Blue Mounds State Park Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration Draft Environmental Assessment

Draft Environmental Assessment - 3/12/2018 Appendix

Appendix A Maps and Figures Figure 1. Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration, Project Location. Figure 2. Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration, Preliminary Design for Proposed Project. Figure 3. Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration, NRCS Soil Units in Project Area. Figure 4. Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration, Native Plant Communities (NPC) and Land Cover. Figure 5. Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration, NWI Circ. 39, Class 2009-2014. Figure 6. Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration, Blue Mounds State Park Bird Checklist.

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Figure 1. Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration, Project Location.

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LegendProposed Project AreaState Park Boundary

Stream CenterlineRiver Area*Shallow Lake

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*Data Source: MN DNR Hydrological data, 1998, and does not represent currentconditions affected by recent flood events. Figure created 8/10/2017.

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Figure 2. Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration, Preliminary Design for Proposed Project.

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Figure 3. Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration - NRCS Soil Units in Project Area

Project Area

LegendProposed Project AreaConstruction LimitsState Park Boundary

Soil Units*P11AP11BP16A

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Document Name: BMSP_NRCSSoils

*Data Source: MN DNR; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2013. This data doesnot accurately represent current conditions affected by flood events from 2014. Figure updates 2/8/2018.

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Figure 4: Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration, Native Plant Communities (NPC) and Land Cover

Data Source: MN DNR, 2014. This data does not accurately represent current conditions affected by the flood events from 2014.Figure updated: 2/8/2018.

LegendProposed Project Area Construction Limits State Park Boundary

DNR NPC and Land Cover* Rock Outcrop System (RO)Wetland Prairie System (WP)

Other Natural System (ONS)

Upland Prairie System (UP) Unclassified (UC)

Non-Natural System (NNS)Facilities System (FC)

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Figure 5: Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration - NWI Circ. 39, Class 2009-2014 Legend

Proposed Project Area National Wetland Inventory (NWI Circ 39)* 6 - Shrub SwampConstruction Limits 1 - Seasonally Flooded Basin or Flat 7 - Wooded SwampState Park Boundary 2 - Wet Meadow 8 - Bogs

3 - Shallow Marsh Municipal and Industrial Activities 4 - Deep Marsh Riverine Systems 5 - Shallow Open Water

*NWI Data Source: MN DNR, 2015. Southern Minnesota data based on collected data from 2011. This data does notaccurately represent current conditions affected by the flood events from 2014. Figure updated 2/8/2018.

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Birds of Blue Mounds State Park Sp Su Fa Wi Birds of Blue Mounds State Park Sp Su Fa Wi Birds of Blue Mounds State Park Sp Su Fa Wi

❏ Warbling Vireo C C C❏ Philadelphia Vireo O O❏ Red-eyed Vireo C C❏ Blue Jay C C C C❏ American Crow C C C C❏ Horned Lark C U C U❏ Purple Martin U U U❏ Tree Swallow C C C❏ Northern Rough-winged Swallow C C C❏ Bank Swallow U U U❏ Cliff Swallow C C C❏ Barn Swallow C C C❏ Black-capped Chickadee C C C C❏ Red-breasted Nuthatch U U❏ White-breasted Nuthatch C C C C❏ Brown Creeper U U O❏ Rock Wren R❏ House Wren C C C❏ Winter Wren U U❏ Sedge Wren U U U❏ Marsh Wren U U U❏ Golden-crowned Kinglet C C O❏ Ruby-crowned Kinglet C C❏ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher R❏ Eastern Bluebird C C C❏ Mountain Bluebird R❏ Townsend’s Solitaire R❏ Veery U O❏ Gray-cheeked Thrush U U❏ Swainson’s Thrush U U❏ Hermit Thrush U U❏ Wood Thrush O O❏ American Robin C C C O❏ Gray Catbird C C C❏ Northern Mockingbird R❏ Brown Thrasher U U U❏ Curve-billed Thrasher R❏ European Starling C C C C❏ American Pipit U U❏ Sprague’s Pipit R❏ Cedar Waxwing C C C U❏ Golden-winged Warbler U U

