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Table 4.5-2 <br /> Special-Status Wildlife Species Known or with Potential to Occur in the Proposed Project Area <br /> Species USFWS DFG CNPS Habitat Potential for Occurrence <br /> Western burrowing owl — CSC — Forages and nests in Likely.Nearest CNDDB sighting <br /> Athene cunicularia hypugea grasslands,agricultural land, (1997)is 0.2 miles north of WQCF <br /> and open woodlands treatment pond near Yosemite <br /> Avenue. Suitable foraging and <br /> nesting habitat present. <br /> Northern harrier — CSC — Grasslands,freshwater Likely. Suitable foraging and <br /> Circus cyaneus marsh,and agricultural fields nesting habitat present. <br /> Cooper's hawk — CSC — Open woodlands and Unlikely.No suitable nesting <br /> Accipter cooperii woodland margins habitat present and foraging habitat <br /> is marginal. <br /> Swainson's hawk — T — Forages in grasslands,and Likely. Sighting by EDAW <br /> Buteo swainsoni agricultural fields;nests in ecologist near WQCF during <br /> open woodland or scattered reconnaissance survey on July 26, <br /> trees 2006. Suitable nesting and foraging <br /> habitat present. <br /> Ferruginous hawk — CSC — Forages in grasslands, Possible. Suitable foraging habitat <br /> Buteo regalis agricultural fields,and other present,but not within breeding <br /> open habitats range. <br /> Merlin — CSC — Forages in grasslands, Possible. Suitable foraging habitat <br /> Falco columbarius agricultural fields,marshes, present,but not within breeding <br /> and other open habitats range. <br /> American peregrine falcon — E — Forages in marshes and Possible. Suitable foraging habitat <br /> Falco peregrinus grasslands present,but not within breeding <br /> range. <br /> Loggerhead shrike — CSC — Forages in grasslands,and Possible. Suitable foraging and <br /> Lanius ludovicianus agricultural fields;nests in nesting habitat present. <br /> scattered shrubs and trees <br /> Tricolored blackbird — CSC — Forages in grasslands and Unlikely.Historic CNDDB <br /> Agelaius tricolor agricultural fields;nests in sightings(1986)recorded in <br /> freshwater marsh with dense vicinity of the WQCF and along <br /> cattails and tules,riparian proposed wastewater collection <br /> scrub,and other dense system route north of State Route <br /> shrubs and herbs for nesting 120,but no nesting colonies <br /> currently known from the county. <br /> Mammals <br /> Riparian brush rabbit E E — Riparian forests along the Unlikely.Nearest CNDDB sighting <br /> Sylvilagus bachmani riparius San Joaquin River;along (2003)is 1.4 miles on west bank of <br /> edges of shrub cover San Joaquin River and habitat at the <br /> outfall is unsuitable. <br /> San Joaquin Valley riparian E CSC — Dense chaparral,oak and Unlikely.No suitable habitat <br /> woodrat riparian woodland,and in present. <br /> Neotoma fuscipes riparia mixed coniferous forest that <br /> has a well-developed <br /> understory <br /> Notes:CNPS=California Natural Diversity Database;DFG=California Department of Fish and Game; USFWS=U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br /> Service Legal Status Definitions <br /> EDAW Manteca WQCF and Collection System Master Plans EIR <br /> Terrestrial Biological Resources 4.5-20 City of Manteca <br />