Draft Records Review Report - Invenergy

Conestogo Wind Power Partnership – Conestogo Wind Energy Centre
Renewable Energy Approval (REA) Draft Submission
Natural Heritage Assessment Records Review Report (Draft)
Birds
After reviewing records in the OBBA (Cadman et al., 2005; OBBA Mapping Square 17NJ02,
17NJ03, 17NJ04, 17NJ12, 17NJ13, 17NJ22, 17NJ23, and 17MJ93; see Appendix A4) and
through correspondence with the Guelph MNR district, Dillon identified 121 avian species in the
general area of the project location. These birds depend on a wide range of habitats including
agricultural areas, woodlands and wetlands. The majority of the bird species that have the
potential to occur in the general area of the project location are considered Secure (SRank of S5)
or Apparently Secure in Ontario (SRank of S4). Of the 121 species found in the area of the
project location, seven are Species of Conservation Concern including:
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus);
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger);
Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis);
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor);
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus);
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus); and
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens).
A complete list of avian species identified as having the potential to occur in the general area of
the project location is available in Appendix C1, Table C1-2.
Mammals
Dillon used digital data from the Mammals of the Western Hemisphere (Patterson et al., 2007) to
determine possible species occurring within or adjacent to the project location. The range of
41 species overlapped the project location. The majority of the mammal species that have the
potential to occur in the general area of the project location are considered Secure (SRank of S5)
or Apparently Secure in Ontario (SRank of S4). Of the 41 mammalian species found in the
general area of the project location, three are Species of Conservation Concern including:
Eastern Small-footed Bat (Myotis leibii);
Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucfugus); and
Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis).
A complete list of mammalian species identified as having the potential to occur in the general
area of the project location is available in Appendix C1, Table C1-3.
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