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° Raot~r SS las <br />Red Tailed Hawk Buteo jam i antic <br />Golden Eagle Suila__Shrv~etoy <br />American Kestrel Fam _~narveriuy <br />4lhs[ <br />_ Coyote anic latr nc <br />0 <br />Please note the following photos taken June 11 of this year. <br />o Photo No. 1 is a northeast facing view of the reclaimed Refuse Area No. 1. The rock pile habitats <br />constructed by Westem Fuels can be seen at a distance in the background. The reclaimed area <br />= vegetation and the rockpiles blend with the natural background. <br />-o <br />- Photo No. 2 gives a closer view of the rock piles and surrounding vegetation. The piles blend with <br />r~ the natural background. <br />~_ Photo No. 3 shows a view to the southeast standing on top of the reclaimed Refuse Area No. ' <br />'a It shows the native outcrops in the badkground and the constructed rock piles in the foreground. <br />~ Am ri an K ctr .I - Bioindi ator idy <br />Westem Fuels-Utah, Inc. is cooperating with Colorado State University in part of a project to study <br />effects of carbaryl pestidde being used adjacent to Dinosaur National Monument as well as three <br />other sites. This pestickie is being used to contrd Mormon cricket (,Apabnls sim~ infestations <br />in the park viclnity. Approximately 20 nest boxes have been placed along the Deserado Mine coal <br />transportation corridor, railroad loop and refuse area. American Kestrel (Falco ~,p~rveriusl falcons <br />utilize these nest boxes dudng their breeding season. Information collected dudng the study, which <br />was initiated in 1987, is being used to document any pesticlde contamination to raptorial birds within <br />the Dinosaur National Monument. This includes effects, 'rf any, on the endangered Peregrine Falcon <br />(Falco pgregrinusl. This study was a part of the Integrated Pest Management Demonstration project <br />undertaken by Colorado State University. The information below is extracted from a report entitled <br />'American Kestrels as Bioindicators' prepared by Mr. Brett Peterson of Colorado State University, <br />Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523. <br />The application of carbaryl bait for Mormon cricket (Anah~cimpgz) control was conducted <br />on or near cdcket hatching sites while the crickets were in eady nymphal stages. A total of <br />1186 acres were treated with 5 percent carbaryl bait at a rate of 10 pounds per acre. <br />Treatment plots varied from 1 to 57 aces with 91 percent being less than 30 acres in size. <br />4 <br /> <br />