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Sylvester Gulch Road Bird Surveys <br />Bird activity was not common along the entire length of the Sylvester Gulch drainage. <br />Most birds were observed at those locations along the drainage where there was <br />freestanding water. The number of species observed was similar to what was found <br />during the 2004 surveys of this proposed route. (See Table 1) <br />Threatened & Endangered, Sensitive and Management Indicator Species <br />No threatened, endangered or sensitive species were observed either along the drainage <br />bottom or on the adjacent hillsides. MIS species observed along the drainage were the <br />red-raped sapsucker and elk. The red-raped sapsucker was observed in aspen stands <br />along the road corridor. A few aspen would be taken during road construction, but there <br />are large stands of aspen throughout the area and the loss of these trees will not affect <br />sapsucker numbers in the vicinity. Elk aze common throughout the azea, having <br />habituated to activities associated with mining, and will not be adversely affected by <br />construction of the road. <br />Raptors <br />Very. little habitat suitable for raptor nesting is located within the drainage adjacent to the <br />proposed road corridor. All stands of trees on the slopes above the bottom to the <br />ridgelines were checked, but no nests were located. <br />Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Plant Species Listed by the U.S. Forest <br />Service and Bureau of Land Management <br />There aze no endangered or threatened plant species known to occur in the project area. <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 7000' to 7400' in and adjacent to a riparian area. No cactus of any species was seen <br />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 />that it occurs in adobe hills which are well below the elevation of activities associated <br />with this project. <br />Slender cotton grass (Eriophonun gracile) is listed by the Forest Service as sensitive, but <br />habitat conditions suitable for this species are lacking. <br />5 <br />