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irnpro~•cntcnts and drilling should ha~•e no impact on the pond and thus no impact on this species <br />• if it ~~•crc to occur. <br />IZart~n <br />\o nests ~~crc located during sun•cys of the aspen stands along the road and scar the drill site. <br />Some portions of the stand tirrther from the road appeared to ha~•c conditions more suitable for <br />nesting accipitcrs, but no nests ~~•crc located. <br />Drill tiitc• Il'99-1G <br />\1'cll Sitc and Acccsz Road I(abitat tiuncc <br />"Phis site is located along a ridge top atiiaccnt to the llove Gulch i'ondcrosa Pinc i'lantation at <br />approxinmtcly 77(10 teet.:\n cstintatcd (i~0 fcet of access road has been constructed to the drill <br />site. 'I'hc area is drv with no .cater fcaturrs ~~ithin the sun•c~• area. "fhc habitat is dominated by <br />late :ccrul stage oakbnuh, sen~iccbrrn• and chokechem• north of the drill site and road. there is <br />a good wtderston• of grasses and liirbs in this area. <br />:\ dn~~• is located in the northea>t yuadrrnt of the sun•ey area with a rclati~•cly dreadcnt stand of <br />30-50 foot open. The canopy is open and there arc se~~eral snags. 'Ihc drill sits is wrll bu(Tered <br />to the north by a b:md of dense, t:dl oakhnuh, srn•iccbcrry and cholcchcrry «•hich will protect <br />tiro areas t+clo~~• from disturbance by drilling acti~•itics. •Ihc south half of the sun•cy site is <br />• p :cdominantly ponderosa pine. •1'herc is c~•idcncc of considerable elk use and a limitc~ amount <br />ufdccr use. This area probabl}• rcccivcs the greatest amount of use during the fall and spring <br />transition periods. <br />l he young age structure and size of the ponderosa pines in the stand pro~•idcd little suitable <br />nesting habitat fir birds. During all bird sun•cys and nesting raptor sun•eys no nests were <br />obsen•cd within these stands. <br />Bcxausc of the slopes and ~•cgetati~•c butlers found in the area, share should be minimal impacts <br />of drilling operations on wildlife. <br />• <br />