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• Table 2.04.11-15 Threatened and Endangered Species Potentially Occurring within the <br />Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties' <br /> <br /> <br />Common Name/ Scientific <br /> Status Habitat Potential for Occurrence <br />Name <br />Peregrine falcon/ Fa/co peregrinus Endangered Peregrine falcons occupy a wide variety of Low, may utilize the area az <br /> habitats. They are typically azsociated with seasonal foraging habitat. <br /> open country near rivers, marshes, and coasts. <br /> Cliffs are the preferted nesting subsVate, <br /> however, tall man-made structures (i.e., high <br /> rise buildin sand towers) ma be used <br />Bald eagle/ Ha/iaeerus leucocephalus Threatened Within their overall range, specific features Low, bald eagles known to winter <br /> influence [heir distribution and occurrence. in [he Yampa Aiver Valley north of <br /> These features include populations of prey, the expansion area and may use [he <br /> sites for nests, perches, and roosts expansion area az foraging habitat. <br /> The only known nests also occur in <br /> [he Yarn a and White river valle s. <br />Mountain plover/Charadrius monranus Candidate for Listing Mountain plovers utilize high, dry, shortgrass Low, based on the lack of <br /> prairies. Within these habitats, areas of blue potentially suitable habitat within <br /> gramma and buffalograss are most often the expansion area. <br /> utilized. In addition, areas of mixed grass <br /> associations dominated by ne dle-and-thread <br /> and blue ~mmma are also u[il zed <br />Whooping crane/Grus americans Endangered Night roosting exclusively in etlands, Very low, occur in Colorado only <br /> foraging usually in wetlands. ooping az spring and fall migrant No <br /> cranes select foragino and roo hng sites that bodies of water away form human <br /> are not surrounded by tall Ve dense disturbance or with un-obstructed <br /> vegetation, or other visual ob5[mc[ion. shorelines available on-site. <br /> Selected sites must be away from human <br /> disNrbance. <br />Mexican spotted owl/Srrix occidema(is Threatened Mexican spotted owls typically roost in virgin Low, based on the lack of <br />lucida mixed coniferous forests. potentially suitable habitat within <br /> [he ex ansion area. <br />Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus Candidate for listing Yellow-billed cuckoos migrate south during Low, based on [he lack of <br />americanus) the winter and remm in the summer for brood potentially suitable habitat within <br /> rearing. Nesting locations are typically [he expansion area. <br /> confined to relatively expansive stands of <br /> mature cottonwood-willow forests. <br />Black-footed ferreUMuslela nigripes Endangered The black-footed ferret is closely associated Low, based on the lack of <br /> with prairie dogs. I[ depends upon the prairie potentially suitable habitat within <br /> dog almost entirely for its survival. Prairie the expansion area <br /> dogs and [heir burrows are [he ferrets <br /> rinci al source of food and shelter. <br />Canada lynx/L~~nx Canodensis Threatened Lynx habitat consists of nvo different forest Low, penni[ area lacks suitable <br /> types: early sera) stage forests (typically habitat <br /> conifer, with relatively open canopies and <br /> patches of shrubs/grazses) that contain <br /> relatively high numbers of prey, and late seral <br /> stage forests (dense, mature forest habitats <br /> that contain large down woody debris) for <br /> denning and cover for kittens. <br />Boreal toad/ Bufo boreas boreas Candidate for Listing Boreal toads typically occur within spruce-fir Law, based on the lack of <br /> forests and alpine meadows. Within these potentially suitable habitat within <br /> areas breeding is restricted [o beaver ponds, the expansion area <br /> lakes, marshes, and bogs with sunny <br /> es osures and shallow water. <br />Colorado pikeminnow/Prychocheilus Endangered Large rivers; big, deep water in eddies, pools, Very low, no suitable habitat. <br />Lucius and areas adjacent to main current flow; <br /> young inhabit shallow, uiet backwaters <br />Razorback sucker/Xyrouchen texonus Endangered Large rivers; four to ten feet of water; strong Very low, no suitable habitat. <br /> curtent and backwaters; otT-stream <br /> im oundmen[s and reservoirs <br />Bon ail chub/Gi/a ele ons Endangered Eddies and ools in rivers; slow torten[ Very low, no suitable habitat. <br />Humpback chub/Gi/a cypha Endangered Large rivers; slow velocity eddies and pools; Very low, no suitable habitat. <br /> turbid water <br />Page 1 of 2 Revision Date: 6/30/06 <br />Revision No.: PR-02 <br />