confluence with Fitzsimmons Creek but no ducks were located. 

 Swift Creek matched habitat criteria and 1 lone female was 

 located on 28 July 1990 near the confluence with Swede Creek. 

 This creek was difficult to access and it may support more ducks 

 than were located. Both surveyed portions of Swift Creek and the 

 Stillwater River are on the Stillwater State Forest. 



Glacier View Ranger District 



Trail Creek provided the most observations of harlequins of 

 any searched creek in the study area. Eight separate sightings 

 were recorded some of which were probably repeat sightings of the 

 same birds. A total of 6 young were observed in two separate 

 broods. A brood was also located by the author in the same area 

 in 1989. During this survey the creek was dry above the 

 confluence with Thoma Creek. Trail Creek was the most developed 

 creek surveyed with at least 4 cabins located along the creek and 

 a major forest service campground upstream from the sighting 

 areas. One pair of harlequin ducks was observed on Big Creek on 

 17 May and a harlequin duck feather was found during the second 

 survey on 9 August. Harlequin ducks were also observed by USFS 

 personnel on 31 May at the Canadian border on the North Fork of 

 x.he Flathead River. The Glacier View Ranger District appears to 

 have more extensive harlequin habitat than any other ranger 

 district on the Flathead National Forest other than the 

 wilderness areas. 



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