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Figure 1 – Aerial Map USFWS IPaC Species List

TPWD Species County List Species Impact Table

TxNDD EOID List Figure 6 – TxNDD Map

EMST Project Vegetation Table Figure 4 – EMST Vegetation Types

Actual Project Vegetation Table Figure 5 – Actual Vegetation Types

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AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXASCSJ : 0114-02-104

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IPaC resource listLocation

Travis County, Texas

Local o�ceAustin Ecological Services Field O�ce

(512) 490-0057 (512) 490-0974

10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200Austin, TX 78758-4460

http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/AustinTexas/http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies/lists/

Endangered speciesThis resource list is for informational purposes only and should not be used for planningor analyzing project level impacts.

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act requires Federal agencies to “request of theSecretary information whether any species which is listed or proposed to be listed may bepresent in the area of such proposed action” for any project that is conducted, permitted,

U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceIPaC Information for Planning and Conservation

http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/AustinTexas/

http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies/lists/

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws-policies/section-7.html

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/

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funded, or licensed by any Federal agency.

A letter from the local o�ce and a species list which ful�lls this requirement can only beobtained by requesting an o�cial species list either from the Regulatory Review sectionin IPaC or from the local �eld o�ce directly.

For project evaluations that require USFWS concurrence/review, please return to the IPaCwebsite and request an o�cial species list by creating a project and making a request fromthe Regulatory Review section.

Listed species are managed by the Endangered Species Program of the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService.

1. Species listed under the Endangered Species Act are threatened or endangered; IPaC alsoshows species that are candidates, or proposed, for listing. See the listing status page formore information.

The following species are potentially a�ected by activities in this location:

Amphibians

Arachnids

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NAME STATUS

Austin Blind Salamander Eurycea waterlooensisThere is a �nal critical habitat designated for this species. Yourlocation overlaps the designated critical habitat.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/5737

Endangered

Barton Springs Salamander Eurycea sosorumNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/1113

Endangered

Jollyville Plateau Salamander Eurycea tonkawaeThere is a �nal critical habitat designated for this species. Yourlocation overlaps the designated critical habitat.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/3116

Threatened

NAME STATUS

Bee Creek Cave Harvestman Texella reddelliNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/2464

Endangered

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/

https://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws-policies/esa.html

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/status/list

https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/5737#crithab

http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/5737





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Birds

Bone Cave Harvestman Texella reyesiNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/5306

Endangered

Tooth Cave Pseudoscorpion Tartarocreagris texanaNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/6667

Endangered

Tooth Cave Spider Neoleptoneta myopicaNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/2360

Endangered

NAME STATUS

Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapillaNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/5716

Endangered

Golden-cheeked Warbler (=wood) Dendroica chrysopariaNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/33

Endangered

Least Tern Sterna antillarumThis species only needs to be considered if the following conditionapplies:

Wind Energy Projects

No critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8505

Endangered

Piping Plover Charadrius melodusThis species only needs to be considered if the following conditionapplies:


There is a �nal critical habitat designated for this species. Yourlocation is outside the designated critical habitat.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/6039

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Red Knot Calidris canutus rufaThis species only needs to be considered if the following conditionapplies:


No critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/1864

Threatened

Whooping Crane Grus americanaThere is a �nal critical habitat designated for this species. Yourlocation is outside the designated critical habitat.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/758

Endangered

NAME STATUS

Golden Orb Quadrula aureaNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9042

Candidate

Smooth Pimpleback Quadrula houstonensisNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8967

Candidate

Texas Fatmucket Lampsilis bracteataNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9041

Candidate

Texas Fawnsfoot Truncilla macrodonNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8965

Candidate

Texas Pimpleback Quadrula petrinaNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8966

Candidate

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Bracted Twist�ower Streptanthus bracteatusNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/2856

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Insects

Critical habitatsPotential e�ects to critical habitat(s) in this location must be analyzed along with theendangered species themselves.

This location overlaps the critical habitat for the following species:

Migratory birds

NAME STATUS

Kretschmarr Cave Mold Beetle Texamaurops reddelliNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/3140

Endangered

Tooth Cave Ground Beetle Rhadine persephoneNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/5625

Endangered

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Austin Blind Salamander Eurycea waterlooensishttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/5737#crithab

Final designated

Jollyville Plateau Salamander Eurycea tonkawaehttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/3116#crithab

Final designated

Birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden EagleProtection Act .

Any activity that results in the take (to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap,capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct) of migratory birds or eagles isprohibited unless authorized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . There are no provisions forallowing the take of migratory birds that are unintentionally killed or injured.

Any person or organization who plans or conducts activities that may result in the take ofmigratory birds is responsible for complying with the appropriate regulations and implementingappropriate conservation measures.

1. The Migratory Birds Treaty Act of 1918.2. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940.3. 50 C.F.R. Sec. 10.12 and 16 U.S.C. Sec. 668(a)

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http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/3116#crithab

https://www.fws.gov/birds/policies-and-regulations/laws-legislations/migratory-bird-treaty-act.php

https://www.fws.gov/birds/policies-and-regulations/laws-legislations/bald-and-golden-eagle-protection-act.php

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The migratory birds species listed below are species of particular conservation concern (e.g.Birds of Conservation Concern) that may be potentially a�ected by activities in this location, nota list of every bird species you may �nd in this location. Although it is important to try to avoidand minimize impacts to all birds, special attention should be made to avoid and minimizeimpacts to birds of priority concern. To view available data on other bird species that may occurin your project area, please visit the AKN Histogram Tools and Other Bird Data Resources.

