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F. <br /> Transit Mix Concrete Co. <br /> EXHIBIT H <br /> WILDLIFE INFORMATION <br /> The permit area provides habitat for several big game species. Elk and mule deer are common; <br /> seasonal use is described below. Black bear is also fairly common, and the permit area is within <br /> Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW)-mapped black bear summer concentration area, fall <br /> concentration area, and black bear human conflict area. The permit area also provides habitat <br /> for mountain lion and is mapped within mountain lion overall range and human conflict area. <br /> Common small game species in the permit area include wild turkey, mourning dove, and cottontail <br /> rabbit. Turkeys are common on the lower part of the property year round, and the lower eastern <br /> part of the permit area is within turkey winter range, winter concentration area, and production <br /> area. Turkeys mostly use the lower parts of the Ranch and are not common in the mining area. <br /> Nongame wildlife species present are those typical of mixed conifer forests and the more open <br /> forests, shrublands, and grasslands of the lower part of the permit area. These include rodents <br /> and mid-sized predators such as coyote, bobcat, red fox, weasel, and badger. A number of <br /> migratory songbirds occur on the site as summer residents, with fewer species present during <br /> winter. <br /> The permit area provides nesting and foraging habitat for a number of raptor species. Red-tailed <br /> hawk, Cooper's hawk, American kestrel, and some owl species are likely or possible breeders. <br /> Golden eagles are likely to forage on the permit area at times, although no golden eagle nests <br /> are known on or near the permit area. Peregrine falcons nest about 1 mile northwest of the <br /> property and can be expected to occasionally forage over the property. <br /> II. Big Game Seasonal Use <br /> Elk occur at or near the site throughout the year. The site is mapped by CPW within elk summer <br /> range, and a resident population area is adjacent to the Ranch to the south and east. The site is <br /> also mapped.within elk winter range, and elk winter concentration area is mapped a few miles <br /> west and south. The permit area is within a landscape that provides migration corridors on ridges <br /> and in drainages, where elk make seasonal movements between higher elevation summer ranges <br /> and winter ranges at generally lower elevations. Mule deer also may occur in and near the permit <br /> area year round. The site is mapped within mule deer summer range and concentration area, <br /> and within mule deer winter range. White-tailed deer also occur in the area, mainly in summer. <br /> The most important big game habitat on the Ranch is winter range, because most deer and elk <br /> herds in the state are limited by the quality and quantity of winter range. The most important <br /> winter range on the Ranch is in the lower part, in open shrublands, especially on south-facing <br /> slopes where browse shrubs are most abundant and most accessible during periods of deep <br /> snow. The mining area generally provides few areas of elk and deer winter range because of <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application M-2016-010 <br /> July 14, 2016 H-2 <br />