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• Figure H-5 shows the distribution of upland game birds within <br />Dow West permit area. <br />WATERFOWL AND SHOREBIRDS <br />Little good habitat for either swimming or wading species is <br />present in the permit areas aside from permanent streams. The <br />most widespread and abundant water bird is the mallard (Smith <br />1973, Stoecker 1974a), although teal and coots also occur during <br />breeding season. Stoecker (1974a) reported Canada geese nesting <br />on sandbars in the Colorado River and great blue herons flying <br />overhead or fishing in stretches of quiet water. <br />SMALL BIRDS <br />• A variety of nightjars, hummingbirds and swifts, woodpeckers, <br />and perching birds have been observed within the permit areas <br />(Cringan 1973a, Smith 1973, Stoecker 1974a). Because of the <br />large number of species recorded, data on species, distribution, <br />and status of small birds are presented in tabular form in <br />Appendix B of this Exhibit. A few especially abundant or con- <br />spicuous breeders include the belted kingfisher, the poor-will <br />and common nighthawk, the white-throated swift, the common flicker, <br />yellow-bellied sapsucker, the hairy and downy woodpeckers, several <br />kingbirds and other flycatcher species, five swallow species, <br />the dipper or water ouzel, the gray jay, Steller's jay, scrub <br />jay, the pinyon jay, the black-billed magpie and common raven, <br />and a number of small songbirds (wrens, chickadees, nuthatches, <br />thrushes, thrashers, orioles, wood warblers, vireos, and finches). <br />r1 <br />U <br />H-9 <br />