Additional information can be found using the following links:

Birds of Conservation Concern http://www.fws.gov/birds/management/managed-species/ birds-of-conservation-concern.phpConservation measures for birds http://www.fws.gov/birds/management/project-assessment-tools-and-guidance/ conservation-measures.phpYear-round bird occurrence datahttp://www.birdscanada.org/birdmon/default/datasummaries.jsp

NAME SEASON(S)

Audubon's Oriole Icterus graduacauda Year-round

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalushttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/1626

Wintering

Bell's Vireo Vireo belliihttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9507

Breeding

Burrowing Owl Athene cuniculariahttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9737

Year-round

Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus Wintering

Dickcissel Spiza americana Breeding

Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Wintering

Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Wintering

Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Migrating

Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Wintering

Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii Wintering

https://www.fws.gov/birds/management/managed-species/birds-of-conservation-concern.php

https://www.fws.gov/birds/management/project-assessment-tools-and-guidance/decision-support-tools/akn-histogram-tools.php

https://www.fws.gov/birds/management/project-assessment-tools-and-guidance/decision-support-tools/bird-data-and-information.php

http://www.fws.gov/birds/management/managed-species/birds-of-conservation-concern.php

http://www.fws.gov/birds/management/project-assessment-tools-and-guidance/conservation-measures.php

http://www.birdscanada.org/birdmon/default/datasummaries.jsp




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Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilishttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/6175

Breeding

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa �avipeshttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9679

Wintering

Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewishttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9408

Wintering

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Breeding

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianushttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8833

Year-round

Mccown's Longspur Calcarius mccowniihttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9292

Wintering

Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis Breeding

Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Breeding

Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Breeding

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinushttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8831

Wintering

Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Breeding

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Year-round

Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ru�cepshttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9718

Year-round

Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Wintering

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus for�catus Breeding

Short-eared Owl Asio �ammeushttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9295

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What does IPaC use to generate the list of migratory bird species potentially occurring in my speci�edlocation?

Landbirds:

Migratory birds that are displayed on the IPaC species list are based on ranges in the latest edition of theNational Geographic Guide, Birds of North America (6th Edition, 2011 by Jon L. Dunn, and JonathanAlderfer). Although these ranges are coarse in nature, a number of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service migratorybird biologists agree that these maps are some of the best range maps to date. These ranges were clippedto a speci�c Bird Conservation Region (BCR) or USFWS Region/Regions, if it was indicated in the 2008 list ofBirds of Conservation Concern (BCC) that a species was a BCC species only in a particular Region/Regions.Additional modi�cations have been made to some ranges based on more local or re�ned rangeinformation and/or information provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists with species expertise.All migratory birds that show in areas on land in IPaC are those that appear in the 2008 Birds ofConservation Concern report.

Atlantic Seabirds:

Ranges in IPaC for birds o� the Atlantic coast are derived from species distribution models developed bythe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science(NCCOS) using the best available seabird survey data for the o�shore Atlantic Coastal region to date.NOAANCCOS assisted USFWS in developing seasonal species ranges from their models for speci�c use inIPaC. Some of these birds are not BCC species but were of interest for inclusion because they may occur inhigh abundance o� the coast at di�erent times throughout the year, which potentially makes them moresusceptible to certain types of development and activities taking place in that area. For more re�neddetails about the abundance and richness of bird species within your project area o� the Atlantic Coast,see the Northeast Ocean Data Portal. The Portal also o�ers data and information about other types of taxathat may be helpful in your project review.

About the NOAANCCOS models: the models were developed as part of the NOAANCCOS project:Integrative Statistical Modeling and Predictive Mapping of Marine Bird Distributions and Abundance on theAtlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The models resulting from this project are being used in a number ofdecision-support/mapping products in order to help guide decision-making on activities o� the AtlanticCoast with the goal of reducing impacts to migratory birds. One such product is the Northeast Ocean DataPortal, which can be used to explore details about the relative occurrence and abundance of bird speciesin a particular area o� the Atlantic Coast.

All migratory bird range maps within IPaC are continuously being updated as new and better informationbecomes available.

Can I get additional information about the levels of occurrence in my project area of speci�c birds orgroups of birds listed in IPaC?

Landbirds:

The Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) provides a tool currently called the "Histogram Tool", which drawsfrom the data within the AKN (latest,survey, point count, citizen science datasets) to create a view ofrelative abundance of species within a particular location over the course of the year. The results of the

Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueiihttp://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8964

Wintering

Varied Bunting Passerina versicolor Breeding

http://www.northeastoceandata.org/data-explorer/?birds

https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=279


http://www.avianknowledge.net/


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tool depict the frequency of detection of a species in survey events, averaged between multiple datasetswithin AKN in a particular week of the year. You may access the histogram tools through the MigratoryBird Programs AKN Histogram Tools webpage.

The tool is currently available for 4 regions (California, Northeast U.S., Southeast U.S. and Midwest), whichencompasses the following 32 states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North, Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, RhodeIsland, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

In the near future, there are plans to expand this tool nationwide within the AKN, and allow the graphsproduced to appear with the list of trust resources generated by IPaC, providing you with an additionallevel of detail about the level of occurrence of the species of particular concern potentially occurring inyour project area throughout the course of the year.

Atlantic Seabirds:

For additional details about the relative occurrence and abundance of both individual bird species andgroups of bird species within your project area o� the Atlantic Coast, please visit the Northeast Ocean DataPortal. The Portal also o�ers data and information about other taxa besides birds that may be helpful toyou in your project review. Alternately, you may download the bird model results �les underlying theportal maps through the NOAANCCOS Integrative Statistical Modeling and Predictive Mapping of MarineBird Distributions and Abundance on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf project webpage.

Facilities

Wildlife refugesAny activity proposed on National Wildlife Refuge lands must undergo a 'CompatibilityDetermination' conducted by the Refuge. Please contact the individual Refuges to discuss anyquestions or concerns.

