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There is a growing interest in the activity of bird- <br />. watching in and around the planning unit. There have <br />been annual bird counts (Audubon Christmas Bird Count) <br />within the Hotchkiss area. This public activity bene- <br />fits management through identification and census. For <br />example, bird counts have turned up several rare and <br />endangered species such as: Peregrine falcon and <br />Prairie falcon (see Appendix I). Other identifications <br />are also possible through local bird watchers. <br />A wide variety of interspersed vegetative types provides <br />the best habitat for maintaining the diversity of bird <br />species desired. <br />2. fish <br />a. Overlay N5 <br />b. Tabulation (Tables 4 and 6) <br />c. Narrative. - This narrative does not follow the 1605 <br />• manual format, because of the limited amount of informa- <br />tion available. All important available data has been <br />included in the narrative as presented. <br />The streams in the planning unit are characterized by <br />extreme seasonal streamflow fluctuations. Critical times <br />of year are during spring runoff when abrasive and suffo- <br />cating materials are transported by increased water flows, <br />and during the summer when low flows and water diversion <br />for irrigation nearly dry up the streams. Stream <br />information is listed in Appendix III. <br />The fish habitat of the Muddy Creek and Paonia Reservoir <br />are rated as poor or biologically unstable due to sus- <br />pended matter and sediments accumulating on the bottom <br />which cover food, etc. <br />Fish occurring in the planning unit are listed in .36 of <br />• <br />NF-WL-III-22 4/76 R~lM <br />