PROGRESS REPORT ON UPLAND GAME STUDIES Lovrer Souris ...
Transcript of PROGRESS REPORT ON UPLAND GAME STUDIES Lovrer Souris ...
PROGRESS REPORT ON UPLAND GAME STUDIES
Lovrer Souris Migratory Waterfowl Ref'age Uphrum, North Dakota
Respectfully submitted March 31 , 1938
M. C • Hammond Ass't . Biological Aide
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th Md , ce b:<l! . and nlli1~wi~
eltot-a t 11~t.le d-..tl"lng t f'oll<Minr;
~HlOO t• wu 11 d tha:\ e :equ lte ,
Wlnt•1' t~t • • •
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&ve:tlabl•,
tilt tall t 191? wint«J"' te: wa put out ,tt.'t five n statteu
· five t the 'ft.,.jll'll'{o\J:t]J' ooaaV\1 .t eheltua. ~ etat1cm• _,..
• li com ud b ler in ats-bueh•l hop r • ur 110r.o.
ik•• n t
of'
alk with
b1rda
b
elwra
•i a and low
f•f',
o~at of el t'e.
aftl,.. au U. din a. pil w1 . b the al .... l"a. ,
tu. ad4itd.:Q1l to the teedtug atat1ons theN weN two com field•
tug t fall ' t. provid too thro~out the 'lt'J.At • Wt r .. in Jdtold 0 the ua ot l.l1":1ng
t ~ 1 to • tract . 0 to
wtnte . • ct 1 · ioc • 11 n tta ~
flle. vi it
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Ill uaey trapp ding gsoou •• tc •cure d :te.
~gratton.. it poes1ble. ana it waa 4e i
~tu to !n&lude win. t1Yitlu tmd h.ablt• ol ~ gt!OU •
to <t t ot ttut winter 11th re p~tt 11 past b.-
!he author hu 'What l1t•ratur. w • avai · hl tor oompar-
and f'oJ" irection. ot f'ut 1n this ti ld.
• ortul:dty to a
!"0 · teta di.u-1 end e. wint rl.
bit"'ds. it it ·• • "ext ah~ at.udy o:t th • bi . bl
t tutur. • per· !nin
1 T&lu t Winter t•dt~ :th• R tug• 4 tc other p"·""'·-.a
Stat1()
B'l 1 S t . J:
bud• and
oth r
t .
St ttOlls
ted t th aand 1llc near th
). • th•r ill> tan alNltdant &upply ot a • for
h1pa. l pite e~t ~ avad 11l.ty ot tho o
is ats.t1 iat t-
11. tol"'$ t ftoa.atru d could a
dtus. r 300 t 400 ot th to t al:m.oe e'A7 tilnfl.
ul« h&ve en 11ttl d1tt1 lty 1ft their t nding the food. hi
count d t th• t :ti at on t o.
t . c oth g s e · es rv "
be . tee~ d to 1 t• loeati •
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ated. at .. .., ...... _ Jo:tuv.Jon ' ~ ot
t the 1to {1159 R78 1
s t. :sa o t for ro-se, t re- itt: very little natural t-ood
wlt 1a ft1 mil a attar the ~now doW. A good patoh
ot ...t el.o,_. Ail Within • hun y
:. 'b3' !h at :ti baa
upl ap ·c!••• iri• Chi en.
hiJ ant•• · d Rimgariu Partrldp. No so tr~ently by the Prairie
Chi en, h Aa ae 15 each ot uae. pheu~a, d
• at. the station o:r
daily u • both tor t
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quU'to . le at th ·.· • ~ (!150.. 1 hot. lOt
s1ft ). c:om ~ta.l"''IN!ltll~ ~ OUJI" c:rop planting
torea in o
About 15
orlb , and no o
t or hitre
ba.iri Chiclt
a.ants and • CfPifly ot 12 .
oo • aru1 vel.
