APPENDIX I Gateway South Transmission Project Wildlife, Fisheries, and Special-Status Species Appendix I-1: Potentially Affected Wildlife, Fisheries, and Special-Status Species Appendix I-2: Non-Affected Wildlife, Fisheries, and Special-Status Species Appendix I-3: Gateway South – Linear Schedule – 38 Month Construction Plan and Seasonal Restrictions Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project This page intentionally left blank. Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project Appendix I-1 Potentially Affected Wildlife, Fisheries, and Special-Status Species Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project This page intentionally left blank. Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project Table I-1. Potentially Affected Wildlife, Fisheries, and Special-Status Species Occurrence in Area of Site Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Potential Impacts Site Evaluation/ Surveys Mitigation GWS Project Area Influence Amphibians Toads Great Basin spadefoot Spea intermontana BLM-S WGFD- Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) flats Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Habitat surveys; presence/ Biological Resources Conservation II and semidesert shrublands; habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 requires loose, sandy soils with construction equipment, increased predation risk Birds Gallinaceous Birds Greater sage-grouse Centrocercus BLM-S WGFD- Sagebrush steppe Likely Project Area; core Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat analysis, Biological Resources Conservation urophasianus II habitat within Project habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence, lek surveys Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Area; Project Area with construction equipment and Project within 4 miles of leks infrastructure, increased predation risk Birds Owls and Raptors American kestrel Falco sparverius WGFD-III Open and semi-open habitats with Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation cavity sites for nesting habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 risk, increased perching substrate on Project surveys infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus BGEPA BLM-S Rivers, lakes, riparian zones Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Suitable habitat, winter, and Biological Resources Conservation WGFD-II (displacement/avoidance), collision risk, communal roost nest surveys Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 increased perching substrate on Project infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia BLM-S WGFD-I Prairie-dog (Cynomys spp.) Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation colonies (displacement/avoidance), collision risk, presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 increased perching substrate on Project surveys infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis BLM-S WGFD- Grasslands, prairies, plains Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation II habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 risk, increased perching substrate on Project surveys infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos BGEPA WGFD- Open country from barren areas Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation II to open coniferous forests; prefers (displacement/avoidance), collision risk, presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 cliffs and large trees for roosting, increased perching substrate on Project surveys perching, and nesting infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Merlin Falco columbarius WGFD-III Open woodlands, savannah, Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation grasslands, shrub steppe (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 surveys Birds Owls and Raptors Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis BLM-S WGFD-I Coniferous forest, mixed Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Suitable habitat; Biological Resources Conservation conifer/aspen (Populus spp.) (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence; nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 forest surveys Birds Owls and Raptors Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus BLM-S WGFD- Open woodlands, forests, shrub Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation II steppe, grasslands, marshlands, habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 riparian zones risk, increased perching substrate on Project surveys infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Short-eared owl Asio flammeus WGFD-II Prairies, grasslands, meadows, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat; indirect loss of Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation sagebrush shrublands habitat (displacement/ avoidance) presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 surveys Birds Owls and Raptors Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni WGFD-II Prairies, plains, shrub steppe, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation savannahs, open pine (Pinus habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 spp.)/juniper (Juniperus spp.) risk, increased perching substrate on Project surveys woodlands infrastructure Birds Passerines American pipit Anthus rubescens WGFD-III Alpine and subalpine meadows; Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation migrates at lower elevations (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens WGFD-II Old growth juniper woodlands Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii WGFD-III Brush and scrub thickets in Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation [bewickii] southwest Wyoming habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Black rosy-finch Leucosticte atrata WGFD-II Mountain tundra, grasslands, Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation cultivated lands habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Black-chinned Archilochus alexandri WGFD-II Foothill and riparian shrubland Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation hummingbird habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-1 Occurrence in Area of Site Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Potential Impacts Site Evaluation/ Surveys Mitigation GWS Project Area Influence Birds Passerines Black-throated gray warbler Setophaga nigrescens WGFD-II Juniper woodlands Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Blue grosbeak Passerina caerulea WGFD-III Cottonwood (Populus deltoids) Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation riparian with developed shrubby habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 layer Birds Passerines Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea WGFD-III Shrublands, mature forests, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation riparian zones; preferring gap- habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 edge habitats Birds Passerines Brewer's sparrow Spizella breweri BLM-S WGFD- Sagebrush steppe, shrub steppe Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation II habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Brown-capped rosy-finch Leucosticte australis WGFD-II Mountain tundra, meadows, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation grasslands, shrublands, cultivated habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 lands Birds Passerines Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus WGFD-II Juniper woodlands and wooded Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation riparian habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Calliope hummingbird Selasphorus calliope WGFD-II Foothill and montane shrublands Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation [Stellula calliope] habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Canyon wren Catherpes