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<br />l <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />RESULTS <br />ame <br />Results of the fourteen aerial surveys performed are shown in <br />Table 1 and on Maps 1, 2, and 3. From these findings It would <br />appear that wintering populations of antelope and mule deer are not <br />particularly large anywhere within the study area. Furthermore, no <br />evidence was obtained for well-defined or narrow migrational <br />pathways crossing the railroad and conveyor corridors or mine area. <br />It should be emphasized, however, that the data obtained pertain to <br />a single winter period, and that the 1980-81 winter was unusually <br />mild. Consequently, the results obtained might differ appreciably <br />from what would be found during a severe or more typical winter. <br />Most mule deer sightings occurred between the mine area and <br />Mormon Gap, a distance of approximately 17 miles. Virtually all <br />antelope sightings occurred west of Mormon Gap, except during April <br />when a few small groups of antelope were seen immediately east of <br />the mine area. <br />Saqe Grouse <br />A sage grouse lek was identified approximately 2 miles east of <br />the mine permit area on 8 April (Map 1). On 8 April, 12 to 14 males <br />were counted and on 26 April, 15 males were counted. The lek <br />occurred in a clearing among sagebrush approximately 100m north of <br />Cactus Reservoir on Hatch Flats. No birds were observed at this lek <br />on two additional flights conducted on 18 and 25 April. On 28 <br />4 <br />