San Diego Natural History Museum--Your Nature Connection[San Diego County Bird Atlas Project]

Incidental Observations (Breeding Season)

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If possible, please use observation codes listed below. If you have more species to report, you may use the Daily Field Form instead.

Species Date Observation

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Observation Codes

See volunteer pages for detailed definitions of observation codes.

SH: Observed in or near SUITABLE HABITAT during the species' breeding season.
SM: SINGING MALE in suitable habitat during the species' breeding season.
JV: JUVENILE bird independent of its parents.
MM: MULTIPLE singing MALES seen or heard at one locality on a single day (please specify number).
AB: AGITATED BEHAVIOR or anxiety calls from adult birds.
PR: PAIR observed in suitable habitat during breeding season.
TB: TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOR, such as a dispute or chase by two individuals of the same species.
CB: COURTSHIP BEHAVIOR such as courtship feeding, breeding displays, or copulation.
PN: Visiting PROBABLE NEST site (hole nesters).
PB: PROBABLE nest BUILDING, by woodpeckers, wrens, or the Verdin.
NB: NEST BUILDING or carrying nest material by any species except the woodpeckers, wrens, and Verdin.
DD: DISTRACTION DISPLAY or aggressive defense of an unseen nest.
UN: USED NEST (UN), if you are certain of the builder's identification.
ON: OCCUPIED NEST (ON) but contents unknown.
FL: FLEDGLINGS (FL) still incapable of sustained flight or downy chicks still following their parents.
FS: Adult carrying FECAL SAC (FS).
FY: Adult FEEDING YOUNG (FY) or carrying food to them.
NE: NEST with EGGS (NE) or eggshells on the ground under it.
NN: NEST with NESTLINGS (NN) seen or heard.

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