# Appendix B {#appendix-b .Style7}

# Hanford Site Species Lists {#hanford-site-species-lists .Style7}

**This appendix contains five tables that list species of vascular
plants, mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, and fish that have been
sighted on the Hanford Site. The lists are for those species likely to
be encountered on the site and are not intended to represent a complete
listing of all species. When appropriate, more comprehensive listings
have been identified.**

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**Table B-1**. Common Vascular Plants on the Hanford Site, Washington
(Taxonomy follows Hitchcock and Cronquist 1973). See Sackschewsky and
Downs (2001) for a complete listing of Hanford Site vascular plants

+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **A. Shrub-Steppe Species**    |   | **Scientific Name**                 |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
|                                |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **Shrub**                      |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| big sagebrush                  |   | *Artemisia tridentata*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| bitterbrush                    |   | *Purshia tridentata*                |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| gray rabbitbrush               |   | *Ericameria nauseousa*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| green rabbitbrush              |   | *Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus*       |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| snow buckwheat                 |   | *Eriogonum niveum*                  |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| spiny hopsage                  |   | *Grayia (Atriplex) spinosa*         |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| threetip sagebrush             |   | *Artemisia tripartita*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
|                                |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **Perennial Grasses**          |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| bluebunch wheatgrass           |   | *Pseudoroegnaria spicata*           |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| bottlebrush squirreltail       |   | *Elymus elymoides*                  |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| crested wheatgrass             |   | *Agropyron desertorum               |
|                                |   | (cristatum)*^(a)^                   |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Indian ricegrass               |   | *Achnatherum hymenoides*            |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| needle-and-thread grass        |   | *Stipa comata*                      |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| prairie junegrass              |   | *Koeleria cristata*                 |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| sand dropseed                  |   | *Sporobolus cryptandrus*            |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Sandberg's bluegrass           |   | *Poa sandbergii (secunda)*          |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| thickspike wheatgrass          |   | *Elymus macrourus*                  |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
|                                |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **Biennial/Perennial Forbs**   |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| bastard toad flax              |   | *Comandra umbellata*                |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| buckwheat milkvetch            |   | *Astragalus caricinus*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| carey's balsamroot             |   | *Balsamorhiza careyana*             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Cusick's sunflower             |   | *Helianthus cusickii*               |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| cutleaf ladysfoot mustard      |   | *Thelypodium laciniatum*            |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Douglas' clusterlily           |   | *Brodiaea douglasii*                |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| dune scurfpea                  |   | *Psoralea lanceolata*               |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Franklin's sandwort            |   | *Arenaria franklinii*               |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Gray's desertparsley           |   | *Lomatium grayi*                    |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| hoary aster                    |   | *Machaeranthera canescens*          |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| hoary falseyarrow              |   | *Chaenactis douglasii*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| longleaf phlox                 |   | *Phlox longifolia*                  |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Munro's globemallow            |   | *Sphaeralcea munroana*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| pale eveningprimrose           |   | *Oenothera pallida*                 |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| rough wallflower               |   | *Erysimum asperum*                  |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| sand beardtongue               |   | *Penstemon acuminatus*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
|                                |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **A. Shrub-Steppe Species      |   | **Scientific Name**                 |
| (cont'd.)**                    |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| slender hawksbeard             |   | *Crepis atrabarba*                  |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| stalked-pod milkvetch          |   | *Astragalus sclerocarpus*           |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| threadleaf fleabane            |   | *Erigeron filifolius*               |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| turpentine spring parsley      |   | *Cymopteris terebinthinus*          |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| winged dock                    |   | *Rumex venosus*                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| yarrow                         |   | *Achillea millefolium*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| yellow bell                    |   | *Fritillaria pudica*                |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| yellow salsify                 |   | *Tragopogon dubius*^(a)^            |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
|                                |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **Annual Forbs**               |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| annual Jacob's ladder          |   | *Polemonium micranthum*             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| blue mustard                   |   | *Chorispora tenella*^(a)^           |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| bur ragweed                    |   | *Ambrosia acanthicarpa*             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| clasping pepperweed            |   | *Lepidium perfoliatum*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Indian wheat                   |   | *Plantago patagonica*               |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| jagged chickweed               |   | *Holosteum umbellatum*^(a)^         |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Jim Hill's tumblemustard       |   | *Sisymbrium altissimum*^(a)^        |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| matted cryptantha              |   | *Cryptantha circumscissa*           |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| pink microsteris               |   | *Microsteris gracilis*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| prickly lettuce                |   | *Lactuca serriola*^(a)^             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Russian thistle (tumbleweed)   |   | *Salsola kali*^(a)^                 |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| spring whitlowgrass            |   | *Draba verna*^(a)^                  |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| storksbill                     |   | *Erodium cicutarium*^(a)^           |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| tall willowherb                |   | *Epilobium paniculatum*             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| tarweed fiddleneck             |   | *Amsinckia lycopsoides*             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| threadleaf scorpion weed       |   | *Phacelia linearis*                 |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| western tansymustard           |   | *Descurainia pinnata*               |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| white cupseed                  |   | *Plectritis macrocera*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| whitestem stickleaf            |   | *Mentzelia albicaulis*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| winged cryptantha              |   | *Cryptantha pterocarya*             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
