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2.3 sampling Design <br />Based on maps of plamied well field development, area in pinyon juniper habitat <br />i <br />within 500 feet of the principle study area will be sampled. Line transects, 200 <br />yards apart will be established within the study area. One inventory will be <br />conducted along the transects, and another will be conducted at a 90 degree <br />angle from the first inventory. Taped raptor calls may also be utilized to <br />enhance raptor response:/sightings. If raptors are observed while performing the <br />survey, additional days of sampling will be conducted. April and June sample <br />dates were selected to correspond with early and late stages of nesting. <br />Throughout the year, al:l raptors observed in the lease area will be noted. <br />2.4 Method of Ana~si:; <br />Data analysis of breeding activity will utilize professional judgement and <br />possibly non-parametric tests. <br />3.0 Mule Deer Habitat Loss Assessment <br />Winter habitat loss for rnule deer is considered cumulatively significant, as <br />adjacent winter use areas are occupied and increasingly affected by development. <br />Therefore, WRIV is required to determine the impacts from the project on mule <br />deer. <br />41 <br />