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916 Willshire Ave. • Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 • (970) 493-4394
March 31, 2003
Leo Schuster
Progressive Living Structures,_ Inc.
4190 N. Garfield
Loveland, CO 80538
RE: Raptor Nest Surveys for East Ridge Property
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Field Surveys for raptor nests on and near the East Ridge Property were completed on March 26 and March 31,
2003. Four nests were located and their locations were determined with a hand-held GPS unit.
The nest locations are depicted on the attached Map 1. Nest descriptions and activity status are as follows.
Nest #1 —The nest is in the top of a large cottonwood tree on the south side of the Lake Canal. This nest
is active and occupied by great horned owls. An adult was observed on the nest in incubation posture,
and another adult was flushed from the nest tree during both surveys.
Nest #2 - The nest is in the top of a large cottonwood tree on the south side of the Lake Canal. The nest
appeared to contain an adult red-tailed hawk in incubation posture on March 31, but clear views of the
nest interior could not be obtained. Another adult red-tailed hawk was flushed from a perch site in a
nearby tree, providing further indication of occupation of this nest by a red-tailed hawk pair.
Nest #3 — The nest is in good repair in the top of a large cottonwood tree in an old farmstead tree row.
The nest is of appropriate size and configuration to have been constructed by red-tailed hawks. There
was no evidence of recent occupation by red-tailed hawk or other raptor species during the two survey
periods.
Nest #4 — The nest is near the top of a large Siberian elm in an old farmstead tree row. The nest is
relatively small and in poor condition. The nest is of appropriate size and configuration to have been
possibly used in the past by a smaller owl species such as long-eared owl. There was no evidence of
recent occupation by owls or other raptor species during the two survey periods.
As indicated by Doug Moore with the City of Fort Collins Natural Resources Department, the Land Use Code has
a 1,320-foot development setback requirement for red-tailed hawk nests. There is no established development
setback for owl nests. As the Land Use Code currently is written, there is also no distinction between active of
inactive raptor nests, which makes no sense but that's the way it reads. However, I would assume there might be
more flexibility in dealing with the City regarding setback requirements for an inactive nest.
Leo, this concludes my raptor nest assessment of the property. if you have any questions, please give me a call
at the letterhead phone number. I will be out of the office on vacation from April 7 through April 21.
Sincerely,
CEDAR CREIEx Assor-LAT Es, INC.
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T. Michael Phelan
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