﻿Bald Eagle Survey 



During the monitoring period, bald eagles were observed only in January. 

 No bald eagles were seen during the first two roadside counts, but two adults 

 were viewed during the January 17 count, one near China Rapids and the other 

 near the Libby city limits. At least two eagles, one adult and one juvenile, 

 were known to be present in the project area (near China Rapids) during 

 wildlife censuses. The adult was probably the one observed near China Rapids 

 during the roadside count. 



Harlequin Duck Special Studies 



Information on harlequin ducks observed during the monitoring period is 

 presented in table 4. On October 8, 1979, a female harlequin was seen in the 

 Kootenai River approximately 3 miles upstream from Kootenai Falls, and on 

 October 12, 1979, an adult female harlequin was shot by a hunter on the 

 Kootenai River near the mouth of Cedar Creek, 7 miles upstream from Kootenai 

 Falls (John Jeresek, pers . comm.). This is an unusually late record for this 

 species in Montana. On June 2, a pair of harlequins was seen feeding and 

 loafing among rocks in China Rapids. Despite an intensive search, no broods 

 were located by DNRC biologists. However, in July 1980, a brood of three 

 young was seen with one adult female and two adult males among the rocks in 

 river section M just above the falls (Rogers 1980; Wolf pers. comm.). This 

 is the first documentation of harlequin ducks breeding in the study area. 



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