(4 es^s). A Marsh Hawk nest located in the bottom of the main coulee 

 trunk jusr 5 m outside the plot contained 6 es^j^s on May 25, but 

 was destroyed by a flash flood following the June 14 rainstorm. 

 Other vertebrates observed on the plot during census runs: Great 

 Plains Toad ( Rufo cognatus ) . Prairie Rattlesnake, Cottontail 

 ( Sy Ivi l:i'zus sp.), White-tailed Jackrabbit , Porcupine ( Erethi zon 

 dors at um ) , Least Chipmunk ( Eutamias minimus ) , Mule Deer ( Odocoileus 

 hemionus ) . 



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