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TITLE PAGE , i 



DEDICATION ii 



ACKNOWLEDGMENT iii 



TABLE OF CONTENTS iv 



LIST OF TABLES v 



LIST OF FIGURES vl 



ABSTRACT vii 



INTRODUCTION 1 



DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA 2 



MATERIALS AND METHODS 10 



Breeding Bird Survey 10 



Wintering Bird Survey 10 



Raptors 10 



Small Mammal Sampling 10 



Other Wildlife Species 11 



Vegetation Descriptions 12 



Relative Abundance 12 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 13 



Nongame Birds (Excluding Raptors) 13 



Raptors 20 



Breeding Bird Surveys 27 



Wintering Bird Surveys 31 



Mammals of the Study Area 31 



Summer Small Mammal Trap Data 40 



Fall Small Mammal Trap Data 42 



Reptiles and Amphibians 42 



Endangered Species 45 



HABITAT PROBLEMS AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 49 



LITERATURE CITED 50 



APPENDICES 53 



