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impun;uU tmcol a,rridurs li,r local deer. The lluodplain pn,vides intponant mule deer winter <br />habitat and a gocx! source of tiukl and co~cr ti,r local year-round resident dyer. the tloodpluin <br />al>:, providos ,vinter range tiff elk. <br />Rapa,rs <br />A dutahau search of the CUUW 11'ilalitc Rexnuce Intitmuniun Scnice indicates that 1i <br />species of raptor thirds of prey l potentially occur in the cicinih of the ~ionh Bank Resources <br />tine. "hhese include bold eagle Illaliaectus Icucocephaltu), golden eagle (Ayuiht chn~xatosl. <br />Scvainwn's hawk IButeo sttiainxati), red-tailed hunk 113,jamaicensis), rough-legged hawk <br />IB.lagupusl, northern harrier 1(~ittus ccancus). merlin IJalco a,lumarius).:\nurican kestrel <br />[Psparverius). ('+xtper's hawk (Aceipiter ax,periil. Sharp-shinned hawk 1:1. striaatsl. \unhem <br />eushatsk 1:1 gentilis), great-horned otsl (BuM, virginiunus) and lung-ear~Y1 ntti 1:\siu otus). <br />\iuny of these species are infrcyucnt spring and tall migrants that occasionally pau through <br />the ('olon+Jo Ricer Vnlle~. A site rcamnaissance conducted in October _'11U~ did not locate anv <br />raptor or active nests on the pn~ject site. Iiowc~er. dense riparian auras and tall mature <br />cultum4uud Irees on the u,uth hank o(the Colorado Ricer provide potential nesting habitat for <br />('uuper's ha~oks. shar)t-skinned hawk :md rcd-tailed hanks. <br />G:unc Birds and ~l atcrfu„ I <br />l pl:utd game birds polentiall, ,+ccurring on the \urth Bank Resources Site include ring- <br />necked pheasant (I'hasi:uuis colchicus). mourning dove IZcnid:+ macnxtral and turkec <br />I\A•Ie:+gris gallopa~ol. ~iountin_ dove and uukev were ohxrocd on the u~jucent site during a <br />site reconnaissance. Ruth of these species peeler mountain brush and rip:tri:m habitats ~sith a <br />high degree of vegetation diversity and avail:thlr tv;tter. 1lrood production ul' doves is <br />curreluted t~itlt spring precipitation and dependent un the avuilahility of seeds and accessible <br />s~:uer. \o game birds or thou nests were uhservcrl on the site during the site trcunnuissanre <br />visit conducted in October 2Q0~. None of the other upland gnmc species an cslxctcd to recur <br />un the project site. <br />l he C'oloradu River :utd ils associated tloodplain atui wetland areas provide habitat li,r <br />hroeding and migrant waterli>wl. Waterli,wl likely to cxcur on tho Nonh Bank Resuur>res tine <br />include: ('anuda geese IBranta canadensisl. common and red breasted mergansers (Merges <br />ntcrganser. ~I. senator). gad,vall (:~n:u strepcral, •~nterican widgeon IA.:unericana). m:dlurd <br />IA.pl:uyrartclusl. green-,vinged teal (:\.cnrc:u, blur-scinged teal I:~.discors). cinmm~on teal <br />IA.cyanuptert). nunhem sha~eler (a.chpcata), pinutil 1:1.ucutal. redhead 1:lctha ameriumal. <br />camashack (:1.calinsineria). lesser scoop (:\.marila), Common goldeno)e IBucephala <br />clangula). Banov.'s goldene)r (B.islandica). bufllehead (B.ulheolal and ntd<ly ducks 1(1~1'ura <br />dominica). Vo ~~aterti,wl ~~ere ohsurved on the site During the site reconnaissance visit <br />conducted in (tcloher'(10~. <br />\un-);cure lairds <br />hhe project site potentian} pro~;des habitat lur a diverse anal of breeding and migrant bird <br />species. 1 he sIxcies most likely to he impacted M the prolxscd \unh Btntk Resources tide is <br />