APPENDIX N Ecological Resources Report

APPENDIX N
Ecological Resources Report
ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES REPORT

FOR THE HOUNSFIELD WIND FARM PROJECT
ON GALLOO ISLAND
TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD,
JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW YORK
Prepared for:
UPSTATE NEW YORK POWER CORPORATION
950-A Union Road, Suite 20
West Seneca, New York 14224-3454
and
AMERICAN CONSULTING PROFESSIONALS OF NEW YORK
70 Niagara Street, Suite 410
Buffalo, New York 14220
Prepared by:
TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS, INC.
23 County Route 6, Suite A
Phoenix, New York 13135
January 2009
01/23/09 10:04 AM
3349E-VegetationWildlifeReport-Draft.doc
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0
Page
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................1
2.0
METHODS ......................................................................................................................1
2.1 Background Resource Maps................................................................................1
2.2 Herp Atlas and Breeding Bird Atlas Review .....................................................1
2.3 Rare Plant Literature Review .............................................................................2
2.4 Agency Contacts ...................................................................................................2
2.5 TES Field Surveys ................................................................................................3
3.0
RESULTS ........................................................................................................................4
3.1 General Site Description ......................................................................................4
3.2 Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types ..............................................................6
3.2.1 Uplands .......................................................................................................6
3.2.1.1 Developed.......................................................................................6
3.2.1.2 Open Field .....................................................................................7
3.2.1.3 Agricultural Land .........................................................................9
3.2.1.4 Cliffs ...............................................................................................9
3.2.1.5 Scrub-Shrub Upland...................................................................10
3.2.1.6 Deciduous Forest Upland ...........................................................11
3.2.1.7 Mixed Forest Upland ..................................................................12
3.2.2 Wetlands ...................................................................................................12
3.2.2.1 Rocky Shoreline ..........................................................................13
3.2.2.2 Emergent Wetland ......................................................................13
3.2.2.3 Wet Meadow................................................................................14
3.2.2.4 Scrub-Shrub Wetland.................................................................15
3.2.2.5 Deciduous Forest Wetland .........................................................16
3.2.2.6 Mixed Forest Wetland ................................................................17
3.3 Wildlife ................................................................................................................18
3.3.1 Amphibians and Reptiles ........................................................................18
3.3.1.1 Turtle Trapping Survey .............................................................19
3.3.2 Birds ..........................................................................................................20
3.3.3 Mammals ..................................................................................................21
3.4 Endangered and Threatened Species ...............................................................21
3.4.1 State Status ...............................................................................................22
3.4.1.1 Plants............................................................................................22
3.4.1.2 Wildlife.........................................................................................23
3.4.1.3 Significant Communities ............................................................24
3.4.2 Federal Status...........................................................................................24
3.4.2.1 Plants............................................................................................24
3.4.2.2 Wildlife.........................................................................................25
01/23/09 10:04 AM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
4.0
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................26
APPENDIX A - Correspondence
APPENDIX B - New York State Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Data
APPENDIX C - Breeding Bird Atlas Information
APPENDIX D - New York Rare Plant Status List
APPENDIX E - Photographs
01/23/09 10:04 AM
LIST OF TABLES
(tables follow text)
Table 1.
Acreage of Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types at the Hounsfield Wind Farm
Project on Galloo Island, Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York
Table 2.
Plant Species Observed by Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types at the Hounsfield
Wind Farm Project on Galloo Island, Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New
York
Table 3.
Wildlife Species Observed by Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types at the
Hounsfield Wind Farm Project on Galloo Island, Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson
County, New York
LIST OF FIGURES
(figures follow tables)
Figure 1.
Site Location
Figure 2.
NYS Freshwater Wetlands Map
Figure 3.
National Wetlands Inventory Map
Figure 4.
Soil Survey Map
Figure 5.
Aerial Photograph of Site with Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types (Sheet 1 of 2)
Figure 5.
Aerial Photograph of Site with Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types (Sheet 2 of 2)
Figure 6.
Aerial Photograph of Site with Turtle Trap Locations (Sheet 1 of 2)
Figure 6.
Aerial Photograph of Site with Turtle Trap Locations (Sheet 2 of 2)
01/23/09 10:04 AM
1.0
INTRODUCTION
Terrestrial Environmental Specialists, Inc. (TES) was contracted by Upstate New York
Power Corporation and American Consulting Professionals of New York (ACP) to perform
ecological resources investigations on Galloo Island in the Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson
County, New York. The site is approximately 1,966 acres in size, and is the location of the
proposed Hounsfield Wind Farm project.
Vegetation and wildlife resources, as well as endangered species, were addressed in the
studies of the site. This report documents the results of the background information review,
agency contacts, and field surveys for these resources on the Galloo Island Property.
2.0
METHODS
2.1 Background Resource Maps
Prior to the field investigation at the site, TES assembled and reviewed available
background resource maps. This information included:
x
x
x
x
the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)

Topographic map (Galloo Island quadrangles) (Figure 1);
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
(NYSDEC) New York State Freshwater Wetlands map(Figure 2);
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetlands Inventory
(NWI) map (Figure 3);
the Jefferson County Soil Survey map prepared by the U.S. Soil
Conservation Service (currently Natural Resources Conservation Service)
(Figure 4); and
a 2006 aerial photograph obtained from the New York State GIS
Clearinghouse (Figure 5).
Figures are provided after the text and tables.

2.2 Herp Atlas and Breeding Bird Atlas Review
Information on the status and distribution of amphibians and reptiles in New York State
was collected during the 1990-1998 Amphibian and Reptile (Herp) Atlas Project, sponsored by
the NYSDEC and other organizations. These data were collected in survey blocks that
corresponded to NYSDOT 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles. Distribution maps for these
species can be found at the NYSDEC website (www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7140.html). No data is
listed for the Galloo Island quadrangle. However a list of amphibians and reptiles reported in the
adjacent quadrangles are presented in Table B-1 in Appendix B.
Local breeding bird information is available from the 1980-1985 and 2000-2005 New
York Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Projects, sponsored by the NYSDEC and other organizations.
These data, collected in 5 km X 5 km blocks, provide a degree of certainty regarding breeding
status of each species by using the type of sighting as an indication that the species is either a
confirmed, probable, or possible breeder. The Galloo Island Property is within BBA blocks
3786D and 3886C. A list of species and their respective breeding statuses for these blocks is
available on the NYSDEC website (www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7312.html). Data from this source
are presented in Table C-1 in Appendix C.
2.3 Rare Plant Literature Review
The New York Natural Heritage Program, New York Rare Plant Status Lists was used to
determine what plant species are documented as being rare for Jefferson County and put in table
D-1 in Appendix D.
2.4 Agency Contacts
Contact was made by ACP with the New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP)
requesting available information on endangered, threatened, rare, and special concern plants and
animals, as well as significant habitats and communities on the site and in the vicinity. The
NYNHP responded to the request and provided information on known rare or state-listed animals
and plants, significant natural communities, and other significant habitats (Appendix A). The
NYNHP list of species and communities within the region is as follows:
Plants
Standard English Name(a)
Autumnal Water-starwort
Scientific Name
Callitriche
hermaphroditica
Animals
Scientific Name
Black Tern
Short-eared Owl
Indiana Bat
Pied-billed Grebe
Northern Harrier
Upland Sandpiper
Chlidonias niger
Asio flammeus
Myotis sodalis
Podilmbus podiceps
Circus cyaneus
Bartramia longicauda
Common Tern
Eastern Small-footed Bat
Cattle Egret
Caspian Tern
Sterna hirundo
Myotis leibii
Bubulcus ibis
Hydroprogne caspia
NEW YORK
STATE
STATUS
Endangered
LOCATION
NEW YORK
STATE
STATUS
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Threatened
Threatened
Threatened
LOCATION
Proximity to
Underwater
Transmission
Line
Within 10 Miles
Within 10 Miles
Within 40 Miles
Within 10 Miles
Within 10 Miles
Within Project
Site
Threatened
Within 10 Miles
Special Concern Within 40 Miles
Protected
Within 10 Miles
Protected
Within 10 Miles
Significant Communities and Habitats
Calcareous Pavement Barrens
NEW YORK
STATE
STATUS
Unlisted
Calcareous Shoreline Outcrop
Unlisted
Waterfowl Winter Concentration Area

Colonial Waterbird Nesting Area
Gull Colony
Raptor Winter Concentration Area
Bat Colony
Unlisted
Unlisted
Unlisted
Unlisted
Unlisted
LOCATION
Proximity to
Underwater
Transmission
Line
Proximity to
Underwater
Transmission
Line
Within 10 Miles
Within 10 Miles
Within 10 Miles
Within 10 Miles
Within 40 Miles
The USFWS website (http://www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/es/CountyLists/CountySelect.htm) was

consulted to determine what federally listed species are known from Jefferson County. Species
known from Jefferson County include Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) (federally endangered) and
Piping plover (Charadrius melodus) (federally endangered) with designated critical habitat.
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is also show on the USFWS list for Jefferson County, but
is currently a delisted species.
2.5 TES Field Surveys
Field surveys at the site were conducted by TES on November 12-14, 2007, May 20-23,
June 24-27, July 21-24, August 12, and September 3-5, 2008. Vegetation cover and land use
types were mapped and described and a list of plant species observed was recorded. All wildlife
species seen or heard were noted by vegetation cover type, as were wildlife sign, such as tracks,
nests, or scat.
C & S Engineers and TES delineated wetlands on the site on May 20-23, 2008. The
flagged wetland boundaries were surveyed by C & S Engineers. To support the wetland
boundaries, data on vegetation, soils, and hydrology were collected. During the May 2008 field
visit, these data were collected in plots along transects located perpendicular to the wetland
boundaries on the site. The boundaries were delineated using the federal and state criteria for
identifying wetlands. A detailed account of this process and its results are provided in a separate
wetland delineation report provided by C & S Engineers.
Vegetation data collected during the field surveys was used to produce a vegetation cover
type map. The background information maps, aerial photograph, and the wetland delineation
map (prepared by C & S Engineers) were used during this effort. Vegetation cover and land use
types were characterized by the dominant plant species and all plant species observed on the site
were recorded. Scientific nomenclature for plant species follows Revised Checklist of New York
State Plants (Mitchell and Tucker 1997).
Vegetation surveys were conducted November 2007 and in May, June, July, and
September 2008. Aerial photographs were used to determine areas that could potentially harbor
rare plant species. TES identified several community types such as the cliff face, rocky shores,
open fields, and wetland areas as having the most potential to harbor rare species. Areas
dominated by pale swallow-wort were given a lower priority as this plant out competed all other
plant species where it was the dominant ground cover. Technical botanical references were used
to identify plant species (Gleason and Cronquist 1991, FNA 2002, Fernald 1950, Soper and
Heimburger 1985, and Gleason 1952).
Wildlife, or their sign (tracks, nests, feathers, scat, etc.), were noted by vegetation cover
and land use types. All vegetation cover and land use types on the site were investigated. Birds
were identified by sight, call, and song. Amphibians were also identified by sight and sound, and
were searched for under cover objects, such as fallen logs and leaf litter in forested areas and
rocks in and along the drainage-ways on the site. Mammals were identified by sight, sound, and
sign, especially tracks and scat.
A turtle trapping survey was conducted on July 21-24, 2008. The purpose of the turtle
trapping survey was to determine which species of turtles inhabit the study area. A total of 16
turtle traps were set in areas of appropriate habitat on Galloo Island. All traps were investigated
daily and all turtles captured were recorded. Turtles were photographed, identified, and released
at the point of capture.
Photographs of the island and turtle species found are provided in Appendix E.
3.0
RESULTS
3.1 General Site Description
The NYSDOT topographic map (Figure 1) shows that the site is an island located in Lake
Ontario in the Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson County. The site is located north and west of Little
Galloo Island and west of Stony Island and Henderson Harbor. Elevations on the site range from
approximately 300 feet above mean sea level (amsl) in the northern portion of the site, to
approximately 250 feet amsl in the southern portion of the site.
The NYSDEC New York State Freshwater Wetlands map (Figure 2) shows four stateregulated wetlands on the site. State-regulated wetland GL-1 is mapped as a Class II wetland
and is mapped in the northeastern portion of the site near the tip of the island. State-regulated
wetland GL-2 is mapped as a Class III wetland and is the largest DEC wetland on the site. This
wetland is located in the north central portion of the site. State-regulated wetland GL-3 is
mapped as a Class III wetland and is located in the central portion of the island. State-regulated
wetland GL-4 is mapped as a Class II wetland and is located in the southeastern portion of the
site.
According to the USFWS NWI map (Figure 3), there are 41 mapped wetlands located
within the site. The number of each type and their wetland designation are listed as follows:
Number
Wetland Designation
PEM5E - Palustrine, emergent, narrow leaved persistent, seasonal

