Indirect, or circumstantial, evidence of breeding 



'V is used to indicate indirect evidence of breeding. This status applies if one or more 

 of the following criteria are met: 



1. Singing males or territorial birds observed in suitable nesting habitat during the 

 breeding season. 



2. Courtship behavior or copulation. 



3. Adults visiting a probable nest site. 



4. Agitation behavior, distraction display, feigning injury, or anxiety call from an adult. 



5. Nest building. 



6. Physiological evidence of breeding (brood patch or eggs in oviduct) based on bird in 

 hand. 



Historic quarter-latilong information for "b" (records for sightings prior to 1996) is 

 represented by die light green background in each QLL block. This represents the highest 

 status reported for this species in this particular QLL. 



No evidence of breeding 



"t" represents transients, migrants, or wide-ranging species that exhibit no breeding 

 behavior at the time observed. 



Historic quarter-latilong information for "t" (records for sightings prior to 1996) is 

 represented by the gray background in each QLL block. This represents the highest 

 status reported for this species in this particular QLL. 



WINTERING SEASON ( December 15 to February 15) 



For observations of birds during the wintering season, "W" or "w" are used to indicate that species' 



winter status. 



W 



Overwintering 



"W" is used to indicate regular sightings of the species during the winter period. (When 

 submitting observations for "W", the dates for which the bird was seen throughout the 

 vt'inter months December 15 to February 15 must be included in the Comments section). 



Historic latilong informadon for "W" (records for sighdngs prior to 1996) is represented 

 by the dark blue background in each latilong (LL) block. This represents the highest 

 status reported for this species in this particular LL. 



W 



Observed during the wintering season, but not confirmed as overwintering 



"w" indicates that the species is observed at least once between December 1 5 and February 

 15, but not regularly during the wintering season. 



Historic latilong information for "w" (records for sightings prior to 1996) is represented 

 by the light blue background in each LL block. This represents the highest status reported 

 for this species in this particular LL. 



