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Appendix D Biological Resources Background Information Species Status* Habitat Potential For Occurance northern harrier CSC Found in open Moderate. Suitable foraging and Circus cyaneus grasslands, prairies, and minimal nesting habitat is available in marshes. Tend to nest the Study Area. near water. sharp-shinned CSC Generally associated with Low. May occur in migration. but Study hawk woodland habitats. Area does not provide suitable nesting Accipiter striatus Typically nests in isolated habitat. areas away from human disturbance. Cooper's hawk CSC 1 nhabits areas with dense Moderate. May occur in migration and Accipter cooperi tree stands or patchy Study Area provides suitable nesting woodlands. Usually habitat. nests in deciduous riparian areas or second. growth conifer stands near streams. ferruginous hawk FSC,CSC Frequents open Low. May forage in the Study Area in Buteo regafis grasslands, sagebrush winter. flats, desert scrub, low foothills surrounding valleys and fringes of pinyon-juniper habitats. Swainson's hawk FSC,ST Breeds in stands with few low. May occur during migration. Buteo swainsoni trees in juniper~sage flats, riparian areas and oak savannah. Requires adjacent suitable foraging areas such as grasslands or grain fields supporting rodent populations. golden eagle CSC Found in rolling foothills Low. May forage in the Study Area. Aquila chrysaetos with open grasslands, scattered trees, and cliff. walled canyons American peregrine FD, SE Winters throughout Low. May occur during migration; no falcon Central Valley. Requires suitable nesting habitat. Falco peregrinus protected cliffs and anatum ledges for cover. Feeds on a variety of birds, and some mammals, insects, and fish. 015