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Ferruginous Hawk ( Buteo regalis ) Inventories
on the Dillon Resource Area
of Southwest Montana; 1992

by
Eric C. Atkinson

Montana Natural Heritage Program
1515 East Sixth Avenue
Helena, Montana 59620

for the

Bureau of Land Management

Dillon Resource Area

Dillon, Montana 59725

Cooperative Challenge Cost Share Program

Montana Natural Heritage Program

Bureau of Land Management

December 1992

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 1

METHODS 4

RESULTS 7

DISCUSSION 18

CONCLUSIONS AND MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS 24

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 28

LITERATURE CITED 30

ABSTRACT

From June to August 1992, 42,890 ha of public and private
land were surveyed in Beaverhead and Madison counties of
southwest Montana for the presence of Ferruginous Hawks.
Fifty nests were located, including 16 active nests (15
previously undocumented territories) . With the addition of
these active nests, the surveyed areas of southwestern
Montana contain at least 132 active territories. Hawks
chose a variety of substrates upon which to nest, primarily
placing nests upon rocky outcrops (51.6%) in this high
elevation population (x = 1888 + 178.5 m) . Nests were
located near the apexes (65.39 + 17.87%) of steep slopes
(62.76 + 40.15%) which predominantly exhibited a southern
exposure (190.84 + 62.45°). Habitat within 100 m of
Ferruginous Hawk nests consisted of approximately equivalent
proportions of grassland and shrubland, whereas grassland
constituted over 50% of the vegetation within a 1.6 km
circle centered at the nest. On average, territories
contained 1.31 + 0.92 alternate nests and active territories
were separated by a mean of 1911 m (SD = 659.2 m) . Density
of breeding Ferruginous Hawks was highly variable throughout
the study area ranging from to 0.10 active territories per
square kilometer (x = 0.04 + 0.04 active territories/km 2 ).
Fifty percent of the active and inactive nests were observed
in the Sagebrush Steppe Association, whereas the Foothill
Prairie Association contained 43.8 and 23.5% of the active

and inactive nests, respectively. Only 6.3 and 2% of the
active and inactive nests, respectively, were located in the
Mountain Mahogany Association. Productivity of Ferruginous
Hawk nests was 1.9 ± 1.4 fledglings/territorial pair.
Ground squirrels ( Spermophilus spp.) accounted for 45.5% of
identified prey items, whereas passerines made up nearly 2 0%
of the diet of this population of Ferruginous Hawks.
Vegetative diversity was measured surrounding 15 active
nests from the Centennial Valley north to the Dillon area.

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INTRODUCTION
The Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis ) is the largest
buteo in North America and has been shown to be strongly
associated with grasslands, and to a lesser extent, shrub
steppe communities where open areas are available for
foraging. Ferruginous Hawks historically nested over much
of western North America (Figure 1) . Many researchers have
inferred or demonstrated that Ferruginous Hawk populations
have declined through portions of their range and since
1982, this species has been classified as a Category 2
species by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) (Woffinden 1975, Oakleaf 1985, Powers and Craig
1976, Murphy 1978, Bechard 1981, Evans 1982, Houston and
Bechard 1984, Schmutz 1984, Schmutz et al. 1984, Woffinden
and Murphy 1989, USFWS 1992). In 1991, the USFWS was
petitioned to list this species as "endangered" under the
Endangered Species Act (Ure et al. 1991) ; a listing that was
subsequently deemed unmerited due to the high variability
within and between populations in terms of productivity and
to the fact that the petition presented insufficient
information to warrant such a listing (USFWS 1992) even
though Ferruginous Hawks are currently considered a
"threatened" species by the Canadian Wildlife Service
(Johnsgard 1990) . Much concern remains regarding the long-
term viability of Ferruginous Hawks over much of their
range .

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The state-wide status and viability of Ferruginous
Hawks in Montana is poorly known with studies to date
centered in extreme southeastern, extreme southwestern, and
north-central Montana (Ensign 1983; Myers 1987; Restani
1989, 1991; Harmata 1991; Wittenhagen 1991). Montana
appears to support a relatively stable population of
breeding Ferruginous Hawks, second in size only to Wyoming
in the United States (Ure et al. 1991, USFWS 1992). Myers
(1987) documented a very high density of nesting pairs in
Beaverhead and Madison counties, rivalled by few other
populations region-wide. However, similar to other portions
of its breeding range, apparently suitable habitat in
southwestern Montana remains unoccupied by breeding
Ferruginous Hawks (Fitzner et al. 1977, E. C. Atkinson pers.
observ.) and the number of active territories has likely
declined historically in Montana as a result of homesteading
and the concurrent conversion of native grasslands to
agriculture (Dennis Flath pers. comm.) . Just to our north
in Alberta, Ferruginous Hawks presently occupy only 60% of
the area in which they historically nested, a situation that
is strongly tied to increases in land area used for
agriculture and the increases of woody species associated
with fire suppression (Houston and Bechard 1984; Schmutz
1984, 1987a).

This study was a continuation of the surveys of public
land in southwest Montana performed in 1985 and 198 6 by

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Lewis Myers [Bureau of Land Management (BLM) , Dillon
Resource Area] . The surveys that I performed in 1992 led to
the completion of an inventory program for the majority of
BLM holdings in Beaverhead and Madison counties, Montana
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METHODS
I initiated field surveys for nesting Ferruginous Hawks
on 24 June 1992 and continued until 1 August 1992. Six

I major areas totalling 42,890 ha (105,900 acres) to be

surveyed were delineated by Dillon Resource Area (BLM)
biologist Jim Roscoe (Appendix A) . Area boundaries were
transferred to 7.5 minute U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
topographic maps for use in the field.

1 Surveys were conducted on foot by walking ridges while

intermittently stopping to survey the surrounding areas for
stick nests and hawks with 9X binoculars and/or 2 OX spotting
scope. Additionally, some areas were surveyed via 4x4
truck, again, coupled with scanning through binoculars,

I often from exposed promontories. One aerial survey from a

fixed-wing aircraft was performed on 16 July.

Locations of Ferruginous Hawk and other raptor nests
were plotted on 7.5 minute quads and a "Raptor Nest
Inventory" form (BLM) (Appendix B) was filled out for each

I Ferruginous Hawk nest observed. I categorized the substrate

supporting the nest into the following: ground = nest

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situated directly (not elevated) upon the ground; outcrop =
nest situated on a rocky outcrop, the size of which ranged
from < lm to several meters in height; rimrock or bluff = a
linear escarpment or fault-line, smaller than a cliff and up
to approximately 12m in height; cliff = less linear than
rimrock and usually > 12m in height; tree = conifer or
deciduous tree, or shrub; and power pole. The activity
status of each nest was determined, number and approximate
age of young were recorded, slope and aspect were measured,
prey items were enumerated, and pellets were collected at
each nest. Additionally, I visually estimated the percent
cover and percent quantity of major vegetative cover types
primarily including grassland, shrubland, and shrub/grass
mosaic areas within a 100 m radius of the nest and within a
1.6 km (1 mile) radius of the nest. I determined the
habitat association within which each nest occurred from
maps located at the Dillon Resource Area office (Kuchler
1964) .

Ferruginous Hawk pellets were dissected with a 10-3 OX
I dissection scope, prey items were identified, and prey were

enumerated, corrected to the minimum number of individuals
represented for each nest or collection date. Beetles
(Carabidae and Scarabaidae) were treated as though they were
incidentally ingested, hence, were not included in the
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From 30 July to 1 August, botanical data surrounding 15
nests (active 1992) were recorded with the use of ECODATA
methodology (Appendix C, DeVelice 1991). Shannon's index
and Hill's numbers as measurements of diversity for plant
species present within a 10.9 m radius surrounding each nest
were calculated for each ECODATA plot (Ludwig and Reynolds
1988) .

RESULTS

I found a total of 16 active Ferruginous Hawk nests
while performing surveys. I also discovered 24 inactive
nests over the course of the field season. Nests ranged in
elevation from 1635 to 2286 m (5365 to 7500 feet) (x =
1887.8 m, SD = 178.5 m, n = 50). Legal descriptions of each
nest with habitat associations are presented in Appendix D.
Completed "Raptor Nest Inventory" forms are on file at the
Dillon Resource Area office. Additionally, 11 active nests
located in the Centennial Valley adjacent to our study area
(Marco Restani, pers. comm.) were visited to record
productivity and to describe nesting habitat. Locations of
other raptor nests observed are listed in Appendix E.

Density of active territories was quite variable
between the areas that were surveyed (Table 1) . The two
areas with highest Ferruginous Hawk breeding pair densities
were the Frying Pan Basin and Diamond Butte areas, both of
which contained a significant amount of private lands. The

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Table 1. Areas surveyed, number of active territories, and
densities of Ferruginous Hawks in southwest
Montana .

AREA

# km 2

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km 2 /

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TERRITORIES

PAIR

/km 2

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77.7

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average distance which separated active nests was 1911 m (SD
= 659.15, n = 8) and I found that each active territory-
contained an average of 2.31 nests (including the active
nest and any alternate nests) (SD = 1.92, n = 16). Eight
territories contained the active nest only, whereas one
territory contained seven alternate nests.

The single aerial survey proved to be quite efficient.
During a period of two hours I located two Ferruginous Hawk
nests in the approximately 7800 ha (19200 acres) surveyed.
However, both nests were inactive. I subsequently surveyed
the area on foot and by vehicle, discovering one additional
inactive Ferruginous Hawk nest and an active Red-tailed Hawk
nest from which young had recently fledged.

Ferruginous Hawks chose a variety of substrates for
nesting, most commonly upon rocky outcrops (Figure 3) .
Other than those nests on cliffs or in trees, most were
quite accessible from the ground, potentially accessible to
ground predators. Nests were oriented nonrandomly with
hawks preferring to orient their nests with a southern
exposure [x = 190.84° , circular standard deviation =
76.94°, n = 48; Rayleigh's test, z = 7.91, p < 0.0001 (Zar
1974) ] (Figure 4) .

