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Pursuant to the HCP, if construction is scheduled to commence outside the <br /> nesting season (i.e., if construction starts between September 1 and January 31) <br /> and burrowing owls are present on-site, they can be passively relocated. In the <br /> event that construction commences during the nesting season and burrowing <br /> owls are present on-site, a 250-foot construction setback from the natal burrow <br /> would be required until nesting is complete. <br /> WHITE-TAILED KITE: White-tailed kite is a State of California Species of Concern, <br /> but is not a listed species at the state or federal level. The Migratory Bird Treaty <br /> Act and Fish and Game Code protect white-tailed kite year-round, as well as their <br /> nests during nesting season; nesting for this species peaks from May to August. <br /> White-tailed kites can be found in a variety of habitats across California including <br /> grasslands, open woodlands, riparian areas, marshes and cultivated fields. <br /> Populations of white-tailed kites are concentrated in the Central Valley, but their <br /> range spans west of the Sierra Nevada's to the California coastline. <br /> White-tailed kite may nest in trees in or near the site and may forage in the on- <br /> site fields and grasslands near the site. Nesting usually commences in the early- <br /> spring, concurrent with other resident Central Valley raptors, and most young <br /> fledge by early-July. The nearest occurrence of white-tailed kite in the CNDDB <br /> (2021) search area is approximately 1 mile northwest of the site. No white-tailed <br /> kites were observed in the site. <br /> Pursuant to the HCP, if construction is scheduled to commence during the <br /> nesting season (i.e., between February 15 through September 15), and white- <br /> tailed kites are nesting in or near the site, a construction setback of a 100-foot <br /> construction setback from the nest would be required until nesting is complete. <br /> OTHER SPECIAL-STATUS SPECIES: The site does not provide highly suitable <br /> habitat for other special-status wildlife species. Other special-status birds, such <br /> as loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), may fly over the area on occasion, <br /> but few, if any, would be expected to use on-site habitats on more than an <br /> 2706 Pock Lane: Biology 22 November 23, 2021 <br />