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Tech Memo Subject <br /> <br /> <br />6 <br />DRAFT for review purposes only. Use of contents on this sheet is subject to the limitations specified at the beginning of thi s document. <br />Red Creek Quarry_WildlifeReport 20230907 <br />Table 1. Wildlife Species Observed <br />Common Name Scientific Name Habitat <br />Birds <br />Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Along Minnequa Canal <br />Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Prairie <br />Bewick’s Wren Thryomanes bewickii Prairie <br />Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Riparian areas <br />Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria Prairie <br />Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Along Minnequa Canal <br />Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Prairie <br />Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Prairie/riparian area <br />Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia Riparian areas <br />Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Riparian areas <br />Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya Prairie <br />Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus Prairie <br />Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Prairie <br />Bullock’s Oriole Icterus bullockii Riparian areas <br />Osprey (nesting) Pandion haliaetus Utility pole <br />American crow Corvus brachyrhynchs Prairie <br />Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Prairie <br />Mammals <br />Coyote Canis latrans Along Minnequa canal <br />Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus Prairie <br />Pronghorn Antelope Antilocapra americana Prairie <br />Reptiles <br />Prairie lizard (best guess) Sceloporus consobrinus Running across road <br />Amphibians <br />Woodhouse’s toad Anaxyrus woodhousii Red Creek <br />Fish <br />Small silver fish in creek pool unidentified Red Creek <br />Invertebrates <br />Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vivnum Red Creek <br />Blue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalis Red Creek <br />Differential grasshopper Melanoplus differentialis All habitats <br />Painted grasshopper Dactylotum bicolor All habitats <br />Plains lubber grasshopper Brachystola magna All habitats <br />Whirligigs Gyrinus spp. Red Creek <br />Desert stink beetle Eleodes spp. Prairie <br />Harvester ant Pogonomyrmex sp. Prairie <br /> <br />Additional anecdotal wildlife observations by Zach Cutter, an employee of Holcim, during his time within the <br />Mining Permit and Affected Area Boundary include: