Injury and Mortality Reporting (IMR) System User Guide for Federal and State Users

Injury and Mortality Reporting (IMR) System User Guide for Federal
and State Users
February 7, 2019

Table of Contents
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Getting an Account in IMR
IMR Guidance and Help
Creating a Project Record
Creating an Injury/Mortality Record and Exporting a Record Summary
Creating a Nest Removal/Relocation Record and Exporting a Record
Summary
Exporting Detailed Injury/Mortality Reports from IMR
Bulk Uploading Data in IMR

Supporting Documents/Guidance in IMR
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IMR Privacy Statement
IMR Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Notice
What to do if You Discover and Eagle or a Threatened or Endangered
Species (available in IMR)
What to do if You Discover a Bird that is not an Eagle or a Threatened and
Endangered Species (available in IMR)
Answers to Questions Frequently Asked by Companies Reporting Bird
Injuries and Mortalities - (available in IMR)
Nest Reporting Instructions - (available in IMR)
IMR Injury and Mortality Example Import File – (available in IMR)
List of all Required and Optional Fields Supported by the Bulk Uploader
Full List of IMR Fields and Drop-down Options

Getting an Account in IMR:
To request an IMR account, use the link to the “IMR welcome page” (this link is not provided in this
guidance, but will be provided to you by USFWS at the time they wish you to set up an account).
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Click on “request an account”
Fill out the following short form:

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Upon receiving your request, the helpdesk will send you instructions on how to open an account

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IMR Guidance and Help:
IMR contains help for each field (pictured below for the “latitude” field) that will help users know what’s
expected for that field. Help is also provided above the form, including links to any appropriate guidance
documents or other relevant information. As seen below, several guidance documents are provided
including guidance for:
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Privacy and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), What to do if You Discover and Eagle or a
Threatened or Endangered Species (available in IMR), What to Do if You Discover a Bird that is
not an Eagle or a Threatened and Endangered Species (available in IMR), and Answers to
Questions Frequently Asked by Companies Reporting Bird Injuries and Mortalities (available in
IMR), Nest Reporting Instructions (available in IMR), are also offered on the Nest report form
page.

Help information is also provided on the top of each of the forms. Help can be turned on and off by
clicking on the question mark to the right of the “Help Topics” button.

Creating a Project Record:
Federal and State do not have to create a Project record before they will be able to save injury/mortality
records or nest records. However, creating a project record is strongly advised and encouraged.
Creating a project record to organize injury and mortality information under has several benefits, such
as the following:
1. Users can organize information about a particular project or effort within the project record that
will apply to all records underneath that project. For example, users can specify whether or not
they feel the information in the records is proprietary and that information will be attached to
every record under the project in any exports. Also, users can attach documents to the project
(e.g. information on standard survey protocols used to collect the information)
2. Users can add “Project Users” to the project. Multiple individuals can be added by a user as a
“Project User” for a particular project in their account. “Project Users” are able to see that
project and all records logged under it in their IMR account. They will also be able to add and
edit records under that project. A user can add any user that has an account in IMR as a “Project
User”. Once the individual a user wishes to add has an account in IMR, the user may simply start
typing their e-mail address to find and add them.

Once a project is created, users can then start entering injury/mortality or nest relocation/removal
records directly from the project summary screen by clicking on the “Injury and mortality records” or
“Nest Removal and Relocation records” buttons pictured below. Alternately, they can click on the “My
Records” option in the “INJURY and MORTALITY” or “NESTS” section on the menu bar to the left and
start creating records:

Creating an Injury/Mortality Record and Exporting a Record Summary:
If the user opens the form from the Project summary view (above) the project field will automatically be
populated with the project name. However, if the user chooses the “My Records” menu option and
decides to create records that way, they will have to select the project they’ve created from the drop
down menu on the injury/mortality report form. Again, it is not required that you associate a record
with a project. The injury/mortality form has a total of 12 required fields. These must be filled out
before the record can be saved. The full form including all fields is included on the next few pages.

