Table A. Special-Status Wildlife Species with Potential to Occur in BART WSX Project Corridor
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Table A. Special-Status Wildlife Species with Potential to Occur in BART WSX Project Corridor Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor INVERTEBRATES Bay checkerspot butterfly T/-- Vicinity of San Francisco Bay Native grasslands on outcrops of None; no records or suitable Euphydryas editha bayensis serpentine soil; California plantain and habitat owls clover are host plants Bridges’ Coast Range shoulderband SC/-- Scattered locations in Alameda and Contra Costa Open hillsides; lives in rock piles None; no records or suitable Helminthoglypta nickliniana bridgesi Counties surrounded by grass and herbaceous habitat vegetation Curved-foot hygrotus diving beetle SC/-- Western side of the San Joaquin Valley from Small ponds, roadside ditches, vernal Low; no records, low quality Hygrotus curvipes Oakley in Contra Costa County south to wetlands, and pools in intermittent habitat in project area Alameda County streams, most of which dry up during summer and support alkaline-tolerant vegetation Opler’s longhorn moth SC/-- Vicinity of San Francisco Bay Serpentine soils, grasslands None; no records or suitable Adela oplerella habitat San Francisco forktail-damselfly SC/-- Endemic to San Francisco Bay Area; extant Occurs in small, shallow ponds, marshes None; no records; none Ischnura gemina populations in Marin County south to Santa Cruz and human-made channels with sparse observed during surveys County emergent vegetation San Francisco lacewing SC/-- Vicinity of San Francisco Bay Oak woodlands None; no records; no suitable Nothochrysa californica habitat Ricksecker’s water scavenger beetle SC/-- San Francisco Bay Area Aquatic habitats Low; no records; low quality Hydrochara rickseckeri habitat Vernal pool fairy shrimp T/-- Central Valley, central and south Coast Ranges Common in vernal pools; also found in Low; no records, not known Branchinecta lynchi from Tehama County to Santa Barbara County. sandstone rock outcrop pools from surrounding region Isolated populations also in Riverside County Vernal pool tadpole shrimp E/-- Shasta County south to Merced County Vernal pools and ephemeral stock Moderate; marginally Lepidurus packardi ponds suitable habitat in 1 seasonal wetland, records from 3.0 miles west San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District BART Warm Springs Extension Table A. Special-Status Wildlife Species with Potential to Occur (Cont.) Page 2 of 8 Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor AMPHIBIANS California red-legged frog T/SSC Found along the coast and coastal mountain Permanent and semipermanent aquatic None; nearest record 2.2 mi Rana aurora draytoni ranges of California from Humboldt County to habitats, such as creeks and coldwater from habitat within project San Diego County; Sierra Nevada ponds, with emergent and submergent site; no CRLF detected (midelevations [above 1,000 feet] from Butte vegetation and riparian species along during protocol level surveys County to Fresno County) the edges; may estivate in rodent in 2002 burrows or cracks during dry periods California tiger salamander C/SSC Central Valley, including Sierra Nevada Small ponds, lakes, or vernal pools in High; observed in a seasonal foothills, up to approximately 1,000 feet, and grasslands and oak woodlands for wetland within the project Ambystoma californiense coastal region from Butte County south to Santa larvae; rodent burrows, rock crevices, corridor Barbara County or fallen logs for cover for adults and for summer dormancy REPTILES Alameda whipsnake T/T Restricted to Alameda and Contra Costa Valleys, foothills, and low mountains None; no suitable habitat or Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus Counties associated with northern coastal scrub CNDDB records of this or chaparral habitat; requires rock species in the project area outcrops for cover and foraging Northwestern pond turtle SC/SSC In California, range extends from Oregon border Woodlands, grasslands, and open Moderate; historic records of Clemmys marmorata marmorata of Del Norte and Siskiyou Counties south along forests; occupies ponds, marshes, this species within the project coast to San Francisco Bay, inland through rivers, streams, and irrigation canals area; none observed during Sacramento Valley, and on the western slope of with muddy or rocky bottoms and with surveys Sierra Nevada; range overlaps with that of watercress, cattails, water lilies, or southwestern pond turtle through the Delta and other aquatic vegetation Central Valley to Tulare County Southwestern pond turtle SC/SSC Occurs along the central coast of California east