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Wildlife and Your Land a series about managing your land for wildlife How to Inventory and Monitor Wildlife on Your Land Rebecca Christoffel Darrel Covell Scott Craven Robert Ruff Wildlife and Your Land 3 How to Inventory and Monitor Wildlife on Your Land CONTENTS Overview . .7 Wisconsin Ecoregions . .9 Northern Highland/Lake Superior Lowland . .9 Southwestern Upland . .9 Central Plains . .11 Lake Michigan Shoreland . .11 Southeastern Ridges and Lowlands . .11 Wisconsin Habitats . .11 Forests . .11 Boreal Forest . .11 Lowland Hardwood Forest . .12 Northern Mesic Forest . .12 Pine Forest . .12 Southern Mesic Forest . .13 Southern Oak Forest . .13 Savannas . .13 Oak Barrens . .13 Oak Savanna . .14 Pine Barrens . .14 Shrub communities . .14 Alder Thicket . .14 Shrub Carr . .14 Prairies . .15 Dry Prairie . .15 Mesic Prairie . .15 4 Wildlife and Your Land Wet Prairie . .15 Wetlands . .16 Bog . .16 Conifer Swamp . .16 Lake . .16 Marsh . .16 Sedge Meadow . .17 Stream . .17 Woodland Pond . .17 An Introduction to Wildlife Inventory and Monitoring Techniques . .18 Wildlife Inventory and Monitoring Techniques . .19 Birds . .19 Bird Checklist . .19 Nest Box Surveys . .19 Grouse Drumming Counts . .20 Woodcock Peenting Surveys . .21 Game Bird Brood Surveys . .21 Project FeederWatch . .22 Turkey Poult Survey . .22 Night Bird Survey . .23 Breeding Bird Survey . .23 Breeding Bird Atlas . .24 Wetland Birds Survey . .26 Mammals . ..

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