APPENDIX D
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
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STATE AND FEDERAL THREATENED AND ENDANGERED
SPECIES POTENTIALLY FOUND WITHIN THE GLOBAL HAWK
STUDY AREAS
The following tables provide a list of all state and federally threatened and endangered
animal species potentially found within 5 nautical miles of the runways on each of the
five Global Hawk alternatives. These lists include both the common and scientific
names and state and federal rankings, potential habitat where the species is commonly
found and if they are found within the base boundaries. Data was compiled from the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Heritage Programs, Department of Natural
Resources and existing base surveys.
Note: No plant species were included in this list as no ground disturbance would occur outside
of the base.
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D-1
D-2
Fish
Hypomesus
transpacificus
Oncorhyncus mykiss
Onocorhynchus
tshawytscha
Onocorhynchus
tshawytscha
Oncorhyncus
tshawytscha
Thamnophis gigas
Reptiles
Rana aurora draytonii
Perennial and intermittent streams
E
T
E
T
Perennial and intermittent streams
Perennial and intermittent streams
Perennial and intermittent streams
T
C
Perennial and intermittent streams
River and stream sides and other
aquatic environments
River and stream sides and other
aquatic environments
Central Valley Steelhead
Fall-Run Chinook
Salmon
Winter-Run Chinook
Salmon
Spring-Run Chinook
Salmon
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
E
Plains, prairies, riparian and dry
meadows
Prairies with short vegetation and
bare ground
Deciduous woodlands with large
trees
Open areas for foraging with cliffs or
other vertical components
Freshwater marshes and prairies
Larger Rivers and lakes, coast
Inland it prefers brackish or
freshwater marshes
Bands of rivers, streams, lakes, and
seashore
Agricultural lands, lakes
Habitat
Delta Smelt
California Red-Legged
Frog
Giant Garter Snake
Bank Swallow
T
E
T
Grus americana tabida Greater Sandhill Crane
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
Laterallus jamaicensis
Black Rail
Riparia riparia
E
Western Yellow-Billed
Cockoo
Peregrine Falcon
Coccyzus americanus
occidentalis
Falco peregrinus
PT
T
Mountain Plover
T
Charadrius montanus
Status
Federal State
Swainson's Hawk
Aleutian Canada Goose
Common Name
Birds
Branta canadensis
leucopareia
Buteo swainsoni
Scientific Name
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Observed at
Base
County
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Possible migrant
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Threatened and Endangered Species Potentially Found within 5 Nautical Miles of Beale AFB
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Sources:
Branchinecta lynchi
Lepidurus packardi
T
E
Valley Elderberry
Longhorn Beetle
Conservancy Fairy
Shrimp
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Vernal Pool Tadpole
Shrimp
Vernal pools
Vernal pools
Vernal pools
Elderberry trees
Perennial and intermittent streams
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
Yuba
USAF. 1999. Draft Habitat Conservations and Management Plan for Beale Air Force Base.
USAF. 2000. Special Status Wildlife Species Known or with Potential to Occur on Beale AFB.
California Department of Fish and Game. 1999. Natural Diversity Database.
California Department of Fish and Game. 2000. State and Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Animals of California.
T
E
T
Sacramento splittail
Threatened and Endangered Species Potentially Found within 5 Nautical Miles of Beale AFB (con’t)
Pogonichthys
macrolepidotus
Insects
Desmocerus californicus
dimorphus
Crustaceans
Branchinecta conservatio
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D-3
D-4
Sources:
T
T
Arid and semi-arid deserts with soils
suitable for burrowing
Plains, prairies, riparian and dry meadows
Prairies with short vegetation and bare
ground
Larger rivers and lakes, coast
Desert scrub and alluvial valleys of the
Mojave Desert
Habitat
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Observed at
Base
Kern
Kern
Kern
Kern
Kern
County
California Department of Fish and Game. 2000. State and Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Animals of California.
USAF. 1997. Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan for Edwards AFB CA.
E
T
Swainson's Hawk
Mountain Plover
T
T
PT
Status
Federal State
Mohave Ground Squirrel
Common Name
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
Reptiles
Gopherus agassizii
Desert Tortoise
Mammals
Spermophilus
mohavensis
Birds
Buteo swainsoni
Charadrius montanus
Scientific Name
Threatened and Endangered Species Potentially Found within 5 Nautical Miles of Edwards AFB
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C
American Dipper
Peregrine Falcon
Whooping Crane
Bald Eagle
Osprey
Interior Least Tern
Longnose Sucker
Sturgeon Chub
Cinclus mexicanus
Falco peregrinus
Grus americana
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Pandion haliaetus
Sterna antillarum
athalossos
Fish
Catostomus catostomus
Macryhbopsis gelida
Sources:
E
Black-Footed Ferret
Kit or Swift Fox
Mustlela nigripes
Vulpes velox
Birds
T
T
E
E
T
E
T
E
E
T
T
Coldwater lakes and streams
Medium to large turbid rivers with
sand or fine gravel substrate
Montane streams
Open areas for foraging with cliffs or
other vertical components
Freshwater marshes and wet prairies
Larger rivers and lakes, coast
Larger rivers and lakes, coast
Nest on bare ground along river and
streams, forages along lakes and rivers
Montane regions and semi-wooded
canyons
Streams, lakes, marshes, beaver
flowages
Boreal forest and regeneration of mix
forest
Associated with prairie dog towns
Open prairie/grassland plains
Habitat
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Observed
at Base
South Dakota Dept. of Game, Fish and Parks. 2000. South Dakota Natural Heritage Database Report.
