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At the time the young were observed on May 30, 1979, they were approximately • <br />5-6 weeks old. The study area is used for hunting activities by the eagles. <br />A pair of golden eagles, ap~~ntly overwintering in the area, were observed <br />on site in the Gambel oak vegetation in mid-Felvvazy, 1979. <br />Red-tailed hawks were observed in the Seneca II study area during spring and <br />summer, 1979. Four pair of red-tailed hawks were observed during raptor <br />skyline watches in late May, 1979. However, no red-tailed hawk nests were <br />located on or near the study area during recent field activities. Red- <br />tailed hawks cxxaronly nest on sheer cliff faces and in a variety of trees <br />(Call, 1978) and feed in open country (Robbins et al., 1966). Potential <br />red-tailed hawk nesting habitat in the form of aspen forests and cliffs <br />occ~n:s within and adjacent to the study area. <br />American kestrels are spring and summer residents of the Seneca II study area. <br />This species was most oommnly obseiveci in the mixed brush and upland <br />sagebrush vegetation types. This small hawk prefers open and semi~pen <br />country (Robbins et al., 1966). Nesting habitat for this raptor includes • <br />ledges on cliff faces and holes or cavities in trees (Call, 1978). Although <br />no American kestrel nests .sere located on or near the study area during <br />1979 field activities, potential nesting habitat occurs within and adjacent <br />to the study area in the aspen forests, rocky outcrops and cliffs. <br />One Swainson's hawk was observed in the Seneca II study area in August, <br />1979. This buteo commonly nests in trees or tall shrubs (Call, 1978), <br />and hunts in open ~untry. Although no Swainson's hawk nests were located <br />in the study area during the 1979 field activities, potential nesting <br />habitat occurs throughwut the study area in the form of aspen stands and <br />mixed brush vegetation. Suitable open hunting habitat occurs in the <br />upland sagebrush acid mixed brush vegetation types throughout the study area <br />and >n the grassy flatlands to the east and west of the study area. <br />One Cooper's hawk was observed in the Seneca II study area during the <br />skyline watches in late May, 1979. This species oamonly nests in <br />deciduous tree stands in close proximity to a dense stand of conifer • <br />trees (Robbins et al., 1966). This hawk may red ' e at least 15 acres of <br />-46- <br />