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• <br />• <br />boring three surveys nv 1 hrentetxd. [ndangcrcd, Species of Concern or migratory bird species <br />uChich federal and/or state interest acre ohscnrd along the propvscd road corridor or arourxl the <br />drill site. There is a diversity of habitat along the road enrridur which Ind to the highest number <br />of spe:cics observed at :tny of tlx: prolxixd Iocatioru. <br />T he Northern Ic~ipm•d Crag could possibly occur in the ponds located along the access road. <br />f{uwcver, their presence would be dictated by wlut}xr the potxls remain ut least partially Cull of <br />water fur ttx nwjvrity of the year. Activities associated with road improvements and drilling <br />should have no impact on the ponds :tnd thus no impact nn this spr_~.ies if it wcrc to occur. <br />Raptors <br />l hrce inactive raptor nests carte found in aspen stands near the propcix;d access road and chill <br />site. 'I he location and type of nest stnicturc indicuied they were proh:tbh• accipiter nosh. Two <br />of tlx nests were within I/4 mile of tlx: drill site. Brnh were located in the aspen stands where <br />Qtere would be a visual barrier bchvccn nest and drill site if hirds were to use the nests at sums <br />later dote. 71m nest nc•.~tr the access read was in a very deteriorated crondition indicating it ltad <br />been inacti« for a numlxr of years. There carte otlxr large aspen stands well away Crum Qte <br />road and drill site that appeared to otter suitable raptor tasting habitat. <br />• <br />hrcatrncd K Fttclangcred mid tiynsitivc SPrcics <br />