Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Home , Lithobates clamitans, Rat snake, Smooth earth snake

Appendix A

Steve Maslowski/USFWS Refuges and FeatherstoneNationalWildlife at ElizabethHartwellMasonNeck Species ofConservationConcern thrush Wood Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Table A.1. Mason Neck Refuge Birds of Conservation Concern

Atlantic FWS BCC Coast Joint FIDS list for 2008, Region Venture BCR PIF 1999, VA Species Chesapeake Common Name Breeding1 52 303 Area 444 of Concern5 Area6 Sp7 Su F W WATERFOWL American Black X HH Ib II u uca Duck American Wigeon H c cca Bufflehead M c c c c Canada Goose - X HH c ucc Atlantic Population Canvasback M c - u c Common H u-uc Goldeneye Gadwall H o - u u Greater Scaup H IV o - o o Green-winged Teal H c - u a Hooded Merganser X H c - c c Lesser Scaup M c - a c Mallard X M u - u u Northern Pintail M o - o u Red-breasted M u-uc Merganser Redhead M III o - o u Ruddy Duck M u - u u Tundra Swan M c - c c Wood Duck X - - r r WATERBIRDS American Bittern ü M II II u o u r Black-crowned X M III o o o - Night-Heron Caspian Tern V SSC o ooo Common Moorhen V - r-- Forster’s Tern V IV u u u - Great Blue Heron X V c aac Great Egret X V SSC u u u r Green Heron X IV u o u - Horned Grebe ü H IV c cco King Rail M Ib II o ooo

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-1 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Atlantic FWS BCC Coast Joint FIDS list for 2008, Region Venture BCR PIF 1999, VA Species Chesapeake Common Name Breeding1 52 303 Area 444 of Concern5 Area6 Sp7 Su F W Least Bittern X ü M II III o o o o Least Tern ü H II II c - c u Little Blue Heron M V II c ocu Pied-billed Grebe ü V o ooo Snowy Egret ü M o - u - Sora M o - u - Tricolored Heron M V III u - u - Virginia Rail IV o ooo SHOREBIRDS American X HH IV u uuo Woodcock Common Snipe M c u c - Dunlin H IV r - - - Greater Yellowlegs H u - u o Killdeer X M - - - r Least Sandpiper M c u u - Lesser Yellowlegs ü M u - u - Solitary Sandpiper ü H c uuo Spotted Sandpiper M r - - - Willet H III c c c c LANDBIRDS Acadian Flycatcher X Ib § a a a - American Kestrel X II u ouu American Redstart X § c c c - Bald Eagle X ü M V I (ST) c ccc Baltimore Oriole X H u u u - Bank Swallow X V u u u - Barn Owl X II III r r r r Barred Owl X V § c ccc Bay-breasted üH u-u- Warbler Black-and-white X H IV§cuc- Warbler

A-2 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Atlantic FWS BCC Coast Joint FIDS list for 2008, Region Venture BCR PIF 1999, VA Species Chesapeake Common Name Breeding1 52 303 Area 444 of Concern5 Area6 Sp7 Su F W

Blackburnian M u-u- Warbler

Blue-winged üHHIbIV o-u- Warbler Broad-winged X H §uuu- Hawk Brown Creeper X IV § u - u c Brown Thrasher X H II IV c cco Canada Warbler ü M IV u - u - Carolina ChickadeeX II a aaa Cerulean Warbler X ü M Ib II § u u u - Chimney Swift X H II IV c c a - Chuck-will’s- III IV r - - - widow Cliff Swallow X V o - o - Cooper’s Hawk V u uuu Eastern Kingbird X H IV c c c - Eastern X IV oooo Meadowlark Eastern Wood- X IbIV ccc- Pewee Field Sparrow X H II IV u uuc Golden-crowned SSC c - c c Kinglet Golden-winged üM I o-u- Warbler Gray Catbird X M II IV c c c o Great Crested X H ucu- Flycatcher Hairy Woodpecker X § u u u u Hermit Thrush SSC c r c a Hooded Warbler X § o o o - Kentucky Warbler X ü H Ib IV § u u u - Loggerhead Shrike ü M V I (ST) - - r r

