Example of a Datasheet Packet for Plants and Animals

Cover Sheet
Directions:
On this Cover Sheet, please report information to describe each visit to the site. On the Animal Checklist, please list the species of animals you are looking for
at the site and record whether or not you saw or heard that species on each visit. On the Plant and Animal Phenophase Datasheets, please record the
phenophases you observed on each visit for your individual plants and your animal species.

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Below, please fill in the date and time of your site visit in the first rows. Then, estimate your contribution of time to the project for that visit, separating the
time it took you to travel to the site and the time you spent making observations on plants and animals once you arrived at the site. If you are observing
animals, report the time you specifically spent searching for animals and circle the appropriate letter for your observation method (there is no need to report
time for incidental sightings):

My back yard
2012
Alyssa Rosemartin

i – incidental: chance sighting while not specifically searching
s – stationary: standing or sitting at a single point
w – walking: a single pass or transect through your site
a – area search: multiple passes through your site
If there is snow on the ground or in the canopy (treetops), please make a note of it in the third section and estimate the percent of the ground at your
site that the snow is covering. After each visit, please enter the information from these datasheets online.

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Report on snow
Is there snow on the ground?
% of ground covered
Is there snow in the canopy?
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Animal Checklist
Directions:
Please list below all the animal species from the animal checklist you created online for this site.
Fill in the date and time of your site visit in the top rows. In each row, circle the appropriate letter for that visit:

Site:
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Observer:

y (if you see or hear this species);
n (if you do not see or hear this species);
? (if you are not certain if you saw or heard this species)
Do not circle anything if you did not check for this species

My back yard
2012
Alyssa Rosemartin

For each species you circled y or ? (present or uncertain), please also fill out a column in your Animal Phenophase Datasheet
for this species to report on the status of each of the phenophases for that visit.
For each species you circled n (not present), you do not need to fill out a column in the Animal Phenophase Datasheet, and
can simply click "Circle all 'No'” (meaning you did not see or hear any phenophases for that species) when entering your observations
online for that visit.

Do you see or hear...?

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Couch's spadefoot
monarch
side-blotched lizard
curve-billed thrasher
ruby-crowned kinglet

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Trees and Shrubs

Broadleaf evergreen
(no leaf buds)

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see...

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creosote-1
creosote bush
My back yard
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Alyssa Rosemartin

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Young leaves
Flowers or flower buds
Open flowers
Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Do you see...
Young leaves
Flowers or flower buds
Open flowers
Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Plant Phenophase Datasheet

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Trees and Shrubs

Broadleaf evergreen
(no leaf buds)

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see...

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creosote-2
creosote bush
My back yard
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Alyssa Rosemartin

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Young leaves
Flowers or flower buds
Open flowers
Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Do you see...
Young leaves
Flowers or flower buds
Open flowers
Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Plant Phenophase Datasheet

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Trees and Shrubs

Broadleaf evergreen
(no leaf buds)

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see...

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creosote-3
creosote bush
My back yard
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Alyssa Rosemartin

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Young leaves
Flowers or flower buds
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Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Do you see...
Young leaves
Flowers or flower buds
Open flowers
Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Plant Phenophase Datasheet

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Creosote Bush
(Larrea tridentata)

Phenophase Definitions
Directions:
As you report on phenophase status (Y, N or ?) on the datasheets,
refer to the definitions on this sheet to find out what you should
look for, for each phenophase in each species. To report
the intensity of the phenophase, choose the best answer to the question below
the phenophase, if one is included. Feel free not to report on phenophases or intensity questions
that seem too difficult or time-consuming.

