Photo 1. View of the developed and disturbed/barren areas within the project site, facing southeast. August 11, 2022.
Photo 2. View of the detention basin, facing southwest.
August 11, 2022
Photo 3. View of the wastewater treatment pond and
disturbed/barren road, facing northwest. August 11, 2022 Photo 4. View of the tilled agricultural land, facing northwest.
August 11, 2022
Photo 5. View of the irrigation canal, facing southwest.
August 11, 2022
Photo 6. View of the irrigation canal and culvert # 1,
facing south. August 11, 2022
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Photo 7. View of the wastewater treatment pond, facing
northwest. August 11, 2022
Photo 8. View of the irrigation canal, facing southeast. August 11, 2022
Photo 9. View of the irrigation canal and wetland vegetation, facing northeast. August 11, 2022
Photo 10. View of the ruderal vegetation within the dry beds, facing northwest. August 11, 2022
Photo 11. View of the irrigation canal, facing southwest.
August 11, 2022
Photo 12. View of culvert #2 and irrigation canal, facing southeast. August 11, 2022
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Representative Site Photos
Photo 13. View of the irrigation canal and ruderal vegetation, facing southwest. August 11, 2022
Photo 14. View of culvert #3 within the irrigation canal that connects to the Salinas River, facing southwest. August 11, 2022
Photo 15. View of the pump house and cliff swallow mud
nests, facing northeast. August 11, 2022
Photo 16. View of the disturbed/barren areas, wastewater treatment ponds, and riparian woodland, facing southwest.
August 11, 2022
Photo 17. View of ruderal habitat that has been cleared below the wastewater treatment ponds adjacent to the
riparian woodland, facing southeast. August 11, 2022
Photo 18. View of ruderal habitat and wastewater treatment ponds adjacent to the riparian woodland, facing southeast.
August 11, 2022
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Representative Site Photos
Photo 19. View of the irrigation canal and culvert #4,
facing northeast. August 11, 2022
Photo 20. View of the Airport Lift Station site and
developed area, facing southwest. August 11, 2022
Photo 21. View of the developed area and ornamental
landscaping, facing northeast. August 11, 2022
Photo 22. View of the developed area, facing southwest.
August 11, 2022
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VASCULAR PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES OBSERVED
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The following vascular plant species were observed in the specified study area by LSA biologist Kelly McDonald on August 12, 2022.
* Introduced species not native to California
Scientific Name Common Name
FERNS AND FERN ALLIES
Equisetaceae Horsetail Family
Equisetum sp. Horsetail
EUDICOTS
Apiaceae Carrot
Conium maculatum Poison hemlock
Asteraceae Sunflower Family
Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort
Baccharis pilularis Coyote brush
Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle
Erigeron canadensis Canada horseweed
Lactuca serriola Prickly lettuce
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum* Jersey cudweed
Sonchus asper* Spiny sow thistle
Xanthium strumarium Smooth cocklebur
Brassicaceae Mustard Family
Brassica nigra Black mustard
Lepidium latifolium Perennial pepperweed
Rorippa palustri Bog yellow cress
Caryophyllaceae Pink Family
Spergularia rubra* Purple sand spurry
Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family
Chenopodium album* Lamb's quarters
Convolvulaceae Bindweed Family
Convolvulus arvensis* Field bindweed
Cyperaceae Sedge Family
Cyperus esculentus Nut grass
Schoenoplectus californicus California bulrush
Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family
Euphorbia serpens* Matted sandmat
Fagaceae Oak Family
Quercus agrifolia Coast Live Oak
Heliotropiaceae Heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum Seaside heliotrope
Malvaceae Mallow Family
Malva parviflora* Cheeseweed mallow
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Onagraceae Primrose Family
Oenothera elata Evening primrose
Plantaginaceae Plantain Family
Kickxia elatine* Sharp leaved fluellin
Polygonacae Buckwheat Family
Persicaria lapathifolia Common knotweed
Rumex crispus Curly dock
Rosaceae Rose Family
Heteromeles arbutiflora Toyon
Rubus armeniacus* Himalayan blackberry
Salicaceae Willow Family
Populus trichocarpa Black cottonwood
Salix exigua Sandbar willow
Salix laevigata Red willow
Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow
Sapindaceae Buckeye Family
Acer negundo Boxelder
Solanaceae Nightshade Family
Nicotiana quadrivalvis* Indian tobacco
Typhaceae Cattail Family
Typha sp. Cattail
Urticaceae Nettle Family
Urtica dioica Stinging nettle
Viburnaceae Muskroot Family
Sambucus mexicana Blue elderberry
Zygophyllaceae Caltrop Family
Tribulus terrestris* Puncture vine
MONOCOTS
Cyperaceae Sedge Family
Cyperus eragrostis Tall flatsedge
Carex sp. Sedge sp.
Poaceae Grass Family
Avena fatua* Common wild oat
Arundo donax* Giant reed
Bromus madritensis ssp. madritensis Foxtail chess
Cynodon dactylon* Bermuda grass
Festuca perennis* Italian ryegrass
Poa annua* Annual bluegrass
Polypogon monspeliensis* Rabbit’s‐foot grass
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The following wildlife species were observed in the specified study area by LSA biologist Kelly McDonald on August 12, 2022.