Once created, injury/mortality records are viewable in list view as pictured below, and a summary of the
data can be exported by clicking on the Excel and Pdf icons pictured below at the bottom of the records
list.

The Excel version of the summary is formatted as pictured below. Anyone listed as a Project User on the
project can view the full details associated with the record by copying and pasting the hyperlink pictured
below in column E into their web browser. The user will be prompted to log into IMR to view the record
details:

The Pdf version of the report is the same general format as the Excel version:

Creating a Nest Relocation/Removal Records and Exporting a Record Summary
Users can also create nest removal/relocation records. Nest Reporting Instructions (available in IMR),
are offered on the nest relocation/removal form to help users know what they should be entering here.

Once created, nest relocation/removal records are also viewable in list view. In addition, a summary
report of these records can also be exported from the list view both in Pdf and Excel format.

The Excel version of the summary is formatted as pictured below. Anyone listed as a Project User on the
project can view the full details associated with the record by copying and pasting the hyperlink pictured
below in column E into their web browser. The user will be prompted to log into IMR to view the record
details:

The Pdf version of the report is the same general format as the Excel version:

Exporting Detailed Injury/Mortality Reports from IMR:
Export a Detailed Report of All Your Records
Users have the ability to export a detailed report of all their injury/mortality records from IMR. This can
be done by clicking on the “My Injury & Mortality” option in the “EXPORT” section of the left side menu
bar. The export report is in Excel report and includes the outputs from nearly all fields (with the
exception of the Features fields).
Note: The ability to export a detailed report of nest relocation/removal records is not yet an available
feature, but is likely to be in a future version of the database. At this time, only summary reports of that
data can be generated.

Export a Detailed Report of Search Results
Users also have the option of exporting a detailed report in Excel of the results from a data query. To do
this, in the “INJURY AND MORTALITY” section of the menu bar under “My Records”, use the search bar
and date filters to find the records you’re interested in. Once the desired records are returned, scroll to
the bottom of the results and choose the Excel icon with the description “Export Details” next to it.

Bulk Uploading Data in IMR:
Users have the options of loading a spreadsheet of the data they’ve been collecting into IMR via the bulk
upload tool in IMR. To do this, the data must be made to conform to the template format that the
system expects, and the user must have created a Project record to associate the data with. An “IMR
Injury and Mortality Example Import File” is available on the IMR Bulk Uploader page. The user can get
to the Bulk Uploader page by clicking on “Injury and Mortality” in the IMPORT section of the left hand
menu. The template spreadsheet and instructions for the Bulk Uploader can be accessed by clicking on
the “Importing injury and mortality records” link (pictured below), which will bring them to the
“Importing injury and mortality records” instructions page (second screen shot below) where they can
download the “IMR Injury and Mortality Example Import File” and use that as their starting point for
collecting data, or they can make existing datasets conform to that template. The instructions also
include a list of all required and optional supported fields that the Bulk Uploader supports and the drop
down options associated with those fields.

Helpful Hints for Using the Bulk Uploader
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All uploaded datasets must have one blank row at the top above the column headers row.
Headers start in row 2 and data starts in row 3. If the data does not conform to this format, the
system will give you an error message telling you what it expects.
Drop down options for required columns must be filled in and spelled exactly as the system
expects, or an error will be returned upon upload telling the user where data is missing or
incorrectly spelled.
Users may add any number of additional columns to the spreadsheet and the system will accept
them, but put all the data associated with those additional fields into a “Notes” field it creates in
IMR system for each uploaded record in that dataset.
Data in supported optional columns will be accepted into the corresponding field in IMR if the
data is in the correct format. If the data is not in the correct format (e.g. there are misspellings)
you will not receive an error message from the system. However, the data will not be populated
in the corresponding field in IMR; it will instead be put in the “Notes” field.

