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<br /> There is suitable purple martin habitat in the project area. Only a very minor amount of <br />(~' suitable habitat will be affected through the taking of a few mature aspen trees. <br />I : However, there are lazge expanses of mature aspen stands in the area and the taking of a <br /> few trees would not adversely affect these birds. Project activities will not impact purple <br />~' <br />I martin reproductive behavior. Long term and cumulative impacts on purple martin are <br />J not expected to occur. This project will not impact the viability of the species, or result <br /> in a trend of purple martin towards federal listing. <br /> Three-toed woodpecker: Potential habitat for three-toed woodpecker is mixed- <br /> coniferous forest containing spruce-fir, lodgepole pine, or aspen, with abundant dead and <br />~-; decayed trees, between 4000 and 9000 feet elevation. The three-toed woodpecker is a <br /> snag-dependent species, which typically occurs at low endemic levels until abundant <br /> dead and decayed trees, in diseased and/or newly burned azeas, become available. Nest <br /> cavities aze excavated in trees with heart rot, while snags with the most bazk and limbs <br /> remaining on are used for foraging on wood-boring larvae of moths and beetles, <br /> caterpillars, and ants. Snags aze required for feeding, perching, nesting, and roosting. <br /> None of these birds were observed during the surveys or while conducting surveys for <br /> other projects in the North Fork Valley. <br /> <br />C There is suitable three-toed woodpecker habitat in the project area. The amount of <br /> suitable habitat for this species is very limited. There are other areas on the forest that <br /> provide large expanses of more suitable habitat for this species. Project activities will not <br /> impact three-toed woodpecker reproductive behavior. Long term and cumulative impacts <br /> on three-toed woodpeckers will not occur. This project will not impact the viability of <br /> the species, or result in a trend of three-toed woodpecker towazds federal listing. <br /> Brewer's Sparrow: The Brewer's sparrow is a.common summer resident in the region <br /> in basins and on plateaus, primarily between elevations of 5,000 and 7,500 feet. It <br /> commonly nests in sagebrush, and will nest in other brushy habitats, such as greasewood <br />a and rabbitbrush in desert valleys, and in snowberry at higher elevations. <br /> None of these birds were observed during surveys conducted in 2005. With the exception <br /> of a few small sagebrush pockets, suitable nesting habitat is lacking in the project azea. <br /> The minimal amount of suitable habitat minimizes the chances of this bird occurring in <br /> the area. Long term and cumulative impacts on Brewer's sparrow are not expected to <br />occur. This project will not impact the viability of the species, or result in a trend of <br /> Brewer's sparrow towards federal listing. <br /> Boreal toad: The boreal toad was discussed in the Biological Assessment section of this <br /> document. <br /> Northern leopard frog: Typical habitat for the northern leopard frog includes wet <br />J meadows and the banks and shallows of marshes, ponds, lakes, reservoirs, streams, and <br /> irrigation ditches (CDOW 2004). The species range can extend to above 11,000 feet in <br />"~ elevation and occurs throughout most of western Colorado (CROW 2004). The leopard <br /> frog in known to occur in the Gunnison National Forest, but has not been documented in <br /> the project area. <br />i <br />J 2s <br />