Common name Scientific name
REPTILES
Western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis
BIRDS
Canada goose Branta canadensis
American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Double‐crested cormorant Nannopterum auritum
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
American coot Fulica americana
California quail Callipepla californica
Great blue heron Ardea herodias
Great egret Ardea alba
Snowy egret Egretta thula
Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
Red‐tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Red‐necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Killdeer Charadrius vociferous
Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
Anna’s hummingbird Calypte anna
Nuttall’s woodpecker Picoides nuttallii
Black phoebe Sayornis nigricans
Warbling vireo Vireo gilvus
Steller’s jay Cyanocitta stelleri
Western scrub jay Aphelocoma californica
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common raven Corvus corax
Northern rough‐winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Cliff swallow Petrochelidon fulva
Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
Brewer's blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
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Wilson’s warbler Cardellina pusilla
Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii
Spotted towhee Pipilo maculatus
California towhee Melozone crissalis
Song sparrow Melospiza melodia
House finch Haemorhous mexicanus
Lesser goldfinch Spinus psaltria
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SUMMARY OF SPECIAL‐STATUS SPECIES
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Table E-1: Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific
Name Status General Habitat Description Flowering
Period Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Vernal pool bent grass Agrostis
lacuna-vernalis
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb occurring in vernal pools
between 115 and 145 m in elevation.
Monterey County.
April–May Not Expected. There are three records of
occurrence in the project vicinity 1 (CNDDB 2011)
and suitable habitat is absent from both project
sites. The maintained and developed nature of
the site reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Hickman’s onion Allium
hickmanii
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial bulbiferous herb occurring in
closed-cone coniferous forest, chaparral,
coastal prairie, coastal scrub, and valley and
foothill grasslands between 5 and 185 meters
in elevation. Monterey and San Luis Obispo
Counties.
March–
May
Not Expected. There are two records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2000,
2009) and suitable habitat is absent from both
project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Hooker’s manzanita Arctostaphylos
hookeri ssp.
hookeri
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial evergreen shrub occurring in sandy
soils in closed-cone coniferous forest,
chaparral, cismontane woodland, and coastal
scrub between 85 and 300 m in elevation.
Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties.
January–
June
Not Expected. There are two records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2012,
2016) and suitable habitat is absent from both
project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Toro
manzanita
Arctostaphylos
montereyensis
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial evergreen shrub occurring in sandy
soils in chaparral, cismontane woodland, and
coastal scrub between 30 and 730 m in
elevation. Monterey County.
February–
March
Not Expected. There are six records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1981,
1992, 1995, 2007, 2011, 2012) and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Pajaro manzanita Arctostaphylos
pajaroensis
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Perennial evergreen shrub occurring in
chaparral; sandy soil between 30 and 60 m in
elevation. Monterey, San Benito, and Santa
Cruz Counties.
December–
March
Not Expected. There are three records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2000,
2009) and suitable habitat is absent from both
project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Sandmat manzanita Arctostaphylos
pumila
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial evergreen shrub occurring in
closed-cone coniferous forest, chaparral,
cismontane woodland, coastal dunes, coastal
scrub; in openings with sandy soil between 3
and 205 m in elevation. Monterey County.
February–
May
Not Expected. There are four records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1992,
2012, 2015, 2017) and suitable habitat is absent
from both project sites. The maintained and
developed nature of the site reduces the
likelihood of occurrence.
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Table E-1: Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific
Name Status General Habitat Description Flowering
Period Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Alkali milk vetch Astragalus
tener var.
tener
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Annual herb occurring in playas, valley and
foothill grasslands with adobe clay soil, and
vernal pools with alkaline soil between 1 and
60 m in elevation. Northern California
counties.
March–
June
Not Expected. There is one historical record of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1881)
and suitable habitat is absent from both project
sites. The maintained and developed nature of
the site reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Pink Johnny-nip Castilleja
ambigua var.
insalutata
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb (hemiparasitic) occurring in
coastal prairie and coastal scrub between 0
and 100 m in elevation. Monterey and San
Luis Obispo Counties.
May-
August
Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence
in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1999) and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Congdon’s tarplant Centromadia
parryi ssp.
congdonii
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb occurring in valley and foothill
grasslands with alkaline soil between 1 and
230 m in elevation. Northern California
counties.
May–
November
Not Expected. There are 19 records of
occurrence in the project vicinity with the most
recent from 2016 and suitable habitat is absent
from both project sites. The maintained and
developed nature of the site reduces the
likelihood of occurrence.
Fort Ord spineflower Chorizanthe
minutiflora
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Annual herb occurring in chaparral (maritime)
and coastal scrub between 55 and 150 m in
elevation. Monterey County.
April- July Not Expected. There are four records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1994,
2015, 2016) and suitable habitat is absent from
both project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Monterey spineflower Chorizanthe
pungens var.
pungens
US: FT
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Annual herb occurring in chaparral,
cismontane woodland, coastal dunes, coastal
scrub, and valley and foothill grasslands with
sandy soil between 3 and 450 m in elevation.
Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo
Counties.
April–June Not Expected. There are five records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2006,
2007, 2009, 2012, 2016) and suitable habitat is
absent from both project sites. The maintained
and developed nature of the site reduces the
likelihood of occurrence.
Robust spineflower Chorizanthe
robusta var.
robusta
US: FE
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb occurring in cismontane
woodland, coastal dunes, and coastal scrub;
openings with sandy or gravelly soils between
3 and 300 m. Found in Alameda, San
Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa
Cruz Counties.
April–
September
Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
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Table E-1: Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific
Name Status General Habitat Description Flowering
Period Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Jolon clarkia Clarkia
jolonensis
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Annual herb occurring in chaparral,
Cismontane woodland, and coastal scrub
between 20 and 660 m in elevation.