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fur.n1 ed. bou.t anoth
blg. 50
u thee two tood suppl1&a.
tridgc al u d th. g:r<:MJ•
st t the
(fl.an...,._n
b. or will
•hr'llba (Salis 1ntel!'1or) tmd gnltlen Willow end cat~oo tree • 'f
the •t ot th ate.ti ie tbi cover ,ot "ft'et'tda c.l<:rVer•
h ot throuc the Winter. s
d te pn •
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po ie • though
th Pra r1e Chick• fero ~ ,.,... ... - a ol
tor d ~er ~ kept on all aide$ (S .) • hairie Oh:tekea
nt .-~1 • rather :nu OWl n . y Qlii;IJ~~~ata wr•
:t t - to the d • probably
t "Tia :ta.
&m:!ellll"ed t M a fe.YOrl te tl OC tor pt".rlridge
duf'tng $.P'f • Feb ary 11 a-6 ll:tOO •• •• 45 e count d. fhC9'
ooul4 be 1'"d ea111 in all dt.r•otlona ad Mt 1ng a
ot ise. ~ tittle 1
il of a halt
••peota to tho r1 " !re•
re1 but the rS.•• b,ank ie lined with Willow ahru.~ .• the • · 1~ i t-
.. lr ia att • xoept t e sia. t the ri r , a
vily on t id • · •
dr1tt arm t shel t.f):F · u t dt ot prOYJ ~ u . of t e s ti •
B tor~~ th 19th ot J'UU«l"f' at.tio •• uae4 'by all tour ap~tciea.
tat atly by Shar • taile4 Grou.M and Pn.tri.- Chiok .U'ter' the 19th
~ • • t1o ft8 u by em a t birie. faot
t all a4 drifted arer W1 trl • d
•ant• toun th . · J"by at ti • , 4 . otory.
•h ptaila ~ al b6ft t~ed t-o fe a't other locatt.on•• prdbabl)r
ly· at I 4 , eiDe ou• wer~ S4M11 ere ut'ltil 'Ch a . Aa yet I
'" aon tor t • .t-aot tha" d14 eo inue
te tHd t e taot t :t the aurTOt:mtt;Lng %181.a01J
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ot'er lac••·
6 i• 1 :t~ t • acu d1 h a ------about • · arter l• orih o~ 1gltway 1 1 ~•ot. ~~
E!)·. •t1'1 ot Phrapit s utenda tr the strea to th st :tio •
Whi !a about 100 d awq, lP• to tors part of
11 • e.rtor lng • round t othel"
sidee, but w ne ly o Nd 1Jith a . at of the _ ~r.
i borde~ d Wi ~11 a •
stly tie •
• latt r ing
:tlo ot d ne e ahelt.r
o • ~al pro t t u. d tt. tiell<l(ltW ...
te.ra tati eol"' at • • edn
all 1Fi er.
UGin the atati •
the fir t or
d1 re , !"<>b 1
t:l t t
boseld
this
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no 0.
• a 15, ~ tb~ •tart-
the2 wer Joined by by
to
• .ffio1ent t
• She ly
arter t
ltfJ<l at he «ec n 1I.adque.r 1"8 -~ t or t
at the -.d . ot & dclae akel ei'" belt of
c • 1 J ) .
~1;.,uu gh it
11
airie
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• .ta.tiQll ae used r larly by partri "'e an 1nta " :tl:7 ptaila.
at r c • 0'~ 60 1 da a :\;
100 fe et or • rl R78 1 ~•ct. 1 1
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.. as &llrJ'otmdiq. tho atati<m. !he Piwr btmke he.ve a ,.,d etm:d of
colden flillO'ft. boalder. 'lU:ld willw sbrllb.
ru. a:t.at1on hu ~.fn e. t~d.ittg place for a good ~ar of ph$a
••t•. AI ~ a.e $2 ha"le b~ o~unt•4 h~. .ad Ye't7 11kely a grea."
&~Ocr =-re f'ed ben Hgule.rly. One .ftiU''l':lGl" ~~~t1matod A in« a hund1!"41Jd
ll#&r"b7• al.otlmugh tb.ia i.e prol)a'blf • uagae:r tlon.
Grotlil& w:-& etl'•tt a.t thta. st•ti~n only QCS,. Md '4~ rm.y p~i4~.
Appar~tly the pheasate had at!,.-ely aoMpclh'>fld the anJa.
