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Ms. Kerry Sullivan <br /> December 22, 1992 <br /> Page 3 <br /> Page 17 - Mammals <br /> "The black-tailed hare (Lepus califomicus) was the most frequently <br /> observed native mammal on the site. On two occasions freshly killed D48 <br /> specimens were found which had been shot." <br /> Poaching of game is a common occurrence at Buckeye Ranch. <br /> Page 19 <br /> "The other source is the Habitat Conservation Plan for the Swainson's <br /> Hawk in San Joaquin County (Jones & Stokes Associates, 1990) which <br /> reports three nesting territories for the project site and places all 25 <br /> nesting territories in the Dry Creek Swainson's Hawk subpopulation <br /> within CDFG's estimated average foraging radius of 10 miles of the site <br /> (Figure 4.7-14). The project falls within the range of this subpopulation D49 <br /> group." <br /> This is an area of approximately 314 square miles or an area 230 times as large as <br /> Buckeye Ranch, approximately the area of land from Stockton to Sacramento between <br /> 1-5 and Highway 99. <br /> Page 22 - Habitat <br /> "The Tracy Lakes are fully protected since they constitute critical habitat <br /> for migratory water birds under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, D5o <br /> 1929." <br /> The property is a working ranch. The lakes are farmed to grow sudan grass. <br /> Page 23 - Impact 4.13-1 Loss and Disruption of Nesting and Foraging Habitat for the <br /> Swainson's Hawk. <br /> "If constructed as proposed,the Buckeye Ranch project would result in a <br /> loss of critical nesting habitat and foraging habitat for the threatened <br /> Swainson's hawk. Prior to the time when the application for the Buckeye D51 <br /> Ranch development was filed, a small segment of Brovelli Woods was <br /> logged in preparation of the golf course construction. This could be <br /> considered a taking of habitat for a state threatened species under the <br /> California Fish and Game Code, Section 2080." <br /> vi-77 <br />