James Hines
Jim Hines is a computer scientist, working with USGS and non-agency biologists developing methods and computer software for estimation of ecological parameters. He also maintains a web-server used to communicate results of the North American Breeding Bird Survey as well as software written by current and former EESC scientists.
Jim Hines started with the USFWS in 1977 as a part-time computer clerk. After obtaining a BS in Math, he became a full-time computer programmer, then computer specialist and computer scientist. He is co-author on 2 books,
Professional Experience
1977-present USFWS, NBS, USGS - Computer clerk, programmer, specialist, scientist.
Education and Certifications
Hon Dsc. University of Florda, 2023
B.S. University of Maryland, Mathematics, 1979.
Honors and Awards
2016 - Biometrics Working Group Special Recognition Award
2015 - U.S. Geological Survey Distinguished Service Award
2012 - U.S. Geological Survey Meritorious Service Award
2012 - The Wildlife Society's Wildlife Publication Award for Book
1991 - The Wildlife Society's Wildlife Publication Award for Monograph
Science and Products
Evaluation of Potential Offshore Wind Projects in the Northeastern U.S. on Endangered Roseate Terns: Who is at Risk and When?
Development of Computer Software for the Analysis of Animal Population Parameters
The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2022
The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2021
The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2019
The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2018
The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2017
Decline in small mammal species richness in coastal-central California, 1997–2013
Estimating northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) pair detection probabilities based on call-back surveys associated with long-term mark-recapture studies, 1993–2018
Does coat colour influence survival? A test in a cyclic population of snowshoe hares
Range-wide sources of variation in reproductive rates of northern spotted owls
Estimating abundance, temporary emigration and the pattern of density dependence in a cyclic snowshoe hare population in Yukon, Canada
Multiple coping strategies maintain stability of a small mammal population in a resource-restricted environment
Invader removal triggers competitive release in a threatened avian predator
What is the effect of poaching activity on wildlife species?
Range-wide declines of northern spotted owl populations in the Pacific Northwest: A meta-analysis
Moose habitat selection and fitness consequences during two critical winter tick life stages in Vermont, United States
Spatiotemporal pattern of interactions between an apex predator and sympatric species
Habitat use by tiger prey in Thailand’s Western Forest Complex: What will it take to fill a half-full tiger landscape?
North American Breeding Bird Survey Results and Analysis
This website provides visualizations of population change for North American birds using data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). The BBS is analyzed for a "core" area (contiguous United States and southern Canada, results available from 1966-present), and for an "expanded" survey area (including portions of Alaska and northern Canada with results from 1993-present).
occupancyTuts: A package for learning occupancy modeling with RPresence
fatalityCMR
Capture-recapture software to correct raw counts of wildlife fatalities using trial experiments for carcass detecition probability and persistence time.
PRESENCE
Estimates patch occupancy rates and related parameters.
SPECRICH2
Estimates the total number of species from species presence-absence data on multiple sample sites or occasions using model M(h) from program CAPTURE.
RDSURVIV
Computes estimates of survival and capture probability using capture-recapture data with "robust-design" models and recoveries.
BROWNIE
Computes estimates of survival and recovery rates for 2-age class band-recovery data.
CENTROID
Tests the null hypothesis that two samples of recoveries belong to the same bivariate distribution.
LOLASURVIV
Computes estimates of survival and capture probability for open capture-recapture models when sex is not allways known.
nestAbund
An R package to estimate nest abundance using a state-space superpopulation capture-recapture approach in which inference about detection proability is based on the age at first detection, as opposed to the sequence of re-detections in standard capture-recapture models.
GENCAPH1
Generates capture-history data for given s,theta,p,c.
COMDYN
Computes estimates of species richness using large scale data.
MSSRVRCV
Computes survival-movement, capture and recovery probabilities from multi-strata capture-recapture-recovery data.
Science and Products
Evaluation of Potential Offshore Wind Projects in the Northeastern U.S. on Endangered Roseate Terns: Who is at Risk and When?
Development of Computer Software for the Analysis of Animal Population Parameters
The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2022
The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2021
The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2019
The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2018
The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2017
Decline in small mammal species richness in coastal-central California, 1997–2013
Estimating northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) pair detection probabilities based on call-back surveys associated with long-term mark-recapture studies, 1993–2018
Does coat colour influence survival? A test in a cyclic population of snowshoe hares
Range-wide sources of variation in reproductive rates of northern spotted owls
Estimating abundance, temporary emigration and the pattern of density dependence in a cyclic snowshoe hare population in Yukon, Canada
Multiple coping strategies maintain stability of a small mammal population in a resource-restricted environment
Invader removal triggers competitive release in a threatened avian predator
What is the effect of poaching activity on wildlife species?
Range-wide declines of northern spotted owl populations in the Pacific Northwest: A meta-analysis
Moose habitat selection and fitness consequences during two critical winter tick life stages in Vermont, United States
Spatiotemporal pattern of interactions between an apex predator and sympatric species
Habitat use by tiger prey in Thailand’s Western Forest Complex: What will it take to fill a half-full tiger landscape?
North American Breeding Bird Survey Results and Analysis
This website provides visualizations of population change for North American birds using data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). The BBS is analyzed for a "core" area (contiguous United States and southern Canada, results available from 1966-present), and for an "expanded" survey area (including portions of Alaska and northern Canada with results from 1993-present).
occupancyTuts: A package for learning occupancy modeling with RPresence
fatalityCMR
Capture-recapture software to correct raw counts of wildlife fatalities using trial experiments for carcass detecition probability and persistence time.
PRESENCE
Estimates patch occupancy rates and related parameters.
SPECRICH2
Estimates the total number of species from species presence-absence data on multiple sample sites or occasions using model M(h) from program CAPTURE.
RDSURVIV
Computes estimates of survival and capture probability using capture-recapture data with "robust-design" models and recoveries.
BROWNIE
Computes estimates of survival and recovery rates for 2-age class band-recovery data.
CENTROID
Tests the null hypothesis that two samples of recoveries belong to the same bivariate distribution.
LOLASURVIV
Computes estimates of survival and capture probability for open capture-recapture models when sex is not allways known.
nestAbund
An R package to estimate nest abundance using a state-space superpopulation capture-recapture approach in which inference about detection proability is based on the age at first detection, as opposed to the sequence of re-detections in standard capture-recapture models.
GENCAPH1
Generates capture-history data for given s,theta,p,c.
COMDYN
Computes estimates of species richness using large scale data.
MSSRVRCV
Computes survival-movement, capture and recovery probabilities from multi-strata capture-recapture-recovery data.