saturated wetlands
PSS1E - Palustrine, scrub-shrub, broad leaved deciduous, seasonal
saturated wetlands
PFO/SS1E Palustrine, forested, scrub-scrub, broad leaved
deciduous, seasonal saturated wetlands
PSS1/EM5E Palustrine, scrub-shrub, broad leaved deciduous,
emergent, narrow leaved persistent, seasonal saturated wetlands
PFO1E - Palustrine, forested, broad leaved deciduous, seasonal
saturated wetlands
PSS1/EM5A - Palustrine, scrub-shrub, broad leaved deciduous,
emergent, narrow leaved persistent, temporary wetlands
L2RSJ Lacustrine, littoral, rocky shore, intermittently flooded
wetlands
PFO1/4E Palustrine, forested, broad leaved deciduous, needle
leaved evergreen, seasonal saturated wetlands
L2UBH Lacustrine, littoral, unconsolidated bottom, permanent
wetland
PEM5/UBF Palustrine, emergent, narrow leaved persistent,
unconsolidated bottom, semi-permanent wetland
PEM5A Palustrine, emergent, narrow leaved persistent,
temporary wetland
PEM5Ad - Palustrine, emergent, narrow leaved persistent,
temporary, partially drained/ditched wetland
PFO1A Palustrine, forested, broad leaved deciduous, temporary
wetland
PEM5F Palustrine, emergent, narrow leaved persistent, semipermanent wetland
PSS1/UBF Palustrine, scrub-shrub, broad leaved deciduous,
unconsolidated bottom, semi-permanent wetland
PUBH Palustrine, unconsolidated bottom, permanent wetland
7
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
The Jefferson County Soil Survey (Figure 4) shows the following soils on the site.
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Beaches;
Benson-Galoo complex, very rocky, 0-8% slopes;
Chaumont silty clay, 0-3% slopes;
Chaumont silyt clay, 3-8% slopes;
Collamer silt loam, bedrock substratum, 3-8% slopes;
Farmington loam, 0-8% slopes;
Galoo-Rock outcrop complex, 0-8% slopes;
Galway silt loam, 0-3% slopes;
Guffin clay;
Hudson silt loam, 3-8% slopes;
Madalin silt loam;
x
x
x
x
x
Newstead silt loam;

Rhinebeck silt loam, 0-3% slopes;
Saprists and Aquents, ponded;
Water;
Wilpoint silty clay loam, 3-8% slopes
Beaches, Guffin clay, Mandalin silt loam, Saprists and Aquents, and Water are
recognized as hydric soil types (USSCS 1989). Beaches can be found in four locations around
the perimeter of the site. Guffin clay is located along the southern and northern tips of the island.
Madalin silt loam and Saprists and Aquents are located in the southeastern portion of the site.
An area of Water is located in the northeastern portion of the site and corresponds to a scrubshrub wetland (Figure 5 Sheet 2 of 2). Chaumont silty clay, Newstead silt loam, and Rhinebeck
silt loam are all soils with potential for hydric inclusions (USSCS 1989). Chaumont silty clay
can be found in the southern and northern portions of the island. Newstead silt loam covers a
large portion of the central section of the site. Near the southeastern portion of the site a small
area of Rhinebeck silt loam can be found.
3.2 Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types
Vegetation cover and land use types found on the site are shown on Figure 5. The
acreage of each cover type presented in Table 1. A list of the common plant species noted in
each cover type on site is provided in Table 2.
3.2.1 Uplands
Based on TES mapping, upland cover types comprised the majority of the Galloo Island
site. These communities represented a total of 1,585.19 acres, which is 80.63 percent (%) of the
site. Uplands included a mix of developed areas, open field, agricultural land, cliff, scrub-shrub,
deciduous forest, and mixed forest. The characteristics of each upland cover type are described
below.
3.2.1.1 Developed
Three areas of developed land occurred on the eastern portion of the property, and
covered approximately 29.07 acres or 1.48 % of the site. These areas contain residential homes
(i.e. Kemper Lodge, caretakers house, and guest house), lawns, barns, outbuildings, and several
ancillary structures. The airport runway, which is close cropped and actively maintained by
regular cutting, is also included in this area. Grass and other herbaceous species were dominant
in this community and included the following:
Common Name
Birds foot trefoil
Canada thistle
Orchard grass
Slender vetch
Smooth Brome
Scientific Name
Lotus corniculata
Cirsium arvense
Dactylis glomerata
Vicia tetrasperma
Bromus inermis
Common Name
Timothy
Vipers bugloss
Scientific Name
Phleum pratense
Echium vulgare
3.2.1.2 Open Field

Open field communities comprise the majority of the site. This vegetation type is diverse,
and covers 781.66 acres or 39.76 % of the site. The open field communities are described below.
x
Pale Swallow-Wort Areas
There were vast areas in the central portion of the site consumed by pale swallow-wort
(Cynanchum rossicum). In these areas, pale swallow-wort plants reached heights of several feet.
The herbaceous layer also contained a sparse covering of plants, which included the following:
Common Name
Black medic
Butter and eggs
Sheep sorrel
Three-seeded mercury
Woolly sedge
Yarrow
x
Scientific Name
Medicago lupulina
Linaria vulgaris
Rumex acetosella
Acalypha virginica
Carex pellita
Achillea millefolium
Clear Cut Cedar Forest Area
In the south-central portion of the site the open field area was previously an old cedar
forest that had been clear-cut. Many old cedar stumps remained. This area has a dominant
herbaceous layer, as well as, scattered trees, which included the following:
Common Name
Basswood
Bugleweed
Canada thistle
Common milkweed
Green ash
Hairy chess
Northern white cedar
Red cedar
Spreading bentgrass
Timothy
White oak
Yellow hop clover
Scientific Name
Tilia americana
Lycopus sp.
Cirsium arvense
Asclepias syriaca
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Bromus commutatus
Thuja occidentalis
Quercus rubra
Agrostis stolonifera
Phleum pratense
Quercus alba
Trifolium aureum
Canada Thistle Areas
Along the southern end of the island there were areas of open field completely dominated
by Canada thistle. The herbaceous layer also contained a sparse covering of plants, which
included the following:
Common Name
Canada goldenrod
Catnip
Dames rocket
Quack grass
Redtop
Spotted St. Johns wort
x
Scientific Name
Solidago canadensis
Nepeta cataria
Hesperis matronalis
Elytrigia repens
Agrostis gigantea
Hypericum perforatum
Characteristic Open Field Areas
Throughout the island, roads divided open fields. Mowing and vegetation control
measures are practiced on much of this land. These open field areas contained herbaceous
species, scattered shrubs, and a sparse covering of trees, which included the following:
Common Name
American elm
Apple
Aster
Balsam poplar
Beggar-ticks
Black gum
Bushy knapweed
Common juniper
Common plantain
Everlasting pea
Field mustard
Giant foxtail
Hawthorn
Kentucky bluegrass
Lambs quarters
Morrows honeysuckle
Nannyberry
Narrow-leaf goldenrod
Ox eye daisy
Ragweed
Red raspberry
Rugosa rose
Shagbark hickory
Scientific Name
Ulmus americana
Malus sp.
Aster sp.
Populus balsamifera
Bidens sp.
Nyssa sylvatica
Centaurea maculosa
Juniperus communis
Plantago major
Lathyrus latifolius
Brassica rapa
Setaria faberii
Crataegus sp.
Poa pratensis
Chenopodium album
Lonicera morrowii
Viburnum lentago
Euthamia graminifolia
Leucanthemum vulgare
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Rubus idaeus
Rosa rugosa
Carya ovata
Common Name
Silky dogwood
Sweet vernal grass
Tall fescue
Troublesome sedge
White bedstraw
Wild carrot
Scientific Name
Cornus amomum
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Lolium arundinaceum
Carex molesta
Galium mollugo
Daucus carota
3.2.1.3 Agricultural Land

