ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



During the 1978-79 monitoring period data were gathered by: 

 B, Blanchard, MDFWP (March aerial flights); R. DeSimone, MDFWP 

 (September and October aerial flights); P. Martin, MDFWP (April - 

 August aerial flights and ground surveys); P. Nichols (fall small 

 mammal trapping); R. Stoneberg, MDFWP (January - March aerial 

 flights); D. Sullivan (spring small mammal trapping, breeding 

 bird census, and general ground survey); and L. Thompson, DNRC 

 (project coordinator, roadside wildlife surveys, breeding bird 

 census, and general ground surveys). G. Cawlfield (DNRC), E. 

 Madej, P. Nichols, and L. Thompson performed the data analyses, 

 and Rose Ann Montgomery typed the manuscript. This report was 

 prepared by L. Thompson of DNRC and was funded by Dreyer Brothers, 

 Inc. Special thanks are again extended to M. McKeever and family 

 and to the Wallers for their help in the field. 



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