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Garden Valley, ID 83622
Kyle Fend
Environmental & Permitting Manager
CuMo Project
(208) 866-8579
April1l,2012
Certified Mail # 7011 2970000242499319
Chad Hood
District Minerals Administrator, Boise National Forest
United States Forest Service
3833 Highway 21
P.O. Box 129
Idaho City, ill 83631
Re: Great Gray Owl Monitoring Report, CuMo Exploration Project, 2012
Dear Mr. Hood,
Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines LTD (Mosquito) would like to submit the attached
Monitoring Summary Report for Great Gray Owl (GGOW). This report summarizes monitoring
events for GGOW during the time period of April 10th_15
th, 2012 and April 24th_29th,2012.
Of significant note was the reported call back of one owl at GGOW monitoring site # 18 at the
extreme south edge of the project area on April 27, 2012. This area is over one air mile from
currently planned drilling operations for the year of2012. It was determined that this call back
was a GGOW though no physical sighting has occurred. Mosquito and its contractor will
continue to monitor this area per the requirements laid out in the mitigation and monitoring plan.
If there are any questions please feel free to give me a call.
Respectfully,
Warm Regards,
Kyle Fend
Environmental & Permitting Manager, CuMo
Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd.
c.208.,.866-8579
Enclosures: Great Gray Owl Monitoring Report; Culvlo Exploration project
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electronic copy sent via e-mail
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Garden Valley, ID 83622
Kyle Fend
Environmental & Permitting Manager
CuMo Project
(208) 866-8579
March 14,2012
Certified Mail # 7011 2970000242499319
Chad Hood
District Minerals Administrator, Boise National Forest
United States Forest Service
3833 Highway 21
P.O. Box 129
Idaho City, 10 83631
Re: Great Gray Owl Monitoring Report, CuMo Exploration Project, 2012
Dear Mr. Hood,
Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines LTD (Mosquito) would like to submit the attached
Monitoring Summary Report for Great Gray Owl (GGOW). This report summarizes monitoring
events for GGOW during the time period of May 10th
-15th
,2012 and May 24th_29th
,2012.
Of significant note was the reported call back of one owl at GGOW monitoring site #18 at the
extreme south edge of the project area on May 27, 2012. This area is over one air mile from
currently planned drilling operations for the year of2012. It was determined that this call back
was a GGOW though no physical sighting has occurred. Mosquito and its contractor will
continue to monitor this area per the requirements laid out in the mitigation and monitoring plan.
If there are any questions please feel free to give me a call.
RespectfUlI¢:( -:
Warm Regards,
Kyle Fend
Environmental & Permitting Manager, CuMo
Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd.
c.208-866-8S79
Enclosures: Great Gray Owl Monitoring Report; CuMo Exploration Project
Cc: file cope
electronic copy sent via e-mail
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Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Monitoring Report
CuMo Exploration Project
Prepared For:
Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd.
Prepared By:
Conservation Seeding & Restoration, Inc.