Monterey County.
April–June Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
San Francisco collinsia Collinsiamultic
olor
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Annual herb occurring in closed-cone
coniferous forest and coastal scrub between
30 and 275 m in elevation. Found in Marin,
Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa
Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties.
March-May Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Seaside bird’s beak Cordylanthus
rigidus ssp.
littoralis
US: –
CA: CE
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb (hemiparasitic) occurring in
closed-cone coniferous forest, chaparral,
cismontane woodland, coastal dunes, and
coastal scrub with sandy soils. Often found in
disturbed areas between 0 and 425 m in
elevation. Monterey and Santa Barbara
Counites.
April–
October
Not Expected. There are five records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB
1992,2012) and suitable habitat is absent from
both project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Branching beach aster Corethrogynel
eucophylla
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 3.2
Perennial herb occurring in closed-cone
coniferous forest and coastal dunes between
3 and 60 m in elevation. Monterey and
Ventura Counites.
May-
December
Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Hospital Canyon
larkspur
Delphinium
californicum
ssp. interius
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial herb occurring in chaparral
(openings), cismontane woodland, and
coastal scrub between 195 and 1,095 m in
elevation. Northern California and Central
Valley Counties.
April-June Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Hutchinson’s larkspur Delphinium
hutchinsoniae
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial herb occurring in broad-leafed
upland forest, chaparral, coastal prairie, and
coastal scrub between 0 and 400 m.
Monterey County.
March–
June
Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence
in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1962) and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Umbrella larkspur Delphiniumum
braculorum
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.3
Perennial herb occurring in cismontane
woodland and chaparral between 400 and
1,600 m in elevation. Found in Monterey, San
Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Counties.
April-June Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
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Table E-1: Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific
Name Status General Habitat Description Flowering
Period Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Eastwood’s goldenbush Ericameria
fasciculata
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Perennial evergreen shrub occurring in
closed-cone coniferous forest, chaparral,
coastal dunes, and coastal scrub; in openings
with sandy soil between 30 and 275 m in
elevation. Monterey County.
July–
October
Not Expected. There are five records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1987,
1992, 1995, 2003, 2015) and suitable habitat is
absent from both project sites. The maintained
and developed nature of the site reduces the
likelihood of occurrence.
Pinnacles buckwheat Eriogonum
nortonii
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb occurring in chaparral, valley and
foothill grassland, sandy, often on recent
burns between 300 and 975 m in elevation.
Monterey County.
May–June Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2008) and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Sand-loving wallflower Erysimum
ammophilum
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial herb occurring in chaparral
(maritime), coastal dunes, coastal scrub,
sandy, openings between 0 and 60 m in
elevation. Found in Monterey, San Diego, San
Mateo, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz
Counties.
February-
June
Not Expected. There are six records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1992,
2013, 2014, 2015) and suitable habitat is absent
from both project sites. The maintained and
developed nature of the site reduces the
likelihood of occurrence.
Menzie’s wallflower Erysimum
menziesii
US: FE
CA: CE
CNPS: 1B.1
Perennial herb occurring in coastal dunes
between 0 and 10 m in elevation. Found in
Humboldt, Monterey, and Mendocino
Counties.
May–
September
Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Fragrant fritillary Fritillaria
liliacea
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial bulbiferous herb occurring in
cismontane woodland, coastal prairie, coastal
scrub, and valley/foothill grassland between 3
and 410 m in elevation. Northern California
Counties.
February-
April
Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Monterey gilia Gilia tenuiflora
ssp. arenaria
US: FE
CA: CT
CNPS: 1B.2
Annual herb occurring in chaparral
(maritime), cismontane woodland, coastal
dunes, coastal scrub in openings with sandy
soil. Found in bare, wind-sheltered areas
often near the dune summit or in the hind
dunes between 0 and 45 m in elevation.
Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties.
April–June Not Expected. There are 13 records of
occurrence in the project vicinity with the most
recent from 2018. Suitable habitat is absent from
both project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Santa Cruz tarplant Holocarpha
macradenia
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb occurring in coastal prairie,
coastal scrub, and valley/foothill grassland
between 10 and 220 m in elevation.
June-
October
Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
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Table E-1: Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific
Name Status General Habitat Description Flowering
Period Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Kellog’s horkelia Horkelia
cuneata ssp.
sericea
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Perennial herb occurring in closed-cone
coniferous forest, chaparral, and coastal
scrub; in openings with sandy or gravelly soil
between 10 and 200 m in elevation. Northern
California Counties.
April–
September
Not Expected. There are 11 records of
occurrence in the project vicinity with the most
recent from 2012. Suitable habitat is absent from
both project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Point Reyes horkelia Horkelia
marinensis
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial herb occurring in coastal prairie,
coastal dunes, and coastal scrub between 5
and 755 m in elevation. Found in Marin,
Monterey, Mendocino, San Mateo, Santa
Cruz, and Sonoma Counties.
May-
September
Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence
in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1968) and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Contra Costa goldfields Lasthenia
conjugens
US: FE
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb occurring in playas (alkaline soil),
vernal pools within cismontane woodland,
and valley and foothill grassland between 1
and 60 m in elevation. Northern California
Counties.
March–
June
Not Expected. There are three records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1998,
2009, 2016) and suitable habitat is absent from
both project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Legenere Legenere
limosa
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb occurring in vernal pools
between 1 and 880 m in elevation. Northern
California Counties.
