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Biological Resources APPENDIX D Biological Resources Table 3-5. Sensitive species presently and historically known to occur at Significant Natural Areas. Species Common Name Status Federal, Local Significance State, CNPS, Local Birds Few breeding records from Lake Merced. Also Aechmophorus Clark's Grebe SLC occurs at Sharp Park and India Basin on clarkii occasion. Podilymbus Breeds at Lake Merced and Pine Lake. Also Pied-billed Grebe SLC podiceps present at Sharp Park Phalacrocorax Double-crested CSC (rookeries) Presently nests at Lake Merced auritus Cormorant Phalacrocorax Brandt's Cormorant SLC Found only at India Basin. penicillatus Phalacrocorax Pelagic Cormorant SLC Found only at India Basin. pelagicus Locally uncommon, may breed at Lake Merced. Nycticorax Black-crowned Night - Observed at Sharp Park, India Basin, and nycticoraz Heron McLaren Park. Presently occurs at Golden Gate Park and Pine Butorides striatus Green Heron SLC Lake. Presently nests at Lake Merced. Areda herodias Great Blue Heron Sens Presently nests at Lake Merced Historically bred within San Francisco. Now a Anas strepera Gadwall SLC winter resident at Lake Merced, Pine Lake, Sharp Park, India Basin, and McLaren Park. Rallus limicola Virginia Rail SLC Presently occurs at Lake Merced Porzana carolina Sora SLC Presently occurs at Lake Merced Laterallus Historically reported, not recently observed in jamaicensis Black Rail SLC the City coturniculus Haematopus Black Oystercatcher SLC Occurs in India Basin only bachmani Charadrius Snowy Plover FT, CSC Presently occurs at Ocean Beach alexandrinus Cepphus columba Pigeon Guillemont SLC Occurs in India Basin only Lake Merced, Pine Lake, Palau Phelps, Golden Gate Heights, Billy Goat Hill, and Dorothy Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk SLC Erskine Park. Breeds at Sharp Park, Bayview Hill, McLaren Park, Buena Vista Park, and Glen Canyon. Found in most Natural Areas. Breeds at Sharp Park, Bayview Hill, McLaren Park, Buena Vista Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk SLC Park, Dorothy Erskine Park, Glen Canyon Park, Mt. Davidson, Tank Hill, and Twin Peaks. Observed at Lake Merced, India Basin, and Pandion haliaetus Osprey SLC McLaren Park. Lake Merced, Sharp Park, Bayview Hill, India Falco sparverius American Kestrel SLC Basin, and Mt. Davidson. Breeds at McLaren Park. Likely forages in most Natural Areas. No Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon SLC breeding habitat in any of the Natural Areas. Callipepla Presently occurs at the Presidio and the California Quail SLC californica Arboretum in Golden Gate Park Sharp Park, Buena Vista. Breeds in Glen Columba fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon SLC Canyon, Mt. Davidson, and Twin Peaks Found in Sharp Park. Breeds at Lake Merced, Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl SLC Pine Lake, McLaren Park, and Glen Canyon. Presently occurs at Lake Merced. Historically Tyto alba Barn Owl SLC reported from Golden Gate Park. Presently occurs at Oak Woodlands (Golden Otus kennicottii Western Screech Owl SLC Gate Park) Final Draft 3-33 February 2006 Table 3-5. Sensitive species presently and historically known to occur at Significant Natural Areas. Species Common Name Status Federal, Local Significance State, CNPS, Local Found at Edgehill Mtn, Fairmount Park, Glen Aeronautes White-throated Swift SLC Canyon, Interior Greenbelt, Kite Hill, and Mt. saxatalis Davidson. Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker SLC Found in Sharp Park. Currently nests at Lake Merced, Golden Gate Contopus borealis Olive-sided Flycatcher SLC Park, Buena Vista, and the Presidio Winter resident at Sharp Park, Bayview Hill, Sayornis saya Say's Phoebe SLC Bernal Heights, India Basin, McLaren Park, and Mt. Davidson. Found in Sharp Park, Bayview Hill, McLaren Pacific-slope Park, Billy Goat Hill, Corona Heights, Duncan- Empidonax difficilis SLC Flycatcher Castro, Glen Canyon Park, Mt. Davidson, Oak Woodlands, Tank Hill, and Twin Peaks, Eremophila Occurs during migration only. Historic breeding Horned Lark SLC alpestris records. Found in Sharp Park, Bayview Hill, and Golden Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow SLC Gate Heights. Breeds in Glen Canyon Park and McLaren Park. Found in Sharp Park, Bayview Hill, Golden Gate Tachycineta Violet-green Swallow SLC Heights, Glen Canyon Park, Kite Hill, Mt. thalassina Davidson, and Twin Peaks. Currently nest at Fort Funston and forage over Riparia riparia Bank Swallow ST Lake Merced Currently nests at Lake Merced and Golden Hirundo pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow SLC Gate Park Found in most Natural Areas. Breeds at Lake Merced, Pine Lake, McLaren Park, Buena Vista Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow SLC Park, Billy Goat Hill, Corona Heights, Glen Canyon Park, and Mt. Davidson. Foung at Sharp Park, Buena Vista, Glen Cyanocitta stelleri Steller's Jay SLC Canyon Park. Breeds at Mt. Davidson and Oak