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APPENDIX C Natural Heritage Review Supporting Information Appendix B. Wildlife Observations WSU1 WSU2 WSU3 WSU5 WSU6 WSU7 WSU8 Area CUW/CUM/S CUW/CUM FOD/SWM/ WSU4 CUP FOD/SWC/ FOD/CUP/ Flying Sensitive FOD/CUP/C FOM/CUP/ SARA MNR Area Habitat NHIC WM Pond S N & S of SWD/CUW S of McKay CUP/CUM CUT/CUM Overhead Highest Common Name Scientific Name GRANK1 SRANK2 COSEWIC3 MNR4 Schedule 5 Birds - UW/CUT/C CUW/CUT Agri Fields Comments Status 5 Sensitive7 Use 8 Tracked of McKay Rd McKay Rd. N of McKay Rd (W of N of McKay S of of Study Abundance Ecoregion UM N of S of Salem (E of (E of Rd (E of Hwy400) Rd (W of Lockhart Area 6E Salem Rd Rd Hwy400) Hwy400) Hwy400) Hwy400) Rd Amphibians American Toad Anaxyrus americanus G5 S5 N 1 1 Dead on road Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens G5 S5 NAR NAR N 1 1 Birds American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos G5 S5B E N 4 1 5 American Goldfinch Spinus tristis G5 S5B E N 3 2 2 1 2 1 11 Nest w/young in WSU1 American Robin Turdus migratorius G5 S5B E N 1 1 1 3 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus G5 S5 I/E N 3 4 2 4 1 4 18 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata G5 S5 I/E N 2 1 1 1 1 6 Canada Goose Branta canadensis G5 S5 M/F N 100 100 Foraging in soy field south of Salem Rd. Common Raven Corvus corax G5 S5 I N 1 1 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis G5 S5B N 1 1 2 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens G5 S5 I/E N 1 2 1 4 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe G5 S5B I/E N 1 1 1 3 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris G5 SNA E N 10 10 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris G5 S5B,SZN N 1 1 House Sparrow Passer domesticus G5 SNA E N 1 1 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus G5 S5B,S5N N 1 1 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos G5 S5 S/B, M/F N 1 1 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura G5 S5 E N 2 2 Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia G5 S4B E N 1 1 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis G5 S5 I/E N 1 1 2 Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus G5 S4B I/E N 1 1 2 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla G5 S4B X X I N 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis G5 S5 NAR NAR E N 1 1 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia G5 S5B E N 5 1 6 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura G5 S5B N 1 1 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis G5 S5 X I N 1 1 Insects Hairstreak sp. Satyrium sp. G5 S4,S5 ~ 1 1 Monarch Danaus plexippus G5 S2N,S4B SC SC SC 1 Y 1 1 2 Spreadwing sp. Lestes sp. G5 S4,S5 ~ 1 1 Mammals Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus G5 S5 N 2 1 3 Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus G5 S5 N 1 1 2 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis G5 S5 N 1 1 2 Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus G5 S5 N 1 1 Northern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina brevicauda G5 S5 N 1 1 Raccoon Procyon lotor G5 S5 N scat ~ Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus G5 S5 N 1 1 1 3 White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus G5 S5 N bed ~ Woodchuck Marmota monax G5 S5 N den ~ McKay Road East – Highway 400 Interchange, Lockhart Road / Salem Road Crossing - Existing Conditions Memorandum MMM Group, a WSP Company November 2016 Appendix B - Wildlife Observations Page B-1 Appendix C. SAR Screening Table Species At Risk Designations ENDANGERED THREATENED SPECIAL CONCERN EXTIRPATED ESA Status1 and Source of Reasonable Likelihood of Presence in Results of Field Species Regional ESA Protection2 Key Habitats Used by Species in Ontario Surveys Undertaken Record (Date) Study Area Surveys Occurrence Birds None - no suitable breeding habitat (i.e. remote Species Protection Colonial nesters on remote islands that are barren or sparsely islands in waterbodies or wetlands) within study 1 round of Fall general American White Pelican THR and Habitat Ebird treed in lakes, reservoirs, or on large rivers (MNRF Species Profile area; however, given the proximity of Lake wildlife surveys/ habitat No observations (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Regulation Online 2014). Simcoe, this species may be observed flying assessments overhead. None - no suitable breeding habitat (i.e. large Prefers deciduous and mixed-deciduous forest; and habitat close super canopy tree along large waterbody) within 1 round of Fall general Bald Eagle MNRF Regional to water bodies such as lakes and rivers; SC N/A study area; however, given the proximity of Lake wildlife surveys/ habitat No observations (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) List They roost in super canopy trees such as Pine (MNRF Guelph - Simcoe, this species may be observed flying assessments Waterloo List, 2014) overhead. High - suitable breeding habitat (i.e. former It nests in a wide variety of naturally and anthropogenically created aggregate pit and steep sand/dirt hills) occur 1 round of Fall general Bank Swallow Species and General vertical