Appendix E Vegetation and Wildlife Technical Appendix

Appendix E.1 Plant and Wildlife Species Observed in the Project Area

 

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Appendix E.1 1

Plant and Wildlife Species Observed in the Project Area 2

E.1.1 Species Observed 3

Table E‐1a. Plant Species Observed in the Project Area 4

ScientificName CommonName

Acernegundovar.californicum Boxelder

Acmisponamericanusvar.americanus[Lotuspurshianus] Spanishlotus

Agrostisexarata Spikebentgrass

Ailanthusaltissima* Tree‐of‐heaven

Artemisiadouglasiana Mugwort

Avenabarbata* Slenderwildoat

Avenafatua* Wildoat

Bacchanrisglutinosa[douglasii] Marshbaccharis

Baccharispilularis Coyotebrush

Brassicanigra* Blackmustard

Brassicarapa* Fieldmustard

Bromusdiandrus* Ripgutbrome

Bromushordeaceus* Softchess

Bromusmadritensisssp.rubens* Redbrome

Campsisradicans Trumpetcreeper

Carduuspycnocephalus* Italianthistle

Carexbarbarae SantaBarbarasedge

Caryaillinoinensis Pecan

Centaureasolstitialis* Yellowstar‐thistle

Cephalanthusoccidentalisvar.californicus Commonbuttonbush

Chenopodiumalbum Lamb’squarters

Cichoriumintybus Chicory

Cirsiumvulgare* Bullthistle

Convolvulusarvensis* Bindweed

Conyzacanadensis Horseweed

Crotonsetigerus Turkeymullein

Cynodondactylon* Bermudagrass

Cyperuseragrostis Tallflatsedge

Echinochloacrus‐galli Barnyardgrass

Elymus[Leymus]triticoides Beardlesswildrye

Equisetumarvense Horsetail

Erodiumbotrys Bigheronbill

Eucalyptusglobulus* Bluegum

Festucaarundinacea* Tallfescue

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ScientificName CommonName

Festucaperenne[Loliumperenne]* Italianryegrass

Ficuscarica* Ediblefig

Foeniculumvulgare* Sweetfennel

Frangula[Rhamnus]californica Coffeeberry

Fraxinuslatifolia Oregonash

Galiumaparine Commonbedstraw

Gleditsiatriacanthos Honeylocust

Gnaphaliumpalustre Lowlandcudweed

Hederahelix* Englishivy

Heliotropiumcurassavicum Saltheliotrope

Helminthotheca[Picris]echioides* Bristlyox‐tongue

Hordeummurinumssp.leporinum* Foxtailbarley

Juglanscalifornicavar.hindsii Blackwalnut

Juncusbalticus2 Balticrush

Lactucaserriola Pricklylettuce

Lepidiumlatifolium* Perennialpeppergrass

Lotuscorniculatus Birdsfoottrefoil

Lupinusbicolor Bicolorlupine

Malvaneglecta Commonmallow

Malvellaleprosa Alkalimallow

Medicagopolymorpha* Burclover

Medicagosativa Alfalfa

Melilotusalba Whitesweetclover

Mimulusguttatus Monkeyflower

Morusalba Mulberry

Nicotianaglauca* Tree‐tobacco

Oleaeuropaea Olive

Paspalumdilatatum Dallisgrass

Persicariahydropiperoides Knotweed

Phalarisaquatic* Hardinggrass

Phoenixcanariensis* CanaryIslanddatepalm

Phoradendronmacrophyllum Big‐leafmistletoe

Plantagolanceolata* Englishplantain

Platanusxhispanica Londonplanetree

Platanusracemosa Californiasycamore

Polygonumarenastrumssp.depressum Commonknotweed

Polygonumaviculare Prostrateknotweed

Polypogonmonspeliensis* Rabbitsfootgrass

Polypogoninterruptus Ditchrabbitsfootgrass

Populusfremontiissp.fremontii2 Fremontcottonwood

Quercusagrifolia Coastliveoak

Quercuslobata Valleyoak

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ScientificName CommonName

Raphanussativus* Wildradish

Robiniapseudoacacia* Blacklocust

Rubusarmeniacus[discolor]* Himalayanblackberry

Rubusursinus Californiablackberry

Rumexcrispus* Curlydock

Salixexigua Sandbarwillow

Salixgooddingii Blackwillow

Salixlasiolepis Arroyowillow

Sambucusnigra[mexicana] Blueelderberry

Schoenoplectusacutus Tule

Seneciovulgaris Oldmanofspring

Sesbaniapunicea* Purpleriver‐hemp/scarletwisteria

Silybummarianum* Milk‐thistle

Sisymbriumofficinale Hedgemustard

Sonchusoleraceus Commonsowthistle

Sorghumhalepense* Johnsongrass

Trifoliumhirtum* Roseclover

Triticumaestivum Commonwheat

Typhaangustifolia Narrow‐leavedcattail

Ulmusminor Englishelm

Verbascumblatteria Mothmullein

Verbenabonariensis Purpletopvervain

Viciavillosa Hairyvetch

Vitiscalifornica Californiawildgrape

*SpeciesisincludedontheCDFANoxiousWeedSpeciesList(CaliforniaDepartmentofFoodandAgriculture2010)(A,B,orCrating)and/ortheCaliforniaInvasivePlantCouncilCaliforniaInvasivePlantInventory(CaliforniaInvasivePlantCouncil2006and2007)(High,Moderate,orLimitedrating).

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Table E‐1b. Wildlife Species Observed in the Project Area 1

CommonName ScientificName

Reptiles

Americanbullfrog Ranacatesbeianna

Red‐earedslider Trachemysscriptaelegans

Westernpondturtle Actinemysmarmorata

Birds

Americancrow Corvusbrachyrhynchos

Blackphoebe(nest) Sayornisnigricans

Brewer’sblackbird Euphaguscyanocephalus

Europeanstarling Sturnusvulgaris

Housefinch Carpodacusmexicanus)

Housewren Troglodytesaedon

Killdeer(nest) Charadriusvociferous

Mallard Anasplatyrhynchos

Mockingbird Mimuspolyglottos

Mourningdove Zenaidamacroura

Northernflicker Colaptesauratus

Ring‐neckedpheasant Phasianuscolchicus

Red‐wingedblackbird Agelaiusphoeniceus

Red‐shoulderedhawk Buteolineatus

Red‐tailedhawk(nest) Buteojamaicensis

Rockdove Columbalivia

Swainson’shawk Buteoswainsoni

Turkeyvulture Cathartesaura

Westernmeadowlark Sturnellaneglecta

Westernscrubjay Aphelocomacalifornica

White‐tailedkite Elanusleucaurus

Yellow‐billedmagpie Picanuttalli

Mammals

Californiagroundsquirrel Spermophilusbeecheyi

Black‐tailedjackrabbit Lepuscalifornicus

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E.1.2 References 1

CaliforniaDepartmentofFoodandAgriculture.2010.PestRatingsofNoxiousWeedSpeciesand2NoxiousWeedSeeds.Available:3<http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/weedinfo/winfo_pestrating_2010.pdf>.Accessed:July42011.5

CaliforniaInvasivePlantCouncil.2006.CaliforniaInvasivePlantInventory.February.(Cal‐IPC6Publication2006‐02.)Berkeley,CA.Available:<http://www.cal‐7ipc.org/ip/inventory/pdf/Inventory2006.pdf>.Accessed:July2011.8

CaliforniaInvasivePlantCouncil.2007.NewweedsaddedtoCal‐IPCinventory.Cal‐IPCNews915(1/2):10.Available:<http://www.cal‐ipc.org/ip/inventory/pdf/WebUpdate2007.pdf>.10Accessed:July2011.11

Appendix E.2 Wildlife Species Accounts

 

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Species Accounts for Special‐Status Wildlife 2

Potentially Occurring in the Project Area 3

E.2.1 Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle 4

Thevalleyelderberrylonghornbeetle(VELB)isfederallylistedasthreatenedundertheFederal5EndangeredSpeciesAct(ESA).TherangeofthebeetleextendsthroughouttheCentralValleyof6Californiaandassociatedfoothills,fromthe3,000‐foot‐highcontourintheeastfoothills,throughthe7valleyfloortothewatershedoftheCentralValleyinthewestfoothills(U.S.FishandWildlifeService81999a).ElderberryshrubsarefoundintheremainingriparianforestsandgrasslandsoftheCentral9Valleyandadjacentfoothills.Thebeetleoftenisassociatedwithvariousplantspecies,suchas10Fremont’scottonwood,Californiasycamore,willow,andoak(U.S.FishandWildlifeService1999a).11

ElderberryshrubsarethehostplantforVELBandareacommoncomponentoftheremaining12riparianforestsoftheCentralValley.Elderberryshrubsarealsocommoninuplandhabitats.Field13surveyshavefoundthatadultVELBfeedonelderberryfoliageandperhapsflowersandarepresent14fromMarchthroughearlyJune.Itisduringthistimethattheadultsmate.Thefemaleslaytheireggs,15eithersinglyorinsmallclusters,inbarkcrevicesoratthejunctionofstemandtrunkorleafpetriole16andstem.Afterhatching,alarvaburrowsintothestemoftheelderberrywhereitcreatesagallery17thatitfillswithgrassandshreddedwood.Afterthelarvatransformsintoanadultbeetle,itchewsan18exitholeandemergesfromtheelderberry.ThelifespanofVELBrangesfrom1to2years.Studiesof19thespatialdistributionofoccupiedshrubssuggestthatthebeetleisapoordisperser.(U.S.Fishand20WildlifeService1999a.)21

E.2.1.1 Status in the Project Area 22

TherearetwoCaliforniaNaturalDiversityDatabase(CNDDB)(2013)recordsofVELBoccurrencein23thestudyarea(Plate3.10‐1intheEIS/EIR).Onehundredandsixelderberryshrubswereidentified24duringthespringandfall2011–2013surveysinthestudyarea(TableE.2‐1).Notalloftheseshrubs25wouldbeaffectedbytheproposedproject.VELBhaspotentialtooccurwhereverelderberryshrubs26sized1inchindiameterormoreatgroundleveloccur.Forthemostpartstemcountswere27conductedonlyforshrubsthatcouldbedirectlyorindirectlyaffectedbytheproposedproject.See28thetablesbelow(TableE.2‐2throughTableE.2‐6)andtheimpactdiscussion(Section3.10.3)forthe29numberofshrubsandstemsdirectlyandindirectlyaffectedforeachalternative.30

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Table E.2‐1. Summary of Stem Counts for All Elderberry Shrubs In the Study Area 1

Shrub

PresenceofExitHoles?

RiparianHabitat?

