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The small bird fauna of the rangeland habitat was censured using a 525 x 55 yard (480 x 50m) belt <br />transect (Map 2.04.11-1 ). All individuals present in the 5.96 acre (2.4 ha) belt were recorded. The <br />belt was traversed on three consecutive days and the three-day average of each species was <br />retained as the number present. The results were converted to number of individuals/100 ac (40 <br />ha). <br />The small bird censuses were conducted in the spring and fail. The spring censuses were <br />conducted on 27-29 May 1987. The fall censuses were conducted on 8-10 October 1987. All <br />censuring took place from 0.5 hours before sunrise to approximately 3-3.5 hours after sunrise. The <br />sequence in which each of the three habitats were censured during each three-day sampling period <br />was altered so that each habitat was sampled at different times during the 3.5 to 4.0 hour daily <br />sampling period. The weather during all censuring was clear and mild, with some breezes during <br />the spring. <br />The small bird density data was evaluated and compared using Whittaker's (1975) index of species <br />diversity/richness (d) as follows: <br />d = s/log A where, <br />s = number of species (species richness) and <br />• A = area sampled in square meters. <br />Reptiles and Amphibians. The occurrence and habitat affinities of reptiles and amphibians in the <br />New Horizon 2 study area was determined through incidental observations and specific searches. <br />Habitats within and adjacent to the study area were searched by perambulating slowly through <br />them turning rocks, logs, boards, etc. All reptile and amphibian observations made during the <br />course of this study were recorded in species accounts journals. <br />Fishes. No quantitative sampling of fishes or other aquatic vertebrates or invertebrates was <br />conducted in the study area. An ocular reconnaissance of ponds and ditches and interviews with <br />local residents were conducted to determine the fish species present in the study area. <br />Results and Discussion of the Fish and Wildlife Studies <br />Mammals. A list of the mammal species of confirmed or possible occurrence in the New Horizon <br />2 study area is presented, along with species habitat preference, in Table 2.04.11-2. A total of 67 <br />mammalian species could conceivably occur in the study area. The occurrence of 21 species is <br />confirmed for the New Horizon 2 area and the immediate vicinity. This total excludes bats (Order <br />Chiroptera) for which no positive identifications were made. These 21 species represent four <br />• orders and ten families of mammals. <br />(Revised March 2006) 2.04.11-14 <br />