ITEM 23 ATTACHMENT 6 - Project Plans

Table 2 Special-Status Species for the Las Trampas Ridge, Diablo, Tassajara, Hayward, Dublin, Livermore, Newark, Niles, and La Costa Valley 7.5 Minute Quadrangle Maps1 Common Name/Scientific Name Status (Fed/State/ Other)2 Blooming or Survey Period Habitats of Occurrence Potential on Site Status on Site** Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) -/T/- February – October Nests in riparian areas and in oak savannah near foraging areas. Forages in alfalfa and grain fields with rodent populations. No suitable habitat present Presumed absent western snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) T/-/SSC February – August This species has a large range in the western US and Mexico, but populations within 50 miles of the Pacific coast in CA, OR, WA, and Mexico are listed by the USFWS. Habitat includes beaches, dry mud or salt flats, sandy shores of rivers, lakes, and ponds. Nests on the ground on broad open beaches, etc. May nest beside or under an object, or in the open. No suitable habitat present Presumed absent northern harrier (Circus cyaneus) -/SSC February – August Frequents meadows, grasslands, open rangelands, desert sinks, fresh and saltwater emergent wetlands; seldom found in wooded areas. Nests in grasslands and marshlands, ground nesting bird. Low Marginal foraging and nesting habitat present Not likely to occur yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) -/-/SSC September – March Habitat includes dense, grassy marshes and wet meadows. Breeds in Canada. Non-breeding habitat includes grain fields in winter and when migrating. Winters in both freshwater and brackish marshes, in deep grass, agricultural fields and occasionally rice fields. No suitable habitat present Presumed absent white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) -/-/FP February – August Various grassland habitats, urban land, oak woodlands with grassland for foraging. Nests in trees, often near a marsh. Moderate Suitable foraging habitat present May occur