May, 2012
Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................3 Species Description ......................................................................................................................3 Study Area ...................................................................................................................................4 Methods........................................................................................................................................4 Results ..........................................................................................................................................5 References ....................................................................................................................................6 Appendix A: Great Gray Owl Idaho range map ..........................................................................7 Appendix B: Great Gray Owl habitat within the CuMo Exploration Project Area .....................8 Appendix C: Great Gray Owl monitoring locations ....................................................................9 Appendix D: Great Gray Owl monitoring methods .....................................................................10 Appendix E: Point 18 photo set ...................................................................................................11 Appendix F: Completed monitoring forms ..................................................................................12
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Introduction As of 29 April 2012, Conservation Seeding & Restoration, Inc. (CSR) has completed surveys for Great Gray Owls within the CuMo Exploration Project Area in accordance with the Environmental Assessment for the CuMo Exploration Project. On 13 March 2012, CSR personnel met with the U.S. Forest Service District Biologist, Mike Feiger at the Idaho City Ranger office to discuss methods, timing, access, and other issues affecting the survey; documentation of his approval of our final survey protocol is available in Attachment A. Species Description Great Gray Owls are found from Alaska across Canada, down the Northern Rocky Mountains, and northern Minnesota. They are also found in Europe and Asia. They inhabit all forested habitats but they favor dense coniferous forest with close proximity to meadows or open fields which provide the necessary balance of nesting and foraging habitat The Great Gray Owl is one of the largest owls in North America. The species is identified by their large, round heads and bright yellow eyes. Fluffy feathers, usually light brown to dark gray in color, long tails, and a white strip extending across their throat are also distinguishing characteristics of the species. Their feet are heavily feathered and usually remain hidden. Great Gray Owls’ body length ranges from 24 to 33 inches and their wingspan can exceed 60 inches but averages 56 inches. Like most owls, females are usually larger than males; females, on average, weigh 2.8 pounds where males average only 2.2 pounds (Dunning, 1993). In the western United States, Great Gray Owls generally feed on small mammals including gophers, voles, shrews, moles, weasels, rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, and occasionally other birds. Large facial disks and asymmetrical ear placement assist them in locating and capturing prey even if located deep within the snow. Feeding occurs during night in relatively open, grassy habitat including bogs, natural meadows and open forests (Nero 1980, Winter 1986, Goggans and Platt 1992). These owls can often be seen perched on snags or poles where they are implementing a “sit and wait” hunting approach. Great Gray Owls fly close to the ground using soft, slow wingbeats (Lewis, 2008). They are not known to defend large territories and tolerate other birds of prey within their home range (Mikkola 1983). Similar to most owls, Great Gray Owls do not construct nests or carry nesting materials, therefore, they depend on existing nest substrates including stick nests, squirrel nests, broken-top snags, and artificial platforms. Courtship begins in late February or early March. Breeding and egg-laying take place between late March and early June (Quintana-Coyer et al. 2004). Great Gray Owls are long-living and capable of producing clutches of as many as nine eggs (Mikkola 1983, Bull and Duncan, 1993). Both the male and female feed the young and fledglings leave the nest between three and four weeks of age. Three to six weeks later, females will leave the site and males will continue to care for the young (Quintana-Coyer et al. 2004).
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Study Area The CuMo Exploration project area is approximately 5 miles northeast of Pioneerville, Idaho. Elevations range from around 4,800 ft at Grimes Creek to just over 7,000 ft. at the highest point. The project area, which is approximately two miles along its east-west axis and 2.4 miles along its north-south axis, is bounded by Grimes Creek to the north and the Jackson Peak ridgeline to the south and County Road (CR) 382 to the west (USDA FS, 2011). As outlined in section 3.3.1.1 of the CuMo Exploration Project Environmental Assessment (USDA FS, 2011), the area is comprised of a mix of upland vegetation types including: PVG 2 (Warm, Dry Douglas-fir/Moist Ponderosa Pine), PVG 4 (Cool, Dry Douglas-fir), PVG 7 (Warm, Dry Subalpine Fir) and unclassified area (shrubs and clearings). Riparian areas are also located along Grimes Creek, and several small drainages that bisect the modified Project Area. Methods As outlined in the Environmental Assessment, “two efforts April 10-May 10, plus up to two additional follow-up visits to documented nests May 10-June 10” were required to detect Great Gray Owl presence within the CuMo Exploration Project Area. The survey protocol used is outlined in the Survey Protocol for the Great Gray Owl within the Range of the Northwest Forest Plan in potential habitat identified within the Environmental Assessment (see Appendix B). There are a total of 108 monitoring locations but only half the points were visited in each “round” of monitoring so that upon completion, every site was visited at least once. Surveys were conducted using playback calls where calling stations (see Appendix C) were established approximately 320 m apart. A FoxPro NX3 (FOXPRO, Inc., Lewiston, PA) predator caller was used at each calling station. Calls (Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, 1999) were played in a 15 minute session. Each session consisted of: 2 minutes of silence, 20 seconds of calling, 3 minutes of silence, 20 seconds of calling, 3 minutes of silence, 20 seconds of calling, 3 minutes of silence, and 20 seconds of calling, 3 minutes of silence. Observations recorded at each calling stations were: site name, date, personnel, survey method, start time, end time, wind speed, snow conditions, cloud cover, habitat type, temperature, and canopy conditions. Additionally, if a Great Gray Owl response was detected, the type, time, duration, direction, and distance was recorded along with other relevant observations. After each monitoring effort was completed, a summary report was generated and delivered to Mosquito, Ltd. The report included a written summary detailing procedures and findings, a map of sites visited, a data summary spreadsheet, and digital copies of completed field data sheets. Surveyors were trained to identify Great Gray Owl sounds by listening to known Great Gray Owl repetitively. In addition, GGOW sounds were further distinguished in the field by surveyors being trained on sounds of other birds and owl species known or suspected to be in the area. All bird sounds used for training were developed by Cornell University (Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, 1999).
