Wildlife
 SMALL MAMMALS
National FFS protocols were revised to allow closer spacing of
traps.
One Sherman live trap will be placed at and midway between grid points.
Additionally, eight
Tomahawk traps will be placed at approximately 100-m intervals within
grids. Traps will be open continuously for 10 nights and checked each morning.
Small mammals will
be weighed and measured, sexed, tagged in the right
ear with an individually numbered tag, and released at capture site.
Mesomammals will be recorded and released.
Trap number will be recorded for all captured animals.
HERPETOFAUNA
 Drift fence arrays with pitfall and funnel traps
were established. Two drift arrays were established in each
treatment area. Arrays include
three sections of aluminum flashing positioned at approximately 120o
angles (in a “Y” shape), with one bucket buried at each section end
such that its rim is flush with the ground surface, and a fourth pitfall is shared
by all three “arms” in the center of the “Y.”
Double-ended funnel traps were placed on both sides of each arm for a
total of six funnel traps.
All traps were open continuously during late summer and early fall during the year prior to treatment implementation
(2001) and at least one year post-treatment (2002). Animals are weighed, measured (snout-vent and total
length), sexed and marked by cohort (the year captured), replicate block and
treatment area by toe- or scale (snakes) clipping.
AVIFAUNA
At least three points were established within each
treatment area, spaced at 200 m intervals.
All points within treatment areas are surveyed for 10 minutes each
during three separate visits during the breeding season (April 15 – June 30).
Beginning and ending time of each detection are recorded such that
the data can be compared with local Breeding Bird Surveys.
Two randomly picked replicates of each treatment
are searched for bird nests. Search
method , nest stage, and nest contents are
recorded. Nests are monitored
to determine the number of young successfully fledged. Characteristic vegetation supporting each nest and
specific location are recorded. In
addition, trees and snags near the nest are tallied by species and
size class.
Foraging
behavior of woodpeckers and bark gleaning species are surveyed at each
treatment area during 6 two-hour observation periods.
Individual woodpeckers or
bark gleaners that are clearly foraging are recorded using a “snapshot”
approach.
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