APPENDIX G Wildlife and Fish Species List for the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

APPENDIX G FISH AND WILDLIFE SPECIES LIST

This Appendix contains a list of terrestrial and aquatic vertebrate species found or expected in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. The list was compiled in consultation with Dave Feliz, Area Manager of the Yolo Wildlife Area; Jon King, an author of the official bird checklist for Yolo County (Yolo Audubon Society 2004); and other sources.

Explanation of Symbols

SS - indicates special-status species, described in more detail in Section 3.5

NN - indicates species known to be nonnative

NV - indicates species expected but not verified on site

BC - indicates species with a breeding colony on site a - indicates anadromous b - indicates non-colonial species known to breed on site r - indicates species that are resident (present on site throughout the year), but that are not necessarily known to breed

s - indicates species primarily present in summer (may also be present during spring and fall migration)

w - indicates species primarily present in winter (may also be present during spring and fall migration)

m - indicates species present primarily during migration (spring and/or fall; they may be seen in smaller numbers in other seasons) x - indicates vagrants, species that have been documented on site only rarely

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Common Name Scientific Name Notes Fish American shad Alosa sapidissima NN Bigscale logperch Percina macrolepida NN Black bullhead Ameiurus melas NN Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus NN Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus NN Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus NN Brown trout Salmo trutta NN California roach Lavinia symmetricus SS Channel catfish Ictalurus catus NN Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha SS, a Clear Lake splittail Pogonichthys ciscoides SS Clear Lake tule perch Hysterocarpus traski lagunae Common carp Cyprinus carpio NN Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas NN Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas NN Goldfish Carassius auratus NN Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus NN Hardhead Mylopharodon conocephalus SS Hitch Lavinia exilicauda SS Inland silverside Menidia beryllina NN Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides NN Pacific lamprey Lampetra tridentate SS, a Prickly sculpin Cottus asper Rainbow (Steelhead) trout Oncorhynchus mykiss SS, a Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis NN Redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus NN Riffle sculpin Cottus gulosus River lamprey Lampetra ayersi extirpated Sacramento blackfish Orthodon microlepidotus Sacramento perch Archoplites interruptus SS Sacramento pikeminnow Ptychocheilus grandis Sacramento splittail Pogonichthys macrolepidotus SS Sacramento sucker Catostomus occidentalis Sacramento tule perch Hysterocarpus traski traski Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieui NN Speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus

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Common Name Scientific Name Notes Fish (continued) Spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus NN Striped bass Morone saxatilis NN, a Thicktail chub Gila crassicauda extinct Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense NN Threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus NN Warmouth Lepomis gulosus NN Western brook lamprey Lampetra richardsoni a Western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis NN White catfish Ameierus catus NN White crappie Pomoxis annularis NN White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus a Amphibians Bullfrog Rana catesbiana NN, b California slender salamander Batrachoceps attenuatus NV California tiger salamander Ambystoma californiense NV, SS Pacific chorus frog Pseudacris regilla b Western spadefoot toad Scaphipus hammondi NV, SS Western toad Bufo boreus b Reptiles Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis b Common kingsnake Lampropeltus getulus b Giant garter snake Thamnophis gigas SS Gopher snake Pitupohis melanoleucus b Northwestern pond turtle Actinemys marmorata marmorata SS, b Painted turtle Chrysemys picta b Red-eared slider Pseudemys scripta b Ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus NV Sharp-tailed snake Contia tenuis NV Southern Alligator Elgaria multicarinatus b Western aquatic garter snake Thamnophis couchi b Western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis b Western rattlesnake Crotalus viridis NV Yellow-bellied racer Coluber constrictor b

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Common Name Scientific Name Notes Mammals American badger Taxidea taxus SS American beaver Castor canadensis American mink Mustela vison Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus Black rat Rattus rattus NV, NN Black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus b Bobcat Felis rufus NV Botta's pocket gopher Thomomys bottae b Brazilian (Mexican) free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana BC Broad-footed mole Scapanus latimanus NV California ground squirrel Spermophilus beecheyi b California myotis Myotis californicus California vole Microtus californicus b Common muskrat Ondatra zibethicus b Coyote Canis latrans Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus b Desert cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii b Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes NV Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus NV House mouse Mus musculus NN, b Little brown myotis Myotis lucifugus Long-eared myotis Myotis evotis NV Long-legged myotis Myotis volans NV Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata NV Mountain Lion Felis concolor NV Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus Norway rat Rattus norvegicus NN, b Ornate Shrew Sorex ornatus Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus NV, SS Raccoon Procyon lotor Red fox Vulpes vulpes NV, NN Ring-tailed Cat Basariscus astutus NV Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii NV, SS Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana NN