|                                |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **Annual Grasses**             |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| cheatgrass                     |   | *Bromus tectorum*^(a)^              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| slender sixweeks               |   | *Festuca octoflora*                 |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| small sixweeks                 |   | *Festuca microstachys*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
|                                |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **B. Riparian Species**        |   | **Scientific Name**                 |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
|                                |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **Trees and Shrubs**           |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| black cottonwood               |   | *Populus trichocarpa*               |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| black locust                   |   | *Robinia pseudo-acacia*             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| coyote willow                  |   | *Salix exigua*                      |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| peach, apricot, cherry         |   | *Prunus* spp.                       |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| peachleaf willow               |   | *Salix amygdaloides*^(a)^           |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **Trees and Shrubs (cont'd)**  |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| willow                         |   | *Salix* spp.                        |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| white mulberry                 |   | *Morus alba*^(a)^                   |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **Perennial Grasses and        |   |                                     |
| Forbs**                        |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| bentgrass                      |   | *Agrostis* spp. ^(b)^               |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| blanket flower                 |   | *Gaillardia aristata*               |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| bulrushes                      |   | *Scirpus* spp.^(b)^                 |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| cattail                        |   | *Typha latifolia*^(b)^              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Columbia River gumweed         |   | *Grindelia columbiana*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| dogbane                        |   | *Apocynum cannabinum*               |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| hairy golden aster             |   | *Heterotheca villosa*               |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| heartweed                      |   | *Polygonum persicaria*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| horsetails                     |   | *Equisetum* spp.                    |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| horseweed tickseed             |   | *Coreopsis atkinsoniana*            |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| lovegrass                      |   | *Eragrostis* spp. ^(b)^             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| lupine                         |   | *Lupinus* spp.                      |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| meadow foxtail                 |   | *Alopecurus aequalis* ^(b)^         |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Pacific sage                   |   | *Artemisia campestris*              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| prairie sagebrush              |   | *Artemisia ludoviciana*             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| reed canary grass              |   | *Phalaris arundinacea*^(a,b)^       |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| rushes                         |   | *Juncus* spp.                       |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Russian knapweed               |   | *Centaurea repens*^(a)^             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| sedge                          |   | *Carex* spp.^(b)^                   |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| water speedwell                |   | *Veronica anagallis-aquatica*       |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| western goldenrod              |   | *Solidago occidentalis*             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| wild onion                     |   | *Allium* spp.                       |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| wiregrass spikerush            |   | *Eleocharis* spp.^(b)^              |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
|                                |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| **C. Aquatic Vascular          |   | **Scientific Name**                 |
| Species**                      |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| Canadian waterweed             | * |                                     |
|                                | E |                                     |
|                                | l |                                     |
|                                | o |                                     |
|                                | d |                                     |
|                                | e |                                     |
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|                                | n |                                     |
|                                | a |                                     |
|                                | d |                                     |
|                                | e |                                     |
|                                | n |                                     |
|                                | s |                                     |
|                                | i |                                     |
|                                | s |                                     |
|                                | * |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| duckweed                       |   | *Lemna minor*                       |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| pondweed                       |   | *Potamogeton* spp.                  |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| spiked water milfoil           |   | *Myriophyllum spicatum*             |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| watercress                     |   | *Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum*      |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+
| \(a\) Introduced               |   |                                     |
|                                |   |                                     |
| \(b\) Perennial grasses and    |   |                                     |
| graminoids.                    |   |                                     |
+--------------------------------+---+-------------------------------------+

