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Avifauna <br />Species of birds that occur or are likely to occur in the permit <br />area and the habitat where the species is likely to occur are <br />listed in Table 11, Wildlife Species That Occur .Or Are Likely To <br />Occur In The Colowyo Permit Area. All species that were observed <br />during field surveys are noted on the list. <br />Raptors <br />Surveys were conducted by VTN personnel during baseline data <br />collection in 1974-1977, and again by Colowyo personnel during the <br />spring and summer of 1980. The most common raptors observed on the <br />permit area from 1974 to the present include Red-tail Hawks, Marsh <br />Hawks, American Kestrels, Great Horned Owls, Golden Eagles, Prairie <br />Falcons, and Turkey Vultures, all of which represent year-round <br />residents with the exception of the turkey vulture. Other raptors <br />that have been observed include the Swainson's Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, <br />Rough Legged Hawk, and Perigrine Falcon. <br />Raptor nests located during field surveys are recorded on the <br />• Wildlife Observations Map (Map 15). Red-trailed hawks are known to <br />have nested on the northern side of the Streeter Draw lease in 1975 <br />and 1978. A pair of Red-tailed Hawks nested on a power pole in <br />Taylor Creek in 1980. One Fledgling was observed. A pair of <br />Cooper's Hawks has been observed at a possible nesting site during <br />1979 and 1980. The location of two Golden Eagle nesting complexes <br />were obtained from the CDOW. The nests are located on sandstone <br />cliffs adjacent to State Highway #13 as shown on the Wildlife <br />Observations Map (Map 15). <br /> <br />2.04.11-26 <br />