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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 <br />230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment <br /> PAGE 3-75 <br />Table 3.3-6 Male Sage-Grouse Counted at Lek Complexes and YTC Population Estimates from <br />1989-2015 <br />YEAR LEK COMPLEX POPULATION <br />ESTIMATE #11 #21 #31 #41 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #16 <br />1989 6 - 22 - - - - 53 27 7 4 - - - - 309 <br />1990 7 - 17 - - - - 50 25 7 0 - - - - 276 <br />1991 14 - 33 - - - - 62 44 5 0 - - - - 411 <br />1992 19 - 15 - - - - 55 28 0 - - - - - 304 <br />1993 22 - 18 - - - - 47 31 0 - - - - - 307 <br />1994 13 - 15 - - - 3 41 24 - - - - - - 250 <br />1995 8 - 12 - - - 0 33 11 - - - - - - 166 <br />1996 7 - 8 - - 17 16 19 6 - - - - - - 190 <br />1997 5 - 32 - - 18 32 34 13 - - - - - - 348 <br />1998 0 - 25 14 5 22 18 42 4 - - - - - - 338 <br />1999 0 - 39 21 5 28 11 41 16 - - - - - - 419 <br />2000 - - 22 21 4 23 4 32 10 - - - - - - 302 <br />2001 - - 18 20 4 15 9 31 9 - - - - - - 275 <br />2002 - - 28 17 2 19 20 31 15 - - 5 19 - - 406 <br />2003 - - 17 20 0 14 25 30 23 - - 7 12 - - 385 <br />2004 - - 19 18 0 8 11 28 18 - - 2 7 - - 289 <br />2005 - - 17 20 0 7 12 33 17 - - 0 9 - - 299 <br />2006 - - 7 17 0 5 13 24 16 - - 0 6 - - 229 <br />2007 - 1 6 15 0 3 16 22 8 - - 0 4 1 - 198 <br />2008 - 2 5 9 0 1 15 26 10 - - 1 4 1 - 187 <br />2009 - 2 5 7 0 0 14 30 4 - - 0 6 0 - 177 <br />2010 - 2 11 5 0 0 16 25 4 - - 0 4 0 - 174 <br />2011 7 3 8 9 0 0 22 24 9 - - 0 0 0 - 213 <br />2012 6 0 4 5 0 0 17 10 14 - - 0 0 0 - 146 <br />2013 4 3 5 3 0 0 22 24 24 - - 0 0 0 - 221 <br />2014 1 1 4 3 - 0 39 16 20 - - 0 0 0 14 263 <br />2015 3 2 4 0 - 0 31 22 25 - - - 0 - 8 247 <br />Sources: SEE 2013, SEE 2014, and SEE 2015. <br />1Lek located within four miles of the proposed Project. <br />- = lek not surveyed <br />Two aerial greater Sage-Grouse lek surveys were conducted for the Project study area, covering <br />Alternatives A-G in 2010 and 2011. No additional leks were found. The Sage-Grouse Survey Report, <br />with JBLM YTC’s monitoring protocol, is presented in Appendix B-1. <br />3.3.2.4 State-Listed and Other Special-Status Species <br />Seventy-three special status species occur or potentially occur within the Project study area (Table 3.3-7). <br />These include state of Washington listed (endangered, threatened, candidate, and sensitive) species, BLM <br />Sensitive species, and USFWS Species of Concern. These species are described in more detail below. <br />Invertebrate Species <br />Five invertebrate species with special status designation occur or have the potential to occur within the <br />Project study area (Table 3.3-7). <br />Barry’s hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus barryi) is found in juniper woodlands and forest openings that <br />have juniper present. This butterfly will also utilize juniper (Juniperus sp.; native and ornamental) in <br />developed areas (Fleckenstein 2006). Limited suitable habitat is present within the Project study area.