RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 

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Kootenai National Forest . Pair surveys were conducted along 91 km of 7 streams during May- 

 June 1994 (Appendix A). A minimum of 35 Harlequins (20 males, 15 females) were seen on 4 

 streams (Appendix A & D). These included Grave Creek (3 pairs, plus 2?), Marten Creek (5 

 pairs plus 4c^), Rock Creek (3 pairs plus Id"), Swamp Creek (1</), and the Vermillion River (2 

 pairs plus 1 c^). The single male on Swamp Creek was seen in the bay at the outlet of Swamp 

 Creek to the Clark Fork River. No birds were seen on Wigwam Creek, nor on Big Creek 

 (Koocanusa) where a juvenile was seen in 1990 (Fairman and Miller 1990). 



Brood surveys were conducted along 56 km of 4 streams during late July 1994 (Appendix 

 A). A minimum of 1 6 different Harlequin Ducks were observed on 3 streams (Appendix A & 

 D). Grave Creek had 1 ? present with a brood of 4 chicks. Rock Creek had 1 ? present with a 

 brood of 3 chicks (? was a different individual from the 3 seen in spring). The Vermilion River 

 had 1 ? present with a brood of 6 chicks. Marten Creek had no birds present. : ». 



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Flathead National Forest . Pair surveys were conducted along 111 km of 8 streams during May- 

 June 1994 (Appendix A). A minimimi of 18 Harlequins (1 1 males, 7 females) were seen on 4 

 streams (Appendix A & D). These included Big Creek (1 pair). Spotted Bear River (2?), 

 Sullivan Creek (1 pair) and Trail Creek (3 pairs plus 6^"). The Trail Creek survey was during 

 extremely high water and was probably an underestimate of the actual number of birds present; 

 in fact no marked females were seen although a marked female was present with a brood in 

 August. 



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