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• area. DSDI-BLM (1979) Bnviro~ental Assessment Report of adjacent <br />areas to the north revealed only limited use by sage grouse and <br />sharp-tailed grouse and no strutting or dancing grounds. The only <br />game bird found in substantial numbers vas mourning dove (Zenaida <br />macroura) and they were found in all habitat types. <br />waterfowl. Aquatic habitat for waterfowl in the proposed <br />permit area is limited to Fish, Foidel, and Middle Creeks sad two <br />small stock ponds. Trout Creek flows to the east of the proposed <br />permit area. The IISDI-FWS-OBS (1978) considers these areas as duck <br />concentration areas. Opportunistic sightings during on-site walk <br />transecta by CYCC wildlife biologists indicate that a few species of <br />puddle ducks occasionally utilize the aquatic habitat present. <br />• Mallard (Anal platyrhychos) and green-winged teal (Areas crecca) were <br />observed. <br />Songbirds. All species of songbirds observed were recorded <br />during walk traasects sad are listed in Table 1B, Species of Birds <br />that Occur or are likely to Occur on Energy Mine No. 3 Study Area. <br />RESIILTS OF AQDATIC FLORA AND FADNA LNVBSTIGATIONS <br />Introduction <br />Middle Creek and Fiah Creek lie in the upper Colorado &iver <br />basin in northveatern Colorado and flow through the eastern edge of <br />the Yampa Coal Field. Middle Creek arises near the base of the <br />• Dunkley Flat Tops area in Routt National Forest and floes northeast <br />into Trout Creek. The upper portion of the basin has a vegetation <br />2.04-98 <br />