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United States Department of the Interior <br /> <br />IN PEPLY DEFER TQ <br />ES/CO:CDMG <br />MS 65412 GJ <br />FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE <br />@wloginl Servicc <br />Warern Colorado Office <br />764 Horimn Drire, South Mna A <br />Crand Junction, Colorado 815063946 <br />October 23, 1995 <br />Ms. Barbara Pavlik <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Dear Ms. Pavlik: <br />This responds to your October 5, 1995, request for a species list for the <br />proposed Bowie Resources Limited coal mine located north of the Town of Bowie <br />in Delta County, Colorado. Bowie Resources Limited plans to drill four <br />exploratory holes on the property this fall. <br />To comply with section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, <br />Federal agencies or their designees are required to obtain from the Service <br />• information concerning any species or critical habitat, listed or proposed to <br />be listed, which may be present in the area of a proposed construction <br />project. Therefore, we are furnishing you the following list of species which <br />may be present in the concerned area. <br />FEDERALLY LISTED SPECIES <br />Peregrine falcon Falco peregrines <br />Bald eagle Naliaeetus Teucocephalus <br />Southwestern willow flycatcher fmpidonaz traiTlii extimus <br />Colorado squawfish Ptychocheilus Lucius <br />Razorback sucker Xyrauchen texanus <br />Bonytail Gila elegans <br />Humpback chub Gila cypha <br />Although we have not received reports of peregrine falcons nesting on the <br />property, cliff habitat suitable for nesting could exist. A survey for <br />peregrines should be conducted during the nesting season if potential nesting <br />habitat is found on or near the property. Bald eagles winter in the North <br />Fork valley in the vicinity of the project. We have no site specific <br />information for the Southwestern willow flycatcher, however, a survey should <br />be conducted if suitable riparian nesting habitat exists and would be <br />disturbed by drilling or mining. If drilling or mining causes a depletion of <br />water to the North Fork Gunnison River, endangered fish and their critical <br />habitat would be affected. <br />We would like to bring to your attention species which are candidates for <br />~ official listing as threatened or endangered species (Federal Resister, Vol. <br />56, No. 225, November 21, 1991). While these species presently have no legal <br />