**Table B-2.** Mammals that Have Been Observed on the Hanford Site,
Washington (Becker 1993, Fitzner and Gray 1991, Soll *et al*. 1999)

  -------------------------------------------------- --------------------
  **Common Name**                                    **Scientific Name**

  **[Shrews (family Soricidae)]{.underline}**         

  Merriam\'s shrew                                   *Sorex merriami*

  vagrant shrew                                      *Sorex vagrans*

  **[Evening bats (family                             
  Vespertilionidae)]{.underline}**                   

  pallid bat                                         *Antrozous pallidus*

  big brown bat                                      *Eptesicus fuscus*

  silver-haired bat                                  *Lasionycteris
                                                     noctivagans*

  hoary bat                                          *Lasiurus cinereus*

  California myotis                                  *Myotis
                                                     californicus*

  small-footed myotis                                *Myotis leibii*

  little brown myotis                                *Myotis lucifugus*

  long-legged myotis                                 *Myotis volans*

  Yuma myotis                                        *Myotis yumanensis*

  western pipistrelle                                *Pipistrellus
                                                     hesperus*

  **[Hares, rabbits (family                           
  Leporidae)]{.underline}**                          

  black-tailed jackrabbit                            *Lepus californicus*

  white-tailed jackrabbit                            *Lepus townsendii*

  Nuttall\'s (or mountain) cottontail                *Sylvilagus
                                                     nuttallii*

  **[Chipmunks, marmots, Squirrels (family            
  Sciuridae)]{.underline}**                          

  yellow-bellied marmot                              *Marmota
                                                     flaviventris*

  Townsend\'s ground squirrel                        *Spermophilus
                                                     townsendii*

  Washington ground squirrel                         *Spermophilus
                                                     washingtoni*

  least chipmunk                                     *Tamias minimus*

  **[Pocket gophers (family                           
  Geomyidae)]{.underline}**                          

  northern pocket gopher                             *Thomomys talpoides*

  **[Heteromyid rodents, pocket mice (family          
  Heteromyidae)]{.underline}**                       

  Great Basin pocket mouse                           *Perognathus parvus*

  **[Beavers (family Castoridae)]{.underline}**       

  beaver                                             *Castor canadensis*

  **[Campagnols, mice, rats, souris, voles (family    
  Muridae)]{.underline}**                            

  sagebrush vole                                     *Lemmiscus curtatus*

  montane vole                                       *Microtus montanus*

                                                     

  **Common Name**                                    **Scientific Name**

  [**Campagnols, mice, rats, souris, voles (family   ** **
  Muridae)** cont\'d]{.underline}                    

  house mouse                                        *Mus musculus*

  bushy-tailed woodrat                               *Neotoma cinerea*

  muskrat                                            *Ondatra zibethicus*

  northern grasshopper mouse                         *Onychomys
                                                     leucogaster*

  deer mouse                                         *Peromyscus
                                                     maniculatus*

  Norway rat                                         *Rattus norvegicus*

  western harvest mouse                              *Reithrodontomys
                                                     megalotis*

