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<br />11M: ^nimll~-l..lI r13b (ALP) prujeel is designed to pr,widc Willer for municipal and
<br />indIL'lrilll U~ in the four comers regiun {If('lll''r~do and r-;ev. Me~ic(1 iBuo::au of Re<:lllmalion
<br />1'180. 1'1'12,20001_ 11Ic U.S Dcp;lMmcnl of the Interior Bureau of Redamation (Kcrlamalionlls
<br />wnslru.tinl\ Ridges Bu..in Oam and Rc..el'\"oir. ](lCll\~'(j "'lulhwesl of Dllrango. La Plaia COUnl)',
<br />Colorado, a' integral '"mpnI1CIlIS of the ALl' I'rojecl. ('"nstnl.llOn octi,-ilics for the AU'
<br />I'wjecl hcgan in 2002.
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<br />Ridges Rasin is direcll)' adjacentl" Curtlnn Mllulllllin, II kno\.\ll ncMing ,ile fllr II pair of
<br />gokkn ea~lcs (Aquila dlry..arIM), Golden eagles IIn: common thrllughoullhc western U.S. nod
<br />arc 1)'piclIlI)' found ncar open .pllte.. such llS RidllcS Ba.sin. thai provide hunting haoila!.
<br />Temtoriesare oflenadjacentloclilTs.Occause they pl\l\idesuitllOle nc~tinl!,sites(Andrewsand
<br />Ri~hler 1<)<,12. KllChen et al. 2(02). Throughout their mnlle. [lolden elll!les lln: elln.iden:d a
<br />shon- 10 medium-dislance partial migrant; oowever. many eal!les or<<dinl! iloulh of 55" I\'
<br />latilude do not migrate. and pairs maintam h:rrilnries )'eaHound (Ko,hen el al. :!U02j, Pairs
<br />u!\enouild aud m;li11l11in more lhan one ne~1 "ilhin lh<')[ lemh,!). and ma) swilch 1\C,1 sites frum
<br />year to )'ear (Kochen el al 20(2). ^ pair of lIolden eagles ha' oc,upied the Carhon Mountain
<br />lemlur)' year-fullnd since llllea.t Ihe mid l'lQOs (HannallllQ%, Hunnala and Flmh 1'IQ7j,lIJ'ld
<br />Ihere are currently tmee nests]"""lcd on thew'<'slcm faccofCaroon Mountain.
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<br />C;,,]den ''''I!les "Ie pWlecled under federallawli irn:luding toe MIgruto!) Blld Trealy Act
<br />(16 l'SC 703.711.) llnd the Bald Elll!le I'rntc,tiun ^" (16 lIse I.S.C. fl('lf,I-668hj, of ]'14(1 11.'
<br />amell..leJ, 1llr Mlgralor)' Hiro.l lreut)' A<:t (MIHA) providt:!l that "it i. un]llwfulto pursue, hunl.
<br />lake. captureur kill; lltlempt 10 Ial.e, capture or kill: pos.es.. ofTl'T In or ""II. Oartl'T,pu"ha'IC.
<br />o.leliver{\(clluselOhcshippcd,c~p<lncd,imp<lr\ed,transp<'r!ed.camedorrcccivc:dan)'migratur)'
<br />I>ini. part, flCsl, eg~ <lr product. m;lllufaClured or nnC. The Bald Ea~lc: l'rNe.lion ....cl also
<br />pfllhihilS, e~ccpl limier eenuin specified cundili"ns. '1he taking,possessiun and commerce of
<br />~"lden eagles". In Z002, Rcclurniltinn contract.d ho~phe:re Erwirnnmental S~'T\'kes
<br />Ih:(\~phere)tomnnilOr the pair of!,!olden e,lgles al Clrl>on Mounlllin durin!,! the 2003ore...ding
<br />~...a.'inn. Thc:eagl"sdidn"tnesllllan)'nfthethrechiswricncsl silesun Cart..on MOllnlllininth.,1
<br />year; h",,""cr, the: female di!>!1l'peared from lhe temtory for aI'Prollimalel)' thr~ monlhs (mid
<br />Man:h tll mid June). l:enspherc oiuJ"gisl searched for an illtemllle nest site. OUI wert'
<br />unsuccessful. Ikc;lUS<: the cag]es "ere nevellll>served WIth lledl!lings. II Wa.s undear whether III
<br />n,,11I n...st an.mpt had whn place. In 2003. Rec]amation a~lIlO 'ontrocled Ecosphere 10 moniwr
<br />Ihe p',ir of gnldcn eagles at Carmn M"untain durin~ lho: ;:003-2004 or...cd;ng sca.,<,(ln. The
<br />purpose nf the nmniwnng was to assess Ihe effects, if any, uf the ALP cOllstmclion within
<br />Rid!,!,," Ib.'lO nn lhe n~'"ting"uc<:css oflhe eal:!lcs, and to prevenl "Iilkes' to the nest or adults.
<br />Thi. R'Jl'Or! provides II summary of i1eti\ities during the oreeding scllsnn 2003-20(101,
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<br />1llr g"ldcneaglc breeJing cyde'1lI1 l'Cdividcd imn scnoral distin,t pha.'C'S Hlcluding.
<br />c"unship and n<><;t building, incubalion. neslling ;Ind Ikdgling. A summa!)' of ;<<;tivilies t)'picall)'
<br />n",,'urring during "aco ofthesc phllo;esbdescril>cd t>cluW'_
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