~ta:tton f., t, 1a l<Jea.ted •t \he buo or the hill aat or- the !ttMtmrg
'bridg;e. an4 ~ rt.OO ~- tvom the n:ad (ft~•Rm; S•(Jt. 21 Bl')•
It ! .• . nearly e. h$11." mile ~~ th49 riwv md ln a denH cwor o-t DU"'eh
•lO.r and oth•r ftfts and. gr&1ltGs. Then it en old ~le tireet17 to
the Ml"t~1hll$t • A tll)$.l"'Otl ~of <#Ott.omroo:IJ ilS M the hill t~ thit
~mw.Hst &}.1~o.
Ho eQeidva'ht. WoMf.UIJ . ... mel wttb this $hslt41'. No gi'GUGO
b•tn& "'*' ntu.w the statt011 and ~i4;r• traoka w•r• toun<i only ettca.
tw• ol' thft• pheuat• u•e4 th• $h.,l.te~ :flai,.rly t"f;l$Ulf.U"l.J•
The H&n» tor the l~ of lifE: h.~n is p!'<lbl•c.ticel. !he appr<ofX•
bdty of lnd.tditt@;$ dill not kMp b1rde dff1 ol$$\Yh.e"1 end ·the ett~'
ins ~r wu good. The l&tor ;;»Jilt of' 10"11'~ a uw:ibel" ot' P"QUH • .,.
.._ ticmg tile river. .Pt.uu~ibly th,. ~od ._. no-tJ toun4 be~a\UM of' th.
rlifltM~• tJf t:h& 3tation &om the t.r..tlt~ fl!t;hta and ffl•di~s ~W'!~.
antl otll$1"' etat1ons wtr'l loeatad tir•<e•
Station f.~!" oon&lned of a hop,0r oa]¥. bttiJltt s•t out a.t tho g;l'ln'f'
nou the uebtot. ?on~'s r•a14aee. wssiJ or GMp • .-.. Sohu.ffttr
Mporls tha:t • c.ovq or pa7tridgo rtaa beftl t•O'dirlg at th.e. hot>PCUI' 4\tring
tbe 'Wfnt.. (tUG ··l?$WJ. Sect. l.tJ milimt)
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$Up ly of 00 h
the gr
u b t .
n t • •
• et · 1
· IV'ailabl not t · 'b
d pulliu th1
f 0 • A
Dt · r £, o •
8 of all :bl put a ti I
~ hera f'r ...
recor • • I 1a
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,~oWd 'tl't..c:t l!l1Qugh fencing lltll be ~1.-ted by Mn fall to promai;
troubl• fr·• etod:!: in ttw Mur••
~-tion i· l in tl:te s•lllhillt was w pplied with Qld"' dd sh:ell9d
con.. efi'lllivalent t~ ~ b~shol• of $httl1 .d eom.. A rev; t"ftbbitll -~
t sta:tion I s. u.stad by-" _. lM:)ro ph<Nuu.tntt:~, eam eqtdvalsnt to
10 butlhel$ of *h.elled <JOM- ._. ~~. e.l.-o two bua•l:o nf barlq •
.At nriou.~ ttmee grcuse wre <>b:~Jen•d fo"Ct»g end tho rood nctetl.
It\ the aendhille • grou.ee •re bac..tr-track,Q4 and tho vegetat1ctl clca-.ly
•JtMtned for GViden.ee Gr feodmg . <me grouS$ \fa.fl &i.YG:idtmtly tc:il1o4 «at
'the crop on.d g1tsard etaai-'•
O.'b&.x"nti<::l'lla iu JJAnUfU:]I ad l*'ebnal'Y ah~d t.lte follQWiug foodfl.,
B\4d-s ed twigs of ccttonwood (?ot:»:tlotl& dt'iltoi~'Oa), red•olliEB- do&~o4
Uonaus. tstolonltera). apen (Pqpulot.as ·br~loid.as). 4\tnt puo~llow
(Sa~ trhtia),, Ohok.eehwr,y (l'l'unwz virgJ.niru:la}. and 'the· bud$ e.nu Wi~J• of buckbrueh (~hori~~poa oceide:atdb} we-rtt fHlt«l alo~g with
the bovries1 ros.e hip~ and ~~e. ~· ot 'bi~-d (?o.lyg,ol'!S sp.).,
Qd the Qe'(ie of rooq :mt#uate..i.D 0.. plMt (Ohom. a~l t4).
