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SPECIES HABITAT DESCRIPTION POTENTIAL TO OCCUR IN THE <br /> ANALYSIS AREA <br />(Otus flammeolus) montane conifer or aspen forests, forests in the analysis area. <br /> often with dense saplings. <br /> Analysis area contains no potential nest <br /> sites. Analysis area and vicinity contain <br />Golden eagle Open habitats including grasslands, potential foraging habitat; however, <br />(Aquila chrysaetos) sagebrush, farmlands or tundra. intense human activity in the active <br /> gravel pit would likely preclude foraging <br /> use. <br /> Mesas, steep hillsides, canyons <br />Gray vireo and wide valleys where junipers Potential foraging and breeding <br />(Vireo vicinior) grow spaced apart and grasses, habitat occur in the project area. <br /> sagebrush and desert scrub <br /> flourish. <br />Grace's warbler Ponderosa pine with scrub oak No ponderosa pine forests in the analysis <br />(Dendroica graciae) understor . area. <br />Gunnison sage grouse Sagebrush grasslands. No sagebrush grasslands in the analysis <br />(Centrocercus minimus) area. <br />Lewis' woodpecker Open pine forest, riparian and Project area contains no potential nest <br />(Malenarpes Lewis) pinon-juniper woodlands. trees (ponderosa or cottonwood), does <br /> contain foraging habitat <br />Northern harrier Grasslands, agricultural lands, open No grasslands or marshes in the analysis <br />(Circus cyaneus) sagebrush and marshes; require area. <br /> abundant cover. <br /> Analysis area contains no potential nest <br /> sites. Analysis area and vicinity contain <br />American peregrine falcon Cliffs; and often in association with potential foraging habitat; however, <br />(Falco peregrinus anatum) riparian areas. intense human activity in the active <br /> gravel pit would likely preclude foraging <br /> use. <br />Pinon jay <br />(Gymnorhinus Thrive in pinon-juniper Breeding and foraging habitat occur in <br />c anoce halus woodlands. and adjacent to the project area. <br />Prairie falcon Cliff faces in open country; compete No cliff faces, open grasslands or deserts <br />(Falco mexicanus) with peregrines and golden eagles in the analysis area. <br /> for nest sites. <br />Sage sparrow Large, low elevation stands of big No large stands of big sagebrush or <br />(Amphispiza belli) sagebrush or mixed big sagebrush mixed big sagebrush/greasewood in the <br /> and greasewood. analysis area. <br />Short-eared owl Open habitats including grasslands, No grasslands or marshes in the analysis <br />(Asio flammeus) marsh edges, shrub steppe and area. <br /> agricultural lands. <br /> <br />Swainson's hawk Arid grassland desert and <br />No and grassland or agricultural areas in <br />(Buteo swainsoni) agricultural areas with scattered the analysis area. <br /> and shrubs. <br />trees <br /> <br />' Dense shrublands and scrub Potential foraging habitat and limited <br />Virginia <br />s warbler forests associated with mesa nesting habitat occur in habitat within <br />(Vermivora virginiae) slopes foothills, open ravines and the project area. <br /> valleys. <br />Western burrowing owl Rodent burrows; grasslands, Analysis area contains no grasslands, <br />(Athene cunicularia) shrublands deserts. deserts or prairie dog colonies. <br />Wilson's phalarope Open water adjacent to moist sedge <br />(Phalaropus tricolor) and rush meadows; nest in sedge No riparian area in the analysis area. <br /> and rush meadows with low plant <br />Grandview Gravel Pit Expansion Environmental Assessment 22