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H <br />• hereafrer be referred to.as TES species. The TES species that potentially occur within the <br />project area include: <br />~ .bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalzzs) (federally threatened,.state threatened) <br />• mountain plover (Charadrius montanus) (federally proposed; state special <br />. concern) <br />• Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei)(federally threatened, <br />state threatened) <br />• black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)(federally endangered, state endangered) <br />• swift fox (Vulpes velox) (state special concern) <br />• black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) (federal candidate; state special <br />concern) <br />• western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) (state threatened) <br />• ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) (state special concern) <br />• Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini)(federal candidate, state threatened) <br />If a species is noted as "confirmed", it means that a qualified biologist has seen it occur <br />on or near the property and the property, or land adjacent to the property, supports habitat <br />that supports that species during a portion or all of its life cycle. A "potential" species <br />may occur on or neaz the property but it has not been documented and the property, or <br />land adjacent to the property, contains habitat that could support a given species during a <br />portion or all of its life cycle. <br />• SIGNIFICANT WILDLIFE RESOURCES; SEASONAL WILDLIFE USE OF <br />RESOURCES, AND THE PRESENCE AND ESTIMATED POPULATION OF <br />THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND SENSITIVE SPECIES WITHIN THE <br />PROJECT AREA <br />The site contains three major vegetation communities that aze available for wildlife use: <br />shortgrass prairie, riparian, and pinyon/juniper. <br />shortgrass Prairie Habitat <br />The shortgrass prairie habitat dominates the property, covering greater than 90 percent of <br />the property. These gently sloping plains aze dominated by grasses such as blue grams <br />(Bouteloua gracilis) and buffalo grass (Buchloe dacryloides). Yucca (Yucca glauca) and <br />prickly pear cactus (Opuntia polyocantha) also regularly occur throughout the shortgrass <br />prairie habitat type. For a complete vegetation species list, refer to Exhibit J. <br />TE5 species that prefer shortgrass prairie that were identified by the USFWS (Cazlson <br />2001), the CDOW (Kaczmazek 2001), and CNHP (Van Dusen 2001).include swift fox, <br />black-tailed prairie dog, black-footed ferret, mountain plover, western burrowing owl, <br />and ferruginous hawk. Two economically important species (i.e.; a species that generate <br />revenue for the state of Colorado or private landowners within the state), the pronghorn <br />• (Antilocapra americaiza) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), aze known to utilize the <br />project area. <br />APP~ibitsA-T-APP(1180)Rev&January 17,2002 H-2 <br />