Appendix B Biological Resources in the Study Corridor Area

Mammals Townsend’s Big-eared Bat Silver-haired Bat Hoary Bat Corynorhinus townsendii Lasionycteris noctivagans Lasiurus cinereus Western Small-footed Myotis Western Pipistrelle Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Myotis ciliolabrum Pipistrellus hesperus Tadarida brasiliensis Desert Cottontail Black-tailed Jackrabbit Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel Sylvilagus audubonii Lepus californicus Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Spotted Ground Squirrel Black-tailed Prairie Dog Plains Pocket Gopher Spermophilus spilosoma Cynomys ludovicianus Geomys bursarius Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher Silky Pocket Mouse Plains Pocket Mouse Cratogeomys castanops Perognathus flavus Perognathus flavescens Hispid Pocket Mouse Ord’s Kangaroo Rat Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat Chaetodipus hispidus Dipodomys ordii Dipodomys spectabilis Plains Harvest Mouse Western Harvest Mouse Deer Mouse Reithrodontomys montanus Reithrodontomys megalotis Peromyscus maniculatus White-footed Mouse Northern Grasshopper Mouse Hispid Cotton Rat Peromyscus leucopus Onychomys leucogaster Sigmodon hispidus Southern Plains Woodrat House Mouse (Introduced) Porcupine Neotoma micropus Mus musculus Erethizon dorsatum Coyote Swift Fox Red Fox Canis latrans Vulpes velox Vulpes vulpes Gray Fox Ringtail Raccoon Urocyon cinereoargenteus Bassariscus astutus Procyon lotor Long-tailed Weasel Badger Striped Skunk Mustela frenata Taxidea taxus Mephitis mephitis Bobcat Mule Deer Pronghorn Lynx rufus Odocoileus hemionus Antilocapra americana Source: Adams 2003

Birds May nest within the study May nest within the study corridor corridor Yes No Yes No Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe   Podiceps nigricollis Podilymbus podiceps Western Grebe American White Pelican   Aechmophorus occidentalis Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Double-crested Cormorant American Bittern   Phalacrocorax auritus Botaurus lentiginosus Great Blue Heron Great Egret   Ardea herodias Ardea alba Snowy Egret Cattle Egret   Egretta thula Bubuculus ibis Green Heron Black-crowned Night-heron   Butorides virescens Nycticorax nycticorax White-faced Ibis Canada Goose   Plegadis chihi Branta canadensis Mallard Gadwall   Anas platyrhynchos Anas strepera Northern Pintail American Wigeon   Anas acuta Anas americana Northern Shoveler Cinnamon Teal   Anas clypeata Anas cyanoptera Blue-winged Teal Green-winged Teal   Anas discors Anas crecca Canvasback Redhead   Aythya valisineria Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup   Aythya collaris Aythya affinis Common Goldeneye Bufflehead   Bucephala clangula Bucephala albeola Common Merganser Ruddy Duck   Mergus merganser Oxyura jamaicensis Turkey Vulture Northern Harrier   Cathartes aura Circus cyaneus Mississippi Kite Sharp-shinned Hawk   Ictinia mississippiensis Accipiter striatus Cooper’s Hawk Swainson’s Hawk   Accipiter cooperii Buteo swainsoni Red-tailed Hawk Ferruginous Hawk   Buteo jamaicensis Buteo regalis Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle   Buteo lagopus Aquila chrysaetos Bald Eagle Osprey   Haliaeetus leucocephalus Pandion haliaetus Merlin American Kestrel   Falco columbarius Falco sparverius Prairie Falcon Peregrine Falcon   Falco mexicanus Falco peregrinus Northern Bobwhite Scaled Quail   Colinus virginianus Callipepla squamata

