On May 31 the Wisconsin Elver in northern S 
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flood covered most of the bottom lands, adP 
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The ground-nesting birds and many bush-nest 
nests in the flood.    Of two ruffed grouse nests 
one hatched immediately before the flood, and pe 
 
the other was flooded on June, ..... I L4h    .ute(- to W- t... .te 
prospect~re hatching. All pheasant and duck1nests located on 
bottomlands must have been lost,   It was noticeable that many marsh 
birds moved to the upland during the flood period, notably bobo-inks, 
sora rails, and meadowlarks. 
I saw one brood of woodcock which had eviddtly moved to a sandhill 
by reason of the flood. Some ruffed grouse moved to the uplands, 
 
whereas others stayed in the flooded woods and pm 
from logs projecting above the water. 
It was notable that prothonotary warblers did 
W     I, but remained in the4 woods singing, ii6-then.x_- 
Most of their nests were doubtless lost, bee-us 
I think there is a good probalility that many 
but it seems lees likely that renesting will occur 
or grouse. 
All deer were forced off the bottoms and were 
upland woodlots. There was an unusual concentratii 
the edges of the bottom.   r.ee- hadti& 1---tvu  w 
Moles on the Wisconsin bottoms are confinei 
 
flooded.