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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-43 Table 3.3-1 Representative Wildlife Species and Associated Habitat Types Present within the Project Study Area CLASS OF SPECIES HABITAT TYPE SHRUB-STEPPE GRASSLAND AND FORB CLIFF RIPARIAN, WETLAND, AND AQUATIC Birds American goldfinch Brewer’s sparrow California quail chukar common nighthawk ferruginous hawk golden eagle grasshopper sparrow lark sparrow lazuli bunting loggerhead shrike mourning dove prairie falcon ring-necked pheasant sage sparrow* sage thrasher* Sage-Grouse* Swainson’s hawk vesper sparrow western kingbird Brewer’s blackbird Brewer’s sparrow burrowing owl common nighthawk horned lark lark sparrow loggerhead shrike long-billed curlew northern harrier vesper sparrow western meadowlark canyon wren rock wren chukar ferruginous hawk golden eagle great horned owl prairie falcon American crow American kestrel American robin bald eagle black-billed magpie brown-headed cowbird Bullock’s oriole dusky flycatcher eastern kingbird great horned owl house wren lazuli bunting mourning dove northern flicker red-tailed hawk song sparrow violet-green swallow western wood peewee yellow warbler Mammals badger bighorn sheep coyote deer mouse elk Merriam’s shrew mule deer northern pocket gopher pronghorn* sagebrush vole* northern pocket gopher yellow-bellied marmot big brown bat bighorn sheep bushy-tailed woodrat coyote fringed myotis little brown bat mule deer western small-footed bat yellow-bellied marmot raccoon porcupine mink beaver montane vole Reptiles and Amphibians pygmy short-horned lizard sagebrush lizard* racer gopher snake night snake racer sagebrush lizard* striped whipsnake western rattlesnake Pacific tree frog long-toed salamander painted turtle *Denotes a sagebrush obligate species. This table is not intended to be a comprehensive list, but rather a representation of wildlife species associated with habitat types present in the Project study area. Sources: Paige and Ritter 1999; Dobkin and Sauder 2004; Dobler et al. 1996; Rich et al. 2005; WDFW 2006a; JBLM YTC 2002; Knutson and Naef 1997; Thomas 1979; Grant 1997; and Swearingen 2009 Over half of the Project study area is within the JBLM YTC, which lies within the largest remaining contiguous block of relatively intact shrub-steppe in the state of Washington (JBLM YTC 2002). Elevations along the proposed Project route segments range from approximately 500 to 3,350 feet above mean sea level. A summary of the dominant landcover types is shown in Table 3.3-2. The most frequently occurring habitat types in the Project study area include sagebrush/perennial grassland (87,696.5 acres; 48.7 percent), annual grassland (36,798.6 acres; 20.4 percent), and agricultural/pasture (32,033.1 acres; 17.8 percent). The Project study area shrub-steppe habitat is mostly intact, but some fragmentation has occurred from the invasion of non-native plants, roads, residential development, livestock grazing,