This location overlaps the following National Wildlife Refuges:

(512) 339-9432 (512) 267-6530

24518 Fm 1431Marble Falls, TX 78654-4096

https://www.fws.gov/refuges/pro�les/index.cfm?id=21561

REFUGE ACRES

Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge 63,069.46 acres

https://www.fws.gov/birds/management/project-assessment-tools-and-guidance/decision-support-tools/akn-histogram-tools.php/


https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=279

http://www.fws.gov/refuges/

https://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=21561

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Fish hatcheries

THERE ARE NO FISH HATCHERIES AT THIS LOCATION.

Wetlands in the National Wetlands InventoryImpacts to NWI wetlands and other aquatic habitats may be subject to regulation under Section404 of the Clean Water Act, or other State/Federal statutes.

For more information please contact the Regulatory Program of the localU.S. Army Corps of Engineers District.

This location overlaps the following wetlands:

The area of this project is too large for IPaC to load all NWI wetlands in the area. The listbelow may be incomplete. Please contact the local U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service o�ce orvisit the NWI map for a full list.

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http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/

http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/RegulatoryProgramandPermits.aspx

http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/mapper.HTML

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PEM1Ah

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PEM1Ch

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PEM1C

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PEM1A

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PEM1Fh

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PFO1A

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PSS1Ah

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PSS1A

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PUBHh

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PUBFh

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PUSCh

https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/wetlands/decoder?CodeURL=PUSAh

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Data limitations

The Service's objective of mapping wetlands and deepwater habitats is to produce reconnaissance levelinformation on the location, type and size of these resources. The maps are prepared from the analysis ofhigh altitude imagery. Wetlands are identi�ed based on vegetation, visible hydrology and geography. Amargin of error is inherent in the use of imagery; thus, detailed on-the-ground inspection of any particularsite may result in revision of the wetland boundaries or classi�cation established through image analysis.

The accuracy of image interpretation depends on the quality of the imagery, the experience of the imageanalysts, the amount and quality of the collateral data and the amount of ground truth veri�cation workconducted. Metadata should be consulted to determine the date of the source imagery used and anymapping problems.

Wetlands or other mapped features may have changed since the date of the imagery or �eld work. Theremay be occasional di�erences in polygon boundaries or classi�cations between the information depictedon the map and the actual conditions on site.

Data exclusions

Certain wetland habitats are excluded from the National mapping program because of the limitations of aerialimagery as the primary data source used to detect wetlands. These habitats include seagrasses or submergedaquatic vegetation that are found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of estuaries and nearshore coastalwaters. Some deepwater reef communities (coral or tuber�cid worm reefs) have also been excluded from theinventory. These habitats, because of their depth, go undetected by aerial imagery.

Data precautions

Federal, state, and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over wetlands may de�ne and describe wetlandsin a di�erent manner than that used in this inventory. There is no attempt, in either the design or products ofthis inventory, to de�ne the limits of proprietary jurisdiction of any Federal, state, or local government or toestablish the geographical scope of the regulatory programs of government agencies. Persons intending toengage in activities involving modi�cations within or adjacent to wetland areas should seek the advice of

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appropriate federal, state, or local agencies concerning speci�ed agency regulatory programs and proprietaryjurisdictions that may a�ect such activities.

Last Revision: 5/16/2016 5:47:00 PM

TRAVIS COUNTYAMPHIBIANS Federal Status State Status

Austin blind salamander Eurycea waterlooensis E

mostly restricted to subterranean cavities of the Edwards Aquifer; dependent upon water flow/quality from the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer; only known from the outlets of Barton Springs (Sunken Gardens (Old Mill) Spring, Eliza Spring, and Parthenia (Main) Spring which forms Barton Springs Pool); feeds on amphipods, ostracods, copepods, plant material, and (in captivity) a wide variety of small aquatic invertebrates

Barton Springs salamander Eurycea sosorum LE E

dependent upon water flow/quality from the Barton Springs pool of the Edwards Aquifer; known from the outlets of Barton Springs and subterranean water-filled caverns; found under rocks, in gravel, or among aquatic vascular plants and algae, as available; feeds primarily on amphipods

Jollyville Plateau salamander Eurycea tonkawae T

known from springs and waters of some caves north of the Colorado River

Pedernales River springs salamander

Eurycea sp 6

endemic; known only from springs

ARACHNIDS Federal Status State Status

Bandit Cave spider Cicurina bandida

very small, subterrestrial, subterranean obligate

Bee Creek Cave harvestman Texella reddelli LE

small, blind, cave-adapted harvestman endemic to a few caves in Travis and Williamson counties

Bone Cave harvestman Texella reyesi LE

small, blind, cave-adapted harvestman endemic to several caves in Travis and Williamson counties; weakly differentiated from Texella reddelli

Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion Tartarocreagris texana LE

small, cave-adapted pseudoscorpion known from small limestone caves of the Edwards Plateau

Tooth Cave spider Tayshaneta myopica LE

very small, cave-adapted, sedentary spider

Warton's cave meshweaver Cicurina wartoni

very small, cave-adapted spider

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Annotated County Lists of Rare Species

TRAVIS COUNTYBIRDS Federal Status State Status

American Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus anatum DL T

year-round resident and local breeder in west Texas, nests in tall cliff eyries; also, migrant across state from more northern breeding areas in US and Canada, winters along coast and farther south; occupies wide range of habitats during migration, including urban, concentrations along coast and barrier islands; low-altitude migrant, stopovers at leading landscape edges such as lake shores, coastlines, and barrier islands.

