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June 18, 1915 - "Wolves killed a calf on Cherry Creek, they are quite a menace 

 this summer." 



June 25, 1915 - Cherry Creek - 4 colts lost to wolves, went wolfing and got 4 

 pups. 



October 22, 1915 - "Ed Guenthier from Saugus, (authors note: on the current 

 study area) a few days ago killed one of the largest wolves ever seen In the 

 Saugus section, it measured 7 feet in length. For the past few years, wolves 

 have been rather bold in the Saugus section." 



January 18, 1918 - wolves and coyotes killing a lot of stock on the northside 

 (authors note: Cherry Creek area). 



February 21, 1919 - Many young cattle and horses killed by wolves on northside 

 (badlands) . 



March 7, 1919 - Hunters looking for wolves - none killed, 3 seen. 



July 13, 1923 - the leader of a band of wolves on Cottonwood Creek was killed. 



August 24, 1923 - "owing to the fact that wolves and coyotes are getting numerous 

 on northside ranges and are taking a heavy toll of young stock, the Terry Sports- 

 men have arranged a wolf hunt . " 



The last wolf known to have been killed on this study area was in 1922 by 

 government trapper Ed Guenther (Haughian, 1977) and may have been the final 

 wolf which was bountied in Prairie County. No wolves have been seen on this 

 area since that kill and it is extremely unlikely any occur, or have occurred 

 since that time. The most recent wolf kill in eastern Montana occurred 24 

 miles north of Glasgow, Montana (Montana Outdoors, 1979) in October 1978. This 

 is far north of the present study area. Re introduction of wolves into this 

 area is not biologically or politically feasible. 



Bald Eagle {Hatiaetus leucoaephalus) - All the observations of bald eagles 

 occurred during the period from December to March. The greatest number that 

 were observed in a single day occurred on 27 March 1980 when 3 adults and 4 sub- 

 adults were located on the study area adjacent to the Yellowstone River. This 

 species was known to winter on the Yellowstone River in this area but no summer 

 records were recorded and no evidence of breeding was found. Bald eagles 

 probably winter here as long as the river remains free of ice. Swenson (pers. 

 comm. ) stated that wintering survey flights conducted in southeastern Montana 

 indicated that the majority of wintering occurs on river bottoms and that upland 

 wintering is uncommon and usually within 15 km of a river. Historically, this 

 species was listed as an occasional visitor which formerly bred here (Cameron 

 1907). Cameron also reported a nest on the Powder River (south of the present 

 study area (15-20 km) and stated that two adults were found dead on the Powder 

 River after eating poison baits put out for wolves. 



Peregrine Falcon (Falao peregrinus) ~ Only one sighting of a peregrine falcon 

 was made on the study area. This observation was recorded by BLM biologist 

 William Matthews 8 May 1979 and was probably a migrant bird. No evidence of 

 breeding by this species was recorded on the area during this study, however, 

 this species was known to breed here in the early 1900's (Cameron 1907). Cameron 