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Common Name Scientific Name Notes Mammals (continued) Western gray squirrel Sciurus griseus Western harvest mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis b Western pipistrelle Pipistrellus hesperus NV Western red bat Lasiurus blossevillii NV Western spotted skunk Spilogale gracilis NV Yuma myotis Myotis yumanensis NV Birds Acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus w American avocet Recurvirostra americana r, b American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus r, b American coot Fulica americana r, b American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos r, b American golden-plover Pluvialis dominica x American goldfinch Carduelis tristis r, b American kestrel Falco sparverius r, b American peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus anatum SS, w American pipit Anthus rubescens w American robin Turdus migratorius r, b American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos SS, r American wigeon Anas americana w Anna’s hummingbird Calypte anna r, b Ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens s, b Baird’s sandpiper Calidris bairdii m Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus SS, w Bank swallow Riparia riparia SS, s Barn owl Tyto alba r, b Barn swallow Hirundo rustica s, b Barrow’s goldeneye Bucephala islandica SS, x Belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon r, b Bewick’s wren Thryomanes bewickii r, b Black phoebe Sayornis nigricans r Black tern Chlidonias niger SS, m Black-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola w Black-chinned hummingbird Archilochus alexandri s, b Black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax r, b Black-headed grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus s, b

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Common Name Scientific Name Notes Birds (continued) Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus r, b Black-throated gray warbler Dendroica nigrescens m Blue grosbeak Guiraca caerulea s, b Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea m Blue-winged teal Anas discors r Bonaparte’s gull Larus philadelphia w Brewer’s blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus r, b Brewer’s sparrow Spizella breweri x Brown creeper Certhia americana x Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater r, b Bufflehead Bucephala albeola w Bullock’s oriole Icterus bullockii s, b Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia SS, r Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus r, b California gull Larus californicus SS, r California horned lark Eremophila alpestris SS, r, b California quail Callipepla californica r, b California towhee Pipilo crissalis r, b Canada goose Branta canadensis r Canvasback Aythya valisineria w Caspian tern Sterna caspia s Cassin’s vireo Vireo cassinii m Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis r Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum w Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina x Cinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera r Clark’s grebe Aechmophorus clarkii w Clay-colored sparrow Spizella pallida x Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota s, b Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula w Common loon Gavia immer x Common merganser Mergus merganser m Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus r, b Common poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii m Common raven Corvus corax r Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas r, b

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Common Name Scientific Name Notes Birds (continued) Cooper’s hawk Accipiter cooperii SS, r Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis w Double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus SS, r Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens r, b Dunlin Calidris alpina w Dusky flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri m Eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis w Eurasian wigeon Anas penelope w European starling Sturnus vulgaris NN, r, b Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis w Forster’s tern Sterna forsteri r Fox sparrow Passerella iliaca w Gadwall Anas strepera r Garganey Anas querquedula x Glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens w Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos SS, w Golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa w Golden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla w Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum s, b Gray flycatcher Empidonax wrightii m Great blue heron Ardea herodias r, b Great egret Ardea alba r, b Great horned owl Bubo virginianus r, b Greater sandhill crane Grus canadensis tabida SS, w Greater scaup Aythya marila w Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons w Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca w Great-tailed grackle Quiscalus mexicanus x Green heron Butorides virescens r, b Green-tailed towhee Pipilo chlorurus x Green-winged teal Anas crecca w Hairy woodpecker Picoides villosus x Hammond’s flycatcher Empidonax hammondii m Harris’s sparrow Zonotrichia querula x Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus w Hermit warbler Dendroica occidentalis m