lt Will be intenttin.g to ~ the \lae ad• of 'the lat~ pl.ast'l
mcmti~ abcv•• this hm'b ha.& ,a good a!zri :~~.0.. lfh1ob ia ~ll"a:lat-ant.
ad t• fairly wall :i1st.ri~te:d. ann' the nafuge,. upeoially- in tmd. Deaf'
the ~hillv.. Exc.opt ch~ring hemy fm(J!ft ·the seeda e.re anibhltt. thi
cwtl'Lor b~s ~ saen prs:rv:tous ldrJ.ti-on of this plant a.& e. food.
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ft' 1 t
pil•ci 0 t. ~· lt
la~.
ard of
t
erviS 1 r teh·ng d
11 • poa ibl,J ting
d
st .tion in t~ 's~ ills
d t r ins of co an
tive tr. t , indio t g t~ x th sood~ crved th
o grit (u f~ by thel' observers) and tludi thozr , rc rotain i"oJ'
t . ·to ti • 1 tht
nt':l'tn'l" to s do , e; ern b··t ot o ned.
fllo following d.tsou.nion s b6en worked out Mr an o.~iUt r~t
t o'bsel.""'l"ations ISO' l"'tUJ t 1'\ hoJ" t an aot\l l daily "toll up8
t ;t"(J'.l tloek ( pt 1t · o le.at
). :!.:he l"J..
s ti • by noi:.il rr the t ·
wb.ioh r4) flushed .
rien.c.e in ror
is Jribl •
til - ch, nir s t
tho Winter o£ 19"3?: ~ a.
At t • v in:.o Y<m 7t50 to soro.e 10 or 15 m:inut&s e.f'tM' ight
in t th • (
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• p , t 1 b s { 1 ix "'r1 ti ' ) • d 31 ker.n. 1 or 00
it' a er P• 'PU t , at r _ ou: o .. th 1r roo ts, • bird
i ke p f'ew n atby buds Ol" roo h1 • • d. a£t\lr short time tlmr
dir etly to 'the hedl ·. t4tion.
ently u tl ecm id 1' bl he. s bAt ,
t ly oaut1 t;, light g i 1 t e or
i&tan • a r lo~ t~-; o r t ·It"
tbte,· t.hon . ld:ng up to the • · :tian. '\lf'OUU f• for O%il:y a
han fl.y u.p on t.op Df the rut-1 te:r to lo k uatm.4 et'or
t ill& t tion or i · t urrfXUlding Zl'""'"""~'!'t
r will lumps • u J80 on orn.ing the ro.ture
ranged. . aero to -ao de es.. On three ;morninss whl!ut t~
bir
le •
N · u bel (• 24 twi . a.nd •!5 nc ) th were
d up at t. at tio , at
• mi -~ tho ... ..-....... rature Ql" t<J
• ~ at th &te:tions titnea .._,...,_ued n$M"1 cbabl7' budding
... at indor r tho ••~ ao e.t all
••• th
thot
.. ee l vo t...!• f ing st tiona
topcwat;.;..ro u bigb plus 10 de-
is oc ion th<~r · a fai l &tron~ irl.nd whioh WM drit
a.t cr ns s
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lt
t t • • into th•
the · lla
r alroady u:od 'th.4t snaw.
o'Sti site w · vu1 de In tb 'I'Aftdhilla th
• t a t · !'OO ta • •
jorl fr th s
• t 1 11 up • tho p t ot
••
ionall7
although ft'i·...., ...... ~~o_ aealled :te that 1\ ._. more pt t other•
nee. t 'bird• rooat . t e •• d oott
a 1 • l"« T th ~ oo.t ot • ptt4.oeedjtng
•
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t'lock t barp-t&1l
theJ" a ~ d in the
tho wu~~r t flo • had brok: up
t~ at oth lo tione.
