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Master Wildlife Inventory List Wildlife Inventory List The wildlife inventory list was created from existing data, on site surveys, and/or the availability of suitable habitat. The following species could occur in the Project Area at some time during the year: Common Name Scientific Name Bird Species Bitterns, Herons, & Allies Ardeidae D, E American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus A, E, F Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias E, F Green Heron Butorides virescens D Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis Blackbirds Icteridae B, E, F Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula B, E, F Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus B, E, F Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater B, E, F Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula B, E, F Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna B, E, F Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Caracaras & Falcons Falconidae B, E, F, G American Kestrel Falco sparverius B Merlin Falco columbarius D Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Chickadees & Titmice Paridae B, E, F, G Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus E, F, G Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Creepers Certhiidae B, E, F Brown Creeper Certhia americana Cuckoos, Roadrunners, & Anis Cuculidae D, E, F Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus E, F Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Finches Fringillidae B, E, F, G American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis B, E, F Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina G Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea B, E, F Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus E, F, G House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus B, E Pine Siskin Spinus pinus Page 1 Eight Point Wind Energy Center E, F, G Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus B, E Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Grebes Podicipedidae C, D, E Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Grosbeaks & Buntings Cardinalidae B, E, F Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea B, E, F, G Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis B, E, F Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus B, E, F Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Gulls Laridae G Herring Gull Larus argentatus G Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Hummingbirds Trochilidae E, F Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Jays, Magpies, & Crows Corvidae B, E, F American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos B, E, F, G Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata B, E, F Common Raven Corvus corax Kingfishers Alcedinidae E, F Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Kinglets Regulidae E Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Kites, Eagles, Hawks, & Allies Accipitridae C, D, E, G Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus B, E, F Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus B, E, F, G Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii A Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos B, F Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis B, C, E, F, G Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus B, E, F Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus B, E, F, G Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis B Rough-Legged Hawk Buteo lagopus B, E, F, G Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Larks Alaudidae E, F Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Page 2 Eight Point Wind Energy Center Mockingbirds, Thrashers, & Allies Mimidae B, E, F Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum B, E, F Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis B, F Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Nightjars Caprimulgidae E Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Nuthatches Sittidae B, E, F, G Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis B, E, F, G White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Old World Sparrows Passeridae E Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea E, F, G House Sparrow Passer domesticus Osprey Pandionidae B Osprey Pandion haliaetus Partridges, Grouse, & Turkeys Phasianidae E Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus B, E, F Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus B, E, F, G Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Pigeons & Doves Columbidae B, E, F, G Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura E, F, G Rock Pigeon Columba livia Plovers & Lapwings Charidriidae B, E, F Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Sandpipers, Phalaropes, & Allies Scolopacidae F American Woodcock Scolopax minor E Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Starlings & Allies Sturnidae B, E, F, G European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallows Hirundinidae E, F Bank Swallow Riparia riparia B, E, F Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica E, F Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Page 3 Eight Point Wind Energy Center E, F Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis E Purple Martin Progne subis B, E, F Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Swans, Geese, & Ducks Anatidae E Blue-winged Teal Anas discors B, E, F Canada Goose Branta canadensis G Common Merganser Mergus merganser F Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus B, E, F, G Mallard Anas platyrhynchos E, F Wood Duck Aix sponsa Swifts Apodidae E, F Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Thrushes Turdidae B, E, F American Robin Turdus migratorius E, F Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis B, E, F Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus B, E, F Veery Catharus fuscescens B, D, E, F Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Towhees, Buntings, Sparrows, & Allies Emberizidae G American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea B, E, F Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis B, E, F, G Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla B, E, F Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum C, E Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii B, E, F Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis B, E, F, G Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia E, F Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana E, F Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus E White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis True owls Strigidae B, E Barred Owl Strix varia E Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio E Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus D Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae B, E, F Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum B, E, F Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus B, E, F Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Page 4 Eight Point Wind Energy Center B, E, F Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens B, E, F Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus B, E, F Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus B, D, E Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Vireos Vireonidae B, E, F Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius B, E, F Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus B, E, F Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus F Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons B Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Vultures Cathartidae B Black Vulture Coragyps atratus B, E, F Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Waxwings Bombycillidae B, E, F Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Wood Warblers Parulidae B, E, F American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla B, F Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia E, F Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca B Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata B, E, F Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens B, E, F Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens B, D, E, F Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus B, D, E, F Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis B Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina B, E, F Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica B, E, F Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas D Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera B, E, F Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina F Lawrence's Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera x V. pinus D, F Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla B, E, F Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia B, E, F Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia B, E, F Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla E Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis B, E, F Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla E Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus B, D, E, F Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor D Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea B Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina Page 5 Eight Point Wind Energy Center B, E, F Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia B, E, F Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Woodpeckers & Allies Picidae B, E, F, G Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens B, E, F, G Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus B, E, F, G Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus B, E, F Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus B, E, F, G Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus D, E Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus B, E, F Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Wrens Troglodytidae G Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus B, E, F House Wren Troglodytes aedon E Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris B, E Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis Mammal Species Bears Ursidae Black Bear Ursus americanus Beaver Castoridae Beaver Castor canadensis Cats Felidae Bobcat Felis rufus Deer Cervidae Whitetail Deer Odocoileus virginianus Dogs, Wolves, Foxes Canidae Coyote Canis latrans Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hares, Rabbits Leporidae Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Jumping Mice Zapeoidae Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonicus Woodland Jumping Mouse Napaeozapus insignis Mice, Rats, Lemmings, Volves Cricetidae Page 6 Eight Point Wind Energy Center Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus White-Footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus Moles Talpidae Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus Hairytail Mole Parascalops breweri Starnose Mole Condylura cristata Old World Rats & Mice Muridae House Mouse Mus musculus Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus Opossums Didelphiidae Opossum Didelphis virginiana Plainnose Bats Vespertilionidae B Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis B, C Eastern Small-footed Myotis Myotis leibii B Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus B Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus C, D Northern Long-eared bat Myotis septentrionalis B Silver-Haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans B The Tri-Colored Bat Perimyotis subflavus Porcupines Erethizontidae Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Racoons Procyonidae Raccoon Procyon lotor Shrews Soricidae Least Shrew Cryptotis parva Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus Shorttail Shrew Blarina brevicauda Smoky Shrew Sorex fumeus Skunks Mephitidae Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis Squirrels Sciuridae Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Page 7 Eight Point Wind Energy Center Fox squirrel Sciurus niger
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