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WILDLIFE RESOURCES ASSESSMENT <br />MORTON LAKES PROPERTY <br />WELD COUNTY, COLORADO <br />• The habitat affinities presence of potential habitat <br />on the property, and impacts to <br />these species or habitats are provided in the following discussion. No regulations <br />currently exist for state species of concern. However, if any species were to be listed <br />during construction, state regulations could be enforced. <br />Table 2. CDOW endangered, threatened, and species of concern potential <br />occurring in Weld County. <br />• <br />Common Name Scientific Name <br />(Status) General Colorado Range Suitable Habitat <br /> Present <br />Mammals <br />Black-tailed prairie Cynomys ludovicianus Eastern Plains/Urban No - Not present <br />dog (SC) <br />Swift fox IPulpes velox (SC) Eastern Colorado No - Outside of range <br /> as mapped by CDOW <br />Birds <br />Bald eagle Halieeatus Nests in large trees along Yes - Suitable hunting <br /> leucocephalus (ST) reservoirs and streams; perches and foraging <br /> forages on open water and habitat along Big Dry <br /> within prairie dog towns Creek <br />Western burrowing Athene cunicularia (ST) Grassland, shrublands, and No - No prairie dogs or <br />owl deserts with ground squirrels suitable shortgrass <br /> prairie <br />Greater sandhill Grw canadensis tahida Eastern Colorado; Grand No - Area lacks <br />crane (SC) Valley foraging or secure <br /> roosting habitat <br />Long-billed curlew Numenius americans Southeastern Colorado No - Outside of known <br /> (SC) range <br />Mountain plover Charadrius montanus Shortgrass in eastern plains Marginal - No prairie <br /> (SC) and mountain valleys dogs or large patches of <br /> suitable shortgrass <br /> prairie <br />Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis (SC) Northwestern, eastern Yes - Suitable winter <br /> Colorado foraging habitat <br />American peregrine Falco peregrines (SC) Statewide except far east No - Area lacks cliffs <br />falcon counties - cliffs/canyons <br />Western snowy Charadrius Eastern Colorado; South Park No - Area lacks <br />plover alexandrinus (SC) suitable nesting <br /> substrate - Big Dry <br /> Creek:--'--' <br />• 9 ERO <br />Resources <br />Corporation