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Habitats:
Countryside = habitats F, M & T below
Forest =
habitats C & D below
Seaside
= habitats L, B & S below
P = Pelagic, deep ocean
L = Coastal ocean, Strait of Juan de Fuca
B = Bays, estuaries, and tidal flats
S = Shorelines, beaches, spits, and sea stacks
C = Coniferous forests
D = Deciduous/coniferous mixed
forests
A = Alpine, high Olympic Mountains
R = Rivers
F = Fields, farmlands, and prairies
M = Marshes and ponds
T = Brush lands, thickets, and berry patches
H = Human habitats: towns, parks, yards, and feeders
O = Overhead, aerial flyers and soarers
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Seasonal Periods:
March-May = Northward migration and early breeding
season
June-July = Late breeding season and post-breeding
dispersal
August-October = Southward migration
November-February = Wintering
Abundance Categories:
Abundant = seen or heard in large flocks
every trip
Common = seen or heard in suitable habitats every birding
trip, usually as individuals or small groups
Fair. Com. = (Fairly Common) seen or heard reliably in suitable
habitats, but not every trip
Uncommon = seen or heard only a few times each season or at
a few specific locations
Rare = not seen every year during given period
Eruptive = seen in good numbers some yeare, but not seen at
all in others, as in some finch species and Snowy Owls
Vagrant = seen 3 times or less on the North Olympic Peninsula
Unknown = probably present, but habitat not visited enough
during respective season to establish abundance
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