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<br />O:.J~B COLL~IFiIFOR?:LS <br />Family Columbidac <br />:~; <br />Pigeons and Doves <br />Pigeons and Doves <br />Loci: Doves were observed regularly during field studies, in numbers <br />_...:,;ing up to 200 a day; habitat conditions around homesteads are. <br />~;:>>y ~ul'Cldble 1;2 Ehid species; th@ ttggr~ins Dope unc~uestionab~y <br />occurs from spring through fall, and the Band-tailed Pigeon m.ay occur <br />seasonally, but the status of these species could not be assessed during <br />field studies. <br />0:..~FR CUCULIFO..P~S <br />Family Cuculidae <br />Cuckoos ar.d Allies <br />Cuckoos <br />>>aS1y the Tellow-billed Cuckoo occurs on the study area, but its <br />s;;atus could not be assessed by means of fall-winter field studies. <br />OItDL•R STRIGTFORPfES <br />Family Tytonidae <br />Owls <br />Barn Owls <br />Tee Earn Owl occurs regionally, nesting on Boulder Creek to the south, <br />c::d at Fort Collins to the north; food base and habitat on the Hennigh <br />a::~ Zicgle properties render anything more than occasional visitation <br />unlikely. <br />Family Strigidae <br />Typical Owls <br />A Great Horned Owl was observed twice, in heavy riparian cover along a <br />_..~I; :.djaccnt to the Zicgle property on the north; pellet analysis <br />. ~ .;xl that it had bcon preying upon muskrat and an unidentified <br />.. :, at least; habitat for the several other species of typi.al owls <br />0 occ.u: r:•;,i.oac]_ly is mostly poor, although Scrccch Ocas might <br />~. ~.tc•d to occur ~in the riparian community. <br />