April-June Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2009) and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Woolly-headed
lessingia
Lessingia
hololeuca
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 3
Annual herb occurring broad-leafed upland
forest coastal scrub, lower montane
coniferous forest, and valley/foothill
grassland between 15 and 305 m in elevation.
Northern California Counties.
June-
October
Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Carmel Valley bush
mallow
Malacothamn
us palmeri var.
involucratus
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial deciduous shrub occurring in talus
hilltops and slopes in chaparral, cismontane
woodland, and coastal scrub; burn
dependent. Sometimes found on serpentine.
between 30 and 1,100 m in elevation.
Monterey County.
April–
October
Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence
in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1959) and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
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Table E-1: Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific
Name Status General Habitat Description Flowering
Period Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Carmel Valley
malacothrix
Malocothrix
saxatilis var.
arachnoidea
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial rhizomatous herb occurring in
chaparral with rocky soil and chaparral
between 25 and 335 m in elevation. Found in
Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Barbara
Counties.
March–
December
Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Oregon meconella Meconella
oregana
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb occurring in coastal prairie and
coastal scrub between 250 and 620 m in
elevation. Found in Contra Costa, Monterey,
San Luis Obispo, and Santa Clara Counites
March-
April
Not Expected. There are three records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2013,
2014 ) and suitable habitat is absent from both
project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Mt. Diablo cottonweed Micropusamph
ibolus
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 3.2
Annual herb occurring broad-leafed upland
forest, chaparral, cismontane woodland, and
valley/foothill grassland between 45 and 825
m in elevation. Found in Lake, Marin,
Monterey, Napa, San Joaquin, and Santa Cruz
Counties.
March-May Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Marsh microseris Microseris
paludosa
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial herb occurring in closed-cone
forest, cismontane woodland, coastal scrub,
and valley and foothill grassland between 5
and 300 m in elevation. Northern California
Counties.
April–June Not Expected. There are two records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2007,
2009 ) and suitable habitat is absent from both
project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Northern curly-leaved
monardella
Monardella
sinuata ssp.
nigrescens
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Annual herb occurring in chaparral, coastal
dunes, coastal scrub, and lower montane
coniferous forest between 0 and 300 m in
elevation. Found in Monterey, Marin, San
Francisco, and Santa Cruz Counties.
May- July Not Expected. There are three records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1919,
2010, 2013 ) and suitable habitat is absent from
both project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Woodland
woollythreads
Monolopia
gracilens
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Annual herb occurring in broad-leafed upland
forest, chaparral, cismontane woodland,
north coast coniferous forest, and
valley/foothill grassland between 100 and
1,200 m in elevation. Northern California
Counites.
March-July Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
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Table E-1: Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific
Name Status General Habitat Description Flowering
Period Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Monterey pine Pinus radiata US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Perennial evergreen tree occurring in closed-
cone coniferous forest, cismontane
woodland; three primary stands native to
California between 25 and 185 m in elevation.
Found in Monterey, San Benito, San Luis
Obispo, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz Counites.
Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Yadon’s rein orchid Piperia yadonii US: FE
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Perennial herb occurring in coastal bluff
scrub, closed-cone coniferous forest, and
chaparral with sandy soil between 10 and 415
m in elevation. Monterey County.
May–
August
Not Expected. There are two records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2003,
2014 ) and suitable habitat is absent from both
project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Choris' popcornflower Plagiobothrys
chorisianus
var.
chorisianus
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Annual herb occurring in chaparral, coastal
prairie, and coastal scrub between 3 and 160
m in elevation. Found in Alameda, Monterey,
San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and
Santa Cruz Counites.
March-
June
Not Expected. There are two records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2009)
and suitable habitat is absent from both project
sites. The maintained and developed nature of
the site reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
San Francisco
popcornflower
Plagiobothrysd
iffusus
US: –
CA: CE
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb occurring in coastal prairie and
valley/foothill grassland between 60 and 360
m in elevation. Found in Alameda, San
Francisco, San Mateo, San Benito, and Santa
Cruz Counites.
March-
June
Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Pine rose Rosa
pinetorum
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Perennial shrub occurring in closed-cone
coniferous forest and cismontane woodland
between 2 and 945 m in elevation. Monterey
and Santa Cruz Counties.
May-July Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Santa Cruz microseris Stebbinsoseris
decipiens
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Annual herb occurring in broad-leafed upland
forest, closed-cone coniferous forest,
chaparral, coastal prairie, coastal scrub and
valley and foothill grassland. Found in open
areas, sometimes in serpentine soil between
10 and 500 m in elevation. Found in Marin,
Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, and
Santa Cruz Counties.
April–May Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
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Table E-1: Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific
Name Status General Habitat Description Flowering
Period Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Santa Cruz clover Trifolium
buckwestioru
m
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb occurring in moist grasslands in
broad-leafed upland forest, cismontane
woodland, and coastal prairie, in margins
between 105 and 610 m in elevation. Found
in Mendocino, Monterey, San Mateo, Santa
Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma Counites.
April–
October
Not Expected. There are five records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1998,
2010, 2016, 2017) and suitable habitat is absent
from both project sites. The maintained and
developed nature of the site reduces the
likelihood of occurrence.
Saline clover Trifolium
hydrophilum
US: –
CA: –
CNPS: 1B.2
Annual herb occurring in marshes, swamps,
vernal pools, and valley/foothill grassland
between 0 and 300 m in elevation. Northern
California Counties.
