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Final OU 11 Combined Phases RFIIRI <br />protective.coverings at OU 11 renders the site unlikely as a habitat or hunting territory <br />for the bald eagle or the peregrine falcon. <br />Potential habitat for several Colorado Category 2 wildlife species exists at RFETS but <br />is unlikely to include OU 1 I (EG&G, 1995d). Ferruginous hawks have been observed <br />and appear to nest elsewhere but hunt at RFETS. A small number of Baird's sparrows <br />(Ammodramus bairdii) have been observed at RFETS, but they aze probably migrating <br />and not residents. <br />Preble's meadow jumping mice have been identified along Woman Creek, Walnut <br />Creek, and Rock Creek. Captured mice were found in a hydrophytic shrubland <br />dominated by sandbar willow and leadplant with lush understory of grasses and fortis. <br />This habitat occurs north of OU I1 along intermittent sections of north Walnut Creek <br />(EG&G, 1995d). However, intense surveys of RFETS in 1992 and 1993 did notlq-~°~ <br />identify the species at OU 11. <br />Ip\2509072kec3.doc 3-27 6/8/95 <br />