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Natural Environment Study (Minimal Impacts) <br />Table 2b: Listed, Proposed, and Special -Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring or Known to <br />Occur in the Vicinity of the BSA <br />Common Name <br />Scientific Name <br />Status Listing <br />General Habitat Description <br />Habitat <br />Present/Absent <br />Rationale <br />bank swallow <br />Riparia <br />US: - <br />Occurs in low areas along rivers, <br />HA <br />There are no known occurrences in the <br />CA: CT <br />streams, ocean coasts, or reservoirs. <br />vicinity of the BSA, and suitable habitat <br />Nesting colonies require tall vertical <br />does not occur within the BSA. <br />cliffs, bluffs, or similar situations such as <br />sand/gravel quarries or road cuts. <br />black skimmer <br />Rynchops niger <br />US: - <br />Occurs on open sandy beaches, gravel <br />HA <br />There are no known occurrences in the <br />CA: SSC <br />or shell bars with sparse vegetation, or <br />vicinity of the BSA, and suitable habitat <br />along the margins of saltmarsh habitats. <br />does not occur within the BSA. <br />Occasionally found at inland lakes such <br />as the Salton Sea. <br />yellow warbler <br />Setophaga petechia <br />US: - <br />Requires habitats with riparian plant <br />HA <br />There are no known occurrences in the <br />CA: SSC <br />associations in close proximity to water. <br />vicinity of the BSA, and suitable habitat <br />Also nests in montane shrubbery in <br />does not occur within the BSA. <br />open conifer forests. Frequently found <br />nesting and foraging in willow shrubs <br />and thickets and in other riparian plants, <br />including cottonwoods. <br />California least tern <br />Sternula antillarum <br />US: FE <br />Nests on beaches, mudflats, and sand <br />HA <br />There are no known occurrences in the <br />browni <br />CA: CE, CFP <br />dunes, usually near shallow estuaries <br />vicinity of the BSA, and suitable habitat <br />and lagoons with access to the near <br />does not occur within the BSA. <br />open ocean. In southern California, <br />known breeding habitats include Seal <br />Beach, San Pedro Bay, Camp <br />Pendleton, and Ballona Creek. <br />least Bell's vireo <br />Vireo bellii pusillus <br />US: FE <br />Occurs in moist thickets and riparian <br />HA <br />There are no known occurrences in the <br />(nesting) <br />CA: CE <br />areas that are predominantly composed <br />vicinity of the BSA, and suitable nesting <br />of willow and mulefat. <br />habitat does not occur within the BSA. <br />MAMMALS <br />pallid bat <br />Antrozous pallidus <br />US: - <br />Varied habitats including grasslands, <br />HP <br />Known to frequently roost in bridges. <br />CA: SSC <br />shrublands, woodlands, deserts, and <br />Foraging habitat is present along the <br />forest. Primarily day roosts in bridges, <br />Santa Ana River in the BSA. <br />hollows or crevices of trees, or <br />buildings. Occasionally roosts in mines, <br />caves, and cliff/rock crevices. <br />28 Fairview Street Improvements from 9th Street to 16th Street and Bridge Replacement Project <br />