(List updated 10/19/26.)

The codes in this document are my shorthand for referring to nests throughout this website.  Each code begins with the state or province in which the nest is found, and the abbreviation that follows generally refers to location within that state or province.

A note about my Channel Islands codes: Observers of those nests have long used a shorthand of their own, e.g. WE = West End. Rather than devising my own codes, I have adapted theirs, adding a letter that indicates which island the nest is on:

• • • c = Catalina Island (e.g. CA cWE = Catalina Island, West End nest)

• • • m = San Clemente Island (e.g. CA mBC = San Clemente Island, Bald Canyon nest)

• • • p = Anacapa Island (e.g. CA pOC = Anacapa Island, Oak Canyon nest)

• • • r = Santa Rosa Island (e.g. CA rLC =Santa Rosa Island, Lopez Canyon nest)

• • • z = Santa Cruz Island (e.g. CA zSC = Santa Cruz Island, Sauces Canyon nest)

You can find links to streaming cams here.

Click on the pop-out icon at the upper right of the file to enlarge and open in a new window.

© elfruler 2017-2026