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<br />(Pedioecetes phasianellus) aze also reported by DOW in the region. <br />About twenty birds are reported in dancing ground area #204, 3.5 miles <br />southeast of the site, and about forty birds are reported in dancing <br />ground azeas #202 and 203, 3 miles north of the site. <br />c»rn~Frwl <br />Ducks and geese are reported by DOW to use Grassy Creek (area #141), <br />especially during migration. A few puddle ducks (Anas spp.) may breed, <br />but the habitat of Grassy Creek through the mine property does not look <br />particularly fawrable. <br />Sandhill Crane <br />Breeding populations of Grus canadensis are listed as endangered <br />species by DOW for the area. A known nesting area (#107) lies 3 miles <br />• northwest of the property. IIse by cranes of the site itself is not likely <br />to be frequent or extensive, since they prefer more open habitats. <br />Non-game Species <br />Other birds which were observed or are known to occur on the site as <br />year-round residents are Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), Common <br />Flicker (Colaptes auratus), Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), Black- <br />capped (Pares atricapillus) and Mountain (P. gambeli) Chickadees, White- <br />breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis), Brown Creeper (Certhia familiaris), <br />Townsend's Solitaze (Myadestes townsendi), Ruby-crowned Ringlet (Regulus <br />calendula), House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), Gray-headed Junco (Junco <br />caniceps), and Sonq Sparrow (Spizella melodia). <br />In addition, a ntmtber of migratory species occur on the site during <br />either the summer or the winter. <br />• <br />II.K-4 <br />