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-3 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Atlantic FWS BCC Coast Joint FIDS list for 2008, Region Venture BCR PIF 1999, VA Species Chesapeake Common Name Breeding1 52 303 Area 444 of Concern5 Area6 Sp7 Su F W Louisiana X HIbIV§uuu- Waterthrush Magnolia Warbler SSC c -c- Marsh Wren X H IV u u u r Mourning Warbler SSC r -o- Northern BobwhiteX H IIIV r rrr Northern Flicker X H c ccc Northern Harrier V III u - u u Northern Parula X IV § c a c - Northern Rough- X IV ccc- winged Swallow Osprey X V c c u - Ovenbird X IV § a c a - Peregrine Falcon ü V I (ST) - -r- Pileated X § u uuu Woodpecker Prairie Warbler X ü HH Ib IV c c c - Prothonotary X HIbIV§uuu- Warbler Purple Finch SSC u - u u Red-breasted SSC o - o o Nuthatch Red-eyed Vireo X § a a a - Red-headed X ü M II uuuu Woodpecker

Red-shouldered X V § u uuu Hawk

Rose-breasted IV u-u- Grosbeak

Rufous-sided X H II IV cccu (Eastern) Towhee Rusty Blackbird H IV u - u u Savannah Sparrow IV u - - o Scarlet Tanager X II IV § c c a -

A-4 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Atlantic FWS BCC Coast Joint FIDS list for 2008, Region Venture BCR PIF 1999, VA Species Chesapeake Common Name Breeding1 52 303 Area 444 of Concern5 Area6 Sp7 Su F W Veery § o ro- Whip-poor-will X ü H IV § r r r - White-eyed Vireo X Ib u c c - Willow Flycatcher H IV u o u - Wood Thrush X ü HH Ib IV § a a a - Worm-eating XüHIbIV§uuu- Warbler Yellow Warbler X IV u o u - Yellow-bellied SSC o-o- Flycatcher Yellow-billed X IV ccc- Cuckoo Yellow-breasted X IIIV uuu- Chat Yellow-throated X HIbIV §uuu- Vireo Sources: USFWS, 1995; ACJV, no date; PIF, 1999; USFWS, 2002; VDGIF, 2006; VDGIF, 2005; CACCA, 2000

1 K=species known to occur on refuge, S=species that possibly or probably occurs on refuge 2 ü denotes species listed by USFWS in Birds of Conservation Concern 2008 for the Northeast Region 3 HH=Highest Concern; H=High Concern; M=Moderate Concern 4 Tier I=High Continental Priority; Tier II=High Regional Priority; Tier III= Additional Watch List; Tier IV=Additional Federally listed under ESA; Tier V=Additional State listed 5 I=Critical Conservation Need; II=Very High Conservation Need; III=High Conservation Need; IV=Moderate Conservation Need; SSC=State Species of Concern; ST=VA State-listed Threatened; SE=VA State-listed Endangered 6 § denotes forest interior dwelling bird species in the Chesapeake Bay area 7 Occurrence on refuge by season. Seasons: Sp–Spring Su–Summer F–Fall W–Winter Occurrence: a=abundant; c=common, o=occasional; u=uncommon, r=rare

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-5 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Table A.2. Known or Suspected Reptiles and Amphibians of Mason Neck Refuge Species Scientiﬁ c Name VA Species of Concern1 SALAMANDERS AND NEWTS Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum Red-spotted Newt Notophthalmus viridescens Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum TOADS AND FROGS American Toad Anaxyrus americanus American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeiana Cope’s Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor Green Frog Lithobates clamitans Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea Eastern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans crepitans Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris Southern Leopard Frog Lithobates sphenocephala Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum TURTLES Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina III Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum Eastern Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus Red-bellied Turtle Pseudemys rubriventris Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina Spotted Turtle Clemmys muhlenbergii III SKINKS AND LIZARDS Broad-headed Skink Plestiodon laticeps Five-lined Skink Plestiodon fasciatus Little Brown/Ground Skink Scincella lateralis Northern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus

A-6 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Species Scientiﬁ c Name VA Species of Concern1 SNAKES Common Ribbonsnake Thamnophis sauritus sauritus IV Eastern Gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Eastern Hog-nose Snake Heterodon platirhinos IV Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula getula Eastern Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum Eastern Ratsnake Pantherophis alleghaniensis Eastern Smooth Earthsnake Virginia valeriae valeriae Eastern Wormsnake Carphophis amoenus amoenus Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata Northern Black Racer Coluber constrictor constrictor Northern Brownsnake Storeria dekayi dekayi Northern Cooperhead Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen Northern Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Northern Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus edwardsii Northern Rough Greensnake Opheodrys aestivus aestivus Northern Scarletsnake Cemophora coccinea copei IV Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon sipedon Queen snake Regina septemvittata IV Red Cornsnake Pantherophis guttatus Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus

1Virginia State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan – Priority Species

I – Tier I: Critical conservation need ; II – Tier II: Very high conservation need ; III – Tier III: High conservation need ; IV – Tier IV: Moderate Conservation Need: SSC – Species of Special Concern ; SE – State Endangered

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-7 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Table A.3. Known or Suspected Mammals of Mason Neck Refuge Species Scientiﬁ c Name VA Species of Concern1 Beaver Castor canadensis Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus Coyote Canis latrans Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus Eastern Pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Mink Neovison vison Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus Pine Vole Microtus pinetorum Raccoon Procyon lotor Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Rice Rat Oryzomys palustris River Otter Lontra canadensis SSC Short-Tailed Shrew Blarina brevicauda Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus Woodchuck Marmota monax Source: Klimkiewicz et al, Year Unknown)

1Virginia State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan – Priority Species I – Tier I: Critical conservation need ; II – Tier II: Very high conservation need ; III – Tier III: High conservation need ; IV – Tier IV: Moderate Conservation Need: SSC – Species of Special Concern ; SE – State Endangered

A-8 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Table A.4. Fish Species of Conservation Concern in Mason Neck Refuge area USFWS Northeast Strategic Fisheries Plan – Potomac State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Species Common Name Watershed1 Plan Priorities2 Alewife IJ; H IV American eel IV American shad IV Atlantic sturgeon IJ II; SSC Blueback herring Brook Trout SS:H Bridle shiner I; SSC Hickory shad M Ironcolor shiner IV Least brook lamprey IV Logperch IV Shortnose sturgeon E; H I; SE Striped bass H

1 USFWS Northeast Strategic Fisheries Plan 2009-2013 – List of Species of Conservation and Management Concern. See http://www.fws.gov/ northeast/fisheries/reports/reports/FisheriesStrategicPlan.pdf for individual rankings.

IJ- Interjusidictional Species of Conservation and Management Concern; SOC – Species of Concern

SS – Special Species ; E – Federally Endangered ; H – High Priority ; M- Medium Priority

2 Virginia State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan – Priority Species

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-9 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Table A.5. Plants Found at Mason Neck Refuge Common Name Scientiﬁ c Name Amaranth Amaranthus sp. American Holly Ilex opaca American Beech Fagus grandifolia Arrow Arum Peltandra virginica Arrow Vine Polygonum sagittatum Barnyard Grass Echinochloa crusgalli Beef Steak Plant Perilla frutescens Black Haw Viburnum pruniifolium Black Walnut Juglans nigra Black Willow Salix sericea Broad Leaf Uniola Uniola latifolia Broad Leaved Cattail Typha latifolia Bush Dogwood Cornus amomum Button Bush Cephalanthus occidentalis Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis Catbriar, Common Greenbriar Smilax rotundifolia Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus Chickory Cichorium intybus Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides Clearweed Pilea pumila Climbing Hempweed Mikania scandens Cocklebur Xanthium sp. Common Dodder Cuscuta gronovii Common Elderberry Sambuscus canadensis Common Elodea Elodea canadensis Coontail Ceratophyllum dermersum Cordgrass Phragmites communis Deertongue Grass Dichanthelium clandestinum Devil’s Walking Stick Aralia spinosa Dodder Cuscuta gronovii Duck Potato, Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia Duckweed Lemna valdiviana Eastern Bladderwort Utricularia gibba

