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MEMO <br />To: Turnpike Mining Amendment File <br />From: Pete Davis, <br />Date: 1 /2/2007 <br />Subject: Bald Eagle Roost Surveys <br />This memo summarizes each of the field observation sessions performed during the bald eagle <br />roost surveys at the Turnpike Mining site. <br />12/11/ 06 <br />6:05 AM Arrive at site, approximately 0.5 hours before sunrise. Parked on edge of driveway to <br />site just south of the gate, which was open. Some workers were amving at this time. Observed <br />trees on and near site through binoculars. Did not observe any raptors in trees. <br />Continued to observe trees with binoculars and did not observe any raptors in trees. <br />6:55 AM Now full light. No signs of eagles in trees.. There is a hawk in a tree next to a building <br />on the property next to SH 52 immediately east of the site. At this point I started observing with <br />a spotting scope. <br />7:00 AM Two Hawks in large tree next to Shell's property on east of the site, and one hawk in the <br />easternmost tree north of the gate. These hawks were not there earlier. END OBSERVATIONS <br />12/17/06 <br />4:35 PM Arrive at site. Sunset is at 4:37. Mine was closed. Parked in drive way with vehicle <br />facing east to allow use of spotting scope mounted on driver side window. Sky'is overcast and <br />temperature is in the 30's. When I arrived there was a hawk circling over one of the trees north <br />of the gate. There were no raptors perched in trees on site or next to Shell's. <br />4:40 There is a hawk in large tree next to Shell's property. It has its back to me and I cannot <br />make out markings to identify the species, <br />4:49 Hawk has left the tree next to Shell's property. <br />5:20 Too dark to see. END OBSERVATIONS. No raptors were observed in trees prior to my <br />leaving. During the survey I regularly observed all trees on and near the site with a spotting <br />scope and binoculars. <br />12/26/06 <br />