LIST OF TABLES 



Table P age 



1. Habitat and status matrix for nongame birds (excluding raptors) 

 observed on the study area 14 



2. Habitat and status matrix for raptors found on the study area. ... 21 



3. Summary of breeding bird surveys by vegetation type (numbers 



indicate the numbers of breeding pairs/100 ha) 



28 



4. Wintering bird survey results by vegetation type (numbers indicate 



total numbers of individuals observed 32 



5. Mammals of the study area and their vegetation type use, relative 

 abundance and classification 33 



6. Results of summer small mammal trapping 40 



7. Results of fall small mammal sampling 42 



8. A list of the reptile and amphibian species found on the area along 

 with the vegetation type most commonly observed in, relative 

 abundance and classification ^3 



9. Precipitation records from U.S. Department of Commerce Climato- 

 logical Data, Miles City FAA AP Station 54 



10. Vegetation frequency (% occurrence in 100 2x5 dm frames) for the 



four major vegetation types 55 



11. Results of the 1979 breeding bird survey in the creek vegetation 



type 57 



12. Results of the 1980 breeding bird survey in the creek vegetation 



type 58 



13. Results of the 1979 breeding bird survey in the sage-grassland 

 vegetation type 59 



14. Results of the 1980 breeding bird survey in the sage-grassland 

 vegetation type 60 



15. Results of the 1979 breeding bird survey in the grassland vegetation 

 type 61 



16. Results of the 1980 breeding bird survey in the grassland vegetation 

 type 62 



17. Results of the 197 9 breeding bird survey in the badlands vegetation 



type 63 



18. Results of the 1980 breeding bird survey in the badlands vegetation 



type 



64 