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Results The first round of surveys was completed between 10 April 2012 and 15 April 2012. During this round, no Great Gray Owl detections, including nest observations, were made at the 54 calling stations or during transit between points. The second round of surveys took place between 24 April 2012 and 29 April 2012 during which, a detection as made on 27 April 2012, at site 18 (see Appendix C) near the southern boundary of the CuMo Exploration Project Area. A progression of four (4) hoots were identified several minutes after the last of the four playback calls were made. Each progression consisted of 3 hoots. Each hoot progression was separated by 15-20 seconds. The sounds originated from approximately 200 degrees south (see Appendix E). The hoot identified is believed to be made by a Great Grey Owl. Also on the 27 April 2012, at 1120 hours halfway between site 57 and site 30 (see Appendix C) a single hoot from an unidentified owl species was heard as a surveyor was in transit between those two points. The hoot from this bird sounded similar to the series of hoots identified at site 18. Copies of all monitoring sheets are included in Appendix F. On 28 April 2012, a daytime return trip to Great Gray Owl site 18 was made after a possible response to a Great Gray Owl call from the previous night. The goal of this visit was to examine the habitat in the daytime, call for the bird, and perhaps find it. The site was reached at approximately 1700 hours. Because of snow conditions it was possible to call from the exact spot that David Graybill called the previous night. There was no response to the call. The response the previous night was to the south. Moving to the south from this point there is a large meadow complex. From a central point photos were taken in the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west) as shown in Appendix E. Meadow systems are an important component of Great Gray Owl breeding habitat in central Oregon (Forsman and Bryan 1987). Due to suitable nesting habitat being identified near site 18, and a previous audio detection being made at the site, further examination will be required to determine if suitable nesting structure exists, and if the habitat is occupied. Up to two additional follow up site visits will be made during the May 10 – June 10 time period in order to try and identify nest locations. Per protocols, additional visits to track nest occupancy and reproductive success will be implement if nests are identified.
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References Bull, E. L. and J. R. Duncan. 1993. Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa). In Poole, A. and F. Gill
eds. Birds of North America, No. 41. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; The American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, DC.
Dunning, J. 1993. CRC handbook of avian body masses. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press. Forsman, E. D. and T. Bryan. 1987. Distribution, abundance, and habitat of Great Gray Owls in
southcentral oregon. Murrelet 68:45-49. Leonard J. Peyton. Bird Songs of Alaska. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, 1999. CD. Lewis, Deane P. 2008. Great Gray Owl: Strix Nebulosa." The Owl Pages.
http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Strix. Access 03 May 2012 Goggans, R. and M. Platt. 1992. Breeding season observations of Great Gray Owls on the
Willamette National Forest, Oregon. Oregon Birds, 18, 35-41. Mikkola, H. 1983. Owls of Europe. Buteo Books, Vermillion, South Dakota. Nero, R. W. 1980. The Great Gray Owl – phantom of the northern forest. Smithsonian Inst.
Press, Washington, D.C. Quintana-Coyer, D.L., Gerhardt, R.P., Broyles, M.D., Dillon, J.A., Friesen, C.A., Godwin, S.A.,
and Kamrath, S.D. 2004. Survey Protocol for the Great Gray Owl within the Range of the Northwest Forest Plan version 3.0.
