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USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. 2 Contents Alberta arctic butterfly (Oeneis alberta) ....................................................................................................... 5 American Bittern (Botarus lentiginosus) ....................................................................................................... 6 American Marten (Martes americana) ......................................................................................................... 8 Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) ....................................................................................................... 14 Activity-Specific Guidelines ................................................................................................................. 16 Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) ....................................................................................................... 21 Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) .................................................................................................................... 23 Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) ................................................................................................................... 25 Brewer’s Sparrow (Spizella breweri) ........................................................................................................... 28 Brown-capped Rosy Finch (Leucosticte australis) ....................................................................................... 36 Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) ........................................................................................................... 39 Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) ................................................................................................................... 42 APPENDIX. RGNF Lynx Habitat Mapping Criteria (USDA Forest Service 2011). ...................................... 53 Cassin’s Finch (Haemorhous cassinii) S. F. Baird, 1854 ............................................................................. 54 Desert Green (Comstock’s) hairstreak (Callophrys comstocki) ................................................................... 55 Dark blue butterfly (Plebejus idas sublivens) .............................................................................................. 57 Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis Canadensis nelsoni) ........................................................................................ 58 Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) ............................................................................................................... 75 Flammulated Owl (Psiloscops (=Otus) flammeolus) ................................................................................... 78 Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes) ........................................................................................................... 82 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) ............................................................................................................... 87 Grace’s Warbler (Setophaga graciae) ......................................................................................................... 91 Nokomis fritillary, Great Basin Silverspot, (Speyeria Nokomis) .................................................................. 93 Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) .......................................................................................... 94 Gunnison’s Prairie Dog (Cynomys gunnisoni (gunnisoni = pop. 1)) .......................................................... 105 Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) .................................................................................................................... 110 Juniper titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi) .................................................................................................. 115 Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) .................................................................................................. 116 Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) .................................................................................................. 121 Mojave sootywing butterfly (Hesperopsis Libya) ...................................................................................... 123 Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) ...................................................................................................... 124 Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) ............................................................................................................ 128 3 Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) ............................................................................................... 133 American peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum) ............................................................................ 137 Purple Martin (Progne subis) .................................................................................................................... 140 Rhesus skipper (Polites rhesus) ................................................................................................................. 145 River Otter (Lontra canadensis) ................................................................................................................ 146 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) ................................................................ 151 Sage Sparrow (= Sagebrush Sparrow) (Amphispiza belli [a.k.a. Artemisiospiza nevadensis]) .................. 164 Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) .......................................................................................................... 167 (Pale) Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii (pallescens)) ............................................... 169 Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly (Boloria [improba] acrocnema) ........................................................... 174 Appendix. San Juan Metadata and Mapping Criteria .......................................................................... 178 Western Bumble Bee (Bombus occidentalis) ............................................................................................ 180 Appendix- Bombus occidentalis observations and data from the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL). ............................................................................................................................................... 183 White-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus)............................................................................................ 186 Southern White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus altipetens) ............................................................. 188 White-veined arctic butterfly (Oeneis bore) ............................................................................................. 192 Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) ...................................................................................................... 194 Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus occidentalis) ........................................................ 195 Yellow-dotted alpine butterfly (Erebia pawlowskii) ................................................................................. 199 4 Alberta arctic butterfly (Oeneis alberta) 1. Status: Table 1 summarizes the current status of this species or subspecies by various ranking entity and defines the meaning of the status. Table 1. Current status of Alberta Arctic Entity Status Status Definition NatureServe G5 State