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i UPLAND GAME BIRDS <br />Three sharp-tailed grouse leks were discovered in the Yoast area during baseline studies <br />in 1993. The Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) has designated the leks as follows: <br />Annan's 20-mile 1 (in SE SE Section 9, TSN, R87W); Annan's 20-mile 2 (in SE SE Section 5, <br />TSN, R87W); and Annan's 20-mile 3 (in SE NW Section 9, TSN, R87W). In earlier Yoast <br />annual reports, Annan's lek numbers 1, 2, and 3 had been referred to as lek STG-4, STG-1, and <br />STG-3, respectively. A fourth sharp-tail lek, the Yoast Mine Road lek (SW Section 28, T6N, <br />R87W), was discovered in 2000. The Trousdale lek was discovered in NE SE Section 32, T6N, <br />R87W by CDOW, and J&S biologists found an alternate site of this lek in SW NE Section 32 in <br />2004. The Fifer lek (SE NE Section 5, TSN, R87W) was discovered in Conservation Reserve <br />Program (CRP) land in 2005. J&S biologists checked the six known leks and the alternate site <br />within approximately one hour of sunrise on 23 and 25 April 2007. Biologists drove or walked <br />to a vantage point near each lek and counted all birds present. If vegetation or topography <br />prevented a complete count from a distance, the biologist walked out to the lek and flushed the <br />• birds for a final count. <br />Searches for new leks on and near the permit area were also conducted from one-half <br />hour before to one hour after sunrise on 23 and 25 April 2007. In addition to specifically visiting <br />sites where non-displaying grouse were observed in past years, biologists looked and listened for <br />displaying grouse while slowly driving through the area. Frequent stops were made at vantage <br />points to scan and listen for birds. <br />GOLDEN EAGLE NEST MONITORING <br />On 23 April 2007, known golden eagle nests on or in the immediate vicinity of the permit <br />area were checked for activity... Biologists walked to the closest vantage point and viewed the . <br />nests through a spotting scope. Nests were observed until their status (active or inactive) could <br />be determined. <br />5A1~TDHILL CRANES <br />Biologists watched and listened for crane activity while conducting surveys for other <br />• species or traveling through the area. If cranes were observed or heard, biologists searched <br />2007 Yoast Mine Wildlife Monitoring Page 3 <br />