NumberofStems(byDiameter)

Comments1–3

Inches3–5

Inches>5

Inches1 N N 3 4 2 Noimpact2 Y Y 0 1 1 3 Y Y 13 5 5 4 N Y 19 2 2 5 N Y 18 0 1 6 N Y 60 5 9 7 N Y 33 10 18 8 N Y 8 5 2 9 N Y 30 2 8 10 Y Y 8 4 2 11 – Y – – – Coveredingrapevines12 – Y – – – Coveredingrapevines13 – Y – – – Coveredwithpoisonoak14 – Y – – – Coveredwithpoisonoak15 – Y – – – Coveredwithpoisonoak16 Y Y 1 1 2 17 Y Y 1 0 1 18 Y Y 3 0 2 19 Y Y 17 2 3 20 Y Y 11 1 1 21 Y Y 8 2 2 22 – Y – – – Coveredingrapevines23 N Y 3 3 1 Noimpact24 N Y 18 7 7 25 N N 19 6 1 26 N N 18 2 0 27 N Y 9 0 2 Coveredinblackberrybrambles;best

estimateofstems28 N Y 2 0 0 29 – – – – – Noimpact30 Y Y 0 0 1 31 – N – – – NoAccess32 N N 3 1 1 33 – N – – – NoAccess34 Y N 12 6 10 35 N N 9 1 8 36 N Y 0 0 1 37 – Y – – – Coveredinblackberryandpoisonoak38 – Y – – – Coveredinblackberryandpoisonoak39a N N 3 0 0 39b – N – – – Coveredinblackberryandpoisonoak

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Shrub

PresenceofExitHoles?

RiparianHabitat?

NumberofStems(byDiameter)

Comments1–3

Inches3–5

Inches>5

Inches40 – – – – – Noimpact41a – N – – – Coveredinblackberry41b – N – – – Coveredinblackberry41c Y N 5 7 2 42 – – – – – Noimpact43 – – – – – Noimpact44a – – – – – Noimpact44b – – – – – Noimpact44c – – – – – Noimpact44d – – – – – Noimpact45 Y N 1 0 9 Noimpact46 – – – – – Noimpact47 Y Y 42 8 2 48 – – – – – Noimpact49 N N 0 0 1 50 Y N 16 7 7 51 Y N 14 4 7 52 Y Y 6 1 1 53 Y N 29 17 3 54 N Y 17 1 0 55 – – – – – Noimpact56 – – – – – Noimpact57 – – – – – Noimpact58 – – – – – Noimpact59 – – – – – Noimpact60 – – – – – Noimpact61 – – – – – Noimpact62 – – – – – Noimpact63 – – – – – Noimpact64 N Y 31 12 0 Bestestimateofstemcount;shrub

surroundedbythickwillow/blackberry/fennel

65 N Y 2 2 4 Thickgrapevinesurroundingshrub,bestestimateofstemcount.

66 N Y 38 12 7 67 N Y 10 12 4 68 Y Y 16 4 2 69 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberryaroundmostof

theshrub70 N Y 6 3 2 71 – Y – v – Impenetrableblackberryaroundmostof

theshrub72 Y Y 5 2 5

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Shrub

PresenceofExitHoles?

RiparianHabitat?

NumberofStems(byDiameter)

Comments1–3

Inches3–5

Inches>5

Inches73 N Y 3 0 2 74 Y Y 24 7 7 75 N Y 47 5 1 76 Y Y 12 3 2 77 Y Y 11 3 0 78 Y Y 13 3 9 79 Y Y 9 4 5 80 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberry81 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberry82 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberry83 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberry84 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberry85 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberry86 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberry87 – – – – – Noimpact88 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberryaroundtheshrub89 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberryaroundtheshrub90 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberryandpoisonoak

aroundtheshrub91 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberryandpoisonoak

aroundtheshrub92 N Y 10 15 8 93 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberry94 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberry95 – Y – – – Impenetrableblackberry96 – Y – – – Coveredingrapesandpoisonoak97 Y Y 3 0 1 98 Y‐ Y 4 0 0 99 N Y 1 0 0 Noimpact100 Y Y 8 2 0 1

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Table E.2‐2. Summary of Stem Counts for All Elderberry Shrubs in Alternative 1 1

ShrubPresenceofExitHoles?

RiparianHabitat?

NumberofStems(byDiameter) EffectonShrub(DirectorIndirect)1–3Inches 3–5Inches >5Inches

3 Y Y 13 5 5 Direct4 N Y 19 2 2 Direct5 N Y 18 0 1 Direct6 N Y 60 5 9 Direct7 N Y 33 10 18 Direct8 N Y 8 5 2 Direct9 N Y 30 2 8 Direct10 Y Y 8 4 2 Direct30 Y Y 0 0 1 Direct311 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct32 N N 3 1 1 Direct331 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct34 Y N 12 6 10 Direct35 N N 9 1 8 Indirect372 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect382 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect39a N N 3 0 0 Direct39b2 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41a2 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41b2 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41c Y N 5 7 2 Direct49 N N 0 0 1 Direct50 Y N 16 7 7 Direct882 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect892 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect922 N Y 10 15 8 Indirect932 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect942 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect952 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK IndirectIndirecttotal 19 16 16 Directtotal 228 54 69 Overalltotal 247 70 85 1 Nopropertyaccess.2 UNK=Unknownbecauseshrubscoveredingrapevinesorpoisonoakandcannotcountstemsorseeexitholes.

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Table E.2‐3. Summary of Stem Counts for All Elderberry Shrubs in Alternative 2 1

ShrubPresenceofExitHoles?

RiparianHabitat?

NumberofStems(byDiameter) EffectonShrub(DirectorIndirect)1–3Inches 3–5Inches >5Inches

3 Y Y 13 5 5 Direct4 N Y 19 2 2 Direct5 N Y 18 0 1 Direct6 N Y 60 5 9 Direct7 N Y 33 10 18 Direct8 N Y 8 5 2 Direct9 N Y 30 2 8 Direct10 Y Y 8 4 2 Indirect111 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect121 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct131 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct141 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct151 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect30 Y Y 0 0 1 Indirect312 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct32 N N 3 1 1 Direct332 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct34 Y N 12 6 10 Direct35 N N 9 1 8 Direct36 N Y 0 0 1 Direct371 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct381 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct39a N N 3 0 0 Direct39b1 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41a1 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41b1 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41c Y N 5 7 2 Direct49 N N 0 0 1 Direct50 Y N 16 7 7 Direct52 Y Y 6 1 1 Indirect53 Y N 29 17 3 Indirect54 N Y 17 1 0 Indirect75 N Y 47 5 1 Indirect77 Y Y 11 3 0 Indirect841 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect851 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect881 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct891 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct901 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct911 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct92 N Y 10 15 8 Direct931 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct941 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct951 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct961 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct97 Y Y 3 0 1 DirectIndirecttotal 118 31 8 Directtotal 242 66 84 Overalltotal 360 97 92 1 UNK=Unknownbecauseshrubscoveredingrapevinesorpoisonoakandcannotcountstemsorseeexitholes.2 Nopropertyaccess.2

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Table E.2‐4. Summary of Stem Counts for All Elderberry Shrubs in Alternative 3 1

ShrubPresenceofExitHoles?

RiparianHabitat?

NumberofStems(byDiameter) EffectonShrub(DirectorIndirect)1–3Inches 3–5Inches >5Inches

3 Y Y 13 5 5 Direct4 N Y 19 2 2 Direct5 N Y 18 0 1 Direct6 N Y 60 5 9 Direct7 N Y 33 10 18 Direct8 N Y 8 5 2 Direct9 N Y 30 2 8 Direct10 Y Y 8 4 2 Direct111 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct121 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct131 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct141 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct151 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Direct30 Y Y 0 0 1 Indirect312 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct32 N N 3 1 1 Direct332 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct34 Y N 12 6 10 Direct35 N N 9 1 8 Indirect36 N Y 0 0 1 Indirect41a1 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41b1 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41c Y N 5 7 2 Direct49 N N 16 7 7 Direct50 Y N 0 0 1 Direct881 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect891 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect901 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK IndirectIndirectTotal 9 1 10 DirectTotal 225 54 68 OverallTotal 234 55 78 1 UNK=Unknownbecauseshrubscoveredingrapevinesorpoisonoakandcannotcountstemsorseeexitholes.

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Table E.2‐5. Summary of Stem Counts for All Elderberry Shrubs in Alternative 4 1

ShrubPresenceofExitHoles?

RiparianHabitat?

NumberofStems(byDiameter) EffectonShrub(DirectorIndirect)1–3Inches 3–5Inches >5Inches

2 Y Y 0 1 1 Indirect3 Y Y 13 5 5 Direct4 N Y 19 2 2 Direct5 N Y 18 0 1 Direct6 N Y 60 5 9 Direct7 N Y 33 10 18 Direct8 N Y 8 5 2 Direct9 N Y 30 2 8 Direct10 Y Y 8 4 2 Indirect30 Y Y 0 0 1 Indirect312 UNK N‐ UNK UNK UNK Direct32 N N 3 1 1 Direct332 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct34 Y N 12 6 10 Direct371 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect381 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect39a N N 3 0 0 Direct39b1 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41a1 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41b1 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41c Y N 5 7 2 Direct47 Y Y 42 8 2 Indirect49 N N 16 7 7 Direct50 Y N 0 0 1 Direct52 Y Y 6 1 1 Indirect53 Y N 29 17 3 Direct54 N Y 17 1 0 Indirect75 N Y 47 5 1 Indirect76 Y Y 12 3 2 Indirect77 Y Y 11 3 0 Indirect78 Y Y 13 3 9 Indirect79 Y Y 9 4 5 Indirect801 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect811 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect821 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect841 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect851 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect861 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect871 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect92 N Y 10 15 8 Indirect931 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect941 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect951 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect97 Y Y 3 0 1 Direct98 UNK Y 4 0 0 Indirect100 Y Y 8 2 0 IndirectIndirectTotal 187 50 32 DirectTotal 252 67 70 OverallTotal 439 117 102 1 UNK=Unknownbecauseshrubscoveredingrapevinesorpoisonoakandcan’tcountstemsorseeexitholes.2 Nopropertyaccess.2

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Table E.2‐6. Summary of Stem Counts for All Elderberry Shrubs in Alternative 5 1

ShrubPresenceofExitHoles?

RiparianHabitat?

