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Biological Resources Evaluation Report <br /> Griffith Energy Project <br /> Scientific Common Federal State Status <br /> Name Name Status /Other Habitat Potential to Occur* <br /> Status <br /> Frequents a wide variety of Low.This species has been previously documented 0.5 <br /> habitats, most common in mile south from the Project site in 1992 and 5 miles <br /> lowlands along sandy washes from the Project site in 2003(CDFW 2021 a). Because <br /> Phrynosoma Coast horned with scattered low bushes. the coast horned lizard requires bushes for cover, <br /> blainvillii lizard None SSC Open areas for sunning, patches of loose soil for burial, and abundant supply of <br /> bushes for cover, patches of ants and other insects, it is unlikely to be found on the <br /> loose soil for burial, and Project site since these features were not present. <br /> abundant supply of ants and Therefore, potential for the coast horned lizard to occur <br /> other insects. on the Project site is low. <br /> Birds <br /> Dense grasslands on rolling <br /> hills, lowland plains, in valleys, Low.The grasshopper sparrow has been previously <br /> and on hillsides on lower documented 7 miles south of the Project site in 2016 <br /> Ammodramus Grasshopper None SSC mountain slopes. Favors (CDFW 2021 a). The project site hosts non-native forbs <br /> savannarum sparrow native grasslands with a mix of and is annually grazed, so the preferred habitat for this <br /> grasses,forbs, and scattered species is not available on the Project site. Therefore, <br /> shrubs. Loosely colonial when potential for this species to occur onsite is low. <br /> nesting. <br /> Low.The short-eared owl has been previously <br /> documented 3 miles south of the Project site in 1995, <br /> Found in swamp lands, both which is the only occurrence within a 5 miles radius <br /> fresh and salt, lowland from the Project site(CDFW 2021 a). There are areas of <br /> Short-eared meadows, and irrigated alfalfa tule and bulrush patches within 1.5 miles of the Project <br /> Asio flammeus None SSC site which could provide daytime seclusion for this <br /> owl fields. Tule patches/tall grass species; however, this species is unlikely to use the <br /> needed for nesting/daytime Project site for nesting because the dominant <br /> seclusion. vegetation is annually grazed grassland and low-lying <br /> forbs. Therefore, potential for this species to occur on <br /> the Project site is low. <br /> Tetra Tech, Inc. 5-20 July 2023 <br />