APPENDIX B Natural Environment Information Appendix B - Table of Contents A.1 Species Lists A.1.1 Fish Species A.1.1.1 List of Fish Species of Conservation Concern A.1.1.2 List of Fish Species of Sampled by TRCA in Etobicoke Creek and Little Etobicoke Creek A.1.2 Wildlife and Vegetation Species A.1.2.1 List of Wildlife Species Recorded Within and in the Vicinity of the Project Limits A.1.2.2 List of Wildlife Species List by Vegetation Communities A.1.2.3 List of Vegetation Species Recorded Within and in the Vicinity of the Project Limits A.1.2.4 List of Vegetation Species List by Vegetation Communities A.1.3 Legend A.2 Field Photographs A.2.1 Fish Habitat A.2.2 Vegetation Communities A.3 DFO Fish Species at Risk Map A.4 Background Information List A.1 Species Lists A.1.1 Fish Species A.1.1.1 List of Fish Species of Conservation Concern Fish Species of Conservation Concern Species GRANK SRANK COSEWIC MNR Comments Recorded in Little Etobicke Creek in 1949 near Burnamthorpe Road. (NHIC, 2008). Redside Redside Dace Dace has likely been extirpated from the G4 S3 SC THR (Clinostomus elongatus) Etobicoke Creek Watershed (Redside Dace Recovery Strategy, and Pers. Comm. Scott Smith, July 29, 2008) Source: Natural Heritage Information Centre website, 2008 Legend See Section A.1.3 A.1.1.2 List of Fish Species of Sampled by TRCA in Etobicoke Creek and Little Etobicoke Creek Fish species sampled by TRCA in Etobicoke Creek and Little Etobicoke Creek. Little Etobicoke Creek Etobicoke Creek Etobicoke Creek TRCA TRCA Sampling Station 65, TRCA Sampling Station Sampling Station 1.25 km downstream of 20 Sampling station # 20 EC004WM study area collected located 1.89km (observations in 1946 only) At crossing location downstream of crossing (Eglinton Avenue location Common Name Scientific Name Bridge) White Sucker Catostomus commersonii 1984, 1997 2004, 2007 Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus 1946 1984, 1985, 1997 Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus 1984, 1985, 1997 2004, 2007 Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus 1946 !984, 1985 2004, 2007 Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris 1984 Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus 1997 2004, 2007 Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae 1997 2004, 2007 Threespine Stickleback Gasterostreus aculeatus 1997 Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum 1997 2004, 2007 Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas 2007 Pumpkin Seed Lepomis gibbosus 2007 Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans 1946 Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus 1946 A.1.2 Wildlife and Vegetation Species A.1.2.1 List of Wildlife Species Recorded Within and in the Vicinity of the Project Limits Wildlife Species MNR TRCA rank CVC NHIC Scientific Name Common Name GRANK1 SRANK2 COSEWIC3 MNR4 Area Observed By (2003)5 (1998) 5 Tracked Sensitive6 Birds Anas platyrhynchos Mallard G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Branta canadensis Canada Goose G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Ecoplans 2007, 2008 & City Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron G5 S5B,SZN L3 X N of Mississauga 2006 Ecoplans 2007/08 & City of Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk G5 S4B,SZN NAR NAR L3 X X N Mississauga 2006 Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk G5 S5B,SZN NAR NAR N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Falco sparverius American Kestrel G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Accipitridae species Hawk Sp. N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Ecoplans 2007, 2008 & City Charadrius vociferus Killdeer G5 S5B,SZN X N of Mississauga 2006 Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper G5 S5B,SZN L4 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Columba livia Rock Dove G5 SE N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Coccyzus Yellow-billed americanus Cuckoo G5 S4B,SZN L3 X N City of Mississauga 2006 Ruby-throated Archilochus colubris Hummingbird G5 S5B,SZN L4 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher G5 S5B,SZN L4 X N City of Mississauga 2006 Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker G5 S5 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker G5 S5B,SZN L4 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Eastern Wood- Contopus virens pewee G5 S5B,SZN L4 X N City of Mississauga 2006 Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher G5 S5B,SZN L4 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Wildlife Species MNR TRCA rank CVC NHIC Scientific Name Common Name GRANK1 SRANK2 COSEWIC3 MNR4 Area Observed By (2003)5 (1998) 5 Tracked Sensitive6 Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo G5 S5B,SZN L4 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay G5 S5 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Petrochelidon Ecoplans 2007, 2008 & City pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow G5 S5B,SZN X N of Mississauga 2006 Ecoplans 2007, 2008 & City Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow G5 S5B,SZN X N of Mississauga 2006 Riparia riparia Bank Swallow G5 S5B,SZN L4 X N City of Mississauga 2006 Black-capped Poecile atricapillus Chickadee G5 S5 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Troglodytes aedon House Wren G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Turdus migratorius American Robin G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Northern Mimus polyglottos Mockingbird G5 S4B,SZN L4 X N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird G5 S5B,SZN L4 X N City of Mississauga 2006 Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher G5 S5B,SZN L3 X N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Sturnus vulgaris European Starling G5 SE N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow G5 S5B,SZN L4 X X N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 American Tree Spizella arborea Sparrow G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco G5 S5B,SZN X N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Emberizidae species Sparrow Sp. Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal G5 S5 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Brown-headed Molothrus ater Cowbird G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Red-winged Agelaius phoeniceus Blackbird G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Wildlife Species MNR TRCA rank CVC NHIC Scientific Name Common Name GRANK1 SRANK2 COSEWIC3 MNR4 Area Observed By (2003)5 (1998) 5 Tracked Sensitive6 Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Ecoplans 2007, 2008 & City Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle G5 S5B,SZN X N of Mississauga 2006 Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch G5 S5B,SZN N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Passer domesticus House Sparrow G5 SE N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Herptiles NAS 2006 - Historical NHIC record from 1966, not found in project limits/~ 2 km to south Lampropeltis along Etobicoke Creek triangulum Milksnake G5 S3 SC* SC L3 Y valley Mammals Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Cottontail G5 S5 L4 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Sciurus carolinensis Grey Squirrel G5 S5 NAR N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole G5 S5 L4 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Rattus norvegicus Norway Rat G5 SE N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Canis latrans Coyote G5 S5 NAR N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Procyon lotor Raccoon G5 S5 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Arthropods Fallicambarus fodiens Digger Crayfish G5 S4 L2 N Ecoplans 2007, 2008 Source: Ecoplans Limited 2007 and 2008; and City o f Mississauga Natural Areas Survey, 2006. Legend Species of Conservation Concern in bold See Section A.1.3 A.1.2.2 List of Wildlife Species List by Vegetation Communities Wildlife Species List by Vegetation Communities Vegetation Communities City of Mississauga Natural Areas MAS CUM 1-11 MAM 2-22 RW1 NE4SMA NE4* ET04* Scientific Name Common Name 2-13 Birds Anas platyrhynchos Mallard X X X Branta canadensis Canada Goose X X X Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron X Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk X X Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk X X X X Falco sparverius American Kestrel X X X Accipitridae species Hawk Sp. X Charadrius vociferus Killdeer X X X X Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper X X X X X Columba livia Rock Dove X X X Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove X X X X Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo X Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird X Ceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher X Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker X X Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker X X Contopus virens Eastern Wood-pewee X X Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher X X Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo X X Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay X X Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow X Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow X X X X X X Riparia riparia Bank Swallow X Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee X X X Wildlife Species List by Vegetation Communities Vegetation Communities City of Mississauga Natural Areas MAS CUM 1-11 MAM 2-22 RW1 NE4SMA NE4* ET04* Scientific Name Common Name 2-13 Birds Troglodytes aedon House Wren Turdus migratorius American Robin X Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird X Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird X Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher X X Sturnus vulgaris European Starling X X X X X Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing X X Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler X Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow X X X X X X Spizella arborea American Tree Sparrow X Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco X X X Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow X X X X Emberizidae species Sparrow Sp. X Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal X X Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird X X X Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird X X X X X Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole X Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle X X X X X X Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch X X X X X Passer domesticus House Sparrow X X X Herptiles Lampropeltis triangulum Milksnake Mammals Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Cottontail X X X X Sciurus carolinensis Grey Squirrel X Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole X X X Rattus norvegicus Norway Rat X Canis latrans Coyote X Wildlife Species List by Vegetation Communities Vegetation Communities City of Mississauga Natural Areas MAS CUM 1-11 MAM 2-22 RW1 NE4SMA NE4* ET04* Scientific Name Common Name 2-13 Birds Procyon