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I I I f f I i I I I I ( f f Table 3.D-2. Continued Page 5 of 6 Status Likelihood for Occurrence Species Federal State California Distribution Habitats in the Study Area Tricolored Blackbird SC SSC Largely endemic to California. Permanent Nests in dense colonies in emergent Low—winter migrant only; Agelaius tricolor residents found in the Central Valley from marsh vegetation,such as rules and no suitable nesting habitat Butte County south to Kern County and at cattails,or in upland sites with in study area. scattered coastal locations from Marin blackberries,nettles,and thistles. County south to San Diego County. Breeds Requires a nearby water source and at scattered locations in Lake,Sonoma,and access to large foraging areas where Solano Counties;rare nester in Siskiyou, insect prey is abundant,such as Modoc,and Lassen Counties. grainfields,marshes,pastures, agricultural wetlands,dairies,or feedlots. Western Borrowing Owl SC SSC Lowlands throughout the state,including the Rodent burrows in sparse grassland, None—no suitable foraging Athene cunicularia hypuge Central Valley,northeastern plateau, desert,and agricultural habitats. or nesting habitat in the southeastern deserts,and coastal areas;rare study area. along the south coast. White-tailed Kite – FP Lowland areas west of Sierra Nevada from Low foothills or valley areas with Low—winter migrant only; Elanus leucurus head of Sacramento Valley south,including valley or live oaks,riparian areas, almond orchards do not coastal valleys and foothills to western San and marshes near open grasslands provide suitable nesting Diego County at the Mexico border. for foraging. habitat for the species. Mammals Riparian brush rabbit E E Limited to San Joaquin County at Caswell Dense thickets of brush associated None—no suitable habitat Sylvilagus bachmani State Park,near the confluence of the with riparian or chaparral habitats (riparian)in the study area. riparius Stanislaus and San Joaquin Rivers San Joaquin kit fox E T Principally occurs in the San Joaquin Valley Saltbush scrub,grassland,oak Moderate; closest CNDDB Vulpes macrotis mutica and adjacent open foothills to the west;recent savanna,and freshwater scrub. (2005)occurrence was records are known from 17 counties recorded approximately 3.5 extending from Contra Costa County south to miles southwest from the Kern County. study area;marginal foraging and denning habitat is present in and adjacent to the study area. San Joaquin pocket mouse SC – Occurs along the eastern side of the San Favors grasslands and oak savannas None—no suitable habitat Perognathus inornatus Joaquin Valley with friable soils in the study area.