Brood surveys were conducted along 133 km of 6 streams during July - August 1994 

 (Appendix A). A minimum of 66 different Harlequin Ducks were observed on 5 streams 

 (Appendix A &, D). These included: 1) Little Salmon River (1 ?, 1 brood of 7 young); 2) 

 Spotted Bear River (2 ? , 2 broods of 4 and 5 young plus 3 birds which were probably a? with a 

 brood of 2), and 3) Sullivan Creek (2?, 2 broods of 5 and 7 young); 4) Trail Creek (2?, 2 broods 

 of 3 and 1 young; at least one of the females was a different individual than seen in the spring 

 coimt); and 5) White River (4?, 4 broods of 1, 6, 6, and 7 young). This is by far the highest 

 reproduction recorded in the South Fork Flathead River drainage. 



Helena and Lolo National Forests . Brood surveys were conducted along 38 km of 3 streams 

 during July 1994 (Appendix A). No Harlequin Ducks were observed on any stream (Appendix 

 A), including the North Fork of the Blackfoot River (Lolo NF) where they have been observed in 

 at least one of the past five years. However, we did have a report of a pair at a nest on the North 

 Fork Blackfoot (Appendix B). We got the report in mid- July, too late to check on it. However, 

 it seems unlikely that both a male and female would be present at the nest site. 



Stillwater State Forest . Pair surveys were conducted along 40 km of 3 streams in May and June 

 1994 Appendix A). A mirumum of 4 different Harlequin Ducks (3 ?, Id") were observed on 

 Swift Creek (Appendix A & D). A single brood survey of 1 8 km on Swift Creek was made in 

 August 1994, but no harlequins were seen (Appendix A). 



