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32 <br />Table 2: Special status species that could occur in the project vicinity. <br />ANIMALS (adapted from CDFW 2017 and USFWS 2017) <br />Species Listed as Threatened or Endangered under the State and/or Federal Endangered Species Acts <br />Common and scientific names Status General habitat description *Occurrence in the study area <br />Alameda whipsnake <br /> (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus) <br />FT, CT Ranges from the inner coast <br />range in western and central <br />Contra Costa and Alameda <br />counties. Found in rock <br />outcroppings and talus <br />pilings, scrub communities, <br />grasslands, oak, and oak/bay <br />woodlands. <br />Absent. No suitable habitat occurs on <br />site for the Alameda whipsnake. <br />White-tailed kite <br /> (Elanus caeruleus) <br />CP, CSC Open grasslands and <br />agricultural areas throughout <br />central California. <br />Present. White-tailed kites have been <br />observed on neighboring properties. <br />Suitable nesting habitat does not occur <br />on the site, however, foraging habitat is <br />abundant on the site. <br />Swainson’s hawk (nesting) <br /> (Buteo swainsoni) <br />CT Breeds in stands with few <br />trees in juniper-sage flats, <br />riparian areas, and in oak <br />savannah. Requires adjacent <br />suitable foraging areas such <br />as grasslands or alfalfa fields <br />supporting rodent <br />populations. <br />Unlikely. Breeding habitat is absent <br />and although potentially suitable <br />foraging habitat is available throughout <br />the project area; there are no <br />documented occurrences of this species <br />within a three-mile radius of the site. <br />Bald eagle (nesting & <br />nonbreeding/wintering) <br /> (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) <br />CP Breeding habitat is usually <br />within 4 km of a water <br />source in a tall tree or cliffs; <br />roosting in large numbers in <br />winter is common. <br />Absent. No suitable habitat occurs on <br />site for the bald eagle. There are no <br />documented occurrences of this species <br />within a three-mile radius of the site. <br />American peregrine falcon <br /> (Falco peregrinus anatum) <br />FE, CE Nests and roosts on protected <br />ledges of high cliffs, usually <br />adjacent to lakes, rivers, or <br />marshes that support large <br />populations of other bird <br />species. <br />Unlikely. No Peregrine Falcons were <br />observed on site, and no suitable <br />breeding habitat occurs on site, <br />however, this species may be a rare <br />migrant or transient on the site. There <br />are no documented occurrences of this <br />species within a three-mile radius of the <br />site. <br />Least Bell’s vireo <br /> (Vireo bellii pusillus) <br />FE, CE Summer resident of <br />cottonwood-willow forests, <br />oak woodlands, shrubby <br />thickets, and dry washes <br />with willow thickets at the <br />edges. Breeds in southern <br />California. <br />Absent. No suitable habitat occurs on <br />the site. There are no documented <br />occurrences of this species within a <br />three-mile radius of the site. <br />Tricolored blackbird <br /> (Agelaius tricolor) <br />CCE, CSC Breeds near fresh water in <br />dense emergent vegetation. <br />Absent. Suitable habitat is absent <br />from the site for the tricolored <br />blackbird; although they may move <br />through the site when migrating. There <br />are no documented occurrences of this <br />species within a three-mile radius of the <br />site.