Arctic Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus tundrius DL

migrant throughout state from subspecies’ far northern breeding range, winters along coast and farther south; occupies wide range of habitats during migration, including urban, concentrations along coast and barrier islands; low-altitude migrant, stopovers at leading landscape edges such as lake shores, coastlines, and barrier islands.

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus DL T

found primarily near rivers and large lakes; nests in tall trees or on cliffs near water; communally roosts, especially in winter; hunts live prey, scavenges, and pirates food from other birds

Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla LE E

oak-juniper woodlands with distinctive patchy, two-layered aspect; shrub and tree layer with open, grassy spaces; requires foliage reaching to ground level for nesting cover; return to same territory, or one nearby, year after year; deciduous and broad-leaved shrubs and trees provide insects for feeding; species composition less important than presence of adequate broad-leaved shrubs, foliage to ground level, and required structure; nesting season March-late summer

Golden-cheeked Warbler Setophaga chrysoparia LE E

juniper-oak woodlands; dependent on Ashe juniper (also known as cedar) for long fine bark strips, only available from mature trees, used in nest construction; nests are placed in various trees other than Ashe juniper; only a few mature junipers or nearby cedar brakes can provide the necessary nest material; forage for insects in broad-leaved trees and shrubs; nesting late March-early summer

Interior Least Tern Sterna antillarum athalassos LE E

subspecies is listed only when inland (more than 50 miles from a coastline); nests along sand and gravel bars within braided streams, rivers; also know to nest on man-made structures (inland beaches, wastewater treatment plants, gravel mines, etc); eats small fish and crustaceans, when breeding forages within a few hundred feet of colony

Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus

breeding: nests on high plains or shortgrass prairie, on ground in shallow depression; nonbreeding: shortgrass plains and bare, dirt (plowed) fields; primarily insectivorous

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus DL T

both subspecies migrate across the state from more northern breeding areas in US and Canada to winter along coast and farther south; subspecies (F. p. anatum) is also a resident breeder in west Texas; the two subspecies’ listing statuses differ, F.p. tundrius is no longer listed in Texas; but because the subspecies are not easily distinguishable at a distance, reference is generally made only to the species level; see subspecies for habitat.

Red Knot Calidris canutus rufa T



TRAVIS COUNTYBIRDS Federal Status State Status

Red knots migrate long distances in flocks northward through the contiguous United States mainly April-June, southward July-October. A small plump-bodied, short-necked shorebird that in breeding plumage, typically held from May through August, is a distinctive and unique pottery orange color. Its bill is dark, straight and, relative to other shorebirds, short-to-medium in length. After molting in late summer, this species is in a drab gray-and-white non-breeding plumage, typically held from September through April. In the non-breeding plumage, the knot might be confused with the omnipresent Sanderling. During this plumage, look for the knot’s prominent pale eyebrow and whitish flanks with dark barring. The Red Knot prefers the shoreline of coast and bays and also uses mudflats during rare inland encounters. Primary prey items include coquina clam (Donax spp.) on beaches and dwarf surf clam (Mulinia lateralis) in bays, at least in the Laguna Madre. Wintering Range includes- Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Kennedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, San Patricio, and Willacy. Habitat: Primarily seacoasts on tidal flats and beaches, herbaceous wetland, and Tidal flat/shore.

Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii

only in Texas during migration and winter, mid September to early April; short to medium distance, diurnal migrant; strongly tied to native upland prairie, can be locally common in coastal grasslands, uncommon to rare further west; sensitive to patch size and avoids edges.

Western Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia hypugaea

open grasslands, especially prairie, plains, and savanna, sometimes in open areas such as vacant lots near human habitation or airports; nests and roosts in abandoned burrows

Whooping Crane Grus americana LE E

potential migrant via plains throughout most of state to coast; winters in coastal marshes of Aransas, Calhoun, and Refugio counties

CRUSTACEANS Federal Status State Status

An amphipod Stygobromus russelli

subterranean waters, usually in caves and limestone aquifers; resident of numerous caves in ca. 10 counties of the Edwards Plateau

Balcones Cave amphipod Stygobromus balconis

subaquatic, subterranean obligate amphipod

Bifurcated cave amphipod Stygobromus bifurcatus

found in cave pools

FISHES Federal Status State Status

Guadalupe bass Micropterus treculii

endemic to perennial streams of the Edward's Plateau region; introduced in Nueces River system



TRAVIS COUNTYFISHES Federal Status State Status

Smalleye shiner Notropis buccula LE

endemic to upper Brazos River system and its tributaries (Clear Fork and Bosque); apparently introduced into adjacent Colorado River drainage; medium to large prairie streams with sandy substrate and turbid to clear warm water; presumably eats small aquatic invertebrates

INSECTS Federal Status State Status

Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle

Texamaurops reddelli LE

small, cave-adapted beetle found under rocks buried in silt; small, Edwards Limestone caves in of the Jollyville Plateau, a division of the Edwards Plateau

Tooth Cave blind rove beetle Cylindropsis sp 1

one specimen collected from Tooth Cave; only known North American collection of this genus

Tooth Cave ground beetle Rhadine persephone LE

resident, small, cave-adapted beetle found in small Edwards Limestone caves in Travis and Williamson counties

MAMMALS Federal Status State Status

Cave myotis bat Myotis velifer

colonial and cave-dwelling; also roosts in rock crevices, old buildings, carports, under bridges, and even in abandoned Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota) nests; roosts in clusters of up to thousands of individuals; hibernates in limestone caves of Edwards Plateau and gypsum cave of Panhandle during winter; opportunistic insectivore

Plains spotted skunk Spilogale putorius interrupta

catholic; open fields, prairies, croplands, fence rows, farmyards, forest edges, and woodlands; prefers wooded, brushy areas and tallgrass prairie

Red wolf Canis rufus LE E

extirpated; formerly known throughout eastern half of Texas in brushy and forested areas, as well as coastal prairies

