Appendix E Vegetation and Wildlife Data for the Action Area

Appendix E Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic and Terrestrial with Potential to Occur in the Vicinity of the Buckeye Wind Power Project

Common Name Scientific Name Mollusks Creek heelsplitter Lasmigona compressa Creeper undulatus Fatmucket Lampsilis siliquoidea Giant floater Pyganodon grandis Kidneyshell Ptychobranchus fasciolaris Lilliput Toxolasma lividus Paper pondshell Utterbackia imbecillis Pondhorn Unimerus tetralasmus Rabbitsfoot Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica Ridgeback peaclam Pisidium compressum Slippershell Alasmidonta viridis Snuffbox Epioblasma triquetra Threehorn wartyback Obliquaria reflexa Wabash pigtoe Fusconaia flava Wavy-rayed lampmussel Lampsilis fasciola

Fishes Western blacknose dace Rhinichthys obtusus Blackside darter Percina maculata Bluntnose minnow Pimephales notatus sunfish Lepomis macrochirus Brook stickleback Culaea inconstans Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus Central mudminnow Umbra limi Central stoneroller Campostoma anomalum Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus Notemigonus crysoleucas Lepomis cyanellus Micropterus salmoides salmoides Mottled sculpin Cottus bairdii Northern hogsucker Hypentelium nigricans Pumpkinseed sunfish Lepomis gibbosus Rainbow darter Etheostoma caeruleum Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris Silverjaw minnow Notropis buccatus Perca flavescens

Amphibians Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus Smallmouth salamander Ambystoma texanum Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum Redback salamander Plethodon cinereus Northern ravine salamander Plethodon richmondi Four-toed salamander Hemidactylium scutatum Common Name Scientific Name Southern two-lined salamander Eurycea cirrigera Longtail salamander Eurycea longicauda American toad Anaxyrus americanus Bullfrog catesbeiana Eastern cricket Acris crepitans crepitans Fowler's toad Anaxyrus fowleri Gray treefrog Hyla versicolor Green frog Lithobates clamitans melanota Northern leopard frog Lithobates pipiens Northern spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer crucifer Lithobates palustris Western chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata

Reptiles Midland painted turtle Chrysemys picta marginata Eastern musk turtle Sternotherus odoratus Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina carolina Eastern spiny softshell Apalone spinifera spinifera Common five-lined skink Plestiodon fasciatus Queen snake Regina septemvittata Kirtland's snake Clonophis kirtlandii Common water snake Nerodia sipedon sipedon Brown snake Storeria dekayi Northern red-bellied snake Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Blue racer Coluber constrictor foxii Eastern rat snake Pantherophis alleghaniensis Eastern milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum Eastern garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Butler's garter snake Thamnophis butleri

Birds Canada goose Branta canadensis Wood Aix sponsa duck Anas platyrhynchos Northern bobwhite Colinus virginianus Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo Great blue heron Ardea herodias Black vulture Coragyps atratus Turkey vulture Cathartes aura Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Northern Circus cyaneus Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus Common Name Scientific Name Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos American kestrel Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus Grus canadensis Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Rock pigeon Columba livia Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens Northern flicker Colaptes auratus Eastern wood-pewee Contopus virens Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens Willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii Least flycatcher Empidonax minimus Great crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus White-eyed vireo Vireo griseus Warbling vireo Vireo gilvus Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata American crow brachyrhynchos Horned Eremophilia alpestris Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor Northern rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Carolina chickadee Poecile carolinensis Tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus House wren Troglodytes aedon Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina American robin Turdus migratorius Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum European starling Sturnus vulgaris Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Blue-winged warbler Vermivora pinus Tennessee warbler Vermivora peregrina Nashville warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Northern parula Parula americana Common Name Scientific Name Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia Chestnut-sided warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Magnolia warbler Dendroica magnolia Yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata Black-throated green warbler Dendroica virens Blackburnian warbler Dendroica fusca Prairie warbler Dendroica discolor Palm warbler Dendroica palmarum Black-and-white warbler Mniotilta varia American redstart Setophaga ruticilla Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus Louisiana waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yellow-breasted chat Ictera virens Eastern towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina Field sparrow Spizella pusilla Vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Song sparrow Melospiza melodia Swamp sparrow Melospiza georgiana White-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater Orchard oriole Icterus spurius Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula House finch Carpodacus mexicanus American goldfinch Carduelis tristis House sparrow Passer domesticus

Mammals Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana Big brown Eptesicus fuscus Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Indiana bat Myotis sodalis Northern bat Myotis septentrionalis Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus Tri-colored bat Perimyotis subflavus Short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda Common Name Scientific Name Least shrew Cryptotis parva Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Beaver Castor canadensis Prairie Microtus ochrogaster Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Woodland vole Microtus pinetorum House mouse Mus musculus Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus White-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Norway rat Rattus norvegicus Southern flying squirrel Glacomys volans Woodchuck Marmota monax Thirteen-lined Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Zapus hudsonius Coyote Canis latrans Gray Urocyon cinereoargenteus Red fox Vulpes vulpes Procyon lotor Striped Mephitis mephitis Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Least weasel Mustela nivalis Mink Mustela vison Taxidea taxus White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginiana

