Environmental conditions, UAS treatment details, R script, and Turkey Vulture response data to two UAS angles of approach

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_metadata_NWRC-RDS-2024-004.html   Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_NWRC-RDS-2024-004.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_variable_descriptions.csv \Data Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in all data files.
QA3477Data.csv \Data CSV file containing environmental conditions associated with 05 July 2022 through 26 July 2022 unoccupied aircraft system (UAS) trials and Turkey Vulture responses to UAS approaches.
SoundAngleofApproach.csv \Data CSV file containing sound (dB) readings from surrogate UAS flights on 10 August 2022 after the completion of the animal behavior portion of the experiment.
TUVU_WS_AWHP_Survey123_Data_Request.csv \Data CSV file containing Wildlife Services’ Airport Wildlife Hazard Program’s January-December 2021 survey data from over 110 airports.
UASAngleTreatments.csv \Data CSV file containing 05 July 2022 through 25 July 2022 UAS flight data collected from observing the flight tracks in Google Earth.
UASlogs.csv \Data CSV file containing 05 July 2022 through 26 July 2022 data on the UAS flights and their association with the trials against Turkey Vultures.
Wildlife_Export_4252024.csv \Data CSV file containing reported Turkey Vulture aircraft collisions to the National Wildlife Strike Database between the years of 2009-2022.
UAS_angle_of_approach_escape_response.R \Supplements Text file containing R code that imports, modifies, and graphs data as provided in Pfeiffer et al. (2025).