The slope upon which Ferruginous Hawks placed their
nests was quite variable and the mean slope was quite high
(x = 62.8%, SD = 40.2%, n = 50) (Figure 5). Most nests were

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Habitat surrounding 43 Ferruginous Hawk nests was
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nests fledging at least one young [x = 1.93 fledglings, SD =
1.38 fledglings, n = 27 (all active nests); x = 2.36
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(Figure 9) . The most common number of young fledged per
nest was two. Five nests failed to fledge young, apparently
due to a number of factors including removal of the nest
from a power pole by utility workers (Scott Jackson, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, pers. comm.), predation by a
corvid, possible shooting of a nestling, chilling of eggs in
a nest near a salt lick, and failure to lay eggs by one
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squirrels ( Spermophilus armatus and/or S. elegans ) which
accounted for nearly 4 6% of the total number of individual
prey items identified (Table 2) . In this population of
Ferruginous Hawks, birds contributed substantially to
nesting season diet accounting for nearly 20% of the
identified prey items.

Vegetation diversity in a 375 m 2 plot centered at each
of 15 nests from the Centennial Valley to the Frying Pan
Basin west of Dillon are presented in Table 3 .

DISCUSSION
This study concluded an inventory of the majority of
public lands in southwest Montana for nesting Ferruginous
Hawks. Even though the surveys were initiated too late to
observe hawks early in the nesting season, coupled with the
fact that breeding phenology was apparently advanced in 1992
(Jim Roscoe, pers. comm. ) , I documented a considerable
number of successfully breeding Ferruginous Hawks during the
study. The proportion of successfully reproducing hawks was
high (81.5%) with only 5 nests failing during the breeding
attempt. This value is slightly higher than the 57.9 and
70.6% for 1985 and 1986, respectively, reported by Myers
(1987) and substantially higher than that reported for
southeastern Montana (25-27.3%) (Ensign 1983). However,
caution should be exercised when comparing these nesting
success data to those of other studies since I may have

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Table 2. Prey items identified in pellets and prey remains
at Ferruginous Hawk nests.

Taxon

Number

Insects

Red-legged Grasshopper
Acrididae

12

13.79

Mammals

Lagomorpha

Cottontail Rabbit

Svlvalaaus sp.
White-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus townsendii
unident. lagomorph

total lagomorphs

Rodentia

Northern Pocket Gopher

Thomomy s talpoides
Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus sp. *
Vole

Microtus sp.**
Sagebrush Vole

La gurus curtatus
Deermouse

Peromyscus maniculatus
unident. rodent

total rodents

total mammals

Birds

Sage Thrasher

Oreoscoptes montanus
Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris
Black-billed Magpie

Pica pica
Vesper Sparrow

Pooecetes gramineus
unident. bird

total birds

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8.05

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4.60

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4.60

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Nl = 7.50
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Table 3 . Vegetative diversity surrounding Ferruginous Hawk
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NEST LOCATION

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SPP.

06S09W32NWSWNE

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4.89

3.81

0.72

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10.93

10.38

0.94

06S09W17SWSENE

15

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8.23

6.99

0.83

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6.81

6.01

0.86

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5.78

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2.58

13.26

8.51

0.61

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2.56

12.87

8.53

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0.78

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6.63

4.81

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5.61

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N2 = Hill's Number Two (number of very abundant species)

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missed nesting attempts that were aborted early in the
season. The densities of active Ferruginous Hawk

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(1987), however, the study-wide value was still greater than
the nesting density found in southeastern Montana (Ensign
1983, Wittenhagen 1991). Myers (1987) observed that the
highest nesting density was in the Mountain Mahogany

I f Cercocarpus ledifolius) Association, whereas the lowest

density occurred in the Sagebrush Steppe Association
(Kuchler 1964) . I surveyed very little of the Mountain
Mahogany Association, finding one occupied nest, and the
highest densities that I recorded were in the Sagebrush
Steppe Association (Diamond Butte Area) and the Foothill
Prairie Association (Frying Pan Basin Area) . The nesting
densities in these latter two areas were comparable to, yet
still lower than, the densities reported by Myers (1987) for
those two associations. Interestingly, both of the above
survey areas contained a considerable portion of private
lands; more so than any of the other six areas inventoried.
The number of alternate nests contained within each of
the sixteen active territories was very similar to the
number/territory described by Myers (1987), with the
majority of territories in each study containing no
alternate nests.

Productivity per occupied territory was high and
similar to the values reported for 1985 and 1986 by Myers
(1987). The value of 1.97 fledglings per nest is adequate
to maintain a stable population of Ferruginous Hawks based
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mortality of 66% and 25% for juveniles and adults,
respectively (Schmutz and Fyfe 1987, Woffinden and Murphy

1989) .

Selection of nesting sites was variable and, hence,
quite similar to that described by Myers (1987) for portions
of southwest Montana surveyed during 1985 and 1986. While
Myers (1987) found that Ferruginous Hawks most commonly
I nested on the ground, I observed only 3 ground nests,

whereas, nests on rocky outcrops were by far the most common
nest type accounting for 53% of the nests observed. If only
■ the nests discovered in the actual surveys are included

(deleting the nests in the Centennial Valley) , only 2 nests
I were located on the ground and outcrop-nests comprised

nearly 66% of the total. Additionally, I determined that
average slope upon which Ferruginous Hawks nested was
significantly greater than the slope described by Myers
(1987) (t = 3.232, 0.002 > p <0.001, n = 366). This
difference was likely due to the more broken landscape
surveyed during this study than during previous surveys in
southwest Montana. Additionally, the slope gradient nested
upon in southwest Montana was greater than nest slopes in
southeast Montana (Ensign 1983) . However, like Myers (1987)
I determined that the majority of nests were located on the
upper portion of slopes which may allow hawks an
unobstructed vantage point and an efficient departure route
from the nest.

A southern nest exposure such as I observed in this
study, as well as in other studies (Smith and Murphy 1982,
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preference for areas of high solar radiation and/or a
preference for placing nests in line of the prevailing wind
for lofting from the nest (Smith and Murphy 1982, Ensign
1983, Marco Restani, pers. com.). Solar radiation may be
of importance in this high elevation population of
Ferruginous Hawks for when birds return from their wintering
grounds snow cover may still be present in the study area
and periods of inclement weather may occur in the spring
(pers. observ.). This importance is borne out by the fact
that three of the seven nests with a generally northward
exposure (0-90° and 270-360°) were located in trees.
Ferruginous Hawks, by nesting in trees, may be able to
offset some of the harshness that they would experience when
ground nesting on a north-facing slope.

I found the diet of Ferruginous Hawks in southwestern
Montana to be quite diverse. Hill's measures of diversity,
Nl and N2 , correspond to the number of abundant and the
number of very abundant species, respectively, in the diet
sample (Ludwig and Reynolds 1988) . Therefore, over seven
(Nl =7.5) different species were classified as abundant,
including ground squirrels, red-legged grasshoppers, Sage
Thrashers, northern pocket gophers, cottontail rabbits,
voles, and Horned Larks. Over four species were classified
as very abundant (N2 = 4.7). Much of the dietary diversity
may be attributed to the fact that Ferruginous Hawks in our
study area preyed heavily upon songbirds. Songbirds
accounted for nearly 20% of the diet, somewhat higher than
the 12.1% reported by Restani (1991) for the Centennial
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usually contribute little to Ferruginous Hawk diet and that
a high proportion of avian prey in the diet may be inferred

I to be the result of hawks preying upon non-preferred and,

hence, alternate prey during periods of low prey abundance
(Schmutz et al. 1980, Ensign 1983, Gilmer and Stewart 1983).
Without actual measures of prey abundance and diversity in
southwest Montana, it is difficult to postulate whether

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Ferruginous Hawks.

Vegetative diversity within 375 m 2 plots centered at
nests, as measured by Hill's Nl, was quite variable with
five of the six nests exhibiting values > 9.0 located in or

I adjacent to the Centennial Valley. Additionally, seven of

the nine nests with Nl < 9.0 were further north in the
Beaverhead Valley. This trend may be due to different
precipitation regimes from the Centennial Valley northward
(and generally downward in elevation) and apparently was
analogous to the prey abundance gradient that I observed.

CONCLUSIONS AND MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
Ferruginous Hawks are successfully reproducing on the
public lands of southwestern Montana. Reproductive success
during 1992 was high and hawks chose a variety of substrates
upon which to nest. With the addition of the 15 previously
unknown active territories discovered during this study to
the 97 active territories described by Myers (1987) , the
five or six active territories on the Blacktail Wildlife
Management Area (Dennis Flath, pers. comm.) and the 15
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estimate that the breeding population of Ferruginous Hawks
in Beaverhead and Madison counties comprise a minimum of 132
pairs. This estimate may be conservative for additional
segments of public and private land have yet to be surveyed.
These areas include the area between Sweetwater Creek and
the Blacktail Wildlife Management Area which contains the
Robb Ledford Wildlife Management Area where eight nests have
been located [at least two active territories (E. C.
Atkinson and Dennis Flath, unpub. data)].

Throughout the study area, active nests appeared to be
clumped in their distribution with areas containing decadent
nests situated between these active "complexes". Vegetative
cover appeared to be similar between the areas of high
activity and the unoccupied areas similar to the situation
described by Fitzner et al. (1977) in southeastern
Washington and Ann Black (pers. comm.) in Phillips County,
Montana. I believe that the variables leading to these
observations warrant further study. Ultimately, such
factors as high site-fidelity, complexes containing related
individuals, differential prey populations, grazing
practices and the subsequent changes in vegetation
associated with different intensities of grazing, in
addition to human disturbance may all play a role in
determining what areas in southwestern Montana are occupied
by breeding Ferruginous Hawks.