Leaves
Young leaves
One or more young, unfolded leaves are visible on the plant. A leaf is considered "young" and "unfolded"
once its entire length has emerged from the breaking bud so that the leaf stalk (petiole) or leaf base is
visible at its point of attachment to the stem, but before the leaf has reached full size or turned the
darker green color or tougher texture of mature leaves on the plant. Do not include fully dried or dead
leaves. For Larrea tridentata, young leaves are slightly more glossy than mature leaves.
How many young leaves are present?
Less than 3; 3 to 10; 11 to 100; 101 to 1,000; 1,001 to 10,000; More than 10,000;

Flowers
Flowers or flower buds
One or more fresh open or unopened flowers or flower buds are visible on the plant. Include flower buds
that are still developing, but do not include wilted or dried flowers.
How many flowers and flower buds are present? For species in which individual flowers are clustered in flower heads,
spikes or catkins (inflorescences), simply estimate the number of flower heads, spikes or catkins and not the number
of individual flowers.
Less than 3; 3 to 10; 11 to 100; 101 to 1,000; 1,001 to 10,000; More than 10,000;

Open flowers
One or more open, fresh flowers are visible on the plant. Flowers are considered "open" when the
reproductive parts (male stamens or female pistils) are visible between or within unfolded or open flower
parts (petals, floral tubes or sepals). Do not include wilted or dried flowers.
What percentage of all fresh flowers (buds plus unopened plus open) on the plant are open? For species in which
individual flowers are clustered in flower heads, spikes or catkins (inflorescences), estimate the percentage of all
individual flowers that are open.
Less than 5%; 5-24%; 25-49%; 50-74%; 75-94%; 95% or more;

Fruits
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Fruits
One or more fruits are visible on the plant. For Larrea tridentata, the fruit is capsule-like and fuzzy with
white hairs, and changes from green to dark brown and splits apart into five sections.
How many fruits are present?
Less than 3; 3 to 10; 11 to 100; 101 to 1,000; 1,001 to 10,000; More than 10,000;

Ripe fruits
One or more ripe fruits are visible on the plant. For Larrea tridentata, a fruit is considered ripe when it
has turned dark brown and has split into five sections.
What percentage of all fruits (unripe plus ripe) on the plant are ripe?
Less than 5%; 5-24%; 25-49%; 50-74%; 75-94%; 95% or more;

Recent fruit or seed drop
One or more mature fruits or seeds have dropped or been removed from the plant since your last visit.
Do not include obviously immature fruits that have dropped before ripening, such as in a heavy rain or
wind, or empty fruits that had long ago dropped all of their seeds but remained on the plant.
How many mature fruits have dropped seeds or have completely dropped or been removed from the plant since your
last visit?
Less than 3; 3 to 10; 11 to 100; 101 to 1,000; 1,001 to 10,000; More than 10,000;

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Forbs

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see...

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California poppy-1
California poppy
My back yard
2012
Alyssa Rosemartin

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Initial growth
Leaves
Flowers or flower buds
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Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Do you see...
Initial growth
Leaves
Flowers or flower buds
Open flowers
Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Plant Phenophase Datasheet

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Forbs

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see...

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California poppy-2
California poppy
My back yard
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Alyssa Rosemartin

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Initial growth
Leaves
Flowers or flower buds
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Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Do you see...
Initial growth
Leaves
Flowers or flower buds
Open flowers
Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Plant Phenophase Datasheet

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Forbs

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see...

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California poppy-3
California poppy
My back yard
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Alyssa Rosemartin

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Initial growth
Leaves
Flowers or flower buds
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Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Do you see...
Initial growth
Leaves
Flowers or flower buds
Open flowers
Fruits
Ripe fruits
Recent fruit or seed drop
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Plant Phenophase Datasheet

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California Poppy
(Eschscholzia californica)

Phenophase Definitions
Directions:
As you report on phenophase status (Y, N or ?) on the datasheets,
refer to the definitions on this sheet to find out what you should
look for, for each phenophase in each species. To report
the intensity of the phenophase, choose the best answer to the question below
the phenophase, if one is included. Feel free not to report on phenophases or intensity questions
that seem too difficult or time-consuming.