April-June Not Expected. There are no records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The
maintained and developed nature of the site
reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Pacific Grove clover Trifolium
polyodon
US: –
CA: SR
CNPS: 1B.1
Annual herb occurring in closed-cone
coniferous forest, coastal prairie, meadows
and seeps, and valley and foothill grassland;
in mesic soil between 5 and 120 m in
elevation. Found in Marin, Monterey, Santa
Cruz, and Sonoma Counties.
April–June Not Expected. There are three records of
occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2007,
2010) and suitable habitat is absent from both
project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
1 Project vicinity = Project sites plus a 5 mile buffer Status: Federal Endangered (FE), Federal Threatened (FT), Federal Candidate (FC), Federal Proposed (FP, FPE, FPT), Federal De listed (FD), California Endangered (CE), California Threatened (CT), California Species of Special Concern (SSC), California Fully Protected Species (CFP), California Special Plant (CSP), California Sp ecial Animal (CSA) California Native Plant Society Designations:
1B = Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere 2B = Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but not elsewhere
0.1 = seriously endangered
0.2 = fairly endangered
CA = California
CNPS = California Native Plant Society
ft = foot/feet
m = meter/meters
mi = mile/miles
US = United States
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Table E-2: Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring or Known to Occur in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific Name Status Listing Habitat and Comments Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Insects
Obscure bumble
bee
Bombus
caliginosus
US: –
CA: CSA,
Candidate
Coastal areas from Santa Barbara County to north to
Washington state. Food plant genera include Baccharis,
Cirsium, Lupinus, Lotus, Grindelia, and Phacelia.
Not expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity 1 and suitable habitat is absent from both project sites. While the species may forage in the vicinity of the sites, none of the food plant genera were observed during the field survey.
Crotch bumble bee Bombus
crotchii
US: –
CA: CSA,
Candidate
Coastal California east to the Sierra-Cascade crest and south into Mexico. Food plant genera include
Antirrhinum, Phacelia, Clarkia, Dendromecon,
Eschscholzia, and Eriogonum.
Not expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable habitat is absent from both project sites. None of the food genera was observed during the field survey.
Western bumble
bee
Bombus
occidentalis
US: –
CA: CSA,
Candidate
Once common and widespread, species has declined
precipitously from central CA to southern British
Colombia.
Not Expected. There is one historical record of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1904) and suitable habitat is absent from both project sites. The maintained and
developed nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Globose dune
beetle
Coelus
globosus
US: –
CA: CSA
Inhabitant of coastal sand dune habitat; erratically
distributed from Ten Mile Creek in Mendocino County
south to Ensenada, Mexico. Inhabits foredunes and sand
hummocks; it burrows beneath the sand surface and is
most common beneath dune vegetation.
Not expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity. Coastal sand dune habitat is absent from both project sites.
Monarch -
California
overwintering
population
Danaus
plexippus
plexippus pop.
1 US: FC
CA: –
Winter roost sites extend along the coast from northern Mendocino to Baja California, Mexico. Roosts located in wind-protected tree groves (eucalyptus, Monterey pine,
cypress), with nectar and water sources nearby.
Not expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity. No roosting trees were observed within the project site.
Smith’s blue
butterfly
Euphilotes
enoptes smithi
US: FE
CA: –
Coastal dunes and sage scrub habitats in Monterey and
Santa Cruz Counties; Eriogonum latifolium and
Eriogonum parvifolium both larval and adult host plants.
Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence in the
project vicinity (CNDDB 1992). Coastal dunes and sage scrub habitat is absent from both project sites.
Crustaceans
California
linderiella
Linderiella
occidentalis
US: –
CA: CSA
Seasonal pools in unplowed grasslands with old alluvial soils underlain by hardpan or in sandstone depressions.
Water in the pools has very low alkalinity, conductivity, and total dissolved solids.
Not Expected. There are four records of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1992, 1995). There are no suitable water bodies for this species in either project site. The maintained and developed nature of the site reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
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Table E-2: Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring or Known to Occur in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific Name Status Listing Habitat and Comments Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Fish
Tidewater goby Eucyclogobius
newberryi
US: FE
CA: –
Brackish water habitats along the California coast from Agua Hedionda Lagoon, San Diego County to the mouth
of the Smith River. Found in shallow lagoons and lower
stream reaches, they need fairly still but not stagnant water and high oxygen levels.
Not expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity. No brackish water or lagoons are present in the project sites.
Monterey hitch Lavinia
exilicauda
harengus
US: –
CA: SSC
Monterey hitch are widely distributed in the Pajaro and Salinas river systems. Hitch are thought to occur in both San Antonio and Nacimiento reservoirs and in the river
stretches directly below them. Monterey hitch can
occupy a wide variety of habitats, although they are
most abundant in lowland areas with permanent water,
large pools or in small reservoirs that mimic such
conditions. Bottom substrates were mostly a mixture of
sand and gravel and the presence of cover (e.g. fallen
trees, overhanging bushes) are an important factor.
Spawning takes place after high flows have subsided,
typically May-June, but can extend into early August.
Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence in the
project vicinity (CNDDB 2008) and suitable habitat is absent from both project sites. No suitable aquatic habitat is present in either project site. The maintained and developed nature of the site reduces the likelihood of occurrence. Steelhead - south- central California
coast DPS
Oncorhynchus
mykiss irideus
pop. 9
US: FT
CA: –
Federal listing refers to runs in coastal basins from the Pajaro River south to, but not including, the Santa Maria River.
