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WILDLIFE RESOURCES ASSESSMENT <br /> MORTON LAKES PROPERTY <br /> WELD COUNTY,COLORADO <br /> The habitat affinities,presence of potential habitat on the property, and impacts to <br /> these species or habitats are provided in the following discussion. No regulations <br /> currently exist for state species of concern. However, if any species were to be listed <br /> during construction, state regulations could be enforced. <br /> Table 2. CDOW endangered,threatened,and species of concern potential <br /> occurring in Weld Coun . <br /> Scientific Name General Colorado Range Suitable Habitat <br /> Common Name (Status*) Present <br /> Mammals <br /> Black-tailed prairie Cynomys ludovicianus Eastern Plains/Urban No-Not present <br /> dog (SC) <br /> Swift fox Vulpes velaz(SC) Eastern Colorado No—Outside of range <br /> as mapped by CROW <br /> Birds <br /> Bald eagle Halieeatus Nests in large trees along Yes—Suitable hunting <br /> leucocephalus(ST) reservoirs and streams; perches and foraging <br /> forages on open water and habitat along Big Dry <br /> within prairie dog towns Creek <br /> Western burrowing Athene cunicularia(ST) Grassland,shrublands,and No—No prairie dogs or <br /> owl deserts with ground squirrels suitable shortgrass <br /> prairie <br /> Greater sandhill Grus canadensis tabida Eastern Colorado;Grand No—Area lacks <br /> crane (SC) Valley foraging or secure <br /> roosting habitat <br /> Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus Southeastern Colorado No—Outside of known <br /> (SC) range <br /> Mountain plover Charadrius montanus Shortgrass in eastern plains Marginal—No prairie <br /> (SO and mountain valleys dogs or large patches of <br /> suitable shortgrass <br /> prairie <br /> Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis(SC) Northwestern,eastern Yes—Suitable winter <br /> Colorado foraging habitat <br /> American peregrine Falco peregrinus(SC) Statewide except far east No—Area lacks cliffs <br /> falcon counties—cliffs/canyons <br /> Western snowy Charadrius Eastern Colorado;South Park No—Area lacks <br /> plover alexandrinus(SC) suitable nesting <br /> substrate—Big Dry <br /> Creek incised <br /> FRO <br /> 9 Resourres <br /> Corporation <br />