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LSA LSA LSA LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. ASSOCIATES, INC. ASSOCIATES, INC. ASSOCIATES, INC. OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER 2013 2013 2013 2013 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT TECHNICAL REPORT TECHNICAL REPORT TECHNICAL REPORT WEST OF DEVERS UPGRA WEST OF DEVERS UPGRA WEST OF DEVERS UPGRA WEST OF DEVERS UPGRADE PROJECT DE PROJECT DE PROJECT DE PROJECT SAN BERNARDINO AND R SAN BERNARDINO AND R SAN BERNARDINO AND R SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES, C IVERSIDE COUNTIES, C IVERSIDE COUNTIES, C IVERSIDE COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA ALIFORNIA ALIFORNIA ALIFORNIA APPENDIX Q WILDLIFE SPECIES DETECTED LIST

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WILDLIFE SPECIES DETECTED

This is a list of the conspicuous gastropods, crustaceans, aquatic insects, aerial insects, bony fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals noted in the study area by biologists in the West of Devers Project Study Area and immediate vicinity. Presence may be noted if a species is seen or heard, or identified by the presence of tracks, scat, or other signs. * Species not native to the Project Study Area GASTROPODA SNAILS AND SLUGS Helminthoglyptidae Air-Breathing Land Snails Helminthoglypta tudiculata Southern California shoulderband BRANCHIOPODA FAIRY SHRIMPS Branchinectidae Branchinectids Branchinecta lindahli Versatile fairy shrimp OSTRACODA SEED SHRIMPS unidentified species Seed shrimp COLEOPTERA BEETLES Carabidae Ground Beetles subfamily cicindelinae Tiger beetle Dytiscidae Predaceous Diving Beetles unidentified species Predaceous diving beetles HETEROPTERA TRUE BUGS Corixidae Water boatmen unidentified species Water boatman Notonectidae Backswimmers unidentified species Backswimmer

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ANISOPTERA TYPICAL DRAGONFLIES Libellulidae Skimmers Tramea species Saddlebags species LEPIDOPTERA BUTTERFLIES Papilionidae Swallowtails Papilio zelicaon Anise swallowtail Papilio rutulus Western tiger swallowtail Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs Pontia protodice Checkered white * Pieris rapae Cabbage white Anthocharis sara Sara orangetip Colias eurytheme Orange sulphur Riodinidae Metalmarks Apodemia mormo Mormon metalmark Nymphalidae Brush-Footed Butterflies Vanessa cardui Painted lady Vanessa anabella West coast lady Liminitis lorquini Lorquin’s admiral Danaus gilippus Queen Hesperiidae Skippers Erynnis brizo Sleepy duskywing Erynnis funeralis Funereal duskywing Pyrgus albescens/communis White/common checkered-skipper OSTEICHTHEYS BONY FISHES Poeciliidae Livebearers * Gambusia affinis Mosquito fish AMPHIBIA AMPHIBIANS Pelobatidae Spadefoot Toads Spea hammondii Western spadefoot Bufonidae True Toads

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Anaxyrus boreas Western toad Hylidae Treefrogs and Relatives Pseudacris cadaverina California treefrog Pseudacris hypochondriaca Baja California treefrog Ranidae True Frogs * Lithobates catesbeianus American bullfrog REPTILIA REPTILES Testudinidae True Land Tortoises Gopherus agassizii Desert tortoise Phrynosomatidae Phrynosomatid Lizards Sceloporus orcutti Granite spiny lizard Sceloporus occidentalis Western fence lizard Uta stansburiana Common side-blotched lizard Teiidae Whiptails and Relatives Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri Coastal western whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris tigris Great Basin whiptail Iguanidae Iguanian Lizards Dipsosaurus dorsalis Desert Iguana Anguidae Alligator Lizards and Relatives Elgaria multicarinata Southern alligator lizard Boidae Boas Lichanura trivirgata Rosy boa Colubridae Colubrid Snakes Coluber constrictor North American racer Coluber flagellum Coachwhip Coluber lateralis Striped racer Pituophis catenifer Gophersnake Arizona elegans Glossy snake Lampropeltis getula Common kingsnake Rhinocheilus lecontei Long-nosed snake Thamnophis hammondii Two-striped gartersnake Viperidae Vipers Crotalus oreganus Western rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus Mojave rattlesnake Crotalus ruber Red-diamond rattlesnake