MOLLUSKS Federal Status State Status

False spike mussel Quadrula mitchelli T

possibly extirpated in Texas; probably medium to large rivers; substrates varying from mud through mixtures of sand, gravel and cobble; one study indicated water lilies were present at the site; Rio Grande, Brazos, Colorado, and Guadalupe (historic) river basins



TRAVIS COUNTYMOLLUSKS Federal Status State Status

Smooth pimpleback Quadrula houstonensis C T

small to moderate streams and rivers as well as moderate size reservoirs; mixed mud, sand, and fine gravel, tolerates very slow to moderate flow rates, appears not to tolerate dramatic water level fluctuations, scoured bedrock substrates, or shifting sand bottoms, lower Trinity (questionable), Brazos, and Colorado River basins

Texas fatmucket Lampsilis bracteata C T

streams and rivers on sand, mud, and gravel substrates; intolerant of impoundment; broken bedrock and course gravel or sand in moderately flowing water; Colorado and Guadalupe River basins

Texas pimpleback Quadrula petrina C T

mud, gravel and sand substrates, generally in areas with slow flow rates; Colorado and Guadalupe river basins

REPTILES Federal Status State Status

Spot-tailed earless lizard Holbrookia lacerata

central and southern Texas and adjacent Mexico; moderately open prairie-brushland; fairly flat areas free of vegetation or other obstructions, including disturbed areas; eats small invertebrates; eggs laid underground

Texas garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis annectens

wet or moist microhabitats are conducive to the species occurrence, but is not necessarily restricted to them; hibernates underground or in or under surface cover; breeds March-August

Texas horned lizard Phrynosoma cornutum T

open, arid and semi-arid regions with sparse vegetation, including grass, cactus, scattered brush or scrubby trees; soil may vary in texture from sandy to rocky; burrows into soil, enters rodent burrows, or hides under rock when inactive; breeds March-September

PLANTS Federal Status State Status

Arrowleaf milkvine Matelea sagittifolia

GLOBAL RANK: G3 ; Most consistently encountered in thornscrub in South Texas; Perennial; Flowering March-July; Fruiting April-July & Dec?

Basin bellflower Campanula reverchonii

Texas endemic; among scattered vegetation on loose gravel, gravelly sand, and rock outcrops on open slopes with exposures of igneous and metamorphic rocks; may also occur on sandbars and other alluvial deposits along major rivers; flowering May-July

Boerne bean Phaseolus texensis

Narrowly endemic to rocky canyons in eastern and southern Edwards Plateau occurring on limestone soils in mixed woodlands, on limestone cliffs and outcrops, frequently along creeks.



TRAVIS COUNTYPLANTS Federal Status State Status

Bracted twistflower Streptanthus bracteatus C

Texas endemic; shallow, well-drained gravelly clays and clay loams over limestone in oak juniper woodlands and associated openings, on steep to moderate slopes and in canyon bottoms; several known soils include Tarrant, Brackett, or Speck over Edwards, Glen Rose, and Walnut geologic formations; populations fluctuate widely from year to year, depending on winter rainfall; flowering mid April-late May, fruit matures and foliage withers by early summer

Buckley tridens Tridens buckleyanus

GLOBAL RANK: G3 ; Occurs in juniper-oak woodlands on rocky limestone slopes; Perennial; Flowering/Fruiting April-Nov

Correll's false dragon-head Physostegia correllii

wet, silty clay loams on streamsides, in creek beds, irrigation channels and roadside drainage ditches; or seepy, mucky, sometimes gravelly soils along riverbanks or small islands in the Rio Grande; or underlain by Austin Chalk limestone along gently flowing spring-fed creek in central Texas; flowering May-September

Glass Mountains coral-root Hexalectris nitida

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Apparently rare in mixed woodlands in canyons in the mountains of the Brewster County, but encountered with regularity, albeit in small numbers, under Juniperus ashei in woodlands over limestone on the Edwards Plateau, Callahan Divide and Lampasas Cutplain; Perennial; Flowering June-Sept; Fruiting July-Sept

Gravelbar brickellbush Brickellia dentata

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Essentially restricted to frequently-scoured gravelly alluvial beds in creek and river bottoms; Perennial; Flowering June-Nov; Fruiting June-Oct

Heller's marbleseed Onosmodium helleri

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Occurs in loamy calcareous soils in oak-juniper woodlands on rocky limestone slopes, often in more mesic portions of canyons; Perennial; Flowering March-May

Low spurge Euphorbia peplidion

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Occurs in a variety of vernally-moist situations in a number of natural regions; Annual; Flowering Feb-April; Fruiting March-April

Narrowleaf brickellbush Brickellia eupatorioides var. gracillima

GLOBAL RANK: G5T3; Moist to dry gravelly alluvial soils along riverbanks but also on limestone slopes; Perennial; Flowering/Fruiting April-Nov

Net-leaf bundleflower Desmanthus reticulatus

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Mostly on clay prairies of the coastal plain of central and south Texas; Perennial; Flowering April-July; Fruiting April-Oct

Plateau loosestrife Lythrum ovalifolium

GLOBAL RANK: G4; Banks and gravelly beds of perennial (or strong intermittent) streams on the Edwards Plateau, Llano Uplift and Lampasas Cutplain; Perennial; Flowering/Fruiting April-Nov




Plateau milkvine Matelea edwardsensis

GLOBAL RANK: G3 ; Occurs in various types of juniper-oak and oak-juniper woodlands; Perennial; Flowering March-Oct; Fruiting May-June

Rock grape Vitis rupestris

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Occurs on rocky limestone slopes and in streambeds; Perennial; Flowering March-May; Fruiting May-July

