recognizable by shape and color combinations. The Park felt the 

 nasal discs would be aesthetically unacceptable to Park visitors. 

 Birds in Glacier National Park were banded with USFWS bands and a 

 unique combination of 3 plastic, colored leg bands. 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 

 Surveys 



Flathead National Forest . Pair surveys were conducted along 200 

 km of 12 streams during May-June 1992 (Table 1). A minimum of 13 

 harlequins (5 males, 8 females) were seen on 3 streams (Table 1, 

 Appendix B & C) . These included the North Fork of the Flathead 

 River (lcf, 29), Sullivan Creek (29), and Trail Creek (4 pairs); 

 additionally we had reports of harlequins from the Middle Fork of 

 the Flathead River (ltf and 1 pair; H. Rivera) and Harrison Creek 

 (ltf; J. Graham) (Table 2). 



Brood surveys were conducted along 301 km of 22 streams 

 during July - August 1992 (Table 1) . A minimum of 43 different 

 harlequin ducks were observed on 6 streams (Table 1, Appendix B & 

 C) . These included: 1) Little Salmon Creek (29, 2 brood w/ 3 & 5 

 young), 2) South Fork of the Flathead River (49), 3) Spotted Bear 

 River (19, 2 broods of 3 & 4 young), 4) Sullivan Creek (2 birds, 

 either adult 9, or fledged young), 5) Trail Creek (29, 2 broods 

 of 4 & 4 young), and 6) White River (39, 3 broods of 1, 2, & 3 

 young) . Additionally S. Sigler reported birds on the Middle Fork 

 of the Flathead River (39, 2 broods of 5 & 4) . 



No harlequins were observed on Bunker Creek, Mid Creek, Big 