The population of Ferruginous Hawks in southwest
Montana is one of the most productive groups studied to
date. Additionally, these breeding pairs show very high
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Montana an ideal area for further study, especially long-
term projects.

I suggest the following for further work on the
Ferruginous Hawk population of southwestern Montana.

A. Management of nest sites .

1- Minimize disturbance . Several researchers have

highlighted the vulnerability of Ferruginous Hawks
to human disturbance (Olendorff 1973, Ensign
1983) , an observation reiterated by the fact that
I believe 3 of the 5 recorded nest failures in
I this study were directly and indirectly human

caused. Therefore, I propose direct contact or
indirect information for ranchers, seismic crews,
prospectors, and others using occupied Ferruginous
Hawk habitat during the breeding season. Periods
of high susceptibility include, but are not
limited to, the period of egg-laying and
incubation (mid April to early June) and the
period of late nestling stage (early to late
July) (Myers 1987, Lewis Myers, pers. comm.).
Persons should be advised to maintain a distance
of at least 450 m from active hawk nests to avoid
flushing the bird (Ensign 1983) and should keep
their activities in the territory to a minimum.
In areas with active ground nests or easily
accessed nests on outcrops, a delay in cattle
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incubation. Additionally, every effort should be
made to place salt licks outside of active
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renesting attempt by a Ferruginous Hawk pair after
their nest had been removed from a power pole.

I This pair attempted to reuse the same pole which

ultimately resulted in loss of the nest during a
storm. In areas where hawks attempt to nest on
power poles (i.e. the Monida area) deterrents
should be erected upon poles to discourage the use

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nearby.

B. Research .

I !• Assess the impacts of grazing . A long term

monitoring project on a selected subset of
Ferruginous Hawk nests and how the occupancy, nest
success, and productivity relate to current and
historical grazing practices would be very

I informative. It has been inferred that grazing

can positively influence the foraging of
Ferruginous Hawks by removing hiding cover for
prey in addition to increasing the densities of
some species of small mammals (Kochert et al .
1978, Wakely 1978, Schmutz 1987b). However, over
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amount of woody vegetation in an area, a situation
that is not conducive to Ferruginous Hawk foraging
I (Lewis Myers, pers. comm.). Locations on the

Dillon Resource Area that may be appropriate for
such a project are the Sage Creek area where
Ferruginous Hawks are concentrated and the Matador
Cattle Company grazes cattle on public land (Jim
Roscoe, pers. comm.) and the Frying Pan Basin
area.

2. Prey populations should be assessed . I observed
what appeared to be a gradient of prey abundance,
especially ground squirrels, from the Centennial
Valley (high abundance) north to the apparently
drier areas west of Dillon (low abundance) . Does
this apparent gradient correspond with a gradient
of Ferruginous Hawk nesting density, nest success,
and productivity?

ACKNOWLE DGEMENTS
I would like to thank Geoff FitzGerald for excellent
and tireless assistance in the field, especially on those
days we spent racing lightning storms. Thanks to Jim Roscoe
of the Dillon Resource Area for very worthwhile logistical
support throughout the study and to Dave Genter (Montana
Natural Heritage Program) for giving me the opportunity to
return to Montana in addition to critical reviewing
manuscripts and supporting my endeavors. Marco Restani
introduced me to the Ferruginous Hawks of the Centennial

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Valley and has shared information with the Montana Natural
Heritage Program and Jim Reichel (MNHP) reviewed a draft of
this report. Sarge Hoem (Montana Dept. of Fish, Wildlife
and Parks and Lighthawk, The Environmental Air force) donated
his time to fly our aerial survey. Thanks to the folks at
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (USFWS) for
providing a bunkhouse for our use. Pam Harrington (MNHP)
spent several days identifying the plant communities
surrounding nests. Finally, I want to thank the private
landowners of southwest Montana who graciously allowed
access to and through their land; without their cooperation
such a study would suffer greatly.

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manual, version 91B. Montana Natural Heritage
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food habits of ferruginous hawks in southeastern
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1977. Nesting of ferruginous hawks (Buteo recralis ) in
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Harmata, A. R. 1991. Impacts of oil and gas development on
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14 pp.

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Grassland Biome, Fort Collins, CO. Tech. Rep. No. 211.

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Powers, L. R. and T. H. Craig. 1976. Status of nesting

ferruginous hawks in the Little Lost river Valley and

vicinity, southeastern Idaho. Murrelet 57:46-47.
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species of hawks in the Centennial Valley, MT. MS.

thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman. 86 pp.
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species in the Centennial Valley, Montana. Condor

93:1007-1010.
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abundance and distribution in relation to land use in

southeastern Alberta. J. Wildl. Manage. 40:438-440.
Schmutz, J. K. 1987a. Estimate of population size and

probable causes of population stability in ferruginous

hawks in southeastern Alberta. Unpubl. Rep. Univ.

Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. 45 pp.
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ferruginous hawks and Swainson's hawks. J. Range

Management 40:438-440.
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mortality of Alberta ferruginous hawks. Condor 89:169-

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1984. Artificial nests for ferruginous and Swainson's

hawks. J. Wildl. Manage. 48:1009-1013.
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in raptor communities of the eastern Great Basin.

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ferruginous hawk in southeastern Montana. Unpubl. Rep.

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Univ., Provo, Utah. 102 pp.
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ferruginous hawk population: A 20-year summary. J.

Wildl. Manage. 53:1127-1132.
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Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

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Areas surveyed for Ferruginous Hawks on the Dillon Resource
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DL_^kixk_ SOIL RPTJZI

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DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season) — >

RIPARIAN FEATURES: Channel Widt h ~ Channel Entrench,

Surface Water -—" Ht.Abv.H20 Dist. from H20

GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct's)

OCULAR PLANT SPECIES DATA

C-04

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C-05

I
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COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM mtnhp

5/27/91

GENERAL PLOT DATA

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUAL ' UNITS X ft m

PLOT NO. fc-AS MO t)~7 DAY 3D YEA R *U EOCODE______ *.

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PM______ LANDFORM PLOT POS SLP SHAPE ASP

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GROUND COVER: 3QS+ //)G+ */)R+^?L+ / W+ - M+ ftp BV+,— O " = 100%
DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season) — >

RIPARIAN FEATURES: Channel Width — Channel Entrench '
Surface Wate r Ht.Abv.H20 Dist. from H20 - —

GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct's)

OCULAR PLANT SPECIES DATA

C-06
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C-07

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COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM «™hp

5/27/91

GENERAL PLOT DATA

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION ,

MANUA L UNITS jKjEt m

PLOT NO. T-^V MO An DAY^O YEA R <9x EOCODE_^ == *

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DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season) — >

RIPARIAN FEATURES: Channel Width - Channel Entrench ~
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GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct»s)

OCULAR PLANT SPECIES DATA

C-08

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COMMENTS (EODATA) — >

C-09

COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM mtnhp

5/27/91

GENERAL PLOT DATA

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUA L UNITS V ft m

PLOT NO. FVfc* MO 61 DAY SO YEA R 9X EOCOflE ' *

EXAMINER (s) ^^ Mr1rfM^rk?A fcr'f'C A- Hr,hSr,^

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DIRECTIONS — >

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DL SKr/A SOIL RPT •

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^ DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season) — >

RIPARIAN FEATURES: Channel Width •—' — Channel Entrench '
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GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct's)

OCULAR PLANT SPECIES DATA

PltlDL

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GENERAL PLOT DATA

MTNHP
5/27/91

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

PLOT NO,
EXAMINER (s)

CT

PURP 6c PREC <, QUftDNAME CcHRal £<£($*

MANUA L UNITS X_ft :

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PHOTOS

DIRECTIONS — >

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ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

D LSkruh SOIL RP T

SOIL UNIT SOIL TAXON_

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GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct's)

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C-X3

COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM mtnhp

5/27/91

GENERAL PLOT DATA

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUA L UNITS *_ft m

PLOT NO. F '- D~7 MO AT DAY l\ YEA R *?X- EOCODE *

EXAMINER (s) Ift^ LWrr ,naMn ~~Ent A-f/bMrvv

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DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season) ~>

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GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct's)

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BRYO/LICH

MHt

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Cv

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Cv

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>

J_- v

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COMMENTS (EODATA) — >

C-15

COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM mtnhp

• 5/27/91

GENERAL PLOT DATA

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUA L — ~ UNITS X_ft m

plot no. F-nv MO m DAY 31 YEA R93. EOCODE *

EXAMINER (s) Tn m U&rr^nJ-n^ Eric- A+£,f\so>\
PNC RhlisJfi If, kn<hn ) A*tnf\yrr.f \J<;f,rt<ht *T CT

SITE l/^r?^;'/!^^ 7 STATE frrT COUNTY, "BP^V
PURP >Gr PREC jS QUfttiNAME Mov/p/f-_ QUADCODE W // ^ 5~^

PUR P '6r PREC jS OUfttiNAME Mav iQA

JHST/ S"kJR/ ^5" S/ A/CAS/jA/eA/A COMMUNITY SIZE (acres)

PLOT TYPES C. PLTR LjgjT- ¥ PLOT W — SURVEY /AVL

PHOTOS_

DIRECTIONS — >

CONSERVATION RANKING

MGMT:
PROT:

environmental features

d l/Wi^Lm soil rpt_--:

SOIL UNIT SOIL TAXON

PM - LANDFORM PLOT POS SLP SHAPE ASP

SLOPE % ELEVATION EROS POTEN T — EROS TYPE

HORIZON ANGLE (%) : N E S W IFSLP ■ IFVA L —

SPFE — ■ ■

GROUND COVER: ^nS+ - G+ — R+^L-f in W+ & K+ £0 BV+ — O " = 100%
DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season) — >

RIPARIAN FEATURES: Channel Widt h ■ Channel Entrench

Surface Water H t.Abv.H20 - — - Dist. from H20

GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct's)

OCULAR PLANT SPECIES DATA

PltlDL

C-16

PLOT NO. p-QW NO. SPECIES M PNC //MU TieX I £c£ $p£

T--:

TREES Tot CV ^o MHt /$'
Tal Cv SO Med Cv—
Low Cv — Grd Cv —

CC

FRBS Tot CvpQ MHt /'
Med Cv m Low Cv m
Grd Cv 3

CC

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SHRBS Tot CV io MHt^}'

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9

Tal Cv io Med Cv ^

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^

F13 /

S 4 /

F14 /

S 5 /

F15 /

S 6 /

/

S 7 /

/

S 8 /

/

S 9 /

/

S10 /

/

Sll /

/

S12 /

/

/

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GRAM Tot CV <?£" MHt :? '

CC

/■"

Med Cv <J> Low Cv ^6?

