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R-32 Prymorys Environmental Consulting, LLC. - "Uedica~inp re.aurtesmmmorrou's environment for today's indusVy." `Exhibit F' WILDLIFE INFORMATION Rule 6.4.8 (L) (a) Cottonwood trees on the property may serve for raptor roosting and/or nesting. pinion juniper areas of the property may serve as cover for game and non-game species (including migratory bird species) as well as nesting, foraging and food sources. One apparent raptor nest is located within a cottonwood tree along the Florida River near the mid-portion of the property. It is unknown what specie:. may occupy this nest as no field investigations of the area were conducted during the nesting period for raptors. Irrigated aeeas and associated ponds-including the river on the property may offer migratory rest areas for waterfowl, fisheries, and grazing/foraging areas for game species (elk, deer, waterfowl, etc.). (b) The property is within summer and severe winter range as designated by the CDOW for mule deer, as well as severe winter range for elk. The property is most heavily used by mule deer both through the summer and winter months. Ponds and irrigated fields may be used by migrating waterfowl through the fal months and the entire property is likely used by a variety of migrating bird species for food, nesting (particularly in the pinion-juniper habitats of the property), and cover during the early spring to mid-summer months. (c) The United Stated Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) lists 16 species as threatened, endangered, or candidates for listing within the exterior boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. Of those 16 species listed as threatened, endangered, or candidates for listing, Six (6) of these are unlikely to occur in the applied permit property as the area either does not provide habitat for these species or it is outside of their known range. They are: Eskimo Curfew, Boreat Toad, Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly, Colorado pikeminnow, razorback sucker and whooping crane. From the 10 remaining species, eight (8) of these are listed as threatened or endangered, and two (2) are candidates for listing. Seven (7) of the threatened, and endangered species and both of the candidate species are unlikely to occur in the applied permit property as the project area either does tot provide habitat for these species, or no individuals of the species are known to occur or have been observed within the area. These species are; Mexican spot ed owl, southwestern willow flycatcher, black-footed ferret, Canada lynx, Manco> milk-vetch, Knowlton's cactus, Gunnison sage-grouse, Yellow-billed cuckoo, and the Mesa Verde Cactus. The bald eagle, listed by the USFWS and CDOW as threatened, could occur it the project area as cottonwoods within the property could support roosting Bos 4470 Durango, Colorado 8]302