Leaves
Initial growth
New growth of the plant is visible after a period of no growth (winter or drought), either from aboveground buds with green tips, or new green or white shoots breaking through the soil surface. Growth is
considered "initial" on each bud or shoot until the first leaf has fully unfolded. For seedlings, "initial"
growth includes the presence of the one or two small, round or elongated leaves (cotyledons) before the
first true leaf has unfolded.
Leaves
One or more live, fully unfolded leaves are visible on the plant. For seedlings, consider only true leaves
and do not count the one or two small, round or elongated leaves (cotyledons) that are found on the
stem almost immediately after the seedling germinates. Do not include fully dried or dead leaves.

Flowers
Flowers or flower buds
One or more fresh open or unopened flowers or flower buds are visible on the plant. Include flower buds
that are still developing, but do not include wilted or dried flowers.
How many flowers and flower buds are present? For species in which individual flowers are clustered in flower heads,
spikes or catkins (inflorescences), simply estimate the number of flower heads, spikes or catkins and not the number
of individual flowers.
Less than 3; 3 to 10; 11 to 100; 101 to 1,000; More than 1,000;

Open flowers
One or more open, fresh flowers are visible on the plant. Flowers are considered "open" when the
reproductive parts (male stamens or female pistils) are visible between or within unfolded or open flower
parts (petals, floral tubes or sepals). Do not include wilted or dried flowers.
What percentage of all fresh flowers (buds plus unopened plus open) on the plant are open? For species in which
individual flowers are clustered in flower heads, spikes or catkins (inflorescences), estimate the percentage of all
individual flowers that are open.
Less than 5%; 5-24%; 25-49%; 50-74%; 75-94%; 95% or more;

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Fruits
Fruits
One or more fruits are visible on the plant. For Eschscholzia californica, the fruit is a slender capsule that
changes from green to tan or brown and splits open at its base to expose the seeds. Do not include
empty capsules that have already dropped all of their seeds.
How many fruits are present?
Less than 3; 3 to 10; 11 to 100; 101 to 1,000; More than 1,000;

Ripe fruits
One or more ripe fruits are visible on the plant. For Eschscholzia californica, a fruit is considered ripe
when it has turned tan or brown and has split open at its base to expose the seeds. Do not include empty
capsules that have already dropped all of their seeds.
What percentage of all fruits (unripe plus ripe) on the plant are ripe?
Less than 5%; 5-24%; 25-49%; 50-74%; 75-94%; 95% or more;

Recent fruit or seed drop
One or more mature fruits or seeds have dropped or been removed from the plant since your last visit.
Do not include obviously immature fruits that have dropped before ripening, such as in a heavy rain or
wind, or empty fruits that had long ago dropped all of their seeds but remained on the plant.
How many mature fruits have dropped seeds or have completely dropped or been removed from the plant since your
last visit?
Less than 3; 3 to 10; 11 to 100; 101 to 1,000; More than 1,000;

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Songbirds (flower visiting)

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see/hear...

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curve-billed thrasher
My back yard
2012
Alyssa Rosemartin

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Active individuals
Feeding
Fruit/seed consumption
Insect consumption
Flower visitation
Calls or song
Singing males
Mating
Nest building
Dead individuals
Individuals at a feeding station
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Animal Phenophase Datasheet

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Curve-billed Thrasher
(Toxostoma curvirostre)

Phenophase Definitions
Directions:
As you report on phenophase status (Y, N or ?) on the
datasheets, refer to the definitions on this sheet to find out what you
should look for, for each phenophase in each species. For reporting animal abundance, if a specific question is included
below the phenophase, choose the best answer to the question. If there is no specific question, enter the
number of individual animals you observed in each phenophase. Feel free not to report on phenophases
or abundances if they seem too difficult or time-consuming.