USAF. 1997. Ellsworth AFB Final Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan; April.
E
T
E
C
Lynx
Lynx canadensis
T
Norhtern River Otter
Lontra canadensis
T
Status
Federal State
Mountain Lion
Common Name
Mammals
Felis concolor
Scientific Name
County
Pennington/Meade
Pennington
Pennington/Meade
Meade
Pennington
Pennington/Meade
Pennington/Meade
Pennington
Pennington/Meade
Pennington
Pennington
Pennington
Pennington/Meade
Threatened and Endangered Species Potentially Found within 5 Nautical Miles of Ellsworth AFB
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D-5
D-6
Arkansas River Shiner
Fish
Notropis girandi
Sources:
T
E
E
E
T
Arkansas river drainage
Beaches along coast of Great Lakes,
migrant
Freshwater marshes and wet
prairies
Large rivers and lakes, coast
Nest on bare ground along river and
streams, forages along lakes and
rivers
Oakscrub, rocky slopes, ridges, and
ravines
Habitat
No
No
No
No
No
No
Observed at
Base
Cleveland/Oklahoma
Cleveland/Oklahoma
Cleveland/Oklahoma
Cleveland/Oklahoma
Cleveland/Oklahoma
Cleveland/Oklahoma
County
Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory. 2000. Federal and State Endangered, Threatened and Candidate Species in Oklahoma by County.
USAF. 1999. Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan Tinker AFB.
T
E
Black-capped Vireo
Vireo atricapillus
E
T
E
Whooping Crane
Grus americana
E
Status
Federal State
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
Sterna antillarum
Least Tern
Piping Plover
Common Name
Birds
Chardrius melodus
Scientific Name
Threatened and Endangered Species Potentially Found within 5 Nautical Miles of Tinker AFB
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Common Tern
Eastern Massasauga
Sterna hirundo
Reptiles
Sistrurus cateratus
E
E
E
E
Beers Noctuid
King Rail
Rallus elegans
E
Papaipema beeriana
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
E
E
E
Yellow Crowned Night Heron
T
Plains Clubtail
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus
leucocephalus
Nyctanassa violacra
E
E
T
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
E
T
E
E
Tongue-tied Minnow
Kirtlands Warbler
Dendroica kirtlandii
E
Status
Federal State
Fish
Exoglossum laurae
Insects
Gomphus externus
Upland Sandpiper
Sedge Wren
Indiana Bat
Common Name
Mammals
Myotis sodalis
Birds
Bartamia longcarda
Cistothorus platensis
Scientific Name
Associated with open
water
Prairie endemic-host
plant Laitris spp.
Large Rivers, Mad River
Wetlands, prairies, dry
woodlands
Grasslands, Prairies
Sedge meadows, wet
prairies, grassy boarder of
wetland
Only nest in central
Michigan
Open areas for foraging
with cliffs or other
vertical components
Large rivers and lakes,
coast
Wetlands with open
water
Large rivers and lakes,
coast
Freshwater swamps and
marshes
Near any body of water
Caves, behind loose bark
Habitat
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Observed
at Base
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
County
Threatened and Endangered Species Potentially Found within 5 Nautical Miles of Wright-Patterson AFB
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D-7
D-8
Sources:
Shallow riffles in gravel
and sand of medium to
large rivers
Medium to large rivers
with gravel or mixed
gravel and sand
Large and medium rivers
with sand or gravel
substrate
Ponds and small creeks
with sand/mud
No
No
Yes
No
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
5-mile radius about WPAFB
Ohio Department of Natural Resources. 2000. List of Species of Concern.
International Consultants Incorporated. 1999. Fauna Survey for WPAFB, Dayton, Ohio with Emphasis on Rare, Threatened, and
Endangered Species.
Pondhorn
E
E
Uniomerds
tetralasmus
E
T
Clubshell
Pleurobema Clava
E
Truncilla donaciformis Fawnsfoot
Snuffbox
Mollusks
Epioblasma triquetra
Threatened and Endangered Species Potentially Found within 5 Nautical Miles of Wright-Patterson AFB
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