TABLE OF CONTENTS 



LIST OF FIGURES "i i 



LIST OF TABLES iv 



LIST OF APPENDICES vi 



INTRODUCTION 1 



Study Areas 1 



Approach 1 



METHODS 5 



General Ground and Aerial Surveys 5 



Waterfowl Survey and Census 5 



rionitoring of Raptor Nests and Grouse Leks 5 



Roadside Wildlife Survey 5 



Winter Bird Census 6 



Small Mammal Trapping 6 



Lagomorph Survey 6 



WEATHER 9 



VEGETATION AND HABITATS 11 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 13 



Wildlife Species Parameters 13 



Tabular Summary 13 



Narrative Accounts for Selected Species 13 



Bird Community Parameters 50 



Waterfowl Communities 50 



Winter Bird Census 57 



Roadside Wildlife Survey 57 



Smal 1 Mammal Communi ty Parameters 65 



RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE MONITORING 68 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 69 



LITERATURE CITED 70 



APPENDICES 71 