  **[New World porcupines (family                     
  Erethizontidae)]{.underline}**                     

  porcupine                                          *Erethizon dorsatum*

  **[Coyotes, dogs, foxes, jackals, wolves (family    
  Canidae)]{.underline}**                            

  coyote                                             *Canis latrans*

  **[Raccoons (family Procyonidae)]{.underline}**     

  raccoon                                            *Procyon lotor*

  **[Martins, weasels, wolverines, otters, badgers    
  (family Mustelidae)]{.underline}**                 

  river otter                                        *Lontra canadensis*

  short-tail weasel                                  *Mustela erminea*

  long-tailed weasel                                 *Mustela frenata*

  mink                                               *Mustela vison*

  badger                                             *Taxidea taxus*

  **[Skunks (family Mephitidae)]{.underline}**        

  striped skunk                                      *Mephitis mephitis*

  **[Cats (family Felidae)]{.underline}**             

  bobcat                                             *Lynx rufus*

  mountain lion                                      *Puma concolor
                                                     concolor*

  **[Caribou, cervids, deer, moose, Wapiti (family    
  Cervidae)]{.underline}**                           

  Rocky Mountain elk                                 *Cervus elaphus*

  mule deer                                          *Odocoileus
                                                     hemionus*

  white-tailed deer                                  *Odocoileus
                                                     virginianus*
  -------------------------------------------------- --------------------

> **Table B-3. Common Bird Species Known to Occur on the Hanford Site,
> Washington (Fitzner and Gray 1991, Landeen et al. 1992, Duberstein
> 1997). Season Code: Yr = all year, W = winter, B = Breeding, M =
> Migration**

+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > **Common Name**             | > **Scientific Name**    | >         |
|                               |                          |  **Season |
|                               |                          | > of      |
|                               |                          | > highest |
|                               |                          | > ab      |
|                               |                          | undance** |
+===============================+==========================+===========+
| > **[Gaviiformes - Loons or   |                          |           |
| > divers]{.underline}**       |                          |           |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > common loon                 | > *Gavia immer*          | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| **[Podicipediformes -         |                          |           |
| Grebes]{.underline}**         |                          |           |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > eared grebe                 | > *Podiceps nigricollis* | > W       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > horned grebe                | > *Podiceps auritus*     | > W       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > pied-billed grebe           | > *Podilymbus podiceps*  | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > western grebe               | > *Aechmophorus          | > W       |
|                               | > occidentalis*          |           |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > **[Pelecaniformes -         |                          |           |
| > Pelicans and                |                          |           |
| > allies]{.underline}**       |                          |           |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > American white pelican      | > *Pelecanus             | > Yr      |
|                               | > erythrorhynchos*       |           |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > double-crested cormorant    | > *Phalacrocorax         | > Yr      |
|                               | > auritus*               |           |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > **[Anseriformes -           |                          |           |
| > Waterfowl]{.underline}**    |                          |           |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > American green-winged teal  | > *Anas crecca*          | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > American wigeon             | > *Anas americana*       | > W       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > Barrow\'s goldeneye         | > *Bucephala islandica*  | > W       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > blue-winged teal            | > *Anas discors*         | > B       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > bufflehead                  | > *Bucephala albeola*    | > W       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > cinnamon teal               | > *Anas cyanoptera*      | > B       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > Canada goose                | *Branta canadensis*      | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > common goldeneye            | > *Bucephala clangula*   | > W       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > common merganser            | > *Mergus merganser*     | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > gadwall                     | > *Anas strepera*        | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > hooded merganser            | > *Lophodytes            | > W       |
|                               | > cucullatus*            |           |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > mallard                     | > *Anas platyrhynchos*   | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > northern pintail            | > *Anas acuta*           | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > northern shoveler           | > *Anas clypeata*        | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > redhead                     | > *Aythya americana*     | > W       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > ruddy duck                  | > *Oxyura jamaicensis*   | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > **[Gruiformes - Cranes,     |                          |           |
| > rails, and                  |                          |           |
| > allies]{.underline}**       |                          |           |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > American coot               | *Fulica americana*       | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > sora                        | > *Porzana carolina*     | > B       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > Virginia rail               | > *Rallus limicola*      | > B       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > **[Charadriiformes -        |                          |           |
| > Shorebirds and              |                          |           |
| > allies]{.underline}**       |                          |           |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > California gull             | > *Larus californicus*   | > Yr      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+
| > Forster\'s tern             | > *Sterna forsteri*      | > B       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------+

