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Appendix D Table D-2. Vertebrate animals known or expected to occur in project area. (Note: List does not confine an animal’s occurrence to its breeding season) Sources: Michael (1994), Lipton and White (1995), Canterbury (2006), Sauer et al. (2011), West Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas (2011), Young et al. (2011a, 2011b), and information provided by the West Virginia Wildlife Diversity Program. Amphibians Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Ambystoma Jefferson salamander Green salamander Aneides aeneus jeffersonianum Northern red Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum Pseudotriton r. ruber salamander * (S3) Northern spring Gyrinophilus p. Marbled salamander Ambystoma opacum salamander porphyriticus Red-spotted newt (red Notophthalmus v. Four-toed salamander Hemidactylium scutatum eft) viridescens Northern dusky Desmognathus fuscus Eastern American toad Bufo a. americanus salamander Desmognathus Bufo woodhouseii Seal salamander Fowler’s toad monticola fowleri Allegheny mountain Desmognathus Hyla versicolor / Gray treefrog dusky salamander ochrophaeus chrysoscelis Eastern redback Plethodon cinereus Northern spring peeper Pseudacris c. crucifer salamander Valley and ridge Pseudacris Plethodon hoffmani Mountain chorus frog salamander brachyphona Northern slimy Plethodon glutinosus Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana salamander Rana clamitans Wehrle’s salamander Plethodon wehrlei Northern green frog melanota Northern two-lined Eurycea bislineata Wood frog Rana sylvatica salamander Long-tailed salamander Eurycea l. longicauda Pickerel frog Rana palustris * West Virginia rare, threatened, and endangered animals and Natural Heritage Program rank (WVDNR 2007): S3 = 21 to 100 documented occurrences. Reptiles Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Common snapping turtle Chelydra s.serpentina Eastern worm snake Carphophis amoenus Northern ring-necked Diadophis punctatus Eastern box turtle Terrapene c. carolina snake edwardsii Northern fence lizard Sceloporus undulatus Northern black racer Coluber c. constrictor Eastern smooth green Five-lined skink Eumeces fasciatus Opheodrys vernalis snake Northern coal skink Eumeces a. anthracinus Black rat snake Elaphe o. obsolete Lampropeltis Northern brown snake Storeria d. dekayi Eastern milk snake triangulum Northern red-bellied Storeria o. Northern copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix snake occipitomaculata Eastern garter snake Thamnophis s. sirtalis Timber rattlesnake * (S3) Crotalus horridus * West Virginia rare, threatened and endangered animals and Natural Heritage Program rank (WVDNR 2007): S3 = 21 to 100 documented occurrences. Birds Common name Scientific name Common name Scientific name Wood duck Aix sponsa Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo Ruby-crowned kinglet † Regulus calendula Black vulture * (S3B S4N) Coragyps atratus Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis Turkey vulture Cathartes aura Veery Catharus fuscescens Osprey † * (S2B) Pandion haliaetus Gray-cheeked thrush † Catharus minimus Bald eagle † ♦ * (S2B Haliaeetus S1N) leucocephalus Bicknell's thrush † Catharus bicknelli Northern harrier * (S1B Swainson's thrush * S3N) Circus cyaneus (S3B) Catharus ustulatus Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii Wood thrush ♦ Hylocichla mustelina Northern goshawk † * (S1B S1N) Accipiter gentilis American robin Turdus migratorius Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Golden eagle † Aquila chrysaetos Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla American kestrel Falco sparverius Worm-eating warbler ♦ Helmitheros vermivorum † Parkesia Northern waterthrush Merlin † Falco columbarius noveboracensis Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera American woodcock Scolopax minor ♦ * (S2B) Rock pigeon Columba livia Blue-winged warbler † ♦ Vermivora cyanoptera Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Black-and-white warbler Mniotilta varia Swainson's warbler ♦ * Limnothlypis swainsonii Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus (S3B) Coccyzus Tennessee warbler Oreothlypis peregrina Black-billed cuckoo erythropthalmus Orange-crowned † Oreothlypis celata Eastern screech-owl Megascops asio warbler Nashville warbler * Oreothlypis ruficapilla Great horned owl Bubo virginianus (S1B) Barred owl Strix varia Mourning warbler Geothlypis philadelphia Northern saw-whet owl † Kentucky warbler ♦ Geothlypis formosa ♦ * (S2B S1N) Aegolius acadicus Common nighthawk † Chordeiles minor Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Eastern whip-poor-will ♦ Caprimulgus vociferus Hooded warbler Setophaga citrina Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica American redstart Setophaga ruticilla Ruby-throated Cape may warbler † Setophaga tigrina hummingbird Archilochus colubris Red-headed woodpecker * ♦ (S2B Melanerpes Northern parula Setophaga americana S3N) erythrocephalus Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Magnolia warbler Setophaga magnolia Yellow-bellied sapsucker † ♦ * (S1B Bay-breasted warbler † Setophaga castanea S3N) Sphyrapicus varius Blackburnian warbler * Setophaga fusca Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens (S3B) Hairy woodpecker Picoides villosus Yellow warbler Setophaga petechia Birds Common name Scientific name Common name Scientific name Setophaga Chestnut-sided warbler Northern flicker Colaptes auratus pensylvanica Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Blackpoll warbler † Setophaga striata Black-throated blue Setophaga Eastern wood-pewee Contopus virens warbler caerulescens Yellow-bellied flycatcher † Palm warbler Setophaga palmarum * (S1B) Empidonax flaviventris Acadian flycatcher † Empidonax virescens Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata Alder flycatcher * (S3B) Empidonax alnorum Prairie warbler ♦ Setophaga discolor Black-throated green Setophaga virens Willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii warbler Least flycatcher Empidonax minimus Canada warbler ♦ Cardellina