/

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/

/

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G 6 /

/

G 7 , /

/

G 8 /

G 9 /

G10 /

FERN Tot CV — MHt Med Cv

Gil /

^-n"^ Low Cv Grd Cv

G12 /

/BRYO/LICH Tot Cv T

V /

V

COMMENTS (EODATA) —

I

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C-17

COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM mtnhp

5/27/91

GENERAL PLOT DATA

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUA L ~ — UNITS V_ ft m

PLOT NO. F-/)*? MO 4 7 DAY >? / YEA R Q& EOCODE_ == *

EXAMINER (s) 'fhvn H& f r i U . <k^n Fn'f A+W/vS^/X

SITE /^77^? M <W " STATE yrCT COUNT YjRj_£V_

PURP 6r PREC <> QUfti3NAME MoA/tV4 OUADCODE V*///_ S~S

/^T/ 4^£.R/_5£S/j5j£4S/_^^4/4 COMMUNITY SIZE (acres)

PLOT TYPES <*. PLTR L _^£". • Y PLOT W — SURVEY ,4y_

PHOTOS :

DIRECTIONS — > '

CONSERVATION RANKING

COND

Com:

VIABv

Com:

defn\

Cora:

RANK \

Com:

MGMT:

PROT: r "

ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

D Lfltt/^ntA SOIL RP T

SOIL UNIT ~— ' SOIL TAXON

PM LANDFORM PLOT POS SLP SHAPE — - ASP

SLOPE % ELEVATION EROS POTEN T— ~~ EROS TYPE • — .

HORIZON ANGLE (%) : N E S W IFSL P -_ IFVAL,^

SPFE

GROUND COVER: - S+ — G+ — - R+ £o L+ / W+ — M+ pn BV+ — O " = 100 =
DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season) ~>

1 RIPARIAN FEATURES: Channel Width - — Channel Entrenchr
Surface Water —-— H t.Abv.H20 Dist. from H20_

I

GENERAL StTE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct's)

OCULAR PLANT SPECIES DATA

PltlDL

C-18

PLOT NO. P-/0^ NO. SPEC

TREES Tot Cv 30 MHt /?'
Tal Cv 3Q Med Cv —
Low Cv — Grd Cv —

:ies

CC

tO PNC gWiTKl / AAZ SPT

FRBS Tot CV^>0 MHt |,$' /
• t Med Cv 10 Low Cv h)
Grd Cv — -

CC

T 1 / ) . ///jo <r^vo /<;a> .

SO

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IO

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T 3 /

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T 5 /

F 5/r,.n\m pyOma'sa / L£lO Pv£

5 ^

F 6 ' '</ /

SHRBS Tot CV SO MHt 10'

CC •

F 7 /

Tal Cv — Med Cv <n7)

F 8 /

Low Cv — Grd Cv —

F 9 /

F10 /

SI lA;ilr>>,, <^p|5 /<al

SO

Fll /

S 2 r.k//o *.fp ' /&?&

3

F12 /

S ifir-hmxia lu<4auir</i*fi/££Ti uq

f

F13 /

S 4 /

F14 /

S 5 /

F15 /

S 6 /

/

S 7 /

/

S 8 /

/

S 9 /

/

S10 /

• /

Sll /

/

S12 /

/

/

*"

GRAM Tot CV ZO MHt \'

CC

/ :

Med Cv /r> Low Cv^

/

Grd Cv —

/

/

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lo

/

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16

/
/

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IO

G4 ' ' /

/
/

G 5 /

G 6 /

/

G 7 /

/

G 8 /

G 9 /

G10 /

FERN Tot CV — MHt Med Cv

Gil /

Low Cv Grd Cv

G12 /

BRYO/LICH Tot Cv —

COMMENTS (EODATA) -->

C-19

COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM mtnhp

5/27/91

GENERAL PLOT DATA

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUAL ' UNITS _. f t m

PLOT NO. P-lf) MO 07 DAY J \ YEA R 9a EOCODE_

EXAMINER (s) Thm IMrrsA <-.M+>~ Bni A^-Ku/WV

PN C ftrf/rryO/ - } 4-ri sJs^laM lAct&jir* ^mr^A CT

_f t *

SITE /-^,^ f*(, J/gA/ ^ " ' "^ STATE Kh^T COUNTY "Eg/ll/

PURP <£- PREC -=5 QUfttiNAME Md'SiQA QUADCODE_£4__S3_

/4ST / l*U R/ 33S/ 5£.4S/ $L4/4 COMMUNITY SIZE (acres)

PLOT TYPES C. PLTR L^C, X PLOT W -— SURVEY Ay L

PHOTOS

DIRECTIONS — >

CONSERVATION RANKING

COND Com:

VI AB Com:

DEFN Com :

Com:

PROT

ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

____>

DL___b SOIL RP T

SOIL UNIT SOIL TAXON

P M LANDFORM PLOT POS • — • SLP SHAPE ASP

SLOPE % ELEVATION EROS POTEN T — EROS TYPE — -

HORIZON ANGLE (%) : N E S W IFSL P - — • IFVA L

SPFE -— —

GROUND COVER: 3D S+ T G4- - R-f 5?QL+ — W+ — K+^D BV+ — O " = 100%
DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season) — >

RIPARIAN FEATURES: Channel Width — — Channel Entrench

Surface Water — Ht.Abv.H20 . Dist. from H20

GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct's)

OCULAR PLANT SPECIES DATA

PltlDL —

C-20

PLOT NO. F~iO NO. SPEC

TREES Tot Cv MHt

Tal Cv Med Cv
Low Cv Grd Cv

:ies /

CC

2. PNC WTTPI / fit,* fPr

FRBS Tot Cv p„ MHt .£. '
Med Cv — Low Cv |
Grd Cv 3

CC

T 1 /

F ll)r/>kn aI><ja< p*A*(x /fiBA/LX

5

T 2 /

F2L t 'r>ui*\ psreflns /LHOtiTA

r

T 3 /

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T 4 /

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T 5 /

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F 6 /

SHRBS Tot CV U() MHt / '

cc

F 7 /

Tal Cv — Med Cv Qf)

F 8 /

Low Cv srO Grd Cv —

F 9 /

F10 /

S l/3rJr>m,</n Jr/J,„J*M / AUrrPX

mi

Fll /

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to

F13 /

S 4 /

F14 /

S 5 /

F15 /

S 6 /

/

S 7 /

/

S 8 /

/

S 9 /

/

S10 /

- /

Sll /

/
/

S12 /

/

i*

GRAM Tot CV to MHt. 5'

cc

/
/
/

Med Cv — Low Cv Oo

Grd Cv srO

G \p r >n <>r,nJ krr<7>> / PoA<M

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3

/

G 5 /

/

G 6 /

/
/

G 7 /

G 8 /

G 9 /

G10 /

FERN Tot Cv — MHt Med Cv

Gil /

Low Cv Grd Cv

G12 /

BRYO/LICH Tot Cv —

COMMENTS (EODATA) — ->

C-21

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COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM

GENERAL PLOT DATA

MTNHP
5/27/91

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUA L ' UNITS __ft *

PLOT NO. F-l I MO 01 DAY 3 / YEA R^a EOCODE *

EXAMINER(s) ^^ for^/vc-Lfryv B r,r A^k I * S £*2<,

PNC 4'-W* l< i Jtdsnh-th lAsca^f)* <.p!r>abirv^ CT

SITE Q ,An^> 7 &«& /Wf ■ STATE KhT COUNTY Tig/^V

PURP -<ST PREC S QUfttiNAME kxoajiqa QUADCODE V<y//-*.5"5

/S~S T/ 6^ R / 3 S/ A/£4S/ .sc 4/4 COMMUNITY SIZE (acres)

PLOT TYPES CL PLTR L 35 . fr PLOT W — SURVEY #y_

PHOTOS

DIRECTIONS — >

CONSERVATION RANKING

MGMT: __
PROT: \

ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

'_____.

