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include mourning dove, ring-necked pheasant, common nighthawk, Northern rough-winged
<br />swallow, bank swallow, barn swallow, cliff swallow, belted kingfisher, downy woodpecker,
<br />Northern flicker, horned lark, blue jay, black-billed magpie, American crow, red-winged blackbird,
<br />yellow-headed blackbird, Brewer's sparrow, Cassin's sparrow, brown thrasher, California gull,
<br />black-capped chickadee, white breasted nuthatch, house wren, house finch, marsh wren, American
<br />robin, chimney swift, common grackle, Eastern kingbird, Western meadowlark, European starling,
<br />house sparrow, mourning dove and wild turkey.
<br />Amphibians likely to occur in the area include bullfrog, Great Plains toad, Plains spadefoot, tiger
<br />salamander, Western chorus frog, and Woodhouse's toad.
<br />Reptiles include: fence lizard, lesser earless lizard, many-lined skink, ornate box turtle, painted
<br />turtle, short-horned lizard, six-lined racerunner, snapping turtle, spiny softshell, variable skink,
<br />Western rattlesnake, Plains garter snake, and gopher snake.
<br />Wildlife species observed on the property include: black-tailed prairie dog, common muskrat,
<br />raccoon, red fox, eastern cottontail, fox squirrel, great horned owl, red-tailed hawk, bald eagle, great
<br />blue heron, Canada goose, mallard, wood duck, Northern pintail, blue-winged teal, white faced ibis,
<br />red-winged blackbird, belted kingfisher, killdeer, American robin, Northern flicker, blue jay, black-
<br />billed magpie, broad-tailed hummingbird, Common nighthawk, Eastern meadowlark, European
<br />starling, house wren, house finch, house sparrow, bank swallow, black-capped chickadee, Western
<br />meadowlark, mourning dove and killdeer.
<br />Seasonal Use of the Area
<br />Most of the wildlife species inhabiting the area are year round residents utilizing the entire corridor
<br />along the Poudre River. Migratory bird species utilize the river, irrigation ditches, ponds and the
<br />fields near these water features in both spring and fall.
<br />Presence and Estimated Population of Threatened or Endangered Species
<br />Sensitive species were assessed utilizing Colorado Division of Wildlife's Natural Diversity
<br />Information Source, Colorado Gap Analysis, and the Colorado Natural Heritage Program's
<br />Biodiversity Tracking and Conservation System (Attachment H-2). No federally listed threatened or
<br />endangered (T&E) species currently occurs on the property and no other sensitive species currently
<br />using the property were identified by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program's Biodiversity
<br />Tracking and Conservation System. T&E species that potentially occur or historically occurred
<br />near the site include: Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse, Bald Eagle, whooping crane, burrowing
<br />owl, brassy minnow and Northern redbelly dace.
<br />A pair of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) nest on the adjacent property to the east and utilize
<br />the Parson's property for hunting and the river corridor for perching and roosting. The bald eagle
<br />was officially removed from the federal threatened list on July 9, 2007. Their populations will
<br />continue to be closely monitored and managed by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The US Fish
<br />and Wildlife will also monitor their populations under their authority through the Bald and Golden
<br />Eagle Protection Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The eagle's main source of food is the gravel
<br />pond on the adjacent property. They also utilize a large black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys
<br />ludovicianus) colony to the southeast of the property. A prairie dog colony did exist on the
<br />Parsons Mine
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