Breeding Survey Data – Kings Creek Survey Route Located Within Buckeye Project Action Area

Species List North American Breeding Bird Survey Route KINGS CREEK

Species /route Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Great Blue Heron

2.09 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Ardea herodias Green Heron

0.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Butorides virescens Turkey Vulture

3.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Cathartes aura Canada Goose

26.82 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Branta canadensis Wood Duck

1.91 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Aix sponsa Mallard

2.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Anas platyrhynchos Cooper's Hawk

0.27 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Accipiter cooperii Red-tailed Hawk

1.73 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Buteo jamaicensis American Kestrel

1.73 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Falco sparverius Ring-necked Pheasant

5.91 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Phasianus colchicus Wild Turkey

0.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Meleagris gallopavo Northern Bobwhite

2.00 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Colinus virginianus Killdeer

13.73 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Charadrius vociferus Rock Dove

2.64 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Columba livia Mourning Dove

42.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Zenaida macroura Black-billed Cuckoo

0.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Coccyzus erythropthalmus Yellow-billed Cuckoo

0.09 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Coccyzus americanus Barred

0.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Strix varia Chimney Swift

6.73 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Chaetura pelagica Ruby-thr. Hummingbird

0.55 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Archilochus colubris Belted Kingfisher

0.09 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Ceryle alcyon Red-headed Woodpecker

1.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-bellied Woodpecker

3.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Melanerpes carolinus Downy Woodpecker

2.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Picoides pubescens Northern Flicker

3.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Colaptes spp. Eastern Wood-Pewee

2.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Contopus virens Willow Flycatcher

2.27 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Empidonax traillii Willow-Alder Flycatcher

2.27 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Empidonax spp. Eastern Phoebe

0.27 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Sayornis phoebe Grt. Crested Flycatcher

0.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Myiarchus crinitus Eastern Kingbird

1.27 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Tyrannus tyrannus Yellow-throated Vireo

0.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Vireo flavifrons Warbling Vireo

0.73 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Vireo gilvus Red-eyed Vireo

0.55 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Vireo olivaceus Blue Jay

8.64 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Cyanocitta cristata American Crow

18.82 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Corvus brachyrhynchos Horned Lark

14.91 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Eremophila alpestris Purple Martin

0.09 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Progne subis Tree Swallow

7.73 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Tachycineta bicolor N. Rough-winged Swallow

0.73 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Stelgidopteryx serripennis Bank Swallow

0.45 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Riparia riparia Barn Swallow

20.82 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Hirundo rustica Carolina Chickadee

1.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Poecile carolinensis Tufted Titmouse

5.00 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Baeolophus bicolor White-breasted Nuthatch

1.27 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Sitta carolinensis Carolina Wren

1.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Thryothorus ludovicianus House Wren

11.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Troglodytes aedon Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

0.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Polioptila caerulea Eastern Bluebird

3.45 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Sialia sialis Wood Thrush

0.09 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Hylocichla mustelina American Robin

57.00 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Turdus migratorius Gray Catbird

3.91 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Dumetella carolinensis Northern Mockingbird

4.91 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Mimus polyglottos Brown Thrasher

2.73 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Toxostoma rufum European Starling

106.91 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Sturnus vulgaris Cedar Waxwing

4.55 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Bombycilla cedrorum Yellow Warbler

2.64 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Dendroica petechia Common Yellowthroat

5.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Geothlypis trichas Yellow-breasted Chat

0.27 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Icteria virens Scarlet Tanager

0.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Piranga olivacea Eastern Towhee

0.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Pipilo erythrophthalmus Chipping Sparrow

16.45 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Spizella passerina Field Sparrow

9.82 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Spizella pusilla Vesper Sparrow

0.64 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Pooecetes gramineus Savannah Sparrow

13.55 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Passerculus sandwichensis Grasshopper Sparrow

3.82 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Ammodramus savannarum Song Sparrow

32.09 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Melospiza melodia Northern Cardinal

15.09 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Cardinalis cardinalis Rose-breasted Grosbeak

0.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Pheucticus ludovicianus Indigo Bunting

15.27 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Passerina cyanea Dickcissel

1.55 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Spiza americana Bobolink

2.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Dolichonyx oryzivorus Red-winged Blackbird

89.45 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Agelaius phoeniceus Eastern Meadowlark

17.36 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Sturnella magna Common Grackle

53.73 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Quiscalus quiscula Brown-headed Cowbird

7.45 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Molothrus ater Orchard Oriole

0.18 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Icterus spurius Baltimore Oriole

2.09 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Icterus galbula House Finch

4.73 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Carpodacus mexicanus American Goldfinch

13.73 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Carduelis tristis House Sparrow

62.00 Route Change Regional Change Id Tips Passer domesticus Use Back Arrow to Return to Browser