DL_________ SOIL RPT •

SOIL UNIT SOIL TAXON

PM______ LANDFORM PLOT POS SLP SHAPE — - ASP

SLOPE % ELEVATION EROS POTEN T ' EROS TYPE

HORIZON ANGLE (%) : N E S W IFSL P IFVAL______

SPFE_________

GROUND COVER: )Q S+ SQG+ Q/l R+ )D L+ — W + — M+ fp BV+ - O " = 100%
DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season) — >

RIPARIAN FEATURES: Channel Width Channel Entrench,

Surface Water ■ Ht.Abv.H20 Dist. from H20

GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct's)

OCULAR PLANT SPECIES DATA

PltlDL

C-22

SPECIES R PNC MTTtX IMt ZiT

PLOT NO.

p^tt

NO,

TREES Tot CV_
Tal Cv_
Low Cv

MHt
Med Cv~
Grd Cv"

CC

FRBS Tot C vjp
• , Med Cv /
Grd CV3q_

MHt
Low Cv

5'

F1 ®i}rnnnth t s> $ fu> / Mr ~

CC

T 1

/

T 2

/

T 3

■/

T 4

/

T 5

/

SHRBS Tot C V <?Q MHt / /

Tal Cv — Med Cv3
k° w C v ?,/) Grd CV3

CC

1 /OrJeirsUh Mis^ntoh*' / ^n-rfn

4 /

5

6

7

8

S

S

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S 9_

S10

Sll"

S12~

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J_
y_
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Tot Cv ^0
Med Cv j/Q
Grd Cv —

MHt /.r

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CC

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LOW Cv_
Tot CV-

BRYO/LICH

Med Cv_
Grd Cv

COMMENTS (EODATA) — >

I

C-23

COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM mtnhp

5/27/91

GENERAL PLOT DATA

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUA L " UNITS X_ft m

PLOT NO. F-lO- MO 01 DAY 3 1 YEA R 9^ EOCODE *

EXAMINER (s) 'P/gm H^rn'A^^v £* >c_ A-rfC^x*-*;

site rAZ-fc^ >v> V (7 ;/ ' state vm~- county t?eav

PURP 6r PREC <; QU^l3NAME SA/PuJi/A^L QUADCODE ^f/f^Sr'j

/S"S T/ OUJ R/ 1 S/ 5coAS/ 5.UJ4/4 COMMUNITY SIZE (acres)

PLOT TYPES r. PLTR L.?^,V PLOT W -~ SURVEY )4VL

PHOTOS

DIRECTIONS — >

CONSERVATION RANKING

\
COND Com:

VIABs. Com:

■ N \

MGMT:

PROT: V

DEFN \, Com:

RANK \ Com:

ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

-r

Di /Un/~4-rr soil rpt_

SOIL UNI T SOIL TAXO N

P M LANDFORM PLOT POS SLP SHAPE ASP

SLOPE % ELEVATION EROS POTEN T • EROS TYPE

HORIZON ANGLE (%) : N E S W IFSLP IFVA L

SPFE

GROUND COVER: / S-f — G + - R+ S79 L+ ^ W + - M + ^p BV+ — O " = 100%
DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season) — >

RIPARIAN FEATURES: Channel Widt h — - Channel Entrench.
Surface Water -— — Ht.Abv.H20 ■ Dist. from H20

GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct's)

OCULAR PLANT SPECIES DATA

PltlDL —

C-24

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PLOT NO. P~n NO. SPEC

TREES Tot Cv 3Q mtjp'
Tal Cv ?o Med Cv /
Low Cv / Grd Cv —

•IES i
CC

'</ PNC ART TAX / MA S<>E

FRBS Tot CV /r> MHt .S"'
Med Cv — Low Cv /r?
Grd Cv P,

CC

T Ike, UM yen »*sn?.'<n /Pit /AW

30

F \fi,L)),„ m:\),£nl;„*~ /tiCu/niL

7

T 2 ' U /

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1 F-l/

T 3 /

F ZT&rhesis teppn-s /V&etP.p

/

T 4 /

F 4/)/Y>M nf,afl'vpf»v. /hRA-rtSl

1

T 5 /

F Sasr/in.hM 9i\/«c\<\M,n>/*L A/'iteS

a

F 6 /_^ l/? in/js ^rrfrfi,^ /UiPy-H.

T F-ll

SHRBS Tot CV 9f) MHt ^'

CC

F I6a'/n,~ l,,.rsrt/e> /^/D^rsiZ

1 P-^9 ■/

Tal Cv - Med Cv "TV?

F 8/>//,Vi.u»vi k.ioolor- /£FL.lXr

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F 9 £~r </ i i >*»/ st* iDSsn'niSt.H'"/ &&1 -fJ->C

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S ifirJ/n-Aih JrfS/nWfX /P&T1?Z

On

Fll /

S 2 *>i//v, ^^n^ ^Orr^-vv <.r/ <CY/>\

?0

F12 /

S 3 ' tf.V^„ *** A *7«2rK

30

F13 /

S \ &„*■!, rt rt in w'r.^ttsae/aa-rSPfl,

On

F14 /

S 5 /

F15 /

S 6 /

/

S 7 /

/

S 8 /

/

S 9 /

/

S10 /

• /

Sll /

/

S12 /

/

/

*-

GRAM Tot CV Vo MHt / <;'

CC

/

Med Cv ~ ) Low Cv ^Xc)

/

Grd Cv -

/

/

GU-f,^ <?r,r»Grcx / smzcer"

in

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/

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G 5 ^'i-t'pn ore t'dsn-h^h*. / <TX OCC

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/

G 6 /

/

G 7 /

/

G 8 /

G 9 /

FERN Tot CV -"- MHt Med
Low Cv Grd
BRYO/LICH Tot Cv —

G10 /

Cv

Gil /

Cv

G12 /

COMMENTS (EODATA) — >

...

C-25

COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM mtnhp

5/27/91

GENERAL PLOT DATA

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUA L — UNITS X_ft _m

PLOT NO. F-n MO €>? DAY 01 YEA R 9Dl EOCODE • *

EXAMINER (s) Thm ^rA'tg4^ /fjT u-^A+k/n^Vv

SITE )i;;/^,/A/l a.' ^ " STATE ^T COUNTY JL£4V_

PURP Gr PREC ^ QUtttiNAME f i/Ui fayjl M 'U. QUADCODE VV;/i7V

/^T/JZj^R/JL£S/_5£_4S/_5£_4/4 COMMUNITY SIZE (acres)

PLOT TYPES ^ , PLTR L ^S", ^ PLOT W • — ~ SURVEY AVL-

PHOTOS :

DIRECTIONS — >

CONSERVATION RANKING

Com:
Com:
Com:
RANK \ Com:

MGMT: \
PROT: \

ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

D l&kruk SOIL RP T •

SOIL UNI T SOIL TAXO N — -

P M ' LANDFORM PLOT POS SLP SHAPE ASP

SLOPE % ELEVATION EROS POTEN T — "~ EROS TYPE

HORIZON ANGLE (%) : N E S W IFSL P ^— IFVAL_

SPFE— ■ '

GROUND COVER: If) S+ /0 G-f in R+ Pn L+ in W 4- - M + }Q BV+ — O " = 100%
DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season)— >

RIPARIAN FEATURES: Channel Widt h ' - Channel Entrench.
Surface Water—— Ht.Abv.H20 - Dist. from H20

GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features and adjacent ct's)

OCULAR PLANT SPECIES DATA

PltlDL

C-26

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PLOT NO. F-\3 NO. SPECIES ,2 y PNC CrR/EO j AA/? %?X

TREES Tot CV — MHt_
Tal C v Med Cv_
Low Cv Grd Cv

T 1
T 2~
T 3

T 4"
T 5

y_
y_
y_
j.
j.

SHRBS

Tot C V hQ MHt -?'
Tal Cv — Med Cv yp
Low Cv«3r> Grd Cv 3

S 3 AH*.tvOc ^.-^AvAl^/PgT-ry,

S 4 ^4^>^oq If.o,d& /Mill*

S 6_
S 7_
S 8_
S 9_
S10
Sll"
S12"

J.

J-

J_

V_

J.

J.

J.

GRAM Tot CV 570 MHt /'

Med Cv ?n Low Cv X>o
Grd Cv 3

PV >-'<?>*

6 f.or>vvfa.

>W h-c

J SJZCani

9

G10"
Gil"
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v.
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3

5
6
7
8

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cc

JML

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MHt .5"'

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Grd CV /£)

r,(ttr>np.

JUMMk

F 1 Liri /; r^
F

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F13 /'ho^r.nrhx r/^.cbv / r»A <V)U

CC

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GENERAL PLOT DATA

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUA L UNITS Vft m

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IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUAL UNITS Xft m

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DISTURBANCE HISTORY (type, intensity, frequency, season) ~>

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MTNHP SITE AND COMMUNITY
SURVEY MANUAL

version 9 IB

Montana Natural Heritage Program
1515 East 6th Ave., Helena, MT 59620

© 1391 Montana Natural Heritage Program

This document should be cited as follows:

DeVelice, R.L. 1991. MTNHP site and community survey manual

version 91B. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, MT ,
24 pp.

plotform.man 5/27,91
MTNHP SITE AND COMMUNITY FORM MANUAL

Montana Natural Heritage Program
1515 East 6th Ave., Helena, MT 59620

This manual is for use in completing the 5/27/91 versions of
the Site Survey and Community Survey forms. Only those fields
potentially needing greater clarification are included. Defini-
tions for many of the fields on the Community Survey Form are taken
directly from the USDA Forest Service's ECODATA General Field and
Plant Composition data forms (developed at the Forest Service
Regional Office, Missoula, MT) . See last two pages of manual for
copies of survey forms.

SITE SURVEY FORM INSTRUCTIONS
IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION
MANUAL

Enter the version number of the MTNHP survey manual used in
completing this form (i.e., "91B" for this manual).

SITENAME

Each site should be assigned a unique name. A few standards
in naming follow:

1. do not use element names in the site name

2. use local place names when available

3. use names of features on topographic maps when local names
do not exist

DIRECTIONS

Directions to Site - enter precise directions to the site
using a readily locatable landmark (e.g., a city, a major
highway, etc.) as the starting point on a state or local road
map. Use clear complete sentences that will be understandable
to someone who is unfamiliar with the area, needs to get to
the site, and has only your directions to follow. Cite
distances as closely as possible to the 1/10 of a mile, use
compass directions (N, S, E, and W) , and be sure to specify
the best access to the site, such as where to park or which
trail to use.

plotform.man 5/27/91
MTNHP SITE AND COMMUNITY FORM MANUAL

Montana Natural Heritage Program
1515 East 6th Ave., Helena, MT 59620

This manual is for use in completing the 5/27/91 versions of
the Site Survey and Community Survey forms. Only those fields
potentially needing greater clarification are included. Defini-
tions for many of the fields on the Community Survey Form are taken
directly from the USDA Forest Service's ECODATA General Field and
Plant Composition data forms (developed at the Forest Service
Regional Office, Missoula, MT) . See last two pages of manual for
copies of survey forms.

