Creek and Wounded Buck Creek where they have been observed in at 

 least one of the past five years. 



Kootenai National Forest . Pair surveys were conducted along 36 

 km of 3 streams during May-June 1992 (Table 1) . A minimum of 8 

 harlequins (5 males, 3 females) were seen on 2 streams (Appendix 

 B & C) . These included the Vermillion River (ltf, 19) and Marten 

 Creek (2 pairs plus 2d) . 



Brood surveys were conducted along 41 km of 5 streams during 

 late July - August 1992 (Table 1) . A minimum of 18 different 

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

 C) . Marten Creek had 59 present with 4 broods (4,4,4,1). 



No harlequins were observed on Rock Creek, Elk Creek and 

 Swamp Creek where they have been observed in at least one of the 

 past five years. 



Lolo National Forest . Brood surveys were conducted along 42 km 

 of 3 streams during August 1992 (Table 1) . Three different 

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

 C) . The North Fork of the Blackfoot River had 3 juveniles 

 present. Additionally an angler we talked to on the bay at the 

 mouth of Marten Creek (Kootenai NF) , reported that he had seen a 

 female with a small brood in July on Graves Creek; he also stated 

 he had seen harlequins on Deep Creek in previous years, but not 

 in 1992. He was able to tell harlequins from other ducks present 

 at the time (mallards and common mergansers) . However, our « 

 survey and past surveys on Graves Creek have failed to find 

 harlequins (Miller 1989, Fairman and Miller 1990). No harlequins 



