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<br />I <br /> <br />,n)' 3' <br />u tJ... 1 t <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Lihwis~. the area withm the FERC project boundar;.' and in its imm~diate vicinity is <br />dominated by upland sagebrush habitat, with no suitable perch tn:cs for use in foraging. <br />Because bald cagh:s typically forage in waters less than 500 meters from perching habitat <br />tHcuhkr 2(00). this condition likely severely limits bald cagle use of the Williams Fork <br />Reservoir for foraging. Another factor limiting the use of tht: rcscn:oir by wintering bald <br />eagles is that the reservoir is Iyplcally ice-covered during the winh:r. thcn:by pre\'enting <br />bald cagle foraging activities during much of that time. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />3.2.2 Sagl' Grouse <br /> <br />Circatl.:r sagc grow.c arc associated with the upland sagebrush habitat present within the <br />FERC project boundary (Figure 3), In fact. this spl.:cil.:s occurs nowhl.:re clsl.: in the world <br />outside of western :'\'onh America's sagebrush habitat. Sage grouse arc native to nnrth- <br />central Colorado, including \Iiddlc Park. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Sage grouse are not currently listed under the Endangered Spl.:cil.:s Act. HoweHr, the <br />historic range of sage grouse in \tidd1c Park has decreased over Ume, resulting in <br />concern that population numbers have also declined (~tiddle Park Sage Grouse <br />Committee I, <br /> <br />Due to the concern (Her decreasing sage grouse habItat and declining populations in <br />\1iddle Park. COO\\' is currelltly engaged in gathering distribution data for the region. <br />The majority of present-day ~Iiddle Park sage grouse populati()ns occupy [he sagebrush <br />habitat nonh of Kremmling along the Muddy Creek and Troubll.:some CrecK drainages. <br />Sage groUSl.: have also been documented south of the Colorado River to the \\"est of <br />Williams Fork Resern)1f (bet\vcl.:n Junction Bulte and th(' resC'r\'oir), Smaller numbers <br />can be found nonhwest of Parshall in the Rock Cn:d area (\1iddle Park Sage Grouse <br />Committee). <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Although sage grouse habitat does exist <br />WIthin the FERe project boundary, and <br />populations have bl.'en documented in thl.' <br />\'IC1I111)' of [he reser\'OIr. vcry few <br />observations of sage grouse acti\'ity ha\'c <br />bc('n made III this arca. Such isolated <br />sightlllgs of s<tg\,' grouse at the rescrvoir <br />.tppear to ha\'e been relall.:d to periodIC <br />foraging on exposed I.'mergent shorl.'line <br />\'egetation whell the rl.'servllir waler ll.:n:1 <br />1~ extremely 10\\' (CDO\\' 20031. :-\0 leks <br />ha\'e been idL'ntitied Wllhin the FERC <br />project boundary or withm I mill.: of the <br />Williams Fork Resern1ir. Leks arl.: <br />communal display grounds \\ hl.'re large <br />numbers of birds congrl.:gale from late <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />Fi~ur(".t Rl'pr("wnlalion of Sac(" c,rou\(" <br />Ilahil.al.,ilhin th(' \\illiam\ ForI. Proj("cl <br />noundar~. <br /> <br />W:lbam._ ~..,~ l{C""",':1 <br />ll~d,,>('k,\f1.. r""c.:l <br />J,'II\I>" ~0(I..l <br /> <br />r~~C ~ <br /> <br />s:C:~(!' l'''il''''I~I''>fl <br />W,lJI'lctj.lbll,II"'u,\~R<,p"r: <br /> <br />I <br />