Agricultural land occurred in the northern portion of the property, and covered
approximately 162.58 acres or 8.27 % of the site. These areas were primarily used for hay,
which was for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) feed. Herbaceous species were
dominant in this community and included the following:
Common Name
Alfalfa
Black mustard
Buckwheat
Corn
Cow vetch
Deer-tongue
False pennyroyal
Green foxtail
Indian hemp
Ladys thumb
Pale swallow-wort
Pilewort
Sheep fescue
Uptight sedge
Wheat
Yellow cress
Scientific Name
Medicago sativa
Brassica nigra
Fagopyrum esculentum
Zea mays
Vicia cracca
Panicum clandestinum
Isanthus brachiatus
Setaria viridis
Apocynum cannabinum
Polygonum persicaria
Cynanchum rossicum
Erechtites hieracifolia
Festuca saximontana
Carex stipata
Trisetum aestivum
Barbarea vulgaris
3.2.1.4 Cliffs
Cliffs extended a total of approximately 3.58 miles along the western and eastern edges
of the island. Along the western portion of the island, cliffs are steep-sided and undercut. At the
top of the banks there are areas of unvegetated rock. Within the crevasses of the rock are areas
where vegetation has become established. Trees, scattered shrubs, and herbaceous species found
in this community included the following:
Common Name
Beard-tongue
Bluebell
Borage
Scientific Name
Penstemon hirsutus
Campanula rotundifolia
Borago officinalis
Common Name
Buffalo-berry
Canada bluegrass
Coralberry
Early goldenrod
Eastern hop-hornbeam
Eastern red cedar
Fly honeysuckle
Fragile fern
Heath aster
Leafy spurge
Lyre-leaf rock-cress
Polycnemum
Purple-flowering raspberry
Rock cress
Round-leaf dogwood
Sprengels sedge
Stout wood reedgrass
Sugar maple
Virginia creeper
Wild columbine
Wild gooseberry
Wild sarsaparilla
Scientific Name
Shepherdia canadensis
Poa compressa
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Solidago juncea
Ostrya virginiana
Juniperus virginiana
Lonicera canadensis
Cystopteris fragilis
Aster ericoides
Euphorbia esula
Arabis lyrata
Polycnemum majus
Rubus odoratus
Draba arabisans
Cornus rugosa
Carex sprengelii
Cinna arundinacea
Acer saccharum
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Aquilegia canadensis
Ribes cynosbati
Aralia nudicaulis
3.2.1.5 Scrub-Shrub Upland

Scrub-shrub upland occurred in two small areas along the northeastern section of the
property, and covered approximately 4.65 acres or 0.24 % of the site. Due to the large
population of deer on the island, shrub areas are sparse due to grazing pressure. Scattered shrubs
and herbaceous species found in this community included the following:
Common Name
Choke cherry
Common knotgrass
Common milkweed
Enchanters nightshade
Herb Robert
Mouse-eared chickweed
Old field cinquefoil
Purple giant hyssop
Shepherds purse
Silky dogwood
Wild carrot
Wind-flower
Scientific Name
Prunus virginiana
Polygonum aviculare
Asclepias syriaca
Circaea lutetiana
Geranium robertianum
Cerastrium fontanum
Potentilla simplex
Agastache scrophulariifolia
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cornus amomum
Daucus carota
Anemone canadensis
10
3.2.1.6 Deciduous Forest Upland

Deciduous forest upland areas covered approximately 587.84 acres or 29.90 % of the site,
and can be found scattered throughout, with a dense covering found in the central and northern
portions of the site. Tree heights across the island were variable, with most forests having trees
reaching approximately 30-40 feet. Deciduous forests include several distinct communities.
Where control measures were practiced, swallow-wort is excluded in the herbaceous layer.
Some deciduous forest upland areas on the island have pale swallow-wort as the dominant
understory plant. In most areas, deer have browsed the understory and herbaceous plants.
Deciduous trees, shrubs, and herbaceous species found in this community included the
following:
Common Name
American burnet
Barren strawberry
Big-toothed aspen
Bitternut hickory
Black bindweed
Blackberry
Blunt-leaved sandwort
Bottle-brush grass
Broad-leaf sedge
Bull thistle
Common juniper
Deptford pink
False-nettle
Fringed brome
Garlic mustard
Gray birch
Gypsy-weed
Ladys sorrel
Marginal woodfern
May-apple
Musclewood
Narrow-leaf plantain
Pale swallow-wort
Poison ivy
Serviceberry
Southern hairgrass
Spreading woodfern
Twisted stalk
White oak
Wild geranium
Wild rye
Wind-flower
Scientific Name
Sanguisorba canadensis
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Populus grandidentata
Carya cordiformis
Polygonum convolvulus
Rubus allegheniensis
Arenaria lateriflora
Hystrix patula
Carex platyphylla
Cirsium vulgare
Juniperus communis
Dianthus armeria
Boehmeria cylindrica
Bromus ciliatus
Alliaria petiolata
Betula allegenensis
Veronica officinalis
Oxalis stricta
Dryopteris marginalis
Podophyllum peltatum
Carpinus caroliniana
Plantago lanceolata
Cynanchum rossicum
Toxicodendron radicans
Amelanchier arborea
Agrostis hyemalis
Dryopteris campyloptera
Streptopus amplexifolius
Quercus alba
Geranium maculatum
Elymus sp.
Anemone canadensis
11
Common Name
Woodland bluegrass
Wormseed-mustard
Yellow goats beard
Yellow sedge
Scientific Name
Poa alsodes
Erysimum cheiranthoides
Tragopogon pratensis
Carex flava
3.2.1.7 Mixed Forest Upland

Mixed forest upland covered approximately 19.39 acres or 0.98 % of the site, and occurs
in two areas on the site located in the central portion of the island. Deciduous and coniferous
trees and herbaceous species found in this cover type included the following:
Common Name
Balsam fir
Common shepherds purse
Eastern hemlock
Eastern red cedar
Fox grape
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Northern red oak
Pale swallow-wort
Paper birch
White ash
White snakeroot
White spruce
Scientific Name
Abies balsamea
Tsuga canadensis
Vitis labrusca
Arisaema triphyllum
Quercus rubra
Thuja occidentalis
Cynanchum rossicum
Betula papyrifera
Fraxinus americana
Eupatorium rugosum
Picea glauca
3.2.2 Wetlands
C & S Engineers and TES delineated wetlands on the Galloo Island site on May 20-23,
2008. The flagged wetland boundaries were surveyed by C & S Engineers. A detailed account
of this process and its results are provided in a separate wetland delineation report provided by C
& S Engineers, however, a description of the wetland communities and the plant species present
are included in this report.
Wetland cover types found on the site are shown on Figure 5, with the acreage of each
cover type presented in Table 1. A list of the common plant species noted in each cover type onsite is provided in Table 2.
Wetlands/waters comprised approximately 380.81 acres or 19.37% of the site, and were a
mix of rocky shoreline, open water, emergent, wet meadow, scrub-shrub, deciduous forest, and
mixed forest. The open water areas are located in the scrub-shrub wetland found in the
northeastern portion of Galloo Island, and comprise approximately 7.72 acres or 0.39 % of the
site. The characteristics of each wetland/water cover type are described below.
12
3.2.2.1 Rocky Shoreline

Rocky shoreline covered approximately 20.43 acres or 1.04 % of the site, and can be
found along the perimeter of the island. This cover type is not a wetland but is associated with
wet areas and plants due to its vicinity to the waters edge. A beach, located on the islands
southwest shore, is included with this mapped cover type. The shoreline is subject to ice scour in
winter. Many of the plants found in this area are annuals. Some tree and shrub species have
become established in the fissures of the rock. Trees, shrubs, and herbaceous species found in
this cover type included the following:
Common Name
Beggar-ticks
Black willow
Blue vervain
Blueflag
Bluegrass
Chicory
Common reed
Crack willow
Creeping hedge-nettle
Dotted horsemint
Eastern cottonwood
Flowering rush
Green ash
Love grass
Narrow-leaf goosefoot
Purple loosestrife
Red-osier dogwood
Riverbank grape
Silver maple
Speckled alder
Staghorn sumac
Straw-colored flatsedge
Water plantain
White bedstraw
Scientific Name
Bidens sp.
Salix nigra
Verbena hastata
Iris versicolor
Poa sp.
Cichorium intybus
Phragmites australis
Salix fragilis
Stachys tenuifolia
Monarda punctata
Populus deltoides
Butomus umbellatus
Eragrostis sp.
Chenopodium pratericola
Lythrum salicaria
Cornus sericea
Vitis riparia
Acer saccharinum
Alder incana
Rhus typhina
Cyperus strigosus
Alisma subcordatum
Galium mollugo
3.2.2.2 Emergent Wetland

Emergent wetland areas covered approximately 10.97 acres or 0.56 % of the site. Some
of the locations for these wetlands were areas that contained several inches of water in the
spring, while others were found with the buttonbush swamps on the northeastern and
southeastern areas of the island. Plants found in this cover type included the following:
Common Name
Bald spikerush
Scientific Name
Eleocharis erythropoda
13
Common Name
Blue-joint reedgrass
Broad-leaf cattail
Buttercup
Common buttonbush
Common teasel
Coontail
Forget-me-not
Giant burreed
Hooded skullcap
Lakeshore sedge
Marsh bedstraw
Marsh fern
Meadowsweet
Pickerel weed
Sago pondweed
Short-awn foxtail
Spreading bentgrass
Swamp milkweed
Water purslane
Water sedge
Waterweed
White water lily
Wild raisin
Scientific Name
Calamagrostis canadensis
Typha latifolia
Ranunculus sp.
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Dipsacus fullonum
Ceratophyllum demersum
Myosotis sp.
Sparganium eurycarpum
Scutellaria galericulata
Carex lenticularis
Galium palustre
Thelypteris palustris
Spirea alba var. latifolia
Pontederia cordata
Coleogeton pectinatum
Alopecurus aequalis
Asclepias incarnata
Ludwigia palustris
Carex aquatilus
Elodea canadensis
Nymphaea odorata
Viburnum nudum
3.2.2.3 Wet Meadow

Wet meadow areas covered approximately 44.97 acres or 2.29 % of the site, and can be
found scattered throughout the island. These communities were interspersed with open field
areas. Shrubs and herbaceous species found in this community included the following:
Common Name
Boneset
Canada goldenrod
Cow vetch
Eggbract sedge
Field bindweed
Fowl manna grass
Hairy panic grass
Hairy sedge
Heal-all
Jewelweed
Late goldenrod
Limestone meadow sedge
Mad-dog skullcap
14
Scientific Name
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Solidago canadensis
Vicia cracca
Carex leporina
Convolvulus arvensis
Glyceria striata
Dicanthelium acuminatum
Carex lacustris
Prunella vulgaris
Impatiens capensis
Solidago gigantea
Carex granularis
Scutellaria lateriflora
Common Name
Moneywort
Necklace sedge
Needle spikerush
Pale swallow-wort
Panicled bulrush
Peppermint
Ragweed
Red raspberry
Red-osier dogwood
Redtop
Rough barnyard grass
Shallow sedge
Silverweed
Sweetflag
Troublesome sedge
Water-willow
Willow-herb
Scientific Name
Lysimachia nummularia
Carex projecta
Eleocharis acicularis
Cynanchum rossicum
Scirpus microcarpus
Mentha x piperita
Rubus idaeus
Cornus sericea
Agrostis gigantea
Echinochloa muricata
Carex lurida
Potentilla anserina
Acorus americanus
Carex molesta
Decodon verticillatus
Epilobium sp.
3.2.2.4 Scrub-Shrub Wetland

