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L MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOODS I AND J INITIAL STUDY APPENDIX D Table D-1 continued Federal State CLAPS Common Name Scientific Name Status' Status6 List Habitat Potential for Occurrence in Protect Area MAMMALS San Joaquin kit fox Vulpes macrotis mutice E T NIA Inhabits open,dry annual or Low. This species could cross through project area but no dens perennial grasslands and have been observed. Signs of kit fox observed approximately 1 scrublands with loose textured soils mile west of the project area. for denning. Riparian woodrat Neotoma fuscipes riparia E SCS N/A Riparian areas along the San Very low to none. Riparian habitats in the project area are not Joaquin,Stanislaus and Tuolumne suitable for this species.Further,this species is known from the Rivers. Tuolumne and Stanislaus River riparian areas. Nearest occurrence is located approximately 9 miles southeast of the _ project area. San Joaquin pocket Perognathus inomatus None None NIA Grasslands and blue oak savannas Very low. Habitats in the project area are marginally suitable for mouse inomatus this species,as the fields are cultivated and flood irrigated throughout the year.Nearest occurrence of this species is located _ approximately 2 miles south of the SPII area, Western mastiff bat Eumops perotis None SCS NIA Roosts in crevices in cliff faces,high Very low. This species could use trees in the project area for californicus buildings,trees and caves. roosting but not for natal roosts. The nearest occurrence of this species is located approximately 9 miles south of the project area. BIRDS Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni None T NIA Breeds in stands of tall trees in open High. There are several suitable nest trees within the project area areas, Requires adjacent suitable and nesting Swainson's hawks were reported along Old River in foraging habitats such as grasslands 2007 and nearby along Kelso Road in 2002. or alfalfa fields supporting rodent _ populations. Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia SC SCS NIA Found in open,dry annual or High. Burrowing owls have been observed in the grasslands perennial grasslands,deserts and nearby,and suitable foraging and potential nesting habitat is scrublands characterized by low- present in the project area. growing vegetation,subterranean nester,dependent upon burrowing mammals. Tricolored blackbird Agelaius tricolor SC None NIA Requires open water and protected Low. There is marginally suitable breeding habitat in the form of a nesting substrate,usually cattails, narrow strip of rose and blackberries along the southern bank of and surrounding foraging habitat of Old River. This species was not observed during past surveys annual grassland. although it may occasionally fly over or forage in the project area. White-tailed kite Elanus leucurus SC SCS N/A Nests in dense-topped trees Moderate to high. There is suitable nesting habitat within the associated with bottomlands or project area although no nests have been recorded. areas with scattered oaks. tsnn s1 D-5