WILDLIFE HABITAT EVALUATION GUIDE

**FOR MOURNING DOVE**

**NEW MEXICO**

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<td colspan="4"><h1 id="owneruser">OWNER/USER</h1></td>
<td colspan="6">     </td>
<td colspan="3">UNIT</td>
<td colspan="3">     </td>
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<td colspan="5"><h1 id="location-sec">LOCATION SEC</h1></td>
<td>     </td>
<td>T</td>
<td>    </td>
<td>R</td>
<td>    </td>
<td colspan="2">UTM</td>
<td colspan="4">     </td>
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<td colspan="3"><h1 id="observer">OBSERVER</h1></td>
<td colspan="7">     </td>
<td colspan="4">MAP NO</td>
<td colspan="2">     </td>
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<td colspan="2"><h1 id="aspect">ASPECT</h1></td>
<td colspan="8">     </td>
<td colspan="5">WHEG NO</td>
<td>     </td>
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<td><h1 id="date">DATE</h1></td>
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## HOME RANGE

10 -- 15 miles

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+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
|          |                                  |      | #    |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | # Ra |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | ting |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| Factor   | Component                        | V    | B    |   | A    |
|          |                                  | alue | ench |   | fter |
|          |                                  |      |      |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | Mark |   | Plan |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| **PLANT  | 1.  [Nesting Areas]{.underline}  | .8   |      |   |      |
| COMMU    |                                  | -1.0 |      |   |      |
| NITIES** | > Widely spaced riparian trees,  |      |      |   |      |
|          | > or deciduous windbreak trees   | .    |      |   |      |
|          | > over 16 feet tall              | 4-.7 |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Dense riparian tree stands, or | 0-.3 |      |   |      |
|          | > conifer windbreak, or trees    |      |      |   |      |
|          | > 9-16 feet tall                 |      |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Windbreak or riparian trees    |      |      |   |      |
|          | > less than 9 feet tall          |      |      |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| ###      | 2.  [Feeding Areas]{.underline}  | .8   |      |   |      |
|          |                                  | -1.0 |      |   |      |
|          | > Over 50% is irrigated cropland |      |      |   |      |
|          | >                                | .    |      |   |      |
|          | > Over 50% is non-irrigated      | 4-.7 |      |   |      |
|          | > cropland                       |      |      |   |      |
|          | >                                | 0-.3 |      |   |      |
|          | > Over 50% is grassland,         |      |      |   |      |
|          | > shrub-grassland, floodplains   |      |      |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| ###      | 3.  [Crops Grown]{.underline}    | .8   |      |   |      |
|          |                                  | -1.0 |      |   |      |
| ### FOOD | > Sorghum, corn, millet          |      |      |   |      |
|          | >                                | .    |      |   |      |
|          | > Wheat, barley, rye, oats       | 4-.7 |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Alfalfa, cotton, vegetables    | 0-.3 |      |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+

+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
|          |                                  |      | #    |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | # Ra |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | ting |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| Factor   | Component                        | V    | B    |   | A    |
|          |                                  | alue | ench |   | fter |
|          |                                  |      |      |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | Mark |   | Plan |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| ###      | 4.  [Availability of             | .8   |      |   |      |
|          |     Grains]{.underline}          | -1.0 |      |   |      |
|          |                                  |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Fields are not plowed until    | .    |      |   |      |
|          | > March                          | 4-.7 |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Fields are disked during fall  | 0-.3 |      |   |      |
|          | > months                         |      |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Fields are plowed in summer    |      |      |   |      |
|          | > months                         |      |      |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| ###      | 5.  [Native Food                 | .8   |      |   |      |
|          |     Sources]{.underline}         | -1.0 |      |   |      |
|          |                                  |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Annual forbs -- croton,        | .    |      |   |      |
|          | > pigweed, sunflower,            | 4-.7 |      |   |      |
|          | > bristlegrass, spurge,          |      |      |   |      |
|          | > goosefoot, purslane, caltrops  | 0-.3 |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Perennial forbs -- ragweed,    |      |      |   |      |
|          | > mallow, cupgrass, leafflower,  |      |      |   |      |
|          | > vetch, barnyard grass          |      |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Grasses and half-shrubs --     |      |      |   |      |
|          | > panic, snakeweed, dropseed,    |      |      |   |      |
|          | > gramma, ricegrass, sedge,      |      |      |   |      |
|          | > johnsongrass                   |      |      |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| ###      | 6.  [Distrance from Feeding and  | .8   |      |   |      |
|          |     Nesting Areas]{.underline}   | -1.0 |      |   |      |
| #        |                                  |      |      |   |      |
| ## WATER | > Available during season of use | .    |      |   |      |
|          | > at less than one mile          | 4-.7 |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Available during season of use | 0-.3 |      |   |      |
|          | > at one to two miles            |      |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Available during season of use |      |      |   |      |
|          | > at more than two miles         |      |      |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+

## **SCORING FOR MOURNING DOVE HABITAT**

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<td><h4 id="component">Component</h4></td>
<td><strong>Bench Mark</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>After Plan</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Weight</strong></td>
<td><strong>Bench Score</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>After Plan Score</strong></td>
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<td><ol type="1">
<li><p>Nesting Areas</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x2</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
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<td><ol start="2" type="1">
<li><p>Feeding Areas</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x4</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><ol start="3" type="1">
<li><p>Crops Grown</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x6</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><ol start="4" type="1">
<li><p>Availability of Grains</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x3</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><ol start="5" type="1">
<li><p>Native Food Sources</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x3</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
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<td><ol start="6" type="1">
<li><p>Water</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x2</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><h5 id="sum">SUM</h5></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
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  Benchmark Score                            

  After Plan Score                           
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  OVERALL            SCORE         =   SUM        =         

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