SITE SURVEY FORM INSTRUCTIONS

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

MANUAL

Enter the version number of the MTNHP survey manual used in
completing this form (i.e., "91B" for this manual).

SITENAME

Each site should be assigned a unique name. A few standards
in naming follow:

1. do not use element names in the site name

2. use local place names when available

3 . use names of features on topographic maps when local names
do not exist

DIRECTIONS

Directions to Site - enter precise directions to the site
using a readily locatable landmark (e.g., a city, a major
highway, etc.) as the starting point on a state or local road
map. Use clear complete sentences that will be understandable
to someone who is unfamiliar with the area, needs to get to
the site, and has only your directions to follow. Cite
distances as closely as possible to the 1/10 of a mile, use
compass directions (N, S, E, and W) , and be sure to specify
the best access to the site, such as where to park or which
trail to use.

ELEMENT OCCURRENCES

Under "Element Name" list all elements sought, reported, or
confirmed from the site. If known, record the "Occurrence
Numbers" for each. Use the "Plot Number" codes from trie
community survey form or generate simple letter or number
codes which identify each element occurrence on the base map;
these codes help keep the base map uncluttered. Indicate
whether the element was found (Y, N) on the date of the site
visit, and whether a return visit is needed.

SITE DESCRIPTION/DESIGN

SITE DESCRIPTION

Enter a short general visual description of the site. The
description should present a simple, easily understood, word
picture of the site's principle physical and natural features.

Example: "The site is a granitic exfoliation dome of
the Boulder batholith. It is primarily
covered by crustose lichens. Vascular plants
are rooted in rock fissures."

Comments about the biodiversity significance of the site will
be generated later following review of the Site Survey and
Community Survey forms and should not be part of this site
description.

BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION

Explain the biological rationale used to determine the loca-
tion of the site's primary and secondary ecological bounda-
ries. Your explanation should clearly justify why the site
boundaries were drawn where they were rather than simply
describing the boundaries or any coincidental property lines.
Include reference to the source of information (e.g., field
work, maps, etc.) on which boundary decisions were based.

PROTECTION URGENCY

A protection action may include activities such as educational
or public relations campaigns or collaborative planning
efforts with public or private entities to minimize adverse
impacts to element occurrences at the site. It does not
include management actions (i.e., any action requiring
stewardship intervention) .

Threats that may require a protection action include:

2

1. anthropogenic forces that threaten the existence of one or
more element occurrences at the site

2. the inability to undertake a management action in the
absence of a protection action

MANAGEMENT URGENCY

A management action may include biological management (e.g. ,
prescribed burning, removal of exotics) or people and site
management (e.g., building barriers to prevent ORV use,
rerouting trails, patrolling for collectors, hunters, or
trespassers). Management action does not include legal,
political, or administrative measures taken to protect the
site.

STEWARDSHIP

LAND USE COMMENTS

Describe current and past land use, improvements and struc-
tures. Discuss the stewardship implications of this use.

Uses to consider: recreation, dumping, agriculture, mining,
grazing, etc. Discuss the possibility of hazardous or toxic
waste disposal on site including reasons as to why it may or
may not be a problem.

POTENTIAL HAZARDS

Describe potential natural hazards (e.g., cliffs, caves,
waterfalls, etc.) on the site and indicate any precautions
stewardship should take.

EXOTIC FLORA/FAUNA COMMENTS

Describe potentially damaging exotic (i.e., alien) flora and
fauna (e.g., cheatgrass, leafy spurge, knapweed, feral cats,
horses, etc.) on the site. Indicate their location and abun-
dance, as well as their effect on the viability of endangered
elements. Indicate also how stewardship will manage or con-
trol the exotic species and whether local ordinances require
such control.

OFF-SITE CONSIDERATIONS

Describe off-site land uses (e.g., farming, logging, grazing,
dumping, watershed diversion, etc.) and how those uses might
affect the site, elements on the site, and management of -the
site.

SITE AND ELEMENT MANAGEMENT NEEDS

Summarize the expected management needs for the site and the
elements on it. Include routine items such as need for
fencing, restricting use, grazing, control of exotics,
burning , etc .

COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM INSTRUCTIONS
IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION
MANUAL

Enter the version number of the MTNHP survey manual used in
completing this form (i.e., "91B" for this manual).

UNITS (one-character code)

Units of Length - enter "X" in the appropriate space to
describe if the units of length or height being entered are
feet or meters.

PLOT NUMBER (seven-character alphanumeric code)

Record in order the year (2-digits) , the first and second ini-
tial of the principal examiner (2 -characters) , and the plot
ascension number (3 -digits) .

Example: The 33rd plot sampled in 1991 by Hank Gleason
would be entered as 91HG033.

EOCODE (14-character alphanumeric code)

Element Occurrence Code - enter this code in the field only if
it's known. Record in order the MTNHP element, code (10-
characters) , a period, and occurrence ascension number (3-
digits) .

Example: The 23rd occurrence of the Douglas-fir/little
bluestem plant association would be entered as C2ABBABF0.
023.

PNC

Potential Natural Community - if the PNC is questionable, make
notes concerning the problem either in this field or in the
"Comments" field.

CT

Community Type - in many cases, the CT and PNC will be equiva-
lent. If the CT is questionable, make notes concerning the
problem either in this field or in the "Comments" field.

SITE

Surveysite - name assigned to the plot site at the time it is
sampled. In many cases, this name will be equivalent to "the
"Sitename" given on the Site Survey Form, except will include
modifiers to differentiate this specific plot from the general
site.

Example: A plot in the eastern portion of the Block
Mountain Standard Site might have the Surveysite name
"Block Mountain East".

A few standards in naming follow:

1. do not use element names in the site name

2. use local place names when available

3. use names of features on topographic maps when local names
do not exist

PURP (one-character code)

Purpose - enter one of the following codes explaining why the
data was collected. If more than one code applies, enter "I":

F - evaluation of fire effect, fire history, or fuels

C - TES plant species habitat analysis

G - TES animal species habitat analysis

W - general wildlife habitat analysis

B - big game habitat analysis

M - range monitoring (e.g., readiness, trend, utilization)

V - correlation of vegetation with soil survey

D - evaluation of watershed erosion, rehabilitation, or cover

Z - research plot

L - correlation or classification for spectral or LANDSAT

data

J - RNA and SIA analysis

E - new classification or succession study

I - integrated multi-resource inventory and monitoring

H - data to strengthen existing classification

X - other purpose not listed here

PR1C (one-character code)

Precision to which the plot can be located on a topographic
map is defined as follows:

S second - mappable within a three-second radius

M minute - mappable within a one-minute radius

6

(approximately 2 km or 1.5 miles)

G general - mappable to quad or place name precision only
(precision within about 8 km or 5 miles)

COMMUNITY SIZE (acres)

Total size of the continuous community occurrence (not plot
size) .

PLOT TYPES (up to five-character code)

Up to five of the following 1-digit codes listing the types of
forms completed for this plot:

S - Site Survey Form

C - Community Survey Form

M - Microplot Vegetation Data Form

T - Tree Measurement Form

E - Soil Characterization Form

R - Reconnaissance Soil Characterization Form

PLTRL (up to three-digit number)

Plot Radius or Length - enter plot radius (for circular plots)
or length (for rectangular plots) . Indicate units of measure-
ment.

Note: a 375 m 2 plot has a radius of 10.9 m (35.8 ft)
a 50 m 2 plot has a radius of 4.0m (13.1 ft)

PLOT W (up to three-digit number)

Plot Width - enter width if a rectangular plot shape is used.
Enter (numeric) if a circular plot shape is used. Indicate
units of measurement.

SURVEY (five-character alphanumeric code)

Character 1 - method of locating plot. Enter one of the
following:

A - plot subjectively located to represent vegetation
in occurrence (typically used in inventory)

B - plot subjectively located to represent stand, and
will be used to monitor vegetation change through

I

■ time with or without treatment

IC - plot is part of series of replicated plots system-
atically or randomly located within occurrence "to
describe the occurrence

IE - plot is part of series of replicated plots system-
atically or randomly located in treatment or
control area to measure vegetation change with
treatment over time

F - plot is part of predetermined stratified samplxng
design (e.g., gradsect)

Character 2 - photo taken of plot? Enter Y or N.

I Character 3 - permanency and location of plot. Enter one

I
I
I
I

I
I

I N - plot not permanent, the exact location unknown

P - permanent plot marked with stakes or measurements

I to permanent features, and location and layout are

marked on map

L - plot not permanent, but location accurately marked

Ion 1:24,000 or larger scale map or aerial photo to
about 100 feet

IG - plot not permanent, and location known only within
general geographic area

I Characters 4 and 5 - for use with re-measurement plots. Enter

re-measurement ascension number (e.g., 01 for initial measure-
™/=y->+- • nfi -F/-.T- civfh me^cm-rAmo-nt-^ . Leave blank otherwise.

ment; 06 for sixth measurement) . Leave blank otherwise.

PHOTOS

Indicate how many photos were taken of the plot and any
details regarding the photo (s) , e.g. , "One photo taken looRing
N across entire plot" .

DIRECTIONS

Directions to Plot - enter precise directions to the plot
using a readily locatable landmark (e.g., a city, a major
highway, etc.) as the starting point on a state or local road

I map. Use clear complete sentences that will be understandable

to someone who is unfamiliar with the area, needs to get to
the plot, and has only your directions to follow. Cite clis-

8

tances as closely as possible to the 1/10 of a mile, use
compass directions (N, S, E, and W) , and be sure to specify
the best access to the plot, such as where to park or which
trail to use.

