2010-03-15_PERMIT FILE - M2010016

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Table 1. Raptor species including BOCC other than bald eagles that may be present in. the Bradbury Gravel: Pit, vicinity. Common Scientific Name BOCC Name Habitat & Breeding Records Cooper's Hawk Accipiter N Cottonwood riparian to spruce/fir forests, including cooperii pinoNjuniper woodlands. Nests most frequently in pines and Red-tailed Buteo ij?verse habitats including grasslands, pinon juniper Hawk jamaicensis N woodlands and deciduous, coniferous and riparian forests. Nests in mature trees (especially cottonwood, aspen, and pines) and on cliffs and utility poles. Swainson's Buteo Typically, and grassland, desert, agricultural areas, shrublands and riparian forests. Nests in trees in or near open areas. Golden Eagle Aquila Y • Grasslands, shrublands, agricultural areas, pinon juniper chrysaetos woodlands, and ponderosa forests. Prefers nest sites on cliffs and sometimes in trees in ruggeA areas. American Falco N Coniferous and deciduous forests and open terrain with Kestrel sparverius suitable perches. Nests in cavities in trees cliffs and buildin , gs. American Falco Pinon juniper woodlands and coniferous and riparian forest Peregrine peregrinus Falcon Y near cliffs. Nests on ledges of high cliffs away from human disturbance. Statespecies of special concern Prairie Falcon Falco Y • Grasslands, shrublands, and alpine tundra. Nests on cliffs or mexicanus bluffs in open areas. Great Horned Bubo N Occupies diverse habitats including riparian deciduous and Owl virginianus , coniferous forests with adjacent open terrain for hunting. ern Saw- Aegolius N Mountain and foothills forest and canyon country whet Owl acadicus . Significant use of pinon juniper woodland and Douglas-fir. 1 eared Asio otu s N Occupies mixed shrublands. Nests and roost in sites in dense cottonwoods, willows, scrub oak, junipers and dense forest of mixed conifers and aspens. No active raptor nest sites appear to exist within y2 mile of the Bradbury Gravel Pit. The pit site and immediate vicinity are severely lacking in vegetative species diversity, density and structure. Suitable habitat for these species can be observed from the affected area and while suitable habitat is near by and the species may be occasionally observed in the area, it is only in passing over, through or near the affected area. Suitable tree habitat and cliff habitat is greater than 0.5 miles from the Bradbury Gravel Pit. Birds of Conservation Concern Threatened or Endan erect (other than raptors) In addition to raptors presented above, habitat requirements and likely presence or absence of the