Activity
Active individuals
One or more individuals are seen moving about or at rest.
Feeding
One or more individuals are seen feeding. If possible, record the name of the species or substance being
eaten or describe it in the comments field.
Fruit/seed consumption
One or more individuals are seen eating the fleshy fruits, seeds, or cones of a plant. If possible, record the
name of the plant or describe it in the comments field.
Insect consumption
One or more individuals are seen eating insects. If possible, record the name of the insect or describe it in
the comments field.
Flower visitation
One or more individuals are seen visiting flowers or flying from flower to flower. If possible, record the
name of the plant or describe it in the comments field.
Calls or song
One or more individuals are heard calling or singing.
Singing males
One or more singing males are heard. Singing refers to stereotypical, simple or elaborate vocalizations
used as part of a territorial proclamation or defense or mate attraction. It does not include relatively
simple calls used for other forms of communication.

Reproduction
Mating
A male and female are seen coupled in a mating position, usually with the male on top of the female.

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Nest building
One or more adults are seen constructing a nest or carrying nesting material.

Development
Dead individuals
One or more dead individuals are seen, including those found on roads.

Method
Individuals at a feeding station
One or more individuals are seen visiting a feeder, feeding station, or food placed by a person.

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Songbirds

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see/hear...

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ruby-crowned kinglet
My back yard
2012
Alyssa Rosemartin

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Active individuals
Feeding
Fruit/seed consumption
Insect consumption
Calls or song
Singing males
Mating
Nest building
Dead individuals
Individuals at a feeding station
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Animal Phenophase Datasheet

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
(Regulus calendula)

Phenophase Definitions
Directions:
As you report on phenophase status (Y, N or ?) on the
datasheets, refer to the definitions on this sheet to find out what you
should look for, for each phenophase in each species. For reporting animal abundance, if a specific question is included
below the phenophase, choose the best answer to the question. If there is no specific question, enter the
number of individual animals you observed in each phenophase. Feel free not to report on phenophases
or abundances if they seem too difficult or time-consuming.

Activity
Active individuals
One or more individuals are seen moving about or at rest.
Feeding
One or more individuals are seen feeding. If possible, record the name of the species or substance being
eaten or describe it in the comments field.
Fruit/seed consumption
One or more individuals are seen eating the fleshy fruits, seeds, or cones of a plant. If possible, record the
name of the plant or describe it in the comments field.
Insect consumption
One or more individuals are seen eating insects. If possible, record the name of the insect or describe it in
the comments field.
Calls or song
One or more individuals are heard calling or singing.
Singing males
One or more singing males are heard. Singing refers to stereotypical, simple or elaborate vocalizations
used as part of a territorial proclamation or defense or mate attraction. It does not include relatively
simple calls used for other forms of communication.

Reproduction
Mating
A male and female are seen coupled in a mating position, usually with the male on top of the female.
Nest building
One or more adults are seen constructing a nest or carrying nesting material.

Development
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Dead individuals
One or more dead individuals are seen, including those found on roads.

Method
Individuals at a feeding station
One or more individuals are seen visiting a feeder, feeding station, or food placed by a person.

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Butterflies (with migration)

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see/hear...

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monarch
My back yard
2012
Alyssa Rosemartin

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Active adults
Flower visitation
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Mating
Active caterpillars
Caterpillars feeding
Dead caterpillars
Dead adults
Individuals at a feeding station

Individuals in a net
Check when data entered online:

Comments:

Animal Phenophase Datasheet

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Monarch
(Danaus plexippus)

Phenophase Definitions
Directions:
As you report on phenophase status (Y, N or ?) on the
datasheets, refer to the definitions on this sheet to find out what you
should look for, for each phenophase in each species. For reporting animal abundance, if a specific question is included
below the phenophase, choose the best answer to the question. If there is no specific question, enter the
number of individual animals you observed in each phenophase. Feel free not to report on phenophases
or abundances if they seem too difficult or time-consuming.

Activity
Active adults
One or more adults are seen moving about or at rest.
Flower visitation
One or more individuals are seen visiting flowers or flying from flower to flower. If possible, record the
name of the plant or describe it in the comments field.
Migrating adults
Multiple adults of the same species are seen flying steadily in a uniform direction without stopping.