Example Error Message for Missing Blank First Row

Example Error Message for Incorrectly Spelled and Missing Data

Example Notes Field (where information that exists in columns not supported by the bulk
uploader will be placed)

Full List of IMR Fields and Drop-down Options:
*Indicates a required field
Project Record Fields (A project record must be created before injury/mortality records can be
saved):
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*Project Name - The unique name used to represent the project
*Project Type - The project type under which the project falls
Description - Free form text field for more information about project type
FWS Project Permits – Any FWS permits associated with the project
FWS Consultation Number – This is to be used if the company has engaged with the FWS on a
consultation (e.g., requested an official species list through the Information Planning and Conservation
system (IPaC)), and has received a consultation number

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*Project Proponent - The entity with overall responsibility for the implementation and registration of
the project; not the operating company who simply owns and finances the project. For instance, project
proponent Western Wind is a developer that is owned by the Terra-Gen Power LLC operating company

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*Primary Contact Name - The name of the person who is the primary contact for this project.
Primary Contact Title – The title of the primary contact
*Primary Contact Phone – The business phone number of the primary contact
Is Injury/Mortality Information Proprietary? – This is a yes/no radio button. If the user selects “yes” ,
a free form text box appears to allow the user to enter what they feel may be proprietary or sensitive and
why.

Injury/Mortality Record Fields
Location Specimen Found
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*Project - The name of the project the injury/mortality is associated with (user can pick from a drop
down list of projects already created in the system)
*Latitude – The latitude of injury/mortality incident in decimal degrees
*Longitude – The longitude of injury/mortality incident in decimal degrees
*Location Accuracy – The level of accuracy of the latitude and longitude provided
o Exact location
o Nearest cross-street
o Facility address
o City
o County
o Township
o HUC
o Other
Surrounding Habitat – The habitat where the incident occurred
o Agriculture
o Desert
o Forest
o River or stream

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Shrubland and grassland
Water
Urban
Wetland
Other

Specimen Information
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*Species: One of the following species related columns needs to be populated:
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Specific Species (see Specific Species spreadsheet for full list)
General Species Type

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Other Species or Species Type - A species name or species type (this is for use if the species
you want to enter is not found in either the “Specific Species” or “General Species Type” lists.

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Bat
Bird
Eagle
Falcon
Grouse
Hawk
Heron/Egret
Owl
Pigeon/Dove
Shorebird
Songbird
Starling
Turkey
Vulture
Waterbird
Waterfowl

*How Identified
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Expert opinion
Feather Atlas
Field guide
Guess
Other resource
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*Number of Individuals - The number of dead or injured individuals.
Out of the Ordinary Multiple Bird Incident – This is a check box a user can check if a mortality or

injury incident occurs on the same day or on a series of consecutive days, in the same general location,
and involves an unusual number of mortality or injury incidents involving the same or different species.
*Condition of Animal
o Alive
o Dead
Condition Details – Free form text box to add a little more detail on the condition, if desired

*How Found

Mortality survey
Incidental finding
Routine infrastructure survey
Structured research
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*Date Discovered - Date the animal was discovered
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Date Collected - Date the animal was collected (if applicable)
Tissue or blood samples taken? (yes/no radio button)
Feather samples taken? (yes/no radio button)
*Did you see the mortality/injury event? (yes/no radio button)
*Suspected Cause - Users best guess at the cause of mortality or injury.

