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imnroventents and drilling should have no impact on the pond and thus no impact on this species <br />• i! it were to occur. <br />Rantor~ <br />\n nests were located during sun•eys of the aspen stands along the road and near the drill site. <br />Some portions of the stand further from the road appeared to have conditions more suitable for <br />nesting aceipiters, but no nests were located. <br />Drill Sitc 11'90-1h <br />11'cll Site and Acces Road Ilabitat Suncl' <br />This site is located along a ridge top adjacent to the Dove Gulch Ponderosa Pine Plantation at <br />appro~imatcly 7760 feet. An estimated G>0 feet of access road has been constructed to the drill <br />site. 'I~hc area is dry with no water features «ithin the sun~ey area. 'fhc habitat is dominated by <br />late-scral stage oakbrush, serviecbem• and chokechem north of t}te drill site. and road. 1ltere is <br />a good understory of grasses and (orbs in this area. <br />.A draw is located in the northeast yuadnnt of the sun~ey area with a relatively decadent stand of <br />30-50 foot aspen. The canopy is open and there are several snags. 71te drill site is well buffered <br />to the north by a banJ of dense, tall oakbrush, sen~iccbem• and chokecherry which will protect <br />the areas below from disturbance by drilling activities. 'fhe south half of the sun•cy site is <br />• iuedominantly ponderosa pine. "there is c~idence of considerable elk use attd a limited amount <br />~~f deer use. 'Ibis area probably receives the greatest amount of use during the fall artd spring <br />v:utsilirnt periods. <br />The young age structure and size of the ponderosa pines in the stand provided little suitable <br />nesting habitat for birds. During all bird sun•eys and nesting raptor surveys no nests were <br />obsen•ed within these stands. <br />[3ecausc of the slopes and vegetative butlers found in the area, there should be minimal impacts <br />of drilling operations on wildlife. <br />• <br />