Terrestrial Wildlife Species Habitat Descriptions
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TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE SPECIES HABITAT DESCRIPTIONS Fremont-Winema National Forest Fremont Land and Resource Management Plan Eastside of the Forest - Bly, Lakeview, Paisley, and Silver Lake Districts JULY 17, 2017 PREPARED BY Cheran Cavanaugh – Eastside Wildlife Biologist and Isaac Gansberg – Eastside Assistant Wildlife Biologist Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3 Mammals ........................................................................................................................................ 5 American marten ........................................................................................................................ 5 Canada lynx ................................................................................................................................. 8 Gray Wolf .................................................................................................................................... 9 Fringed myotis .......................................................................................................................... 11 Mule Deer ................................................................................................................................. 12 Pacific Fisher – West Coast Distinct Population Segment (DPS) .............................................. 15 Pallid bat ................................................................................................................................... 16 Pygmy rabbit ............................................................................................................................. 17 Townsend’s big-eared bat......................................................................................................... 19 Wolverine .................................................................................................................................. 20 Birds .............................................................................................................................................. 23 American peregrine falcon ....................................................................................................... 23 American white pelican ............................................................................................................ 24 Bald Eagle .................................................................................................................................. 25 Black-backed woodpecker ........................................................................................................ 26 Bufflehead ................................................................................................................................. 30 Goshawk .................................................................................................................................... 31 Greater sage-grouse ................................................................................................................. 34 Landbirds ................................................................................................................................... 36 Lewis’s woodpecker .................................................................................................................. 42 Northern spotted owl ............................................................................................................... 43 Pileated Woodpecker................................................................................................................ 45 Purple martin ............................................................................................................................ 47 Red-naped Sapsucker ............................................................................................................... 48 Red-necked grebe ..................................................................................................................... 50 Tricolored blackbird .................................................................................................................. 51 Upland sandpiper ...................................................................................................................... 52 White-headed woodpecker ...................................................................................................... 54 Yellow-billed cuckoo (Western DPS) ......................................................................................... 56 Yellow rail .................................................................................................................................. 54 1 Amphibians and Reptiles .............................................................................................................. 56 Columbia spotted frog .............................................................................................................. 56 Northern Leopard Frog ............................................................................................................. 58 Oregon spotted frog ................................................................................................................. 59 Western Pond Turtle ................................................................................................................. 60 Invertebrates ................................................................................................................................. 62 Crater Lake tightcoil .................................................................................................................. 62 Gray-blue butterfly ................................................................................................................... 62 Johnson’s Hairstreak ................................................................................................................. 64 Leona’s little blue butterfly ....................................................................................................... 65 Mardon skipper ......................................................................................................................... 68 Modoc Rim sideband ................................................................................................................ 70 Siskiyou Hesperian .................................................................................................................... 71 Traveling sideband .................................................................................................................... 71 Western Bumble bee ................................................................................................................ 73 Primary Excavators and Dead Wood Dependent Species ............................................................ 75 References .................................................................................................................................... 76 2 Introduction This document describes habitat for terrestrial wildlife species considered during environmental analysis. Species and habitat descriptions for all species listed in Table 1 are included in this document. Species that could potentially be affected by the project (“yes” in Table 1) will be addressed in full detail in the Terrestrial Wildlife report or in the project Environmental Analysis. For those species that will not be addressed in full detail (“no” in Table 1), habitat descriptions and assessment of habitat within the project area are also included in this document. Species descriptions are listed by Class, then in alphabetical order by common name. Though the Fremont-Winema National Forest is one forest, it is still managed under two Land Resource Management Plans. The Bly, Lakeview, Paisley, and Silver Lake Districts make up the portions of the Forest managed under the Fremont Land and Resource Management Plan (USDA 1989). Species and habitats will therefore be analyzed based on their occurrence or proximity only to the Fremont National Forest, and follow the Standards and Guidelines of the Fremont LRMP. The Fremont National Forest falls within the East Cascades (EC) and Northern Basin and Range (NBR) ecoregions of the Oregon Conservation Strategy. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service 12/14/2017 list of threatened, endangered, proposed, and candidate species was reviewed for species that may be present on the Fremont- Winema National Forest and found within or immediately adjacent to the Fremont National Forest. After a review of habitat requirements and existing habitat components, it was determined that there is no habitat within the Fremont National Forest for northern spotted owl, Oregon spotted frog, or wolverine. Habitat for yellow-billed cuckoo and Canada lynx is not present on the Fremont-Winema National Forest, and therefore not evaluated as part of the R6 Sensitive Species List. The Forest Service’s Special Status/Sensitive Species Program (ISSSSP) and the Regional Forester’s Sensitive Species List are proactive approaches for meeting the Agency’s obligations under the Endangered Species Act, the National Forest Management Act (NFMA), and National Policy direction as stated in the 2670 section of the Forest Service Manual. The primary objectives of the Sensitive Species program are to ensure species viability and to preclude trends toward endangerment that would result in a need