Barotrauma
Blinded/optical damage (radiant flux)
Collision
Collision with fence
Collision with solar panel/heliostat
Collision with vehicle
Collision with wind turbine
Collision with window
Collision with wire
Collision/electrocution
De-oiled
Determination pending
Disease
Drowned
Drowned (container/pit)
Drowned (entangled)
Drowned (evaporation pond)
Drowned (stock tank)
Electrocution
Emaciation
Entangled (net)
Entrapped
Exposure/dehydration
Fall from nest
Fire
Infection
Killed/injured by animal
Killed/injured by animal while entangled
Oiled
Poisoned
Poisoned (lead)
Poisoned (pesticide)
Salt encrustation
Salt toxicity
Scorched or singed
Shot
Starvation
Trapped
Trauma
Weather
Unknown
Other
Suspected Cause Details – Free form text field the user can use to add more details about the
suspected cause, if desired
Probable Cause - Users best guess at the cause of mortality or injury.
o Barotrauma
o Blinded/optical damage (radiant flux)
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Collision
Collision with fence
Collision with solar panel/heliostat
Collision with vehicle
Collision with wind turbine
Collision with window
Collision with wire
Collision/electrocution
De-oiled
Determination pending
Disease
Drowned
Drowned (container/pit)
Drowned (entangled)
Drowned (evaporation pond)
Drowned (stock tank)
Electrocution
Emaciation
Entangled (net)
Entrapped
Exposure/dehydration
Fall from nest
Fire
Infection
Killed/injured by animal
Killed/injured by animal while entangled
Oiled
Poisoned
Poisoned (lead)
Poisoned (pesticide)
Salt encrustation
Salt toxicity
Scorched or singed
Shot
Starvation
Trapped
Trauma
Weather
Unknown
Other
Probable Cause Details – Free form text field the user can use to add more details about the suspected
cause, if desired
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Sex

Age

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Female
Male
Multiple sexes
Unknown

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Adult
Sub-adult
Juvenile
Nestling

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Egg
Multiple Ages
Unknown
How Aged – How the age of the animal was determined
o Bloom and Clark 2001
o Expert Opinion
o Guess
o Identification Guide to North American Birds (Pyle)
o USFWS Feather Guide
o Unknown
o Other
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Nearby Hazards and Environmental Attractants – Here users can select and “Add Feature” button
that allows them to add a feature next to where the animal was found, indicate how far the animal was found
from that feature, and add any other desired information.
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Feature

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Distance from Specimen
Feature Description

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Building
Distribution line
Evaporation pond
Fencing
Guy wires
Heliostat
PV panel
Pond net
Power pole
Road
Solar concentrating tower
Solar trough
Train tracks
Transmission line
Transmission tower
Vehicle
Water supply pond
Wind turbine
Other machinery
Other

Animal or Parts Disposition - Where the animal ended up subsequent to its discovery.
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*Disposition Information

If Condition is "Alive", Disposition can be one of:
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Euthanized
Left in place
Rehab center
Released to wild
Transferred to other permittee

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Veterinarian
Other
Unknown

If Condition is "Dead", Disposition can be one of:

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Buried
Disposed of in trash
Disposition pending
Freezer off site
Freezer on site
Incinerated
Lab
Law Enforcement
Left in place
Sent to National Eagle Repository
Transferred to other permittee
Used in research trials (searcher efficiency and dead animal removal)
Other
Unknown
Disposition History – Free form text field to capture additional relevant information about the
disposition, including Disposition history, since the Disposition can change over time.
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Specimen Identification
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USGS Band Number - The USGS Band Number, if one is found on the animal.
FWS Toe Tag ID - The USFWS Eagle Toe Tag ID, if one is attached to the animal.
Local Specimen Number - The local specimen number, if one has been attached to the animal.

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Additional Notes – A free form text field for the user to add any additional notes, if desired

Supplemental Information
Necropsy
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Necropsy Date
Necropsy Conducted By
Confirmed Cause(s)
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Barotrauma
Blinded/optical damage (radiant flux)
Collision
Collision with fence
Collision with solar panel/heliostat
Collision with vehicle
Collision with wind turbine
Collision with window
Collision with wire

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Collision/electrocution
De-oiled
Determination pending
Disease
Drowned
Drowned (container/pit)
Drowned (entangled)
Drowned (evaporation pond)
Drowned (stock tank)
Electrocution
Emaciation
Entangled (net)
Entrapped
Exposure/dehydration
Fall from nest
Fire
Infection
Killed/injured by animal
Killed/injured by animal while entangled
Oiled
Poisoned
Poisoned (lead)
Poisoned (pesticide)
Salt encrustation
Salt toxicity
Scorched or singed
Shot
Starvation
Trapped
Trauma
Weather
Unknown
Other

