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:r -a~: <br />-~-; <br />~.-~ - - . <br />~~. <br />F _~ r• -: •.t\'~tc '~-"~ -'_ .,may", <br />7h <br />.~ <br />•-~~' "r <br />:--.?. <br />tii;: II'-`i'1.Ip. I'i~iu:c ::: C. n'.; t~c~l. <br />. \L'cll Sitc and Access Road N'ildlifc tiuncy <br />air ' rn•e~~ <br />Both the diversity and density of birds obscncd along t}n access roast an<I at the sits was what <br />would he expected ti+r the exiaing lt:rhitat. Sec "I'ahle I for slx~cies observed at this site. <br />Thnptencd, Endangered :ua1 Sensitive Spscics <br />:\long the access road wrridor :uxl at t}w drill site species ohsen•ed were simil:v to th~~x <br />obsenrd in other areas. Suitable habitat was generally L•teking for nearly all slx^cies of concern. <br />.\s with tlx otlxr sites, there is always a possibility that ort< or nton of tix listed s}xcics could <br />he ohservc~d in the area. ! {owever, this would probably tk a chance occurrence as none of the <br />ltthitat at this site is consideral quality habitat for any of thex spc:cics. This i.. a very dry <br />location with no nearby hater thus, eliminating the Ix+~cibility of amphibians occurring at this <br />site. Potential impacts to fisheries ~~ouW rwt tx: a aux;ern at this site. <br />RA~+IQr~ <br />I Kerr arc :i<e:~, that raptors could use for nesting within 1/2 mile ol'thc road and drill site. "There <br />is a large :\slxn stand in lk+vc Gulch wlxrc asharp-shinned hawk nested in 2000. '11te txst site <br />• was checked again in 20111, 2002 and 2003. but was not active. T}tis nest is approximately 1;4 <br />mile tiom t}x: site, but both dtc distatxc aril visual cover would preclude it ftom tx;ing atlcctect <br />by the prolx>sed drilling activities. (later areas tvherc raptors nk~y nest include t}te Dove Gulch <br />