Qbtlr~'W'A.t
roosting in
dtdll vtatt()ft sn.oaa th: t
of
to th• Jftn.tton
hw:'ld.r'Qd -1·~-
Att
t .. end the
ding on ·h b da 1· ro
•
in
nMMl" DO\I'Qd. tor alfcu
this the 21 ll"de (\:i•Y'Ill•.,...-,
fledt to m GJIJJ.'"""'
fp th
- 0
t t
:tat mtd th · ro e 1p le:ter on .111 th
Jenscm (l
t:ter nth in wi tl1 the
---1 llt$0.
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t
~in .
ld • • ttll king
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tbia
t · to:r th W1nt r in a f'tdrly
a _ u
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Thl"e
f't'e :nt d o t
no'tt ed ar t ti n fl: 2, $, &,
a 6, twice near 'I 9, e:nd . 1 :t 10 different etrs t t.~ z. Great Horned. in wero s-e:c • thre at :tions, b t cm.ly- twice
at e &f' th { ~) •. tu lV'th alld 20th c£
11"' ly b 1n is
t visits to th
fh ru&uiQil ~ the owl be in ttl" Gt to th . sh lt re 1 e o
ubt "' ly due to th. eone re.t · on or
th re.bb1ts end c.e i
ela I"&•
T'h t CYV s ~d ·t1-ef1 n
zoD rooati~ plaoe.
lso ~ · h~ in ~a r
We attempted to t rid ot the owl a that made e. ht\bt t or tr~ct•
b fo it 8 po ibl to got 1fitbln ~eng r th
ob erved
p ante, id . • One or th ht 1
'tdti 11 kill • .1. &d t. 1
11 tlh.J>i to t. # it'
t'- ody' still •
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th _,
off
oinity o£ t
lt
P . e~mt
1
g• (}D o 1nal"i1'1
val vm:Jamllln<
cwl
SA111'8N~l. t
· :rao.sting.
eo l be m .
flush&d Within 1 0 f'e~ ot a t . Where en~
d
, S • 'llh.er a
the O'lfl -- G!VidentJ.r IU)
d cont ued tl ~11&
lden k :;l. «t made it p ~1~e of l"OO$t1n o;l Oll. th• t I"
il
100 or 150
up to
l•·
ou e
r bit
e.l OOllt i d t
id .. 1r1.~ t~.on of t~is
a bjeot)
t a at t
ndhllla. We
aio: •
d• d outdinen0€~0.
it f:oll of
five p 11 s pic,.
in two r th. • 'fhe ther thr
.sa t re th re. (!h eo e t
terial Ul ap:pe r in · tet" p per () this
pnin ctirtt1: • t1 • P• :t e ti
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w" ret-trap 4 :t other atatio.n at period• fJ'IOJ& tour to 11 dq• apart.
Alto " 1x shifts in teedin. lo JJlity re noted in th.ia way ( _'t
l•et for indivi ual birds).
ahitts .:lth · of SJ:w
ifta re
t Hom 4 01rla l:
found t • . five t t • · a!tt period or u at one or th · ot 7 o the lt • !heae
dane ar e. mil tand a halt e. bt a
rax ks J'e ae 1 the "f'iQi.Dity' of a at tio only twice during
111Xl:ter. ! p~t!7 be paudng tbro:Q ·on th&ir Nn
414 t the anu.
Wettsel. tracks cre1 Cf88 & :ftftl t~s. rle al1G in · 'heltel"'1J,
the tnt;pping o •ratioat .on the' f>..tge soon elmlu.t.e-4 the • m1lre.I·
: .. .. lJ aa mmarcru. this 'IIU!tel-
1r!7 lttr eeding
atatioaa. not
proof end itt em Of!
tn order to get. . t e ra. b ts f
e.t ertam t • at :ti • 'WR set tn t.he tnt1a · •
upt altoge.t •r• et1 u ee shelter.
d the e ot snaring
whe 1 .o ugh tb s enth r bbit t wuld •at
uin rob-
17 d: at othen. le ••
A t e tt t&11 fnq Deed the ctut:i •• along t
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!~,~!~! .. • of Y.l!t~'! G$e SP!ci . ·~
It ap~a that there ~ no aeri~~a eontlict be~en ~
a,eei•e at t1a01ft cf' the sta.t1mt.e.
