water usually less than 10m across found in rocky landscapes or roadways. Bog - area with low-nutrient, acidic soil Needles - A litter layer of evergreen needles Boulder - Rock fragments larger than a cobble Nest - Natural nest built by wildlife Branch - Woody limb of a tree or shrub Nest_Structure - Human made nest structure Bridge - Any structure that provides access over an obstacle Opening/Clearing - A piece of land with few or no trees amongst a wooded area Brush/Slash_Pile - A mound of cut or woody debris Other - The feature is not listed in the list of values Building - A human-made structure Pasture - Land used for grazing livestock or wildlife Burrow - A hole in the ground made by an animal Pebble - Particles larger than a granule (>2mm), smaller than a cobble (<64mm) Burrow System - A group of burrow entrances Pit - Human made hole in the ground Calving/Fawning - Area used for birthing calves/fawns Pole/Post - A long, typically wooden, rod Cave - An underground hollow with an opening Pond - Body of standing water smaller than a lake Cavity - A hollow or hole, usually in a tree Pool - A still, deep area within a stream or stream sidechannel Clay - Rock material < 1/256 mm; or soil with >40% clay, <45% sand and <40% silt Potential Habitat - Habitat with the potential to support a species Cliff - Steep or overhanging rock face Prairie - area of predominantly vegetation Cobble - Particles larger than a pebble, smaller than a boulder (>64 mm) Pumice - A type of volcanic glass with many vesicles Communal Day (Bats) Quarry - An area used for rock or gravel extraction Communal Night Roost (Bats) Reproductive Site
Crevice - Narrow opening or recess Riparian - Land areas directly influenced by a body of water Critical Habitat - Legally defined area designated under the ESA. Road - Any type of road that can be used as a feature Culvert - A conduit through which surface water can flow under roads Rock - Unspecified rock type Day/Night Roost - A place for sleep used day or night. Rock_Outcrop - Part of a rock formation that appears above the surface Dead Shrub - Any shrub that is no longer living - On steep rocky slopes with dry shallow soil Deciduous_Leaves - Leaf debris from a deciduous tree - On steep rocky slopes with moist conditions Den - A shelter used for giving birth Rookery - The breeding ground for sea birds or seals Ditch - A long narrow excavation in the earth (not defined) - A place for sleep Duff - Organic top layer of forested soils Rootwad - Root mass of a fallen tree Dung/Scat - Animal droppings Sand - Smaller than a granule (<2mm), larger than a silt grain Fen - A wetland that is less acidic than a bog Sand_Beach - Sand on the shore of a body of water Fence - A barrier to mark off a boundary Sand_Dune - Loose sand piled up by the wind Foraging - An area used primarily for food gathering Scabland - An elevated area, underlain by basalt flows Forb - Herbaceous plant other than grass Scrape/Rub - An area or object altered by scraping or rubbing Fungi - Any type of fungus used as substrate Seep - Small area where liquid percolates slowly to the top Gravel - Rock particles mostly larger than sand (>2mm) Serpentine - Land where serpentine minerals are present Guzzler/Cistern - A water catchment system Shrub - Any type of shrub used as feature
Macrophyte - Large aquatic plant Tree - Any type of tree Marsh - soft wet land with monocots Vernal_Pool - An ephemeral water body with restricted drainage Maternal Colony (Bats) Wallow - A depression used to rub, roll, or dust bathe Meadow - Meadow where moisture level is unknown Waterfall - A sudden, nearly vertical drop in a stream Meadow-Dry - A meadow with no wetland features Wetland - land containing much soil moisture Meadow-Moist - A meadow with only seasonally saturated soil Winter Range - Area that provides habitat in the winter Meadow-Wet - A meadow with year-round saturated soil Woody_Debris - Any dead wood in contact with the ground Migration route - Route taken by an animal between seasonal use areas Yearlong Range - Area that provides habitat all year Feature Use (Code – definition): Basking/Loafing - Lying in the sun for warmth Plucking Post - Used during prey handling Breeding/Mating - Breeding or mating activities other than courtship Protection - Used as guard against disturbance Courtship Ritual - Reproductive courtship activities Rearing - Used for rearing young Feeding - Used for feeding Remote Station Hibernation - Used for hibernation Roost - A place for sleep In - Species occurs in (or within) the feature Rub or Claw - Marked by rubbing or claw marks Macrohabitat - The large-scale habitat feature Scent/Marking Post - Used to mark territory Maternity - Provides shelter for birthing/brooding Seasonal - Used during a particular season Microhabitat - The fine-scale habitat feature Shelter - Used for cover Near - Species occurs near the feature Substrate - Surface on which an organism grows or is attached Nesting - Using or building a place to rear young Under - Species occurs under the feature On - Species occurs on the feature Unknown - Other use (describe in Feature Notes) Watering/Foraging/travelling - A place for sitting or resting Class (Code – definition): 1 - Declining or recently dead tree (snag limbs present) 2 - Snag with partially loose bark (small twigs absent) 3 - Deteriorating snag (bole intact, trace of bark) 4 - Partial decomposed snag (bole loosing shape, bark absent) 5 - Decomposed snag (snag form mostly gone)