Scrub-shrub wetland areas covered approximately 48.01 acres or 2.44 % of the site, and
can be found in two locations. One area can be found in the northeastern portion of the site near
the tip of the island. The other scrub-shrub wetland area can be found in the southeastern portion
of the island. Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) dominated this cover type;
however, herbaceous species were found and included the following:
Common Name
Arrow arum
Bladderwort
Burreed
Dodder
Duckweed
Field horsetail
Hairy sedge
Marsh bedstraw
Pondweed
Reed canary grass
Sensitive fern
Soft-stem bulrush
Swamp dock
Sweetflag
Virginia creeper
Water smartweed
Scientific Name
Peltandra virginica
Utricularia sp.
Sparganium sp.
Cuscuta sp.
Lemna sp.
Equisetum arvense
Carex lacustris
Galium palustre
Potamogeton sp.
Phalaris arundinacea
Onoclea sensibilis
Scirpus tabernaemontani
Cinna arundinacea
Rumex verticillatus
Acorus americanus
Polygonum amphibium
15
Common Name
Water-willow
Wild celery
Yellow pondlily
Scientific Name
Vallisneria americana
Nuphar variegata
3.2.2.5 Deciduous Forest Wetland

Deciduous forest wetland areas covered approximately 112.73 acres or 5.73 % of the site.
Deciduous forest wetlands cover extensive areas of the central portion of the island. This
wetland cover type, along with the mixed forest wetlands, are part of the NYSDEC Freshwater
Wetland GL-2. Deciduous forest wetlands were also scattered throughout the southwestern
portion of the island. Trees, scattered shrubs, and herbaceous species dominate this community
and included the following:
Common Name
Balsam poplar
Black ash
Black cherry
Black oak
Brownish sedge
Bur oak
Common buttonbush
Creeping mannagrass
Crested woodfern
Cut-leaf grape fern
Cypress-like sedge
Dark green bulrush
Dwarf raspberry
False-violet
Fowl meadowgrass
Fringed sedge
Goldthread
Graceful sedge
Green ash
Helleborine
Highbush blueberry
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Musclewood
Narrow-leaf cattail
Pale swallow-wort
Poison ivy
Purple loosestrife
Purple-leaf willow-herb
Red maple
Rice cutgrass
Scientific Name
Populus balsamifera
Fraxinus nigra
Prunus serotina
Quercus velutina
Carex brunnescens
Quercus macrocarpa
Glyceria acutiflora
Dryopteris cristata
Botrychium dissectum
Carex pseudocyperus
Scirpus atrovirens
Rubus pubescens
Dalibarda repens
Poa palustris
Carex crinita
Coptis groenlandica
Carex gracillima
Epipactis helleborine
Vaccinium corymbosum
Arisaema triphyllum
Typha angustifolia
Cynanchum rossicum
Lythrum salicaria
Epilobium coloratum
Acer rubrum
Leersia oryzoides
16
Common Name
Rough bluegrass
Royal fern
Spreading bentgrass
Tall buttercup
Walters sedge
Water horehound
Scientific Name
Poa trivialis
Osmunda regalis
Ranunculus acris
Carex striata
Lycopus americana
3.2.2.6 Mixed Forest Wetland

Mixed forest wetland areas covered approximately 135.98 acres or 6.92 % of the site, and
can be found in the central portion of the island. These mixed forest wetlands were found in
areas where eastern hemlock or white cedar comprised a significant portion of the forested
vegetative canopy. Trees, scattered shrubs, and herbaceous species dominate this community
and included the following:
Common Name
American basswood
Balsam fir
Black ash
Cinnamon fern
Drooping woodreed
Eastern hemlock
False-nettle
Jewelweed
Lady fern
Marsh fern
Nannyberry
Paper birch
Quaking aspen
Red raspberry
Red-osier dogwood
Sensitive fern
Silver maple
Softleaf sedge
Spotted Joe-pye-weed
Stinging nettle
Tall thoroughwort
Three-seeded sedge
Violet
Water-willow
White snakeroot
White spruce
Woolgrass
Scientific Name
Tilia americana
Abies balsamea
Fraxinus nigra
Osmunda cinnamomea
Cinna latifolia
Tsuga canadensis
Impatiens capensis
Athyrium filix-femina
Viburnum lentago
Thuja occidentalis
Betula papyrifera
Populus tremuloides
Rubus idaeus
Cornus sericea
Onoclea sensibilis
Acer saccharinum
Carex disperma
Eupatorium maculatum
Urtica doica
Eupatorium altissimum
Carex trisperma
Viola sp.
Eupatorium rugosum
Picea glauca
Scirpus cyperinus
17
3.3 Wildlife
A description of the amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals recorded on the site
follows. Wildlife species recorded by cover type on the site are presented in Table 3. Additional
wildlife species documented in the vicinity of the project site during the New York State
Amphibian and Reptile (Herp) Atlas Project (1990-1998) and Breeding Bird Atlas Projects
(1980-1985 and 2000-2005) are included in Appendix Tables B-1 and C-1. Some of these
species have the potential to be found on the site.
3.3.1 Amphibians and Reptiles
During survey efforts at the Galloo Island site, six species of amphibians and five species
of reptiles were observed. A list of these species noted in each cover type can be found in Table
3. Although not observed on the site during field surveys, a number of other amphibian and
reptile species are possible inhabitants of the site. Species that are known to occur in this area,
and that use habitat types found on the site, are likely to be found on the property.
One salamander species, the eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) was
observed on the site. The red-backed salamander is an abundant species of mature woodlands.
They thrive in forests with heavy canopy cover and a thick leaf litter layer on the soil surface
(Gibbs et al. 2007).
One toad and four frog species were observed on the site: eastern American toad (Bufo a.
americanus), American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), northern green frog (Rana clamitans
melanota), northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens), and pickerel frog (Rana palustris). The eastern
American toad primarily uses forested uplands that are associated with wetland habitats.
American bullfrogs and green frogs rely primarily on permanent waterbodies. Northern leopard
frogs, as well as pickerel frogs, use a combination of shallow, densely vegetated wetlands and
the surrounding upland habitats during their lifecycle. All of these species are common and
widespread in New York State (Gibbs et al. 2007).
Three species of turtles were observed at the Galloo Island site: eastern snapping turtle
(Chelydra s. serpentina), painted turtle (Chrysemys picta), and northern map turtle (Graptemys
geographica). Snapping turtles are highly aquatic and prefer slow-moving, shallow waterbodies.
Painted turtles can be found in a variety of wetland habitats. Snapping turtles and painted turtles
are the most common turtle species in New York State. The northern map turtle is primarily
found in bays and inlets of lakes and rivers preferring slow moving water with soft bottoms.
While not rare, map turtles have a much more restricted range in New York that includes the
shore of Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River, Lake Champlain, and the Hudson River (Gibbs et al.
2007).
Two snake species, the northern watersnake (Nerodia s. sipedon) and the common
gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis) were found at the Galloo Island site. The northern watersnake
is the most aquatic snake in New York. This species may be found in almost any permanent
freshwater environment. Gartersnakes are common throughout New York. They are habitat
18
generalists, but tend to prefer wetter areas such as forest and wetland edges (Gibbs et al. 2007).
Many northern watersnakes and gartersnakes were found on the Galloo Island site.
3.3.1.1 Turtle Trapping Survey
Turtle surveys were conducted on Galloo Island by TES on July 21-24, 2008. The
purpose of these surveys was to determine which species of turtles inhabit the island and its
shores. Turtle trapping was also performed to determine, whether or not Blandings turtles
(Emydoidea blandingii), a New York State (NYS) Threatened species, exists on the site.
Blandings turtles have been recorded from two adjacent quadrangles (Point Peninsula and Cape
Vincent South) during the NYS Amphibian and Reptile (Herp) Atlas Project (1990-1998).
Prior to conducting turtle surveys, TES obtained a collecting permit (Special
License No. 1348) (Appendix A). The primary method for catching turtles was live-trapping
using hoop traps. Hoop traps consist of three large metal hoops with netting stretched around the
outside. One end of the netting is closed and the other opens into the trap in a funnel-like
formation. This design allows turtles to move into the trap but does not allow them to escape.
Turtle traps were firmly staked into the substrate in areas where the water was deep enough to
submerge the trap entrance, while making sure that the top of the trap was above water, allowing
trapped turtles access to air for breathing. Traps were baited with sardines packed in oil, and
were checked each day. Turtles found in the traps were identified, photographed, and released at
the point of capture. Representative photos can be found in Appendix C of this report.
A total of 16 turtle traps were set in four areas on Galloo Island where turtles were likely
to be found. One area, known as North Pond, is a large bay off of Lake Ontario (Figure 6 Sheet
1 of 2). Most of the shoreline is rocky and sandy beach. The south and west sides of North Pond
have more mucky substrate shorelines. Most of the traps set in North Pond were set in this area
of mucky substrate and in the inlet on the south side of North Pond. On July 21, 2008, TES set
nine traps in North pond. Traps were also set in the open water area of Wetland F (Figure 6 Sheet
1 of 2). This area is best described as a shrubby pond. Water willow and buttonbush dominated
the areas of Wetland F that were not emergent or open water. Four traps were set in the open
water areas of Wetland F on July 21, 2008. On July 22, 2008, two traps were set in Gill Harbor,
located on the south side of the island (Figure 6. Sheet 1 of 2). The Gill Harbor area is a
constructed bay. This area had a sandy substrate and was clearly disturbed by human activities.
One trap was set in a small open water area in Wetland Q (Figure 6. Sheet 2 of 2) on July 22,
2008 located in the southeastern portion of the island along the shoreline. This scrub-shrub
wetland contained very mucky soils and was dominated by buttonbush.
Three species of turtles were found during this trapping survey. In all, 13 snapping
turtles and 9 painted turtles were captured. One map turtle was captured in the Gill Harbor trap
(BH2). Although not a rare species, map turtle was not previously documented in this
quadrangle or any adjacent quadrangles during the NYS Herp Atlas Project. No Blandings
turtles were found on the site. The results of the trapping study are summarized in the following
table:
19
Trap
Number
NP1
NP2
NP3
NP4
NP5
NP6
NP7
NP8
NP9
North Pond
North Pond
North Pond
North Pond
North Pond
North Pond
North Pond
North Pond
North Pond
NE1
Wetland F
NE2
Wetland F
NE3
Wetland F
NE4
Wetland F
Common Name
Eastern Snapping Turtle
Painted Turtle
Painted Turtle
Painted Turtle
BH1
Gill Harbor
Location
Species
Scientific Name
Chelydra s. serpentina
Chrysemys picta
Chrysemys picta
Chrysemys picta
-
Number of
Turtles*
1
2
4
1
3
2
2
2
1
-
BH2
Gill Harbor
Northern Map Turtle
1
Graptemys geographica
BB1
Wetland Q
4
* Turtles were not marked during this study; therefore, the number of turtles captured does
not represent the number of individuals captured.
3.3.2 Birds
A total of 116 species of birds were documented on the Galloo Island site by TES. Table
3 lists the bird species observed by cover type. Most of these species are considered common
and widespread throughout New York State, with the exception of nine species. The peregrine
falcon (Falco peregrinus) and the short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) are listed as Endangered in
New York State; the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and northern harrier (Circus
cyaneus) are listed as Threatened in New York State; the American bittern (Botaurus
lentiginosus), sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus), red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes
erythrocephalus), and cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea) are listed as Special Concern in
New York State.
The northern portion of the Galloo Island site is mainly comprised of deciduous forest
uplands and mixed forest wetland areas. Bird species observed in upland forests included: wild
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), northern flicker (Colaptes auratus), wood thrush (Hylocichla
mustelina), gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), blackand-white warbler (Mniotilta varia), rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), and
American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis). Birds observed in mixed forest wetlands included: great
horned owl (Bubo virginianus), downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), eastern wood-pewee
(Contopus virens), blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata), and house wren (Troglodytes aedon).
20
Much of the southern half of the Galloo Island site is open field. Species frequently
observed in this habitat type included: killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), eastern kingbird
(Tyrannus tyrannus), barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), house wren, field sparrow (Spizella
pusilla), and red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). This is also one of the habitats in
which the northern harrier was observed.
Other species of birds observed on the site included red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis),
downy woodpecker, blue jay, black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), and American robin
(Turdus migratorius). Shorebirds were found on the eastern edge of the island during the
September field visit. Several of these species included semipalmated plover (Charadrius
semipalmatus), spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius), semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris
pusilla), and least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla).
3.3.3 Mammals
Table 3 lists the species of mammals observed on the Galloo Island site. No federally or
state listed mammal species were observed on site.
Small mammal species observed on the site were deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
and meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Rock crevices, stone walls, snags and downed
trees would provide cover for these and other small mammals. Eastern chipmunk (Tamias
striatus) and eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) were present on the site, although these
species did not appeared to be common. White-tailed deer were seen in virtually all vegetation
cover types on the site. Galloo Island is managed for deer and hunting parties are hosted there
by the owners of the island.
A larger mammal species common in New York, the coyote (Canis latrans), was
observed in the open field area.
3.4 Endangered and Threatened Species
Contact was made by ACP to the NYNHP requesting available information on
endangered, threatened, rare, and special concern plants and animals, and significant habitats and
communities on the site and in the vicinity. The NYNHP response is provided in Appendix A.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) presents a list of the endangered and
threatened species within each county on their website (http://www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/es/
CountyLists/CountySelect.htm) (see Appendix A for correspondence).
21
3.4.1 State Status

