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site and those that have definitely been observed are listed in Table 1 I, Wildlife Species That <br />Occur Or Are Likely To Occur In The Colowyo Permit Area. <br />The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducted a seven day breeding bird sampling program <br />on a 40-acre plot on the Colowyo mine site in 1975. The number of birds, by species, that <br />were spot mapped in the various sampling periods is set forth in Table 12, USFWS -Bird <br />Transec[s. Table 13, USFWS -Breeding Bird Transects, shows the best approximation of <br />number of breeding birds for the Colowyo site and three other areas sampled in northwest <br />Colorado for the seven sampling periods. Additional information and plot location are <br />included in Exhibit 11, Wildlife Information, and the Wildlife Observations Map (Map 15). <br />Reptiles and Amphibians <br />The permit and adjacent areas contain rock outcropping, rock ledges, etc. which provide <br />preferred habitat for many of the species listed in Table 11, Wildlife Species That Occur Or <br />Are Likely To Occur On The Colowyo Permit Area. Although no specific population or <br />habitat information has been collected, several species including the northern sagebrush <br />lizard and Great Basin Gopher Snake, and the Prairie Rattlesnake are commonly observed. <br />Aquatic Bioloev <br />Colowyo's permit area contains portions of Good Spring Creek along the eastern edge of the <br />permit boundary. The CDOW has classified Good Spring Creek as anon-fishery stream, <br />although it has been assumed that species such as Black Bullheads, Creek Chubs, <br />• Fannelmouth and White Suckers, Flathead Minnows, and Red Shiners are likely to be <br />present. The Wilson reservoir is located in the extreme northeast comer of the permit area <br />adjacent to State Highway #13. The reservoir has been stocked regularly in <br /> <br />2.04.]1-41 <br />