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AVES BIRDS Anatidae Ducks, Geese, and Swans Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Odontophoridae New World Quail Callipepla californica California quail Callipepla gambelii Gambel’s quail Pelecanidae Pelicans Pelecanus erythrorhtynchos American white pelican Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns, and Allies Ardea herodias Great blue heron Ardea alba Great egret Egretta thula Snowy egret Bubulcus ibis Cattle egret Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned night-heron Cathartidae New World Vultures Cathartes aura Turkey vulture Pandionidae Ospreys Pandion haliaetus Osprey Accipitridae Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies Elanus leucurus White-tailed kite Circus cyaneus Northern harrier Accipiter cooperii Cooper’s hawk Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed hawk Buteo regalis Ferruginous hawk Buteo swainsonii Swainson’s hawk Aquila chrysaetos Golden eagle Rallidae Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Rallus limicola Virginia rail Fulica americana American coot Charadriidae Plovers and Lapwings Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Gallinago delicata Wilson’s snipe

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Laridae Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Larus californicus California gull Columbidae Pigeons and Doves * Columba livia Rock pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed pigeon * Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian collared-dove Zenaida asiatica White-winged dove Zenaida macroura Mourning dove Columbina passerina Common ground-dove Cuculidae Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Geococcyx californianus Greater roadrunner Tytonidae Barn Owls Tyto alba Barn owl Strigidae Typical Owls Athene cunicularia Burrowing owl Bubo virginianus Great horned owl Apodidae Swifts Aeronautes saxatilis White-throated swift Trochilidae Hummingbirds Archilochus alexandri Black-chinned hummingbird Calypte anna Anna’s hummingbird Calypte costae Costa’s hummingbird Picidae Woodpeckers and Allies Colaptes auratus Northern flicker Melanerpes formicivorus Acorn woodpecker Picoides nuttallii Nuttall’s woodpecker Picoides pubescens Downy woodpecker Sphyrapicus ruber Red-breasted sapsucker Falconidae Caracaras and Falcons Falco sparverius American kestrel Falco columbarius Merlin Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon Falco mexicanus Prairie falcon Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Contopus cooperi Olive-sided flycatcher Sayornis nigricans Black phoebe Sayornis saya Say’s phoebe Myiarchus cinerascens Ash-throated flycatcher

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Tyrannus vociferans Cassin’s kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Western kingbird Laniidae Shrikes Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead shrike Vireonidae Vireos Vireo bellii pusillus Least Bell’s vireo Corvidae Crows and Jays Aphelocoma californica Western scrub-jay Corvus brachyrhynchos American crow Corvus corax Common raven Alaudidae Larks Eremophila alpestris Horned lark Hirundinidae Swallows Tachycineta bicolor Tree swallow Tachycineta thalassina Violet-green swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern rough-winged swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff swallow Hirundo rustica Barn swallow Paridae Chickadees and Titmice Poecile gambeli Mountain chickadee Baeolophus inoratus Oak titmouse Remizidae Penduline Tits and Verdins Auriparus flaviceps Verdin Aegithalidae Long-Tailed Tits and Bushtits Psaltriparus minimus Bushtit Troglodytidae Wrens Salpinctes obsoletus Rock wren Catherpes mexicanus Canyon wren Thryomanes bewickii Bewick’s wren Troglodytes aedon House wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus wren Polioptilidae Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens Polioptila caerulea Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila californica californica Coastal California gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura Black-tailed gnatcatcher Regulidae Kinglets Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned kinglet

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Sylviidae Sylviid Warblers Chamaea fasciata Wrentit Turdidae Thrushes Sialia mexicana Western bluebird Sialia currucoides Mountain bluebird Turdus migratorius American robin Mimidae Mockingbirds and Thrashers Mimus polyglottos Northern mockingbird Oreoscoptes montanus Sage thrasher Toxostoma bendirei Bendire’s thrasher Toxostoma lecontei Le Conte’s thrasher Toxostoma redivivum California thrasher Sturnidae Starlings * Sturnus vulgaris European starling Motacillidae Wagtails and Pipits Anthus rubescens American pipit Bombycillidae Waxwings Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar waxwing Ptilogonatidae Silky-flycatchers Phainopepla nitens Phainopepla Parulidae Wood Warblers Oreothlypis celata Orange-crowned warbler Geothlypis trichas Common yellowthroat Setophaga petechia Yellow warbler Setophaga coronata Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga nigrescens Black-throated gray warbler Cardellina pusilla Wilson’s warbler Icteria virens Yellow-breasted chat Emberizidae Emberizids Pipilo maculatus Spotted towhee Aimophila ruficeps Rufous-crowned sparrow Melozone crissalis California towhee Pooecetes gramineus Vesper sparrow Chondestes grammacus Lark sparrow Amphispiza bilineata Black-throated sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper sparrow

