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APPENDIX E. SPECIAL-STATUS SPECIES — <br /> Listing — <br /> Status Potential for Project to Lobby <br /> vered <br /> Scientific Name USFWSI 1 Y <br /> Common Name CDFG/GNPs General Habitat Impact SJMSCP <br /> Brenta canadensts FD/--/-- Feeds in emergent wetlands, Unlikely. No suitable habitat Yes — <br /> leucopareia moist grasslands,croplands, occurs in the project area. <br /> Aleutian Canada pastures and meadows near <br /> goose water. <br /> Buteo regalis FSC/CSC/-- Wintering grounds consist of Low. Potential foraging Yes — <br /> Ferruginous hawk open grasslands. habitat exists in project area <br /> and vicinity. <br /> Buten swainsoni —/CT/-- Forages in open plains, Medium. Potentially suitable Yes <br /> Swainson's hawk agricultural fields,grasslands nesting and foraging habitat <br /> and prairies;typically nests in exists in project area. <br /> trees or large shrubs in or Species was reported from <br /> near riparian areas less than 4 miles to the <br /> northeast of the project area <br /> in 2000. <br /> Charadrius montanus FSC/CSC/— Winters in California in short Low. Limited potentially yes <br /> Mountain plover grasslands and plowed suitable habitat exists in <br /> agricultural fields in the project area. <br /> Central Valley and in foothill <br /> valleys west of San Joaquin <br /> Valley,and in Imperial Valley <br /> below 1,000 m(3,200 ft). <br /> Circus cyaneus —/CSC/— Prefers disturbance-free Low. Limited potentially <br /> Northern harrier meadows,grasslands,open suitable foraging habitat exists <br /> (=marsh hawk) rangelands,desert sinks,and in the project area. <br /> fresh or saltwater emergent <br /> wetlands. <br /> Coccyzus americanus —ICE/-- Nests in densely foliaged Unlikely. No suitable habitat Yes <br /> occidentalis deciduous trees and shrubs occurs in project area. <br /> Western yellow- especially willow. _ <br /> billed cuckoo <br /> Elanus leucurus FSC/CFP/— Forages in open plains, Medium. Potentially suitable Yes <br /> White-tailed grasslands and prairies; habitat exists in project area. <br /> (=black typically nests in trees. _ <br /> shouldered)kite <br /> Eremophila alpestris —/CSC/— Short-grass prairie,open Low. Limited potentially Yes <br /> actia coastal plains,fallow fields, suitable habitat exists in the <br /> California horned alkali flats. project area;all fields are <br /> lark farmed. <br /> Gms canadensis - —ICT,CFP/— Open habitats,shallow lakes, Low. Limited habitat exists in Yes <br /> tabida and emergent wetlands. In the area. <br /> Greater sandhill winter also uses dry <br /> crane grasslands and croplands <br /> near wetlands. <br /> Haliaeetus FT,FPD/CE, Nests in large trees with open Unlikely. No suitable habitat No <br /> leucocephalus CFP/-- branches along lake and river occurs in project area. _ <br /> Bald eagle margins,usually within one <br /> mile of water. <br /> Lanius ludovicianus FSC/CSC/— Nests in dense shrub or tree High. Potentially suitable Yes <br /> Loggerhead foliage. Forages in scrub, nesting and foraging habitat <br /> shrike open woodlands,grasslands, exists in project area.Species <br /> and often found in croplands. was observed feeding fledged <br /> young during field visits. <br /> Toxostoma radivivum FSC/—/-- Nests in dense chaparral Unlikely. No suitable habitat No _ <br /> California thrasher habitats, March through occurs in project area. <br /> August. <br /> RMC Pacific Vernalis Quarry Mining and PwIamation Project E.1-6 ESA/203015 <br /> Draft EIR May 2006 <br />