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lnrencilo Canyon Mine -Wildlife Technical ReDOn <br />• No special habitat features, such as calving areas, were identified during the 1996 surveys. <br />Specific calving areas may not occur due to the relatively dispersed occurrence of the animals. <br />However, elk that occupy the area year-round are likely to calve in the permit area because of the <br />large area of undisturbed habitat and comparative lack of human activity in and near the area. <br />• <br />• <br />Estimates of elk population size (density or relative abundances) within the permit area are highly <br />variable. Small sample sizes are probably the primary reason for this variability. Relative <br />abundances vary from 0 to 2.4 elk/mile of road (Table W-4). Observations from the aerial survey <br />(Table W-2) could be considered minimum population size; however, common sense, terrain and <br />cover characteristics suggest there are more animals present than were counted. <br />TABLE W-4 <br />LORENCITO CANYON MINE <br />ROADSIDE COUNT SURVEY RESULTS <br />Species Month <br /> February <br />#/Habitat Type March <br />#/Habitat Type May <br />#/Habitat Type September <br />#/Habitat Type <br />Lorencito Can ou (5.9 miles) <br />Mule deer 1/oak/ in on <br />Acci iter ss I/oak/ in on <br />American kestral I/ rassland <br />Raven 2/ rassland <br />Red-tailed hawk 1 /oaW in on <br />Crow 8/oak/ in on <br />Rocks uirrel 2/ rassland <br />Puertecito - Alamosa Can on (7.6 miles) <br />Turke vulture l/coniferous (ores[ <br />Rocks uirrel l/coniferous fores[ <br />Merriam's turke 1! rassland <br />Mule deer ]Jconiferous forest <br />Crow 4/ rassland <br />Cottontail I/coniferous forest <br />Great horned-owl l/oak/ in on <br />Bonita-Co ote Can on (11.5 miles) <br />Crow 1/ rassland <br />Red-[ailed hawk I/mountain shrub <br />Mule deer 3/mountain shrub I/oak pinyon <br />2/mountain shrub <br />Unidentified ra for l/mountain shrub <br />Raven I/oak/ in on <br />Cow Can on (6.2 miles) <br />Elk 7/oak/ in on 2/oak/ in on 6/oak/ in on <br />Mule deer 8/oak/ in on l/oak/ in on <br />Cottontail I/mountain shrub <br />Red-tailed hawk l/oak/ in on <br />W ildl ifc.d75/December 9. 1996 11 <br />