United State Department of Agriculture (USDA). Forest Service (FS). 2011. Environmental
Assessment for the CuMo Exploration Project. Idaho City Range District, Boise National Forest. February 2011.
Winter, J. 1986. The status, distribution and ecology of the Great Gray Owl and the flammulated
owl in California. In: Shaeffer, P. P. and S. M. Ehlers eds. Owls of the west: their ecology and conservation. National Audubon society, Proceeding of a symposium, Tiberon, California.
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Appendix A: Great Gray Owl Idaho range map Maps created by the Idaho GAP Analysis Project.http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/birds/owls/ggow/ggow_map.htm
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Appendix B: Great Gray Owl habitat within the CuMo Exploration Project Area
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Appendix C: Great Gray Owl monitoring locations
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Appendix D: Great Gray Owl monitoring methods Available online at: Survey Protocol for the Great Gray Owl within the Range of the Northwest Forest Plan (v.3) http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/surveyandmanage/files/06-great_grey_owl_v3_enclosed.pdf
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Appendix E: Point 18 photo set
Figure 1. North view from meadow complex. Figure 2. East view from meadow complex.
Figure 3. South view from meadow complex. Figure 4. West view from meadow complex.
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Appendix F: Completed monitoring forms
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Attachment A
Notification of Approved NOGO & GGOW Monitoring Protocol 2012
Approved NOGO & GGOW Monitoring Protocol 2012
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Kyle Fend
From: Feiger, Michael D -FS <[email protected]>Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 12:57 PMTo: Leslie Meyer; Michael Clancy; Kyle Fend ([email protected])Cc: Hayman, Randy -FS; Esperance, Ruth -FS; Campbell, Bradford -FS; Hood, Chad C -FS;
Feiger, Michael D -FSSubject: LH-2011-098FW: CuMo Exploration Project Raptor Monitoring ProtocolAttachments: CuMo Exploration Project Raptor Monitoring Protocol_UPDATED.pdf
Leslie and Michael – Thanks for the rework on the plan. All is good. As needed, please be in touch in regards to progress being made and results of surveys. If you run into access or weather issues that force delays in accomplishing the planned work, please let me know. Ruth, Brad, and Randy – That attached raptor monitoring protocol/plan attached meets the intent and direction of the DN. Feiger Michael D. Feiger District Wildlife Biologist Idaho City Ranger District Boise National Forest Voice - (208) 392-3739 Fax - (208) 392-6684 [email protected] "We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. ~Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac" — Aldo Leopold From: Leslie Meyer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 5:50 PM To: Feiger, Michael D -FS Cc: Kyle Fend; Michael Clancy Subject: Re: LH-2011-098FW: CuMo Exploration Project Raptor Monitoring Protocol Mike, Here is our updated monitoring protocol for the Northern Goshawk and Great Gray Owl in accordance with the CuMo Exploration Project Environmental Assessment. We have updated our timelines to fulfill each protocol and we have also updated the Gray Gray Owl monitoring map. We have chosen to adopt last year's contractor's nighttime survey protocols for the Great Gray Owl to ensure that we are monitoring the species at the optimum
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time. Please review this document to make sure that we have made the necessary adjustments and contact me if changes still need to be made. Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing from you. Have a nice weekend, Leslie Meyer
On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Feiger, Michael D -FS <[email protected]> wrote:
Leslie and Michael ~
Thank you for forwarding your plan for implementation of the monitoring protocol. The following adjustments to your schedule are directed:
Northern Goshawk –
The Monitoring design feature identifies the following:
• Northern goshawk – minimum of three efforts between April 1-June 15 with minimum time between efforts of one week. Per protocols, additional visits to track occupancy and reproductive success would also be implemented.
Survey effort is considered the time frame, start to finish, to complete all survey points identified for survey. Your schedule indicates an expectation of 3 days to complete the 85 survey points in the project area. The minimum time period between the last day to complete the first round of 85 survey points and initiation of the second round of surveys of those 85 points is 7 days (1 week). So, given that the first round is completed on the April 4, The second round of surveys would begin no earlier than April 11 (7 days). The purpose of this spacing of efforts is to maximize the opportunity for detection, particularly given that these surveys are occurring early in the breeding season, with weather conditions having the potential to impact timing of nesting chronology from courtship through nest initiation. This minimum spread, plus the direction to have at least one survey effort in the first week of May gives the greatest opportunity for detection if habitat is occupied. This condition is, in part, to address the question of occupancy at the earliest time frames possible, while recognizing those efforts would occur outside the time periods of greatest detection probability (June 1‐Aug 15 – Nestling/Fledgeling/Post‐Fledging stages).