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Common Name Scientific Name Notes Birds (continued) Herring gull Larus argentatus w Hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus w Hooded oriole Icterus cucullatus x Horned grebe Podiceps auritus x House finch Carpodacus mexicanus r, b House sparrow Passer domesticus NN, r, b House wren Troglodytes aedon r, b Hutton’s vireo Vireo huttoni w Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea x Killdeer Charadrius vociferus r, b Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus x Lark sparrow Chondestes grammacus r, b Lazuli bunting Passerina amoena s, b Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis x Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla w Lesser goldfinch Carduelis psaltria r Lesser nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis m Lesser scaup Aythya affinis w Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes m Lewis’s woodpecker Melanerpes lewis x Lincoln’s sparrow Melospiza lincolnii w Little willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii brewsteri m Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus SS, r, b Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus SS, w Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus w Long-eared owl Asio otus x Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis x MacGillivray’s warbler Oporornis tolmiei m Mallard Anas platyrhynchos r Marbled godwit Limosa fedoa m Marsh wren Cistothorus palustris r, b Merlin Falco columbarius w Mew gull Larus canus w Mourning dove Zenaida macroura r, b Nashville warbler Vermivora ruficapilla m Northern flicker Colaptes auratus w

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Common Name Scientific Name Notes Birds (continued) Northern harrier Circus cyaneus SS, r, b Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos r, b Northern pintail Anas acuta r Northern rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis s Northern shoveler Anas clypeata r Northern shrike Lanius excubitor x Nuttall’s woodpecker Picoides nuttallii r, b Oak titmouse Baeolophus inornatus r, b Olive-sided flycatcher Contopus borealis m Orange-crowned warbler Vermivora celata w Osprey Pandion haliaetus r Pacific golden-plover Pluvialis fulva m Pacific loon Gavia pacifica x Pacific-slope flycatcher Empidonax difficilis m Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos m Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens x Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps r, b Prairie falcon Falco mexicanus w Purple finch Carpodacus purpureus x Purple martin Progne subis SS, x Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator x Red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis x Red-breasted sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber w Redhead Aythya americana s Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena x Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus m Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus r, b Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis r, b Red-throated loon Gavia stellata x Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus r, b Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis r Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris w Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus NN, r, b Rock pigeon Columba livia NN, r, b Rock wren Salpinctes obsoletus w Ross’s goose Chen rossii w

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Common Name Scientific Name Notes Birds (continued) Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus w Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula w Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis r Ruff Philomachus pugnax w Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus m Rufous-crowned sparrow Aimophila ruficeps x Rusty blackbird Euphagus carolinus x Sage thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus x Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis r, b Say’s phoebe Sayornis saya w Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus m Semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla m Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus SS, w Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata x Short-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus m Short-eared owl Asio flammeus SS, w Snow goose Chen caerulescens w Snowy egret Egretta thula r, b Snowy owl Bubo scandiacus x Solitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria m Song sparrow Melospiza melodia r, b Sora Porzana carolina r, b Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia r, b Spotted towhee Pipilo maculatus r, b Stilt sandpiper Calidris himantopus x Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata x Swainson’s hawk Buteo swainsoni SS, s, b Swainson’s thrush Catharus ustulatus m Swamp sparrow Melospiza georgiana x Thayer’s gull Larus thayeri w Townsend’s warbler Dendroica townsendi m Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor r, b Tricolored blackbird Agelaius tricolor SS, BC, r Tufted duck Aythya fuligula x Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus w Turkey vulture Cathartes aura r

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Common Name Scientific Name Notes Birds (continued) Varied thrush Ixoreus naevius x Vaux’s swift Chaetura vauxi SS, m Vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus x Violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina m Virginia rail Rallus limicola r, b Warbling vireo Vireo gilvus m Western bluebird Sialia mexicana r Western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis w Western kingbird Tyrannus verticalis s, b Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta r, b Western sandpiper Calidris mauri m Western screech-owl Otus kennicottii r Western scrub-jay Aphelocoma californica r, b Western snowy plover Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus SScoast, x, b Western tanager Piranga ludoviciana m Western wood-pewee Contopus sordidulus s Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus m White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis r White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys w White-faced ibis Plegadis chihi SS, s White-tailed kite Elanus leucurus SS, r, b White-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis w White-throated swift Aeronautes saxatalis r Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo NN, w Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus m Wilson’s phalarope Phalaropus tricolor m, b Wilson’s snipe Gallinago delicata w Wilson’s warbler Wilsonia pusilla m Winter wren Troglodytes troglodytes w Wood duck Aix sponsa r Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia m Yellow-billed magpie Pica nuttalli r, b Yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens x Yellow-headed blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus s, b Yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata w

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