At 'f;$ pheaenmta appu:re4 to hAft k~ 'OtheJi eJ]4e!8'$ p~etv _,.
f!tlll«<' • tn tb.ia c•ae ;the:t• ~ at lea«t $!, cd probAbly 'moM., te~
here. ~ tl:let wre alofJe by at s&a1"~ all t1•• ot the .dq· *• ob•
sel"'9tltit'4Ut · .roe u.a ...
Although vou••· #h<&t1. antllJ, pd partridge tf(!tt'~ ttuuhad 'lte'A.r' $tt\•
't'lOTl& on siat. ooc~•J partr'\d~ amd pholl.tta'\;•• •ix <t ..... ~:t1'QU:f'1• .-4
parirl(!ge., tour t'i fJ# ed ~tl$$ efl pbAJammte. Gl'We t'-'s• 1~ l•
fO·•etbl~ that thet11 •• <.mlf one speeiell'- a~uul.r f'eodinl$ at on• t~
(-with the uc6ptiou 'Ot slw'ptails uti ehicka.). I• t'wc> apeotea wre
n<m f'mJding at. one ·•
It ...... mottt· ~ommen to find. • single species at a auti~ thaft to
tmd Sft'm"U• Confddet'illg et~t; ~ttatbJUJ. {:f8 and flO bAd fhCtUI*'lte
&.ru!. pai"tridge t&Od1D£l alm(')st •xelud.vel ) . e;I'OU~te alone 1RJ1"8 aca a .
11 'Visiu, phqtute em 11 '11.a1ta, . tUld p~M.dge em •u ?idtth
R~lt• !£. ~r;aEfi!,l. attt\. ~mdi.n! .Act!:d.t!u
Bttgiuning J~ 11 • ra •tt,...top• tra.t• were $Ct'\ ont a.t ~
or the •tattoml. :ae-... this t~ .and l'«bNaey ~e. 89 Sharp-tat1•d
Grou~u' nr• \:rapped ad bandtd. bl udUd.c 14 NpRt~t vmre nteord«l.
fJI api te or the aJMut of ltOJ"'k: dt>n:. 011 the ehat"ptat'l, t~ $till
ap~.r• to !be SOJ» qu•stton aa to ~od$ ot $Ulftt the 1iv• ~1t'da. !a
u.t eu\l)t i; tall patt.em ap!J*nm:tly hot«s tru• <•• phot-or,rapb), but,
e.coor41ng to • Shaler E. Aldous of th.e- ~i: Lam.s Por•at .!xpet'l.~ent
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t ·t1
yell
yetl •
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It 1s nt re t1ng to
•1"1-
ota. a ptio
i. the . Ns .
tb. r..le ha~,. •••+-•ia males ma~.
of t e SB:IIuts
e would nl'l(:ma
as ~ l t at it is
~ blt'd.
• si 1
e N"'r !n t~ se:dng ot th• birds i-c. our bout!•
~. "J.' 1 • • • .,.,...,.rH. for
• ot
r rue't b1rda t t h$4 . I !ling oom.
!1 trap_ at feeding ct«t1ona d ®m • used as bait.•
11 ir
ir 31 ke
1 t etr crop •
m (7. 8 r- .
1 he ap. tt 1e oesible t ~ o: t elu
rop oont ts a• hi tt;h e 4:0 or 50 grams ( 0 g ~
a tu11 <>t-op) •
lt .· ly
~·el"
I
b
ti ly
lltU$' 200 kel"'n l 1
;)at "d it itt
ll
ga:La in woight le of' slptticau:ce t:n nn:te:r resiatuoo rematna to b:e:
datenin d. D~>tri.ng ~• wintel's lt ai.ght <mt d()wn wlnt'G'!" ~l'"'tialtty.