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Melospiza melodia Song sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln’s sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned sparrow Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed junco Cardinalidae Cardinals and Allies Piranga ludoviciana Western tanager Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed grosbeak Passerina caerulea Blue grosbeak Passerina amoena Lazuli bunting Icteridae Blackbirds Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged blackbird Agelaius tricolor Tricolored blackbird Sturnella neglecta Western meadowlark Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer’s blackbird Quiscalus mexicanus Great-tailed grackle Molothrus ater Brown-headed cowbird Icterus cucullatus Hooded oriole Icterus bullockii Bullock’s oriole Fringillidae Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies Haemorhous mexicanus House finch Spinus psaltria Lesser goldfinch Spinus lawrencei Lawrence’s goldfinch Spinus tristis American goldfinch Passeridae Old World Sparrows * Passer domesticus House sparrow MAMMALIA MAMMALS Didelphidae Opossums * Didelphis virginiana Virginia opossum Sciuridae Squirrels, Chipmunks, and Marmots Ammospermophilus leucurus White-tailed antelope squirrel Spermophilus beecheyi California ground squirrel Geomyidae Pocket Gophers Thomomys bottae Botta’s pocket gopher Heteromyidae Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Rats Dipodomys deserti Desert kangaroo rat Dipodomys merriami Merriam’s kangaroo rat Dipodomys simulans Dulzura kangaroo rat

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Dipodomys stephensi Stephens’ kangaroo rat Perognathus longimembris bangsi Palm Springs pocket mouse Perognathus longimembris brevinasus Los Angeles pocket mouse Chaetodipus californicus California pocket mouse Chaetodipus fallax fallax Northwestern San Diego pocket mouse Chaetodipus fallax pallidus Pallid San Diego pocket mouse Chaetodipus formosus Long-tailed pocket mouse Chaetodipus penicillatus Desert pocket mouse Cricetidae Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and New World

Rats and Mice Microtus californicus California vole Reithrodontomys megalotis Western harvest mouse Neotoma lepida lepida Desert woodrat Neotoma lepida intermedia San Diego desert woodrat Neotoma macrotis Big-eared woodrat Onychomys torridus pulcher Southern grasshopper mouse Peromyscus boylii Brush deermouse Peromyscus californicus California deermouse Peromyscus fraterculus Northern Baja California deermouse Peromyscus maniculatus North American deermouse Muridae Old World Rats and Mice, Gerbils, and

Relatives * Mus musculus House mouse * Rattus norvegicus Norway rat Leporidae Rabbits and Hares Lepus californicus Black-tailed jackrabbit Sylvilagus audubonii Audubon’s cottontail Molossidae Free-Tailed Bats Eumops perotis Western mastiff bat Felidae Cats * Felis catus Feral cat Lynx rufus Bobcat Puma concolor Mountain lion Canidae Foxes, Wolves, and Allies Canis latrans Coyote * Canis lupus familiaris Feral dog Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray fox Mustilidae Weasels and Allies Mustela frenata Long-tailed weasel

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Mephitidae Skunks Mephitis mephitis Striped skunk Procyonidae Raccoons and Allies Procyon lotor Raccoon Equidae Horses * Equus asinus Feral ass Suidae Pigs * Sus scrofa Wild pig Cervidae Deer, Elk, and Allies Odocoileus hemionus Mule deer Taxonomy and nomenclature are based on the following. Damselflies and dragonflies: Paulson, D. (2009, Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey). Butterflies: North American Butterfly Association (2001, NABA checklist and English Names of North American Butterflies, Second Edition, North American Butterfly Association, Morristown, New Jersey; see http://www.naba.org/pubs/checklst.html). Fishes: Moyle, P.B. (2002, Inland Fishes of California, Second Edition, University of California Press, Berkeley). Amphibians and reptiles: Crother, B.I. ed. (2008, Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico. Herpetological Circular 37) for species taxonomy and nomenclature; Stebbins, R.C. (2003, A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, third edition, Houghton Mifflin, Boston) for sequence and higher order taxonomy. Birds: American Ornithologists’ Union (1998, The A.O.U. Checklist of North American Birds, Seventh Edition, American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington D.C.; and supplements; see http://www.aou.org/checklist/north/index.php). Mammals: Wilson, D.E., and D.M. Reeder, eds. (2005, Mammal Species of the World, 3rd ed., Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland; see http://www.vertebrates.si.edu/msw/mswcfapp/msw/index.cfm).