Soil Data Explorer - BIRDSBORO

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BIRDSBORO soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BIRDSBORO, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to BIRDSBORO were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
147	69PA009006	1969PA009006	Birdsboro	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.1602778,-78.5266667

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BIRDSBORO soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the BIRDSBORO series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BIRDSBORO series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the BIRDSBORO series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with BIRDSBORO share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BIRDSBORO series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the BIRDSBORO series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with BIRDSBORO, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing BIRDSBORO as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Birdsboro silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BfB	1420	2493957	2pqs6	md013	2010	1:12000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BfA	397	2493956	2pqs5	md013	2010	1:12000
Birdsboro silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BfC	158	2495761	2pthx	md013	2010	1:12000
Birdsboro silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BgB	258	534771	kygp	md021	2001	1:12000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BgA	246	534770	kygn	md021	2001	1:12000
Birdsboro silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BhnB	1635	548581	ldv5	nj019	1970	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BhnA	412	548580	ldv4	nj019	1970	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	BhnC2	411	548582	ldv6	nj019	1970	1:24000
Birdsboro sandy subsoil variant soils, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BHRSB	768	135123	4jlt	nj021	1969	1:24000
Birdsboro gravelly solum variant soils, 0 to 6 percent slopes	BHSGB	750	1445368	1kj0s	nj021	1969	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BhnB	383	1445362	1kj0l	nj021	1969	1:24000
Birdsboro sandy subsoil variant soils, 6 to 12 percent slopes	BHRSC	304	1445366	1kj0q	nj021	1969	1:24000
Birdsboro loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BhmB	195	1445359	1kj0h	nj021	1969	1:24000
Birdsboro loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	BhmC2	180	1482214	1lrcc	nj021	1969	1:24000
Birdsboro loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	BhmB2	165	1445360	1kj0j	nj021	1969	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BhnA	153	1445361	1kj0k	nj021	1969	1:24000
Birdsboro sandy subsoil variant soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BHRSA	128	1445363	1kj0m	nj021	1969	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BhnB	164	1445351	1kj07	nj023	1985	1:24000
Birdsboro, rarely flooded-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BhpBr	107	1455153	1kv6f	nj023	1985	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	BhnC	3	1445352	1kj08	nj023	1985	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BhnB	29	1482957	1ls4b	nj027	1974	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BhnB	5151	1405017	1j514	nj035	1972	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BhnA	464	1405001	1j50m	nj035	1972	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	BhnC	438	1405018	1j515	nj035	1972	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded	BhnBr	274	1473083	1lfvt	nj035	1972	1:24000
Birdsboro-Urban land complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded	BhpBr	2420	1452663	1krm3	nj039	1989	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded	BhnBr	359	1444047	1kgn5	nj039	1989	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BgB	1974	545557	l9pm	pa001	1991	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BgA	292	545556	l9pl	pa001	1991	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BgC	226	545558	l9pn	pa001	1991	1:24000
Basher-Birdsboro complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BbB	6383	541759	l5r3	pa009	1989	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, rarely flooded	Bm	2872	541769	l5rf	pa009	1989	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BmB	2870	542982	l70k	pa011	1997	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BmA	89	542981	l70j	pa011	1997	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	BoA	179	693689	r8v2	pa041	1980	1:15840
Birdsboro gravelly loam, 2 to 10 percent slopes	BnB	1127	541964	l5yq	pa061	1974	1:20000
Birdsboro silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BmB	360	543117	l74x	pa077	1997	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BmA	27	543116	l74w	pa077	1997	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BnA	292	541148	l53d	pa091	2008	1:12000
Birdsboro silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BnB	184	2379116	2kvnp	pa091	2008	1:12000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	BoA	1753	693914	r92b	pa099	1980	1:15840
Birdsboro silt loam, rarely flooded	Bm	66	542129	l641	pa111	1977	1:20000
Basher-Birdsboro complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	BbB	15	542128	l640	pa111	1977	1:20000
Birdsboro silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BgB	997	542811	l6v1	pa133	1990	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BgA	156	542810	l6v0	pa133	1990	1:24000
Birdsboro silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	BgC	32	542812	l6v2	pa133	1990	1:24000
Birdsboro loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	9B	329	2250261	2fjl2	va059	2007	1:12000
Chantilly-Birdsboro complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes	16B	68	2250276	2fjlk	va059	2007	1:12000
Birdsboro loam	2	508	521081	kh72	va069	1983	1:15840
Birdsboro loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes	72C	1072	642107	pk54	va107	2006	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BIRDSBORO soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).