Draft EIS_072312.pdf - Middle Fork American River Project ...

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Species Name Status Habitat Occurrence Notes
Northern goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)
Golden eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos)
FSS
CSC
Prefers mature and dense conifer
forests for foraging and nesting
with dominant trees averaging at
least 24-inches diameter at breast
height, and at least 70% tree
canopy cover. Year-round habitat
is inclusive of the study area.
CFP Suitable foraging habitat includes
grasslands and early successional
stages of forest and shrub habitats
and nesting includes secluded
cliffs with overhanging ledges or
large trees in open areas with
unobstructed views. Year-round
habitat is inclusive of the study
area.
Suitable habitat is present within the study area. This
species has the potential to be a year-round resident.
An incidental detection in 2007 occurred at South
Fork Long Canyon diversion dam. No detections
occurred during the goshawk surveys near Hell Hole
reservoir in 2008. Northern goshawk nests and
associated PACs (breeding territories) intersect with
FERC project boundaries at the following locations:
French Meadows reservoir, Duncan Creek diversion
dam, South Fork Long Canyon diversion dam, Brushy
Canyon adit and access road, and Middle Fork-
Ralston tunnel.
No detections during 2011 surveys near Ellicott
Bridge on the Rubicon River.
Suitable habitat is present in the study area. This
species has the potential to be a year-round resident.
Point count surveys conducted as part of the
relicensing studies did not document this species;
however, the species was incidentally detected in 2008
during the bald eagle relicensing surveys about 1 mile
downstream of Middle Fork interbay.
Documented near Duncan Creek during supplemental
biological studies in 2011.