Scarlet leather-flower Clematis texensis

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Usually in oak-juniper woodlands in mesic rocky limestone canyons or along perennial streams; Perennial; Flowering March-July; Fruiting May-July

Stanfield's beebalm Monarda punctata var. stanfieldii

GLOBAL RANK: G5T3 ; Largely confined to granite sands along the middle course of the Colorado River and its tributaries; Perennial

Sycamore-leaf snowbell Styrax platanifolius ssp. platanifolius

GLOBAL RANK: G3T3; Rare throughout range, usually in oak-juniper woodlands on steep rocky banks and ledges along intermittent or perennial streams, rarely far from some reliable source of moisture; Perennial; Flowering April-May; Fruiting May-Aug

Texabama croton Croton alabamensis var texensis

Texas endemic; in duff-covered loamy clay soils on rocky slopes in forested, mesic limestone canyons; locally abundant on deeper soils on small terraces in canyon bottoms, often forming large colonies and dominating the shrub layer; scattered individuals are occasionally on sunny margins of such forests; also found in contrasting habitat of deep, friable soils of limestone uplands, mostly in the shade of evergreen woodland mottes; flowering late February-March; fruit maturing and dehiscing by early June

Texas almond Prunus minutiflora

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Wide-ranging but scarce, in a variety of grassland and shrubland situations, mostly on calcareous soils underlain by limestone but occasionally in sandier neutral soils underlain by granite; Perennial; Flowering Feb-May & Oct; Fruiting Feb-Sept

Texas amorpha Amorpha roemeriana

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Juniper-oak woodlands or shrublands on rocky limestone slopes, sometimes on dry shelves above creeks; Perennial; Flowering May-June; Fruiting June-Oct

Texas barberry Berberis swaseyi

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Shallow calcareous stony clay of upland grasslands/shrublands over limestone as well as in loamier soils in openly wooded canyons and on creek terraces; Perennial; Flowering/Fruiting March-June

Texas fescue Festuca versuta

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Occurs in mesic woodlands on limestone-derived soils on stream terraces and canyon slopes; Perennial; Flowering/Fruiting April-June




Texas milk vetch Astragalus reflexus

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Grasslands, prairies, and roadsides on calcareous and clay substrates; Annual; Flowering Feb-June; Fruiting April-June

Texas seymeria Seymeria texana

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Found primarily in grassy openings in juniper-oak woodlands on dry rocky slopes but sometimes on rock outcrops in shaded canyons; Annual; Flowering May-Nov; Fruiting July-Nov

Tree dodder Cuscuta exaltata

GLOBAL RANK: G3; Parasitic on various Quercus, Juglans, Rhus, Vitis, Ulmus, and Diospyros species as well as Acacia berlandieri and other woody plants; Annual; Flowering May-Oct; Fruiting July-Oct

Warnock's coral-root Hexalectris warnockii

in leaf litter and humus in oak-juniper woodlands on shaded slopes and intermittent, rocky creekbeds in canyons; in the Trans Pecos in oak-pinyon-juniper woodlands in higher mesic canyons (to 2000 m [6550 ft]), primarily on igneous substrates; in Terrell County under Quercus fusiformis mottes on terrraces of spring-fed perennial streams, draining an otherwise rather xeric limestone landscape; on the Callahan Divide (Taylor County), the White Rock Escarpment (Dallas County), and the Edwards Plateau in oak-juniper woodlands on limestone slopes; in Gillespie County on igneous substrates of the Llano Uplift; flowering June-September; individual plants do not usually bloom in successive years



Acronyms: DL = Delisted Taxon, FT = Federal threatened, FE = Federal endangered, FC = Federal Candidate species,

SE = State endangered, ST = State threatened, SC = State Candidate Species, and = No regulatory status.

CSJ: 0114-02-104 Page 1 of 10 US 290 Toll – Phase III (Direct Connectors)

Table 1. Candidate, Threatened, or Endangered Species of Travis

County

Species

State

Status

Federal

Status

Potential

Habitat

Present

Species

Effect/Impact Justification

Austin Blind

Salamander

Eurycea

waterlooensis

FE No No Effect Only known from outlets of

Barton Springs which are not

in the proposed project area.

Barton Springs

salamander

Eurycea sosorum

SE FE No No Effect/No

Impact

Only known from outlets of

Barton Springs which are not

in the project area.

Jollyville Plateau

salamander

Eurycea

tonkawae

FT No No Effect No suitable habitat present.

No karst features were found

within or adjacent to the

proposed project ROW. No

springs, spring-fed streams or

caves with flowing water are

found adjacent or within ROW.

Pedernales River

Springs

Eurycea sp. 6

SGCN No No Impact No suitable habitat present.

No springs found adjacent or

within ROW.

Bandit Cave

spider

Cicurina bandida


ROW is not located within a

defined or transitional karst

zone

Bee Creek Cave

harvestman

Texella reddelli

FE No No Effect No suitable habitat present.



zone.

Bone Cave

Harvestman

Texella reyesi




proposed project ROW.

Tooth Cave

pseudoscorpion

Tartarocreagris

texana





Table 1, cont’d




Species

State

Status

Federal

Status

Potential

Habitat

Present

Species


Tooth Cave

spider

Neoleptoneta

myopica





Warton’s Cave

meshweaver

Cicurina wartoni

FC No No Impact No suitable habitat present.




American

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

anatum

ST DL No No Impact No suitable habitat present.

No high cliffs or tall buildings

found within or adjacent to the


Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus

leucocephalus


No tall trees, cliffs, or coasts

near large bodies of water



Black-capped

Vireo

Vireo atricapilla

SE FE No No Effect/ Impact No suitable habitat present.

No rangelands with early

successional vegetation in the

project area.

