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RULE 2 - PERMITS <br />Ground squirrels (Spec- inophil11S .517.) were the most common manlnlal within the area, but man <br />other mammals \\ere Ilearly as abundant, IIICIL1ding the porcupine (Fi -clhi. on (loi -sc uln). yellow- <br />bellied inannot (, hu-inola flUl'7l'eno -is). and least ChlpinLlnk (.Yeoiainias inin1111115) (see Exhibit <br />2.04.11 -E1. Fish and Wildlife Information. for a complete species list). <br />Othej- upland -ant' bh-(s - The inOUrlllllg dove (%C'nai(la inac1'oura) waS the only Other upland <br />gaine bird recorded oil or deal' the permit area during the 2008 Slll'vC` S. MOLII'lllllg doves occur <br />reglllal'I\ thl'OL1ghOLlt the area dl-1611g late sprlllo and SUllllller. <br />They were LISllall \' associated ,vlth agricultural lands. tree \\ Indbreaks. or perched on power Mlles <br />(Exhibit 2.04.11 -E1. Fish and Wildlife Information). <br />Rc(,ular sightings of blue grouse (1)C'11[h'C/tiClI71LS obscitl'io) have been documented in most \ "ears. <br />front one to three individuals each year. No blue grouse were observed in 2008 in the vicinity of <br />the PSCM permit area. The majority of past observations have included lone displaying males on <br />the Seneca II Mine in the SE '/4 of Section 36 T6N R871AI. N '/ of Section 1 T5N R87W, or NE !14 <br />of Section 2 T5N R87W. A few observations have been recorded elsewhere in the area within the <br />past 10 years. Lone displaying males have been documented north of the Twentynlile County Road <br />in tile SW '/4 SE '/4 of Section 28 T6N R87W and near one of the haul roads associated with the <br />Yoast Mine in the NE '/4 SW '/4 of Section 8 T5N R87W (Exhibit 2.04.11 -E1, Fish and Wildlife <br />Information). <br />Fish - With the exception of Grassy Creek and Little Grassy Creek. there are no perennial streams <br />within the permit boundary. Grassy Creek is a perennial stream but was recorded to he intermittent <br />in 2007 at one Out Of the four surface water sample locations. l.Itte Grassy Creek was intermittent <br />in 2008 at the southern limit of the PSCM disturbance area and perennial below the Wadge <br />Impoundment (Pond 002). Please see Section 2.04.7. Hydrology Description. for more information <br />on flows and water quality standards. Other drainages in the permit area are intermittent or <br />ephemeral and do not have sufficient sustained flows to support fisheries. No fish surveys have <br />been required by CP\A' or CDRMS for any of the mines since no suitable fish habitat exists on the <br />Seneca II Mine. Yoast Mine, or the PSCM. <br />Special Status Species <br />No specific baseline studies were required for the permit area for any special status species, with the <br />exception of the lek surveys for the two grouse species, the raptor nest surveys, and the greater <br />sandhill crane surveys. Special status species include federal or state listed threatened, endangered, <br />or candidate species; state species of special concern; and BLM sensitive species. ICF Jones & <br />Stokes monitored for any incidental observations of federally listed species while conducting other <br />wildlife surveys on the site (Exhibit 2.04.11 -E1, Fish and Wildlife Information). <br />Table 2.04.11 -T6 lists 22 special status species for Routt County, Colorado (BLM 2008; CPW <br />2007; CPW 2008b; USFWS 2008). The table includes the species' federal or state status, habitat <br />associations and likelihood of occurrence in the PSCM permit area. For twelve of the 22 special <br />status species, the likelihood of occurrence is low due to the lack of suitable habitat. The remaining <br />species with potential to occur in the permit area are described in further detail below. <br />Midterm Review 2.04 -166 Revision 2013 <br />