Reproduction
Mating
A male and female are seen coupled in a mating position, usually end to end. This can occur at rest or in
flight.

Development
Active caterpillars
One or more caterpillars (larvae) are seen moving about or at rest. When seen on a plant, if possible,
record the name of the plant or describe it in the comments field.
Caterpillars feeding
One or more caterpillars are seen feeding. If possible, record the name of the species or substance being
eaten or describe it in the comments field.
Dead caterpillars
One or more dead caterpillars are seen, including those found on roads.
Dead adults
One or more dead adults are seen, including those found on roads.

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Method
Individuals at a feeding station
One or more individuals are seen visiting a feeder, feeding station, or food placed by a person.
Individuals in a net
One or more individuals are seen caught in a net.

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Frogs and Toads

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see/hear...

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Couch's spadefoot
My back yard
2012
Alyssa Rosemartin

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Adults on land
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Do you see/hear...
Adults on land
Adults in water
Adults feeding
Vocalizing
Mating
Fresh eggs
Dead adults
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Animal Phenophase Datasheet

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Couch's Spadefoot
(Scaphiopus couchii)

Phenophase Definitions
Directions:
As you report on phenophase status (Y, N or ?) on the
datasheets, refer to the definitions on this sheet to find out what you
should look for, for each phenophase in each species. For reporting animal abundance, if a specific question is included
below the phenophase, choose the best answer to the question. If there is no specific question, enter the
number of individual animals you observed in each phenophase. Feel free not to report on phenophases
or abundances if they seem too difficult or time-consuming.

Activity
Adults on land
One or more adults are seen at rest or active on land.
Adults in water
One or more adults are seen at rest or active in water.
Adults feeding
One or more adults are seen feeding. If possible, record the name of the species or substance being
eaten or describe it in the comments field.

Reproduction
Vocalizing
One or more individuals are heard vocalizing.
What is the intensity of vocalizing?
Single calls: There is space between calls and individuals can be counted.;Overlapping calls: Calls of
individuals can be distinguished but there is some overlapping of calls.;Full chorus: Calls are constant and
overlapping.;

Mating
A female is seen grasped and held by a male.
Fresh eggs
Eggs are seen being extruded, an egg mass is seen with jelly not expanded to full size, or embryos that
are more or less spherical are seen.

Development
Dead adults
One or more dead adults are seen, including those found on roads.

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Snakes and Lizards

Directions: Fill in the date and time in the top rows and circle the appropriate letter in the column below.
y (phenophase is occurring); n (phenophase is not occurring); ? (not certain if the phenophase is occurring).
Do not circle anything if you did not check for the phenophase. In the adjacent blank, write in the appropriate measure of intensity or abundance for this phenophase.

Do you see/hear...

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side-blotched lizard
My back yard
2012
Alyssa Rosemartin

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Individuals on land
Feeding
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Comments:

Do you see/hear...
Individuals on land
Feeding
Young individuals
Dead individuals
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Comments:

Animal Phenophase Datasheet

Contact: [email protected] | More information: www.usanpn.org/how-observe

Side-blotched Lizard
(Uta stansburiana)

Phenophase Definitions
Directions:
As you report on phenophase status (Y, N or ?) on the
datasheets, refer to the definitions on this sheet to find out what you
should look for, for each phenophase in each species. For reporting animal abundance, if a specific question is included
below the phenophase, choose the best answer to the question. If there is no specific question, enter the
number of individual animals you observed in each phenophase. Feel free not to report on phenophases
or abundances if they seem too difficult or time-consuming.

Activity
Individuals on land
One or more individuals are seen active or at rest on land, including individuals found under cover of a
rock, log, or burrow.
Feeding
One or more individuals are seen feeding. If possible, record the name of the species or substance being
eaten or describe it in the comments field.

Development
Young individuals
One or more recently hatched or young individuals are seen, living or dead, including those individuals
found dead on a road.
Dead individuals
One or more dead individuals are seen, including those found on roads.

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