+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > **Common Name**             | > **Scientific Name**    | >        |
|                               |                          | **Season |
|                               |                          | > of     |
|                               |                          | >        |
|                               |                          |  highest |
|                               |                          | > abu    |
|                               |                          | ndance** |
+===============================+==========================+==========+
| > [**Charadriiformes -        |                          |          |
| > Shorebirds and allies**     |                          |          |
| > (cont'd)]{.underline}       |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > American avocet             | > *Recurvirostra         | > B      |
|                               | > americana*             |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > black-crowned night-heron   | > *Nycticorax            | > B      |
|                               | > nycticorax*            |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Caspian tern                | > *Sterna caspia*        | > B      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > common snipe                | > *Gallinago gallinago*  | > B      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > dunlin                      | > *Calidris alpinis*     | > M      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > glaucous-winged gull        | > *Leucosticte           | > Yr     |
|                               | > tephrocotis*           |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > great blue heron            | > *Ardea herodias*       | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > great egret                 | > *Casmerodius albus*    | > B      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > greater yellowlegs          | > *Tringa melanoleuca*   | > M      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > herring gull                | > *Larus argentatus*     | > W      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > killdeer                    | > *Charadrius vociferus* | > B      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > lesser yellowlegs           | > *Tringa flavipes*      | > M      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > long-billed curlew          | > *Numenius americanus*  | > B      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > long-billed dowitcher       | > *Limnodromus           | > M      |
|                               | > scolopaceus*           |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > red-necked phalarope        | > *Larus glaucescens*    | > M      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > ring-billed gull            | *Larus delawarensis*     | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > sandhill crane              | > *Grus canadensis*      | > M      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > spotted sandpiper           | > *Actitis macularia*    | > B      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > solitary sandpiper          | > *Tringa solitaria*     | > M      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > western sandpiper           | > *Calidris mauri*       | > M      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > **[Galliformes -            |                          |          |
| > Chicken-like                |                          |          |
| > birds]{.underline}**        |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > California quail            | > *Callipepla            | > Yr     |
|                               | > californica*           |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > chukar                      | > *Alectoris chukar*     | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > grey partridge              | > *Perdix perdix*        | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > ring-necked pheasant        | > *Phasianus colchicus*  | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > **[Falconiformes - Diurnal  |                          |          |
| > birds of                    |                          |          |
| > prey]{.underline}**         |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > American kestrel            | > *Falco sparverius*     | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > bald eagle                  | > *Haliaeetus            | > W      |
|                               | > leucocephalus*         |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Cooper\'s hawk              | > *Accipiter cooperii*   | > W      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > ferruginous hawk            | > *Buteo regalis*        | > B      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > golden eagle                | > *Aquila chrysaetos*    | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > merlin                      | > *Falco columbarius*    | > M      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > northern harrier            | > *Circus cyaneus*       | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > northern rough-legged hawk  | > *Buteo lagopus*        | > W      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > osprey                      | > *Pandion haliaetus*    | > B      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > prairie falcon              | > *Falco mexicanus*      | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > red-tailed hawk             | > *Buteo jamaicensis*    | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > sharp-shinned hawk          | > *Accipiter striatus*   | > W      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Swainson\'s hawk            | > *Buteo swainsoni*      | > B      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > **[Strigiformes -           |                          |          |
| > Owls]{.underline}**         |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > burrowing owl               | > *Athene cunicularia*   | > B      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > common barn-owl             | > *Tyto alba*            | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > great horned owl            | > *Bubo virginianus*     | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > long-eared owl              | > *Asio otus*            | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > short-eared owl             | > *Asio flammeus*        | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > **[Coraciiformes - Rollers  |                          |          |
| > and allies]{.underline}**   |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > belted kingfisher           | > *Ceryle alcyon*        | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > **[Columbiformes -          |                          |          |
| > Pigeons]{.underline}**      |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > mourning dove               | > *Zenaida macroura*     | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > rock dove                   | > *Columba livia*        | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > **[Caprimulgiformes -       |                          |          |
| > Nightjars and               |                          |          |
| > allies]{.underline}**       |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > common nighthawk            | > *Chordeiles minor*     | > B      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > common poorwill             | > *Phalaenoptilus        | > B      |
|                               | > nuttallii*             |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > **[Apodiformes -            |                          |          |
| > Hummingbirds,               |                          |          |
| > swifts]{.underline}**       |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > rufous hummingbird          | > *Selasphorus rufus*    | > M      |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > **[Piciformes - Woodpeckers |                          |          |
| > and allies]{.underline}**   |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Northern flicker            | > *Colaptes auratus*     | > Yr     |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > **[Passeriformes - Perching |                          |          |
| > birds]{.underline}**        |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > American crow               | > *Corvus                | Yr       |
