Shamrock Island bird nesting survey using sUAS (drone) photography, 2021-05-25 to 2021-05-28

This dataset comprises the 2021 Shamrock Island Nesting Survey. The colony is located in Corpus Christi Bay in southern Texas and comprises one of the largest waterbird breeding colonies in the state. The colony was surveyed with a drone, a DJI Inspire 2 paired with a zenmuse x7 camera, over the course of three days: 2021-05-25, 2021-05-27, and 2021-05-28. On 2021-05-25, the northeast portion of the colony was surveyed during two separate missions (times 1014-1152 and 1604-1801). On 2021-05-27, the southeast portion of the colony was surveyed during one mission, time 0851-1125. On 2021-05-28, the southwest, northwest, and center of the colony were surveyed during two separate missions (times 0849-1129 and 1736-2006). This dataset includes individual photos captured during the survey, orthomosaics, and total number of birds per species.