❏ Tennessee Warbler C C❏ Orange-crowned Warbler U U❏ Nashville Warbler U U❏ Northern Parula U U❏ Yellow Warbler C C C❏ Chestnut-sided Warbler U U❏ Magnolia Warbler U U❏ Yellow-rumped Warbler C C❏ Black-throated Green Warbler U U❏ Blackburnian Warbler U U❏ Prairie Warbler R❏ Palm Warbler U U❏ Bay-breasted Warbler O O❏ Blackpoll Warbler U U❏ Cerulean Warbler R❏ Black-and-white Warbler U U❏ American Redstart C C C❏ Ovenbird C C❏ Northern Waterthrush U U❏ Connecticut Warbler O O❏ Mourning Warbler U U❏ Common Yellowthroat C C C❏ Wilson’s Warbler U U❏ Canada Warbler U U❏ Yellow-breasted Chat R❏ Scarlet Tanager U U U❏ Spotted Towhee O❏ Eastern Towhee U U❏ American Tree Sparrow C C C❏ Chipping Sparrow C C C❏ Clay-colored Sparrow U O U❏ Brewer’s Sparrow R❏ Field Sparrow U U U❏ Vesper Sparrow U U U❏ Lark Sparrow O O❏ Lark Bunting R R❏ Savannah Sparrow C U C❏ Grasshopper Sparrow U U U❏ Henslow’s Sparrow R❏ Le Conte’s Sparrow O O❏ Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow R R❏ Fox Sparrow U U

❏ Song Sparrow C C C❏ Lincoln’s Sparrow U U❏ Swamp Sparrow U U U❏ White-throated Sparrow C C O❏ Harris’s Sparrow U U O❏ White-crowned Sparrow U U O❏ Dark-eyed Junco C C C❏ Lapland Longspur C C U❏ Chestnut-collared Longspur R❏ Snow Bunting C C C❏ Northern Cardinal O O O❏ Rose-breasted Grosbeak C C C❏ Black-headed Grosbeak R❏ Blue Grosbeak U U U❏ Lazuli Bunting R❏ Indigo Bunting C C C❏ Dickcissel U U❏ Bobolink C C C❏ Red-winged Blackbird C C C❏ Eastern Meadowlark R R❏ Western Meadowlark C C C❏ Yellow-headed Blackbird U U U❏ Rusty Blackbird C C❏ Brewer’s Blackbird O O❏ Common Grackle C C C❏ Brown-headed Cowbird C C C❏ Orchard Oriole U U❏ Baltimore Oriole C C C❏ Purple Finch U U O❏ House Finch U U U❏ Red Crossbill R R❏ Common Redpoll O❏ Pine Siskin U U U❏ American Goldfinch C C C❏ Evening Grosbeak O O❏ House Sparrow C C C

Figure 6. Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration, Blue Mounds State Park Bird Checklist. (Page 1 of 2)

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BLUE MOUNDSSTATE PARK

Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesDivision of Parks & Recreation

DNR Web Site: www.dnr.state.mn.us

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Season and Abundance Key

The seasons in the checklist are defined as follows:

Sp (Spring) = March, April, MaySu (Summer) = June, JulyFa (Fall) = August, September, October, NovemberWi (Winter) = December, January, February

Abundance codes are defined as follows:

C = Common — present, relatively easy to findU = Uncommon — observed, may be difficult to findO = Occasional — may or may not be present in

any yearR = Rare — has occurred at least once, may or

may not be expected to recur

The names and taxonomic arrangement of species follows that ofthe Checklist of the Birds of Minnesota (January, 2006), prepared bythe Minnesota Ornithological Records Committee.

This checklist contains the names of all birds that have been documentedin the park by reliable observers. It was constructed by Robert B. Janssen,Jerry Bonkoski, and the MN DNR-Division of Parks & Recreation usingobservations of the above, park staff and other observers, as well asMinnesota Ornithologist’s Union records and data contained in researchreports. If you are interested in the specific sources used for a particularpark, contact the Parks Division Resource Management ProgramCoordinator by telephone at 651-259-5594 or by mail at MN DNR-Parks,500 Lafayette Road, Box 39, St. Paul, MN 55155-4039.

Birds of Blue Mounds State Park Sp Su Fa Wi Birds of Blue Mounds State Park Sp Su Fa Wi Birds of Blue Mounds State Park Sp Su Fa WiBirding Opportunities atBlue Mounds State ParkLocated in the Prairie Highlands ecoregion,Blue Mounds attracts a wide variety ofinteresting and unusual birds, including anumber of casual and accidental species. Thisis the most reliable place in the state to find theblue grosbeak and the only place in the statewhere Brewer’s sparrow has been recorded.There are two lakes in the park, formed by twodams on Mound Creek. This water habitat isscarce in lake-less Rock County. Large areas ofgrassland provide good habitat for sparrowsand rarities such as lark buntings.