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Aspergillosis
Avian Influenza
Avian pox
Avian vacuolar myelinopathy
Coccidiosis
E. Coli
Leucocytozoan sp.
Mycobacteriosis
Newcastle disease virus
Salmonella
Toxolplama sp.
West Nile Virus
Pastuerellya multocide (avian cholera)
Sarcocystis sp.
Tricholomonas galinae

Final Diagnosis Notes
Clinical History Notes
Disease Agent(s)

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Toxicology Sample Type
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Blood
Bolus
Bone
Brain
Feather
Feces (mute)
Gastrointestinal tract
Kidney
Liver
Muscle
Other

Contaminant(s)
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Arsenic
Avitrol
Barbiturates
Brodifacoum
Bromadiolone
Cadmium
Carbamates
Chorophacionon
Copper
Coumachlor
Coumatertralyl
Difenacoum
Diphacinone
iron
Lead
Manganese
Mercury
Moybdenum
NSAIDS
Organophosphates
Starlicide
Strychnine
Warfarine
Zinc
Other

Weather on Day of Incident
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Weather Conditions
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Clear
Fog
Rain
Snow
Wind

Wind Speed – measurement in kph
Wind Direction

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Temperature– measurement in degrees C
Humidity– measurement in %
Barometric Pressure– measurement in mb

Morphological Characteristics
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Weight– measurement in grams
Wind Chord– measurement in mm
Hallux– measurement in mm
Culmen– measurement in mm
Tarsus – measurement in mm
Footpad – measurement in mm

Injury and Mortality Reporting (IMR) Privacy Statement:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and the Privacy Act of
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), please be advised:
1. The gathering of information on fish and wildlife is authorized by:
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Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668), 50 CFR 22

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Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712), 50 CFR 21

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General Provisions, 50 CFR 10

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General Permit Procedures, 50 CFR 13

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Wildlife Provisions (Import/export/transport), 50 CFR 14

Authorizing statutes can be found at Code of Federal Regulations and FWS Permits.
2. Information requested by this website is purely voluntary. However, if you have a permit with
USFWS, submission of requested information is a condition of your permit under the above laws.
Failure to provide all requested information indicated in your permit conditions may be sufficient
cause for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revoke your permit.
3. Disclosures outside the Department of the Interior may be made without the consent of an
individual under the routine uses listed below, if the disclosure is compatible with the purposes for
which the record was collected. (Ref. 68 FR 52611, September 4, 2003).
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Routine disclosure to subject matter experts and Federal, Tribal, State, local, and foreign
agencies, for the purpose of obtaining advice relevant to making a decision on an application for
a permit or when necessary to accomplish an FWS function related to this system of records.

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Routine disclosure to Federal, Tribal, State, local, or foreign wildlife and plant agencies for the
exchange of information on permits granted or denied to assure compliance with all applicable
permitting requirements.

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Routine disclosure to Federal, Tribal, State, and local authorities who need to know who is
permitted to receive and rehabilitate sick, orphaned, and injured birds under the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act; federally permitted rehabilitators;
individuals seeking a permitted rehabilitator with whom to place a bird in need of care; and
licensed veterinarians who receive, treat, or diagnose sick, orphaned, and injured birds.

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Routine disclosure to the Department of Justice, or a court, adjudicative, or other administrative
body or to a party in litigation before a court or adjudicative or administrative body, under
certain circumstances.

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Routine disclosure to the appropriate Federal, Tribal, State, local, or foreign governmental
agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing statutes, rules, or
licenses, when we become aware of a violation or potential violation of such statutes, rules, or
licenses, or when we need to monitor activities associated with a permit or regulated use.

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Routine disclosure to a congressional office in response to an inquiry to the office by the
individual to whom the record pertains.