Woodlands. Presently occurs at McLaren Park, and Bayview Chamaea fasciata Wrentit SLC Hill. Winter resident at Lake Merced, Pine Lake, Bayview Hill, McLaren Park, Golden Gate Red-breasted Sitta canadensis SLC Heights, Corona Heights, Dorothy Erskine Park, Nuthatch Glen Canyon Park, Mt. Davidson, and Oak Woodlands. Breeds at Brooks Park, Lake Merced, Pine Lake, Bayview Hill, McLaren Park, Buena Vista, Golden Gate Heights, Corona Heights, Dorothy Sitta pygmaea Pygmy Nuthatch SLC Erskine Park, Edgehill Mtn, Fairmount Park, Glen Canyon, Interior Greenbelt, Mt. Davidson, Oak Woodland, Tank Hill, and Twin Peaks. Also found at Kite Hill. Thryomanes Presently nests at Lake Merced and Fort Bewick's Wren SLC bewickii Funston Breeds at Sharp Park. Also found at Buena Vista, Golden Gate Heights, Glen Canyon, Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush SLC McLaren Park, Oak Woodlands, and Twin Peaks. Lanius Occurs during migration only. Historic breeding Loggerhead Shrike SLC ludovicianus records. Found at Sharp Park, Bayview Hill, McLaren Vireo huttoni Hutton's Vireo SLC Park, Pine Lake, and Buena Vista. Likely breeds in San Francisco. Final Draft 3-34 February 2006 Table 3-5. Sensitive species presently and historically known to occur at Significant Natural Areas. Species Common Name Status Federal, Local Significance State, CNPS, Local Found at Lake Merced, Pine Lake, Bayview Hill, McLaren Park, Buena Vista, Billy Goat Hill, Orange-crowned Vermivora celata SLC Edgehill Mt., Glen Canyon Park, Mt. Davidson, Warbler Oak Woodlands, and Twin Peaks. Likely breeds in San Francisco at Mt. Davidson. Observed at Lake Merced in spring 2000, Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler CSC (nesting) breeding undocumented Found at Bernal Heights, Bayview Hill, McLaren Park, Buena Vista, Golden Gate Heights, Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler SLC Corona Heights, Dorothy Erskine, Glen Canyon Park, Oak Woodlands, and Twin Peaks. Breeds at lake Merced, Pine Lake, and Mt. Davidson. Presently occurs at Lake Merced and Sharp Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat CSC Park Presently occurs at Mount Davidson, Presideo, Pipilo maculatus Spotted Towhee SLC Oak Woodlands (Golden Gate Park), McLaren Park, Glen Canyon Park, and Twin Peaks. Breeding population limited, wintering birds Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco - widespread in parks and yards of San Francisco Zonotrichia White-crowened Breeding population limited, wintering birds - leucophrys Sparrow widespread in parks and yards of San Francisco Breeds at Lake Merced and Glen Canyon Park. Icterus cucullatus Hooded Oriole SLC Also found at McLaren Park, Buena Vista, and Mt. Davidson. Breeds at Lake Merced, Sharp Park, Bayview Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch SLC Hill, and McLaren Park. Also found at Glen Canyon, Mt. Davidson, and Twin Peaks. Breeds at Bayview Hill, McLaren Park, Gilly Goat Hill, Corona Heights, Glen Canyon Park, Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch SLC Mt. Davidson, and Twin Peaks. Also found at Brooks Park, Dorothy Erskine Park, and Farimount Park. Winter resident found at Lake Merced, McLaren Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill SLC Park, Buena Vista, Golden Gate Heights, Oak Woodlands, and Twin Peaks. Breeds at Lake Merced, Glen Canyon, Mt. Davidson, Oak Woodlads, and Twin Peaks. Also Carpodacus found at Pine Lake, Sharp Park, Bayview Hill, Purple Finch SLC purpureus McLaren Park, Buena Vista, Golden Gate Heights, Corona Heights, and Dorothy Erskine Park. Final Draft 3-35 February 2006 Table 3-5. Sensitive species presently and historically known to occur at Significant Natural Areas. Species Common Name Status Federal, Local Significance State, CNPS, Local Fish Eucyclogobius Historically collected (1895), not recently Tidewater Goby FPD (FE), CSC newberryi observed in the Cily Reptiles and Amphibians Clemmys Presently occurs at Lake Merced. Presumed Western Pond Turtle CSC marmorata extant at Pine Lake but not recently observed. Rana aurora California Red-legged Historically observed at Lake Merced. Recently FT draytonii Frog observed at Sharp Park. Thamnophis sirtalis San Francisco Garter FE, SE, SFP Historically reported from Sharp Park elegans Snake Invertebrates Caecuditea Collected in 1984 from Lake Merced (CNDDB Tomales Isopod FSC tomalensis 2000) Reported from Mt. Davidson and Twin Peaks in Euphydryas editha Bay Checkerspot FT 1980. Not currently present at either Natural bayensis Butterfly Area. Reported at Sharp Park and McLaren Park in Icaricia icarioides Mission Blue Butterfly FE 1988 and from Bayview Park in 2001. Currently missionensis breeds on Twin Peaks Incisalia mossii San Bruno Elfin FE bayensis Butterfly Not observed since 1989, presumed present in San Francisco Forktail Ischnura gemina - Glen Canyon. Presently occurs in McLaren Damselfly Park. Bumblebee Scarab 1980 report from dunes near Laguna Salada, Lichnanthe
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