❏ Greater White-fronted Goose O❏ Snow Goose U U❏ Canada Goose C C C❏ Tundra Swan O O❏ Wood Duck C C C❏ Gadwall U U❏ American Wigeon U U❏ Mallard C C C❏ Blue-winged Teal C C C❏ Northern Shoveler U U❏ Northern Pintail U U❏ Green-winged Teal U U❏ Canvasback U U❏ Redhead U U❏ Ring-necked Duck U U❏ Greater Scaup R❏ Lesser Scaup U U❏ Bufflehead U U❏ Common Goldeneye U U❏ Hooded Merganser U U U❏ Common Merganser U U❏ Red-breasted Merganser U U❏ Ruddy Duck U U❏ Gray Partridge U U U U❏ Ring-necked Pheasant C C C C❏ Northern Bobwhite O O O O❏ Common Loon R❏ Pied-billed Grebe U U U❏ Horned Grebe O O❏ Red-necked Grebe R R❏ Eared Grebe O O❏ Western Grebe R❏ American White Pelican O O❏ Double-crested Cormorant U U❏ American Bittern O O❏ Great Blue Heron C C C❏ Great Egret O O O❏ Green Heron U U U❏ Black-crowned Night-Heron O O O❏ Turkey Vulture U U❏ Osprey U U❏ Bald Eagle U U

❏ Northern Harrier U U❏ Sharp-shinned Hawk U U❏ Cooper’s Hawk U U❏ Northern Goshawk R❏ Broad-winged Hawk U U❏ Swainson’s Hawk U U❏ Red-tailed Hawk C C C❏ Ferruginous Hawk R❏ Rough-legged Hawk O U U❏ American Kestrel C C C❏ Merlin O O❏ Peregrine Falcon R❏ Prairie Falcon R❏ Virginia Rail U O U❏ Sora U U U❏ American Coot C C❏ American Golden-Plover U U❏ Semipalmated Plover U U❏ Piping Plover R❏ Killdeer C C C❏ American Avocet O❏ Spotted Sandpiper C C C❏ Solitary Sandpiper U U❏ Willet O O❏ Lesser Yellowlegs U U U❏ Upland Sandpiper U U❏ Long-biiled Curlew R❏ Hudsonian Godwit R❏ Marbled Godwit O❏ Semipalmated Sandpiper U U❏ Least Sandpiper U U U❏ Baird’s Sandpiper O O❏ Pectoral Sandpiper U U U❏ Long-billed Dowitcher R❏ Wilson’s Snipe U U O❏ American Woodcock U U❏ Wilson’s Phalarope U U❏ Franklin’s Gull U U❏ Bonaparte’s Gull U U❏ Ring-billed Gull C C❏ Herring Gull R❏ Caspian Tern R

❏ Black Tern U U❏ Common Tern U U❏ Forster’s Tern U U❏ Rock Dove C C C C❏ Mourning Dove C C C❏ Black-billed Cuckoo U U U❏ Yellow-billed Cuckoo U U O❏ Eastern Screech-Owl U U U U❏ Great Horned Owl U U U U❏ Snowy Owl O O❏ Burrowing Owl R R❏ Long-eared Owl O❏ Short-eared Owl O O❏ Common Nighthawk C U C❏ Whip-poor-will O O O❏ Chimney Swift C C C❏ Ruby-throated Hummingbird U O U❏ Belted Kingfisher C C C❏ Red-headed Woodpecker U U U❏ Red-bellied Woodpecker U U U U❏ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker U U❏ Downy Woodpecker C C C C❏ Hairy Woodpecker C C C C❏ Northern Flicker C U C O❏ Olive-sided Flycatcher U O U❏ Eastern Wood-Pewee C C C❏ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher O O❏ Alder Flycatcher U U❏ Willow Flycatcher U U U❏ Least Flycatcher C C C❏ Eastern Phoebe C C C❏ Say’s Phoebe R R❏ Great Crested Flycatcher U U U❏ Western Kingbird U U U❏ Eastern Kingbird C C C❏ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher R❏ Loggerhead Shrike U O❏ Northern Shrike O O O❏ White-eyed Vireo R❏ Bell’s Vireo R❏ Yellow-throated Vireo U U❏ Blue-headed Vireo U U

Figure 6. Lower Mound Lake Basin Restoration, Blue Mounds State Park Bird Checklist. (Page 2 of 2)