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TABLE 1. LIST OF SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES THAT COULD OCCUR IN THE PROJECT VICINITY ANIMALS - contd. Ca[ijornia Species of Special Concern and Protected Species S ecies Status Habitat 'Occurrence in the Stud Area Long-eared owl CSC Frequents dense riparian and Unlikely. Suitable breeding and foraging (Asio otus) live oak thickets near habitat is absent for this species. meadow edges and forest However, the long-eared owl may pass and woodland habitats. through the project from time to time. Breeds from valley foothill hardwood up to ponderosa ine habitats. Burrowing owl CSC Found in open, dry Unlikely. Marginally suitable foraging (Athene cunicularia) grasslands, deserts and and nesting (i.e. ground squirrel burrows) mderal areas. Requires habitat is present on the site for the suitable burrows. This burrowing owl. However, due to the fact species is often associated that the site is disced regulazlg this with Califomia ground species may not utili2e the site. The squirrels. nearest documented occurrence of this species is of an occurrence approximately 1.7 miles northeast of the project site in ]993. Loggerhead shrike CSC Nests in tall shmbs and Possible. Marginally suitable foraging (Lanius ludovicianus) dense trees, forages in habitat is present for individuals passing grasslands, marshes, and through the site; however breeding mderal habitats. habitat is absent for the loggerhead shrike. Breeding habitat is present on adjacent properties, including within the row of walnut trees along the northern boundary of the site. Alameda song sparrow CSC Nests and forages in coastal Absent. Suitable habitat is absent from (Melospiza melodia pusillula) marsh habitats. Usually the site and its immediate vicinity. found in dense marsh ve elation. Tricolored blackbird CSC Breeds near fresh water in Absent. Suitable habitat is absent from (Agelaius tricolor) dense emergent vegetation. the site. Additionally, the tricolored blackbird has not been documented as occurring in the region since 1932 and is thought to possibly be extirpated from the re ion. Pallid bat CSC Grasslands, chaparral, Unlikely. Suitable roosting habitat is (Antrozous pallidus) woodlands, and forests of absent from the site for the pallid bat. Califomia; most common in This species may occasionally forage dry rocky open areas over the site. providing roosting opportunities. Can roost in stmctures. Townsend big-eared bat CSC Primarily acave-dwelling Unlikely. Suitable habitat is absent from (Corynorthinus townsendii) bat that may also roost in the site and its immediate vicinity. The buildings. Occurs in a Townsend big-eared bat may variety of habitats of the occasionally move through the site on its state. wa to suitable habitat. San Francisco dusky-footed woodrat CSC Occurs in dense chaparral, Absent. Suitable habitat for the San (Neotomafuscipes annectens) thick unders[ory of mixed Francisco dusky-footed woodrat is deciduous forests, and absent. coastal scmb habitats. TABLE 1. LIST OF SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES THAT COULD OCCUR IN THE Ironwood 55+ Biotic Evaluation Live Oak Associates, Inc.