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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project <br />Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist <br /> <br /> <br />80 <br />Prairie Falcon <br />There are two CNDDB occurrences of prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) within <br />5 miles of the project site. The exact locations of these occurrences (#485 <br />and #487) are obscured in the database, but they are both located in a 60- <br />square-mile area that lies between 3.25 and 13.15 miles southeast of the <br />project site. The species is presumed extant in the area of these occurrences. <br />Although the project site does not contain suitable cliffs for nesting, the <br />adjacent grassland to the north could provide foraging habitat for this <br />species, and individuals could be found dispersing onto the project site. <br />Approval of the proposed project would be conditioned upon compliance <br />with recommendations provided in the project-specific BRA (MM BIO-1). This <br />includes avoidance and minimization measures for special-status species, as <br />well as for migratory and nesting birds, including prairie falcon. With <br />adherence to project-specific recommendations, impacts to this species <br />would be less than significant. <br />American Peregrine Falcon <br />There are three CNDDB occurrences of American peregrine falcon (Falco <br />peregrinus anatum) within 5 miles of the project site. The exact locations of <br />these occurrences (#2, #36, and #43) are obscured in the database, but <br />they are located in a 60-square-mile area that lies between 3.25 and 13.15 <br />miles southeast of the project site. The species is presumed extant in the area <br />of these occurrences. <br />Although the project site does not contain suitable cliffs or ledges for nesting, <br />individuals foraging near the lakes to the north and east may disperse onto <br />the project site, and the project site’s cranes and other human-made <br />structures provide perching habitat. Approval of the proposed project would <br />be conditioned upon compliance with recommendations provided in the <br />project-specific BRA (MM BIO-1). This includes avoidance and minimization <br />measures for special-status species, as well as for migratory and nesting birds, <br />including American peregrine falcon. With adherence to project-specific <br />recommendations, impacts to this species would be less than significant. <br />Loggerhead Shrike <br />Although there are no CNDDB occurrences of loggerhead shrike (Lanius <br />ludovicianus) within 5 miles of the project site, suitable habitat is present <br />within the grassland to the north of the project site, and individuals utilizing <br />this area may disperse onto the project site to forage. The project site does