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• <br />• <br />During three sun~cys no 'fhrcatened, Endangered, tipecies ofConcern or migratory bird species <br />of hieh federal and,'or sYntc interest were ohurvcd along the proposed mad corridor or arourxl the <br />drill site. Tlare is a diversity of habitat along the road corridor which led to the highest number <br />of sEac ics observed ut any of tix: proposed localiotu. <br />The Northern leopard flog could possibly occur in the ponds located along the access road. <br />However, their preserac would be dictated by vehe[her the ponds rcntain at leas[ panially full of <br />water for tla majexity of the year. Activities associated with road intproccmrnts and drilling <br />should have no impart on the ponds and thus tto impact on this species il' it were to occur. <br />Itnl~pus <br />l hree inactive rtptar nests +vcrc t~und in aspen stands near tla prolx~utii access road and drill <br />site. 'fhe location and type of nest slructurc indicated they were probably accipiter nests. Two <br />of tla nests were within I/4 mile of tla drill site. Both were located in the aspen stands where <br />dare would be a visual b~trricr between tact and drill site if birds were to usr the nests at sank <br />later date. The nest ra:tr tla access road was in a very deteriorated condition indicating it had <br />t+crn inactive for a number of years. 7'Iare were outer large aspen stands well away from tla <br />road arxi drill site that appeared to oiler suitable raptor tasting habitat. <br />u <br />17tnatcixd n frtdgngered:utd Sensitiv~_S~cxics <br />