Great Gray Owl –
The Monitoring design feature identifies the following:
• Great gray owl – two efforts April 10-May 10, plus up to two additional follow-up visits to documented nests May 10-June 10. Per protocols, additional visits to track occupancy and reproductive success would also be implemented.
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In order to maintain consistency with the Decision Notice for this project, initiate the first survey effort no earlier than April 10. And as per northern goshawk discussion above – visits consist of getting through a survey effort start to finish, with one week (7 days) separating the end of one visit and the initiation of the 2nd visit. Given the expectation of completion in a 3‐day period, and initiation of surveys on April 10‐12th, the second round of surveys would begin April 20th.
Per referenced survey protocol for implementation (Survey Protocol for Great Gray Owl Within the Range of the Northwest Forest Plan), several option for surveys are identified (Page 19 under the Pre‐Survey Planning section). Road and trail access limits option for implementation. Nighttime surveys are the preferred survey methodology, however the project area and lack of road access complicates nighttime surveys. Of the four coverage options, option d. (page 19) offers the most likely implementable survey system. It involves day‐time surveys with a greater saturation of survey points (continuous walkthrough survey effort on with calling stations every 200’, done on compass‐bearing delineated transect lines providing full coverage of suitable habitat (parallel transects separated by 400’ intervals)). Daytime surveys are purposely intensive due to the reduced likelihood of daytime detections, and essentially functions as a saturation survey looking for not only call responses but evidence of bird movement/disturbance.
An alternative that was negotiated with last year’s contractors to provide night call coverage is documented in the attached report from last year’s survey and map. In that night time survey protocol, a total of 105 stations were identified, to which ½ would be surveyed in each of the two survey efforts. Transects were set 200m apart, with each calling station at 160m distance separation. During a survey period, every other survey point (so, 320m between surveyed points) was surveyed. The subsequent survey effort surveyed the points not surveyed the prior effort. This allowed for complete coverage of the potential suitable nesting habitat in the project area.
The map provided documenting survey points for great gray owl surveys does not meet either protocol described above, and does not provide sufficient coverage for suitable habitat given topography, terrain, and detectability limitations.
One last note, both the northern goshawk and great gray owl protocols contain minimum weather condition limitations. Presence of wind greater than 10 mph (great gray owl surveys)/15 mph (northern goshawk) and or moderate to heavy rain constitute unsuitable survey conditions. If such conditions are present, survey efforts will be postponed until suitable conditions exist. Besides access issues as a result of snow conditions, this was the greatest complicating factor in last year’s contractors completing the survey work, given the typical seasonal weather conditions.
Any questions, holler.
Feiger
Michael D. Feiger
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District Wildlife Biologist
Idaho City Ranger District
Boise National Forest
Voice - (208) 392-3739
Fax - (208) 392-6684
"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. ~Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac" — Aldo Leopold
From: Leslie Meyer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:31 PM To: Kyle Fend; Feiger, Michael D -FS; Michael Clancy Subject: CuMo Exploration Project Raptor Monitoring Protocol
Gentlemen,
Attached is the CuMo Exploration Project Raptor Monitoring Protocol in accordance with the Environmental Assessment; this document includes maps with monitoring locations and blank monitoring forms. Monitoring methods are stated in the text portion of this document; however, I have also included links to these methods below for your convenience. Please let me know if you would like any other information regarding this particular project. Thanks for your time and have a nice day!
