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r) implemented, the County shall identify an acceptable mitigation site and obtain approval of the mitigation from the DFG. A formal agreement will be established and fees shall be paid before any R activity affecting burrowing owls or their habitat occurs. Ea Impact VW-12: Loss of or Disturbance to an Active Raptor Nest P, Project activities could result in the loss of or disturbance to active raptor nests within the project boundary. Disturbing an active raptor nest would violate Sections 3503 and 3503.5 of the California Fish and Game Code. Therefore, this impact is considered significant. Implementation of the following mitigation measure would reduce this impact to a less-than- significant level. Mitigation Measure VW-7: Conduct a Survey for Nesting Raptors and Avoid Nest Trees A survey should be conducted by a qualified biologist during spring or early summer(April- July) before the start of construction activities. If an active nest is located within 500 feet of the construction area, the nest tree should be avoided during the nesting season (March-June 15) until the young have fledged. If an active nest tree cannot be avoided,the removal should occur after the breeding season (after June 15 and before March 1). k Impact VW-13: Loss of Suitable Foraging Habitat for Other Special-Status Species Removal of suitable foraging and nesting habitat resulting from project activities could affect tricolored blackbirds, white-tailed kites, and northern harriers. This impact is not considered significant because foraging habitat for these species is abundant in the region, and impacts on the species would be limited to a small number of individuals and would not affect a significant portion of their population. F Mitigation Measure None required. F FStockton Metropolitan Airport Project Chapter 6. Vegetation and Wildlife �rajt environmental Impact Report 6-21 March 20, 1998 r `I I