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• INPfmD[X.TION <br />Wildlife baseline studies were initiated in May, 1979 at Peabody Coal <br />Company's Seneca II Mine located 10 miles southeast of Hayden, Routt <br />County, Colorado. The study area encongaassed the Seneca II Mine permit <br />area airl a ~ mile radius around the permit area. Elevations ranged <br />from 6700 to 8000 ft. The objectives of the study included: <br />1. Comprehensive site-specific analysis of the terrestrial comrnaiities <br />(i.e., major vegetation types) represented at the Seneca II Mine <br />with respect to vertebrate species canposition, habitat affinities, <br />abundance, and diversity. <br />2. Identification and evalretion of habitat critical to the support <br />of important wildlife species (i.e., "threatened" or "erriangered" <br />species or other vertebrates protected by state at federal law <br />and certain game animals) and habitat offering both envisnrnrental <br />• and vegetative situations which contribute to maximian wildlife <br />diversity for the region. <br />3. Provision of a wildlife data base appropriate to identifying <br />potential impacts on wildlife from mine development and expansion. <br />Included in this one~year program were field investigation of mammalian <br />predators, shall mils, waterfowl, passerine, game, and raptorial <br />birds, and big game species. The project site's importance to sport <br />hunters was also evaluated. <br />This report defines the methodology e~loyed during the course of the <br />study. Results are summazized in tabular form and discussed within the <br />text of the report. Maps delineating sampling locations within the <br />study area, important wildlife habitats, and distribution of important <br />species aze provided in Appendix A. Computes listings of raw and <br />analyzed wildlife data are presented in Appendix B. <br />• <br />