Woodlands, grasslands, and open Moderate; same as above; Clemmys marmorata pallida to the Sierra Nevada and along the southern forests; aquatic habitats, such as ponds, range overlaps with California coast inland to the Mojave and Sonora marshes, or streams, with rocky or northwestern pond turtle in Deserts; range overlaps with that of the muddy bottoms and vegetation for SF Bay northwestern pond turtle throughout the Delta cover and food and in the Central Valley from Sacramento County to Tulare County San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District BART Warm Springs Extension Table A. Special-Status Wildlife Species with Potential to Occur (Cont.) Page 3 of 8 Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor BIRDS California Clapper Rail E/E Marshes around the San Francisco Bay and east Restricted to salt marshes and tidal None; no suitable habitat or Rallus longirostris obsoletus to Suisun Marsh sloughs; usually associated with heavy records of this species within growth of pickleweed; feeds on project corridor mollusks removed from the mud in sloughs California Black Rail SC/T Permanent resident in the San Francisco Bay and Tidal salt marshes associated with None; no suitable breeding or Laterallus jamaicensis eastward through the Delta into Sacramento and heavy growth of pickleweed; also foraging habitat within San Joaquin Counties; small populations in occurs in brackish marshes or project corridor Marin, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, Orange, freshwater marshes at low elevations Riverside, and Imperial Counties Cooper’s Hawk --/SSC Throughout California except high altitudes in the Nests in a wide variety of habitat types, Moderate; historic records and Accipiter cooperii Sierra Nevada. Winters in the Central Valley, from riparian woodlands and digger suitable habitat; none observed southeastern desert regions, and plains east of the pine-oak woodlands through mixed during 2002 survey Cascade Range conifer forests Sharp-shinned Hawk --/SSC Permanent resident in the Sierra Nevada, Dense canopy ponderosa pine or mixed- Low; no records but suitable Accipiter striatus Cascade, Klamath, and north Coast Ranges at mid conifer forest and riparian habitats wintering habitat occurs within elevations and along the coast in Marin, San the project corridor Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties. Winters over the rest of the state except at very high elevations White-tailed Kite --/FP Lowland areas west of Sierra Nevada from head Low foothills or valley areas with High; historic records and Elanus leucurus of Sacramento Valley south, including coastal valley or live oaks, riparian areas, and suitable nesting habitat within valleys and foothills to western San Diego marshes near open grasslands for the project area County at the Mexico border foraging Ferruginous Hawk SC/SSC Does not nest in California; winter visitor along Open terrain in plains and foothills Low; winter migrant only Buteo regalis the coast from Sonoma County to San Diego where ground squirrels and other prey County, eastward to the Sierra Nevada foothills are available and southeastern deserts, the Inyo-White Mountains, the plains east of the Cascade Range, and Siskiyou County San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District BART Warm Springs Extension Table A. Special-Status Wildlife Species with Potential to Occur (Cont.) Page 4 of 8 Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor Bank Swallow --/T Occurs along the Sacramento River from Tahama Nests in bluffs or banks, usually adjacent None; no records; no suitable Riparia riparia County to Sacramento County, along the Feather to water, where the soil consists of sand habitat within project corridor and lower American Rivers, in the Owens Valley; or sandy loam and in the plains east of the Cascade Range in Modoc, Lassen, and northern Siskiyou Counties. Small populations near the coast from San Francisco County to Monterey County Little Willow Flycatcher SC/E Summer range includes a narrow strip along the Riparian areas and large, wet meadows Low; winter migrant only Empidonax traillii eastern Sierra Nevada from Shasta County to with abundant willows for breeding; Kern County, another strip along the western usually found in riparian habitats during Sierra Nevada from El Dorado County to migration Madera County; widespread in migration Loggerhead Shrike SC/SSC Resident and winter visitor in lowlands and Prefers open habitats with scattered Moderate; suitable habitat Lanius ludovicianus foothills throughout California; rare on coastal shrubs, trees, posts, fences, utility lines, within project area slope north to Mendocino County, occurring or other perches only in winter Long-billed Curlew SC/SSC Nests in