TABLE OF CONTENTS 



ABSTRACT iii 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v 



LIST OF TABLES vii 



LIST OF FIGURES vii 



INTRODUCTION 1 



METHODS AND MATERIALS 4 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 5 



Surveys 5 



Kootenai National Forest 5 



Flathead National Forest 5 



Helena and Lolo National Forests 6 



Stillwater State Forest 6 



Breeding Chronology 8 



Reproduction 8 



Capture and Marking 9 



Relocation of Marked Birds 10 



Movements II 



MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESEARCH NEEDS 16 



LITERATURE CITED 19 



APPENDICES 22 



Appendix A. Streams surveyed for Harlequin Ducks in 1 994 23 



Appendix B. Miscellaneous reports of Harlequin Ducks during 1994 26 



Appendix C. Data forms 27 



Appendix D. List of Harlequin Ducks marked in 1 994 or marked in previous years and 



sighted in 1994 33 



Marten Creek, Kootenai National Forest 33 



Vermilion River, Kootenai National Forest 36 



Rock Creek, Kootenai National Forest 38 



Gravie Creek, Kootenai National Forest 39 



Trail Creek, Flathead National Forest 40 



Spotted Bear River, Flathead National Forest 41 



Sullivan Creek, Flathead National Forest 42 



Glacier National Park 43 



Appendix E. Element Occurrence Records from 1994 Surveys 44 



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