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Kaptnrs <br />:1n active sharp-shinned hawk nest was titund in the small aspen stand approximatcl} 400 <br />feet t'ntm the proposed drill site. ~fhe bird actively defended the nest during all surveys. <br />This bird was especially vocal during the third survey indicating there were young un the <br />nest. I he nest site will not be disturbed by constntction of the drill pad. However, it will <br />be nccrssan to wait until after the young have Ilcdged bcti~re the commencement of any <br />cnnstntction artivitios. <br />r~nl-z <br />tiitc Ilahitat tiuncy <br />LiSM-3 is on the cast side of the npache Kooks road and lies at an clcvativn of about <br />7900'. Vegetation consists of (iamhcl oak, snowbcrty and chokcchem. Uak on the uphill <br />side ol'the road is I5 '0' tall. Aspect is cast with I5-20°ro side-slopes. <br />tiite BirJ Survcv <br />Habitat conditions at t}tis site arc similar to that found at other locations that have been <br />preciously surveyed in the V1 est Flatiron arcs. Like these other sites, tx>th the density and <br />diversity of birds observed was what one would expect Rtr habitat conditions titund in <br />this area. I tier l able I ) <br /> <br />