NumberofStems(byDiameter) EffectonShrub(DirectorIndirect)1–3Inches 3–5Inches >5Inches

2 Y Y 0 1 1 Indirect3 Y Y 13 5 5 Direct4 N Y 19 2 2 Direct5 N Y 18 0 1 Direct6 N Y 60 5 9 Direct7 N Y 33 10 18 Direct8 N Y 8 5 2 Direct9 N Y 30 2 8 Direct10 Y Y 8 4 2 Indirect30 Y Y 0 0 1 Indirect312 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct32 N N 3 1 1 Direct332 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct371 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect381 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect39a N N 3 0 0 Direct39b1 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41a1 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41b1 UNK N UNK UNK UNK Direct41c Y N 5 7 2 Direct47 Y Y 42 8 2 Indirect49 N N 0 0 1 Direct50 Y N 16 7 7 Direct52 Y Y 6 1 1 Indirect53 Y N 29 17 3 Direct54 N Y 17 1 0 Indirect75 N Y 47 5 1 Indirect76 Y Y 12 3 2 Indirect77 Y Y 11 3 0 Indirect78 Y Y 13 3 9 Indirect79 Y Y 9 4 5 Indirect801 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect811 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect821 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect841 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect851 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect861 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect871 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect92 N Y 10 15 8 Indirect931 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect941 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect951 UNK Y UNK UNK UNK Indirect97 Y Y 3 0 1 Direct98 UNK Y 4 0 0 Indirect100 Y Y 8 2 0 IndirectIndirectTotal 187 50 32 DirectTotal 240 61 60 OverallTotal 380 111 92 1 UNK=Unknownbecauseshrubscoveredingrapevinesorpoisonoakandcannotcountstemsorseeexitholes.2 Nopropertyaccess.2

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E.2.2 Giant Garter Snake 1

ThegiantgartersnakeislistedasthreatenedundertheESAandtheCaliforniaEndangeredSpecies2Act(CESA).Thegiantgartersnakeisthelargestgartersnake,reachingatotallengthof64inchesor3more.Dorsalbackgroundcolorationvariesfrombrownishtoolivewithacheckeredpatternofblack4spots,separatedbyayellowdorsalstripeandtwolight‐coloredlateralstripes.(U.S.Fishand5WildlifeService1999b.)6

GiantgartersnakesareendemictowetlandsintheSacramentoandSanJoaquinValleysandinhabit7marshes,sloughs,ponds,smalllakes,low‐gradientstreamsandotherwaterways,andagricultural8wetlandssuchasirrigationanddrainagecanalsandricefields,aswellastheadjacentuplands.9Essentialhabitatcomponentsare:10

Adequatewaterduringthespecies’activeseason(earlyspringthroughmid‐fall)toprovidefood11andcover.12

Emergentherbaceouswetlandvegetation,suchascattailsandbulrushes,forescapecoverand13foraginghabitatduringtheactiveseason.14

Uplandhabitatwithgrassybanksandopeningsinwatersidevegetationforbasking.15

Higher‐elevationuplandsforcoverandrefugefromfloodwatersduringthedormantseasonin16winter.(U.S.FishandWildlifeService1999b.)17

Thegiantgartersnakeisextremelyaquaticandrarelyfoundawayfromwater.Giantgartersnakes18activelyforageinthewaterandretreattowatertoescapefrompredatorsandwhendisturbed.The19predominantpreyspeciesarecrayfish,carp(Cyprinuscarpio),mosquitofish(Gambusiaaffinis),20bullfrogs,andPacifictreefrogs.Giantgartersnakesaretypicallyabsentfromlargerriversandother21waterbodiesthatsupportintroducedpopulationsoflargepredatoryfishandfromwetlandswith22sand,gravel,orrocksubstrates.Riparianwoodlandsdonottypicallyprovidesuitablehabitat23becauseofexcessiveshade,lackofbaskingsites,andabsenceofpreypopulations.(U.S.Fishand24WildlifeService1999b.)25

Giantgartersnakeshibernateinsmallmammalburrowsandothersoilcreviceslocatednearaquatic26habitataboveprevailingfloodlevelsthroughoutthewintermonths(Novemberuntilearlyspring).27Theytypicallyselectburrowswithsunnyexposurealongsouth‐andwest‐facingslopes.Giantgarter28snakesalsouseburrowsasrefugefromextremeheatduringtheiractiveperiod.TheU.S.Geological29Survey(USGS)BiologicalResourcesDivisionhasdocumentedgiantgartersnakesusingburrowsin30summerasmuchas165feetawayfromthemarshedge.Overwinteringgiantgartersnakeshave31beendocumentedusingburrowsasfaras820feetfromtheedgeofmarshhabitat(U.S.Fishand32WildlifeService1999b).33

E.2.2.1 Status in the Project Area 34

TherearenoCNDDB(2013)recordsforgiantgartersnakesintheprojectarea,althoughthereare3555occurrenceswithin10milesoftheprojectarea.Nogiantgartersnakeswereobservedduringthe36AprilandMay2011reconnaissance‐levelsurveys,butthisdoesnoteliminatethepossibilitythat37theyinhabitthesite.Theprojectareaiswithinthecurrentrangeofgiantgartersnake(U.S.Fishand38WildlifeService1999b).Theclosestreportedoccurrenceofgiantgartersnakeisapproximately393mileswestoftheprojectareaintheYoloBypass(CaliforniaNaturalDiversityDatabase2013).40

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Intheprojectarea,theMainDrainandseveralagriculturalditches,BeesLakes,andemergent1marshesprovidesuitableaquatichabitatforgiantgartersnake(Plate3.10‐1intheEIS/EIR).Water2ispumpedintotheMainCanalfromtheSacramentoRiverandthenflowsintoseveraladjoining3irrigationditchesthatareusedtoirrigateagriculturalfieldsintheprojectarea.Theflowofwater4throughtheseditchesisvariableanddependsontheneedforirrigationwater.Mostofthecanalsin5theprojectareawerewetatthetimeoftheAprilandMay2011surveys.Thesupplyofirrigation6watertomanyoftheseditcheswasterminatedafterthelandwasrecentlysold.Mostoftheactive7fieldsintheprojectareaduringthespring2011surveywereplantedinwheatthatdoesnotrequire8irrigation.9

Uplandbaskingandoverwinteringhabitatisalsopresentintheprojectarea.Uplandhabitatconsists10ofnonnativeannualgrasslandsalongtheirrigationditchesandadjacentfallowagriculturallands11within200feetofsuitableaquatichabitat.12

E.2.3 Western Pond Turtle 13

ThewesternpondturtleisaCaliforniaspeciesofspecialconcern.Thewesternpondturtleisthe14onlyabundantturtlenativetoCalifornia(CaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGame2005).Itwas15foundhistoricallyinmostPacificslopedrainagesbetweentheOregonandMexicanborders.Itisstill16foundinsuitablehabitatswestoftheSierra‐Cascadecrest(JenningsandHayes1994).17

Westernpondturtlesrequiresomeslow‐wateraquatichabitatandareuncommoninhigh‐gradient18streams(JenningsandHayes1994).Thebanksofinhabitedwatersusuallyhavethickvegetation,19butbaskingsitessuchaslogs,rocks,oropenbanksalsomustbepresent(CaliforniaDepartmentof20FishandGame2005).Dependingonthelatitude,elevation,andhabitattype,thewesternpond21turtlemaybecomeinactiveoverwinterorremainactiveyear‐round.Nestsitestypicallyarefound22onslopesthatareunshadedandhavehighclayorsiltcomposition(JenningsandHayes1994).Eggs23arelaidfromMarchtoAugust,dependingonlocalconditions,andincubationlastsfrom73to2480days.Westernpondturtlesareomnivorousandfeedonaquaticplantmaterial,aquatic25invertebrates,fishes,frogs,andevencarrion(CaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGame2005).26

E.2.3.1 Status in the Project Area 27

TherearenoCNDDB(2013)occurrencesofthisspeciesintheprojectarea.TherearesixCNDDB28(2013)recordsforwesternpondturtleoccurrenceswithina10‐mileradiusoftheprojectarea.29Fifteenwesternpondturtleswereobservedduringthe2011fieldsurveyinBeesLakesinthe30projectarea(Plate3.10‐1intheEIS/EIR).Upto38baskingturtleswereobservedinBeesLakes31duringtheMarch26,2013survey.The38turtleswereamixedgroupofwesternpondturtles(4)32andred‐earedsliders(6)withthe28remainingturtlesunidentifiedbecauseofthickcoatingsof33vegetationontheirshellsandheads.Red‐earedslidersareanon‐nativespecieswhichmay34outcompeteforbaskingsitesandfoodsourceswithpondturtles,andmayalsospreaddiseases.35(Holland1994).Openwater(includingagriculturalditchesandponds)andemergentwetland36habitatsprovidesuitableaquatichabitat;annualgrassland,riparianforest,andotheruplandareas37adjacenttoaquatichabitatsprovidepotentialwinterhibernaculaandnestinghabitat.38

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E.2.4 Swainson’s Hawk 1

Swainson’shawksareprotectedundertheMigratoryBirdTreatyAct(MBTA)andarestate‐listedas2threatened.Swainson’shawksinhabitgrasslands,sage‐steppeplains,andagriculturalregionsof3westernNorthAmericaduringthebreedingseasonandwinteringrasslandandagriculturalregions4fromcentralMexicotosouthernSouthAmerica(Englandetal.1997).5

InCalifornia,thenestingdistributionincludestheSacramentoandSanJoaquinValleys,theGreat6Basinsage‐steppecommunitiesandassociatedagriculturalvalleysinextremenortheastern7California,isolatedvalleysintheSierraNevadainMonoandInyoCounties,andlimitedareasofthe8MojaveDesertregion(CaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGame1994).9

Since1980,basedonnestingrecordsalone,populationsinCaliforniaappearrelativelystable.10However,continuedagriculturalconversionandpractices,urbandevelopment,andwater11developmenthavereducedavailablehabitatforSwainson’shawksthroughouttheirrangein12California;thishabitatreductionpotentiallycouldresultinalong‐termdecliningtrend.Thestatus13ofpopulations,particularlywithrespecttojuvenilesurvivorship,remainsunclear.14

InCalifornia,Swainson’shawkhabitatgenerallyconsistsoflarge,flat,open,undevelopedlandscapes15thatincludesuitablegrasslandoragriculturalforaginghabitatandsparselydistributedtreesfor16nesting(Englandetal.1997).Foraginghabitatincludesopenfieldsandpastures.Preferredforaging17habitatsforSwainson’shawkincludealfalfafields,fallowfields,low‐growingroworfieldcrops,rice18fieldsduringthenonfloodedperiod,andcerealgraincrops.Preyspeciesincludegroundsquirrels,19Californiavoles,pocketgophers,deermice,reptiles,andinsects(Swainson’sHawkTechnical20AdvisoryCommittee2000;Englandetal.1997).21

Swainson’shawksusuallynestinlargenativetreessuchasvalleyoak,cottonwood,andwillows,22althoughnonnativetreessuchaseucalyptus(Eucalyptusspp.)occasionallyareused.Nestsoccurin23riparianwoodlands,roadsidetrees,treesalongfieldborders,isolatedtreesandsmallgroves,trees24inwindbreaks,andtreesontheedgesofremnantoakwoodlands.Insomelocales,urbannestsites25havebeenrecorded.ThebreedingseasonistypicallyMarchtoAugust(Englandetal.1997).26

