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<br />activities. As a result, it is assumed that the proposed access road and drill site construction in the <br />E-Seam Panels 2, 3 & 4 will not adversely affect these birds in the project area. <br />Loggerhead shrike: None of these birds were observed during the 2009 surveys. Only one of <br />these birds has ever been observed during the last eight years of habitat and wildlife surveys in <br />• the area. This was on West Flatiron in 2004. <br />Purple martin: Several purple martins were observed foraging over an aspen stand adjacent to <br />• the Dry Fork of Minnesota Creek in mid May. This is the third year that purple martins have <br />been observed in this area. They were again observed in early June and their activities indicated <br />0 they had active nests in the Aspen stand. The location of this colony is shown on Figure 1. The <br />tree where a pair had been nesting the last two years in the drainage above Two Ponds fell over <br />during the winter. While conducting wildlife surveys in early June several single or pairs of <br />• martins were observed flying at different locations in the area. Most of these observations were <br />in the Dry Fork drainage. <br />There is considerable suitable nesting habitat in aspen stands throughout the project area. Roads <br />and pads can be located to minimize the number of trees removed that could potentially be used <br />for nesting. Foraging habitat is not limited in the project area and will not be adversely affected <br />by development. <br />Three-toed woodpecker: No three-toed woodpeckers were observed during the 2009 surveys. <br />No suitable habitat for this species will be disturbed by the proposed construction activities for <br />the E-Seam Panel 2. There are suitable nesting trees along Deep Creek in the Panels 3 & 4 <br />exploration area, but none of these trees were disturbed during road and pad construction to site <br />K. Exploration drill sites J, L, and M are located in mountain shrub habitat away from spruce-fir. <br />Brewer's Sparrow: There is no suitable habitat for this species in the E-Seam Panels 2 & 3 area. <br />Boreal toad: The boreal toad was discussed earlier in this document. <br />Northern leopard frog: Adult northern leopard frogs were observed at two different ponds <br />during the 2009 surveys. Two were observed at the large pond adjacent to the access road from <br />Dry Fork of Minnesota Creek to Sylvester Gulch. Dennis Garrison has observed leopard frogs at <br />this location while conducting bat surveys in 2007-2008. This pond is adjacent to the E1-8 drill <br />site. One adult was observed at a pond in the Poison Gulch drainage. This is the same pond <br />where tadpoles were observed during the 2008 surveys. Other ponds in the area were checked <br />for adults, tadpoles and egg masses, but none found. <br />There is suitable northern leopard frog habitat along drainages and in a few ponds but, with the <br />implementation of measures to protect the water bodies from siltation or contamination from <br />spills, none of this habitat will be affected by activities associated with the proposed project. <br />Colorado River cutthroat trout and Bluehead sucker: There is no suitable aquatic habitat for <br />either of the species in the project area. No fish are known to occur in the Dry Fork Of <br />Minnesota or Deep Creeks in the project area. <br />0 <br />0 <br />• 8 <br />0 <br />0