3.4.1.1 Plants
As previously indicated, contact was made with the NYNHP for known records of listed
species. On December 10, 2007 a response was received from the NYNHP stating that one state
listed plant species and two significant communities were documented to be on or in the vicinity
of the site.
According to the NYNHP autumnal water-starwort is an endangered aquatic species,
which has been documented within close proximity to the proposed underwater transmission
line. This species was documented in the vicinity of the project site at one time, but has not
been documented there since 1979 or earlier. TES was not contracted to perform surveys for
this species. Appropriate habitat for autumnal water-starwort could exist in North Pond, Gill
Harbor, and the large wetlands located on each end of Galloo Island. Although no formal
aquatic macrophyte studies were performed at the island, no beds of aquatic plants were
observed in the shallow waters that border shoreline areas of the island during our field surveys.
The areas around the perimeter of the island along the lake edge are subject to constant wave
action and scouring by winter ice. Furthermore, most of the substrate appears to be large rocks,
boulders, and shelf rock which is not good substrate for aquatic plant growth.
Two State-Threatened plants species were observed during TES field surveys, rock cress
(Draba arabisans) and troublesome sedge (Carex molesta). While doing plant surveys along the
northern cliffs, rock cress was documented in a number of areas. Rock cress is typically found
growing on calcareous rock, overhangs, and cliffs. This species is confirmed for Jefferson
County according to the NYNHP Rare Plant Status Lists.
Troublesome sedge was quite prolific on the site and was found in a wide variety of cover
types including uplands and wetlands. Troublesome sedge can occur in fields, dry or wet, alvar
grasslands, edges of rivers or woodlands, and waste areas. This species prefers strongly
calcareous soils that are either dry or wet (NYNHP 2008). Troublesome sedge is also confirmed
for Jefferson County according to the NYNHP Rare Plant Status Lists.
Small skullcap (Scutellaria parvula var. parvula), which is on the NYNHP Watch List,
was located within an open field. This species is known for Jefferson County. The Watch List
includes native species that are considered rare, uncommon, or declining in numbers and need
continued periodic monitoring to decide if they should be actively inventoried.
Another uncommon plant species found on the Galloo Island site was giant needleleaf
(Polycnemum majus), although not an endangered, threatened, or rare plant, this species is not
known to be found in New York except for Westchester County according to the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) website (USDA 2008). This is an introduced species
generally found in dry places, such as bare limestone flats (Flora of North America 2008).
22
3.4.1.2 Wildlife
Wildlife species known from the vicinity of the site based on the background information
search are presented in tables in Appendix B. Rarity status designations were added to these
tables and are shown on Appendix Tables B-1 and C-1. Also, as previously indicated, contact
was made with the NYNHP for known records of listed species.
x
Amphibians and Reptiles
During survey efforts at Galloo Island, no state-listed or federally-listed endangered or

threatened amphibians and reptile species were found on site. Although there are no data listed
for the Galloo Island quadrangle, Blandings turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) (state-threatened)
are known from two adjacent quadrangles (Herpetological Atlas 1990-1998). A turtle trapping
survey was conducted to determine what species of turtles inhabit the study area. Although
suitable wetland habitat exists on the site for Blandings turtles, no suitable nesting habitat was
found on the site. Blandings turtles require loose, course-textured soils, such as sand and
gravel, for creating nests (Kiviat & Stevens 2001). Most of the soil types on the site are silt
loams, silty clay, clay loams, and rock complex (Figure 4) and did not contain loose sand and
gravel conditions. No Blandings turtles were observed on the site.
x
Birds
The NYNHP has documented eight state listed bird species on the Galloo Island site or in
the vicinity they are as follows:
ANIMALS
Standard
English
(a)
Name
Black Tern
Short-eared Owl
Pied-billed Grebe
Northern Harrier
Upland Sandpiper
Common Tern
Cattle Egret
Caspian Tern
Scientific Name
Chlidonias niger
Asio flammeus
Podilmbus podiceps
Circus cyaneus
Sterna hirundo
Bubulcus ibis
Hydroprogne caspia
STATUS
LOCATION
Endangered
Endangered
Threatened
Threatened
Threatened
Threatened
Protected
Protected
Within 10 Miles
Within 10 Miles
Within 10 Miles
Within 10 Miles
Within Project Site
Within 10 Miles
Within 10 Miles
Within 10 Miles
Short-eared owl, northern harrier, and Caspian tern were all observed by TES on the
Galloo Island site (Table 3). Northern harrier and upland sandpiper were recorded in the atlas
blocks encompassed by the site in either the 1980-1985 or the 2000-2005 atlas (Appendix C
Table C-1).
TES did record five other state-listed bird species on the site, peregrine falcon
(Endangered), bald eagle (Threatened), American bittern (Special Concern), sharp-shinned hawk
(Special Concern), red-headed woodpecker (Special Concern), and cerulean warbler (Special
Concern).
23
Gull colonies, waterbird nesting, and waterfowl and raptor concentration areas were also
documented within ten miles of the Galloo Island project site. These communities however, are
not state or federally protected areas.
x
Mammals
The NYNHP had documented two known records of occurrences of state-listed mammals
within the vicinity of the site, but neither were observed by TES on the site. Bat studies were
performed by others at the project site. The eastern small footed myotis (Myotis leibii) (Special
Concern) and Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) (Endangered) were recorded within forty miles of the
Galloo Island site. The NYNHP also has a bat colony documented within 40 miles of the Galloo
Island site in Watertown.
3.4.1.3 Significant Communities
The NYNHP stated that two significant natural communities, calcareous pavement
barrens and a calcareous shoreline outcrop, are located within close proximity to the proposed
underwater transmission line. The NY Natural Heritage Program states that by meeting
specific, documented significance criteria, the NY Natural Heritage Program considers this
occurrence to have a high ecological and conservation value (Appendix A). However, these
communities are not state or federally protected areas.
A calcareous shoreline outcrop community was found on the Galloo Island site.
According to the NYNHP calcareous shoreline outcrop has a state ranking of S2, meaning it is
imperiled in New York State because of rarity (6-20 sites) or highly vulnerable to extirpated
from New York State due to biological or human factors (Appendix A). This community also
has a global ranking of G3G4, meaning it is either very rare and local throughout its range (21100 sites), with a restricted range (but possibly locally abundant), or vulnerable to extinction
due to biological factors, or apparently secure throughout its range (but possibly rare in parts.
(Appendix A). Calcareous shoreline outcrop is a community along the shores of lakes with
outcrops of calcareous rocks (Edinger et al. 2002).
This community is found on the western and eastern portions of the island adjacent to the
shore (see areas described as cliffs and rocky shoreline on Figure 5). The quality of this habitat
is subject to investigation by the NYNHP.
3.4.2 Federal Status
3.4.2.1 Plants
The USFWS website was reviewed for federally-listed plant species and no plant species
were indicated for Jefferson County.
24
3.4.2.2 Wildlife
Wildlife species known from the vicinity of the site based on the background information
search are presented in tables in Appendix B and C. Rarity status designations were added to
these tables and are shown on Appendix Tables B-1 and C-1. Also, as previously indicated,
contact was made with the USFWS for known species for Jefferson County.
x
Birds
Piping plover a federally endangered species with designated critical habitat and Bald
eagle currently a delisted species are show on the USFWS list for Jefferson County.
Piping plovers feed on exposed wet sand in wash zones; intertidal ocean beach; mud,
sand, and algal flats; and shorelines of ephemeral ponds, by probing for invertebrates at or just
below the surface. Upland beaches adjacent to foraging areas are used for roosting. In the Great
Lakes area piping plovers breed on sparsely vegetated beaches or sand spits along the shorelines.
The piping plover population has only 29 breeding pairs in the Great Lakes region (USFWS
Piping Plover Fact Sheet). Piping plovers were not observed by TES during the field surveys.
The bald eagle was delisted from the federal endangered species list (ESA) on August 8,
2007. However, it is listed as threatened by New York State. Bald eagle was observed by TES
during our field surveys flying over the cliff area on August 12, 2008 and in the area of North
Pond on September 3, 2008.
x
Mammals
The USFWS indicated the potential for the state and federally-listed Indiana bat to occur
within the proposed project area based on the county that the site is located in. Indiana bat is
federally and state listed as endangered.
It is possible for Indiana bats to use the site for summer roosting because potential roost
trees (trees with loose or exfoliating bark such as shagbark hickory) are scattered throughout the
site. No Indiana bats were observed by TES during the field surveys. An independent bat study
was performed by others in 2008.
25
4.0
REFERENCES
American Ornithologists Union. 1998. Check-list of North American Birds. 7th Edition.
American Ornithologists Union. Allen Press, Inc. Lawrence, KS.
Crother, B. I. (ed.). 2000. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles
of North America north of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our
Understanding. SSAR Herpetological Circular 29.
Edinger, G. J., D. J. Evans, S. Gebauer, T. G. Howard, D. M. Hunt, and A. M. Olivero (editors).
2002. Ecological Communities of New York State. Second Edition. A revised and
expanded edition of Carol Reschkes Ecological Communities of New York State. (Draft
for review). New York Natural Heritage Program, New York Department of
Environmental Conservation. Albany, NY.
Fernald, M. L. 1950. Grays Manual of Botany, 8th Edition. American Book Company. New
York, NY.
Flora of North America. www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415370.
Accessed October 2008.
FNA. 2002. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 23 Magnoliophyta:
Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. New York, NY.
Gibbs, J. P., A. R. Breisch, P. K. Ducey, G. Johnson, J. L. Behler, and R. C. Bothner. 2007. The
Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State. Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
Gleason, H. A. 1952. The new Britton and Brown illustrated Flora of the United States and
adjacent Canada (3 vols.). Hafner Press. New York, NY.
Gleason, H. A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States
and adjacent Canada, 2nd Ed. The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY.
Kiviat E. and G. Stevens. 2001. Biodiversity assessment Manual for the Hudson River Estuary
Corridor. Hudsonia, Ltd., Annandale, NY. 508pp.
Mitchell, R. S. and G. C. Tucker. 1997. Revised checklist of New York State plants.
Contribution to a flora of New York State checklist IV. Bulletin No. 490. New York
State Museum. Albany, NY.
Natural Resource Conservation Service. 2008. Soil Data Mart. http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda
.gov/. Accessed October 2008.
New York Natural Heritage Program. 2008. Plant Guides. www.acris.nynhp.org/guide.php?id
=9506. Accessed October 2008.
26
New York State Amphibian and Reptile Atlas. 1990 -1998. Maps can be found at the NYSDEC
website at www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7140.html.
New York State Breeding Bird Atlas. 1980-1985 and 2000-2005. Maps and Birds Lists can be
found at the NYSDEC website at www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7312.html.
United States Department of Agriculture. 2008. Natural Resource Conservation Service. Plant
Database. http://plants.usda.gov/index.html. Accessed October 2008.
Soper, J. H. and M. L. Heimburger. 1985. Shrubs of Ontario. The Royal Ontario Museum.
Toronto, Ontario.
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Endangered Species Program, New York Field Office.
Cortland, NY. http://www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/es/CountyLists/countySelect.htm.
Accessed October 2008.
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Piping Plover Fact Sheet. http://www.fws.gov/nces/piplch/20080000_PIPLCH_FactSheet.pdf. Accessed October 2008.
USSCS. 1989. Hydric Soils of the State of New York. U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service in
Cooperation with National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils, Washington, D.C.
Whitaker, J. O., Jr. and W. J. Hamilton, Jr. 1998. Mammals of the Eastern United States.
Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY.
Young, S. M. and T. W. Weldy. (eds.). 2008. New York rare plant status list. June 2008. New
York Natural Heritage Program. Albany, NY.
27
TABLES
Table 1.
Acreage of Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types at the
Hounsfield Wind Farm Project on Galloo Island, Town of Hounsfield,
Jefferson County, New York
Acreage
% of Total
Site
29.07
1.48
Open Field (OF)
781.66
39.76
Agricultural Land (AG)
162.58
8.27
4.65
0.24
587.84
29.90
Mixed Forest Upland (MFU)
19.39
0.98
Rocky Shoreline (RS)
20.43
1.04
7.72
0.39
Emergent Wetland (EW)
10.97
0.56
Wet Meadow (WM)
44.97
2.29
Scrub-Shrub Wetland (SSW)
48.01
2.44
Deciduous Forest Wetland (DFW)
112.73
5.73
Mixed Forest Wetland (MFW)
135.98
6.92
1966.00
100.00
Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types

