Data for grassland passerine nest detection, density, survival, and plant preference

This dataset contains data related to grassland passerines nesting in linear patches of reconstructed diverse, native, perennial vegetation. We collected data on 1285 nests of 9 grassland nesting passerine species from 2015–2019 at 11 sites in Iowa, USA to assess habitat quality of prairie strips and other perennial grass-based agricultural conservation practices, as measured by nest density and nest survival. These datasets are suitable for conducting generalized linear mixed modeling of nest detection and nest density and mark-recapture modeling of nest survival.