|                               | > brachyrhynchos*        |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > American goldfinch          | > *Carduelis tristis*    | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > American robin              | > *Turdus migratorius*   | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > bank swallow                | > *Riparia riparia*      | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > barn swallow                | > *Hirundo rustica*      | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Bewick\'s wren              | > *Thryomanes bewickii*  | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > black-billed magpie         | > *Pica pica*            | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > black-headed grosbeak       | > *Pheucticus            | B        |
|                               | > melanocephalus*        |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Blue-headed vireo           | > *Vireo solitarius*     | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Brewer\'s blackbird         | > *Euphagus              | B        |
|                               | > cyanocephalus*         |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Brewer\'s sparrow           | > *Spizella breweri*     | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > brown-headed cowbird        | > *Molothrus ater*       | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Bullock\'s oriole           | > *Icterus galbula*      | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > canyon wren                 | > *Catherpes mexicanus*  | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > cedar waxwing               | > *Bombycilla cedrorum*  | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > chipping sparrow            | > *Spizella passerina*   | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > cliff swallow               | > *Hirundo pyrrhonota*   | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > [**Passeriformes - Perching |                          |          |
| > birds**                     |                          |          |
| > (cont'd)]{.underline}       |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > common raven                | *Corvus corax*           | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > dark-eyed junco             | *Junco hyemalis*         | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > eastern kingbird            | *Tyrannus tyrannus*      | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > European starling           | *Sturnus vulgaris*       | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > golden-crowned kinglet      | *Regulus satrapa*        | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > golden-crowned sparrow      | *Zonotrichia             | M        |
|                               | atricapilla*             |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > grasshopper sparrow         | *Ammodramus savannarum*  | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > gray-crowned rosy finch     | *Phalaropus lobatus*     | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Hammond\'s flycatcher       | ##                       | M        |
|                               | #### Empidonax hammondii |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > horned lark                 | *Eremophila alpestris*   | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > house finch                 | *Carpodacus mexicanus*   | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > house sparrow               | *Passer domesticus*      | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > house wren                  | *Troglodytes aedon*      | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > lark sparrow                | *Chondestes grammacus*   | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > lazuli bunting              | *Passerina amoena*       | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Lincoln\'s sparrow          | *Melospiza lincolnii*    | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > loggerhead shrike           | *Lanius ludovicianus*    | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > MacGillivray\'s warbler     | *Oporornis tolmiei*      | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > marsh wren                  | *Cistothorus palustris*  | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Nashville warbler           | *Vermivora ruficapilla*  | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > northern rough-winged       | *Stelgidopteryx          | B        |
| > swallow                     | serripennis*             |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > orange-crowned warbler      | *Vermivora celata*       | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Pacific-slope flycatcher    | *Empidonax difficilis*   | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > red-breasted nuthatch       | *Sitta canadensis*       | W        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > red-winged blackbird        | *Agelaius phoeniceus*    | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > rock wren                   | *Salpinctes obsoletus*   | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > ruby-crowned kinglet        | *Regulus calendula*      | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > rufous-sided towhee         | *Pipilo                  | B        |
|                               | erythrophthalmus*        |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > sage sparrow                | *Amphispiza belli*       | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > sage thrasher               | *Oreoscoptes montanus*   | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > savannah sparrow            | *Passerculus             | B        |
|                               | sandwichensis*           |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Say\'s phoebe               | *Sayornis saya*          | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > song sparrow                | *Melospiza melodia*      | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Townsend\'s solitaire       | *Myadestes townsendi*    | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Townsend\'s warbler         | *Dendroica townsendi*    | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > tree swallow                | *Tachycineta bicolor*    | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > varied thrush               | *Ixoreus naevius*        | W        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > vesper sparrow              | *Pooecetes gramineus*    | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > violet-green swallow        | *Tachycineta thalassina* | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > warbling vireo              | *Vireo gilvus*           | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > western kingbird            | *Tyrannus verticalis*    | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > western meadowlark          | *Sturnella neglecta*     | Yr       |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > [**Passeriformes - Perching |                          |          |
| > birds**                     |                          |          |
| > (cont'd)]{.underline}       |                          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > white-crowned sparrow       | *Zonotrichia leucophrys* | W        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > western tanager             | *Piranga ludoviciana*    | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > western wood-pewee          | *Contopus sordidulus*    | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > Wilson\'s warbler           | *Wilsonia pusilla*       | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > winter wren                 | *Troglodytes             | W        |
|                               | troglodytes*             |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > yellow-breasted chat        | *Icteria virens*         | B        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > yellow-rumped warbler       | *Dendroica coronata*     | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > yellow warbler              | *Dendroica petechia*     | M        |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+
| > yellow-headed blackbird     | *Xanthocephalus          | B        |
|                               | xanthocephalus*          |          |
+-------------------------------+--------------------------+----------+

