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Townsend's big-eared bat: Townsend's big-eared bats have not been formally documented in <br />the project area. <br />Fringed myotis: Fringed myotis bats have not been formally documented in the project area. <br />Spotted bat: No spotted bat occurrence has been formally documented within the proposed <br />project area. <br />Wolverine: Suitable wolverine habitat is lacking in the project area. <br />American marten: None were observed during the 2009 surveys. No marten tracks were <br />observed in Gambel oak/mountain shrub habitat the E-Seam Panels 2 & 3 area during predator- <br />prey track surveys conducted in the area during the last two winters. They have been observed in <br />• Spruce-fir habitat during winter track surveys along Deep Creek near where exploration drill <br />sites are located in the Panels 3 & 4 area. <br />Bald eagle: No occurrence of bald eagle has been formally documented within the proposed <br />project area. The nearest known bald eagle activity is along the North Fork of the Gunnison <br />• River. Suitable nesting and reproductive habitat for bald eagle is found along the river, but is not <br />• present in the proposed project area. Bald eagles do winter along the North Fork of the Gunnison <br />River and in the winter possibly make foraging flights through the area searching for carrion. <br />Winter roost site habitat for bald eagle is not present within the project area. <br />Peregrine falcon: No peregrine falcons were observed during the 2009 surveys. Individuals <br />have been observed flying in the Deep Creek/Dry Fork of Minnesota Creek drainages area in <br />• past years. <br />Northern goshawk: One northern goshawk was observed during the spring surveys. This was <br />near what is known as the Deep Creek crossing. This is the same general area where single <br />• goshawks have been observed during spring surveys in past years. While conducting winter <br />track surveys in March 2009 one was observed in a spruce-fir stand found along the Deep Creek <br />drainage downstream from exploration drill site K. This bird was eating a snowshoe hare that it <br />had killed. <br />Northern harrier: No northern harriers were observed during the 2009 surveys. They have been <br />infrequently observed during surveys conducted in the area in prior years. <br />Yellow-billed cuckoo: This species has been addressed previously in this report. <br />• Olive-$ided flycatcher: While conducting surveys this year and in prior years olive-sided <br />flycatchers have been commonly observed. Most of these birds were observed in aspen stands <br />although a few were observed in mountain shrub. There are large expanses of suitable nesting <br />and foraging habitat for these birds that will not be affected by the proposed development <br />7