W at~!:. Conditions and Wiu.tet> I'?¥1!£
~A%*od With ~ious yoat"•., the winto.r ot l931,..3S wu not VoJT
.e . vero. ;m only t .hl'$e ocoasi.<milit •re tcwpe:ra:t:'lros bolmr •.20 do~
recorded.. Thtu.•e wor• no sl •t sto.rmti and no wow atol"l.!UJ or bliASaarda
ot .any ¢Onsidf'Hrtiblf) d.wmtion. In th.e sad hills thG anw reatmed a
~ o£ about 15 inches.
not :a}'pear to be auited to tl:i4 amiro~ :Ul thi.s lo.eality duJ:"ing
the0 winter moutha. e:nd.., wtleae ~. ror. pNbably _,ll not b()oomet
Ver;, likely there 'ffGUld hav• b·~ a relativtiy .light winter mol!"*
tality with all speoiea th1$ 7&1U' if no £tlCding had been ea.rr'i•d out .
Bcwever. 1t ie probable that the statiows were ot ~benefit. to tt11
upl.x~€1: epeeiea. •d a poobtlly to ph~a and p~idge•
Stt"!St~o~ ,!O.t Futu.r• !:~1':1, Ste.tiorut
!abbit .~ottti'O;,. In order t. p~.mt jaek :rlihbite fr'a getting '
so much ot tho £•d• the spply Ghoul4 be pl~ out of their rn..m..
A 4imple metho<l for feeding •ttl" oom would be to plaoa the ap:t.bd pole-s.
ou wpperte about tour tee~ ab'OM the ground. .Altlumgh thi1 kfl& the
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di advent • or eiag toct ~· like to . ._ up •
tt t .1"0 1 P'f' •• au t. • 1n s 1!
n1 afl tr be pl ee ! th-•s• at to •
a~to:rit'Y ot
t pla
F d. It 1 -• 1"1 •
ou . It is p .$Bibl& t11•t ot.her
i.ci not
hing u
st ot th r d r d tt m nttif"• It to
(et 1 or o post} tao mtte tt enila.bla aa th
eo\111:11! table at t
I ot that thi & in in t
l&t p t sur ilabili ot to
-t 1n t · fore road • • Stati
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t·~ft tiP*••
<Wavol abo1Xl4 0. put out elmig \f:1 th the ~~ ft:Od also 1n >&&pua.•
pi1 *• lt mould b:• $o ~tnted t~t tlw •• 9111 not cove" it.
acdator co-~1 .. Or t !om•d ~ sn~; OWl$ that rorw tlt~t
~it ot .~illil'.\g at or na~ stat:l()rl•• u4 'that •r• <icf'Wtoly ~
~ting biria .&• t•odtng • .,.. ca.u•mg ~· "' .-. ~ulcl , ... b
Pl}t 'be k1llu • .
Otto thtf ~ nr;r ·'ft:lt¥ and tUtti cu.l tar lf~ b had: in g,Gtttag
ld.tl'du ab.oli't:i.Dg nu1,ee. A li$007 o:t a d.•d. o~r mounto4 ph~ fl"' . ._
otheJ" bt.it f.ll'Q' l:t,o u~d ~ t8p tha. A pole t~ ~ p<>:sdbty he $\l:e
~Where~·~ nG· tr'M.a ru-ound for :toottt • al:thOUigh t bia lut4
aot b tri . i MH yet.
~· ( lt31) r•~~& t hat. With tb.e, ·UCeptio.n of the £:O$he.1tk
IWd Coo~~''• ha: • pnd e birda need ~'t ~ly be ..,l~1ne.ted.
tfb.i.e 1a probe.bl¥ ~ Wharo there i.e no .vi4cu::4 ot aorious· ~ c:lo.
tnot:tn OJ" wen owla do llQt kflCP pme bt)ll.tlmt~~ ~!'roll s.ta:t l oas.
:Diet.,.ibutlon!! h•!!!i !i!at~~.· J.oeo:il'din;$ to G~xmg• (1937).
'·'"~ ~t~ sh~ld btl •tab11eh~ mth the toll~ iilltributi<m.