A-10 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Common Name Scientiﬁ c Name Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis Eurasian Watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum False Stinging Nettle Boehmeria cylindrica Fanwort Cabomba carolinana Floating Primrose Willow Ludwigia ducurrens Floating Water Primrose Jussiaea diffusa Foxtail Setaria italica Fragrant Water Lily Nymphaea odorata Frogbit Limnobium spongia Frostweed Aster Aster pilosus Grape Vitis sp. Great Bulrush Scirpus validus Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Halberd Leaved Tearthumb Polygonum arifloium Hedge Hyssop Gratiola viscidula Hickory Carya sp. Hog Peanut Amphicarpa bracteata Horse Nettles Solanum carolinense Hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata Iris Iris sp. Jack in the Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii Japanese Clematis Clematis terniflora Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Large Bur Marigold Bidens laevis Lizard’s Tail Saururus cernuus Marsh Dayflower Aneilema keisak Marsh Fern Thelypteris thelypterioides Marsh Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos Marsh Purslane Ludwigia palustris Marsh St. Johnswort Hypericum virginicum Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia Mulberry Morus sp. Mustard Brassica

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-11 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Common Name Scientiﬁ c Name Narrow Fruited Primrose Willow Ludwigia leptocarpa Narrow Leaved Cattail Typha angustifolia New York Ironweed Vernoniia noveboracensis Nodding Bur Marigold Bidens cenua Partridgeberry Mitchella repens Pawpaw Asimina triloba Persimmon Diospyros virginiana Pickerel Weed Pontederia cordata Pinkweed Polygonum pensylvanicum Pipewort, Fireweed Erectites hieracifolia Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans Pumpkin Ash Fraxius profunda Rattlesnake Fern Botrychium virginianum Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana Red Rooted Sedge Cyperus erythrorhizos Red Maple Acer rubrum Red Mulberry Morus rubra Redroot Cyperus Cyperus erythrorhizos Rice Cutgrass Leersia oryzoides Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Saltreed Grass Spartina cynosuroides Sassafras Tree Sassafras albidum Silky Lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Silver Grass, Eulalia Miscanthus sinensis Softstem Bulrush Scirpus validus Spatterdock Nuphar luteum Spiny Cocklebur Xanthium spinosum Spotted Jewelweed Impatiens capensis Spotted Smartweed Polygonum punctatum Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina Stripped Pipsissewa Chimaphila maculata Swamp Loosestrife Decodon verticillatus Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata

A-12 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Common Name Scientiﬁ c Name Swamp Rose Rosa palustris Swamp Rose Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor Sweet Flag, Calamus Acorus calamus Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Sycamore Platanus occidentalis Tag Alder Alnus serrulata Tall Goldenrod Solidago altissima Three Square Schoenoplectus (Scirpus) americanus Tickseed Sunflower Bidens coronata Trailing Arbutus Epigaea repens Trumpet Vine Campsis radicans Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera Virgin’s Bower Clematis virginiana Virginia Bugleweed Lycopus virginicus Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Dayflower Commelina virginica Virginia Willow Itea virginica Walter’s Millet Echinochloa walteri Water Hemp Amaranthus cannabinus Water Meal Wolffia Water Smartweed Polygonum punctatum Water Willow Justicia americana White Oak Quercus alba Wild Rice Zizania aquatica Wild Bean Phaseolus spp. Wild Celery Valisneria americana Wild Indigo Bush Amorpha fruticosa Winged Monkey Flower Mimulus alatus Wingstem Verbesina alternifolia Winterberry Ilex verticillata Yerba de Tajo Eclipta alba

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-13 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Table A.6. Featherstone Refuge Birds of Conservation Concern Atlantic FWS BCC Coast Joint FIDS list for Known/ 2008, Venture BCR PIF 1999, VA Species Chesapeake Common Name Suspected1 Region 52 303 Area 444 of Concern5 Area6 Sp7 Su F W WATERFOWL American Black K HHIbII uuca Duck American S H ccca Wigeon Bufflehead K M cccc Canvasback K M c-uc Canada Goose - Atlantic K HH cucc Population

