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~i <br />nesting habitat is not available in or near the review area. <br />Loggerhead shrike, (Lanius /udovicianusl, Federal category 2 species, use has not been recorded on <br />the review area. Potential breeding and nesting habitat is present. Loggerhead shrikes are <br />dependant upon the sagebrush and gambol oak shrub communities for breeding and nesting habitat <br />in this region, during spring and summer. Their presence in this region during winter is uncommon. <br />None of the following listed fishes occur on the review area, or in the North Fork of the Gunnison <br />River: <br />Bonytail chub (Gila a/egansl Federal & State Endangered <br />CO River squawfish (Ptychochei/us /ucius) Federal & State Endangered <br />Humpback chub (Gi/a cypha) Federal & State Endangered <br />Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) Federal & State Endangered <br />~J <br />• <br />However, the Upper Colorado River Basin, of which the North Fork of the Gunnison River is a <br />tributary, does support populations of these fish. The squawfish and razorback sucker have been <br />known to occur in the lower Gunnison River. <br />River otters, ILutra canadensis), State Endangered species, are not known to be present on the <br />review area, however, the North Fork of the Gunnison River is considered suitable habitat. A <br />population exists in the Gunnison Gorge 20 miles southwest of the proposed lease tract and <br />migration from the Gorge to the proposal area is possible. <br />Although it is possible for lynx, (Fe/islynxl, State Endangered species, to occur in the region they <br />are not known to be present on the review area. The range of lynx in Colorado is believed to be <br />confined to coniferous forests above 9,000 feet. <br />Grand Mesa Penstemon, (Penstemon mensarumj, Federal category 2 species, is known to occur in <br />the Hawksnest drainage approximately 15 miles from the tract. It's presence on the review area is <br />unconfirmed, but possible. This species occurs most frequently in the aspen and oak stands <br />between 7,200 and 9,500 foot elevation levels. <br />The following list of species occur in the region but not on the review area: <br />Black-Footed Ferret <br />Ferruginous Hawk <br />Long-Billed Curlew <br />Mexican Spotted Owl <br />Northern Goshawk <br />Southwest Willow Flycatcher <br />White-Faced Ibis <br />Whooping Crane <br />Adobe Desert Parsley <br />Clay-Loving Buckwheat <br />Spineless Hedgehog Cactus <br />Montrose Penstemon <br />Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus <br />Wetherill Milkvetch <br />(Mustela nigripes) <br />IButeo regalisl <br />(Numenius americanus) <br />(Strix occidental/s /ucidal <br />(Accipiter gentilisl <br />(Epidomax trailii extimus) <br />(Plegadis chihrl <br />I Gius Americana) <br />ILomatium concinnum) <br />(friogonum pelinophilum) <br />(Echinocereus trig/ochidiatus var. <br />(Penstemon retrorsus) <br />ISclerocactus glaucus) <br />IAstragalus wetherillirl <br />Endangered <br />Category-2 <br />Category-2 <br />Proposed <br />Category-2 <br />Category-1 <br />Category-2 <br />Endangered <br />Category-2 <br />Endangered <br />inermis- Endangered <br />Category-2 <br />Threatened <br />Category-2 <br />Category 1 and 2 species are candidates for listing as threatened or endangered under the <br />Endangered Species Act; information is currently not sufficient to support listing. <br />Proposed species are those which have been formally proposed to be listed as threatened or <br />endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Proposed species are afforded the same <br />Page 7 <br />