2009-02-26_REPORT - C1980005 (6)

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• Table 1. Peak counts of sharp-tailed grouse at leks on the Seneca II permit area from 1995 through 2007. • SENECAI SENECA2. SENECA3 SENECA4 Year Mal. Fem. Total Mal. Fem. Total Mal. Fem. Total Mal. Fem. Total 1995 ....................................... .... 15 ............................. ? ? ........<................................................ .... . 1996 ................................. .... 13 ............................. . .. .................. 3 16 .................................................................................. ............................. .............................. .................................................................................. ..................................................................................... ......................... ......................... ........................... ............................................ 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ....................... . . . .. . . 7 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . ................... ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . .................. . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . .............................. . . . . . ... ........................ . . . ............................................... .......................... ........................... .. 1998 ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ............................. 2 17 ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .......... ............ . ............................. . . . . ... 12 . ............................. 2 14 ....... .............. . ...................... ......... . ......................... .. ... ............. . ........... ........ 1999 ....................................... .... 16 ............................. 2 18 ................................................................................... ? .............................. ? 21 ..................................................................................... ......................... ............................................ 2000 .... ..... ............................... ... 18+ .............................. 5+ 42 .... ._......... ............................ ........................ .............. 22+ .............................. 7+ 38 ....... .................................... .... .......................... ........... ......................... ...... ................_...................... .... 2001 ....................................... . . . . 27+ . . .................... . . . . . . . 3+ 38 . . . . . . ....................................... .. ..... .............................. 21 . ............................. . 4 25 .... .. . : . . . . ................................. .................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ........ 2002 ................................ ...... .. . .. 17+ . ............................. 0+ 22 ....... .. .......................... ................... . . . . . . . . . . ........ 33 . ........................ ... .. 4 37 . . . . . . . . . . .................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ...... .. ... 12+ ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1+ . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 16 2003 .......... ................ .............. ... 18 .............................. 3 21 . ...._...................................._................. .................... 28 .............................. 6 34 ....................... .................... ...................... .............. ..... 18 ........ ................. 3 ........ ............. . 21 2004 ............. .... .... . .............. ... 20+ . ............................. 0+ 24 ....... : ............................. . . . . . . . . . : ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ..... 27 . ............................. 4 31 ....... ........................ . ............ . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ .. ... 21 ......................... 3 ........ .............................. . . . . . . . . . . ........ 24 .... ..... ................ 6 ..................... ........ 0 . ..... .. ..................................... .......... 6 ........................... 2005 ................ ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13+ .............................. 0+ 15 ........ . ........................ ..................................... .............. 27+ . ................. . . . . . . . . . ... 3+ 39 ....... ..................................... ...... . .. . . . . . . . .. . .... . ............ .. ... 28+ ..... . . . . . . . . . . . ......... 2+ ...... _ .. ...................... .. . . 34 10 2 12 2006 ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7+ .............................. 0+ 10 ... . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .................. . ........... 0 11 . . . ....... . ......... . . . . . . ...................... 19 4 23 7 5 12 2007 5+ 0+ 6 21 2 23 26 1 27 13 1 14 2008 0 0 4* 18 2 20 ? ? 16 0 0 18* Mal. = Males Fem. = Females ? = Unknown number of grouse for that category. + = Minimum count , other birds of same sex may have been present. *=grouse near lek but not seen displaying Despite multiple observations in previous years, blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) n LJ were documented only once during the site visit in 2007 at a site that has been occupied since 2005. In 2008, access was limited due to snow and no blue grouse were seen. 2007 Seneca 11 Mine Wildlife Monitoring Page 5