Info |
Optional. If the Disposition is "Transferred to Other Permittee", enter the the USFWS permit number, and/or the name and phone number, of the other permittee.
Permittee Info |
Optional. If the Disposition is "Sent to National Eagle Repository", enter the date sent.
Date Sent to National Eagle Repository |
Optional. If the Disposition is "Lab", enter the lab name here.
Lab Name |
Optional. If the Disposition is "Law Enforcement", enter the name and agency of the law enforcement individual that recovered the specimen.
Law Enforcement Info |
Optional. The age of the animal. Follow the link above for a list of valid values.
A helpful resource for determining the age of a bird is The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensic Laboratory Feather Atlas: http://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/index.php
A helpful resource for determining the age of Golden Eagles is: Bloom, P. H. and W. S. Clark. 2001. Molt and sequence of plumages of Golden Eagles and a technique for in-hand ageing. N. Am. Bird Bander 26:97-116.
Age |
Optional. Indicate how you determined the age of the animal. Follow the link above for a list of valid values.
How Aged |
Optional. If you selected 'Other' for How Aged, use this field to specify how you determined the age of the animal.
Other Aging Method |
Optional. The sex of the animal. One of Male, Female or Unknown.
Sex |
Optional. The habitat type within the general area the animal was found. Follow the link above for a list of valid values.
Surrounding Habitat |
Optional. If you chose 'Other' for Surrounding Habitat, specify the surrounding habitat here.
Other Surrounding Habitat |
Optional. The USGS Band Number, if one was found on the animal.
USGS Band Number |
Optional. The local specimen number, if one has been attached to the animal.
Local Specimen Number |
Optional. The five digit number on the FWS toe tag, if one was found on the animal
FWS Toe Tag ID |
Optional. The unique identifier for this record in the source database.
Source Record ID |
Optional. Any other notes you want to provide. The values for any columns not explicitly supported by IMR will be placed in this field.
Additional Notes |