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<br />OMW A Selenium Remediation Project-Final Environmental Assessment
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<br />clypeata), green-winged teal, bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), northern harrier (Circus
<br />cyaneus), red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), song sparrow, white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia
<br />leucophrys), black-billed magpie, dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis), European starling, mourning
<br />dove, northern flicker (Colaptes auratus), mule deer, raccoon (Procyon lotor), beaver, and ground
<br />squirrel (Spermophilus spp.) (Broderick 1998).
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<br />The 1999 Christmas bird survey (USBR 1999b) also documented great blue heron, Canada goose,
<br />green-winged teal, mallard, gadwall (Anas strepera), American widgeon (Anas americana),
<br />common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), common merganser,
<br />bald eagle, sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus), cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii), redtail
<br />hawk, American kestrel, ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Gamble's quail, Virginia rail
<br />(Rallus limicola), American coot (Fulica americana), common snipe (Gallinago gallinago),
<br />mourning dove, belted kingfisher, downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), Northern flicker,
<br />scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), black-billed magpie, American crow (Corvus
<br />brachyrhynchos), common raven (Corvus corax), black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus),
<br />bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus), brown creeper (Certhia americana), Bewick's wren, marsh wren
<br />(Cistothorus palustris), ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula), American robin, American
<br />pipit (Anthus rubenscens), cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), European starling, spotted
<br />towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), song sparrow, white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia
<br />leucophrys), dark-eyed junco, slate-colored junco (Junco hyemalis), red-winged blackbird
<br />(Agelaius phoeniceus), house finch, American goldfinch, and house sparrow.
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<br />Temporary displacement of wildlife may occur during construction. However, no long-term
<br />impacts are expected. Construction activities would be scheduled between August pI and
<br />December 30th to avoid disturbing nesting birds and winter roosts.
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<br />Threatened and Endangered. Species
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<br />Threatened and endangered species are plants and animals legally protected under the Endangered
<br />Species Act (ESA). The draft EA served as Reclamation's biological assessment under Section 7
<br />of the ESA. The preferred alternative would not affect threatened and endangered species with
<br />exception to the bald eagle, Colorado pikeminnow and the razorback sucker. These species may
<br />be affected but in a beneficial manner. The Service (2000b) concurred with findings in the
<br />biological assessment. The Service (2000a) provided a list of threatened and endangered species
<br />that might be affected by the proposed project or might be present in the area. The list is as
<br />follows:
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