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Routine disclosure to the Government Accountability Office or Congress when the information
is required for the evaluation of the permit programs.

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Routine disclosure to provide addresses obtained from the Internal Revenue Service to debt
collection agencies for purposes of locating a debtor to collect or compromise a Federal claim
against the debtor or to consumer reporting agencies to prepare a commercial credit report for
use by the FWS.

4. For individuals, personal information such as home address and telephone number, financial data,
and personal identifiers (social security number, birth date, etc.) will be removed prior to any
release of the application.
5. The public reporting burden for information collection varies depending on the type of permit held.
The relevant annual burden for Special Purpose – Utility Permit reporting is 6 hours. This burden
estimate includes time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, recordkeeping,
and completing and reviewing the form. You may direct comments regarding the burden estimate
or any other aspect of the form to the
Service Information Clearance Officer
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mail Stop 222
Arlington Square
U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20240

Injury and Mortality Reporting (IMR) Freedom of Information Act Notice:
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides the public with access to agency records unless the
records are protected from disclosure by a specific exemption. Exemption 4 protects trade secrets and
commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential. When USFWS has reason to
believe that information that is responsive to a FOIA request may be protected from disclosure under
Exemption 4, USFWS will follow the DOI FOIA regulations for handling confidential information, and if
required, inform the applicant/permittee of the request and provide an opportunity to object to release.
The Department of the Interior’s FOIA regulations for handling confidential information are located at:
43CFR 2.26 – 2.36.
Nevertheless, when a company submits an application or report, it should clearly identify any
information in its application or report that should be considered confidential business information.
Since each dataset is considered and addressed on a case-by-case basis, the data USFWS deems
proprietary may either be slightly more or less inclusive than this depending on the unique
circumstances involved.

List of all Required and Optional Fields Supported by the Bulk Uploader:
Required columns:
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One of the following species related columns:
o Specific Species - string: A species common or scientific name.
o General Species Type - string: If you don't know the specific species, enter one of the following
species types:
 Bat
 Bird
 Eagle
 Falcon
 Grouse
 Hawk
 Heron/Egret
 Owl
 Pigeon/Dove
 Shorebird
 Songbird
 Starling
 Turkey
 Vulture
 Waterbird
 Waterfowl
o Other Species or Species Type - string: A species name or species type. 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 your general
species type does not appear in the above General Species Type list, you can enter it here.
How Identified - string: One of
o Expert opinion
o Feather Atlas
o Field guide
o Guess
o Other resource
o Unknown
Number of Individuals - integer: The number of dead or injured individuals.
How Found - string: One of
o Mortality survey
o Incidental finding
o Routine infrastructure survey
o Structured research
o Unknown
Date Discovered - string: Date the animal was discovered, in the form mm/dd/yyyy (e.g.,
10/23/2015)
One of the following pairs of columns:
Lat, Long:

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Latitude - string: Latitude in decimal degrees (e.g., 41.54983)
Longitude - string: Longitude in decimal degrees (e.g., -105.98352)