Common S H u-uc Goldeneye

Gadwall K H o-uu Greater ScaupS H IV o-oo Green-winged K H c-ua Teal Hooded K H c-cc Merganser Lesser Scaup K M c-ac Mallard K M u-uu Northern Pintail K M o-ou Red-breasted K M u-uc Merganser

Red-breasted K M u-uu Merganser Redhead K M III o - o u Ruddy Duck K M u-uu Tundra Swan K M c-cc Wood Duck K III --rr WATERBIRDS American S ü M IIII uour Bittern Bonaparte’s K Gull Caspian Tern K V SSC oooo Common K V -r-- Moorhen

A-14 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Atlantic FWS BCC Coast Joint FIDS list for Known/ 2008, Venture BCR PIF 1999, VA Species Chesapeake Common Name Suspected1 Region 52 303 Area 444 of Concern5 Area6 Sp7 Su F W Forster’s Tern K V IV uuu- Great Blue K V caac Heron Great Egret K V SSC uuur Greater Black- K c-cc backed Gull Green Heron K IV uou- King Rail S M IbII oooo Least Bittern S ü M IIIII oooo Pied-billed K ü V oooo Grebe Royal tern S ü M II r r Sora S M o-u- Tricolored K M V III u-u- Heron Virginia Rail S IV oooo Yellow- crowned Night S M -rr- Heron SHOREBIRDS American S HH IV uuuo Woodcock Common Snipe K M cuc- Dunlin K H IV r--- Greater K H u-uo Yellowlegs Killdeer K M ---r Least S M cuu- Sandpiper Lesser K üM u-u- Yellowlegs Semipalmated S ü M rr-- Plover Semipalmated S ü H r--- Sandpiper Solitary K ü H cuuo Sandpiper Spotted K M r--- Sandpiper Willet K H III cccc

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-15 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Atlantic FWS BCC Coast Joint FIDS list for Known/ 2008, Venture BCR PIF 1999, VA Species Chesapeake Common Name Suspected1 Region 52 303 Area 444 of Concern5 Area6 Sp7 Su F W Wilson’s (Common) S M u-uu Snipe LANDBIRDS Acadian K Ib § aaa- Flycatcher American S II uouu Kestrel American K § ccc- Redstart Bald Eagle K ü M V II(ST**) cccc Baltimore K H uuu- Oriole Bank Swallow K V uuu- Barn Owl K IIIII rrrr Barred Owl S V § cccc Bay-breasted K ü H u-u- Warbler Black-and- K H IV § cuc- white Warbler Blackburnian S M u-u- Warbler Black-throated K I § r-r- Green Warbler

Blue-winged K ü HHIb o-u- Warbler

Broad-winged K H § uuu- Hawk Brown Creeper K IV § u-uc Brown K H IIIV ccco Thrasher Canada S ü M IV u-u- Warbler Carolina K II aaaa Chickadee Cerulean K ü M IbII § uuu- Warbler Chimney Swift K H IIIV cca- Chuck-will’s- K IIIIV r--- widow

A-16 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Atlantic FWS BCC Coast Joint FIDS list for Known/ 2008, Venture BCR PIF 1999, VA Species Chesapeake Common Name Suspected1 Region 52 303 Area 444 of Concern5 Area6 Sp7 Su F W Cliff SwallowS V o-o- Cooper’s Hawk K V uuuu Eastern K H IV ccc- Kingbird Eastern K IV oooo Meadowlark Eastern (Rufous-sided) K H II a cccu Towhee Eastern Wood- K IbIV ccc- Pewee Field Sparrow K H IIIV uuuc Golden- crowned K SSC c-cc Kinglet Golden-winged K ü M I o-u- Warbler Gray Catbird K M IIIV ccco Great Crested K H ucu- Flycatcher Hairy K § uuuu Woodpecker Hermit Thrush K SSC crca Hooded S § ooo- Warbler Kentucky S ü H IbIV § uuu- Warbler Loggerhead K ü M V I (ST) --rr Shrike Louisiana K H IbIV § uuu- Waterthrush Magnolia K SSC c-c- Warbler Marsh Wren S H IV uuur Mourning K SSC r-o- Warbler Northern K H IIIV rrrr Bobwhite Northern K H cccc Flicker