banks, which often erode and change over time including THR Ebird within study area. This species was confirmed in wildlife surveys/ habitat No observations (Riparia riparia) Habitat Protection aggregate pits and the shores of large lakes and rivers (MNRF the study area in 2011 (NRSI and Dougan & assessments Guelph - Waterloo List, 2014) Associates). MNRF Regional prefers farmland; lake/river shorelines; wooded clearings; urban High - suitable breeding habitat (i.e. culverts, 1 round of Fall general Barn Swallow Species and General List; MNRF populated areas; rocky cliffs; and wetlands. They nest inside or bridges, buildings) occurs within study area. This THR wildlife surveys/ habitat No observations (Hirundo rustica) Habitat Protection Midhurst District outside buildings; under bridges and in road culverts; on rock species was confirmed in the vicinity of the study assessments Correspondence faces and in caves etc. (MNRF Guelph - Waterloo List, 2014) area in 2011 (NRSI and Dougan & Associates). None - no suitable breeding habitat (i.e. large Generally prefer freshwater marshes and wetlands; nest either on wetlands) occurs within study area; however, 1 round of Fall general Black Tern MNRF Regional SC N/A floating material in a marsh or on the ground very close to water given proximity of Holland Marsh and Minesing wildlife surveys/ habitat No observations (Chlidonias niger) List (MNRF Guelph - Waterloo List, 2014) Wetlands, this species may be observed flying assessments overhead. Generally prefers open grasslands and hay fields. In migration and 1 round of Fall general Bobolink Species and General MNRF Regional None - no suitable breeding habitat (i.e. large THR in winter uses freshwater marshes and grasslands (MNRF Guelph - wildlife surveys/ habitat No observations (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Habitat Protection List grasslands >50ha) occurs within study area. Waterloo List, 2014) assessments Generally prefers wet coniferous, deciduous and mixed forest 1 round of Fall general Canada Warbler types, with a dense shrub layer. Nests on the ground, on logs or Moderate - suitable breeding habitat (i.e. cedar SC N/A Ebird wildlife surveys/ habitat No observations (Cardellina canadensis) hummocks, and uses dense shrub layer to conceal the nest swamp) occurs within study area. assessments (MNRF Guelph - Waterloo List, 2014) Generally found in mature deciduous forests with an open None - no suitable breeding habitat (i.e. >100ha 1 round of Fall general Cerulean Warbler Species and General MNRF Regional THR understory; also nests in older, second-growth deciduous forests mature deciduous forests with an open wildlife surveys/ habitat No observations (Setophaga cerulea) Habitat Protection List (MNRF Guelph - Waterloo List, 2014) understory) occurs within study area. assessments High - suitable breeding habitat (i.e. chimneys) Historically found in deciduous and coniferous, usually wet forest occurs adjacent to study area; therefore, this 1 round of Fall general Chimney Swift Species and General types, all with a well-developed, dense shrub layer; now most are THR Ebird species may be observed flying overhead. This wildlife surveys/ habitat No observations (Chaetura pelagica) Habitat Protection found in urban areas in large uncapped chimneys (MNRF Guelph - species was confirmed in the vicinity of the study assessments Waterloo List, 2014) area in 2011 (NRSI and Dougan & Associates). McKay Road East – Highway 400 Interchange, Lockhart Road / Salem Road Crossing - Existing Conditions Memorandum MMM Group, a WSP Company November 2016 Appendix C. SAR Screening Table Page C-1 Appendix C. SAR Screening Table ESA Status1 and Source of Reasonable Likelihood of Presence in Results of Field Species Regional ESA Protection2 Key Habitats Used by Species in Ontario Surveys Undertaken Record (Date) Study Area Surveys Occurrence Generally prefer open, vegetation-free habitats, including dunes, beaches, recently harvested forests, burnt-over areas, logged Moderate - suitable breeding habitat (i.e. sand 1 round of Fall general Common Nighthawk areas, rocky outcrops, rocky barrens, grasslands, pastures, peat SC N/A Ebird dunes, meadows with barren ground, flat roofs) wildlife surveys/ habitat No observations (Chordeiles minor) bogs, marshes, lakeshores, and river banks. This species also occurs within and adjacent to study area. assessments inhabits mixed and coniferous forests. Can also be found in urban areas (nest on flat roof-tops) (MNRF Guelph - Waterloo List, 2014) Generally prefers grassy pastures, meadows and hay fields. Nests 1 round of Fall general Eastern Meadowlark Species and General MNRF Regional Moderate - suitable breeding habitat (i.e. >5ha THR are always on the ground and usually hidden in or under grass wildlife surveys/ habitat No observations (Sturnella magna) Habitat Protection List meadow) occurs within study area. clumps (MNRF Guelph - Waterloo List, 2014) assessments Moderate - suitable breeding habitat (i.e. sand barren, pine plantation, young aspen forest) Generally prefer semi-open deciduous forests or patchy forests occurs within study area.
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