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<br />I -. <br /> <br />il <br />II <br />I. <br />I <br />il <br />II <br />II <br />II <br />I <br />II <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />II <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />other animals. "Sign" of an animal includes track <br />and scat counts. <br /> <br />The relative abundance of wildlife species is a <br />result of a combination of factors, including (1) <br />quantity and quality of natural habitat, (2) amount <br />and type of contiguous development, and (3) rela- <br />tive proximity to dwellings of area residents. <br />Other factors are the population densities of nat- <br />ural predators and feral or unrestrained local pets. <br />The common groups of wildlife species (vertebrates) <br />inhabiting or otherwise utilizing the site are <br />listed below in a decreasing order of importance. <br />The "importance" value is an approximation based <br />on relative abundance of the related species, as <br />well as the probability for long-term productivity <br />in the area (based on present conditions). <br />1. Mice, shrews and voles <br />2. Bottom-feeding ducks <br />3. Songbirds <br />4. Shorebirds (snipe, rails, yellowlegs, and <br />killdeer) <br />5. . Shallow water feeders (herons, bitterns, and <br />kingfishers) <br />cottontail rabbits <br />Teal <br /> <br />6. <br />7. <br />8. <br />9. <br />10. <br />11. <br />12. <br />13. <br />14. <br /> <br />Muskrat <br />Frogs and toads <br />Snakes <br />Mink <br />Bats <br /> <br />Raccoon <br />Turtles <br /> <br />In addition, salamanders and newts were also ob- <br />served on the site. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />111-16 <br />