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
Estimating indices of range shifts in birds using dynamic models when detection is imperfect
The effects of habitat, climate, and Barred Owls on long-term demography of Northern Spotted Owls
Heterogeneous movement of insectivorous Amazonian birds through primary and secondary forest: A case study using multistate models with radiotelemetry data
Status assessment of the Endangered snow leopard Panthera uncia and other large mammals in the Kyrgyz Alay, using community knowledge corrected for imperfect detection
Age-specific survival of male golden-cheeked warblers on the Fort Hood Military Reservation, Texas
Multiseason occupancy models for correlated replicate surveys
fatalityCMR: capture-recapture software to correct raw counts of wildlife fatalities using trial experiments for carcass detection probability and persistence time
Testing metapopulation concepts: effects of patch characteristics and neighborhood occupancy on the dynamics of an endangered lagomorph
Band reporting probablilities of mallards, American black ducks, and wood ducks in eastern North America
Selecting among competing models of electro-optic, infrared camera system range performance
The roles of competition and habitat in the dynamics of populations and species distributions
Geographic variation in migration chronology and winter distribution of midcontinent greater white-fronted geese
SCATMAN
Tests the hypothesis of prey-selectivity based on random samples of predator scats.
ESTIMATE
Estimates fatalities using raw counts of wildlife fatalities, trial experiments for carcass detection probability and persistence time.
BAND2: A Computer Program for Sample Size Computations for Banding Studies
Computes the number of animals that must be banded in order to achieve a specified level of precision for survival rates estimated using band recovery models.
POWER
Computes the power of between-model likelihood ratio tests.
MULT
Computes estimates of survival and temporary emigration under the "Open Robust Design".
RELEASE
Computes estimates of survival and capture probability for capture-recapture experiments on open animal populations.
CAPTURE
Computes estimates of capture probability and population size for "closed" population capture-recapture data.
SURVIV
Computes estimates of survival (or any model parameter) with multinomially distributed data.
MAYFIELD
Computes estimates of daily survival rate for nest visitation data.
CAPQUOTA
Computes expected coefficients of variation of survival and capture probability for use in the design of capture-recapture-resighting experiments.
SPECRICH
Computes "species richness" or total number of species from emperical species abundance distribution data.
Science and Products
Estimating indices of range shifts in birds using dynamic models when detection is imperfect
The effects of habitat, climate, and Barred Owls on long-term demography of Northern Spotted Owls
Heterogeneous movement of insectivorous Amazonian birds through primary and secondary forest: A case study using multistate models with radiotelemetry data
Status assessment of the Endangered snow leopard Panthera uncia and other large mammals in the Kyrgyz Alay, using community knowledge corrected for imperfect detection
Age-specific survival of male golden-cheeked warblers on the Fort Hood Military Reservation, Texas
Multiseason occupancy models for correlated replicate surveys
fatalityCMR: capture-recapture software to correct raw counts of wildlife fatalities using trial experiments for carcass detection probability and persistence time
Testing metapopulation concepts: effects of patch characteristics and neighborhood occupancy on the dynamics of an endangered lagomorph
Band reporting probablilities of mallards, American black ducks, and wood ducks in eastern North America
Selecting among competing models of electro-optic, infrared camera system range performance
The roles of competition and habitat in the dynamics of populations and species distributions
Geographic variation in migration chronology and winter distribution of midcontinent greater white-fronted geese
SCATMAN
Tests the hypothesis of prey-selectivity based on random samples of predator scats.
ESTIMATE
Estimates fatalities using raw counts of wildlife fatalities, trial experiments for carcass detection probability and persistence time.
BAND2: A Computer Program for Sample Size Computations for Banding Studies
Computes the number of animals that must be banded in order to achieve a specified level of precision for survival rates estimated using band recovery models.
POWER
Computes the power of between-model likelihood ratio tests.
MULT
Computes estimates of survival and temporary emigration under the "Open Robust Design".
RELEASE
Computes estimates of survival and capture probability for capture-recapture experiments on open animal populations.
CAPTURE
Computes estimates of capture probability and population size for "closed" population capture-recapture data.
SURVIV
Computes estimates of survival (or any model parameter) with multinomially distributed data.
MAYFIELD
Computes estimates of daily survival rate for nest visitation data.
CAPQUOTA
Computes expected coefficients of variation of survival and capture probability for use in the design of capture-recapture-resighting experiments.
SPECRICH
Computes "species richness" or total number of species from emperical species abundance distribution data.