CONSERVATION RANKING

Grade the community occurrences condition, viability, and
defensibility according to the following scale:

A -

excellent

B -

good

C -

marginal

D -

poor

F -

terrible

COND (one-character code)

Condition - base grade on how much of the site and the commun-
ity occurrence itself has been damaged or altered from its
optimal condition and character. Provide comments on condi-
tion grade.

VIAB (one-character code)

Viability - base grade on the long-term prospects for contin-
ued existence of the occurrence. Provide comments on viabil-
ity grade.

DEFN (one-character code)

Defensibility - base grade on the extent to which the occur-
rence can be protected from extrinsic human factors that might
otherwise degrade or destroy it. Provide comments on defensi-
bility grade.

RANK (one-character code)

Summary grade of the condition, viability, and defensibility
grades listed. Provide comments on this overall grade, i.e.,
EORANKCOM.

MGMT

Management Comments - comment on any management (new or
additional) needed to ensure continued existence of the

community occurrence, and chances (and means) of bringing it
about. Any other pertinent comments go here as well, e.g.,
"... clearing of competing vegetation has been tried in the
past but without success".

PROT

Protection Comments - comment on any legal protection (new or
additional) needed to ensure continued existence of trie
community occurrence, and chances (and means) of bringing it
about. Any other pertinent comments go here as well, e.g.,
"... landowner shows interest in taking action to legally
protect community occurrence" .

ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

DL (one-character code)

Dominant Life Form - enter one of the following codes to
describe the dominant live life form currently present on the
plot (Note: dominate life form = life form with the greatest
foliar volume) :

A - aquatic species dominate

B - broadleaf trees dominate

C - coniferous trees dominate

F - forbs dominate

G - graminoids dominate

H - herbs (graminoid/forb mixture) dominate

M - moss or lichens dominate

N - non-vegetated soil

P - agricultural cropland

R - rock or scree

S - shrubs dominate

SOIL RPT

Soil Survey Report - cite the soil survey report used to
identify the "Soil Unit" and "Soil Taxon" . If none, enter

t!_ll

Example: "Soil Survey of Madison County (SCS 1989) "

SOIL UNIT

Enter the appropriate map unit symbol from the soil survey map
of the area. If none, enter "-".

10

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SOIL TAXON

Enter the appropriate soil subgroup name from the soil survey
report for the area. If not known, enter "-".

PM (four-character code)

Parent Material - enter the appropriate parent material code
from the list below:

Sedimentary

SETU - type unknown

LIME - limestone

DOLO - dolomite

SAND - sandstone

CASA - calcareous sandstone

SILT - siltstone

CASI - calcareous siltstone

SHAL - shale

RESH - red shale

CASH - calcareous shale

CONG - conglomerate

CACO - calcareous conglomerate

Metamorphic

METU - type unknown

ARGI - argillite

CAAR - calcareous argillite

SILI - siltite

QUAR - quartz ite

SLAT - slate

PHYL - phyllite

SCHI - schist

BISC - biotite schist

MISC - mica schist

GNBG - gneiss and biotite gneiss

Igneous

IGTU

BASA

ANDE

DIGA

LATI

QUMO

TRSY

RHYO

GRBG

WETU

SCOR

type unknown

basalt (including obsidian)

andesite

diorite to gabbro

latite

quartz monzonite

trachyte and syenite

rhyolite

granite and biotite granite

welded tuff (tufa)

scoria (porcelanite) , clinker

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Miscellaneous

GRAL - gravelly alluvium

SAAL - sandy alluvium

SIAL - silty alluvium

CLAL - clayey alluvium

MIAL - mixed alluvium

GLTI - glacial till, mixed origin

ASHT - ash (of any origin)

MISE - mixed sedimentary

MIME - mixed metamorphic

MUG - mixed igneous

LOES - loess

MIRT - mix of two or more rock types

DUNE - sand dunes

LANDFORM (four-character code)

Enter the appropriate geomorphic
below:

landform code from the list

General Landform Type Code

residual mountain
slopes and ridges

RMTU

RMDS
RMDC
RMUS
RMRI
RMDE

Refined Landform Type

type unknown

dissected straight slopes
dissected convex slopes
undissected slopes
ridges
depressions

glaciated mountain
slopes and ridges

GMTU

GMUS
GMDS
GMRI

type unknown

undissected slopes
dissected slopes
ridges

alpine glacial
valleys

AVTU

AVTB
AVUT
AVDT
AVAP

type unknown

trough bottoms
undissected troughwalls
dissected troughwalls
avalanche paths and
debris fans

alpine glacial ridges

ARTU type unknown

ARCB cirque basins
ARCH cirque headwalls

alpine ridges
ARUU undulating uplands

and

12

General Landform Type
rolling uplands

breaklands

structurally controlled
mountain slopes

glacial till forms

alluvial-colluvial-
lacustrine forms

Code Refined Landform Type
RUTU type unknown

RULR low relief rolling

uplands
RULD low relief uplands, dense

drainage
RUMR moderate relief rolling

uplands
RUDR dissected rolling uplands

BLTU type unknown

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BLDR dissected river breaks

BLUR undissected river breaks

BLSB structural breaks

BLSH stream headlands

SCTU type unknown

SCDS dip slopes

SCDR dipping layered rocks

SCPL plateaus

GTTU type unknown

GTMO moraines
GTDL drumlins
GTKK kames and kettles

ACTU type unknown

mass wasted slopes

ACFP

flood plains

ACTE

terraces

ACAF

alluvial fans

ACCF

colluvial fans.

ACBT

colluvial basins

toeslopes

ACAB

alluvial basins

MWTU

type unknown

MWLS

landslides

and

PLOT POS (four-character code)

Plot Position - enter the appropriate code from the list below
to describe the topographic position of the plot:

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General Plot Position

narrow valley bottom
(<100 feet wide)

moderate valley bottom
(100-300 feet wide)

Code

NVTU

NVSC
NVSB
NVLE

NVCD
MVTU

MVSC
MVSB
MVFP

MVAM
MVOX
MVBS
MVTE
MVAF

wide valley bottom
(>300 feet wide)

WVTU

WVSC
WVSB
WVFP

WVAM
WVOX
WVBS
WVTE
WVAF

slope features

SLTU

short slope

SLSS

lower slope

SLLS
AFLS

mid slope

SLMS
AFMS

upper slope

SLUS
AFUS

Refined Plot Position

type unknown

stream channel

stream bar

levee (narrow flood plain

overbank deposits)

colluvial deposit

(colluvial fan)

type unknown

stream channel

stream bar

flood plain (incl. levees

if appropriate)

abandoned meander

oxbow

backwater slough

terrace

alluvial fan (toeslope)

type unknown

stream channel

stream bar

flood plain (incl. levees

if appropriate)

abandoned meander

oxbow

backwater slough

terrace

alluvial fan (toeslope)

type unknown

short slope, neither
upper nor lower (<100 ft)

lower slope

lower slope of alluvial

fan (fan skirt)

mid slope

mid slope of alluvial fan

upper slope

upper slope of alluvial

fan

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General Plot Position Code Refined Plot Position

shoulder SHDR shoulder

ridge RINR narrow ridge (<100 ft

wide)
RIWR wide ridge summit (>100
ft wide)

bench BNCH bench in mountainous

terrain

SLP SHAPE (one-character code)

Slope Shape - enter one of the following codes to indicate -the
vertical shape of the slope on which the plot lies:

S - straight or even

R - rounded or convex

D - depression or concave

P - patterned (micro-relief of hummocks and swales)

U - undulating pattern of low ridges or knolls and draws

X - other

ASP (up to three-digit number)

Aspect - enter the direction of the slope on which the plot
occurs (in degrees; corrected for declination) .

SLOPE % (up to three-digit number)

Enter the steepness of the slope on which the plot occurs (in
percent) .

EROS POTENT (two-character code)

Erosion Potential - enter one of the following codes to
indicate the potential for erosion on the plot:

SA - soil surface is stable with no evidence of accelerated
erosion

UC - soil surface is unstable because of compaction

UD - soil surface is unstable because of displacement and/or
churning of the soil

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UP - soil surface is unstable because of lack of protective
vegetation cover

UA - unable to assess

EROS TYPE (two-character code)

Enter one of the following codes to indicate the dominant type
of erosion occurring on the plot:

NO - none

SE - sheet erosion

RE - rill erosion

GE - gully erosion

DE - deposition

WE - wind erosion

SC - soil creep

SL - slump (earth flow)

TD - terrace development

SL - slide

HORIZON ANGLE (%) (up to three-digit numbers)
Record the angles to the four horizons (in percent) .

IFSLP (up to three-digit number)

If "General Plot Position" is sloping (i.e., > 3% slope),
estimate distance from top of slope to upper edge of plot.
Indicate units of measurement.

IFVAL (up to three-digit number)

If "General Plot Position" is level (i.e., 0-3% slope),
estimate distance across valley or flat (passing through
plot) . Indicate units of measurement.

SPFE

List any special features of the site on which the plot is
located (if desirable, describe these features under "General
Site Description"). If none described, enter "NA" .

Examples: avalanche chute, talus, seep, etc.

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GROUND COVER (two-digit codes)

Enter cover class code for each of the following types of
ground cover:

S
G
R
L

W
M
BV

-

bare soil (particles < 1/16 in. dia.)
gravel (particles 1/16 to 3 in. dia.)
rock (particles > 3 in. dia.)

litter and duff. Litter includes freshly-fallen leaves,
needles, twigs, bark, fruits; duff is fermentation layer
and humus layer.

wood (downed fragments > 1/4 in. dia.)
moss. Also includes Lycopodium and Selaginella .
basal vegetation. This is the area occupied by root
crowns and stems, not canopy cover. Values rarely exceed
30% and are usually lower.

other. Use when an additional category is needed. Iden-
tify the "other" item (e.g., lichen; water).