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-17 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Atlantic FWS BCC Coast Joint FIDS list for Known/ 2008, Venture BCR PIF 1999, VA Species Chesapeake Common Name Suspected1 Region 52 303 Area 444 of Concern5 Area6 Sp7 Su F W Northern S V III u - u u Harrier Northern K IV § cac- Parula Northern Rough-winged K IV ccc- Swallow Osprey K V ccu- Ovenbird K IV § aca- Peregrine S ü V I (ST) --r- Falcon Pileated K § uuuu Woodpecker Pine Warbler K IIb uru- Prairie Warbler K ü HHIbIV ccc- Prothonotary K H IbIV § uuu- Warbler Purple Finch S SSC u-uu Red-breasted S SSC o-oo Nuthatch Red-eyed Vireo K § aaa- Red-headed K ü M II uuuu Woodpecker

Red-shouldered K V § uuuu Hawk

Rose-breasted K IV u-u- Grosbeak

Rufous-sided (Eastern) K H IIIV cccu Towhee Rusty Blackbird K ü H IV u-uu Savannah K IV u--o Sparrow Scarlet TanagerK IIIV § cca- Seaside S IV r--- Sparrow Sedge WrenS ü M III --r-

A-18 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Atlantic FWS BCC Coast Joint FIDS list for Known/ 2008, Venture BCR PIF 1999, VA Species Chesapeake Common Name Suspected1 Region 52 303 Area 444 of Concern5 Area6 Sp7 Su F W Swainson’s K § u-r- Thrush Veery S § oro- Whip-poor-willK ü H IV § rrr- White-eyed K Ib ucc- Vireo Willow S H IV uou- Flycatcher Wood Thrush K ü HH Ib IV § a a a - Worm-eating S ü H IbIV § uuu- Warbler

Yellow-bellied S SSC o-o- Flycatcher

Yellow-billed K IV ccc- Cuckoo

Yellow- K IIIV uuu- breasted Chat

Yellow-throated S H IbIV § uuu- Vireo Yellow Warbler K IV uou- Sources: USFWS, 1995; ACJV, no date; PIF, 1999; USFWS, 2002; VDGIF, 2006; VDGIF, 2005; CACCA, 2000

1 K=species known to occur on refuge, S=species that possibly or probably occurs on refuge

2 ü denotes species listed by USFWS in Birds of Conservation Concern 2008 for the Northeast Region

3 HH=Highest Concern; H=High Concern; M=Moderate Concern

4 Tier I=High Continental Priority; Tier II=High Regional Priority; Tier III= Additional Watch List; Tier IV=Additional Federally listed under ESA; Tier V=Additional State listed

5 I=Critical Conservation Need; II=Very High Conservation Need; III=High Conservation Need; IV=Moderate Conservation Need; SSC=State Species of Concern; ST=VA State-listed Threatened; SE=VA State-listed Endangered

6 § denotes forest interior dwelling bird species in the Chesapeake Bay area

7 Occurrence on refuge by season.

Seasons: Sp- Spring Su- Summer F-Fall W- Winter

Occurrence: a=abundant; c=common, o=occasional; u=uncommon, r=rare

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-19 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Table A.7. Known or Suspected Reptiles and Amphibian on Featherstone Refuge Common Name Scientiﬁ c Name VA Species of Concern1 SALAMANDERS AND NEWTS Eastern Newt Notophthalmus viridescens Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum Jefferson’s Salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus IV Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber Redback Salamander Plethodon cinereus Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum Three-lined Salamander Eurycea guttolineata Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata TOADS AND FROGS American Toad Anaxyrus americanus Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeiana Cope’s Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis Fowler’s Toad Anaxyrus fowleri Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor Green Frog Lithobates clamitans Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris Southern Leopard Frog Lithobates sphenocephala Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum feriarum Wood Frog Lithobates sylvatica ST TURTLES Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina III Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum Eastern Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta Red-bellied Turtle Pseudemys rubriventris Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina

