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Other species that occur on the Last Chance Mine Permit Area are also of concern because their <br />habitat could be affected by uranium-mining activities. These species include mule deer, elk, <br />several species of bats, and migratory birds. <br />Mule Deer and Elk - The area contains habitat that is used as winter range for mule deer and <br />elk. <br />Bats - The Last Chance Permit Area may have adits or shafts that could provide roosting habitat <br />for bats. No bats are federally listed as endangered, but sensitive species (listed in Table H-1) <br />may occur in the Permit Area. <br />Migratory Birds - There is no riparian vegetation to support migratory birds. Birds of <br />conservation concern that may occur in Montrose County include the peregrine falcon, pifton jay, <br />prairie falcon, sage sparrow, short-eared owl, Swainson's hawk, yellow-billed cuckoo (also a <br />federal candidate species), black-throated gray warbler, ferruginous hawk, grey vireo., golden <br />eagle, Lewis' woodpecker, and northern harrier. Many species of migratory birds inhabit the <br />pifton juniper forests and other communities on the Davis Mesa. Most of these birds actively nest <br />for approximately two months (from mid-May to mid-July), but some nesting activities can <br />begin as early as January and continue through the summer. Golden eagles, with an extended <br />nesting period, nest in the Paradox Valley and near Uravan. Pifton jays nest from mid-March to <br />mid-May. <br />Appendix F includes summary field notes from an investigation and raptor survey conducted by <br />O&G Environmental Biologist, Alex Simon. Also included is a letter from the Colorado <br />Division of Wildlife, and modified from DOE Programmatic Environmental Assessment (DOE <br />2007) is a list of the species that are likely to inhabit the Last Chance Mine Permit Area which is <br />adjacent to DOE Lease Tracts 8A and 7. <br />Last Chance Mine - April 2009 <br />H-2