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<br />(Family Cluysomelidae) dominated sar.~les and accounted 'or over 782 of all <br />insects collected. Plant }coppers (r^amily cvlgoridae), is next most cortcron <br />group encountered, accounted for only 6.22 of the insects collected. Both <br />species are ece[cronly found on lea~y vegetation. The fo^er group is a very <br />large family (nearly 1400 North American species) and .,any species are yvite <br />conrtnn. Some are serious pests of cultivated plan`s a^.d a fecu act as vectors of <br />plant disease. None of the groups encountered in upland sagebrush or in the <br />other types sany~led appear to be in su::ficient numbers, at least in 1979, to <br />pose a serious problem to revege tation success. <br />7'F1F2Fi11~"~lE.'D AND E..'`10}11~1CQ2£D SPECIES <br />None of the five species listed as "endangered" by the F~ieral Register <br />(January, 1979) that could possibly occur on the project area (American peregrine <br />falcon, northern bald eagle, whooping crane, black-footed ferret, and gray awlf) <br />were encountered during wildlife studies conducted durirq 1979-1980 at Nucla ;nine. <br />Bald eagles germsrally nest in tall trees within a half :Sle of permanent water <br />(Snow 1973), since successful nesting usually requires a dependable and readily <br />available food supply generally mnsist;..g o£ fish (Spencer 1976). The nearest <br />potential nesting habitat for bald eagles occurs on the ::iguel River, appiroxi~tely <br />seven miles from the study area. The nearest known bale eagle over-wintering area <br />occurs along the .iiquel River (personal c~mun.ication, :arch 1980, Rick Sherrian, <br />D044). The Nucla study area probably occurs within the 'nuntin9 area of the bald <br />eagles wintering along the Miguel liver (personal cmcraanication, .larch 1980, <br />Rick Sherman, IXJW); however, none have been rig"nted or. or near the study area t~ <br />date. <br />Peregrine falcons use cliffs most cartmnly as t'zeir nesting sites (Snow 1973). <br />Preferred nesting cliffs are generally rn,;te high, offs;. overlook water, and allau <br />an extensive view of the surmlu~ding countryside (Hic3cey 1942). Areas such as <br />these are not present in the vicinity of the Nucla study area. No peregrine <br />falcons have been reported on the study area to date. <br />The princip~1 hnt~i tat of black-footed fPrrPts is prairie dog colonies (Fierulerson <br />et al. 1474), Three G1vuZi.son's prairie dog colonies are ]oca fed <br />C_ -48- <br />JUN 1 1 1980 <br />• (Revised July 2006) Attachment 2.04.11-1-55 <br />