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• F. Wildlife <br /> Wildlife consists of species typical of mountain shrub zones. The tract is not in deer winter range. <br /> Elk winter range exists within one-half mile to the east, but there is no critical winter range on the <br /> tract. <br /> Golden eagles use the review area as hunting habitat. Also, the potential exists for nesting to <br /> occur. BLM inventories conducted from 1978 to 1980 and monitoring flights through 1985 did not <br /> locate any nest or roost sites. No nest sites are known to be present at this time. <br /> A number of other small birds, small mammals, reptiles, and raptors are dependent on the mountain <br /> shrub and pinion-juniper habitat types on the review area. Blue grouse have been documented on <br /> the area, but no specific portions of the area have been identified as highly important for this <br /> species. <br /> Riparian areas along the North Fork of the Gunnison River and up side canyons could be extremely <br /> important for the following bird species of high federal interest: <br /> Band-tailed pigeon Lewis' woodpecker Flammulated owl <br /> Black swift Prairie falcon Williamson's sapsucker <br /> Cooper's hawk Western bluebird Great blue heron <br /> These bird species depend heavily on the riparian vegetation, particularly stands of cottonwoods <br /> and aspens, for food, cover, and nesting habitat. Such stands provide islands in the surrounding <br /> extensive stands of mountain shrub and pinion-juniper habitat type and are considered important to <br /> these species. <br /> • The portion of the North Fork of the Gunnison River in the vicinity of the review area is habitat for <br /> the following species of fish: <br /> Rainbow trout Bluehead sucker CO mottled sculpin <br /> Brown trout CO speckled dace Western white sucker <br /> Cutthroat trout Fathead minnow Flannelmouth sucker <br /> Fish are not present in the secondary drainages on the review area due to the absence of perennial <br /> waters. <br /> G. Endangered Species <br /> There is no designated critical habitat on the review area, and none off-site that would be affected <br /> by this proposal. The following annotated list of Federal and State candidate and listed species <br /> have the potential of occurring on the review area, or could be affected by a lease and subsequent <br /> coal development. <br /> Bald eagles, (Haliaeetus /eucocephalus), Federal & State Endangered species, are known to winter <br /> in the region of the review area. BLM inventories conducted in 1978 through 1980, and <br /> monitoring flights conducted through 1985, did not locate any roost or nest sites, or areas of <br /> winter concentration on or near the review area. Use levels of the North Fork of the Gunnison <br /> River in this region were low density, and only sporadic winter use occurred on the uplands. The <br /> passibility exists for nesting to occur along the North Fork of the Gunnison River. <br /> . Peregrine falcon, (Falco peregrinus), Federal & State Endangered species, use has not been <br /> recorded on the review area. Some incidental use is likely, especially during migration. The North <br /> Fork region, including the review area, has some potential as habitat. Peregrines are known to <br /> successfully nest 20 miles to the southwest in the Black Canyon National Monument. Suitable <br /> Page 6 <br />