Not expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity. No suitable aquatic habitat is present in either project site.
Longfin smelt Spirinchus
thaleichthys
US: FC
CA: CT
Euryhaline, nektonic and anadromous. Found in open
waters of estuaries, mostly in middle or bottom of water column. Prefer salinities of 15-30 ppt, but can be found in completely freshwater to almost pure seawater.
Not expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity. No suitable aquatic habitat is present in either project site.
Amphibians
California tiger
salamander
Ambystoma
californiense
US: FT
CA: CT
Breeds in temporary pools (e.g., vernal pools) and ponds and occupies rodent burrows in grasslands, open valley
oak and coast live oak woodland, and grassland
chaparral mosaic. These salamanders migrate from their
underground retreats to breeding ponds during periods
of heavy winter rains.
Not Expected. There are 21 records of occurrence in the project vicinity. Suitable breeding and upland habitat is not present in either project site. The intensive disturbance from the agriculture and development reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Santa Cruz long-
toted salamander
Ambystoma
macrodactylu
m croceum
US: FE
CA: CE, FP
Breeds in temporary pools and ponds and occupies
rodent burrows in oak woodland, chaparral and
grasslands during the dry season, also found under
surface litter such as fallen logs. Migration to breeding ponds occurs during nights with heavy rain from October to February, breeding occurs in January and February.
Not expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity. Suitable breeding or upland habitat is not present on or adjacent to either project site.
The project sites area also isolated from areas of occurrence by heavily traveled roadways and extensive agricultural landscapes.
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Table E-2: Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring or Known to Occur in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific Name Status Listing Habitat and Comments Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Foothill yellow-
legged frog
Rana boylii US: –
CA: CE, SSC
Partly-shaded, shallow streams and riffles with a rocky substrate in a variety of habitats. Needs at least some cobble-sized substrate for egg-laying. Needs at least 15 weeks to attain metamorphosis.
Not expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity. No suitable aquatic habitat is present in either project site. The maintained and
developed nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
California
red-legged frog
Rana draytonii US: FT
CA: SSC
Lowlands and foothills; in or near permanent bodies of
water with dense, shrubby, or emergent vegetation.
Not Expected. There are two records of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2004, 2009) and suitable habitat is absent from both project sites. The maintained and
developed nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Western
spadefoot
Spea
hammondii
US: –
CA: SSC
Occurs primarily in grassland and other relatively open habitats. Found in elevations ranging from sea level to 4,500 ft. Requires temporary pools for breeding.
Not Expected. There is one historical record of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1922). No suitable grassland or temporary pools are present in either project site.
Coast Range newt Taricha torosa US: –
CA: SSC
Coastal drainages from Mendocino County to San Diego
County. Lives in terrestrial habitats and will migrate over 1 km to breed in ponds, reservoirs and slow moving
streams.
Not Expected. There are no records of occurrence in the project vicinity and suitable habitat is absent from both project sites. No suitable aquatic habitat is present in either project site.
Reptiles
Northern
California legless
lizard
Anniella
pulchra
US: –
CA: SSC
Sandy soil, leaf litter/dunes, bush lupine and mock
heather are often dominant plants in suitable habitat
along the Central Coast. Moist soil and deep humus are
important habitat elements. This species is generally
absent from areas with extensive ground disturbance
from agricultural.
Not Expected. There are 15 records of occurrence in the project vicinity with the most recent from 2018. The soils are too dry and compact from longstanding agricultural practices as well maintenance/development of the IWTF project site.
Therefore, suitable habitat is absent from both project sites.
Western
pond turtle
Emys
marmorata
US: –
CA: SSC
Occurs in a wide variety of freshwater habitats with deep water, including slow flowing pools of rivers and
streams, ponds, and marshes. Prefers aquatic habitats
with a muddy or sand bottom, but also occurs in areas
with a rocky or cobble bottom. Generally most common
in areas with abundant basking habitat such as fallen
trees. Must have access to upland areas with friable soils for egg laying.
Not Expected. There are three records of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1992, 2014, 2017) and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites.
Coast horned
lizard
Phrynosoma
blainvillii
US: –
CA: SSC
Frequents a wide variety of habitats, most common in
lowlands along sandy washes with scattered low bushes.
Open areas for sunning, bushes for cover, patches of
loose soil for burial and abundant supply of ants and
other insects.
Not Expected. There are four records of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1992, 1999, 2006) and suitable
habitat is absent from both project sites. The soils are too dry and compact within the IWTF project site and the Airport Lift
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Table E-2: Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring or Known to Occur in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific Name Status Listing Habitat and Comments Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites is all developed. Furthermore, no ant hills were observed within the project sites.
Two-striped garter
snake
Thamnophis
hammondii
US: –
CA: SSC
Coastal California from Salinas to northwest Baja,
California; sea level to 7,000-foot elevation. Found in and near permanent freshwater streams with rocky beds and
riparian growth.
Not expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity. Suitable aquatic habitat is absent from either project site. The maintained and
developed nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Birds
Cooper’s hawk Accipiter
cooperii
US: –
CA: WL
Woodland, chiefly of open, interrupted or marginal type.
Nest sites mainly in riparian growths of deciduous trees, as in canyon bottoms on river flood-plains; also, live
oaks.
