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Small Mammals <br />• <br />Small rodents and shrews that are probably residents of the permit and <br />adjacent area include Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus), Wandering Shrew <br />(Sorex vagrans}, Least Chipmunk (Eutamias minimus), Northern Pocket <br />Gopher (Thomomys talpoides), Deer Moue (Peromyscus maniculatus), <br />Bushy-tailed Woodrat (Neotoma cinerea), Long-tailed Vole (Microtus <br />longicaudus), Western Jumping Mouse (ZdpuS princeps). <br />Birds <br />Raptors <br />Predatory birds expected to occur in the permit and adjacent areas along <br />the North Fork of the Gunnison River include Turkey Vulture (Cathartes <br />aura), Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo <br />jamaicensis), Marsh Hawk (Circus c ay neus), Goshawk (Accipiter entilis), <br />• Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperi), Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus}, <br />Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginiana}, Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma), and <br />Bald Eagle (Heliaeetus leucocephalus). Because of the steep slopes <br />associated with the North Fork of the Gunnison, predatory birds can <br />expect to be seen throughout the valley. <br />Game Birds <br />Game birds likely to occur regularly on the permit and adjacent areas <br />are the Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) and the Blue Grouse <br />(Dendragapus obscurus). The Blue Grouse would be near the lower limits <br />of the elevation range, but the mixture of aspen, conifers and oak brush <br />is desirable. Ban-tailed Pigeons (Columba fasciata) may also occur, <br />based on the abundance of oaks, but studies in the adjacent area have <br />not revealed their presence. <br />• <br />2.04-4B <br />