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APPENDIX E. SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES Listing _ Scientific Name Status Covered USFWS/ Potential for Project to by Common name CDFG/CNPS General Habitat Impact SJMSCP Birds — Agelaius tricolor FSC/CSC/-- Largely endemic to Unlikely. No suitable habitat Yes tricolored blackbird California,most numerous exists in project area. in the Central Valley and Species was reported from nearby vicinity. Requires approximately 1 mile to the — open water,protected west of the project area in nesting substrate,and 1996. foraging grounds within vicinity of the nesting — colony. Nests in dense thickets of cattails,tules, willow,blackberry,wild rose,and other tall herbs — near fresh water. Athena cuniculada FSC/CSC/-- Forages in open plains, Medium. Potentially suitable Yes hypugaea grasslands and prairies; habitat exists in the project western burrowing typically nests in abandoned area. Open banks with owl small mammal burrows. potential burrows were seen during the survey,however no owls were sighted. Species was reported from less than 5 — miles to the west-southwest of the project area in 2002. Branta canadensis FD/--/-- Feeds in emergent Unlikely. No suitable habitat Yes leucopareia wetlands, moist grasslands, occurs in the project area. — Aleutian Canada croplands,pastures and goose meadows near water. Buteo regalis FSC/CSC/-- Wintering grounds consist Low. Potential foraging Yes _ ferruginous hawk of open grasslands. habitat exists in project area and vicinity. Buteo Swainsoni –/CT/-- Forages in open plains, -Medium. Potentially suitable Yes Swainson's hawk agricultural fields, foraging habitat exists in — grasslands and prairies; project area. Species was typically nests in trees or reported from less than 4 large shrubs in or near miles to the northeast of the riparian areas project area in 2000. — Charadrius montanus FSC/CSC/-- Winters in California in short Low. Limited potentially yes mountain plover grasslands and plowed suitable habitat exists in agricultural fields in the project area. Central Valley and in foothill — valleys west of San Joaquin Valley, and in Imperial Valley below 1,000 m (3,200 ft). — Circus cyaneus --/CSC/-- Prefers disturbance free Low. Limited potentially Northern Harrier meadows,grasslands,open suitable foraging habitat (=Marsh Hawk) rangelands,desert sinks, exists in the project area. and fresh or saltwater — emergent wetlands. Coccyms americanus –/CE/– Nests in densely foliaged Unlikely. No suitable habitat Yes occidentalis deciduous trees and shrubs occurs in project area. _ Western yellow-billed especially willow. cuckoo Environmental Science Associates E-b AMC Vernalis Project Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Preliminary-Subject to Revision