SF Bay Area Birds

Source:
Field Checklist of the Birds of Marin County, Alta California
Compiled 1978 by David Shuford for Point Reyes Bird Observatory
4990 Shoreline Highway
Stinson Beach, California 94970
Revised 1982
Organization

Habitat Classification

These are general and sometimes broad habitat categories, listed in accordance with likelihood of occurence.
A - Aerial:
applies to birds most often seen in flight, soaring
B - Broadleaf Evergreen Forest:
live oak, bay laurel, madrone, etc.
C - Cliffs and Rocky Shore
E - Evergreen Forest:
Douglas Fir, Bishop Pine, Redwood Forest
F - Freshwater:
ponds, streams and marshes
G - Grassland:
fields of annual grasses; pasturelands and "weed" fields
H - Human Habitations:
man-influenced by buildings and horticulture
I - Habitat Islands:
small stands of trees (often Monterey Cypress) alongs the immediate coast (species found primarily in this habitat are occasionally found in habitatis R, B, E and vice versa.)
L - Lagoons and Estuaries:
shallow salt of brackish water and associated salt marsh, tidal flats, sand dunes and beaches.
O - Open Water:
in deper bays or off the immediate coast
P - Pelagic:
usually seen well offshore on the open ocean
R - Riparian Forest:
willow and alder thickets
S - Coastal Scrub and Chaparral:
low dense brush

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