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"Coal Canyon, Main Canyon, and Jerry Creek are on the southern edge <br />• of the Roan Creek deer herd's winter range. Based on pellet transects, <br />29.8 deer days of use per acre occur near the Cameo lease. Deer <br />normally move into the area in mid-November and remain until April, <br />when they gradually migrate to higher elevations. Use adjacent to the <br />Cameo No. 1 facilities is generally restricted to this seasonal migration <br />and movements to water. Populations may fluctuate greatly from year to <br />year as well as seasonally within the year, and population estimates are <br />based on average numbers. Mule deer winter populations have been <br />estimated at about 50 deer per square mile. This would indicate a total <br />deer population within the Cameo lease area of about 375 animals <br />during the winter months." (BLM, 1979) <br />In addition to the relatively abundant deer and wild horses, mammal <br />species listed in Table 11-1 can be expected to inhabit the permit area <br />• and adjacent area. <br />Birds <br />Mourning Doves are the most common game birds in the area, During the <br />summer, doves nest throughout the general area utilizing trees or the ground as <br />nest sites. Chukars, an introduced species, are found along the steep rocky <br />slopes of the area where cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and water are <br />available. Mallards and Canadian geese nest and raise young along the <br />Colorado River in DeBeque Canyon. During spring and fall migration and the <br />winter months, a much greater variety of water fowl is present on the river, with <br />the common merganser and common goldeneye two of the most abundant <br />species. (BLM, 1979) <br />11-2 (Rev. 12/16/96) <br />