&mguiu p~ • u ·· at-.t~a to ~ 40 a-o~•~ · Provt4~ <tt
oourao that oarqa are ~OU4h ~u , ,, l!lllch too ~r.umt tor ~~
Dakota. ft.$ atationa lh®l<i bo estulichod neur tho cove:t' csr4bnril.¥
UCJ ·d lw then bird:&.
lU.ng..,...kCNl ;ph•• u aAd s~uled Gl"'\loo • oae atattqa to,
the..,_,.. mU.e. With tbe $hat~la heve t ®uht if tbls 1v, neeas: llr/7•
~-the ft'bab11~t at etat!ua Eo~ fnllrll• Chtdt• (~ b 1•)
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ol p_..,idge. phea ante.. ·DA Jilloa!J"t• Cbtdtc. u4 to. • iftt:en't .t
S~tatl•d o~ U t.h., eo»ib-1=• uae ot th4 n.tt.a • ther he.'f'e
l.D 191'7-88. ~led .. I' a pG'l04 Otf .-real ~·• RN lnf~ ·· ~!GQ
on th game 01•1• 11d.gbt 0. obtah'Md. Att erJt. ·:te ot the Hi\1- 'Wia'-'
,.,.,_ ,os-latctoa. e4 nuotttaticm.a oan b4J ~~aa.t. ~· ta :porio4e · t
..,..,.. .... thel!' 'liJII1I be ohftok.t.
e. h bsndlnc •£ grou.e ahould b& OOXltitm lAd ~-'4 out ·a:
a en ~1ft seal•. Peather ~c :c · . suppl~ th1a. ·rra~g
<&t ·all IJtat!e:a.e eul4 g1vtJ eo• ta.• •t tlail7 aobtlit,' 04. -.IJO»al
.sbangoa a tee&ng loc&ll'b,r • ladtq •etul'!lla W!ll ua ,..,ly 11.t.gratt-oa • .
1. !he aoat.laed eighbc or both ._. b:lrtla Sf1d repeat• _..,. ahoY
the •tt•et: ot e ...... weather • . tr fl#l:JI• ~d ~ "Wet.gl\ttJ ~-~
16_. b ~lng 1•· 4oae it: will il'ldieate t:be vahut of'~- t~.
'• O'b :rva~ona • the ttP ott~ ,atohu and oth.r Winter tooda
..S.ll '• valua'bl$. A~RJ C.Jl>a~tli a at the ftl'ioue; nat:iotut,. made troll
blmd.a· .a during the feeding~·:~ ttnl':n1sh 1nfoftfation u to tol•
_.... b~ qeo:t••• 1M 4&117 Mtt'ritlea ot ~ g1'0\lae 'lf!illi1 b•
not • ~ attet1on to pndatioa, food•• I'C'OI'\:ln.g., aud 'tJPe of
el1'ri~t oko a by the b1l"4a.
s. Dt.ta ta l\Ofl4ejf on 4etermiai~ •a•w!th all sp$oiea ot l p1eifl4
Game blrde.
•• 1 ~I' ·~ poua• milbt " penned ad te4 ~f.JQ d1•ta m oJ'4a> to detemu ~~1.r Nlat11'4t ~ •• r• ~l•• t.h• t"o1:10ld.l\l
_, ,. trledt
•• N.tpe,. poplin", dopoc4. dd oth.r buda .ana tw1g• plua ..,_. hlP•• t.. the •~ di•t .,.,soeted wttll CGm. •• Di•t f a '"fplG'!Umted llith. Ro--· ~ia :a.. fltm.l. 4. Un ~1 !a~ of m•• bip.1 with tU-et f b.
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fRE tlft:P...TOP" ft:AP WI!R WRIW GROUSE Wilm tiAPPBD. mfLY $lOUSE ·Vfmm eAUGlrf IN tHIS fYPE OF fRAP.
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WEIGHING SHAllf-.T~ILIJ) GROUSE. THE GROUSE IS SLIPPED D'l'O A WOOL SOCI Wrt'H Tim fOE COY out. WHIOB PR~S It FltOll STIUGGLIItl. %BE BI.RD IS ALSO ll!PNO. !IZBD.
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B.AllDING SHARP- TAILED GROUSE WI'l'H u . s . B. s . ALUMIN'Oll BANDS .
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SHELtER AND HOPPER WI'llt FEED nm fABLES Af STATIO # 6 . TBE GROUSE R.AD BEEN FEEDING IN IDE THE SHELTER ON EAR CORN,