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Appendix 3.3 - Wildlife Within Local Watersheds1 Appendix 3.3 - Wildlife within Local Watersheds1 2 Scientific Name Common Name Habitat AMPHIBIANS Bufo boreas western toad U/W Bufo microscaphus californicus arroyo southwestern toad W Hyla cadaverina California tree frog W Hyla regilla Pacific tree frog W Rana aurora draytonii California red-legged frog W Rana catesbeiana bullfrog W Scaphiopus hammondi western spadefoot W Taricha torosa torosa coast range newt W BIRDS Accipiter cooperi Cooper's hawk U Accipiter striatus velox sharp-shinned hawk U Aechmorphorus occidentalis western grebe W Agelaius phoeniceus red-winged blackbird U/W Agelaius tricolor tri-colored blackbird W Aimophila ruficeps canescens rufous-crowned sparrow U Aimophilia belli sage sparrow U Aiso otus long-eared owl U/W Anas acuta northern pintail W Anas americana American wigeon W Anas clypeata northern shoveler W Anas crecca green-winged teal W Anas cyanoptera cinnamon teal W Anas discors blue-winged teal W Anas platrhynchos mallard W Aphelocoma coerulescens scrub jay U Aquila chrysaetos canadensis golden eagle U Ardea herodius great blue heron W Bombycilla cedrorum cedar waxwing U Botaurus lentiginosus American bittern W Branta canadensis Canada goose W Bubo virginianus great horned owl U Buteo jamaicensis red-tailed hawk U Buteo lineatus red-shouldered hawk U Buteo regalis ferruginous hawk U Butorides striatus green heron W Callipepla californica California quail U Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus sandiegensis San Diego cactus wren U Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus sandiegoense cactus wren U Carduelis lawrencei Lawrence's goldfinch U Carduelis pinus pinus pine siskin U Appendix 3.3 - 1 2 Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Carduelis psaltria hesperophilus lesser goldfinch U Carduelis tristis salicamans American goldfinch U Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis house finch U Casmerodius albus great egret W Cathartes aura turkey vulture U Ceryle alcyon belted kingfisher W Chamaea fasciata wrentit U Charadrius vociferus killdeer W Chondestes grammacus lark sparrow U Circus cyaneus hudsonius northern harrier U/W Cistothorus palustris marsh wren W Coccyzus americanus occidentalis western yellow-billed cuckoo U/W Colaptes auratus common flicker U Columba fasciata band-tailed pigeon U Columba livia rock dove U Contopus borealis olive-sided flycatcher U/W Contopus sordidulus western wood-pewee U Corvus branchyrhynchos hesperis American crow U Corvus corax common raven U Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis Stellar's jay U Dendrocopos nuttallii Nuttall's woodpecker U Dendroica coronata yellow-rumped warbler U Dendroica nigrescens black-throated gray warbler U Dendroica petechia yellow warbler U Dendroica petechia brewsteri yellow warbler W Dendroica townsendi Townsend's warbler U Dendroica townsendii Townsend's warbler U Egretta thula snowy egret W Elanus caeruleus black-shouldered kite U Empidonax difficilis western flycatcher U Empidonax traillii extimus southwestern willow flycatcher U/W Eremophila alpestris horned lark U Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's blackbird U Falco columbarius merlin U Falco mexicanus prairie falcon U Falco peregrinus anatum peregrine falcon U Falco sparverius American kestrel U Fulica americana American coot W Gallinago gallinago common snipe W Gallinula chloropus common moorhen W Gavia immer common loon W Geococcyx californianus greater roadrunner U Geothlypis trichas common yellowthroat W Appendix 3.3 - 2 2 Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Geothlypis trichas common yellowthroat U/W Glaucidium gnoma northern pygmy owl U Haliaeetus leucocephalis bald eagle W Himantopus mexicanus black-necked stilt W Hirundo pyrrhonota tachina cliff swallow U/W Ictera virens yellow-breasted chat W Icteria virens auricollis yellow-breasted chat U Icterus cucullatus hooded oriole U Icterus galbula northern oriole U/W Lanius ludovicianus loggerhead shrike U Larus argentatus herring gull W Larus californicus California gull W Larus delawarensis ring-billed gull W Melanerpes formicivouris acorn woodpecker U Melospiza melodia song sparrow U/W Mergus merganser common merganser W Mimus polyglottos polyglottos northern mockingbird U Molothrus ater brown-headed cowbird U Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens ash-throated flycatcher U Nycticorax nycticorax black-crowned night heron W Oerortyx pictus mountain quail U Otus kennitcottii western screech owl U/W Oxyura jamaicensis ruddy duck W Pandion haliaetus osprey W Paranga ludoviciana western tanager U Parus inornatus plain titmouse U Passer domesticus house sparrow U Passerian amoena lazuli bunting U/W Phainopepla nitens lepida phainopepla U Phalacrocorax auritis double-crested cormorant W Picoides scalaris ladder-backed woodpecker U Pipilo erythrophthalmus rufous-sided towhee U/W Pipilo fuscus brown towhee U Pipilo fuscus California