E.2.4.1 Status in the Project Area 27

Thereare10previouslyrecordednestlocationsintheprojectareaandanadditional29nests28within1mile(YoloNaturalHeritageProgram2007andCaliforniaNaturalDiversityDatabase2013)29(Plate3.10‐1intheEIS/EIR).Anadditional56nestsarewithin5milesand147nestsarewithin1030milesoftheprojectarea(CaliforniaNaturalDiversityDatabase2013).AlthoughSwainson’shawks31havehighsitefidelitytoaparticulararea(nestingterritory),theywilloftenusedifferentnestsfrom32yeartoyear.Therefore,notallofthedocumentednestsiteswouldbeactiveinagivenyear,making33itdifficulttodetermineexactpopulationnumbersintheprojectarea.DuringAprilandMay201334surveys,fouractivenestswereobservedwithintheprojectarea.SeveraladultSwainson’shawks35wereobservedforagingintheprojectareaduringthereconnaissancesurveysinAprilandMay201136and2013.Largetreeslocatedinandadjacenttotheprojectareaprovidesuitablenestinghabitat,37andagriculturallandsandgrasslandsprovidesuitableforaginghabitat.38

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E.2.5 Western Burrowing Owl 1

WesternburrowingowlsareaCaliforniaspeciesofspecialconcernandareprotectedunderthe2MBTA.Westernburrowingowlswereformerlyacommonpermanentresidentthroughoutmuchof3California,butpopulationdeclinesbecamenoticeablebythe1940sandhavecontinuedtothe4present.Farminghastakenamajortollonwesternburrowingowlpopulationsandtheirhabitatby5destroyingnestingburrowsandexposingbreedersandtheiryoungtothetoxiceffectsofpesticides.6(Haugetal.1993.)7

Westernburrowingowlspreferopen,dry,shortgrasslandhabitatswithfewtreesandareoften8associatedwithburrowingmammalssuchasCaliforniagroundsquirrels.Theyoccupyburrows9typicallyabandonedbygroundsquirrelsorotherburrowingmammalsbutalsomayuseartificial10burrowssuchasabandonedpipes,culverts,anddebrispiles(CaliforniaDepartmentofFishand11Game2012;Haugetal.1993).Preyincludesarthropods,amphibians,smallreptiles,smallmammals,12andbirds,particularlyhornedlarks(Haugetal.1993).13

ThebreedingseasonusuallyextendsfromlateFebruarythroughAugust.Westernburrowingowls14oftennestinroadsideembankments,onlevees,andalongirrigationcanals.Thisspeciesismore15diurnalthanmostowlsandoftencanbeobservedduringthedaystandingoutsidetheentranceto16itsburrow.(Haugetal.1993.)17

E.2.5.1 Status in the Project Area 18

TherearenoCNDDB(2013)occurrencesofthisspeciesintheprojectarea.Thereare6819occurrenceswithina10‐mileradiusoftheprojectareaCNDDB(2013).Theclosestoftheseinclude20nestingrecordslocatedalongtheDWSCandthenorthwestcornerofSacramentoExecutiveAirport.21Theruderalfields,levees,andirrigationditchesprovidesuitablenestinghabitatwhereground22squirrelburrowsarepresent,andopenareasnearsuitablenestinghabitatprovidesuitableforaging23habitat.24

E.2.6 White‐Tailed Kite 25

Thewhite‐tailedkiteisprotectedundertheMBTAandisafullyprotectedspeciesunderthe26CaliforniaFishandGameCode(CFGC).White‐tailedkiteswerethreatenedwithextinctioninNorth27Americaduringtheearlytwentiethcentury.Populationsrecoveredthroughoutthespecies’rangein28theUnitedStatesfromsmallpopulationsthatsurvivedinCalifornia,Texas,andFlorida.However,29sincethe1980s,white‐tailedkitepopulationshavebeendeclining,apparentlybecauseoflossof30habitatandincreaseddisturbanceofnests.(Dunk1995.)31

ThebreedingseasongenerallyextendsfromearlyFebruarythroughearlyAugust.White‐tailedkites32usuallynestinlargenativetrees,althoughnonnativetreesalsoareusedoccasionally.Nesttreesare33generallyattheedgeofwoodedhabitatnexttoopenfields.Largetreesindevelopedareasalsomay34beused,althoughthetreesneedtobeclosetoopenfieldsforforaging(Dunk1995).White‐tailed35kitesfeedprimarilyonsmallmammals,includingvoles(Microtussp.),pocketmice(Perognathus36sp.),andwesternharvestmice(Reithrodontomysmegalotis).37

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E.2.6.1 Status in the Project Area 1

TherearenoCNDDB(2013)occurrencesofthisspeciesintheprojectarea.CNDDB(2013)records2indicate20white‐tailedkitenestingoccurrenceswithin10milesoftheprojectarea.Largetreesin3andadjacenttotheprojectareaprovidesuitablenestinghabitat,andagriculturalfieldsandother4openareasprovidesuitableforaginghabitat.Awhite‐tailedkitewasobservedperchedonatreein5theprojectareaduringtheMarch26,2013fieldsurvey.6

E.2.7 Loggerhead Shrike 7

Theloggerheadshrike(Laniusludovicianus)isdesignatedasaCaliforniaspeciesofspecialconcern.8LoggerheadshrikesareawidespreadspeciesinNorthAmerica,occurringfromthesouthern9CanadianprovincesacrossmostoftheUnitedStatesintoMexico(Yosef1996).InCalifornia,10loggerheadshrikesoccurinopenhabitatswithscatteredshrubs,trees,posts,fences,utilitylines,11andotherperches.Habitatsincludevalleyfoothillforests,pinyon‐juniper,desertriparian,and12Joshuatreehabitats(CaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGame2005).Loggerheadshrikesare13adaptabletourbanenvironmentsaslongaspreferredhabitatcharacteristicsandabundantprey14suppliesarepresent(Yosef1996).15

Theloggerheadshrikeisapredatorysongbird.Asopportunisticpredators,loggerheadshrikesfeed16onawidevarietyofprey,includinginsects,smallmammalsandbirds,reptiles,amphibians,and17occasionallycarrion.Preyisoftenimpaledonsharpobjectssuchasthornsandbarbedwirefences18(Yosef1996).Nestinghabitatincludesdense‐foliageshrubsandtreesnearopenhabitats(California19DepartmentofFishandGame2005).20

E.2.7.1 Status in the Project Area 21

CNDDB(2013)recordsdonotindicateanyloggerheadshrikeoccurrenceswithin10milesofthe22projectarea.Shrikescouldnestinriparianandvalleyoakwoodlandsaswellasinlandscapeshrubs23throughouttheprojectarea.24

E.2.8 Tricolored Blackbird 25

ThetricoloredblackbirdisaCaliforniaspeciesofspecialconcern.InCalifornia,activebreeding26coloniesoccurin46Californiacounties,withthelargestcoloniesintheCentralValley.IntheCentral27Valley,breedingextendseastintothefoothillsoftheSierraNevada.Historically,mostCalifornia28colonieshavebeenlocatedintheSacramentoandSanJoaquinValleys,buthabitatlosshasreduced29breedingconsiderablyinthisareainrecentyears(BeedyandHamilton1999).Tricoloredblackbirds30havethreebasicrequirementsforselectingtheirbreedingcolonies:open,accessiblewater;a31protectednestingsubstrate,includingeitherfloodedvegetationorthorny/spinyvegetation;anda32suitableforagingspaceprovidingadequateinsectpreywithinafewmilesofthenestingcolony.33Theyoftenchangetheirnestlocationsfromyeartoyear.Anincreasingpercentageoftricolored34blackbirdsareusingHimalayanblackberryfornestinghabitat(BeedyandHamilton1999).35

SuitablebreedinghabitatswithintheCentralValleyhavebeenfoundtoincludeemergentmarsh36areaswithtulesorcattailanduplandhabitatsconsistingofthistle,nettle,blackberry,wheat,and37

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othershrubbyuplandsubstrates(Meese2006).Foraginghabitatsinallseasonsincludeannual1grasslands,wetanddryvernalpoolsandotherseasonalwetlands,agriculturalfields(e.g.,large2tractsofalfalfawithcontinuousmowingschedulesandrecentlytilledfields),cattlefeedlots,and3dairies.Tricoloredblackbirdsalsooccasionallyforageinriparianscrubhabitatsandalongmarsh4borders.Weed‐freerowcropsandintensivelymanagedvineyardsandorchardsdonotserveas5regularforagesites(BeedyandHamilton1999).6

E.2.8.1 Status in the Project Area 7

TherearenoCNDDB(2013)occurrencesofthisspeciesintheprojectarea.CNDDB(2013)indicated813nestingsiteswithina10‐mileradius.EmergentwetlandsandHimalayanblackberrybrambles9(whichoccurthroughouttheprojectarea)providesuitablenestinghabitat,andagriculturalfields10andannualgrasslandsprovidesuitableforaginghabitat.11

E.2.9 Purple Martin 12

PurplemartinisaCaliforniaspeciesofspecialconcern.Thisspeciesbreedslocallyalongeastern13slopesoftheCascadeMountainsofCaliforniasouthtoextremesouthwesternCalifornia.Thespecies14wintersinSouthAmericainlowlandseastoftheAndessouthtonorthernArgentina(rarely)and15southernBrazil.PurplemartinisthelargestswallowinNorthAmericaandamongthelargestinthe16world.ThesemartinsinhabitmontaneforestorPacificlowlands,restrictedtoareaswithdeadsnags17containingwoodpeckerholes,generallypatchyandlocalinoccurrence.Thisspeciesisreported18typicallytoavoiddesertsandgrasslands.(Brown1997.)19

Purplemartinisadiurnal,aerialfeederthatfeedsoninsectsathigherelevationsthanother20swallows,sometimesupto490feet.Becauseoftheheightofforaging,individualsrarelyare21observedforaging,withtheexceptionbeinglateafternoonsandnearduskwhenbirdsfeedlowand22closetonestsites.Thespeciespresumablyrangesoverareasimmediatelysurroundingthenestsite,23althoughthereisnoinformationontypicaltraveldistancewhileforaging.Cold,rainyweatherin24springforcespurplemartins,especiallymigrants,tofeedlowoverpondsandlakes,apparentlyin25pursuitofaquaticinsectsalongthewatersurface.(Brown1997.)26

E.2.9.1 Status in the Project Area 27

TherearenoCNDDB(2013)occurrencesofthisspeciesintheprojectarea.Thereare1028occurrencesreportedwithina10‐mileradiusofcoloniesnestingunderfreewayorstreet29overpasses.Suitablenestinghabitatforthisspeciesoccursintheriparianforestandotherwoodland30andforestareasthroughouttheprojectarea.31

