OBSERVED | X | Species observed in its breeding season (no breeding evidence) | POSSIBLE | H | Species observed in its breeding season in suitable nesting habitat | S | Singing male(s) present, or breeding calls heard, in suitable nesting habitat in breeding season | PROBABLE | P | Pair observed in suitable nesting habitat in nesting season | T | Permanent territory presumed through registration of territorial song, or the occurrence of an adult bird, at the same place, in breeding habitat, on at least two days a week or more apart, during its breeding season. Use discretion when using this code. "T" is not to be used for colonial birds, or species that might forage or loaf a long distance from their nesting site e.g. Kingfisher, Turkey Vulture, and male waterfowl | D | Courtship or display, including interaction between a male and a female or two males, including courtship feeding or copulation | V | Visiting probable nest site | A | Agitated behaviour or anxiety calls of an adult | B | Brood Patch on adult female or cloacal protuberance on adult male | N | Nest-building or excavation of nest hole by wrens and woodpeckers |
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CONFIRMED | NB | Nest building or carrying nest materials, for all species except wrens and woodpeckers | DD | Distraction display or injury feigning | NU | Used nest or egg shells found (occupied or laid within the period of the survey) | FY | Recently fledged young (nidicolous species) or downy young (nidifugous species), including incapable of sustained flight | AE | Adult leaving or entering nest sites in circumstances indicating occupied nest | FS | Adult carying fecal sac | CF | Adult carying food for young | NE | Nest containing eggs | NY | Nest with young seen or heard |
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