Table 2. Summary of weather parameters at Libby, August 1982-JuLy 1983 



Maximum Snow 

 Month Temperature'' Precipi tation^ SnowfaLL Depth on Ground 



[degrees F.] (inches) (inches) (inches) 



'^ Monthly average (departure from normal) 

 2 Total (departure from normal) 

 * Data unavai lable 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 



During this monitoring period, 77 species of vertebrates were observed — 1 

 amphibian, 1 reptile, 68 birds, and 7 mammals. These included five new 

 species — Wood Duck, Caspian Tern, Eastern Kingbird, Evening Grosbeak, and Clark's 

 Nutcracker. These new species bring the total number of species observed since the 

 studies began in 1978 to 123 (1 amphibian, 1 reptile, 93 birds, and 28 mammals). 

 Data on these species are summarized in tables 3 and 4. (NOTE: Nomenclature and 

 phyLogenetic sequence have been updated to conform to AOU (1983). 