E.2.10 Bank Swallow 32

Thebankswallowisastate‐listedthreatenedspecies.InCalifornia,bankswallowisaregular33breederfromMontereyCountytoSanFranciscoCounty,andinnorthernCaliforniainSiskiyou,34Shasta,andLassenCountiesandalongtheSacramentoRiverfromShastaCountysouthtoYolo35County.Bankswallowsnestinerodiblesoilsonverticalornear‐verticalbanksandbluffsinlowland36areasdominatedbyrivers,streams,lakes,andoceans.Basedontheoftenephemeralnatureof37

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nestingareas,bankswallowhaslownestsitefidelity.Foraginghabitatssurroundingnestingcolony1sitesincludewetlands,openwater,grasslands,riparianforests,agriculturallands,shrublands,and2occasionallyuplandwoodlands.(Garrison1999.)3

Bankswallowisanaerialfeederfromdawntoduskthattakesflyingorjumpinginsectsalmost4exclusivelyonthewing.Thespeciesisreportedoccasionallytoeatterrestrialandaquaticinsectsor5larvaeandlessoftentoconsumevegetablematter.Bankswallowmayfeedonthegroundwhere6highconcentrationsofsuitableinsectpreyarepresent.(Garrison1999.)7

E.2.10.1 Status in the Project Area 8

TherearenoCNDDB(2013)occurrencesofthisspeciesintheprojectarea.Thereisonenesting9recordforthisspeciesapproximately5milesfromtheprojectareaalongtheAmericanRiver.10Additionally,thisspeciesisrecordedtonestapproximately12milesnorthoftheprojectareaalong11theSacramentoRiver.Intheprojectarea,suitablebreedinghabitatincludesareasalongthe12SacramentoRiverwherebanksareverticaltonear‐vertical.13

E.2.11 Northern Harrier 14

ThenorthernharrierisaCaliforniaspeciesofspecialconcernandisprotectedundertheMBTAand15CFGC3503and3503.5.Thenorthernharrierisamedium‐sizedhawkraptorofuplandgrasslands16andfresh‐andsaltwatermarshes.InCalifornia,northernharriersareapermanentresidentofthe17northeasternplateau,coastalareas,andCentralValley(MacwhirterandBildstein1996).Northern18harriersbreedinCaliforniaintheCentralValleyandSierraNevada(CaliforniaDepartmentofFish19andGame2005).20

Northernharriersfrequentmeadows,grasslands,desertsinks,openrangelands,andfresh‐and21saltwateremergentwetlands;theyseldomarefoundassociatedwithwoodedhabitats.Harriersfeed22mostlyonvolesandothersmallmammals,birds,frogs,smallreptiles,crustaceans,insects,and23rarelyonfish(CaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGame2005).Harriersmostlynestinemergent24wetlandoralongriversorlakesbutmaynestingrasslands,grainfields,orsagebrushflatsseveral25milesfromwater(MacwhirterandBildstein1996).Thenestisbuiltofalargemoundofstickson26wetareasandasmallercupofgrassesondrysites.27

E.2.11.1 Status in the Project Area 28

TherearenoCNDDB(2013)occurrencesofthisspeciesnestingintheprojectarea.Similarly,29CNDDB(2013)recordsdonotindicateanynestingnorthernharrieroccurrenceswithin10milesof30theprojectarea.Non‐orchardagriculturalfieldsandannualgrasslandsprovidesuitableforaging31habitat,andtheannualgrassland,irrigatedpasture,andemergentwetlandhabitatintheproject32areaprovidesuitablenestingandforaginghabitat.33

E.2.12 Hoary Bat 34

ThehoarybatisaCaliforniaspeciesofspecialconcernandhasbeenclassifiedasmoderatepriority35bytheWesternBatWorkingGroup(WBWG).Themoderateprioritydesignationindicatesalevelof36concernthatshouldwarrantcloserevaluation,moreresearch,andconservationactionsforthe37

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species.Hoarybatsarefoundprimarilyinforestedhabitats,includingriparianforests,andmay1occurinparkandgardensettingsinurbanareas(BrownandPierson1996).Habitatsthatare2suitableforprovidingmaternityroostsincludeallwoodlandsthathavemedium‐tolarge‐sizedtrees3withdensefoliage.Femalesandyoungtendtoroostathighersitesintrees(CaliforniaDepartment4ofFishandGame2005).5

E.2.12.1 Status in the Project Area 6

TherearenoCNDDB(2013)occurrencesofthisspeciesintheprojectarea.CNDDB(2013)records7indicatetwohoarybatobservationswithin10milesoftheprojectarea.Suitablehabitatinthe8projectareaoccursinriparianforestsandotherforestsandwoodlands.9

E.2.13 Western Red Bat 10

WesternredbatisaCaliforniaspeciesofspecialconcernandaWBWGhighpriorityspecies.The11highprioritydesignationisforspeciesathighriskofimperilment.Thewesternredbatoccurs12throughoutmuchofCaliforniaatlowerelevations.Itisfoundprimarilyinriparianandwooded13habitatsbutalsooccursseasonallyinurbanareas(BrownandPierson1996).Westernredbats14roostinthefoliageoftreesthatoftenarelocatedontheedgeofhabitatsadjacenttostreams,fields,15orurbanareas.ThisspeciesbreedsinAugustandSeptember,andyoungareborninMaythrough16July(Zeineretal.1990b).17

E.2.13.1 Status in the Project Area 18

Therearenooccurrencesofthisspeciesintheprojectareaorwithina10‐mileradius(CNDDB192013).Therearerecentacousticalrecordsforwesternredbatheardduringmaternityseasonin20riparianhabitatalongtheSacramentoRiverinWestSacramento(ICFInternational2011).Suitable21habitatintheprojectareaoccursinriparianforestsandotherforestsandwoodlands.22

E.2.14 Pallid Bat 23

ThepallidbatisaCaliforniaspeciesofspecialconcernandisdesignatedashighprioritybythe24WBWG.Pallidbatsarefoundinavarietyofhabitatsbutareassociatedparticularlywithoak25woodlands,ponderosapine,redwood,andsequoiahabitatsincentralandnorthernCalifornia.Pallid26batshaveahighrelianceontreesfordayroosts.(BrownandPierson1996.)27

E.2.14.1 Status in the Project Area 28

TherearenoCNDDB(2013)occurrencesofthisspeciesintheprojectarea.CNDDB(2013)records29indicateonepallidbatobservationwithin10milesoftheprojectarea.Suitablehabitatintheproject30areaoccursinriparianforestsandotherforestsandwoodland.31

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E.2.15 References 1

Beedy,EdwardC.andWilliamJ.Hamilton,III.1999.TricoloredBlackbird(Agelaiustricolor),The2BirdsofNorthAmericaOnline(A.Poole,Ed.).Ithaca:CornellLabofOrnithology.Available:3<http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/423doi:10.2173/bna.423>.4

Brown,CharlesR.1997.PurpleMartin(Prognesubis),TheBirdsofNorthAmericaOnline(A.Poole,5Ed.).Ithaca:CornellLabofOrnithologyAvailable:6<http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/287doi:10.2173/bna.287>.7

Brown,PatriciaE.andElizabethD.Pierson.1996.NaturalHistoryandManagementofBatsin8CaliforniaandNevada,November13–15,1996,Workshop.9

CaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGame.1994.StaffReportRegardingMitigationforImpactsto10Swainson’sHawk(Buteoswainsoni)intheCentralValleyOfCalifornia.November1,1994.11Sacramento,CA.12

CaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGame.2005.HabitatRelationshipsSystem.Informationobtained13forwesternpondturtle,loggerheadshrike,northernharrier,Swainson’shawk,andhoarybat.14

CaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGame.2012.StaffReportonBurrowingOwlMitigation.March7,152012.Sacramento,CA.16

CaliforniaNaturalDiversityDatabase.2013.RareFind,version3.1.0(December30,2012update).17Sacramento,CA:CaliforniaDepartmentofFishandGame.Accessed:January3,2013.18

Dunk,JeffreyR.1995.White‐tailedKite(Elanusleucurus),TheBirdsofNorthAmericaOnline(A.19Poole,Ed.).Ithaca:CornellLabofOrnithology;Available:20<http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/178doi:10.2173/bna.178>.21

England,A.Sidney,MarcJ.BechardandC.StuartHouston.1997.Swainson'sHawk(Buteo22swainsoni),TheBirdsofNorthAmericaOnline(A.Poole,Ed.).Ithaca:CornellLabofOrnithology;23Available:<http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/265doi:10.2173/bna.265>.24

Garrison,BarrettA.1999.BankSwallow(Ripariariparia),TheBirdsofNorthAmericaOnline(A.25Poole,Ed.).Ithaca:CornellLabofOrnithology.Available:26<http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/414doi:10.2173/bna.414>.27

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Appendix E.3 USFWS, CNPS, and CNDDB Species Lists

July 15, 2011

Document Number: 110715125143

Stephanie Myers ICF International 630 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814

Subject: Species List for Southport Levee Project

Dear: Ms. Myers

We are sending this official species list in response to your July 15, 2011 request for information about endangered and threatened species. The list covers the California counties and/or U.S. Geological Survey 7½ minute quad or quads you requested.

Our database was developed primarily to assist Federal agencies that are consulting with us. Therefore, our lists include all of the sensitive species that have been found in a certain area and also ones that may be affected by projects in the area. For example, a fish may be on the list for a quad if it lives somewhere downstream from that quad. Birds are included even if they only migrate through an area. In other words, we include all of the species we want people to consider when they do something that affects the environment.

Please read Important Information About Your Species List (below). It explains how we made the list and describes your responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act.

Our database is constantly updated as species are proposed, listed and delisted. If you address proposed and candidate species in your planning, this should not be a problem. However, we recommend that you get an updated list every 90 days. That would be October 13, 2011.

Please contact us if your project may affect endangered or threatened species or if you have any questions about the attached list or your responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act. A list of Endangered Species Program contacts can be found at file:///U:/branches.htm.

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FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

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U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 Minute Quads you requested

Document Number: 110715010311

Database Last Updated: April 29, 2010

No quad species lists requested.

