Colonial nesting bird survey on the Bureau of Land Management Lewistown district : 1996

33 Pages·1998·0.82 MB·English

by  Feigley, H. Peter

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Lewistown District: 1996
A Report to:
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yelhgieF , H. P. 1998. Colonial nesting bird survey on the Bureau of Land Management tcir tnswioDtsiweL :
1996. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Helena, MT. 27 pp.
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TCARTSBA
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( sohcnyhrorh tsyurneaceleP nore(H- tdhegniwNorc- k,c)alB xaro txiacryoncitcyN -e l,b)uoD
crested Cormorant ( sut ixrauraocorcalahP nkr ce(,aT)lB sairneogdiinlhC n rneoTm m,o)C
( aondrneutrSih ), Forster’s Tern ( ainrreettsSrof (llu Gainrofila C,) sursauLcinrofilac s’nilknar F,)
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r(ednamal ars e:g dietvres beor esweiceps amotsybmmAunirgit ), western chorus frog ( sircaduesP
atairesirt ,) nrehtron drapoel gorf( Rana pipiens to(ofed aspnsi a,l)p supoihpacSsnorfibmob ),
edlettrnu(itap at csiypmesyrhC ,) nlraeitrste swreertrreatg ekans( sishnpaognemlaehT d)na
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INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………… 1
METHODS ……………………………………………………………………………... 2
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION …………………………………………………….….. 3
SNOITADNEMMOCER ..……………………………………………………………… 12
LITERATURE CITED …………………………………………………………….…… 14
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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NOITCUDORTNI
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n(r enTommoC aondrneutrSih ), Forster's Tern ( ainrreettsSrof ), Least Tern ( anmruertaSllitna ),
n r ek(Tca ldBna sairneogdiinlhC anatn oeM hntih t. ieWta tes h ntnirecn olcaice p fssoeice p ss)a
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METHODS
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sdribret ad wn-aero hlsainol oS cEfsTonoitac ofslop ar xmo2ifdnep pe.Ae )Ss(et i5ns(reT
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( ataires isritrcaduesP ,) nrehtron drapoel gorf( Rana pipiens to(ofed aspnsi a,l)p supoihpacS
bombifrons ,) detniap eltrut( at csiypmesyrhC ,) nlraeitrste swreertrreatg ekans( sihponmahT
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