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IPaC resource list Location

Arlington County, Virginia

Local office Virginia Ecological Services Field Office

(804) 693-6694

(804) 693-9032

6669 Short Lane Gloucester, VA 23061-4410 http://www.fws.gov/northeast/virginiafield/

Endangered species This resource list is for informational purposes only and should not be used for planning or analyzing project level impacts.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceIPaC

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Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act requires Federal agencies to “request of the Secretary information whether any species which is listed or proposed to be listed may be present in the area of such proposed action” for any project that is conducted, permitted, funded, or licensed by any Federal agency.

A letter from the local office and a species list which fulfills this requirement can only be obtained by requesting an official species list either from the Regulatory Review section in IPaC or from the local field office directly.

For project evaluations that require USFWS concurrence/review, please return to the IPaC website and request an official species list by creating a project and making a request from the Regulatory Review section.

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

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

THERE ARE NO ENDANGERED SPECIES EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT THIS LOCATION.

Migratory birds

Birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection 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 is prohibited unless authorized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

. There are no provisions for allowing 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 of migratory birds is responsible for complying with the appropriate regulations and implementing appropriate conservation measures.

1. The Migratory Birds Treaty Act of 1918.

2. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940.

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The following species of migratory birds are potentially affected by activities in this location:

3. 50 C.F.R. Sec. 10.12 and 16 U.S.C. Sec. 668(a)

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.php

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

• Year-round bird occurrence data http://www.birdscanada.org/birdmon/default/datasummaries.jsp

NAME SEASON(S)

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/6582

Wintering

American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8935

Year-round

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

Year-round

Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9399

Breeding

Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Breeding

Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/2974

Breeding

Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Wintering

Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus Breeding

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

Breeding

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

Wintering

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Breeding

Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Breeding

Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Breeding

Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Wintering

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Year-round

Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Wintering

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9295

Wintering

Snowy Egret Egretta thula Breeding

Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/3482

Breeding

Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Breeding

Worm Eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum Breeding

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Facilities Wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries

REFUGE AND FISH HATCHERY INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

Wetlands in the National Wetlands Inventory Impacts to NWI wetlands and other aquatic habitats may be subject to regulation under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, or other State/Federal statutes.

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

DATA LIMITATIONS

The Service's objective of mapping wetlands and deepwater habitats is to produce reconnaissance level information on the location, type and size of these resources. The maps are prepared from the analysis of high altitude imagery. Wetlands are identified based on vegetation, visible hydrology and geography. A margin of error is inherent in the use of imagery; thus, detailed on-the-ground inspection of any particular site may result in revision of the wetland boundaries or classification established through image analysis.

The accuracy of image interpretation depends on the quality of the imagery, the experience of the image analysts, the amount and quality of the collateral data and the amount of ground truth verification work conducted. Metadata should be consulted to determine the date of the source imagery used and any mapping problems.

Wetlands or other mapped features may have changed since the date of the imagery or field work. There may be occasional differences in polygon boundaries or classifications between the information depicted on the map and the actual conditions on site.

DATA EXCLUSIONS

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THERE ARE NO KNOWN WETLANDS AT THIS LOCATION.

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

DATA PRECAUTIONS

Federal, state, and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over wetlands may define and describe wetlands in a different manner than that used in this inventory. There is no attempt, in either the design or products of this inventory, to define the limits of proprietary jurisdiction of any Federal, state, or local government or to establish the geographical scope of the regulatory programs of government agencies. Persons intending to engage in activities involving modifications within or adjacent to wetland areas should seek the advice of appropriate federal, state, or local agencies concerning specified agency regulatory programs and proprietary jurisdictions that may affect such activities.

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Updated4_GWMP 203(2) IPaC Species List