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B10 AV <br />)L I <br />125 Colorado Avenue, Suite B <br />Montrose, Colorado 81401 <br />Delta County North Road Gravel Pit <br />970.240.4374 <br />www.bio-geo.com <br />Waterbirds Associated with Fruitgrowers Reservoir: <br />Assessment of Potential Impacts <br />November 11, 2013 <br />Prepared for: <br />Robert Kalenak, Delta County Engineer <br />501 Palmer Street <br />Delta, CO 81416 <br />Prepared by: <br />Steve Boyle, Principal and Senior Biologist <br />BIO- Logic, Inc. <br />125 Colorado Ave., Suite B <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br />Phone: 970 - 240 -4374 <br />Email: sboyle @bio- geo.com <br />1. Purpose <br />Delta County is considering the purchase of a private parcel on the north side of North Road, in Delta <br />County, Colorado, for the purpose of opening and operating a county gravel pit. As part of due diligence <br />for the land purchase, Delta County requested that BIO -Logic provide an assessment of the potential <br />impacts of the project on waterbirds and other wildlife associated with the nearby Fruitgrowers Reservoir. <br />This report provides a description of the waterbirds and other wildlife associated with the reservoir, public <br />use of the reservoir for birding and other wildlife - related recreation, and the potential impacts of the <br />proposed project on the wildlife resources and wildlife - related public use. <br />BIO -Logic wildlife biologist Steve Boyle and plant ecologist Dr. Alison Graff visited the Site on August <br />1, 2013. We reviewed maps, aerial photos, and various data sources on the wildlife resources of <br />Fruitgrowers Reservoir. Steve Boyle also participated in a meeting on October 1, 2013 with Delta <br />County staff and several members of the Black Canyon Audubon Society, during which we received <br />valuable information on waterbirds of the reservoir and public viewing of the birds. Steve Boyle also had <br />