Use the following cover classes and codes:

Code

1

3
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
98

C]

.ass

0%

<

1%

1%

to

4.9%

5%

to

14.9%

15%

to

24.9%

25%

to

34.9%

35%

to

44.9%

45%

to

54.9%

55%

to

64.9%

65%

to

74.9%

75%

to

84.9%

85%

to

94.9%

95%

to

100%

Midpoint
0%

0.5%

3%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
97.5%

RIPARIAN FEATURES

If the plot is within the riparian zone record the following
information (indicate units of measurement as appropriate) :

Channel Width (up to three-digit number) - if vaXley
contains multiple channels, give width of channel neairest
to the plot.

Channel Entrenchment (up to three-digit number) - depth
to which channel has cut into valley floor.

Surface Water (two-digit code) - estimate of maximum
ground cover of surface water on plot during the year
(use cover classes listed above under "Ground Cover*").

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Height Above Water (up to three-digit number) - height of
plot above stream or pond surface when water is at bank-
full stage (water at bank- full stage reaches lower limit
of terrestrial vegetation) .

Distance from Water (up to three-digit number) - distance
from water at bank- full stage to nearest plot edge.

GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION

Description (a "word picture") of the place where the sampled
community occurs. (Any specific information about the plot
itself should be written into the "Comments" field following
the "Ocular Plant Species Data") . Consider the setting of the
community occurrence in the surrounding landscape (including
landscape features and adjacent community types) .

OCULAR PLANT SPECIES DATA

This portion of the form is used for recording plant species
data by lifeform class, i.e., "Trees", "Shrubs", "Graminoids" ,
and "Forbs".

For all cover estimates, use the codes from the following
cover class table:

Code

Class

Midpoint

1

< 1%

0.5%

3

1%

to 4.9%

3%

10

5%

to 14.9%

10%

20

15%

to 24.9%

20%

30

25%

to 34.9%

30%

40

35%

to 44.9%

40%

50

45%

to 54.9%

50%

60

55%

to 64.9%

60%

70

65%

to 74.9%

70%

80

75%

to 84.9%

80%

90

85%

to 94.9%

90%

98

95%

to 100%

97.5%

PltlDL (two-digit code)

Plant Identification Level - enter the two-digit number that
represents the percent of canopy cover equal to or greater
than which all plants are to be identified. For example, "5"
indicates that all plant species having 5% canopy cover or
greater would be recorded; "0" indicates all plant species
have been recorded.

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APPENDIX D

Legal descriptions and habitat associations of Ferruginous
Hawk nests observed in southwest Montana (1992) .

D-Ol

AREA

LOCATION

STATUS

ASSOCIATION

Armstead

T12S,R09W,S01,SENESE

INACTIVE

SS

T11S , R08W, S3 1 , NENESW

INACTIVE

FP

T12S,R09W,S35,SESENW

INACTIVE

SS

Bannack

T07S , R11W, S35 , SENENW

ACTIVE

SS

T07S , R11W, S36 , SWNESW

INACTIVE

SS

T07S , R11W, S36 , SWNWNW

INACTIVE

SS

T07S,R11W,S3 6,SWNWNW

INACTIVE

SS

T07S , R11W, S35 , SENENE

INACTIVE

SS

T07S , R11W, S3 6 , SWNESW

INACTIVE

SS

T07S,R11W,S36,SWNWNW

INACTIVE

SS

T07S,R11W,S35,NESWNW

INACTIVE

SS

Block Mtn.

T04S , R08W, S16 , SESWSW

ACTIVE

SS

Diamond Butte

T15S , R06W , S08 , NESENE

ACTIVE

SS

T15S , R06W, S07 , SWSWNE

ACTIVE

SS

Frying Pan

T06S,R09W,S20,SENESW

ACTIVE

FP

T06S , R09W, S18 , SWSESE

ACTIVE

SS

T06S , R09W, S18 , SWNENW

ACTIVE

SS

T06S , R09W, S17 , SWSENE

ACTIVE

FP

T06S , R09W, S08 , NESENE

ACTIVE

SS

T06S,R09W,S32,NWSWNE

ACTIVE

FP

T07S , R09W, S04 , NESENW

ACTIVE

SS

T06S ,R09W, S3 3 , SWNWNW

ACTIVE

FP

T06S ,R09W, S18 , SWNWSE

INACTIVE

SS

T07S , R09W, S05 , NENESW

INACTIVE

FP

T06S , R09W, S18 , SWNENW

INACTIVE

SS

T06S , R09W , S18 , SWNENW

INACTIVE

SS

T06S , R09W, S18 , SWNWSE

INACTIVE

SS

T07S,R10W,S01,NENWNW

INACTIVE

FP

T06S,R09W,S28,NWNWSE

INACTIVE

SS

T06S , R09W , S2 , SENESW

INACTIVE

FP

T07S , R09W , S03 , NESESW

INACTIVE

SS

T06S , R09W, S08 , NESWNE

INACTIVE

SS

T06S,R09W,S28,NWNWSE

INACTIVE

SS

T06S , R10W, S25 , NESESW

INACTIVE

SS

Henneberry Ridge

T09S , R10W, S19 , NESWNE

ACTIVE

MM

T08S,R11W,S35,NENWNW

INACTIVE

SS

T08S , R11W, S35 , SENENW

INACTIVE

SS

T09S,R11W,S24,SENWSW

INACTIVE

MM

T08S , R11W , S25 , SESWNE

INACTIVE

SS

T09S , R11W , S25 , NENWNW

INACTIVE

SS

T09S , R11W, S12 , NENESW

INACTIVE

SS

T08S , R11W , S25 , SESENE

INACTIVE

SS

T09S , R11W , S12 , NENESW

INACTIVE

SS

AREA

LOCATION

D-02

STATUS

ASSOCIATION

ACTIVE

FP

INACTIVE

FP

INACTIVE

FP

ACTIVE

FP

INACTIVE

FP

INACTIVE

FP

Sweetwater

Vinegar Hill

T08S , R05W, S27 , SWNWSE
T08S , R05W, S27 , SWNWSE
T08S,R05W,S27,NWNENE

T12S , R07W, S28 , SESESE
T12S,R07W,S20,SENESE
T12S,R07W,S28,SESWSW

Incidental

T14S , R06W, S33 , SESENE

ACTIVE

FP

SS = Sagebrush Steppe
FP = Foothill Prairie
MM = Mountain Mahogany

APPENDIX E

Legal descriptions of other raptor nests observed while
performing Ferruginous Hawk surveys in southwest Montana
(1992) .

AREA

SPECIES

E-02

LOCATION

Armstead
Bannack

Block Mtn.

Diamond Butte

Frying Pan

Henneberry Ridge

Vinegar Hill

Sweetwater
Incidental

Red-tailed Hawk

Long-eared Owl
Red-tailed Hawk*
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Prairie Falcon
Prairie Falcon

Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle

Swainson ' s Hawk
Swainson ' s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk

Golden Eagle
Prairie Falcon
Prairie Falcon
American Kestrel
American Kestrel

Prairie Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Prairie Falcon
American Kestrel

Golden Eagle
Golden Eagle
Prairie Falcon

Golden Eagle

Long-eared Owl

T11S , R08W, S32 , SENWSW

T07S,R11W,S03,NENENE
T07S , R11W, S35 , SWSWNW
T07S , R11W, S02 , NWNWSE
T07S,R11W,S34,SWNENE
T08S,R11W,S04,NWSESW
T07S,R11W,S3 6,SWNWSW

T04S,R08W,S36,NENWSW
T04S,R08W,S23,SESENW

T14S , R06W, S04 , SENWSW
T15S , R07W , S02 , NESEINE
T15S , R07W , S12 , NESWNE

T06S,R09W,S28,NWNESW
T06S , R09W , S17 , SESWSW
T06S , R09W, S25 , SENWSE
T06S , R09W , S28 , NWNWNW
T06S , R09W , S2 8 , NWNWSE

T09S , R10W , S08 , NENENE
T09S , R11W , S02 , SWSESE
T09S ,R10W, S19 , SESESE
T09S , R10W, S07 , NESESE

T13S,R07W,S05, SENWSW
T13S , R08W, S02 , SWNWSE
T12S,R07W,S20,SESENW

T09S , R05W, S04 , SWSWNE

T14S,R04W,S06,NESENE

Krider's Hawk a x Dark morph 9

Tot Cv (two-digit code)

Total Cover - estimate the percent canopy cover for the

respective lifeform. This estimate is not the sum of all

species in the lifeform and does not count overlap. It is the

horizontal percent cover of the vertical projection of "the
lifeform.

Tal Cv (two-digit code)

Tall Height Cover - estimate "Total Cover" (as described
above) by life form for individuals taller than 5 m (16.4 ft) .

Med Cv (two-digit code)

Medium Height Cover - estimate "Total Cover" (as described
above) by life form for individuals between 0.5 and 5 m tall
( 1.6 - 16.4 ft) .

Low Cv (two-digit code)

Low Height Cover - estimate "Total Cover" (as described above)
by life form for individuals between 0.05 and 0.5 ra tall (Q.2
- 1.6 ft) .

Grd Cv (two-digit code)

Ground Height Cover - estimate "Total Cover" (as described
above) by life form for individuals shorter than 0.05 m ( . 2
ft) .

MHt (three-digit code)

Mean Height - estimate the mean height of the dominant size
class within the respective lifeform. Indicate units of
measurement.

CC (two-digit code)

Canopy Cover - enter the appropriate canopy cover code listed
above for each species in each lifeform.

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Tl, T2, SI, etc.

List each species within a lifeform using the following con-
vention: full scientific binomial, code name (first three
letters of genus and first three letters of the specific epi-
thet) , and canopy cover code (see "CC" above).

Example: Tl Pinus ponderosa / PINPON J 4

COMMENTS (EODATA)

Specific information regarding the community occurrence at the
site, e.g., numbers, size, condition, peculiar characteris-
tics, viability.

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