Northern Goshawk Monitoring Methods
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildecology/GoshawkTechGuideJuly06.pdf
Great Gray Owl Monitoring Methods
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https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/idnhp/cdc_pdf/U92LEV01.pdf
https://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/idnhp/cdc_pdf/U90GRO01.pdf
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Revised: March 30, 2012
2012 Raptor Monitoring
CuMo Exploration Project
CSR will conduct surveys for the overall presence and nesting activities of specific raptor species
throughout the period of proposed action and prior to the annual implementation of road
construction and drilling activities. As stated in the CuMo Exploration Project Environmental
Assessment, Great Gray Owl monitoring consists of two efforts April 10-May 10, plus up to two
additional follow-up visits to documented nests May 10-June 10. Additional visits to track
occupancy and reproductive status would also be implemented. Northern Goshawk monitoring
requires a minimum of three efforts April 1-June 15 with minimum time between efforts of one
week. Also, additional visits to track occupancy and reproductive success would also be
implemented.
Conducting the inventory and monitoring of the Northern Goshawk will be done following
protocols set forth in the Northern Goshawk Inventory and Monitoring Technical Guide (2006)
published by the USDA. Step-by-step instructions are outlined within the document and
appropriate references mentioned within the document will also be examined (i.e. Kennedy and
Stahlecker, 1993). Methods for the inventory and monitoring of the Great Gray Owl can be
found in the Survey Protocol for the Great Gray Owl within the Range of the Northwest Forest
Plan; however, these methods have been modified to replicate the past year’s night call surveys.
Each method is designed to detect the presence of the species, locating nests, and determining
reproductive success. Monitoring will only take place when acceptable conditions exist, mainly
regarding weather and access. Follow-up visits will occur after monitoring where documented
nests will be visited and occupancy and reproduction success will determined. After each
individual monitoring occurrence, a follow-up report will be prepared on behalf of Mosquito,
Ltd. and will be submitted at their discretion.
Based on 2007’s Plan of Operations, operating season will begin April 15th
therefore, early
admittance into the Project Area will be required for the purpose of raptor monitoring (see
timeline below). CSR will use only trained personnel familiar with the vocalizations of owls,
goshawks, and other species likely to be detected during surveys for these monitoring efforts.
Detailed data sheets (see attached) will be completed during each survey and annotated maps
(see also attached) will be available upon completion of each monitoring season. CSR
understands the importance of monitoring these important species and will cooperate with U.S.
Forest Service in any way, to achieve the most scientific results.
Northern Goshawk Monitoring Great Gray Owl Monitoring
April 2nd
– April 5th
April 10th
– April 13th
(round 1)
April 13th
– April 16th
April 20th
– April 23rd
(round 2)
May 7th
– May 10th
Follow-up Visits Follow-up Visits
May 21st – May 23
rd May 23
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June 4th
– June 6th
June 6th
– June 8th
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Site Name: _____________________________ Date: ______________
Survey Method: _________________________ Start Time: _________
Wind Speed: __________________________ Snow Conditions: _______________________________
Cloud Cover: __________________________ Habitat Type: __________________________________
Temperature: __________________________ Canopy Conditions: _____________________________
Type (audio or visual): Type (audio or visual):
Time: Time:
Duration: Duration:
Call Type: Call Type:
Direction: Direction:
Distance: Distance:
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Time: Time:
Duration: Duration:
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Wind Speed
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1-3 mph light air Wailing Call (females) Douglas-fir Shrubland
4-7 mph light breeze Begging Call (fledglings) Subalpine fir Wetland
8-12 mph gentle breeze Lodgepole pine Riparian
13-18 mph moderate breeze Aspen
Habitat Type
Observation 3
Call Type
Observation 4
Observation 1
Other Observations: Other Observations:
Raptor Monitoring Sheet
End Time: _____________
Personnel: _____________
Other Observations:
Observation 2
Other Observations:
Location (dms): _______________________ Date: ______________ Personnel:
Species: ______________________________ Time: ______________ Elevation:
Occupied? (Y/N):
# Banded: Nest Poled? (Y/N):
Nest Substrate:
Nest Tree Diameter:
Nest Height:
Exposure:
Description of adult activity:
Nest Condition:
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Occupied
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Unoccupied
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Absent
Unknown
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POL - pine (live)
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CLF - cliff
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# Dead Eggs:
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