canadensis Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe Wilson's warbler † Cardellina pusilla Great crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens Eastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus White-eyed vireo Vireo griseus Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina Blue-headed vireo Vireo solitarius Field sparrow Spizella pusilla Vesper sparrow * (S3B Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus S2N) Pooecetes gramineus Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata Song sparrow Melospiza melodia American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Swamp sparrow † Melospiza georgiana White-throated sparrow Common raven Corvus corax † Zonotrichia albicollis White-crowned sparrow Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor † Zonotrichia leucophrys Northern rough-winged Stelgidopteryx swallow serripennis Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea Black-capped chickadee ♦ Poecile atricapillus Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Rose-breasted Tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Brown creeper Certhia americana Common grackle † Quiscalus quiscula Thryothorus Carolina wren ludovicianus Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater House wren Troglodytes aedon Purple finch † Carpodacus purpureus Winter wren Troglodytes hiemalis American goldfinch Spinus tristis † Observed as migrant or probable migrant. ♦ Federal bird of conservation concern in Appalachian Mountains conservation region (USFWS 2008a). * West Virginia rare, threatened and endangered animals and Natural Heritage Program Rank (WVDNR 2007): S1 = 5 or fewer documented occurrences, or very few remaining individuals within the state. Extremely rare and critically imperiled. S2 = 6 to 20 documented occurrences, or few remaining individuals within the state. Very rare and imperiled. S3 = 21 to 100 documented occurrences. S4 = Common and apparently secure with more than 100 occurrences. B = Breeding N = Non-breeding Mammals Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana Gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Masked shrew Sorex cinereus Fox squirrel Sciurus niger Tamiasciurus Smoky shrew Sorex fumeus Red squirrel hudsonicus Northern short-tailed Blarina brevicauda Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans shrew Peromyscus Hairy-tailed mole Parascalops breweri Deer mouse maniculatus Virginia big-eared bat ‡ Corynorhinus townsendii Southern red-backed Clethrionomys gapperi * (S2) virginianus vole Southern rock vole * Microtus chrotorrhinus Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus (S2) carolinensis Silver-haired bat * (S2) Lasyonycteris noctivagans Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis Woodland vole Microtus pinetorum Southern bog lemming * Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Synaptomys cooperi (S2) Eastern small-footed Woodland jumping Myotis leibii Napaeozapus insignis bat * (S1) mouse Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus Coyote Canis latrans Northern long-eared bat Myotis septentrionalis Red fox Vulpes vulpes ‡ Urocyon Indiana bat * (S1) Myotis sodalis Gray fox cinereoargenteus Tri-colored bat (eastern Perimyotis subflavus Black bear Ursus americanus pipistrelle) Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Raccoon Procyon lotor Appalachian cottontail Sylvilagus obscurus Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus Bobcat Lynx rufus Woodchuck Marmota monax White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus ‡ Federally listed * West Virginia rare, threatened and endangered animals and Natural Heritage Program Rank (WVDNR 2007): S1 = 5 or fewer documented occurrences, or very few remaining individuals within the state. Extremely rare and critically imperiled. S2 = 6 to 20 documented occurrences, or few remaining individuals within the state. Very rare and imperiled. S3 = 21 to 100 documented occurrences. S4 = Common and apparently secure with more than 100 occurrences. .
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    Zurich Open Repository and Archive University of Zurich Main Library Strickhofstrasse 39 CH-8057 Zurich www.zora.uzh.ch Year: 2016 Genomic variation across the Yellow-rumped Warbler species complex Toews, David P L ; Brelsford, Alan ; Grossen, Christine ; Milá, Borja ; Irwin, Darren E Abstract: Populations that have experienced long periods of geographic isolation will diverge over time. The application of highthroughput sequencing technologies to study the genomes of related taxa now allows us to quantify, at a fine scale, the consequences of this divergence across the genome. Throughout a number of studies, a notable pattern has emerged. In many cases, estimates of differentiation across the genome are strongly heterogeneous; however, the evolutionary processes driving this striking pattern are still unclear. Here we quantified genomic variation across several groups within the Yellow-rumped Warbler species complex (Setophaga spp.), a group of North and Central American wood warblers. We showed that genomic variation is highly heterogeneous between some taxa and that these regions of high differentiation are relatively small compared to those in other study systems. We found that theclusters of highly differentiated markers between taxa occur in gene-rich regions of the genome and exhibitlow within-population diversity. We suggest these patterns are consistent with selection, shaping genomic divergence in similar genomic regions across the different populations. Our study also confirms previous results relying on fewergenetic markers that several of the phenotypically distinct groups in the system are also genomically highly differentiated, likely to the point of full species status. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-16-61.1 Posted at the Zurich Open Repository and Archive, University of Zurich ZORA URL: https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-127199 Journal Article Published Version Originally published at: Toews, David P L; Brelsford, Alan; Grossen, Christine; Milá, Borja; Irwin, Darren E (2016).