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USFWS. For a more detailed explanation of the information obtained for the <br />investigation, refer to the attached report. <br />The DOW NDIS data provides lists of wildlife known to be common or abundant in Weld <br />County, and which might occur within or near the proposed project site. These lists <br />include a variety of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The following list is an <br />example of some representative species that occur on the list for Weld County and <br />could be expected to be present on or in proximity to the project site: <br />bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) <br />plains spadefoot (Spea bombifrons) <br />tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) <br />plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) <br />American robin (Turdus migratorius) <br />bank swallow (Riparia riparia) <br />black-billed magpie (Pica pica) <br />common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) <br />mallard (Anas platyrhnchos) <br />mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) <br />big brown bat (Eptescius fuscus) <br />coyote (Canis latrans) <br />desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) <br />meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) <br />racoon (Procyon lotor) <br />white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) <br />Wildlife may utilize the site for breeding, feeding, and reproduction. The majority of the <br />site is active, 90% of the site is disturbed and weedy, which provides limited habitat <br />value as compared to native riparian areas and grasslands. The mining operation may <br />disturb some of the wildlife within the proposed site boundary, but seems unlikely due to <br />the amount of activities that are ongoing at the site. Mining activities will be confined to <br />specific areas and reclamation will be performed concurrent with mining to limit the total <br />disturbed acreage at any one time. This will help limit the disturbance to wildlife in the <br />area. <br />Derr Pit Project <br />J&T Consulting, Inc. DMG 112 Permit <br />31