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review area. BLM inventories conducted in 1978 through 1980,. and <br />monitoring flights conducted through 1985, did not locate any <br />roost or nest sites, or areas of winter concentration on or near <br />the review area. Use levels of the North Fork of the Gunnison <br />River !.n this region were low density, and only sporadic winger <br />use occurred on the uplands. The possibility exists for nesting <br />to occur along the North Fork of the Gunnison River. <br />Peregrine falcon, (Falco peregrinus), Federal i State Endangered <br />species, use has not been recorded on the review area. Some <br />inc:ide:ntal use is likely, especially during migration. The North <br />Fork region, including the review area, has soma potential as <br />habitat. Peregrines are known to successfully nest 20 miles to <br />the southwest fn the Black Canyon National Monument. Suitable <br />nesting habitat is not available on or near the review area. <br />Loggerhead shrike, (Lanius ludovicianus), Federal category 2 <br />species, use has not been recorded on the review area. Potential <br />bre~dir~g and nesting habitat is present: Loggerhead shrikes are <br />dependant upon the sagebrush and gambel oak shrub communities for <br />breeding and nesting habitat in this region, during spring and <br />suwner. Their presence in this region during winter is uncommon. <br />River otters, (Cotta canadensis), State Endangered species; are <br />not known to be present on the review area, however,.the Nort)u <br />Fork of the Gunnison River is considered suitable habitat. A <br />population exists in the Gunnison Gorge 24 miles southwest of the <br />proposed lease tract. <br />Althouglh it is possible for lynx, (Fells lyrur), State Endangered <br />species, to occur in the.region they are not known to be present <br />on the review area. The range of lynx in Colorado is believed to <br />be confined to coniferous forests above 9,000 feet. <br />Grand Mcasa Penstemon, (Penstemon mensarum], Federal category 2 <br />species,. is known to occur on the north side of the North Fork of <br />the Gunnison River in the Nawksnest drainage approximately 8 <br />miles northeast of the tract. Its presence on the review area <br />is unconfirmed, but possible. This species occurs most <br />frequently in the aspen and oak stands between 7,200 and 9,500 <br />foot elevation levels. <br />The following list of species have potential to occur in the <br />region but have not been found on the review area: <br />Blsck-Footed Ferret (Iruatela nigripea) <br />Ferruyinoce Hawk (BUteo regalia) <br />Long-Billed Curlew (Xumeniua americanue) <br />Mexican SFotted Owl (Striz occidentalia Iucida) <br />Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) <br />Southwest willow llycatchar (Bpidomaz trail ii eYtimus) <br />white-Faced Ibis (Plegadia chihi) <br />whooping Crane (Orva Americana) <br />Adobe Desert Parsley (Lomatium concinnum) <br />Clay-Loving Buckwheat (Sriogonum pelinophilum) <br />spineless .Hedgehog Cactus <br />(Schinocereus triglochidiatua var. inermie) <br />Montrose P~znetemon (Penstemon retroraus) <br />Ointa Baeiin Hookleas Cactus (Bclerocactua glaucus) <br />Endangered <br />Category-2 <br />Category-2 <br />Proposed <br />Category-2 <br />Category-1 <br />Category-2 <br />8ndangered <br />Category-2 <br />Endangered <br />Endangered <br />Category-2 <br />threatened <br />Page 9 <br />