**Table B-4**. Reptiles and Amphibians Found on the Hanford Site,
Washington

+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > **Common Name**                  | **Scientific Name**             |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
|                                    |                                 |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > **[Reptiles]{.underline}**       |                                 |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > common garter snake              | *Thamnophis sirtalis*           |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > Great Basin gopher snake         | *Pituiphi*s *melanoleucus*      |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > night snake                      | *Hypsiglena torquata*           |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > northern sagebrush lizard        | *Scleroporus graciosus*         |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > painted turtle                   | *Chrysemys picta*               |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > short-horned lizard              | *Phrynosoma douglassii*         |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > side-blotched lizard             | *Uta stansburiana*              |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > striped whipsnake                | *Masticophis taeniatus*         |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > western rattlesnake              | *Crotalus viridis*              |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > western yellow-bellied racer     | *Coluber constrictor*           |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > **[Amphibians]{.underline}**     |                                 |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > bullfrog                         | *Rana catesbeiana*              |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > Great Basin spadefoot            | *Scaphiopus intermontanus*      |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > Pacific tree frog                | *Hila regilla*                  |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > tiger Salamander                 | *Ambystoma tigrinum*            |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > western toad                     | *Bufo boreas*                   |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| > Woodhouse's toad                 | *Bufo woodhousii*               |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+

**Table B-5**. Fish Species in the Hanford Reach, Washington, Region of
the Columbia River

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Common Name**                                  **Scientific Name**
  ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------
  **[Paddlefishes, spoonfishes, sturgeons (family  * *
  Acipenseridae)]{.underline}**                    

  white sturgeon                                   *Acipenser
                                                   transmontanus*

  **[Anchovies, herrings (family                   * *
  Clupeidae)]{.underline}**                        

  American shad                                    *Alosa sapidissima*

  **[Cyprins, minnows, suckers (family             * *
  Catostomidae)]{.underline}**                     

  chiselmouth                                      *Acrocheilus
                                                   alutaceus*

  bridgelip sucker                                 *Catostomus
                                                   columbianus*

  largescale sucker                                *Catostomus
                                                   macrocheilus*

  mountain sucker                                  *Catostomus
                                                   platyrhynchus*

  common carp                                      *Cyprinus carpio*

  peamouth                                         *Mylocheilus caurinus*

  northern pikeminnow                              *Ptychocheilus
                                                   oregonensis*

  longnose dace                                    *Rhinichthys
                                                   cataractae*

  leopard dace                                     *Rhinichthys falcatus*

  speckled dace                                    *Rhinichthys osculus*

  redside shiner                                   *Richardsonius
                                                   balteatus*