Golden-cheeked

Warbler

Dendroica

chrysoparia


No oak-juniper stands found in

the project area.

Interior Least

Tern

Sterna antillarum

athalassos


No nests or major rivers found

within the proposed project

ROW.

Peregine Falcon

Falco peregrinus


No tall trees, cliffs, coasts near

large bodies of water found



Table 1, cont’d




Species

State

Status

Federal

Status

Potential

Habitat

Present

Species


Piping Plover

Charadrius

melodus

FT No No Impact Status only is considered

during wind energy projects.

This is a transportation project.

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

rufa

FT No No Effect No suitable habitat present.

No shoreline of coast or bays,

mudflats or tidal flats are

located within or adjacent to

ROW. Status only is

considered during wind energy

projects. This is a

transportation project.

Sprague’s Pipit

Anthus spragueii

SGCN FC No No Effect/No

Impact

No suitable habitat present.

No native upland prairie or

coastal grasslands within or

adjacent to the proposed

project ROW. It is sensitive to

patch size and avoid edges.

Western

Burrowing Owl

Athenecuni-

cularia hypugaea


No open grasslands, prairies,

plains or vacant lots adjacent

or within ROW.

Whooping Crane

Grus americana


Impact


No estuaries, prairie marshes

savannah, grasslands,

cropland pastures found within

ROW.

An amphipod

Stygobromus

russelli




zone. No karst features were



Table 1, cont’d




Species

State

Status

Federal

Status

Potential

Habitat

Present

Species


Balcones Cave

amphipod

Stygobromus

balconis







Bifurcated cave

amphipod

Stygobromus

bifurcatus







Guadalupe bass

Micropterus

treculii


No perennial streams within or

near ROW.

Smalleye Shiner

Notropis buccula FE No No Effect/ No

Impact

No suitable habitat present in

ROW. No broad open sandy

channels.

Kretschmarr

Cave Mold

Beetle

Texamaurops

reddelli

FE No No Effect / No

Impact







Tooth Cave rove

beetle

Cylindropsis sp.






proposed project ROW

Tooth Cave

Ground Beetle

Rhadine

persephone

FE No No Effect / No

Impact






proposed project ROW

Table 1, cont’d




Species

State

Status

Federal

Status

Potential

Habitat

Present

Species


Cave myotis bat

Myotis velifer

SGCN Yes May impact Potential suitable habitat

present. Cliff Swallow nest

have been identified

underneath bridges.

Plains spotted

skunk

Spilogale

putorius

interrupta

SGCN Yes May Impact Potential suitable habitat

present. Croplands found

adjacent to ROW which could

be alternative habitat for the

species.

Red Wolf

Canis rufus


Impact

Extirpated from Texas.

Golden Orb

Quadrula aurea

FC No No Effect No suitable habitat present

within proposed project ROW.

False Spike

Mussel

Quadrula

mitchelli

ST No No Impact No suitable habitat present.

No perennial streams with

gravel within or adjacent to

ROW.

Smooth

Pimpleback

Quadrula

houstonensis

ST FC No No Effect/ No

Impact

No suitable habitat present


Texas Fatmucket

Lampsilis

bracteata


Impact


within proposed project ROW..

Texas Fawnsfoot

Truncilla

macrodon


Impact



Texas

Pimpleback

Quadrula petrina


Impact



No streams with slow flow

rates and gravel or sandy

substrates.

Table 1, cont’d




Species

State

Status

Federal

Status

Potential

Habitat

Present

Species


Texas Garter

Snake

Thamnophis

sirtalis

annectens

SGCN Yes May Impact A TXNDD element occurrence

(EOID 6167) of this species is

located within the ROW.

Potential habitat is present

within and adjacent to ROW;

however, riparian corridors

would be spanned during

construction. ROW bisects

Gilleland Creek tributary.

Adjacent ditches which are

wet or moist microhabitats

maybe potential habitat.

Spot-tailed

earless lizard

Holbrookia

lacerate


No open prairie-bushland, flat

areas free of vegetation within

or adjacent to ROW.

Texas Horned

Lizard

Phrynosoma

cornutum

ST No No Impact No suitable habitat present.

No sandy soils or harvester

ants were observed.

Arrowleaf

milkvine

Matelea

sagittifolia


No thornscrub were observed.

Basin bellflower

Campanula

reverchonii


No loose gravel, gravelly sand,

or rock outcrops of igneous or

metamorphic rock were

observed.

Boerne bean

Phaseolus

texensis


No rocky canyons near or

adjacent to ROW.

Table 1, cont’d




Species

State

Status

Federal

Status

Potential

Habitat

Present

Species


Bracted

twistflower

Streptanthus

bracteatus

SGCN FC No No Effect/No

Impact


Soil composition near ROW

mainly comprised of

compacted clay with moderate

slopes. No well-drained clay or

clay loams identified in ROW.

Buckley tridens

Tridens

buckleyanus


No juniper-oak Woodlands

near or adjacent to ROW were

observed.

Correll's false

dragon-head

Physostegia

correllii

SGCN Yes May Impact Potential habitat present. ROW

bisects Gilleland Creek’s

tributary.

Glass Mountains

coral-root

Hexalectris nitida


No juniper woodlands

identified adjacent or near

ROW.

Gravelbar

brickellbush

Brickellia

dentata


No creeks or rivers with

gravelly alluvial beds in or

adjacent to ROW.

Heller's

marbleseed

Onosmodium

helleri


No loamy calcareous soils or

mesic canyons in or adjacent

to ROW.

Table 1, cont’d




Species

State

Status

Federal

Status

Potential

Habitat

Present

Species


Low spurge

Euphorbia

peplidion

SGCN Yes May Impact Potential suitable habitat

present. Commonly found on

sandy substrates in

calcareous soils, which is not

found in adjacent or in ROW.

