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Survey Protocol for the Mardon Skipper (Polites mardon) Version 1.1 – March 26, 2007 Photo by Tom Kogut, USFS USDA Forest Service Region 6, Oregon and Washington USDI Bureau of Land Management, Oregon and Washington Authors RUBY SEITZ is a wildlife biologist, US Forest Service, 57600 McKenzie Hwy, McKenzie Bridge OR, 97413 ANN POTTER is a wildlife biologist, Washington Dept. of Fish Wildlife, 600 Capitol Way N, Olympia WA, 98501 KELLI VAN NORMAN is an inventory coordinator, US Bureau of Land Management, PO Box 2965, Portland OR, 97208 NORM BARRETT is a wildlife biologist, US Forest Service, 47201 Hwy 62, Prospect OR, 97536 MITCH WAINWRIGHT is a wildlife biologist, US Forest Service, 42218 NE Yale Bridge Rd, Amboy WA, 98601 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Background 3 Aspects of Mardon Skipper Natural History Related to Survey Methodology 3 Mardon Skipper Description 3 Annual Cycle 4 Activity Pattern and Movement 4 Food Habits 5 Habitat Description 5 Survey Methods 6 Surveyor Qualifications and Training 7 Safety 8 Site Selection 8 Search Methods 8 Conducting an Estimate of Abundance Survey 10 Survey Conditions Time of Day 10 Number of Annual Visits Timing 11 Mardon skipper surveys at known sites and within 30 miles 11 Surveying in the Oregon Mardon Skipper Distribution Gap 13 Equipment 13 Data Management 14 Verification Process 15 Permits 16 References 17 Appendix A 19 Photographic Guide to Mardon Skipper and Similar Species 19 Appendix B 23 Butterfly Resources 23 Appendix C 25 Draft Mardon skipper adult habitat suitability model for southern Oregon 25 Appendix D 25 BLM GeoBOB Fauna Survey and Observation Form 25  Introduction The objective of this Mardon skipper survey protocol is to present methods to: Conduct surveys to detect adult Mardon skipper presence in potential habitat with a reasonable level of confidence. Conduct surveys to estimate relative abundance of adult Mardon skipper at a site. Document survey effort and occupied sites