County Lists

Yolo County

Listed Species

Invertebrates

Branchinecta conservatio Conservancy fairy shrimp (E)

Branchinecta lynchi

vernal pool fairy shrimp (T)

Desmocerus californicus dimorphus

valley elderberry longhorn beetle (T)

Lepidurus packardi

Critical habitat, vernal pool tadpole shrimp (X) vernal pool tadpole shrimp (E)

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Fish

Acipenser medirostris green sturgeon (T) (NMFS)

Hypomesus transpacificus

Critical habitat, delta smelt (X) delta smelt (T)

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Central Valley steelhead (T) (NMFS) Critical habitat, Central Valley steelhead (X) (NMFS)

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Central Valley spring-run chinook salmon (T) (NMFS) Critical Habitat, Central Valley spring-run chinook (X) (NMFS) Critical habitat, winter-run chinook salmon (X) (NMFS) winter-run chinook salmon, Sacramento River (E) (NMFS)

Amphibians

Ambystoma californiense California tiger salamander, central population (T) Critical habitat, CA tiger salamander, central population (X)

Rana draytonii

California red-legged frog (T)

Reptiles

Thamnophis gigas giant garter snake (T)

Birds

Strix occidentalis caurina northern spotted owl (T)

Plants

Cordylanthus palmatus palmate-bracted bird's-beak (E)

Neostapfia colusana

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Colusa grass (T) Critical habitat, Colusa grass (X)

Tuctoria mucronata

Critical habitat, Solano grass (=Crampton's tuctoria) (X) Solano grass (=Crampton's tuctoria) (E)

Candidate Species

Birds

Coccyzus americanus occidentalis Western yellow-billed cuckoo (C)

Key:

(E) Endangered - Listed as being in danger of extinction. (T) Threatened - Listed as likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future. (P) Proposed - Officially proposed in the Federal Register for listing as endangered or threatened. (NMFS) Species under the Jurisdiction of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Fisheries Service. Consult with them directly about these species. Critical Habitat - Area essential to the conservation of a species. (PX) Proposed Critical Habitat - The species is already listed. Critical habitat is being proposed for it. (C) Candidate - Candidate to become a proposed species. (V) Vacated by a court order. Not currently in effect. Being reviewed by the Service. (X) Critical Habitat designated for this species

Important Information About Your Species List

How We Make Species Lists

We store information about endangered and threatened species lists by U.S. Geological Survey 7½ minute quads. The United States is divided into these quads, which are about the size of San Francisco.

The animals on your species list are ones that occur within, or may be affected by projects within, the quads covered by the list.

Fish and other aquatic species appear on your list if they are in the same watershed as your quad or if water use in your quad might affect them.

Amphibians will be on the list for a quad or county if pesticides applied in that area may be carried to their habitat by air currents.

Birds are shown regardless of whether they are resident or migratory. Relevant birds on the county list should be considered regardless of whether they appear on a quad list.

Plants

Any plants on your list are ones that have actually been observed in the area covered by the list. Plants may exist in an area without ever having been detected there. You can find out what's in the surrounding quads through the California Native Plant Society's online Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.

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Surveying

Some of the species on your list may not be affected by your project. A trained biologist and/or botanist, familiar with the habitat requirements of the species on your list, should determine whether they or habitats suitable for them may be affected by your project. We recommend that your surveys include any proposed and candidate species on your list. See our Protocol and Recovery Permits pages.

For plant surveys, we recommend using the Guidelines for Conducting and Reporting Botanical Inventories. The results of your surveys should be published in any environmental documents prepared for your project.

Your Responsibilities Under the Endangered Species Act

All animals identified as listed above are fully protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Section 9 of the Act and its implementing regulations prohibit the take of a federally listed wildlife species. Take is defined by the Act as "to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect" any such animal.

Take may include significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding, or shelter (50 CFR §17.3).

Take incidental to an otherwise lawful activity may be authorized by one of two procedures:

If a Federal agency is involved with the permitting, funding, or carrying out of a project that may result in take, then that agency must engage in a formal consultation with the Service.

During formal consultation, the Federal agency, the applicant and the Service work together to avoid or minimize the impact on listed species and their habitat. Such consultation would result in a biological opinion by the Service addressing the anticipated effect of the project on listed and proposed species. The opinion may authorize a limited level of incidental take.

If no Federal agency is involved with the project, and federally listed species may be taken as part of the project, then you, the applicant, should apply for an incidental take permit. The Service may issue such a permit if you submit a satisfactory conservation plan for the species that would be affected by your project.

Should your survey determine that federally listed or proposed species occur in the area and are likely to be affected by the project, we recommend that you work with this office and the California Department of Fish and Game to develop a plan that minimizes the project's direct and indirect impacts to listed species and compensates for project-related loss of habitat. You should include the plan in any environmental documents you file.

Critical Habitat

When a species is listed as endangered or threatened, areas of habitat considered essential to its conservation may be designated as critical habitat. These areas may require special management considerations or protection. They provide needed space for growth and normal behavior; food, water, air, light, other nutritional or physiological requirements; cover or shelter; and sites for breeding, reproduction, rearing of offspring, germination or seed dispersal.

Although critical habitat may be designated on private or State lands, activities on these lands are not restricted unless there is Federal involvement in the activities or direct harm to listed wildlife.

If any species has proposed or designated critical habitat within a quad, there will be a separate line for this

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on the species list. Boundary descriptions of the critical habitat may be found in the Federal Register. The information is also reprinted in the Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 17.95). See our Map Room page.

Candidate Species

We recommend that you address impacts to candidate species. We put plants and animals on our candidate list when we have enough scientific information to eventually propose them for listing as threatened or endangered. By considering these species early in your planning process you may be able to avoid the problems that could develop if one of these candidates was listed before the end of your project.

Species of Concern

The Sacramento Fish & Wildlife Office no longer maintains a list of species of concern. However, various other agencies and organizations maintain lists of at-risk species. These lists provide essential information for land management planning and conservation efforts. More info

Wetlands

If your project will impact wetlands, riparian habitat, or other jurisdictional waters as defined by section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, you will need to obtain a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Impacts to wetland habitats require site specific mitigation and monitoring. For questions regarding wetlands, please contact Mark Littlefield of this office at (916) 414-6520.

Updates

Our database is constantly updated as species are proposed, listed and delisted. If you address proposed and candidate species in your planning, this should not be a problem. However, we recommend that you get an updated list every 90 days. That would be October 13, 2011.

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Sacramento Fish & Wildlife Office

Federal Endangered and Threatened Species that Occur in or may be Affected by Projects in the

SACRAMENTO WEST (513D) U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 Minute Quad

Database last updated: September 18, 2011 Report Date: September 25, 2012

Listed Species

Invertebrates

Branchinecta lynchi vernal pool fairy shrimp (T) Desmocerus californicus dimorphus valley elderberry longhorn beetle (T) Lepidurus packardi vernal pool tadpole shrimp (E) Fish

Acipenser medirostris green sturgeon (T) (NMFS) Hypomesus transpacificus Critical habitat, delta smelt (X) delta smelt (T) Oncorhynchus mykiss Central Valley steelhead (T) (NMFS) Critical habitat, Central Valley steelhead (X) (NMFS) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Central Valley spring-run chinook salmon (T) (NMFS) Critical Habitat, Central Valley spring-run chinook (X) (NMFS) Critical habitat, winter-run chinook salmon (X) (NMFS) winter-run chinook salmon, Sacramento River (E) (NMFS) Amphibians

Ambystoma californiense California tiger salamander, central population (T)

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Rana draytonii California red-legged frog (T) Reptiles

Thamnophis gigas giant garter snake (T) Birds

Vireo bellii pusillus Least Bell's vireo (E)

Key:

(E) Endangered - Listed as being in danger of extinction. (T) Threatened - Listed as likely to become endangered within the foreseeable

future. (P) Proposed - Officially proposed in the Federal Register for listing as

endangered or threatened. (NMFS) Species under the Jurisdiction of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric

Administration Fisheries Service. Consult with them directly about these species. Critical Habitat - Area essential to the conservation of a species. (PX) Proposed Critical Habitat - The species is already listed. Critical habitat is

being proposed for it. (C) Candidate - Candidate to become a proposed species. (V) Vacated by a court order. Not currently in effect. Being reviewed by the

Service. (X) Critical Habitat designated for this species

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CNPS Inventory: search results

Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants v7-11jun 6-9-11

Status: search results - Wed, Jul. 6, 2011, 16:41 b

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Your Quad Selection: Sacramento West (513D) 3812155, Clarksburg (497A) 3812145, Saxon (497B) 3812146, Rio Linda (512B) 3812164, Sacramento East (512C) 3812154, Florin (496B) 3812144, Taylor Monument (513A) 3812165, Grays Bend (513B) 3812166, Davis (513C) 3812156

Hits 1 to 19 of 19 Requests that specify topo quads will return only Lists 1-3.

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1 Astragalus tener var. ferrisiae

Ferris' milk-vetch Fabaceae List 1B.1

1Astragalus tener var. tener

alkali milk-vetch Fabaceae List 1B.2

1Atriplex cordulata

heartscale Chenopodiaceae List 1B.2

1Atriplex depressa

brittlescale Chenopodiaceae List 1B.2

1Atriplex joaquiniana San Joaquin

spearscale Chenopodiaceae List 1B.2

1 Chloropyron palmatum

palmate-bracted bird's-beak

Orobanchaceae List 1B.1

1Downingia pusilla dwarf

downingia Campanulaceae List 2.2

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CNPS Inventory: search results

1Gratiola heterosepala

Boggs Lake hedge-hyssop Plantaginaceae List 1B.2

1Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. occidentalis

woolly rose-mallow Malvaceae List 1B.2

1 Juglans hindsii Northern California black walnut

Juglandaceae List 1B.1

1 Legenere limosa legenere Campanulaceae List 1B.1

1Lepidium latipes var. heckardii

Heckard's pepper-grass Brassicaceae List 1B.2

1Lilaeopsis masonii Mason's

lilaeopsis Apiaceae List 1B.1

1Myosurus minimus ssp. apus little mousetail Ranunculaceae List 3.1

1Navarretia leucocephala ssp. bakeri

Baker's navarretia Polemoniaceae List 1B.1

1Neostapfia colusana

Colusa grass Poaceae List 1B.1

1Sagittaria sanfordii Sanford's

arrowhead Alismataceae List 1B.2

1Symphyotrichum lentum

Suisun Marsh aster Asteraceae List 1B.2

1Tuctoria mucronata Crampton's

tuctoria or Solano grass

Poaceae List 1B.1

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CNPS Inventory: Plant Press Manager window with 23 items

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CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants

Status: Plant Press Manager window with 23 items - Tue, Sep. 25, 2012 19:04 c • During each visit, we provide you with an empty "Plant Press" for collecting items of interest. • Several report formats are available. Use the CSV and XML options to download raw data.

