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species and suitable habitat for special -status species (e.g., blue elderberry <br />shrubs, vernal pools). <br />Trees in and near the site were assessed for the potential use by nesting raptors, <br />especially Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni). The grassland areas in the site <br />were searched for burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) or ground squirrel <br />burrows with evidence of past occupancy. <br />Results <br />GENERAL SETTING: The 19+/- acre site is in San Joaquin County, California <br />(Figure 1). The site is within an Unnumbered Section within Township 1 North, <br />Range 7 East, of the USGS 7.5 -minute Stockton East topographic quadrangle <br />(Figure 2). The site is leveled and is situated at an elevation of approximately 25 <br />feet above mean sea level. <br />The site consists of a field of disked grassland and a small home site with several <br />surrounding trees. (Figure 3 and photographs in Attachment C). The field in the <br />site has been historically farmed for several decades in hay and annual crops <br />and is highly disturbed from routine farming activities. <br />Land uses in this portion of San Joaquin County are primarily residential with <br />smaller parcels used for agricultural purposes and commercial development <br />(Figure 3 and photographs in Attachment C). A walnut orchard borders the south <br />edge of the site and Bieghle Drain borders the north edge of the site; there is an <br />open grassland field further north, beyond the drain. Pock Lane borders the <br />west edge of the site with ranchette-style parcels further west of the road. There <br />are industrial buildings and associated parking lots to the east of the site. <br />VEGETATION: Habitats in the site are highly disturbed from intensive farming for <br />decades and periodic disking and tilling of portions of the site for several years <br />(see photographs in Attachment C). The body of the site had been disked within <br />2706 Pock Lane: Biology 5 November 23, 2021 <br />