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<br />I , <br />" <br /> <br />002213 <br /> <br />e. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />PEREGRINE FALCON <br /> <br />Another federally protected raptor7 the peregrine falcon, also Occurs in the <br />Dolores Canyon. An aerie is located approximately ten miles downstream from <br />the Dove Creek pump plant, approximately 44 miles downstream from McPhee Dam <br />(pers. comm. Jerry Craig, CDOW, 1993). Further downs~rearn, two other nesting <br />pairs are located in a stretch of river between Slick Rock and Bedrock, <br />Colorado. The canyon env~ronment of the Dolores River drainage from the dam <br />to Bradfield Bridge provides suitable nesting habitat, but no active nests are <br />known to Occur within this reach (pers. co~~. Jerry Craig, CDOW, 1993). <br /> <br />Peregrine falcons are unlikely to be affected by the proposed action because <br />these falcons are not directly dependent on the riparian sys~em. Their <br />primary prey are relatively small birds, some of which are likely to be found <br />along the river corridor. However, the proposed action is not expected to <br />alter the vege~a~ion communi~ies of ~he Dolores River floodplain and; <br />therefore, should not have any effect on the bird co~~uni~ies inhabi~ing them. <br />Reclamation concludes that implementation of the proposed action would not <br />a:=ec~ ~he per~g=ine falcon. <br /> <br />MEXICAN SPOTTED Oh"L <br /> <br />~wo stretches cf the Delores River have been surveyed for the Mexican spotted <br />owl (Boyle and Franklin, 1993), federally listed as a ~r.rea~ened species. ~he <br />:~rst stretch ex~ends from Salter Canyon, six miles downstream of the darn) to <br />Bradfield Bridge (a distance of about six miles); the second from the Dove <br />C=eek pump plan~ (~~ir~y-~~ree ~iles cowns~re~ cf the dam) ~c Joe Dav~5 Eill <br />(a distance of aoout ten miles). No spotted owls were discovered withi~ the <br />=~ve~ cc==icio=. 7he closes~ nes~~n~ pai= known i~ the general area is wi~~~n <br />~esa Verde Nationa~ Park, approximately 40 miles south of McPhee Reservoir. <br />~he closest suspected individual identified was in the Beaver Creek crainage <br />near McPhee Reservoir (pers. carom. Dave Cook, USFS, :953). <br /> <br />~h~s subspecies feeds, neS~5 anc =oos~s in rnul~i-laye=ec, clci-g:ow~h <br />cc~~=erous fcres~ wi~hi~ deep, =ocky canyons. I~'s ~=~rnary fooe sou~ce is <br />sma~l mammals, such as woodrats, typical of that habitat ~ype. The Mexican <br />spotted owl is no~ believed to be dependent on the riparian corridor (pers. <br />co~~. Dave Cook, USFS, 1993) and, if present, would not be affected by <br />implementation of the proposed action. <br /> <br />SOL~BWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER <br /> <br />The southwestern willow flycatcher is one of five currentlv recognized <br />subspecies of willow flycatchers in North America. The southwestern willow <br />flycatcher's historic and current breeding range includes southern California, <br />southern Nevada, southern Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas, and <br />southwestern Colorado. Southwestern Colorado (and the southern portions of <br />Utah and Nevada) are believed to be the northernmost extent of its breeding <br />range. (Federal Register, 1995a; Tibbits et al.,1994) <br /> <br />~he Bu~eau c= ~a~c ~a~ageme~~ a~c ~he F~5~ a~c W~lc:~=e Se~vice have cc~dc=~ed <br />surveys fo~ willo~ flyca~che~s alc~~ ~he Delores Rive= :=c~ E=ad=ielc ==idge <br />~c Slick=ocK, cn~ f=o~ j~s~ ~?s~=€a~ c: Pa=aciox Va:ley ~c ~he cc~:i~en~E ~~~~ <br /> <br />s <br />