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Lamar Gravel Property TES Screening Ecological Resource Consultants Inc <br />• No prairie dog colonies were observed within or adjacent to the Study Area. As such, no <br />suitable Owl habitat is known to exist within the Study Area. No Owls were observed <br />during the site visit. Any change in land use in the Study Area should not adversely affect <br />the continued existence or available habitat of this species. <br />Summary <br />ERC has conducted this screening for threatened, endangered and species of concern for the <br />Study Area. The screening is intended as a rapid assessment to determine the potential existence <br />and/or presences of habitat for TES. The following provides key items identified as part of this <br />screening. <br />• Migratory birds exist but are unlikely to nest in the Study Area due to ongoing agricultural <br />activities. Such birds are protected under the MBTA, and killing or possession of these birds <br />(or their parts and nests) is prohibited under the MBTA. Future land use changes which <br />require removal or disturbance of active nests will require clearance from the USFWS. <br />• No threatened or endangered species populations protected under the Endangered Species Act <br />were identified directly in the Study Area. <br />• Upon review of species identified as State endangered or threatened, protected by the <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) under Colorado Statute Title 33, no species were <br />identified as potentially inhabiting or nesting within the Study Area. <br />This Report has been prepared by: <br />Ecological Resource Consultants, Inc. <br />Kristin A. Sundberg, Ecologist <br />This report has been reviewed and approved by: <br /> <br />David J. Blauch, Senior Ecologist <br />6 <br />40