However, it does persist in a

variety of vernally moist

situations at scattered sites

through numerous natural

regions. ROW bisects

floodplains, creeks, ditches

and tributaries that flow

vernally; however, the OHWM

will be spanned for streams.

Narrowleaf

brickellbush

Brickellia

eupatorioides

var. gracillima

SGCN No No Impact No potential habitat present.

No creeks or riverbanks with

dry gravelly alluvial soils found

near or in ROW.

Net-leaf

bundleflower

Desmanthus

reticulatus

SGCN Yes May Impact A TXNDD element occurrence

(EOID 10460 and 10095) of

this species is located 1.02

miles of ROW. Potential

habitat of clay prairies of the

coastal plains adjacent to

ROW.

Plateau

loosestrife

Lythrum

ovalifolium


ROW not located on perennial

or strongly intermittent

streams of the Edwards

Plateau, Llano Uplift or

Lampasas Cutplain. No

perennial or strong

intermittent streams were

observed.

Plateau milkvine

Matelea

edwardsensis


No oak-juniper or juniper-oak

woodlands were observed.

Table 1, cont’d




Species

State

Status

Federal

Status

Potential

Habitat

Present

Species


Rock grape

Vitis rupestris


No rocky limestone slopes or

streambeds found near or

adjacent to ROW.

Scarlet leather-

flower

Clematis

texensis


No oak-juniper woodlands

identified in or adjacent to

ROW.

Stanfield's

beebalm

Monarda

punctata var.

stanfieldii


No granite sands found near

or in ROW.

Sycamore-leaf

snowbell

Styrax

platanifolius ssp.

platanifolius




ROW.

Texabama croton

Croton

alabamensis var

texensis


No loamy clay soils, mesic

limestone canyons or

limestone uplands found in or

adjacent to ROW.

Texas almond

Prunus

minutiflora


No calcareous soils found in or

adjacent to ROW.

Texas amorpha

Amorpha

roemeriana


No oak-juniper woodlands or

shrublands on limestone

slopes found in or adjacent to

ROW.

Texas barberry

Berberis swaseyi


No calcareous stony clay on

grasslands over limestone or

loamier soils found in or

adjacent to ROW.

Table 1, cont’d




Species

State

Status

Federal

Status

Potential

Habitat

Present

Species


Texas fescue

Festuca versuta


No mesic woodlands on

limestone derived soils found

in or adjacent to ROW.

Texas milk vetch

Astragalus

reflexus

SGCN Yes May Impact Potential habitat present.

Species is able to thrive on

roadside clay substrates,

which is found in and adjacent

to ROW.

Texas seymeria

Seymeria texana




ROW.

Tree dodder

Cuscuta exaltata


No Quercus, Juglans, Rhus,

Vitis, Ulmus or Disopyros

found in or adjacent ROW.

Warnock's coral-

root

Hexalectris

warnockii


No oak-juniper woodlands or

canyons identified in or

adjacent to ROW.

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AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXASCSJ: 0114-02-104 Sheet 1 of 3

Project AreaEMST Vegetation

Barren (B)Blackland Prairie: Disturbance or Tame Grassland (DTG) Central Texas: Floodplain Deciduous Shrubland (FDS)Central Texas: Floodplain Evergreen Shrubland (FES)Central Texas: Floodplain Herbaceous Vegetation (FHV)Central Texas: Riparian Deciduous Shrubland (RDS)

Central Texas: Riparian Hardwood Forest (RHF)Central Texas: Riparian Herbaceous Vegetation (RHV)Native Invasive: Deciduous Woodland (DW)Native Invasive: Juniper Shrubland (JS)Native Invasive: Mesquite Shrubland (MS)Row Crops (RC)Urban High Intensity (UHI)Urban Low Intensity (ULI)


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Common Name EcoRegion Acres1

Blackland Prairie: Disturbance or Tame Grassland Texas Blackland Prairies 124.45

Central Texas: Riparian Herbaceous Vegetation Texas Blackland Prairies 1.88

Native Invasive: Juniper Shrubland Texas Blackland Prairies 4.24

Urban Low Intensity Texas Blackland Prairies 141.26

1. Slight differences due to rounding.

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Actual Vegetation Types


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Actual VegetationBlackland Prairie: Disturbance or Tame Grassland (DTG) Central Texas: Riparian Herbaceous Vegetation (RHV)Native Invasive: Juniper Shrubland (JS)Urban Low Intensity (ULI)


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Agriculture 0 73.02

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Floodplain 0 3.74

Riparian 1.88 4.41

Disturbed Prairie and Native Invasive 128.69 38.18

Urban 141.26 83.59

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Comparison of EMST vs Actual Vegetation Types

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U.S. Highway 290 Toll Phase III Direct Connectors, Travis County, Texas Project Area Photographs CSJ - 0114-02-104

CSJ: 0114-02-104 1 February 2017

Biological Resources Technical Report – Farm to Market Road 676

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Biological Resources Technical Report (FM 676 from SH 364 (La Homa Road) to SH 107)

Photograph 1: Cliff Swallow nest underneath overpass

at TX 130 toll and Parmer Lane.

Photograph 2: Typical riparian herbaceous

community within or adjacent to ROW.

U.S. Highway 290 Toll Phase III Direct Connectors, Travis County, Texas Project Area Photographs CSJ - 0114-02-104

CSJ: 0114-02-104 2 February 2017

Biological Resources Technical Report – Farm to Market Road 676

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Biological Resources Technical Report (FM 676 from SH 364 (La Homa Road) to SH 107)

Photograph 3: Typical disturbed grassland in the

Blackland Prairie adjacent or within ROW.

Photograph 4: Typical Urban low intensity adjacent or within ROW.

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