Birds May nest within the study May nest within the study corridor corridor Yes No Yes No Lesser Prairie-chicken Ring-necked Pheasant   Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Phasianus colchicus American Coot Virginia Rail   Fulica americana Rallus limicola Sora Sandhill Crane   Porzana carolina Grus canadensis Mountain Plover Killdeer   Charadrius montanus Charadrius vociferus American Avocet Black-necked Stilt   Recurvirostra americana Himantopus mexicanus Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs   Tringa melanoleuca Tringa flavipes Spotted Sandpiper Upland Sandpiper   Actitis macularia Bartramia longicauda Long-billed Curlew Pectoral Sandpiper   Numenius americanus Calidris melanotus White-rumped Sandpiper Baird’s Sandpiper   Calidris fuscicollis Calidris bairdii Western Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper   Calidris mauri Calidris pusilla Least Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher   Calidris minutilla Limnodromus scolopaceus Wilson’s Snipe Wilson’s Phalarope   Gallinago gallinago Phalaropus tricolor Bonaparte’s Gull Franklin’s Gull   Larus philadelphia Larus pipixcan Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull   Larus delawarensis Larus argentatus Forster’s Tern Black Tern   Sterna forsteri Chlidonias niger Mourning Dove White-winged Dove   Zenaida macroura Zenaida asiatica Inca Dove Rock Pigeon   Columbina inca Columba livia Yellow-billed Cuckoo Greater Roadrunner   Coccyzus americanus Geococcyx californianus Barn Owl Long-eared Owl   Tyto alba Asio otus Short-eared Owl Great Horned Owl   Asio flammeus Bubo virginianus Burrowing Owl Western Screech-owl   Athene cunicularia Otus kennicottii Common Poorwill Common Nighthawk   Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Chordeiles minor Chimney Swift Broad-tailed Hummingbird   Cypseloides niger Selasphorus platycercus Rufous Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher   Selasphorus rufus Ceryle alcyon

Birds May nest within the study May nest within the study corridor corridor Yes No Yes No Red-headed Woodpecker Ladder-backed Melanerpes  Woodpecker  erythrocephalus Picoides scalaris Northern Flicker Olive-sided Flycatcher   Colaptes auratus Contopus cooperi Western Wood-pewee Willow Flycatcher   Contopus sordidulus Empidonax traillii Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe   Empidonax minimus Sayornis phoebe Say’s Phoebe Vermilion Flycatcher   Sayornis saya Pyrocephalus rubinus Ash-throated Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird   Myiarchus cinerascens Tyrannus tyrannus Western Kingbird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher   Tyrannus verticalis Tyrannus forficatus Loggerhead Shrike Red-eyed Vireo   Lanius ludovicianus Vireo olivaceus Warbling Vireo Plumbeus Vireo   Vireo gilvus Vireo plumbeus Chihuahuan Raven American Crow   Corvus cryptoleucus Corvus brachyrhynchos Horned Lark Purple Martin   Eremophila alpestris Progne subis Northern Rough-winged Bank Swallow Swallow  Riparia riparia  Stelgidopteryx serripennis Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow   Tachycineta bicolor Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Barn Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch   Hirundo rustica Sitta canadensis Brown Creeper Bewick’s Wren   Certhia americana Thryomanes bewickii House Wren Marsh Wren   Troglodytes aedon Cistothorus palustris Rock Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet   Salpinctes obsoletus Regulus satrapa Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   Regulus calendula Polioptila caerulea Townsend’s Solitaire Mountain Bluebird   Myadestes townsendi Sialia currucoides Western Bluebird Eastern Bluebird   Sialia mexicana Sialia sialis American Robin Veery   Turdus migratorius Catharus fuscescens Swainson’s Thrush Hermit Thrush   Catharus ustulatus Catharus guttatus Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird   Dumetella carolinensis Mimus polyglottos

