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~ti <br />~ ~ Ill IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />United States Department of the Interior <br />IN REPLY REFER TO: <br />F[SH AND 6VILDLIFE SERVICE RECEIVED <br />COLORADO FIELD OFFICE <br />71o SIM AIS STR F.ET <br />ROOM1f x92 <br />GOLDEN, COLORADO 9oaol SEP 1-2 1983 <br />September 7, 1983 <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />Colo. Dep4 of Natural Resources <br />Mr. John Walters <br />Salt Creek Mining Company <br />P.O. Drawer L <br />Fruits, CO 51521 <br />Dear Dlr. Walters: <br />Please accept this letter as a report on a raptor survey of the Munger and <br />N,cClarle properties performed for your company by USFWS biologists on July <br />20, 1983. <br />The survey was flown in a I?ughes SOOD helicopter and because of the terrain <br />required approximately eight hours of air time to complete. Both Dfike Lockhart <br />and Rick Krueger, of our Grand Junction office, participated as observers. D1any <br />nests of several species were detected and are summarized as follows: <br />Active golden eagle nest 1 <br />Tended golden eagle nest 6 <br />Inactive golden eagle nest 12 <br />Large inactive stick nest (probable eagle) 4 <br />Inactive Buteo (red-tailed hawk) 6 <br />Active raven 4 <br />Inactive raven 2 <br />Buteo/raven 1 <br />Large inactive slick nest (raptor-like) 6 <br />Small inactive stick nest (raptor-like) 2 <br />TOTAL NESTS 44 <br />A map depicting nest locations and survey boundaries is attached. <br />Of the species or nest types found, golden eagle nests are of principal, con- <br />cern given this species designated status as a migratory bird of high federal <br />interes L-. Although only one active golden eagle nest was found, clumped groups <br />o; inactive nests and par[icularl}' tended nests (nests recently refurbished <br />with greenery) indicate presence of additional eag]e pairs. We believe that <br />five, perhaps more, viable nesting pairs exist within the Munger/McClane <br />property boundaries. Given the legal status of the golden eagle we have de- <br />lineated protective buffer zones around nest sites which are displayed on the <br />attached map. In addition, legal descriptions of buffer zones are also <br />attached. <br />