TABLE OF CONTENTS 



ABSTRACT iii 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v 



TABLES vii 



FIGURES vii 



INTRODUCTION 1 



METHODS AND MATERIALS 3 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 4 



Surveys 4 



Kootenai National Forest 4 



Flathead National Forest 4 



Custer, Gallatin, Kaniksu, and Lolo National Forests 5 



Glacier National Park 5 



Breeding Chronology 5 



Reproduction 13 



Capture and Marking 14 



Relocation and marking effects 14 



Movements 14 



MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND RESEARCH NEEDS 24 



LITERATURE CITED 26 



APPENDICES 



Appendix A. Data forms 29 



Appendix B. List of Harlequin Ducks marked in 1993 



or marked in previous years and sighted in 1993 32 



MARTEN CREEK, KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST 33 



SWAMP CREEK, KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST 37 



VERMILLION RIVER, KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST 39 



ROCK CREEK, KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST 43 



TRAIL CREEK, FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST 46 



SPOTTED BEAR RIVER, FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST 49 



GLACIER NATIONAL PARK 51 



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