Birds May nest within the study May nest within the study corridor corridor Yes No Yes No Curve-billed Thrasher Sage Thrasher   Toxostoma curvirostre Oreoscoptes montanus European Starling Sprague’s Pipit   Sturnus vulgarius Anthus spragueii American Pipit Cedar Waxwing   Anthus rubescens Bombycilla cedrorum Orange-crowned Warbler Virginia’s Warbler   Vermivora celata Vermivora virginiae Nashville Warbler Yellow Warbler   Vermivora ruficapilla Dendroica petechia Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Gray Dendroica coronata  Warbler  Dendroica nigrescens Townsend’s Warbler Black-and-white Warbler   Dendroica townsendi Mniotilta varia American Redstart Northern Waterthrush   Setophaga ruticilla Seiurus noveboracensis Common Yellowthroat Wilson’s Warbler   Geothlypis trichas Wilsonia pusilla Yellow-breasted Chat Western Tanager   Icteria virens Piranga ludoviciana Blue Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting   Guiraca caerulea Passerina amoena Indigo Bunting Dickcissel   Passerina cyanea Spiza americana Spotted Towhee Green-tailed Towhee   Pipilo maculatus Pipilo chlorurus Rufous-crowned Sparrow Cassin’s Sparrow   Aimophila ruficeps Aimophila cassinii Field Sparrow Brewer's Sparrow   Spizella pusilla Spizella breweri Clay-colored Sparrow Chipping Sparrow   Spizella pallida Spizella passerina Savannah Sparrow Vesper Sparrow   Passerculus sandwichensis Pooecetes gramineus Lark Bunting Lark Sparrow   Calamospiza melanocorys Chondestes grammacus Harris’s Sparrow White-throated Sparrow   Zonotrichia querula Zonotrichia albicollis White-crowned Sparrow Fox Sparrow   Zonotrichia leucophrys Passerella iliaca Song Sparrow Lincoln’s Sparrow   Melospiza melodia Melospiza lincolnii Dark-eyed Junco McCown’s Longspur   Junco hymenalis Calcarius mccownii Chestnut-collared Longspur Lapland Longspur   Calcarius ornatus Calcarius lapponicus Western Meadowlark Eastern Meadowlark   Sturnella neglecta Sturnella magna

Birds May nest within the study May nest within the study corridor corridor Yes No Yes No Brown-headed Cowbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Molothrus ater  Xanthocephalus  xanthocephalus Red-winged Blackbird Brewer’s Blackbird   Agelaius phoeniceus Euphagus cyanocephalus Common Grackle Great-tailed Grackle   Quiscalus quiscula Quiscalus mexicanus Bullock’s Oriole Orchard Oriole   Icterus bullockii Icterus spurius House Finch American Goldfinch   Carpodacus mexicanus Carduelis tristis House Sparrow  Passer domesticus Source: Sibley 2000

Reptiles Snapping Turtle Ornate Box Turtle Yellow Mud Turtle Chelydra serpentina Terrapene ornata Kinosternon flavescens Eastern Collared Lizard Lesser Earless Lizard Texas Horned Lizard Crotaphytus collaris Holbrookia maculata Phrynosoma cornutum Prairie Lizard Common Side-blotched Lizard Six-lined Racerunner Sceloporus consobrinus Uta stansburiana Aspidoscelis sexlineatus Many-lined Skink Great Plains Skink Texas Blind Snake Plestiodon multivirgatus Plestiodon obsoletus Leptotyphlops dulcis Glossy Snake Racer Ringneck Snake Arizona elegans Coluber constrictor Diadophis punctatus Great Plains Rat Snake Western Hognose Snake Common Kingsnake Elaphe (Pantherophis) emoryi Heterodon nasicus Lampropeltis getula Milk Snake Coachwhip Gopher Snake Lampropeltis triangulum Masticophis flagellum Pituophis catenifer Longnose Snake Ground Snake Plains Black-headed Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei Sonora semiannulata Tantilla nigriceps Checkered Garter Snake Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Prairie Rattlesnake Thamnophis marcianus Crotalus atrox Crotalus viridis Source: Degenhardt et al. 1996

Amphibians Tiger Salamander Couch’s Spadefoot Plains Spadefoot Ambystoma tigrinum Scaphiopus couchii Spea bombifrons New Mexico Spadefoot Great Plains Toad Green Toad Spea multiplicata Bufo (Anaxyrus) cognatus Bufo (Anaxyrus) debilis Woodhouse’s Toad Plains Leopard Frog American Bullfrog (Introduced) Bufo (Anaxyrus) woodhousii Lithobates blairi Lithobates catesbeianus Source: Degenhardt et al. 1996