SHOREBIRD FEEDING OBSERVATION SAMPLE: 9 JN / BR / a / 001 / 8P / f / sat / 3/A / 5/1 / 0 15 pk, 2 ser j 10-12 ea Date Loc Sp No. Time Top Moist Veg H:L/D Cut Species: a - Calidris alpina b - C. bairdii f - C. fuscicollis p - C. pusillus m - O. melanotos T - Tryngites subruficollis F d - Fluvialis dominica A - Arenaria interpres Ff - Phalaropus fulicarius Number: 001, 002, 003 etc. without regard to different species, places, or dates Time: In hourly intervals. 8 = time betw. 8 and 9 P. p.m. A, a.m. Topography: f - flat or gentle slope lp - low polygon rp - raised polygon tp - polygon trough pe - pond edge d - disturbed ground, as weasel tracks, etc. s - stream bank m - mound ch - channel Moisture: pw - pond water w - wet sw - standing water d - dry (flooded tundra) sat - saturated Vegetation: > graminiforms/forbs + ground condition. (A or B) Thus 3/A 0 - no graminiforms or forbs 1 - less than 25% graminiforms 4 - 75-100% 2 - 25-50% graminiforms 3 - 50-75% graminiforms A - moss and/or lichen understory B - bare ground or 'muck' understory Height, living/dead: 0 (prostrate) or 1, 2, etc. (inch intervals) Cuttings: 0, 1, 2, or 3 (none, some, moderate, heavy) Style: peck (pe), jab (j) or probe (pr) Maximum observations from one individual: 30-sec. unit observation x 5 without flying additional 30x5 each time bird flies, up to 5 sites