Developed (DEV)
Scrub-Shrub Upland (SSU)

Deciduous Forest Upland (DFU)
Open Water (OW)
Totals
Table 2.
Plant Species observed by Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types at the Hounsfield Wind Farm Project on Galloo Island,
Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York
TREES
VEGETATION COVER TYPES (b)
Scientific Name
(a)
Abies balsamea
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Betula allegenensis
Betula papyrifera
Betula populifolia
Carya cordiformis
Carya ovata
Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus nigra
Malus sp.
Nyssa sylvatica
Ostrya virginiana
Picea glauca
Populus balsamifera
Populus deltoides
Populus grandidentata
Populus tremuloides
(a)
(b)
Common Name
Balsam fir
Red maple
Silver maple
Sugar maple
Yellow birch
Paper birch
Gray birch
Musclewood
Bitternut hickory
Shagbark hickory
White ash
Black ash
Green ash
Eastern red cedar
Apple
Black gum
Eastern hop-hornbeam
White spruce
Balsam poplar
Eastern cottonwood
Big-toothed aspen
Quaking aspen
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU
DFU
MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Scientific nomenclature follows Mitchell and Tucker (1997).

Vegetation cover types are as follows: OF/A/ML = Open Field/Airport Runway/Mowed Lawn, AG = Agricultural Land, CL = Cliff, SSU = Scrub-Shrub Upland, DFU =
Deciduous Forest Upland, MFU = Mixed Forest Upland, RS = Rocky Shoreline, EW = Emergent Wetland, Includes Open Water, WM = Wet Meadow, SSW = Scrub-Shrub
Wetland, DFW = Deciduous Forest Wetland, and MFW = Mixed Forest Wetland.
Field investigations performed by TES, Inc. on November 12-14, 2007, May 20-23, June 24-27, July 21-24, August 12, and September 3-5, 2008.
Table 2. (cont.)
TREES (Cont.)
VEGETATION COVER TYPES(b)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Prunus serotina
Quercus alba
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus rubra
Quercus velutina
Salix fragilis
Salix nigra
Salix sp.
Thuja occidentalis
Tilia americana
Tsuga canadensis
Ulmus americana
Black cherry
White oak
Bur oak
Northern red oak
Black oak
Crack willow
Black willow
Willow
American basswood
Eastern hemlock
American elm
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SHRUBS
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Alder incana
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier stolonifera
Cornus amomum
Cornus rugosa
Cornus sericea
Crataegus sp.
Juniperus communis
Juniperus horizontalis
Lonicera canadensis
Lonicera dioica
Lonicera morrowii
Speckled alder
Serviceberry
Bush juneberry
Common buttonbush
Silky dogwood
Round-leaf dogwood
Red-osier dogwood
Hawthorn
Common juniper
Creeping cedar
Fly honeysuckle
Wild honeysuckle
Morrows honeysuckle
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Table 2. (cont.)
SHRUBS (Cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Lonicera dioica
Lonicera morrowii
Physocarpus opulifolius
Prunus virginiana
Rhus typhina
Ribes cynosbati
Rosa rugosa
Rosa sp.
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus idaeus
Rubus odoratus
Rubus pubescens
Salix sp.
Sambucus canadensis
Shepherdia canadensis
Spiraea tomentosa
Spirea alba var. latifolia
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Syringa vulgaris
Vaccinium corymbosum
Viburnum lentago
Viburnum nudum
Zanthoxylum americanum
Wild honeysuckle
Morrows honeysuckle
Nine bark
Choke cherry
Staghorn sumac
Wild gooseberry
Rugosa rose
Rose
Blackberry
Red raspberry
Purple-flowering raspberry
Dwarf raspberry
Willow
Elderberry
Buffalo-berry
Hardhack
Meadowsweet
Coralberry
Lilac
Highbush blueberry
Nannyberry
Wild raisin
Prickly ash
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
HERBACEOUS
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Acalypha virginica
Achillea millefolium
Three-seeded mercury
Common yarrow
OF/A/
AG
ML
X
X
CL
SSU
X
X
DFU MFU
X
X
RS
X
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW

X
Table 2. (cont.)
HERBACEOUS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Acorus americanus
Agastache scrophulariifolia
Agrostis gigantea
Agrostis hyemalis
Agrostis sp.
Alisma subcordatum
Alliaria petiolata
Allium sp.
Alopecurus aequalis
Ambrosia trifida
Anaphalis margaritacea
Anchusa arvensis
Anchusa arvensis
Anemone canadensis
Anemone virginiana
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Apocynum cannabinum
Apocynum sp.
Aquilegia canadensis
Aquilegia vulgaris
Arabis glabra
Arabis lyrata
Aralia nudicaulis
Arctium minus
Arenaria lateriflora
Arenaria serpyllifolia
Arenaria sp.
Arisaema triphyllum
Sweetflag
Purple giant hyssop
Redtop
Southern hairgrass
Bentgrass
Spreading bentgrass
Water plantain
Garlic mustard
Onion
Short-awn foxtail
Ragweed
Giant ragweed
Pearly everlasting
Small bugloss
Bugloss
Wind-flower
Tall anemone
Sweet vernal grass
Indian hemp
Dogbane
Wild columbine
Golden columbine
Tower mustard
Lyre-leaf rock-cress
Wild sarsaparilla
Burdock
Blunt-leaved sandwort
Thyme-leaved sandwort
Sandwort
Jack-in-the-pulpit
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
X
X
X
X
X
X
SSW DFW MFW

