Kaheawa Wind Power II Habitat Conservation Plan Annual Report: FY 2018
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Kaheawa Wind Power II Habitat Conservation Plan Annual Report: FY 2018 Kaheawa Wind Power II, LLC 3000 Honoapi’ilani Highway Wailuku, Hawai’i 96768 August, 2018 ITL-15 and ITP TE27260A-0 I certify that to the best of my knowledge, after appropriate inquiries of all relevant persons involved in the preparation of this report, the information submitted is true, accurate and complete. Hawai`i HCP Manager Terraform Power, LLC Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................................3 Downed Wildlife Monitoring ...........................................................................................................................3 Search Area Density Weighted Proportion of the Predicted Fall Distribution ...........................................................5 Nēnē .........................................................................................................................................................................5 Hawaiian Petrel and Newell’s Shearwater ...............................................................................................................6 Hawaiian Hoary Bat ..................................................................................................................................................7 Search Interval ............................................................................................................................................................8 Canine Interactions with Wildlife ...............................................................................................................................8 Downed Wildlife Incidents .........................................................................................................................................8 Searcher Efficiency Trials ............................................................................................................................................9 Carcass Retention Trials .................................................................................................................................9 Scavenger Trapping ......................................................................................................................................10 Estimating Adjusted Take ............................................................................................................................. 12 Hawaiian Hoary Bat Monitoring .................................................................................................................... 13 Wildlife Education and Observation Program ................................................................................................ 15 Vegetation Management .............................................................................................................................. 15 Mitigation ....................................................................................................................................................16 Hawaiian Hoary Bat-Research ................................................................................................................................. 16 East Maui Seabird Survey ........................................................................................................................................ 16 Hawaiian Petrel and Newell’s Shearwater- Makamaka’ole .................................................................................... 16 Nēnē – Maui Predator Control ................................................................................................................................ 22 Adaptive Management ................................................................................................................................. 22 Agency Visits, Reporting and Permit Amendment Request ............................................................................ 23 Expenditures ................................................................................................................................................23 Citations ......................................................................................................................................................24 Appendices ..................................................................................................................................................25 Figures Figure 1. KWPII WTG locations and current search areas. ........................................................................................4 Figure 2. The cumulative fall distribution of nēnē by distance from WTG at KWP and KWPII compared to the ballistics model of Hull and Muir (2010) for large bird/small height turbines. ..........................................................6 Figure 3. The cumulative fall distribution of medium sized fast-flying birds by distance from WTG at KWP and KWPII compared to the ballistics model of Hull and Muir (2010) for medium bird/medium height turbines. .........7 Figure 4. The cumulative fall distribution of bats by distance from WTGs at KWP and KWP II compared to the ballistics model of Hull and Muir (2010) for bats/small height turbines. ..................................................................8 Figure 5. Location of KWPII predator traps during FY 2018. ................................................................................... 11 Figure 6. Bat nightly presence at KWPII by month during FY 2013 through 2018. ................................................. 14 Figure 7. Hours with Detections at KWPII in FY 2018 (n = 206).............................................................................. 15 Tables Table 1. SEEF results for KWPII during FY 2018. ........................................................................................................9 Table 2. Carcass retention trial results at KWPII during FY 2018. .......................................................................... 10 Table 3. Hawaiian hoary bat nights with detections and total detection nights by WTG at KWPII in FY 2018. ...... 14 Table 4. Makamaka’ole trapping data by species and location for FY 2018. .......................................................... 17 Table 5. Makamaka'ole rodent presence/absence summary, as the number of tracking tunnels with paw prints out of 10 total tunnels deployed. ............................................................................................................................ 17 Table 6. Nights per month NESH photographed at burrows 26A, 43A and 50A in calendar years 2017 and 2018. NESH eggs collected in 2017 and 2018 (so far). ...................................................................................................... 18 Table 7. Nights per month NESH photographed at burrows 22B, 50B, 42B and the “Uluhe” burrow near to 22B in calendar years 2017 and 2018. BUPE egg collected in 2017 and none in 2018 (so far). ....................................... 20 Table 8. Expenses by category for KWPII during FY 2018. ..................................................................................... 23 Appendices Appendix 1. Density weighted proportion searched for Hawaiian hoary bat, Hawaiian petrel and Hawaiian goose at KWP II in FY 2018. ................................................................................................................................................ 25 Appendix 2. Downed wildlife monitoring dates at KWPII during FY 2018. ............................................................. 26 Appendix 3. Downed Wildlife Found at KWPII in FY2018. ...................................................................................... 28 Appendix 4. Hawaiian Goose Downed Wildlife Report at KWPII on November 22, 2017. ...................................... 29 Appendix 5. Hawaiian Goose Downed Wildlife Report at KWPII on January 15, 2018. ..........................................39 Appendix 6. Hawaiian Goose Downed Wildlife Report at KWPII on February 6, 2018. .......................................... .43 Appendix 7. Hawaiian Goose Downed Wildlife Report at KWPII on May 29, 2018. ...............................................50 Appendix 8. Hawaiian Goose Downed Wildlife Report at KWPII on May 29, 2018. ............................................... 53 Appendix 9. Wedge-tailed Shearwater Downed Wildlife Report at KWPII on October 11, 2017. ..........................58 Appendix 10. SEEF trials at KWPII during FY 2018. ..................................................................................................66 Appendix 11. CARE AI-AL trial results at KWPII during FY 2018. ............................................................................. 67 Appendix 12. Standardized Protocols for Incidental Finds...................................................................................... 71 Appendix 13. Fatality estimation input parameters and results for Hawaiian goose at KWPII through FY 2018.. .74 Appendix 14. Fatality estimation input parameters and results for Hawaiian hoary bat at KWPII through FY 2018. ..................................................................................................................................................................................75 Appendix