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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve <br />Draft EIR Biological Resources <br /> <br /> <br />FirstCarbon Solutions 3.3-11 <br />https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/EIR/3 - Draft EIR/21480016 Sec03-03 Bio Resources.docx <br />Scientific Name <br />Common Name <br />Status <br />Habitat Description3 Potential to Occur and Rationale USFWS1 CDFW2 <br />woodland areas, sage-juniper <br />flats, and desert habitats. <br />in 2014 did not detect golden eagle <br />nests on the site. Foraging habitat is <br />also present on the site. Golden <br />eagles are known to occupy a nest <br />site approximately five miles <br />southwest of the site. The project <br />site is located within modeled <br />potential foraging and nesting <br />habitat in the EACCS. <br />Elanus leucurus <br />White-tailed kite <br />— <br />MBTA <br />FP Open grasslands and agricultural <br />areas throughout central <br />California. <br />Possible. Potentially suitable <br />breeding and foraging habitat for <br />this species is present on the site. <br />Athene <br />cunicularia <br />Burrowing owl <br />— <br />MBTA <br />SSC <br />FGC <br />Open, dry grasslands, deserts, and <br />ruderal areas. Requires suitable <br />burrows. Often associated with <br />California ground squirrels. <br />Absent. No burrowing owls have <br />ever been documented on-site <br />during numerous surveys since <br />2014. The closest sightings are <br />about 2.7 miles east of the site in <br />the Dublin region east of Doughtery <br />Road and about 2.5 miles south of <br />the site along Pleasanton Ridge. <br />Mammals <br />Neotoma <br />fuscipes <br />annectens <br />San Francisco <br />dusky-footed <br />woodrat <br />— SSC Hardwood forests, oak riparian, <br />and shrub habitats. <br />Possible: Riparian woodlands <br />provide potentially suitable habitat <br />for this species. However, no <br />woodrat nests were observed <br />during the site visit, and the nearest <br />documented occurrence of this <br />species is over 3 miles west of the <br />site. <br />Taxidea taxus <br />American <br />badger <br />— SSC Found in drier open stages of <br />most shrub, forest, and <br />herbaceous habitats with friable <br />soils. <br />Requires sufficient food sources <br />(rodents), friable soils, and open, <br />uncultivated ground. Digs large <br />burrows. <br />Possible: Although no badger sign <br />was observed during any survey <br />from 2014 to 2025 site visit. <br />Suitable habitat exists on-site for <br />badgers. The nearest documented <br />occurrence of this species is <br />approximately four miles to the <br />northeast of the site. The site is <br />located within modeled potential <br />habitat for badgers in the EACCS. <br />Bassariscus <br />astutus <br />Ringtail <br />— FP <br />FGC <br />Rocky or talus slopes in semi-arid <br />or riparian habitats. <br />Possible: Suitable habitat is <br />restricted to riparian woodlands on- <br />site. Ringtails have not been <br />documented within 3 miles of the <br />site.