2018-09-04_PERMIT FILE - C1980007 ‎(19)‎

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 9/4/2018
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2012 Lease Modification Area Habitat and Wildlife Report
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Goshawk nest in LMA project area. Picture shows typical conditions found at all
goshawk nest sites in the project area. It also shows the typical mature
Spruce -fir -Aspen community found at higher elevations in the LMA.
Olive -sided flycatcher: Olive -sided flycatchers were observed during prior years
surveys at lower elevations in the LMA, within theLick Creek, Deep Creek and Dry Fork
of Minnesota Creek drainages. There is suitable nesting habitat for these birds
throughout much of the general area.
Purple martin: Purple martins are known to nest at lower elevation in the Dry Fork of
Minnesota Creek drainage at elevations below those found in the LMA. They have also
been commonly observed flying in the general area of the northern boundary of the
LMA. None of these birds have been observed at elevations as high as where the LMA is
located. There is suitable nesting habitat for these birds in aspen stands near bodies of
water at lower elevations in the LMA, but none have been found nesting in these areas.
Boreal toad: There is suitable habitat for Boreal toads in ponds found in the spruce -fir
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