Appendix B
PRIORITY HABITAT AND SPECIES (PHS)

These are the species and habitats identified for Yakima County. This list of species and habitats was developed using the distribution maps found in the Priority Habitat and Species (PHS) List (see http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/phs/). Species distribution maps depict counties where each priority species is known to occur as well as other counties where habitat primarily associated with the species exists. Two assumptions were made when developing distribution maps for each species:

1.    There is a high likelihood a species is present in a county, even if it has not been directly observed, if the habitat with which it is primarily associated exists.

2.    Over time, species can naturally change their distribution and move to new counties where usable habitat exists.

Distribution maps in the PHS List were developed using the best information available. As new information becomes available, known distribution for some species may expand or contract. WDFW will periodically review and update the distribution maps in PHS list.

Priority Habitats

Habitat

Priority Area

Aspen Stands

Pure or mixed stands greater than 1 acre

Biodiversity Areas & Corridors

Inland Dunes

Old-Growth/Mature Forest

Oregon White Oak Woodlands

Stands greater than 5 acres in size

Shrub-Steppe

Riparian

Freshwater Wetlands & Fresh Deepwater

Instream

Priority Habitat Features

Habitat

Priority Area

Caves

Cliffs

Greater than 25 feet high and occurring below 5000 ft.

Snags and Logs

Talus

Fish

Species

Priority Area

State Status

Federal Status

Pacific Lamprey

Any Occurrence

Species of Concern

River Lamprey

Any Occurrence

Candidate

Species of Concern

White Sturgeon

Any Occurrence

Leopard Dace

Any Occurrence

Candidate

Umatilla Dace

Any Occurrence

Candidate

Mountain Sucker

Any Occurrence

Candidate

Bull Trout

Any Occurrence

Candidate

Threatened

Chinook Salmon

Any Occurrence

Coho

Any Occurrence

Kokanee

Any Occurrence

Rainbow Trout/Steelhead

Any Occurrence

Candidate *

Threatened *

Sockeye Salmon

Any Occurrence

Westslope Cutthroat

Any Occurrence

 

 

* Steelhead only

* Steelhead only

Reptiles and Amphibians

Species

Priority Area

State Status

Federal Status

Cascade Torrent Salamander

Any occurrence

Candidate

Larch Mountain Salamander

Any occurrence

Sensitive

Species of Concern

Van Dyke's Salamander

Any occurrence

Candidate

Species of Concern

Columbia Spotted Frog

Any occurrence

Candidate

Western Toad

Any occurrence

Candidate

Species of Concern

Common Sharp-tailed Snake

Any occurrence

Candidate

Species of Concern

Striped Whipsnake

Any occurrence

Candidate

Sagebrush Lizard

Any occurrence

Candidate

Species of Concern

Birds

Species

Priority Area

State Status

Federal Status

Western grebe

Regular concentrations, Breeding areas, Migratory stopovers, Regular occurrences in winter

Candidate

E WA breeding concentrations of:

 

 

 

Grebes, Cormorants

Breeding areas

E WA breeding: Terns

Breeding areas

Black-crowned Night-heron

Breeding areas

Great Blue Heron

Breeding areas

Cavity-nesting ducks: Wood Duck, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser

Breeding areas

Harlequin Duck

Breeding areas

Tundra Swan

Regular concentrations

Waterfowl Concentrations

Significant breeding areas, Regular concentrations in winter

Bald Eagle

Breeding areas, Communal roosts, Regular concentrations

Sensitive

Species of Concern

Ferruginous Hawk

Breeding areas, including alternate nest sites. If breeding area is not known, approximate with a 7.0 km2 (4.35 mi2) area around known nest sites, foraging areas

Threatened

Species of Concern

Golden Eagle

Breeding and foraging areas

Candidate

Northern Goshawk

Breeding areas, including alternate nest sites, post-fledging foraging areas

Candidate

Species of Concern

Peregrine Falcon

Breeding areas, Regular occurrence

Sensitive

Species of Concern

Prairie Falcon

Breeding areas

Chukar

Regular concentrations in WDFW primary management zones for Chukar

Ring-necked Pheasant

Self-sustaining birds observed in regular concentrations in WDFW's eastern Washington Primary Management Zone for pheasant

Sage Grouse

Breeding areas, leks, Regular concentrations

Threatened

Candidate

Sooty Grouse

Breeding areas, Regular concentrations

Wild Turkey

Regular concentrations and roosts in WDFW's Primary Management Zones for wild turkeys

Sandhill Crane

Breeding areas, Regular concentrations, migration staging areas

Endangered

E WA breeding occurrences of:

 

 

 

Phalaropes, Stilts and Avocets

Breeding areas

Band-tailed Pigeon

Regular concentrations, Occupied mineral sites

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Any occurrence

Candidate

Candidate

Burrowing Owl

Breeding areas, foraging areas, Regular concentrations

candidate

Species of Concern

Flammulated Owl

Breeding sites, Regular occurrences

Candidate

Spotted Owl

Any occurrence

Endangered

Threatened

Vaux’s Swift

Breeding areas, Communal roosts

Candidate

Black-backed Woodpecker

Breeding areas, Regular occurrences

Candidate

Lewis’ Woodpecker

Breeding areas

Candidate

Pileated Woodpecker

Breeding areas

Candidate

White-headed Woodpecker

Breeding sites, Regular occurrences

Candidate

Loggerhead Shrike

Regular occurrences in breeding areas, Regular concentrations

Candidate

Sage Sparrow

Breeding areas. Regular occurrences in suitable habitat during the breeding season

Candidate

Sage Thrasher

Breeding areas. Regular occurrences in suitable habitat during the breeding season

Candidate

Mammals

Species

Priority Area

State Status

Federal Status

Merriam’s Shrew

Any occurrence

Candidate

Preble's Shrew

Any occurrence

Candidate

Species of Concern

Roosting Concentrations of: Big-brown Bat, Myotis bats, Pallid Bat

Regular concentrations in naturally occurring breeding areas and other communal roosts

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat

Any occurrence

Candidate

Species of Concern

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Regular concentrations

Candidate

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Regular concentrations

Candidate

Western Gray Squirrel

Any occurrence

Threatened

Species of Concern

Townsend’s Ground Squirrel

Breeding Area, Occurrence, Regular concentrations

Candidate

Species of Concern

Cascade Red Fox

Any occurrence

Candidate

Fisher

Any occurrence

Endangered

Candidate

Marten

Regular occurrence

Wolverine

Any occurrence

Candidate

Bighorn Sheep

Breeding areas, Regular concentrations

Columbian Black-tailed Deer

Regular concentrations, Migration corridors

Mountain Goat

Breeding areas, Regular concentrations

Northwest White-tailed Deer

Migration corridors, Regular concentrations in winter

Elk

Calving Areas, Migration Corridors, Regular concentrations in Winter and in foraging areas along coastal waters

Rocky Mountain Mule Deer

Breeding areas, Migration corridors, Regular concentrations in winter

Invertebrates

Species

Priority Area

State Status

Federal Status

Mardon Skipper

Any occurrence

Endangered

Species of Concern

Silver-bordered Fritillary

Any occurrence

Candidate

(Ord. 5-2017 § 2(C) (Exh. 1) (part), 2017).