PERMFILE132957

• Permit No: M1977439
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/3/1977
• Doc Name: REGULAR 112 PERMIT PIT 1 NORTH TAFT HILL ROAD
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

(8) Exhibit H - Wildlife Information

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The Colorado State Division of Wildlife has provided
comments in the form of a DIVISIONAL CORRESPONDENCE MEMO
to Rex Teliaferro from Don Bogart, dated July 7,. 1977.
In quoting from this memo, they have said, "The general
impact on Wildlife has primarily been for the good."
The memo is presented as Appendix C.
The following are predominant species of wildlif'.e to be
found in the vicinity of the mine site.
Birds:
Abundant nesters - House wrens, starling, yellow
warbler, mourning doves, western wood pewee,
common flicker, northern oriole and the black-
billed magpie.
Permanent residents - Belted kingfish, flicker,
black-capped chickadee, black-billed magpie,
downy woodpecker, song sparrows, starlings,
killdeer and Canadian geese.
Winter visitors - Tree sparrows, dark eye juncos
and brown creepers, with occasional mountain
chickadees, white breasted nuthatches, steller's
jays, and red breasted nuthatches. There also
Raptors which include Cooper's hawks, rough-
legged hawks, bald eagles, sharp-shinned hawks
and the great horned owl.
Migratory species - There are a large number of
migratory song birds and waterfowl including
Canadian geese and mallard ducks.
Reptiles: There are several species of snakes, frogs
and other reptile present, to include darter
snakes, bull snakes, salamanders, leop~ird frogs
and turtles.
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