Low probability of foraging, nesting not expected. There are no known historical records of occurrence in the project vicinity. Marginal foraging habitat is present within the IWTF project site but lacks nesting habitat. No nesting or foraging habitat is present within the Airport Lift project site.
Tricolored
blackbird
Agelaius
tricolor
US: –
CA: CT
Highly colonial species, most numerous in Central Valley and vicinity. Largely endemic to California. Requires open water, protected nesting substrate, and foraging area
with insect prey within a few km of the colony.
Low probability of foraging, nesting not expected. There is one historical record of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1936). This species generally nests in large colonies in extensive areas of cattail marsh or other suitable habitat. The area of cattails within the IWTF project site are too small to support a nesting colony. This species may forage in the vicinity of the project site. No suitable habitat is present in the Airport Lift project site.
Golden eagle Aquila
chrysaetos
US: –
CA: WL, FP
Rolling foothills, mountain areas, sage-juniper flats, and desert. Rolling foothills, mountain areas, sage-juniper flats, and desert.
Low probability of foraging, nesting not expected. There are no known historical records of occurrence in the project vicinity. Marginal foraging habitat is present within the IWTF project site but lacks nesting habitat. No nesting or foraging habitat is present within the Airport Lift project site.
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus US: –
CA: SSC
Found in swamp lands, both fresh and salt; lowland
meadows; irrigated alfalfa fields. Tule patches/tall grass needed for nesting/daytime seclusion. Nests on dry
ground in depression concealed in vegetation.
Low probability of foraging, nesting not expected. There are no known historical records of occurrence in the project vicinity. Marginal foraging habitat is present within the IWTP project site but lacks nesting habitat. No nesting or foraging habitat is present within the Airport Lift project site.
Burrowing owl Athene
cunicularia
US: –
CA: SSC
Open, dry annual grasslands; deserts and scrublands
with mammal burrows (e.g., grounds squirrels) for nest
sites and retreats.
Low probability of occurrence. There are five records of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2017). No mammal burrows were observed within the IWTF project site making it unlikely nesting would occur.
Suitable foraging habitat is present and this species could occur occasionally in open agricultural areas as a transient during migration.
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Table E-2: Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring or Known to Occur in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific Name Status Listing Habitat and Comments Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis US: –
CA: WL
Tule patches/tall grass needed for nesting/daytime
seclusion. Nests on dry ground in depression concealed
in vegetation. Eats mostly lagomorphs, ground squirrels, and mice. Population trends may follow lagomorph
population cycles.
Low probability of foraging, nesting not expected. There is one record of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2004) and suitable nesting habitat is absent from both project sites. Marginal foraging habitat is present within the IWTF project site.
Swainson's hawk Buteo
swainsoni
US: –
CA: CT
Breeds in grasslands with scattered trees, juniper-sage flats, riparian areas, savannahs, and agricultural or ranch lands with groves or lines of trees.
Requires adjacent
suitable foraging areas such as grasslands, or alfalfa or grain fields supporting rodent populations.
Low to moderate probability of foraging, nesting not
expected. There is one historical record of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1915). Several eBird records
documented Swainson’s hawk foraging over the IWTF project site in 2008, 2011, and 2013. Suitable foraging habitat is present in the IWTF project site. Suitable nesting habitat is located outside of the IWFT project site within the riparian area along the Salinas River. No nesting or foraging habitat is present within the Airport Lift project site.
Western snowy
plover
Charadrius
alexandrines
nivosus
US: FT
CA: SSC
Sandy beaches, salt pond levees and shores of large
alkali lakes. Requires barren areas with sandy, gravelly or friable soils for nesting.
Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1986). Suitable habitat is absent from both project sites. The maintained and developed nature of the site reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
Yellow rail Coturnicops
noveboracensis
US: –
CA: SSC
Summer resident in eastern Sierra Nevada in Mono
County. Freshwater marshlands.
Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2014) and suitable habitat is absent from both project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of occurrence.
White-tailed kite Elanus leucurus US: –
CA: WL, FP
Rolling foothills and valley margins with scattered oaks and river bottomlands or marshes next to deciduous
woodland. Open grasslands, meadows, or marshes for
foraging close to isolated, dense-topped trees for nesting and perching.
Moderate probability of foraging, nesting not expected.
There are no known CNDDB records of occurrence in the
project vicinity, although foraging has been documented at the IWTF (eBird 2022). Marginal foraging habitat is present within the IWTP project site due to the lack of an abundant prey base, and the site lacks suitable nesting habitat although nesting habitat is present nearby along the Salinas River. No nesting or foraging habitat is present within the Airport Lift project site.
California horned
lark
Eremophila
alpestris actia
US: –
CA: CSA, WL
Coastal regions, chiefly from Sonoma County to San
Diego County. Also main part of San Joaquin Valley and
east to foothills. Short-grass prairie, "bald" hills,
mountain meadows, open coastal plains, fallow grain
fields, alkali flats.
High probability of nesting and foraging. There are two records of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1992, 2002) and several eBird records from August 2022. Suitable nesting and foraging habitat is present within the IWTP project site. No nesting or foraging habitat is present within the Airport Lift project site.
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Table E-2: Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring or Known to Occur in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific Name Status Listing Habitat and Comments Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Prairie falcon Falco
mexicanus
US: –
CA: WL
Inhabits dry, open terrain, either level or hilly. Breeding sites located on cliffs. Forages far afield, even to
marshlands and ocean shores.
