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site and those that have definitely been observed are listed in <br />Table 11, Wildlife Species That Occur Or Are Likely To Occur In The <br />Colowyo Permit Area. <br />The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducted a seven day breeding <br />bird sampling program on a 40-acre plot on the Colowyo mine site in <br />1975. The number of birds, by species, that were spot mapped in <br />the various sampling periods is set forth in Table 12, USFWS - Bird <br />Transects. Table 13, USFWS - Breeding Bird Transects, shows the <br />best approximation of number of breeding birds for the Colowyo site <br />and three other areas sampled in northwest Colorado for the seven <br />sampling periods. Additional information and plot location are <br />included in Exhibit 11, Wildlife Information, and the Wildlife <br />Observations Map (Map 15). <br />Reptiles and Amphibians <br />The permit and adjacent areas contain rock outcropping, rock <br />ledges, etc. which provide preferred habitat for many of the <br />species listed in Table 11, Wildlife Species That Occur Or Are <br />Likely To Occur On The Colowyo Permit Area. Although no specific <br />• population or habitat information has been collected, several <br />species including the northern sagebrush lizard and Great Basin <br />Gopher Snake, and the Prairie Rattlesnake are commonly observed. <br />Aquatic Bioloav <br />Colowyo's permit area contains portions of Good Spring Creek along <br />the eastern edge of the permit boundary. The CDOW has classified <br />Good Spring Creek as a non-fishery stream, although it has been <br />assumed that species such as Black Bullheads, Creek Chubs, <br />Fannelmouth and White Suckers, Flathead Minnows, and Red Shiners <br />are likely to be present. The Wilson reservoir is located in the <br />extreme northeast corner of the permit area adjacent to State <br />Highway #13. The reservoir has been stocked regularly in <br /> <br />2.04.11-41 <br />