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• Table 9: Uncompahgre Field Office Sensitive Species P_J • C.© tenon Nangi '_ 'Suentific INainc Presence ' rod c( 4rea?' White-tailed prairie do C nom s leucurus Not resent habitat not suitable Kit fox Vul es macrotis Not resent habitat not suitable Allen's (Mexican) big- eared bat Idionycteris phyllotis Not documented in this portion of Colorado Big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops A species of rocky or canyon areas not likely in the macrotis CEL area. Spotted bat Euderma maculatum May be present in the project area, however, suitable roosting habitat is not available Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii May be present within the CEL area Fringed m otis M otis th sanodes May be resent within the CEL area 3 Haliaeetus Incidental foraging use of this area likely during Bald eagle leucocephalus winter. No essential habitats present on project area. American peregrine falcon Falco peregrines No nesting habitat, foraging use possible anatum Western yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus No suitable habitat and not a documented breeder americanus in this area Northern goshawk Acci iter entilis Use of the area for foraging possible Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis Habitat is not suitable for nesting, incidental use possible while migrating Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia No suitable habitat Gunnison sage grouse Centrocercus Outside the known range of the species minimus Columbian sharp-tailed Tympanuchus Present in western Colorado, but breeding or phasianellus presence not confirmed in project area. Habitat grouse columbianus characteristics are marginal for this species Long-billed curlew Numenius No suitable habitat within the proposed CEL area americanus White-faced ibis Ple adis chihi No suitable habitat within the proposed CEL area American white pelican Pelecanus h h h No suitable habitat within the proposed CEL area e t ror nc os Brewer's sparrow S izella berweri Suitable habitat within the proposed CEL area Black swift C seloides ni er No suitable habitat on the proposed CEL area Lon ose leopard lizard Gambelia wislizenii Outside the known range of this species Midget faded rattlesnake Crotalus viridis concolor Presence of this subspecies is unlikely Milk snake Lampropeltis Presence of this species is possible. Known to trian ulum to lori occur along the North Fork of the Gunnison River. Northern leopard fro Rana i iens Known to be resent in the CEL area Canyon treefro H la arenicolor Outside the known range of this species Boreal toad3 Anaxyrus boreas Known to be present on Grand Mesa, but habitat boreas on project area not suitable Grand Junction milkvetch Astra alus lini olius Outside the known range of this species Naturita milkvetch Astragalus naturitenis Outside the known range of this species DOI-BLM-CO-S050-2010- 0017 EA Page 24 of 43 May 2010