﻿METHODS 



Field techniques and analytical methods used in this study were as 

 described in the baseline studies report (DNRC 1979, pp. 109-112). Three 

 biologists worked in the study area a number of times during the study period 

 (see table 1). A brief summary of methods employed for individual study 

 segments follows. 



Species List Update 



The species lists presented in the baseline report (DNRC 1979) were 

 updated, with emphasis placed on refining habitat preference and local 

 distribution data. 



Project Area Wildlife Census 



This census was designed to collect data that would allow comparison of 

 wildlife use of the project area between months and between years. The 

 methods used were patterned after the standard winter bird study (Kolb 1965) 

 and breeding bird census (Hall 1964, Van Velzen 1972) techniques used in the 

 original inventory, but were extended to include all vertebrate species. The 

 area censused includes: the entire Kootenai River and its shorelines from 50 

 m (164 ft) below the proposed dam outlet to the upper end of the proposed 

 reservoir; the land which would be inundated by the dam at a forebay 

 elevation of 610m (2,000 ft); the land which would be affected by railroad 

 relocation; and all remaining land between Highway 2 and the Kootenai River. 

 The entire area was censused for three consecutive days during the months of 