  **[Livebearers (family                           * *
  Poeciliidae)]{.underline}**                      

  Western mosquitofish                             *Gambusia affinis*

  **[Cods (family Gadidae)]{.underline}**          * *

  burbot                                           *Lota lota*

  **[Pipefishes, sticklebacks (family              * *
  Gasterosteidae)]{.underline}**                   

  threespine stickleback                           *Gasterosteus
                                                   aculeatus*

  ninespine stickleback                            *Pungitius pungitius*

  **[Perch-like fishes (family                     * *
  Centrarchidae)]{.underline}**                    

  pumpkinseed                                      *Lepomis gibbosus*

  bluegill                                         *Lepomis macrochirus*

  smallmouth bass                                  *Micropterus
                                                   dolomieui*

  largemouth bass                                  *Micropterus
                                                   salmoides*

  yellow perch                                     *Perca flavenscens*

  white crappie                                    *Pomoxis annularis*

  black crappie                                    *Pomoxis
                                                   nigromaculatus*

  walleye                                          *Sander vitreus*

  **[Trout perches (family                         * *
  Perocpsidae)]{.underline}**                      

  sand roller                                      *Percopsis
                                                   transmontana*

  **[Lampreys (family                              * *
  Petromyzontidae)]{.underline}**                  

  river lamprey                                    *Lampetra ayresii*

  Pacific lamprey                                  *Lampetra tridentata*

  **[Salmonids, salmons, trouts (family            * *
  Salmonidae)]{.underline}**                       

  lake whitefish                                   *Coregonus
                                                   clupeaformis*

  bull trout                                       *Salvelinus
                                                   confluentus*

  cutthroat trout                                  *Oncorhynchus clarkii*

  coho salmon                                      *Oncorhynchus kisutch*

  rainbow trout (steelhead)                        *Oncorhynchus mykiss*

  sockeye salmon                                   *Oncorhynchus nerka*

  Chinook salmon                                   *Oncorhynchus
                                                   tshawytscha*

  mountain whitefish                               *Prosopium
                                                   williamsoni*

  Dolly Varden                                     *Salvelinus malma*

  **[Chabots, sculpins (family                     * *
  Cottidae)]{.underline}**                         

  prickley sculpin                                 *Cottus asper*

  mottled sculpin                                  *Cottus bairdii*

  Piute sculpin                                    *Cottus beldingii*

  reticulate sculpin                               *Cottus perplexus*

  torrent sculpin                                  *Cottus rhotheus*

  **[Bullhead catfishes, North American freshwater * *
  catfishes (family Ictaluridae)]{.underline}**    

  yellow bullhead                                  *Ameiurus natalis*

  brown bullhead                                   *Ameiurus nebulosus*

  black bullhead                                   *Ameiurus melas*

  channel catfish                                  *Ictalurus punctatus*
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

**Appendix B References**

Duberstein, C.A. 1997. *Use of Riparian Habitats by Spring Migrant
Landbirds in the Shrub Steppe of Washington*. M.S. Thesis. Washington
State University, Pullman, Washington.

Fitzner, R.E., and R.H. Gray. 1991. "The Status, Distribution, and
Ecology of Wildlife on the U.S. DOE Hanford Site: A Historical Overview
of Research Activities." *Environ. Monit. Assess.* 18:173‑202.

Gray, R.H., and D.D. Dauble. 1977. "Checklist and Relative Abundance of
Fish Species from the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River." *Northwest
Science* 51:208-215.

Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 1973. *Flora of the Pacific
Northwest*. University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington.

Landeen, D.S., A.R. Johnson, and R.M. Mitchell. 1992. *Status of Birds
at the Hanford Site in Southeastern Washington*. WHC-EP-0402,
Westinghouse Hanford Company, Richland, Washington.

Sackschewsky, M.R., and J.L. Downs. 2001. *Vascular Plants of the
Hanford Site*. PNNL-13688, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
Richland, Washington.

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