PERMFILE112394

• Permit No: M1980047
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Section_Exhibit Name: EXHIBIT H WILDLIFE INTRODUCTION
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

• distributed through several habitats. Species with narrower hab-
itat ranges and at the upper end of their distribution include
the Longnose and White Suckers. Numerous minnow species have been
found, including the ubiquitous carp and fathead minnow. Several
chubs and shiners have been reported. Two ictalurids, black bull-
head and channel catfish, are found in the river. One topminnow
has been recently reported (Haynes 1979). Two centrarchids and
a sculpin complete the list.
THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES
The only terrestrial vertebrate species listed as endangered
that was possibly observed near the Dow West permit area was
the peregrine falcon. As noted in the section on raptors above,
the species was reportedly observed outside the permit area during
studies by Smith (1973). The status of that individual was not
• definitely determined but the bird probably was a straggler.
The rimrock and cliff areas along the Parachute Creek drainage
should be considered as potential nesting habitat. Later October
sightings of migrant peregrines were also reported outside the
permit area. In response to these reported sightings, Union
Oil Company sponsored surveys in 1976 and 1979. No peregrine
falcons or their nests were observed (Cloninger 1979).
Bald eagles occur in the area, especially along the Colorado
River during the winter. Those individuals are migrants of the
northern subspecies, which currently is classified as endangered
by both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Colorado
Division of Wildlife.
The permit areas are within the general migratory routes of sand-
hill cranes and the experimental flock of whooping cranes. Neither
species was observed during field studies. Preferred habitats
for cranes are not a significant part of the permit area landscape.
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