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2018 Biological Resources Inventory Report <br /> 2.2.1.3 Federally Listed Species <br /> According to USFWS Region 6 Information for Planning and Conservation (IPaC) output for the Project <br /> area (Attachment 2), four birds, one fish, one mammal, and three flowering plant species that are <br /> federally listed as threatened or endangered by the USFWS should be considered as part of an effect <br /> analysis for the Project. Table 3 lists these species and summarizes the likelihood of occurrence in the <br /> Project area. None of the species listed in Table 3 was directly observed during the field survey. As the <br /> table shows, none of the species were judged to have potential to occur within the Project area. There are <br /> no USFWS-designated critical habitats for any federally listed species within the Project area (USFWS <br /> 2017a) <br /> Table 3: <br /> Federally Listed Species Known to Occur in Adams County,Colorado <br /> Common Name Scientific Name' Statusz Likelihood of Occurrence in Project area/Habitat Suitabil <br /> Birds <br /> Least Tern(interior Sternule antillarum FE Unlikely to occur.Habitat consists of bare sandy shorelines of reservoirs, <br /> population)3 lakes,and rivers.The Project area is outside the typical breeding and <br /> wintering distribution for this species.The species occurs in the Platte <br /> River watershed downstream in Nebraska.In addition,the Second <br /> Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas does not show elemental occurrences or <br /> breeding in Adams County for the interior population of the Least Tern.No <br /> critical habitat has been designated for this species exists in the Project <br /> area. <br /> Mexican Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis FT Unlikely to occur.Habitat consists of mature mixed-conifer,pine-oak,and <br /> lucida riparian forest in canyon habitat.These habitat components are not <br /> present in the Project area.The Second Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas <br /> does not show elemental occurrences or breeding in Adams County for <br /> the Mexican Spotted Owl.No designated critical habitat for the Mexican <br /> Spotted Owl exists in the Project area. <br /> Piping Plover4 Charadrius melodus FT Unlikely to occur.Suitable habitat includes sparsely vegetated sandbars <br /> of rivers and sparsely vegetated and frequently alkaline beaches, <br /> lakeshores,and wetlands.The Project area is outside the typical breeding <br /> and wintering distribution for this species.This species occurs in the <br /> Platte River watershed downstream in Nebraska.In addition,the Second <br /> Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas does not show elemental occurrences or <br /> breeding in Adams County for the Piping Plover.No designated critical <br /> habitat for the Piping Plover exists in the Project area. <br /> Whooping Crane' Grus americana FE Unlikely to occur.The Whooping Crane breeds,migrates,winters,and <br /> forages in a variety of wetland and other habitats,including coastal <br /> marshes and estuaries,inland marshes,lakes,ponds,wet meadows and <br /> rivers,and agricultural fields.The Project area is outside the typical <br /> distribution for this species.This species occurs in the Platte River <br /> watershed downstream in Nebraska.The Project does not anticipate <br /> causing any water depletions to the South Platte River.In addition,the <br /> Second Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas does not show elemental <br /> occurrences or breeding in anywhere in Colorado for the Whooping <br /> Crane.No designated critical habitat for the Whooping Crane exists in the <br /> Project area. <br /> 8 Tucson South Sand and Gravel Mine—Brighton,Colorado <br />