towhee Podiceps nigricollis eared grebe W Podilymbus podiceps pied-billed grebe W Polioptila caerulea blue-gray gnatcatcher U Polioptila californica californica California gnatcatcher U Porzana carolina sora W Progne subis subis purple martin U/W Psaltriparus minmus bushtit U/W Rallus limicola Virginia rail W Recurvirostra americana American avocet W Appendix 3.3 - 3 2 Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Riparia riparia bank swallow W Sayornis nigricans semiatra black phoebe W Sayornis saya Say's phoebe Sialia currucoides mountain bluebird U Sialia mexicana occidentalis western bluebird U Sitta carolinensis white-breasted nuthatch U Spizella atrogularis black-chinned sparrow U Stelgidopteryx ruficollis rough-winged swallow U/W Sterna caspia Caspian tern W Sterna forsteri Forster's tern W Strix occidentalis California spotted owl U Sturnus vulgaris European starling U Tachycineta bicolor tree swallow U/W Tachycineta thalassina lepida violet-green swallow U Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's wren U/W Toxostoma redivivum California thrasher U Troglodytes aedon house wren U Turdus migratorius propinquus American robin U Tyrannus verticalis western kingbird U Tyrannus vociferans vociferans Cassin's kingbird U Tyto alba pratincola barn owl U Vermivora celata orange-crowned warbler U Vireo bellii pusillus least Bell's vireo W Vireo solitarius solitary vireo U Vireo vicinior gray vireo U Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's warbler W Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's warbler W Zenaida macroura mourning dove U Zonotrichia atricapilla golden-crowned sparrow U Zonotrichia iliaca fox sparrow U/W Zonotrichia leucophrys white-crowned sparrow U Zonotrichia lincolnii Lincoln's sparrow W CRUSTACEANS Branchinecta sandiegensis San Diego fairy shrimp W Cladocera water flea W Copepoda copepods W Streptocephalus woottoni Riverside fairy shrimp W FISHES Cottus asper prickly sculpin W Cyprinus carpio carp W Dorosoma petenense threadfin shad W Gambusia affinis mosquitofish W Gasterosteus aculeatus threespine stickleback W Appendix 3.3 - 4 2 Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Ictalurus catus white catfish W Ictalurus furcatus blue catfish W Ictalurus melas black bullhead W Ictalurus natalis yellow bullhead W Ictalurus nebulosus brown bullhead W Ictalurus punctatus channel catfish W Lepomis cyanellus green sunfish W Lepomis macrochirus bluebill W Lepomis microlophus redear sunfish W Menidia audens Mississippi silverside W Micropterus dolomieui smallmouth bass W Micropterus salmoides largemouth bass W Notemigonus crysoleucas golden shiner W Percina macrolepida bigscale logperch W Pomoxis annularis white crappie W Pomoxis nigromaculatus black crappie W Richardsonius balteatus redside shiner W Salmo gairdneri rainbow trout W Salmo sp. trout W INSECTS Agrilus auroguttatus gold-spotted oak borer U Athericidae water snipe flies W Baetidae small minnow mayflies W Belostomatidae giant water bugs W Brachycentridae humpless casemaker caddisflies W Ceratopogonidae no-see-ums, or biting midges W Chironomidae lake flies or midges W Coenagrionidae narrow-winged damselflies W Dixidae meniscus midges W Elimidae riffle beetles W Empididae dagger flies W Ephemerellidae spiny crawler mayflies W Euphydryas editha quino Wright's (Quino) checkerspot U Euphyes vestris harbisoni Harbison's Dun skipper W Gerridae water striders W Helicopsychidae snail-case caddisfly W Heptageniidae flatheaded Mayflies W Hydropsychidae net-spinning caddisflies W Hydroptilidae microcaddisflies or purse-case caddisflies W Leptoceridae long-horned caddisflies W Libellulidae skimmers W Limnephilidae case-constructing caddisflies W Lycaena hermes Hermes Copper butterfly U Appendix 3.3 - 5 2 Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Perlodidae springflies W Philopotamidae finger-net caddisflies W Pleidae pygmy backswimmer W Psychodidae moth flies W Purgus ruralis lagunae Laguna Mountains skipper U Saldidae shore bugs W Simuliidae black flies W Siphlonuridae primitive minnow mayfly W Stratiomyidae soldier flies W Tipulidae crane flies W MAMMALS Antrozous pallidus pallid bat U/W Bassariscus astutus ringtail U/W Bos bovis domestic cattle U/W Canis familiaris domestic dog U/W Canis latrans coyote U Chaetodipus californicus California pocket mouse U Diadelphis virginiana Virginia opossum U Dipodomys agilis Pacific kangaroo rat U Dipodomys merriami parvus San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat U Eptesicus fuscus big brown bat U Eumops perotis californicus California mastiff bat U Felis catus domestic cat U/W Felis concolor mountain lion U/W Lasiurus borealis red bat U Lasiurus cinereus hoary bat U Lepus californicus black-tailed hare U Lepus californicus bennettii San Diego black-tailed jackrabbit U Lynx rufus bobcat U/W Macrotus californicus California leaf-nosed bat U Mephitis mephitis striped skunk U/W Microtus californicus California vole U Mus musculus
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