Low probability of foraging, nesting not expected. There are no known historical records of occurrence in the project vicinity. Marginal foraging habitat is present within the IWTP project site but lacks nesting habitat. No nesting or foraging habitat is present within the Airport Lift project site.
American
peregrine falcon
Falco
peregrinus
anatum
US: FD
CA: CD, FP
Near wetlands, lakes, rivers, or other water; on cliffs, banks, dunes, mounds; also, human-made structures.
Nest consists of a scrape or a depression or ledge in an open site.
Moderate probability of foraging, nesting not expected.
There are no known CNDDB records of occurrence in the
project vicinity, although foraging has been documented in the vicinity of the IWTF (eBird 2022). Marginal foraging habitat is present within the IWTF project site, but thee is no suitable nesting habitat. No nesting or foraging habitat is present within the Airport Lift project site.
California clapper
rail
Rallus
longirostris
obsoletus
US: FE
CA: CE, FP
Occurs in salt-water and brackish marshes traversed by
tidal slough. Associated with abundant growth of
pickleweed.
Not Expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity. This is a salt marsh species; no suitable habitat is present within either project site.
Bank swallow Riparia riparia US: –
CA: CT
Colonial nester; nests primarily in riparian and other
lowland habitats west of the desert. Requires vertical
banks/cliffs with fine-textured/sandy soils near streams, rivers, lakes, ocean to dig nesting hole.
High probability of foraging nesting not expected. There is one record of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2012) and several eBird records documenting this species within the IWTF project site from 2015. Suitable foraging habitat is present within the IWTF project site. No nesting or foraging habitat is present within the Airport Lift project site.
Least Bell's vireo Vireo bellii
pusillus
US: FE
CA: CE
Summer resident of Southern California in low riparian in vicinity of water or in dry river bottoms; below 2000 ft.
Nests placed along margins of bushes or on twigs
projecting into pathways, usually willow, Baccharis,
mesquite.
Not Expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity or documented eBird
records. Suitable nesting habitat is absent from either project site.
Mammals
Pallid bat Antrozous
pallidus
US: –
CA: SSC
Deserts, grasslands, shrublands, woodlands and forests.
Most common in open, dry habitats with rocky areas for
roosting.
Roosts must protect bats from high
temperatures. Very sensitive to disturbance of roosting sites.
Roosting Not Expected. There are no known historical records of occurrence in the project vicinity. Suitable roosting habitat is absent within either project site.
Townsend’s big-
eared bat
Corynorhinus
townsendii
US: –
CA: SSC
Throughout California in a wide variety of habitats. Most common in mesic sites. Roosts in the open, hanging from walls and ceilings. Roosting sites limiting. Extremely
sensitive to human disturbance.
Roosting Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 2013) and suitable roosting habitat is absent within either project site.
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Table E-2: Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring or Known to Occur in the Project Vicinity Common Name Scientific Name Status Listing Habitat and Comments Likelihood of Occurrence within the Project Sites Hoary bat Lasiurus
cinereus
US: –
CA: CSA
Prefers open habitats or habitat mosaics, with access to trees for cover and open areas or habitat edges for
feeding. Roosts in dense foliage of medium to large
trees. Feeds primarily on moths. Requires water.
Roosting Not Expected. There are no known historical records of occurrence in the project vicinity. Suitable roosting habitat is absent within either project sites, but marginal foraging habitat is present within the IWTF project site.
Monterey big-
eared woodrat
Neotoma
macrotis
luciana
US: –
CA: SSC
Occupies coastal sage scrub, chaparral, oak woodlands,
and riparian woodlands.
Not Expected. There is one record of occurrence in the
project vicinity (CNDDB 2017) and suitable habitat is absent from both project sites. Coastal sage scrub, chaparral, oak woodlands, and riparian woodlands habitats are absent from the project sites.
Salinas harvest
mouse
Reithrodontom
ys megalotis
distichlis
US: –
CA: CSA
Known only from the Monterey Bay region. Occurs in
fresh and brackish water wetlands and probably in the
adjacent uplands around the mouth of the Salinas River.
Not Expected. There are two historical records of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1936, 1937) and suitable habitat is absent from both project sites. The maintained and developed nature of the site reduces the likelihood of
occurrence.
Monterey shrew Sorex ornatus
salarius
US: –
CA: SSC
Riparian, wetland and upland areas in the vicinity of the Salinas River delta. Prefers moist microhabitats. Feeds on insects and other invertebrates found under logs, rocks and litter.
Not Expected. There are no known historical records of
occurrence in the project vicinity. Riparian, wetland and upland areas are absent from the project site.
American Badger Taxidea taxus US: –
CA: SSC
Open undeveloped country supporting grasslands, open
woodlands, deserts, and valleys with abundant
populations of prey (e.g., ground squirrels, pocket
gophers, voles)
Not Expected. There are four records of occurrence in the project vicinity (CNDDB 1992) and suitable habitat is absent from both project sites. The maintained and developed
nature of the site reduces the likelihood of occurrence. No burrows were observed during the field survey.
1 Project vicinity = Project area plus a 5 mile buffer
Status: Federal Endangered (FE), Federal Threatened (FT), Federal Candidate (FC), Federal Proposed (FP, FPE, FPT), Federal De listed (FD), California Endangered (CE), California Threatened (CT), California Species of Special Concern (SSC), California Fully Protected Species (CFP), California Special Animal (CSA), Watch List (W L) CA = California
ft = foot/feet
m = meter/meters
mi = mile/miles
US = United States