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Astragalus tener var. ferrisiae Ferris' milk-vetch Fabaceae List1B.1

Astragalus tener var. tener alkali milk-vetch Fabaceae List1B.2

Atriplex cordulata var. cordulata heartscale Chenopodiaceae List1B.2

Atriplex depressa brittlescale Chenopodiaceae List1B.2

Atriplex joaquinana San Joaquin spearscale Chenopodiaceae List1B.2

Carex comosa bristly sedge Cyperaceae List2.1

Chloropyron palmatum palmate-bracted bird's-beak Orobanchaceae List1B.1

Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa Peruvian dodder Convolvulaceae List2.2

Downingia pusilla dwarf downingia Campanulaceae List2.2

Gratiola heterosepala Boggs Lake hedge-hyssop Plantaginaceae List1B.2

Hibiscus lasiocarpos var.occidentalis woolly rose-mallow Malvaceae List

1B.2

Juglans hindsii Northern California black walnut Juglandaceae List1B.1

Legenere limosa legenere Campanulaceae List1B.1

Lepidium latipes var. heckardii Heckard's pepper-grass Brassicaceae List1B.2

Lilaeopsis masonii Mason's lilaeopsis Apiaceae List1B.1

Myosurus minimus ssp. apus little mousetail Ranunculaceae List3.1

Navarretia leucocephala ssp. bakeri Baker's navarretia Polemoniaceae List

1B.1

Neostapfia colusana Colusa grass Poaceae List1B.1

Plagiobothrys hystriculus bearded popcorn-flower Boraginaceae List1B.1

Sagittaria sanfordii Sanford's arrowhead Alismataceae List1B.2

Symphyotrichum lentum Suisun Marsh aster Asteraceae List1B.2

Trifolium hydrophilum saline clover Fabaceae List1B.2

CNPS Inventory: Plant Press Manager window with 23 items

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Tuctoria mucronata Crampton's tuctoria or Solanograss Poaceae List

1B.1

State StatusFederal StatusScientific Name/Common Name Element Code SRankGRank

Natural Diversity DatabaseCalifornia Department of Fish and Game

Selected Elements by Scientific Name - PortraitFor Sacramento West + Sacramento East, Florin, Clarksburg, Saxon, Davis, Grays Bend, Taylor Monument, and Rio Linda

CDFG orCNPS

Accipiter cooperiiCooper's hawk

ABNKC12040 S3G51

SCAgelaius tricolortricolored blackbird

ABPBXB0020 S2G2G32

SCAmmodramus savannarumgrasshopper sparrow

ABPBXA0020 S2G53

SCAntrozous palliduspallid bat

AMACC10010 S3G54

SCArchoplites interruptusSacramento perch

AFCQB07010 S1G35

Ardea albagreat egret

ABNGA04040 S4G56

Ardea herodiasgreat blue heron

ABNGA04010 S4G57

1B.1Astragalus tener var. ferrisiaeFerris' milk-vetch

PDFAB0F8R3 S1.1G1T18

1B.2Astragalus tener var. teneralkali milk-vetch

PDFAB0F8R1 S1.1G1T19

SCAthene cuniculariaburrowing owl

ABNSB10010 S2G410

1B.2Atriplex cordulataheartscale

PDCHE040B0 S2.2?G2?11

1B.2Atriplex depressabrittlescale

PDCHE042L0 S2.2G2Q12

1B.2Atriplex joaquinianaSan Joaquin spearscale

PDCHE041F3 S2G213

EndangeredBranchinecta conservatioConservancy fairy shrimp

ICBRA03010 S1G114

ThreatenedBranchinecta lynchivernal pool fairy shrimp

ICBRA03030 S2S3G315

Branchinecta mesovallensismidvalley fairy shrimp

ICBRA03150 S2G216

Buteo regalisferruginous hawk

ABNKC19120 S3S4G417

ThreatenedButeo swainsoniSwainson's hawk

ABNKC19070 S2G518

SCThreatenedCharadrius alexandrinus nivosuswestern snowy plover

ABNNB03031 S2G4T319

SCProposedThreatened

Charadrius montanusmountain plover

ABNNB03100 S2?G220

Cicindela hirticollis abruptaSacramento Valley tiger beetle

IICOL02106 SHG5TH21

EndangeredCandidateCoccyzus americanus occidentaliswestern yellow-billed cuckoo

ABNRB02022 S1G5T3Q22

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredCordylanthus palmatuspalmate-bracted bird's-beak

PDSCR0J0J0 S1.1G123

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State StatusFederal StatusScientific Name/Common Name Element Code SRankGRank

Natural Diversity DatabaseCalifornia Department of Fish and Game

Selected Elements by Scientific Name - PortraitFor Sacramento West + Sacramento East, Florin, Clarksburg, Saxon, Davis, Grays Bend, Taylor Monument, and Rio Linda

CDFG orCNPS

ThreatenedDesmocerus californicus dimorphusvalley elderberry longhorn beetle

IICOL48011 S2G3T224

2.2Downingia pusilladwarf downingia

PDCAM060C0 S2G225

Egretta thulasnowy egret

ABNGA06030 S4G526

Elanus leucuruswhite-tailed kite

ABNKC06010 S3G527

Elderberry Savanna CTT63440CA S2.1G228

SCEmys marmoratawestern pond turtle

ARAAD02030 S3G3G429

Falco columbariusmerlin

ABNKD06030 S3G530

4.2Fritillaria agrestisstinkbells

PMLIL0V010 S3.2G331

1B.2EndangeredGratiola heterosepalaBoggs Lake hedge-hyssop

PDSCR0R060 S2G232

Great Valley Cottonwood Riparian Forest CTT61410CA S2.1G233

2.2Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. occidentaliswoolly rose-mallow

PDMAL0H0R3 S2.2G434

1B.1Juglans hindsiiNorthern California black walnut

PDJUG02040 S1.1G135

Lasionycteris noctivaganssilver-haired bat

AMACC02010 S3S4G536

Lasiurus cinereushoary bat

AMACC05030 S4?G537

1B.1Legenere limosalegenere

PDCAM0C010 S2.2G238

1B.2Lepidium latipes var. heckardiiHeckard's pepper-grass

PDBRA1M0K1 S1.2G4T139

EndangeredLepidurus packardivernal pool tadpole shrimp

ICBRA10010 S2S3G340

1B.1RareLilaeopsis masoniiMason's lilaeopsis

PDAPI19030 S2G241

Linderiella occidentalisCalifornia linderiella

ICBRA06010 S2S3G342

Myrmosula pacificaAntioch multilid wasp

IIHYM15010 SHGH43

1B.1Navarretia leucocephala ssp. bakeriBaker's navarretia

PDPLM0C0E1 S2.1G4T244

1B.1EndangeredThreatenedNeostapfia colusanaColusa grass

PMPOA4C010 S2G245

Northern Claypan Vernal Pool CTT44120CA S1.1G146

Northern Hardpan Vernal Pool CTT44110CA S3.1G347

Nycticorax nycticoraxblack-crowned night heron

ABNGA11010 S3G548

ThreatenedThreatenedOncorhynchus tshawytschachinook salmon - Central Valley spring-run ESU

AFCHA0205A S1G549

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State StatusFederal StatusScientific Name/Common Name Element Code SRankGRank

Natural Diversity DatabaseCalifornia Department of Fish and Game

Selected Elements by Scientific Name - PortraitFor Sacramento West + Sacramento East, Florin, Clarksburg, Saxon, Davis, Grays Bend, Taylor Monument, and Rio Linda

CDFG orCNPS

EndangeredEndangeredOncorhynchus tshawytschachinook salmon - Sacramento River winter-runESU

AFCHA0205B S1G550

Phalacrocorax auritusdouble-crested cormorant

ABNFD01020 S3G551

Plegadis chihiwhite-faced ibis

ABNGE02020 S1G552

SCPogonichthys macrolepidotusSacramento splittail

AFCJB34020 S2G253

SCProgne subispurple martin

ABPAU01010 S3G554

ThreatenedRiparia ripariabank swallow

ABPAU08010 S2S3G555

1B.2Sagittaria sanfordiiSanford's arrowhead

PMALI040Q0 S3G356

SCTaxidea taxusAmerican badger

AMAJF04010 S4G557

ThreatenedThreatenedThamnophis gigasgiant garter snake

ARADB36150 S2S3G2G358

1B.1EndangeredEndangeredTuctoria mucronataCrampton's tuctoria or Solano grass

PMPOA6N020 S1.1G159

SCXanthocephalus xanthocephalusyellow-headed blackbird

ABPBXB3010 S3S4G560

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Species Element Code Federal Status State Status Global Rank State Rank

Rare Plant Rank/CDFG SSC or FP

Accipiter cooperii

Cooper's hawk

ABNKC12040 None None G5 S3 WL

Agelaius tricolor

tricolored blackbird

ABPBXB0020 None None G2G3 S2 SSC

Ammodramus savannarum

grasshopper sparrow

ABPBXA0020 None None G5 S2 SSC

Antrozous pallidus

pallid bat

AMACC10010 None None G5 S3 SSC

Archoplites interruptus

Sacramento perch

AFCQB07010 None None G3 S1 SSC

Ardea alba

great egret

ABNGA04040 None None G5 S4

Ardea herodias

great blue heron

ABNGA04010 None None G5 S4

Astragalus tener var. ferrisiae

Ferris' milk-vetch

PDFAB0F8R3 None None G1T1 S1 1B.1

Astragalus tener var. tener

alkali milk-vetch

PDFAB0F8R1 None None G2T2 S2 1B.2

Athene cunicularia

burrowing owl

ABNSB10010 None None G4 S2 SSC

Atriplex cordulata var. cordulata

heartscale

PDCHE040B0 None None G3T2 S2.2? 1B.2

Atriplex depressa

brittlescale

PDCHE042L0 None None G2Q S2.2 1B.2

Atriplex joaquinana

San Joaquin spearscale

PDCHE041F3 None None G2 S2 1B.2

Branchinecta conservatio

Conservancy fairy shrimp

ICBRA03010 Endangered None G1 S1

Branchinecta lynchi

vernal pool fairy shrimp

ICBRA03030 Threatened None G3 S2S3

Branchinecta mesovallensis

midvalley fairy shrimp

ICBRA03150 None None G2 S2

Buteo regalis

ferruginous hawk

ABNKC19120 None None G4 S3S4 WL

Buteo swainsoni

Swainson's hawk

ABNKC19070 None Threatened G5 S2

Carex comosa

bristly sedge

PMCYP032Y0 None None G5 S2 2.1

Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus

western snowy plover

ABNNB03031 Threatened None G4T3 S2 SSC

Charadrius montanus

mountain plover

ABNNB03100 Proposed Threatened

None G2 S2? SSC

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Species Element Code Federal Status State Status Global Rank State Rank

Rare Plant Rank/CDFG SSC or FP

Chloropyron palmatum

palmate-bracted bird's-beak

PDSCR0J0J0 Endangered Endangered G1 S1 1B.1

Cicindela hirticollis abrupta

Sacramento Valley tiger beetle

IICOL02106 None None G5TH SH

Coccyzus americanus occidentalis

western yellow-billed cuckoo

ABNRB02022 Candidate Endangered G5T3Q S1

Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa

Peruvian dodder

PDCUS01111 None None G5T4T5 SH 2.2

Desmocerus californicus dimorphus

valley elderberry longhorn beetle

IICOL48011 Threatened None G3T2 S2

Downingia pusilla

dwarf downingia

PDCAM060C0 None None G2 S2 2.2

Egretta thula

snowy egret

ABNGA06030 None None G5 S4

Elanus leucurus

white-tailed kite

ABNKC06010 None None G5 S3 FP

Elderberry Savanna

Elderberry Savanna

CTT63440CA None None G2 S2.1

Emys marmorata

western pond turtle

ARAAD02030 None None G3G4 S3 SSC

Falco columbarius

merlin

ABNKD06030 None None G5 S3 WL

Fritillaria agrestis

stinkbells

PMLIL0V010 None None G3 S3.2 4.2

Gratiola heterosepala

Boggs Lake hedge-hyssop

PDSCR0R060 None Endangered G2 S2 1B.2

Great Valley Cottonwood Riparian Forest

Great Valley Cottonwood Riparian Forest

CTT61410CA None None G2 S2.1

Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. occidentalis

woolly rose-mallow

PDMAL0H0R3 None None G4 S2.2 1B.2

Juglans hindsii

Northern California black walnut

PDJUG02040 None None G1 S1.1 1B.1

Lasionycteris noctivagans

silver-haired bat

AMACC02010 None None G5 S3S4

Lasiurus cinereus

hoary bat

AMACC05030 None None G5 S4?

