Animal species observed on the Via Princessa Road Extension site survey dates April–November 2010 Animal species observed on the Via Princessa Road Extension site; survey dates April-November, 2010
Arial font indicates non-native taxa Underlined font indicates special-status taxa AMPHIBIANS
Hylidae (treefrogs) Scaphiopodidae (North American spadefoots) Pseudacris hypochondriaca (Baja California chorus frog) Spea hammondii (western spadefoot)—BLMS, SSC REPTILES
Anguidae (glass lizards and Teiidae (whiptails, racerunners and alligator lizards) ameivas)
Elgaria multicarinata webbii (San Diego Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri (coastal alligator lizard) whiptail)—CDFG Special Animals List Phrynosomatidae (spiny lizards) Colubridae (harmless egg-laying snakes) Sceloporus occidentalis longipes (Great Basin fence lizard) Pituophis catenifer annectens (San Diego Uta stansburiana elegans (California side- gopher snake) blotched lizard) Crotalidae (pitvipers)
Crotalus helleri (southern Pacific rattlesnake) BIRDS
Galliformes (landfowl) Falconiformes (falcons)
Callipepla californica (California quail) Falco columbarius (merlin)—CDFG Watch Accipitriformes (hawks, eagles, List (wintering) Falco peregrinus anatum (American peregrine vultures) falcon)—FD, SD CDF, CDFG Fully Protected, BCC (nesting) Cathartes aura (turkey vulture) Pandion haliaetus (osprey)—CDF, CDFG Columbiformes (pigeons, doves) Watch List (nesting) Columba livia (rock pigeon) Accipiter striatus (sharp-shinned hawk)— Zenaida macroura (mourning dove) CDFG Watch List (nesting) Accipiter cooperii (Cooper's hawk)—CDFG Cuculiformes (cuckoos) Watch List (nesting) Buteo jamaicensis (red-tailed hawk) Geococcyx californianus (greater roadrunner) Apodiformes (hummingbirds, Regulus calendula (ruby-crowned kinglet) Chamaea fasciata (wrentit) swifts) Sialia mexicana (western bluebird) Turdus migratorius (American robin) Chaetura vauxi (Vaux's swift)—SSC (nesting) Mimus polyglottos (northern mockingbird) Calypte anna (Anna's hummingbird) Toxostoma redivivum (California thrasher) Calypte costae (Costa's hummingbird)—ABC Sturnus vulgaris (European starling) (nesting) Anthus rubescens (American pipit) Selasphorus sasin (Allen's hummingbird)— Dendroica coronata (yellow-rumped warbler) ABC, BCC (nesting) Pipilo maculatus (spotted towhee) Piciformes (woodpeckers, toucans) Melozone crissalis (California towhee) Spizella passerina (chipping sparrow)— Picoides nuttallii (Nuttall's woodpecker)— CDFG Special Animals List (nesting) ABC, BCC (nesting) Pooecetes gramineus (vesper sparrow) Colaptes auratus (northern flicker) Passerculus sandwichensis (savannah Passeriformes (songbirds) sparrow) Passerella iliaca (fox sparrow) Sayornis nigricans (black phoebe) Melospiza lincolnii (Lincoln's sparrow) Sayornis saya (Say's phoebe) Zonotrichia leucophrys (white-crowned Myiarchus cinerascens (ash-throated sparrow) flycatcher) Zonotrichia atricapilla (golden-crowned Tyrannus vociferans (Cassin's kingbird) sparrow) Tyrannus verticalis (western kingbird) Junco hyemalis (dark-eyed junco) Lanius ludovicianus (loggerhead shrike)— Pheucticus melanocephalus (black-headed SSC, BCC (nesting) grosbeak) Aphelocoma californica (western scrub-jay) Sturnella neglecta (western meadowlark) Corvus corax (common raven) Carpodacus mexicanus (house finch) Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (cliff swallow) Spinus psaltria (lesser goldfinch) Psaltriparus minimus (bushtit) Spinus lawrencei (Lawrence's goldfinch)— Thryomanes bewickii (Bewick's wren) ABC, BCC (nesting) Troglodytes aedon (house wren) Spinus tristis (American goldfinch) Polioptila caerulea (blue-gray gnatcatcher) MAMMALS
Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) Rodentia (Rodents)
Odocoileus hemionus (mule deer) Thomomys bottae (Botta's pocket gopher) Carnivora (carnivores) Chaetodipus californicus (California pocket mouse) Canis latrans (coyote) Dipodomys agilis (agile kangaroo rat) Lynx rufus (bobcat) Microtus californicus (California vole) Neotoma fuscipes (dusky-footed woodrat) Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, pikas) Peromyscus californicus (California mouse) Peromyscus maniculatus (deermouse) Sylvilagus audubonii (desert cottontail) Spermophilus beecheyi (California ground squirrel)