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4 Environmental Analysis <br /> 4.4 Biological Resources <br /> the potential to provide nesting habitat. The open grassland within the Project site provides <br /> potential foraging habitat for white-tailed kites. <br /> Other Special-status Birds <br /> During the surveys, two loggerhead shrikes, one ferruginous hawk, and one California horned <br /> lark were observed. Loggerhead shrikes and California horned lark were identified in the southern <br /> portion of the Project site in San Joaquin County, and the ferruginous hawk was observed soaring <br /> overhead. Loggerhead shrike is a CDFW Species of Special Concern, and the ferruginous hawk <br /> and California horned lark are CDFW Watch List species. The ferruginous hawk does not nest in <br /> the San Joaquin Valley, but it may hunt on-site; the loggerhead shrike may nest in the trees and <br /> shrubs within the residential areas of the Project site; and California horned larks may nest in <br /> grassland areas of the Project site. Although northern harrier, a CDFW Species of Special <br /> Concern, was not observed during surveys, it may also use the Project site as foraging habitat <br /> and the adjacent areas as nesting habitat. <br /> Griffith Energy Storage Project 4.4-13 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 <br /> Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023 <br />