A-20 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Common Name Scientiﬁ c Name VA Species of Concern1 Spotted Turtle Clemmys muhlenbergii III Wood Turtle Clemmys insculpta I, State Threatened LIZARDS AND SKINKS Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporous undulatus Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus Ground Skink Scincella lateralis Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus SNAKES Black Racer Coluber constrictor Brown Snake Storeria sp. Copperhead Agkistrodon contortix mokasen Corn Snake Elaphe guttata Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platyrhinos IV Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula getula Eastern Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus sauritus IV Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon sipedon IV Queen Snake Regina septemvittata Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus aestivus) Scarlet Snake Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides IV Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus amoenus

1Virginia State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan – Priority Species

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-21 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Table A.8. Known or Suspected Mammals on Featherstone Refuge Species Scientiﬁ c Name VA Species of Concern1 Beaver Castor canadensis Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus Black Rat Rattus rattus Coyote Canis latrans Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus nubiterre Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus transitionalis Eastern Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys humulis Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus Eastern Pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus Eastern Woodrat Neotoma floridana Evening Bat Nycticeius humeralis Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger vulpinus Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus House Mouse Mus musculus Least Shrew Cryptotis parva Little Brown Myotis Myotis lucifugus Longtail Weasel Mustela frenata Marsh Rice Rat Oryzomys palustris Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Mink Mustela vison Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Northern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina brevicauda Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus Pygmy Shrew Sorex hoyi Raccoon Procyon lotor Red Bat Lasiurus borealis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus loquax

A-22 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Species Scientiﬁ c Name VA Species of Concern1 River Otter Lontra canadensis SSC Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Southeastern Shrew Sorex longirostris Southern Bog Lemming Synaptomys cooperi IV Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans Star-nosed Mole Condylura cristata SSC Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus Woodchuck Marmota monax Woodland Vole Microtus pinetorum

1Virginia State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan – Priority Species

Tier I: Critical conservation need ; Tier II: Very high conservation need ; Tier III: High conservation need ; Tier IV: Moderate Conservation Need: SSC – Species of Special Concern ; SE – State Endangered

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-23 Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Table A.9. Fish Species of Conservation Concern in Featherstone Refuge area USFWS Northeast Strategic Fisheries Plan – Potomac State Comprehensive Wildlife Species Common Name Watershed1 Conservation Plan Priorities2 Alewife IJ; H IV American eel IV American shad IV Atlantic sturgeon IJ II; SSC Blueback herring Brook Trout SS:H Bridle shiner I; SSC Hickory shad M Ironcolor shiner IV Least brook lamprey IV Logperch IV Shortnose sturgeon E; H I; SE Striped bass H

1 USFWS Northeast Strategic Fisheries Plan 2009-2013 – List of Species of Conservation and Management Concern. See http://www. fws.gov/northeast/fisheries/reports/reports/FisheriesStrategicPlan.pdf for individual rankings.

IJ- Interjusidictional Species of Conservation and Management Concern; SOC – Species of Concern

SS – Special Species ; E – Federally Endangered ; H – High Priority ; M- Medium Priority

2 Virginia State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan – Priority Species

A-24 Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges

Table A.10. Plant Species of Conservation Concern for Featherstone Refuge area Common Name Scientiﬁ c Name Earleaf Foxglove Agalinis auriculata Purple Milkweed Asclepias purpurascens Red Milkweed Asclepias rubra Blue-hearts Buchnera americana Carolina Fanwort Cabomba caroliniana Brown Bog Sedge Carex buxbaumii A Sedge Carex vestita Pear Hawthorn Crataegus calpodendron Engelmann’s Quillwort Isoetes appalachiana Small Whorled Pogonia * Isotria medeoloides Northern Bog Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Stiff Goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum One-sided Wintergreen Orthilia secunda Torrey’s Mountain-mint Pycnanthemum torrei Shinleaf Pyrola elliptica White Water Crow-foot Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus Prairie Rose Rosa setigera Hardstemmed Bulrush Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus Long-leaf Wedgescale Sphenopholis filiformis Yellow Nodding Ladies’-tresses Spiranthes ochroleuca Marsh Hedgenettle Stachys pilosa var. arenicola Trailing Stitchwort Stellaria alsine Bog Fern Thelypteris simulata Buffalo Clover Trifolium reflexum * Federally Threatened; State Endangered; not currently known to occur on Refuge

Appendix A. Species of Conservation Concern at Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges A-25