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300 feet east of the drill location and other sandstone outcrops are visible 600-800 feet to <br />the north. Elevation is about 7500'. <br />Site and Access Road Bird Survey <br />The combination of aspen, box elder, mountain shrub and Douglas-fir/spruce/fir provides <br />more habitat diversity than is found at many other sites in the project azea. However, the <br />density and diversity of bird species around the site and along the corridor was less than <br />what would have been expected. Conducting the surveys early in the breeding season <br />could be a reason for the low numbers. Species observed were consistent with what <br />would be expected with the existing habitat conditions. (See Table 1) <br />Threatened & Endangered, Sensitive and Management Indicator Species <br />There were no TES species observed azound the site or in nearby areas. The red-naped <br />sapsucker was the only MIS observed during the site and road surveys. A few aspen that <br />could be used by this species for nesting will be removed for road and drill pad <br />construction. The few trees removed aze not expected to have any adverse effects on red- <br />naped sapsucker use of the area. Elk and Merriam's turkeys were observed in the general <br />area, but not in the area to be disturbed. <br />Raptors <br />One old raptor nest was located in a dead Douglas-fir approximately 400 feet up a <br />' drainage southeast of the site. The conifer stand in which this tree is located, as well as <br />older aspens and some small sandstone outcrops in the azea were also checked. No other <br />evidence of raptor nesting was observed during the surveys. <br />OTHER WILDLIFE <br />As part of the observations data were kept on other species of wildlife or evidence of <br />their activities. No species of wildlife were observed that were unexpected. Elk, deer <br />and black beazs or evidence of their presence were observed throughout the study azea. <br />Other species commonly found in the various habitat types were also observed. None of <br />these were listed species. <br />THREATENED, ENDANGERED AND SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES LISTED <br />BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />There are no Endangered or Threatened plant species known to occur in the project azea. <br />The Uinta Basin hookless cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus), which is listed as Threatened, is <br />known to occur in the North Fork Valley at an elevation of about 6000 feet. This project <br />is at 7500' in a shaded drainage. No cactus of any species was seen during the surveys. <br />The Adobe or Rocky Mountain thistle (Cirsium perplexans) is listed by both the Forest <br />Service and BLM as sensitive. A review of habitat requirements for this species shows <br />4 <br />