APPENDIX F 

 KOOTENAI FALLS 

 RIPARIAN WILDLIFE CENSUS 

 INSTRUCTIONS 



Objectives 



The objective of this census is to document the seasonal pattern of use 

 of the Kootenai Falls project area by wildlife before, during, and after 

 construction. All vertebrate species using the area are to be investigated-- 

 reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. 



Materials Needed 



Binoculars, spotting scope, clipboard, field maps, field data sheets, 

 summary sheets, nest record cards, colored pencils, rain gear, field guides. 



Methods 



This census is designed to produce data allowing comparisons of wild- 

 life use between months and between years. The general nrethodology is pat- 

 terned after the standard winter bird study (Kolb 1965) and breeding bird 

 census (Hall 1964, Van Velzen 1972) techniques, but is extended to include 

 all vertebrate species. The study area is to be censused on three consecu- 

 tive days each month during January, April, June, August, and October along 

 a standardized route. Censuses will begin precisely at local sunrise except 

 in April, June, and August, when they will begin one-half hour before local 

 sunrise each day. The same route will be followed each time (although 

 starting point and direction will be changed randomly from day to day), and 



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