(8) Activity : List first two letters of word; for example: 



FL = Flying CO = Courtship 



SW = Swimming flA = Mating 



FE = Feeding NE = Nesting 



ST = Standing PE = Perched 



(9) ijumber of Birds . Indicate number of individuals of each sex and age 

 class observed. If sex and age cannot be determined, leave these columns blank. 



(10) ('lumber of Pairs . Of the birds listed under "number of birds", how many 

 obvious pairs were seen? 



(11) Drood Size . Up to two broods per species can be listed under "A" and 

 "3", if more than two broods per species are seen in the same water area, 

 another row must be used. 



(12) Nests. An X under "Search?" indicates an active search for nests was 

 made. Indicate the number of nests located whether or not a search was made. 

 For eacii nest recorded, additional data (location, construction, number of eggs, 

 vegetation, exposure, evidence of predation, etc.) should be recorded in the 

 field journal . 



GENERAL . Several days' data may be recorded on tfie same page, but one page 

 should not have data from different months. 



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