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Table 2. (cont.)
HERBACEOUS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Aster ericoides
Aster novae-angliae
Aster sp.
Barbarea vulgaris
Berteroa incana
Bidens frondosa
Bidens sp.
Borago officinalis
Brassica nigra
Brassica rapa
Brassica sp.
Bromis sp.
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus commutatus
Bromus inermis
Butomus umbellatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Campanula rotundifolia
Cardamine pensylvanica
Carex aquatilus
Carex blanda
Carex brunnescens
Carex comosa
Carex crinita
Carex disperma
Carex flava
Swamp milkweed
Common milkweed
Heath aster
New England aster
Aster
Yellow cress
Hoary alyssum
Devils beggar-ticks
Beggar-ticks
False-nettle
Borage
Black mustard
Field mustard
Mustard
Brome
Fringed brome
Hairy chess
Smooth brome
Flowering rush
Blue-joint reedgrass
Bluebell
Common shepherds purse
Pennsylvania bittercress
Water sedge
Eastern woodland sedge
Brownish sedge
Longhair sedge
Fringed sedge
Softleaf sedge
Yellow sedge
OF/A/
AG
ML
X
X
X
X
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
X
X
X
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Table 2. (cont.)
HERBACEOUS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Carex gracillima
Carex granularis
Carex hystericina
Carex intumescens
Carex lacustris
Carex laxiflora
Carex lenticularis
Carex leporina
Carex lupulina
Carex lurida
Carex molesta
Carex pellita
Carex platyphylla
Carex projecta
Carex pseudocyperus
Carex rosea
Carex scoparia
Carex sp.
Carex sprengelii
Carex stipata
Carex striata
Carex tenera
Carex trisperma
Carex vulpinoidea
Celastrus scandens
Centaurea maculosa
Cerastrium arvense
Cerastrium fontanum
Cerastrium sp.
Ceratophyllum demersum
Graceful sedge
Limestone meadow sedge
Bottlebrush sedge
Great bladder sedge
Hairy sedge
Broad looseflower sedge
Lakeshore sedge
Eggbract sedge
Hop sedge
Shallow sedge
Troublesome sedge
Woolly sedge
Broad-leaf sedge
Necklace sedge
Cypress-like sedge
Rosy sedge
Broom sedge
Sedge
Long-beaked sedge
Uptight sedge
Walters sedge
Quill sedge
Three-seeded sedge
Fox sedge
American bitter-sweet
Bushy knapweed
Field chickweed
Common mouse-ear chickweed
Chickweed
Coontail
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Table 2. (cont.)
HERBACEOUS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium pratericola
Cichorium intybus
Cicuta bulbifera
Cinna arundinacea
Cinna latifolia
Circaea alpina
Circaea lutetiana
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium vulgare
Clinopodium vulgare
Coleogeton pectinatum
Convolvulus arvensis
Coptis groenlandica
Cuscuta gronovii
Cuscuta sp.
Cynanchum louiseae
Cynanchum rossicum
Cynoglossum officinale
Cyperus spurge
Cyperus strigosus
Dactylis glomerata
Dalibarda repens
Daucus carota
Desmodium canadense
Dianthus armeria
Dicanthelium acuminatum
Dipsacus fullonum
Draba arabisans
Lambs-quarters
Narrow-leaf goosefoot
Chicory
Water-hemlock
Drooping woodreed
Dwarf enchanters nightshade
Enchanters nightshade
Canada thistle
Bull thistle
Wild basil
Sago pondweed
Field bindweed
Goldthread
Dodder
Dodder
Black swallow-wort
Pale swallow-wort
Hounds-tongue
Flatsedge
Straw-colored flatsedge
Orchard grass
False-violet
Wild carrot
Water-willow
Giant tick-clover
Deptford pink
Hairy panic grass
Common teasel
Rock cress
OF/A/
AG
ML
X
X
X
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Table 2. (cont.)
HERBACEOUS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Draba verna
Echinochloa crusgalli
Echinochloa muricata
Echium vulgare
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis erythropoda
Eleocharis obtusa
Eleocharis sp.
Elodea canadensis
Elymus sp.
Elytrigia repens
Epilobium coloratum
Epilobium glandulosum
Epilobium sp.
Epipactis helleborine
Equisetum arvense
Eragrostis sp.
Erechtites hieracifolia
Erigeron annuus
Erysimum cheiranthoides
Eupatorium altissimum
Eupatorium maculatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium rugosum
Euphorbia cyparissias
Euphorbia esula
Euthamia graminifolia
Fagopyrum esculentum
Festuca saximontana
Whitlow-grass
Barnyard grass
Rough barnyard grass
Vipers bugloss
Needle spikerush
Bald spikerush
Blunt spikerush
Spikerush
Waterweed
Wild rye
Quackgrass
Purple-leaf willow-herb
Northern willow-herb
Willow-herb
Helleborine
Field horsetail
Love grass
Pilewort
Daisy fleabane
Wormseed-mustard
Tall thoroughwort
Spotted Joe-pye-weed
Boneset
White snakeroot
Cypress spurge
Leafy spurge
Narrow-leaf goldenrod
Buckwheat
Sheep fescue
OF/A/
AG
ML
X
X
X
X
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Table 2. (cont.)
HERBACEOUS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Festuca sp.
Fragaria vesca
Fragaria virginiana
Galeopsis tetrahit
Galium asprellum
Galium mollugo
Galium palustre
Geranium bicknellii
Geranium carolinianum
Geranium maculatum
Geranium molle
Geranium pusillum
Geranium robertianum
Glyceria acutiflora
Glyceria grandis
Glyceria melicaria
Glyceria sp.
Glyceria striata
Hesperis matronalis
Hieracium sp.
Huperzia lucidula
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum punctatum
Hystrix patula
Impatiens capensis
Iris versicolor
Trichostema brachiatum
Juncus effusus
Juncus sp.
Juncus tenuis
Fescue
Woods strawberry
Wild strawberry
Hemp nettle
Rough bedstraw
White bedstraw
Marsh bedstraw
Cranesbill geranium
Carolina geranium
Wild geranium
Doves-foot cranesbill
Small flowered cranesbill
Herb-robert
Creeping mannagrass
Reed meadowgrass
Slender mannagrass
Mannagrass
Fowl manna grass
Dames rocket
Hawkweed
Shining firmoss
Common St. Johns wort
Spotted St. Johns wort
Bottle-brush grass
Jewelweed
Blueflag
False pennyroyal
Soft rush
Rush
Path rush
OF/A/
AG
ML
X
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Table 2. (cont.)
HERBACEOUS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Lactuca biennis
Lactuca serriola
Lappula squarrosa
Leersia oryzoides
Lemna sp.
Leonurus cardiaca
Lepidium campestre
Leucanthemum vulgare
Linaria vulgaris
Lolium arundinaceum
Lolium perenne
Lotus corniculata
Ludwigia palustris
Lycopus americana
Lycopus sp.
Lysimachia nummularia
Lythrum salicaria
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
Melilotus alba
Mentha arvensis
Mentha spicata
Mentha x piperita
Mimulus ringens
Minuartia michauxii
Muhlenbergia frondosa
Muhlenbergia mexicana
Myosotis scorpioides
Nepeta cataria
Nuphar variegata
Blue lettuce
Prickly lettuce
Stickseed
Rice cutgrass
Duckweed
Motherwort
Field pepper-grass
Ox eye daisy
Butter-and-eggs
Tall fescue
Perennial ryegrass
Birds-foot trefoil
Water purslane
Water horehound
Bugleweed
Moneywort
Purple loosestrife
Black medic
Alfalfa
White sweetclover
Field mint
Spearmint
Peppermint
Common monkeyflower
Rock sand-wort
Muhly
Mexican muhly
Forget-me-not
Catnip
Yellow pondlily
OF/A/
AG
ML
X
X
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
10
Table 2. (cont.)
HERBACEOUS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Nymphaea odorata
Oryzopsis canadensis
Oryzopsis racemosa
Oxalis stricta
Panicum capillare
Panicum clandestinum
Panicum sp.
Peltandra virginica
Penstemon hirsutus
Phalaris arundinacea
Phleum pratense
Phragmites australis
Physalis heterophylla
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Poa alsodes
Poa compressa
Poa palustris
Poa pratensis
Poa sp.
Poa trivialis
Podophyllum peltatum
Polycnemum majus
Polygonum amphibium
Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum convolvulus
Polygonum hydropiperoides
Polygonum pensylvanicum
Polygonum persicaria
Polygonum sp.
White water lily

Canada ricegrass
Mountain rice
Ladys-sorrel
Witchgrass
Deer-tongue
Panic grass
Arrow arum
Beard-tongue
Reed canary grass
Timothy
Common reed
Clammy ground cherry
Narrow-leaf plantain
Common plantain
Woodland bluegrass
Canada bluegrass
Fowl meadowgrass
Kentucky bluegrass
Bluegrass
Rough bluegrass
May-apple
Giant needleleaf
Water smartweed
Common knotgrass
Black bindweed
Mild water-pepper
Pink smartweed
Ladys-thumb
Smartweed
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
11
X
X
X
Table 2. (cont.)
HERBACEOUS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Pontederia cordata
Portulaca oleracea
Potamogeton crispus
Potamogeton sp.
Potentilla anserina
Potentilla recta
Potentilla simplex
Potentilla sp.
Prunella vulgaris
Ranunculua trichophyllus
Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus sp.
Rorippa islandica
Rumex acetosella
Rumex crispus
Rumex sp.
Rumex verticillatus
Sagittaria graminea
Sanguisorba canadensis
Saxifraga virginiensis
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus cyperinus
Scirpus microcarpus
Scirpus tabernaemontani
Scrophularia lanceolata
Scutellaria galericulata
Scutellaria lateriflora
Scutellaria parvula var. parvula
Sedum acre
Setaria faberii
Pickerel weed
Common purslane
Curly pondweed
Pondweed
Silverweed
Sulfur cinquefoil
Old field cinquefoil
Cinquefoil
Heal-all
White water crowfoot
Tall buttercup
Buttercup
Marsh yellow cress
Sheep sorrel
Curly dock
Dock
Swamp dock
Grass-leaf sagittaria
American burnet
Virginia saxifrage
Dark green bulrush
Woolgrass
Panicled bulrush
Soft-stem bulrush
Lance-leaf figwort
Hooded skullcap
Mad-dog skullcap
Small skullcap
Mossy stonecrop
Giant foxtail
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
12
X
X
X
X
X
Table 2. (cont.)
HERBACEOUS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Setaria pumila
Setaria viridis
Silene vulgaris
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Solanum dulcamara
Solidago canadensis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago juncea
Solidago rugosa
Sonchus arvensis
Sparganium eurycarpum
Sparganium sp.
Stachys tenuifolia
Stellaria graminea
Streptopus amplexifolius
Tanacetum vulgare
Taraxacum officinale
Teucrium canadense
Thymus pulegioides
Tragopogon pratensis
Trientalis borealis
Trifolium aureum
Trifolium hybridum
Trifolium repens
Triodanis perfoliata
Trisetum aestivum
Triticum aestivum
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Urtica doica
Yellow foxtail
Green foxtail
Bladder-campion
Blue-eyed grass
Black nightshade
Canada goldenrod
Late goldenrod
Early goldenrod
Rough-stem goldenrod
Sow-thistle
Giant burreed
Burreed
Creeping hedge-nettle
Lesser stitchwort
Twisted stalk
Tansy
Common dandelion
American germander
Wild thyme
Yellow goats beard
Starflower
Yellow hop clover
Alsike clover
White clover
Venus looking glass
Wheat
Winter wheat
Narrow-leaf cattail
Broad-leaf cattail
Stinging nettle
OF/A/
AG
ML
X
X
X
X
X
X
CL
X
X
SSU
DFU MFU
X
X
X
X
RS
EW
WM
X
X
X
X
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
13
X
X
X
X
Table 2. (cont.)
HERBACEOUS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Urtica sp.
Utricularia sp.
Vallisneria americana
Verbascum thapsus
Verbena hastata
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Veronica officinalis
Veronica peregrina
Veronica persica
Vicia cracca
Vicia tetrasperma
Viola cucullata
Viola sp.
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Xanthium strumarium
Zea mays
Nettle
Bladderwort
Wild celery
Mullein
Blue vervain
Water speedwell
Gypsy-weed
Purslane-speedwell
Birdeye speedwell
Cow vetch
Slender vetch
Bluemarsh violet
Violet
Barren strawberry
Common cocklebur
Corn
OF/A/
AG
ML
X
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
X
X
X
X
X
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
FERNS
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Adiantum pedatum
Athyrium filix-femina
Botrychium dissectum
Cystopteris fragilis
Dryopteris campyloptera
Dryopteris cristata
Dryopteris marginalis
Onoclea sensibilis
Osmunda cinnamomea
Maidenhair fern
Lady fern
Cut-leaf grape fern
Fragile fern
Spreading woodfern
Crested woodfern
Marginal woodfern
Sensitive fern
Cinnamon fern
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
14
Table 2. (cont.)
FERNS (cont.)
(a)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Osmunda regalis
Pteridium aquilinum
Royal fern
Bracken fern
Marsh fern
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW

