SOUTH DAKOTA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 

 Element Occurrence Record 



Scientific Name: FALCO COLUMBARIUS 

 Common Name : MERLIN 



Global rank: G4 Forest Service status: 

 State reuik: S3B,S3N Federal Status; 



Element occurrence code: ABNKD06030. 014 

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EO rank: B 

 EO rank comments : 



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USGS quadrangle: MC KENZIE BUTTE 



Township : Range : 

 021N 004E 



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Last observation: 



Location: 



SOUTH CAVE HILLS; 9 MI W AND 7 MI S OF LUDLOW 



Element occurrence data: 



FOUR FLEDGLINGS OBSERVED IN OLD MAGPIE NEST IN PONDEROSA PINE BY S. 

 MACKEY; 1989-NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED 



General site description: 



PONDEROSA PINE HILLS WITH STEEP CLIFFS, MIXED GRASS PRAIRIE, SAGEBRUSH 

 AND WOODY DRAWS 



Land owner/manager: 

 SOUTH CAVE HILLS 

 CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST 



Comments : 



CNF#M61 



Information source: USES, CUSTER NF, RAPTOR INFO. SYSTEM, CAMP CROOK, 



SD, 57724. 