County, State
County - string: County of the incident location. Must be just the county name. E.g., "Larimer",
not "Larimer County". If you get an error indicating the county cannot be found, check the
county spelling with a web search. Also, note certain special cases such as "Saint" vs "St.", "De
Salle" vs "DeSalle", and "Valdez Cordova" vs "Valdez-Cordova" (in each example, the second is
the accepted spelling).
o State - string: State of the incident location. Full name or two letter abbreviation.
Location Accuracy - string: The accuracy of the specified incident location. One of
o Exact location
o Nearest cross-street
o Facility address
o City
o County
o Township
o HUC
o Other
Condition - string: The animal's condition. Alive or Dead.
Suspected Cause - string: Your best guess at the cause of mortality or injury. One of
o Barotrauma
o Blinded/optical damage (radiant flux)
o Collision
o Collision with fence
o Collision with solar panel/heliostat
o Collision with vehicle
o Collision with wind turbine
o Collision with window
o Collision with wire
o Collision/electrocution
o De-oiled
o Determination pending
o Disease
o Drowned
o Drowned (container/pit)
o Drowned (entangled)
o Drowned (evaporation pond)
o Drowned (stock tank)
o Electrocution
o Emaciation
o Entangled (net)
o Entrapped
o Exposure/dehydration
o Fall from nest
o Fire
o Infection
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Killed/injured by animal
Killed/injured by animal while entangled
Oiled
Poisoned
Poisoned (lead)
Poisoned (pesticide)
Salt encrustation
Salt toxicity
Scorched or singed
Shot
Starvation
Trapped
Trauma
Weather
Unknown
Other
Event Observed - string: Whether someone saw the injury or mortality occur. Yes or No.
Disposition - string: Where the bird ended up subsequent to its discovery.
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If Condition is "Alive", Disposition can be one of:
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Euthanized
Left in place
Rehab center
Released to wild
Transferred to other permittee
Veterinarian
Other
Unknown

If Condition is "Dead", Disposition can be one of:
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Buried
Disposed of in trash
Disposition pending
Freezer off site
Freezer on site
Incinerated
Lab
Law Enforcement
Left in place
Sent to National Eagle Repository
Transferred to other permittee
Used in research trials (searcher efficiency and dead animal removal)
Other
Unknown

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Date Collected - string: Date the animal was retrieved from the field, in the form mm/dd/yyyy (e.g.,
10/23/2015)
Age - string: One of
o Adult
o Sub-adult
o Juvenile
o Nestling
o Egg
o Multiple ages
o Unknown
How Aged - string: One of
o Bloom & Clark 2001
o Expert opinion
o Guess
o Identification Guide to North American Birds (Pyle)
o USFWS Feather Guide
o Other
o Unknown
Other Aging Method - string: If you selected 'Other' for How Aged, use this field to specify how you
determined the age of the animal.
Sex - string: One of
o Male
o Female
o Multiple sexes
o Unknown
Other How Identified - string: If you entered "Other" under How Identified, use this field to describe
how you identified the animal.
Other Location Accuracy - string: If you specified "Other" under Location Accuracy, use this field to
describe the location accuracy.
Condition Details - string: If alive, indicate if the animal is injured or sick. If dead, indicate if the
animal 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.
Suspected Cause Details - string: 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.
Other Disposition - string: If you entered "Other" under Disposition, describe the disposition here.
Surrounding Habitat - string: The habitat type where the animal was found. One of
o Agriculture
o Desert
o Forest
o River or stream
o Shrubland and grassland
o Urban
o Water
o Wetland
o Other
Other Surrounding Habitat - string: If you chose "Other" for Surrounding Habitat, specify the
surrounding habitat here.
USGS Band Number - string: The USGS Band Number, if one was found on the animal.

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FWS Toe Tag ID - string: The five digit number on the FWS toe tag, if one was found on the animal.
Local Specimen Number - string: The local specimen number, if one has been attached to the
animal.
Source Record ID - string: The unique identifier for this record in the source database.
Lab Name - string: Use this column if you specified a Disposition of "Lab". The name of the
laboratory where the specimen was sent.
Rehab Center Name - string: Use this column if you specified a Disposition of "Rehab Center". The
name of the rehab center where the animal was sent.
Rehab Center Info - string: Use this column if you specified a Disposition of "Rehab Center". If
known, the USFWS permit number of the rehabilitation center and/or the name and phone number
of a contact at the center.
Permittee Info - string: Use this column if you specified a Disposition of "Transferred to other
permittee". The USFWS permit number, and/or the name and phone number, of the other
permittee.
Law Enforcement Info - string: Use this column if you specified a Disposition of "Law Enforcement".
The name and agency of the law enforcement individual that recovered the specimen.
Additional Notes - string: Any other notes you want to provide. The values for any columns beyond
those provided above will be placed in this field.