2019-11-27_PERMIT FILE - M2019058 (7)

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H-4 TABLE H-1: PROJECT AREA-SEASONAL USE BY WILDLIFE Species Seasonal Use of Project Area Non-game Birds Burrowing Owl Athene Hunting:March—October cunicularia): Breeding/Nesting: March—August Migration:May use as a stopover area during migration in spring and late fall/early winter Mountain Plover Hunting:March—September (Charadrius montanus) Breeding/Nesting: March—June Migration:May use as a stopover area during migration inspring and fall Raptors(accipiters, Hunting:Year-round buteos,eagles,falcons, Nesting:Suitable nesting trees largely absent from project area hawks) Perching:Fence posts and utility poles provide perching areas Songbirds Feeding:Year-round Breeding/Nesting:Suitable nesting habitat largely absent from project area,with exception of the grove of Russian olive trees in the southeast corner of Section 12 Migration:May use as a stopover area during migration times Game Birds Pheasant,Quail, Doves Feeding:Year-round Breeding/Nesting:Suitable nesting habitat largely absent from the project area,with exception of the grove of Russian olive trees in the southeast quarter of Section 12 Waterfowl(ducks, Feeding:Year-round,seasonally geese) Breeding/Nesting:Portions of Ennis Draw may provide suitable nesting habitat for waterfowl Migration:May use as a stopover area during migration inspring and fall Non-game Mammals Black-tailed Prairie Dog Feeding:Year-round (Cynomys ludovianus) Breeding/Nesting:February—July(No prairie dog burrows were observed within the roject area;however,suitable habitat likely exists in near-by areas) Plains Pocket Gopher Most of the project area contains year-round habitat for the pocket gopher,as the Geom s bursarius s ecies refers upland areas in deep sandy soils Small Mammals Most of the project area contains year-round habitat for several rodent and small mammalspecies Game Mammals Deer(mule,white- Feeding:Year-round tailed) Breeding: Fall Rearing:Suitable cover largely absent from project area with exception of the grove of Russian olive trees in the southeast quarter of Section 12 Pronghorn(Antilocapra Feeding:Year-round Americana) Breeding:Fall Rearing:Suitable cover largely absent from project area with exception of the grove of Russian olive trees in the southeast quarter of Section 12 Coyotes, Foxes, Feeding:Year-round Raccoons Breeding: Fall Rearing:Suitable cover largely absent from project area with exception of the grove of Russian olive trees in the southeast quarter of Section 12 Keenesburg No. 2 Mine_112 Reclamation Operation—November 22, 2019