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'IWo field reviews were conducted February 18, and Mazch 10, 1985 to evaluate wildlife. Both <br />•~; cottontails and jackrabbits were sighted, and there was evidence of elk, coyote and fox. In spite of the <br />t <br />cleaz, mild weather, though, no birds were seen on the property. The gravel tailing piles (which have <br />been present for 57 years or longer), Colorado Highway 9 and the Town of Alma have acted as a <br />deterrent to land migration for years. The start-up of the mining operation would therefore not <br />interrupt any migration routes. <br />Based on the referenced visual observations, and using the habitat types present on the site as <br />described records, generalized descriptions of non-threatened and endangered wildlife species <br />potentially present on the site were developed. The proposed site is situated on the border of Latilong <br />Blocks 10 and 11, Eagle and Georgetown Blocks respectively, and both Blocks were used in this <br />evaluation. <br />Common mamalian species known to inhabit the azea azound the site include a number of rodents, <br />snowshoe hares, white-tailed jackrabbits, coyotes, red fox, stripped skunks, badgers, mountain lion, <br />bobcats, elk, mule deer and bighorn sheep. <br />•} <br />Avian species which could be expected on the site and in the nearby area are migratory fowl, <br />including the common loon and homed grebe, raptors such as red-tailed hawks, golden eagles, prairie <br />falcons and kestrels and a variety of passerines, including warblers and sparrows. l.atilong data for <br />applicable habitat types were reviewed, but no attempt has been made to enumerate a complete list of <br />species based on historical surveys. <br />Reptile and Amphibian species possibly preset on the site, in spite of the elevation being over10,000 <br />feet, include tiger salamander and red-lipped prairie lizard. Due to the elevation and scarcity of <br />permanent water bodies, reptilian and amphibian species can be highly variable and are not <br />enumerated. <br /> <br />Alma Placer 7/03 61 <br />