Legenere limosa

legenere

PDCAM0C010 None None G2 S2.2 1B.1

Lepidium latipes var. heckardii

Heckard's pepper-grass

PDBRA1M0K1 None None G4T1 S1.2 1B.2

Lepidurus packardi

vernal pool tadpole shrimp

ICBRA10010 Endangered None G3 S2S3

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Species Element Code Federal Status State Status Global Rank State Rank

Rare Plant Rank/CDFG SSC or FP

Lilaeopsis masonii

Mason's lilaeopsis

PDAPI19030 None Rare G2 S2 1B.1

Linderiella occidentalis

California linderiella

ICBRA06010 None None G3 S2S3

Myrmosula pacifica

Antioch multilid wasp

IIHYM15010 None None GH SH

Navarretia leucocephala ssp. bakeri

Baker's navarretia

PDPLM0C0E1 None None G4T2 S2 1B.1

Neostapfia colusana

Colusa grass

PMPOA4C010 Threatened Endangered G2 S2 1B.1

Northern Claypan Vernal Pool

Northern Claypan Vernal Pool

CTT44120CA None None G1 S1.1

Northern Hardpan Vernal Pool

Northern Hardpan Vernal Pool

CTT44110CA None None G3 S3.1

Nycticorax nycticorax

black-crowned night heron

ABNGA11010 None None G5 S3

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

chinook salmon - Central Valley spring-run ESU

AFCHA0205A Threatened Threatened G5 S1

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

chinook salmon - Sacramento River winter-run ESU

AFCHA0205B Endangered Endangered G5 S1

Phalacrocorax auritus

double-crested cormorant

ABNFD01020 None None G5 S3 WL

Plagiobothrys hystriculus

bearded popcornflower

PDBOR0V0H0 None None G1G2 S1S2 1B.1

Plegadis chihi

white-faced ibis

ABNGE02020 None None G5 S1 WL

Pogonichthys macrolepidotus

Sacramento splittail

AFCJB34020 None None G2 S2 SSC

Progne subis

purple martin

ABPAU01010 None None G5 S3 SSC

Riparia riparia

bank swallow

ABPAU08010 None Threatened G5 S2S3

Sagittaria sanfordii

Sanford's arrowhead

PMALI040Q0 None None G3 S3 1B.2

Symphyotrichum lentum

Suisun Marsh aster

PDASTE8470 None None G2 S2 1B.2

Taxidea taxus

American badger

AMAJF04010 None None G5 S4 SSC

Thamnophis gigas

giant garter snake

ARADB36150 Threatened Threatened G2G3 S2S3

Trifolium hydrophilum

saline clover

PDFAB400R5 None None G2 S2 1B.2

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Rare Plant Rank/CDFG SSC or FP

Tuctoria mucronata

Crampton's tuctoria or Solano grass

PMPOA6N020 Endangered Endangered G1 S1 1B.1

Vireo bellii pusillus

least Bell's vireo

ABPBW01114 Endangered Endangered G5T2 S2

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

yellow-headed blackbird

ABPBXB3010 None None G5 S3S4 SSC

Record Count: 66

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Species Element Code Federal Status State Status Global Rank State Rank

Rare Plant Rank/CDFWSSC or FP

Accipiter cooperiiCooper's hawk

ABNKC12040 None None G5 S3 WL

Agelaius tricolortricolored blackbird

ABPBXB0020 None None G2G3 S2 SSC

Ammodramus savannarumgrasshopper sparrow

ABPBXA0020 None None G5 S2 SSC

Antrozous palliduspallid bat

AMACC10010 None None G5 S3 SSC

Archoplites interruptusSacramento perch

AFCQB07010 None None G3 S1 SSC

Ardea albagreat egret

ABNGA04040 None None G5 S4

Ardea herodiasgreat blue heron

ABNGA04010 None None G5 S4

Astragalus tener var. ferrisiaeFerris' milk-vetch

PDFAB0F8R3 None None G1T1 S1 1B.1

Astragalus tener var. teneralkali milk-vetch

PDFAB0F8R1 None None G2T2 S2 1B.2

Athene cuniculariaburrowing owl

ABNSB10010 None None G4 S2 SSC

Atriplex cordulata var. cordulataheartscale

PDCHE040B0 None None G3T2 S2.2? 1B.2

Atriplex depressabrittlescale

PDCHE042L0 None None G2Q S2.2 1B.2

Atriplex joaquinanaSan Joaquin spearscale

PDCHE041F3 None None G2 S2 1B.2

Branchinecta conservatioConservancy fairy shrimp

ICBRA03010 Endangered None G1 S1

Branchinecta lynchivernal pool fairy shrimp

ICBRA03030 Threatened None G3 S2S3

Branchinecta mesovallensismidvalley fairy shrimp

ICBRA03150 None None G2 S2

Buteo regalisferruginous hawk

ABNKC19120 None None G4 S3S4 WL

Buteo swainsoniSwainson's hawk

ABNKC19070 None Threatened G5 S2

Carex comosabristly sedge

PMCYP032Y0 None None G5 S2 2.1

Charadrius alexandrinus nivosuswestern snowy plover

ABNNB03031 Threatened None G4T3 S2 SSC

Charadrius montanusmountain plover

ABNNB03100 ProposedThreatened

None G2 S2? SSC

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Rare Plant Rank/CDFWSSC or FP

Chloropyron palmatumpalmate-bracted bird's-beak

PDSCR0J0J0 Endangered Endangered G1 S1 1B.1

Cicindela hirticollis abruptaSacramento Valley tiger beetle

IICOL02106 None None G5TH SH

Coccyzus americanus occidentaliswestern yellow-billed cuckoo

ABNRB02022 Candidate Endangered G5T3Q S1

Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosaPeruvian dodder

PDCUS01111 None None G5T4T5 SH 2.2

Desmocerus californicus dimorphusvalley elderberry longhorn beetle

IICOL48011 Threatened None G3T2 S2

Downingia pusilladwarf downingia

PDCAM060C0 None None G2 S2 2.2

Egretta thulasnowy egret

ABNGA06030 None None G5 S4

Elanus leucuruswhite-tailed kite

ABNKC06010 None None G5 S3 FP

Elderberry SavannaElderberry Savanna

CTT63440CA None None G2 S2.1

Emys marmoratawestern pond turtle

ARAAD02030 None None G3G4 S3 SSC

Falco columbariusmerlin

ABNKD06030 None None G5 S3 WL

Fritillaria agrestisstinkbells

PMLIL0V010 None None G3 S3.2 4.2

Gratiola heterosepalaBoggs Lake hedge-hyssop

PDSCR0R060 None Endangered G2 S2 1B.2

Great Valley Cottonwood Riparian ForestGreat Valley Cottonwood Riparian Forest

CTT61410CA None None G2 S2.1

Hibiscus lasiocarpos var. occidentaliswoolly rose-mallow

PDMAL0H0R3 None None G4 S2.2 1B.2

Juglans hindsiiNorthern California black walnut

PDJUG02040 None None G1 S1 1B.1

Lasionycteris noctivaganssilver-haired bat

AMACC02010 None None G5 S3S4

Lasiurus cinereushoary bat

AMACC05030 None None G5 S4?

Legenere limosalegenere

PDCAM0C010 None None G2 S2.2 1B.1

Lepidium latipes var. heckardiiHeckard's pepper-grass

PDBRA1M0K1 None None G4T2 S2 1B.2

Lepidurus packardivernal pool tadpole shrimp

ICBRA10010 Endangered None G3 S2S3

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Species Element Code Federal Status State Status Global Rank State Rank

Rare Plant Rank/CDFWSSC or FP

Lilaeopsis masoniiMason's lilaeopsis

PDAPI19030 None Rare G2 S2 1B.1

Linderiella occidentalisCalifornia linderiella

ICBRA06010 None None G3 S2S3

Myrmosula pacificaAntioch multilid wasp

IIHYM15010 None None GH SH

Navarretia leucocephala ssp. bakeriBaker's navarretia

PDPLM0C0E1 None None G4T2 S2 1B.1

Neostapfia colusanaColusa grass

PMPOA4C010 Threatened Endangered G2 S2 1B.1

Northern Claypan Vernal PoolNorthern Claypan Vernal Pool

CTT44120CA None None G1 S1.1

Northern Hardpan Vernal PoolNorthern Hardpan Vernal Pool

CTT44110CA None None G3 S3.1

Nycticorax nycticoraxblack-crowned night heron

ABNGA11010 None None G5 S3

Oncorhynchus tshawytschachinook salmon - Central Valley spring-run ESU

AFCHA0205A Threatened Threatened G5 S1

Oncorhynchus tshawytschachinook salmon - Sacramento River winter-run ESU

AFCHA0205B Endangered Endangered G5 S1

Phalacrocorax auritusdouble-crested cormorant

ABNFD01020 None None G5 S3 WL

Plagiobothrys hystriculusbearded popcornflower

PDBOR0V0H0 None None G1G2 S1S2 1B.1

Plegadis chihiwhite-faced ibis

ABNGE02020 None None G5 S1 WL

Pogonichthys macrolepidotusSacramento splittail

AFCJB34020 None None G2 S2 SSC

Progne subispurple martin

ABPAU01010 None None G5 S3 SSC

Riparia ripariabank swallow

ABPAU08010 None Threatened G5 S2S3

Sagittaria sanfordiiSanford's arrowhead

PMALI040Q0 None None G3 S3 1B.2

Symphyotrichum lentumSuisun Marsh aster

PDASTE8470 None None G2 S2 1B.2

Taxidea taxusAmerican badger

AMAJF04010 None None G5 S4 SSC

Thamnophis gigasgiant garter snake

ARADB36150 Threatened Threatened G2G3 S2S3

Trifolium hydrophilumsaline clover

PDFAB400R5 None None G2 S2 1B.2

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Tuctoria mucronataCrampton's tuctoria or Solano grass

PMPOA6N020 Endangered Endangered G1 S1 1B.1

Vireo bellii pusillusleast Bell's vireo

ABPBW01114 Endangered Endangered G5T2 S2

Xanthocephalus xanthocephalusyellow-headed blackbird

ABPBXB3010 None None G5 S3S4 SSC

Record Count: 66

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