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DowsiOn Envelope ID:607BA057-B564-41EB-9812-29OBOOABOD80 PA-2600014 (C) March 24, 2026 Page 7 vegetation removal that will take place during the active season for CBB (March 1 through October 31), or until all flowering vegetation is largely desiccated, to determine if any active nests are within the Project Area. Each survey shall be spaced two to four weeks apart, unless otherwise authorized in writing by San Joaquin County in coordination with CDFW, with the last survey taking place within 72 hours prior to construction activity. A Qualified Biologist shall perform meandering transects through the planned construction footprint, plus a 50-fool buffer where accessible, between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm where feasible and at least one hour after sunrise and at least two hours before sunset, to visually survey the area for CBB activity. The duration of the survey will be the minimum amount of time necessary to adequately survey the area, typically at least one hour of surveying per three acres of potential habitat, excluding capture, chilling, photo, identification, and release time. For each sampling event, the Qualified Biologist shall survey suitable habitat using non-lethal photo voucher and netting methods, developed in coordination with CDFW(see https:lfnnn.dfg,ca.govIFileHandler ashx?DOCumentlD= 213150&inline). if a suspected or confirmed CBB is identified during any of these surveys, the Qualified Biologist shall notify San Joaquin County within 48 hours. If only foraging CBB is observed (Le., no nest is found), construction activities may proceed without the additional monitoring requirements; however, if there is a lapse in initial construction disturbance greater than two weeks, an additional clearance survey will be repeated prior to ground disturbance. If a CBB nest is found, one or more Qualified Biologists will provide biological construction monitoring as long as needed to implement applicable measures below. If CBB nests are discovered in the Project Area, then Project Proponent will Implement the following measures to minimize impacts on the nest. If a nest is discovered within a construction or restoration area and avoidance Is feasible, a non-disturbance buffer of 50 feet shall be established around the nest until the nest senesces or becomes inactive and is no longer in use, as determined by the Qualified Biologist or until Project activities in the Project Area are complete, whichever is first. The buffer shall be delineated using high-visibility fencing, flagging, or similar materials along with appropriate signage. The nest location will be recorded with global positioning system (GPS) and will be reported to San Joaquin County within 48 hours of finding the nest. The Qualified Biologist could modify the nest buffer with written approval from San Joaquin County in coordination with CDFW. Swainson's Hawk The Project site is located within 1 mile of a known SWHA occurrence on CNDDB. The primary threat to the SWHA population in California continues to be habitat loss, especially the loss of suitable foraging habitat. This impact may have been the greatest factor in reducing SWHA range and abundance in California over the last century (California Department of Fish and Game 1993, California Department of Conservation 2011). SWHA is listed as threatened under CESA and has additional protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and section 3503.5 of the Fish and Game Code; therefore, impacts may be