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Exhibit H CIIILRB 112 Permit Application Agile Slone Systems, Inc. • American kestrel. Nesting habitat for Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, and long-eared owl within the permit area is restricted to stands of pinon/juniper. Pinon and juniper trees within and near proposed disturbance areas were seazched for possible stick nests of these species, but none were located. 4.7 Upland Gamebirds Mouming dove and wild turkey aze the only upland gamebird species likely to occur within the permit azea. Mouming doves are summer residents and could be present in the permit area spring through fall. Mourning doves prefer habitats neaz water and, if present, are most likely to habitat the in riparian areas adjacent to the Tallahassee Creek. Wild turkey is a fairly common resident in foothills and mesa of southem Colorado. They are common along the Arkansas River valley in the vicinity of the permit area (Andrews and Righter 1992). Preferred habitat is typically ponderosa pine forest with an understory of Gambel oak, although they also can be found in lowland riparian, foothill shmbland (mountain mahogany), pinon juniper woodlands, and agricultural habitats (Andrews and Righter 1992). Wild turkey aze known to occur in the vicinity (Finch, personal communication 11/97) and these birds may occasionally wander through the permit azea. • 4.8 Other Avifauna A variety of songbirds inhabit foothill shrubland and pi8on/juniper habitats in southem Colorado. Some occur as yeaz-long residents, but the majority are present only as summer residents and they migate south for the winter months. Many of these summer residents aze neotropical migrants which winter in Central and South America. Yeaz-long residents observed during field surveys included northern flicker, hairy woodpecker, pinyon jay, scrub jay, Clark's nutcracker, black-billed magpie, red-breasted nuthatch, rock wren, Bewick's wren, mountain chickadee, Townsend's solitaire, mountain bluebird, American robin, western meadowlark, and house finch. Because of the timing of the survey, few migrants or summer residents were recorded. Early arrivals noted during the survey were broad-tailed hummingbird, yellow-romped warbler, chipping sparrow, and red-winged blackbird. Other representative summer residents likely to occur in the permit azea include blue-gray gnatcatcher, solitary vireo, black- throated gray warbler, lazuli bunting, and vesper sparrow. 4.9 Reptiles and Amphibians The diversity of amphibians and reptiles in the permit region is limited by cold winter temperatures and the general lack of aquatic habitats. Because of the early timing of the field surveys no reptiles or amphibians were observed within the permit azea. Potential reptilian inhabitants include: eastern collazed lizard, short-homed lizazd, red- . lipped prairie lizard, milk snake, western smooth green snake, bullsnake, wandering 6