ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The bird surveys reported here were proposed and supported by Michelle Williams 

 (Lewistown Field Office, BLM). The work was funded by a Challenge Cost Share Agreement 



between the Lewistown Field Office, BLM and the Montana Natural Heritage Program — a 



collaborative effort of The Nature Conservancy and the Natural Resource Information System 



A special thanks is due Michelle for supporting this work, her appreciation of the vagaries in 



central Montana weather and road conditions, and her patience is seeing the project completed. 



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