Appendix F. Wildlife List

Table F-1. Wildlife Species of Ellicott Slough National Wildlife Refuge

Common Name Scientific Name Federal State Occurrence

Amphibians California tiger salamander Ambystoma californiense T E Known Santa Cruz long-toed Ambystoma macrodactylum E E Known salamander croceum Ensatina salamander Ensatina eschscholtzii Known Arboreal salamander Aneides lugubris Known California slender Batrachoseps attenuatus Known salamander Gabilan slender Batrachoseps gabilanensis Possible salamander Western toad Bufo boreas Known Pacific chorus frog Pseudacris regilla Known California red-legged frog Rana aurora draytonii T Known Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Known

Reptiles Western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis Known Coast horned lizard Phrynosoma coronatum FP,

frontale SC Possible Western skink Eumeces skiltonianus SC Known Southern alligator lizard Elgaria multicarinata Known Ringneck snake Diadophis punctata Known Sharp-tailed snake Contia tenuis Possible Racer Coluber constricta Known Striped racer Masticophis lateralis T Possible Gopher snake Pituophis melanoleuca Known Common kingsnake Lampropeltis getula Possible Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis Known Western terrestrial garter Thamnophis elegans

snake Known Birds Snow goose Chen hyperborea Possible Canada goose Branta canadensis Known Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus Possible Gadwall Anas strepera Known Eurasian wigeon Anas penelope Possible American wigeon Anas americana Known

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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Known Blue-winged teal Anas discors Possible Cinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera Known Northern shoveler Anas clypeata Known Northern pintail Anas acuta Known Green-winged teal Anas crecca Known Canvasback Aythya valisineria Known Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris Known Lesser scaup Aythya affinis Possible Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Possible Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula Possible Hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullata Possible Common merganser Mergus merganser Possible Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis Known Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus Possible California quail Callipepla californica Known Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps Known Eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis Possible Western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Possible Clark's grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Possible American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Known Double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus SC Known American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Known Great blue heron Ardea herodias Known Great egret Ardea alba Known Snowy egret Egretta thula Known Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Possible Green heron Butorides virescens Possible Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax Known Turkey vulture Cathartes aura Known Osprey Pandion haliaetus SC Known White-tailed kite Elanus coeruleus FP Known Northern harrier Circus cyaneus SC Known Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus SC Known Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii SC Known Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus Known Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis Known Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus Possible Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Possible American kestrel Falco sparverius Known Merlin Falco columbarius SC Possible Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus E E, FP Possible Prairie falcon Falco mexicanus Possible

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Virginia rail Rallus limicola Possible Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus Possible American coot Fulica americana Known Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmata Possible Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Known American avocet Recurvirostra americana Possible Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia Possible Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Possible Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Possible Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus SC Possible Marbled godwit Limosa fedoa Possible Western sandpiper Calidris mauri Possible Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla Possible Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Possible Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Known Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis Known California gull Larus californicus SC Known Herring gull Larus argentatus Possible Western gull Larus occidentalis Known Bonaparte’s gull Larus Philadelphia Known Glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens Known Caspian tern Sterna caspia Possible Forster's tern Sterna forsteri Possible Rock pigeon Columba livia Known Band-tailed pigeon Columba fasciata Known Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Known Barn owl Tyto alba Known Western screech-owl Otus kennicottii Possible Great horned owl Bubo virginianus Known Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia SC Possible Short-eared owl Asio flammeus SC Possible Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna Known Allen's hummingbird Selasphorus sasin Known Belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Known Acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus Known Yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Possible Nuttall’s woodpecker Picoides nuttallii Possible Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens Known Hairy woodpecker Picoides villosus Possible 3

Northern flicker Colaptes auratus Known Western wood-pewee Contopus sordidulus Known Pacific-slope flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Known Olive-sided flycatcher Contopus cooperi Known Black phoebe Sayornis nigricans Known Say's phoebe Sayornis saya Possible Ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Known Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus SC Possible Hutton's vireo Vireo huttoni Known Warbling vireo Vireo gilvus Known Steller’s jay Cyanocitta stelleri Known Western scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens Known American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Known Common raven Corvus corax Known California horned lark Eremophila alpestris actia SC Possible Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor Known Violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina Known Northern rough-winged Stelgidopteryx serripennis Known swallow Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Known Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Known Chestnut-backed chickadee Poecile rufescens Known Oak titmouse Baeolophus inornatus Known Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus Known Pygmy nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Known Brown creeper Certhis americana Possible Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii Known House wren Troglodytes aedon Possible Winter wren Troglodytes troglodytes Possible Marsh wren Cistothorus palustris Known Wrentit Chamaesa fasciata Known Golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa Known Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula Known Western bluebird Sialia mexicana Possible Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Known California thrasher Toxostoma redivivum Known Swainson's thrush Catharus ustulatus Known Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus Known American robin Turdus migratorius Known Varied thrush Ixoreus naevius Possible Wrentit Chamaea fasciata Known European starling Sturnus vulgaris Known American pipit Anthus rubescens Possible Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Known Orange-crowned warbler Vermivora celata Known Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia Known

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Yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata Known Townsend's warbler Dendroica townsendi Known MacGillivary’s warbler Oporonis tolmiei Known Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Known Wilson's warbler Wilsonia pusilla Known Western tanager Piranga ludoviciana Known Spotted towhee Pipilo maculatus Known California towhee Pipilo crissalis Known Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Possible Fox sparrow Passerella iliaca Known Song sparrow Melospiza melodia Known Lincoln’s sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Known White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Known Golden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Known Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis Known Black-headed grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Possible Lazuli bunting Passerina amoena Possible Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea Possible Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Known Tricolored blackbird Agelaius tricolor SC Possible Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Possible Brewer's blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Known Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater Possible Bullock's oriole Icterus bullockii Known Purple finch Carpodacus purpureus Known House finch Carpodacus mexicanus Known Pine siskin Carduelis pinus Known Lesser goldfinch Carduelis psaltria Known American goldfinch Carduelis tristis Known House sparrow Passer domesticus Possible

Mammals Virginia opossum Didelphis virginianus Possible Monterey ornate shrew Sorex ornatus salarius SC Possible Broad-footed mole Scapanus latimanus Known Brush rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani Known Desert cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii Possible Black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus Known California ground squirrel Spermophilus beecheyi Known Botta's pocket gopher Thomomys bottae Known California pocket mouse Chaetodipus californicus SC Possible Narrow-faced kangaroo rat Dipodomys venustus Possible Heermann's kangaroo rat Dipodomys heermanni Possible

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Western harvest mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis Possible California mouse Peromyscus californicus Known Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus SC Known Piñon Mouse Peromyscus truei Known House mouse Mus musculus Possible Dusky-footed woodrat Neotoma fuscipes Known California vole Microtus californicus Known Common muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Known Norway rat Rattus norvegicus Possible Coyote Canis latrans Known Red fox Vulpes vulpes Possible Raccoon Procyon lotor Known Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Possible Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis Known Mountain lion Felis concolor FP Known Bobcat Felis rufus Known Feral pig Sus scrofa Known Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus columbianus Known

Federal status: E = Endangered, T = Threatened State status: E = Endangered, T = Threatened, SC = Species of Concern, FP = Fully Protected

* Possibly extirpated

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