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• SENECA II-W/YOAST MONITOR WELLS <br />E%H IBIT D <br />The following is an excerpt from the Seneca II-W Wildlife Baseline Information section of <br />the Seneca II-W mine permit application. <br />Threatened or Endance red Species <br />No federally listed threatened or endangered animal species are likely to occur on the <br />study area. The bald eagle is known to winter along the Yampa River and may occasionally <br />wander over the study area, but suitable habitat for wintering bald eagles is not present <br />on the Seneca II-W study area. Although not listed as threatened or endangered, the <br />golden eagle has been given the same legal protection as the bald eagle by virtue of its <br />inclusion in the Bald Eagle Protection Act. Golden eagles have been shown to utilize the <br />study area, and one active nest was found in Hubbe rson Culch. <br />The greater sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) is listed as endangered by the State of <br />Colorado and may rarely wander onto the study area. Sandhill cranes are known to utilize <br />• portions of the Yampa River Valley for migration and for dancing and staging areas. <br />Yli ldlife Resources Information (Inventory 11aps) obtained from the CDOW classifies the <br />Yampa River north of the permit area as a migration zone. The area to the west of the <br />confluence of Sage Creek and the Yampa River in the vicinity of the Hayden Power Station <br />is designated as a dancing ground and migration zone. Nesting by approximately three <br />sandhill cranes occurs below the Sage Creek Reservoir Dam (CDOW Wildlife Resources <br />Information). <br />The status of the state-endangered greater sandhill crane was summarized by 8ieniasz <br />(1979). According to her discussion, the Morgan Bottom area near Hayden, Colorado is a <br />traditional migration staging area for the greater sandhill crane. The area is used by <br />approximately 250 cranes during April, May, and September. The birds roost at night in <br />meadows adjacent to the Yampa River and disperse during daytime to trandi tional <br />tong reation areas. One such area, used for feeding, loafing, and courtship activities is <br />located near the proposed haul road, between U. S. Highway 40 and County Road 51A. Based <br />on maps, Bieniasz (1979), the proposed haul road would pass within about 0.75 mile of the <br />crane use area (Exhibit 11 -1 ), <br />• <br />