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Milsap Creek: Nn owls were detected duting a diurnal visit on 2l July. The 1998 nest canyon <br />contained <t small amount of whitewash and a few casts. In 199R this same area was occupied <br />by adult and juvenile hirds and contained a large amount of whitewash and casts. Two other <br />areas within close proximity used by roosting owls in previous years were checked and no hirds <br />or evidence of owl activity was found. A night visit was not conducted in this canyon due to <br />time constraints and adverse weather and it is likely that the owls were pverlooked in Milsap <br />Creek during our day visit. The lack of sign in the main roost areas may indicate that the pair <br />did not nest here or that the nest attempt failed. <br />East Mill Creek: One survey was conducted on 24 May from the intersection of trail gulch <br />and the East Mill drainage proceeding approximately one mile into the canyon. No owls were <br />seen or heard. <br />West Mill Creek: Several attempts were made in June and July to survey this canyon. Due to <br />adverse weather and high flows in the Beaver Creek drainage, this site was not surveyed and <br />occupancy of Mexican Spotted owls in 1999 is undetermined. <br />St. Charles Canyon: Both male and female Spotted owls were detected individually on sepa- <br />rate nocturnal visits to the canyon. The female responded to our broadcast calls on 18 May and <br />the male on 19 July . Two diurnal visits were conducted on l3 July and 22 July which were un- <br />successful in finding owls or evidence of owl activity. <br />Smith Creek: One survey was conducted on 26 May and no Mexican Spotted owls were de- <br />tected. Two Flammulated owls were heard at separate locations in the canyon. One was heard <br />calling on a south facing slope in ponderosa pine southeast of the historic Spotted owl roost site <br />and the second was heard in the drainage bottom in mixed conifer/aspen north of the Smith <br />Creek Campground. <br />Fourmile Canyon: One survey was conducted on 2R June and no Mexican Spotted owls were <br />detected. <br />Maes Creek: One survey was conducted into this canyon on 22 June. This survey route vas <br />added because of reports of Mexican Spotted owls by resident Jim McCain who lives at the <br />