SPECIAL TECHNIQUES 703 



GROUSE NEST 



County Serial number 



Locality Survey 



Year . Compartment, 



Name 



1. Map No ; 2. Nest No ; 3. Date found 



4. No. eggs: a. When found ; 1). Total clutch 



5. First nest or renest 



6. Female flushed: yes, no. a. Dist. from observer ft. 



b. Direction flushed ; c. Distance flown ft. 



<1. Bird feigned injury: yes, no. 



7. Number of enlarged droppings found 



a. Dist. from nest ft.; b. Direction from nesi 



c. Downhill, level, uphill from nest 



8. Nearest dr. log: DL No ; Dist ft.; Direct, from nest 



9. Distance from: woodsroad or trail, public road ft. 



10. General conditions prevailing in nest vic'inity: 



a. Slopi': Direction (downhill) ; 



Degree: (lat. gentle, steep ; 



b. Hcliition to nearest opening: Distance from fl. 



Type of opening 



c. Nearest slashing: Size acres; Dist. from ft. 



d. Type of cover 



c. ( Jrfmiid cover type 



f. Undergrowth: Type 



Specie's ; Density 



g. Crown cover: Species 



Density 



11. Specific site of nest : 



n. l?esidc or in: tree. stum|i. brush pile, rock, log, clump of bushes, cavity in 



stump or bank. op<'n forest floor, open field 



b. Species (if at base of tree) 



c. Diameter 1 foot from ground (if at base of tree) 



d. l">\posurc (diri'ction it faces) 



e. Distance from nearest conifers ft. 



f. Density iinmeilialc situation: in open spot, in thicket 



IvXrh: OF M'lST 



12. Hatched: 



n. Number of eggs hatched ; Dati! 



1). Number left unhatclied: No. infcrtili? 



No. partially developed 



c. Number not known whether hatclicd or not 



d. Condition of hatched shells: 



No. left as hatched ; No. partly broken 



WCre any broken to bits: yes, no; No. missing 



\\ Cre any shells out of nest: yes, no; Dist ft. 



e. Had nest evidently been disturbed aiftcr hatching; yes, no. 



111. Broken up: 



a. Date 



b. Condition of nest 



c. No. and condition of shells found 



d. Destroyed by: 



based on : 



e. Quality of evidence: excellent, good, fair 



II. Taken for propagation 



15. Evidence inconclusive 



Remarks: 



16. Date checked ; By 



FIGURE 74, DATA SHEET USED TO RECORD GROUSE NEST INFORMATION 