X
X
X
VINES
Scientific Name(a)
Common Name
Lathyrus latifolius
Vitis labrusca
Vitis riparia
Everlasting pea
Virginia creeper
Poison ivy
Fox grape
Riverbank grape
OF/A/
AG
ML
X
CL
X
X
X
X
SSU
DFU MFU
RS
X
X
X
X
X
X
15
EW
WM
SSW DFW MFW

X
X
Table 3.
Wildlife Species Observed by Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types at the Hounsfield Wind Farm Project on Galloo Island,
Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York
VEGETATION COVER TYPES(a)
AMPHIBIANS
Common Name(b)
Scientific Name
Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Eastern American Toad
American Bullfrog
Northern Green Frog
Northern Leopard Frog
Pickerel Frog
Plethodon cinereus
Bufo a. americanus
Rana catesbeiana
Rana clamitans melanota
Rana pipiens
Rana palustris
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Common Name(b)
Scientific Name

Northern Map Turtle
Painted Turtle
Northern Watersnake
Common Gartersnake
Graptemys geographica
Chrysemys picta
Nerodia s. sipedon
Thamnophis sirtalis
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU DFU MFU RS
EW WM SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
VEGETATION COVER TYPES (a)
BIRDS
Common Name (b)
Scientific Name
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Branta canadensis
Aix sponsa
Anas strepera
Anas rubripes
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas acuta
(b)
EW WM SSW DFW MFW
X
X
REPTILES
(a)
SSU DFU MFU RS
OF/A/
AG
ML
X
X
CL
SSU DFU MFU RS

X
X
X
X
EW WM SSW DFW MFW

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vegetation cover types are as follows: OF/A/ML = Open Field/Airport Runway/Mowed Lawn, AG = Agricultural Land, CL = Cliff, SSU = Scrub-Shrub Upland, DFU =
Deciduous Forest Upland, MFU = Mixed Forest Upland, RS = Rocky Shoreline, EW = Emergent Wetland, Includes Open Water, WM = Wet Meadow, SSW = Scrub-Shrub
Wetland, DFW = Deciduous Forest Wetland, and MFW = Mixed Forest Wetland F.O. = Fly Over.
English and scientific names according to AOU (1998), Crother (2000), and Whitaker and Hamilton (1998).
Field investigations performed by TES, Inc. on November 12-14, 2007, May 20-23, June 24-27, July 21-24, August 12, and September 3-5, 2008.
F.O.
Table 3. (cont.)
BIRDS
Common Name (b)
Scientific Name
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Wild Turkey
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Virginia Rail
Sora
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Wilsons Snipe
American Woodcock
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Aythya affinis
Bucephala albeola
Mergus merganser
Phasianus colchicus
Meleagris gallopavo
Gavia immer
Phalacrocorax auritus
Botaurus lentiginosus
Ardea herodias
Butorides virescens
Nycticorax nycticorax
Cathartes aura
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Circus cyaneus
Accipiter striatus
Buteo jamaicensis
Buteo lagopus
Falco sparverius
Falco columbarius
Falco peregrinus
Rallus limicola
Porzana carolina
Charadrius vociferus
Charadrius semipalmatus
Actitis macularius
Tringa solitaria
Arenaria interpres
Calidris alba
Calidris pusilla
Calidris minutilla
Calidris himantopus
Gallinago delicata
Scolopax minor
Larus delawarensis
Larus argentatus
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU DFU MFU RS

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
F.O.
X
X
EW WM SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Table 3. (cont.)
BIRDS
Common Name (b)
Scientific Name
Great Black-backed Gull

Caspian Tern
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Great Horned Owl
Short-eared Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-headed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-pewee
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Northern Shrike
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Common Raven
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Larus marinus
Sterna caspia
Columba livia
Zenaida macroura
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Bubo virginianus
Asio flammeus
Archilochus colubris
Megaceryle alcyon
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Picoides pubescens
Picoides villosus
Colaptes auratus
Dryocopus pileatus
Contopus virens
Empidonax minimus
Sayornis phoebe
Myiarchus crinitus
Tyrannus tyrannus
Lanius excubitor
Vireo gilvus
Vireo olivaceus
Cyanocitta cristata
Corvus corax
Progne subis
Tachycineta bicolor
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Hirundo rustica
Poecile atricapillus
Sitta carolinensis
Certhia americana
Troglodytes aedon
Troglodytes troglodytes
Cistothorus palustris
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU DFU MFU RS

X
X
X
X
X
EW WM SSW DFW MFW

X
X
F.O.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Table 3. (cont.)
BIRDS
Common Name (b)
Scientific Name
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
American Pipit
Cedar Waxwing
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Bobolink
Regulus satrapa
Regulus calendula
Hylocichla mustelina
Turdus migratorius
Dumetella carolinensis
Toxostoma rufum
Sturnus vulgaris
Anthus rubescens
Bombycilla cedrorum
Vermivora peregrina
Vermivora ruficapilla
Parula americana
Dendroica petechia
Dendroica pensylvanica
Dendroica magnolia
Dendroica coronata
Dendroica virens
Dendroica castanea
Dendroica cerulea
Mniotilta varia
Setophaga ruticilla
Seiurus noveboracensis
Geothlypis trichas
Wilsonia canadensis
Piranga olivacea
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Spizella passerina
Spizella pusilla
Passerculus sandwichensis
Melospiza melodia
Zonotrichia albicollis
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Junco hyemalis
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
OF/A/
AG
ML
CL
SSU DFU MFU RS
EW WM SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
F.O.
Table 3. (cont.)
BIRDS
Common Name (b)
Scientific Name
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
Pine Grosbeak
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Agelaius phoeniceus
Sturnella magna
Quiscalus quiscula
Molothrus ater
Icterus galbula
Pinicola enucleator
Carduelis tristis
Passer domesticus
OF/A/
ML
X
X
X
X
AG
CL
SSU DFU MFU RS
X
X
X
X
F.O.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
EW WM SSW DFW MFW
X
X
MAMMALS
Common Name(b)
Scientific Name
Eastern Chipmunk
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Red Squirrel
American Beaver
Deer Mouse
Meadow Vole
Common Muskrat
Coyote
Raccoon
White-tailed Deer
Tamias striatus
Sciurus carolinensis
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Castor canadensis
Peromyscus maniculatus
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Ondatra zibethicus
Canis latrans
Procyon lotor
Odocoileus virginianus
OF/A/
AG
ML
X
CL
SSU DFU MFU RS
EW WM SSW DFW MFW
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
FIGURES
A P P R O X IM A T E
S IT E L O C A T IO N
C o o r d in a te s o f S ite
L a titu d e
L o n g itu d e U T M
-
4 3 .9 0 6 7
-7 6 .4 1 1 4
E 3 8 6 6 6 3 N 4 8 6 2 4 8 1
1 5 0 0 '
0
S C A L E
1 " = 3 0 0 0 '
N O R T H
3 0 0 0 '
F ig u r e 1 . S ite L o c a tio n
N Y S D O T T o p o g r a p h ic M a p
o b ta in e d fr o m N Y S G IS C le a r in g h o u s e
G a llo o Is la n d Q u a d r a n g le
1 9 9 6
P re p a re d b y T E R R E S T R IA L E N V IR O N M E N T A L S P E C IA L IS T S , In c .
T E S f ile : C A S - 3 3 4 9 / 3 3 4 9 f ig 1 . d s f \ 1 0 - 1 5 - 0 8
1 5 0 0 '
0
S C A L E
1 " = 3 0 0 0 '
N O R T H
3 0 0 0 '
F ig u r e 2 . N Y S F r e s h w a te r
W e tla n d s M a p
N Y S D e p a rtm e n t o f
E n v ir o n m e n ta l C o n s e r v a tio n
W e tla n d s o b ta in e d fr o m C o r n e ll U n iv e r s ity
G e o s p a c ia l In fo r m a tio n R e p o s ito r y
T E S
file : C A S - 3 3 4 9 \ 3 3 4 9 fig 2 . d s f\ 1 0 - 2 7 - 0 8
1 5 0 0 '
0
S C A L E
1 " = 3 0 0 0 '
N O R T H
3 0 0 0 '
F ig u r e 3 . N a tio n a l W e tla n d s
In v e n to r y M a p
U .S . F is h & W ild life S e r v ic e
N W I W e tla n d s o b ta in e d fr o m
U S F is h a n d W ild life w e b s ite
T E S f ile : C A S - 3 3 4 9 \ 3 3 4 9 f ig 3 . d s f \ 1 0 - 2 7 - 0 8
S o il T y p e s
- B e a c h e s
B g B - B e n s o n - G a lo o c o m p le x , v e r y r o c k y
C lA - C h a u m o n t s ilty c la y , 0 - 3 % s lo p e s
C lB - C h a u m o n t s ilty c la y , 3 - 8 % s lo p e s
C o B - C o lla m e r s ilt lo a m , b e d r o c k s u b s tr a
F a B - F a r m in g to n lo a m , 0 - 8 % s lo p e s
G b B - G a lo o - R o c k o u tc r o p c o m p le x , 0 - 8 %
G lA - G a lw a y s ilt lo a m , 0 - 3 % s lo p e s
- G u ffin c la y
G v
H u B - H u d s o n s ilt lo a m , 3 - 8 % s lo p e s
M a - M a d a lin s ilt lo a m
- N e w s te a d s ilt lo a m
N n
R h a - R h in e b e c k s ilt lo a m , 0 - 3 % s lo p e s
S a p r is ts a n d A q u e n ts , p o n d e d
S a
W a te r
W
W n B W ilp o in t s ilty c la y lo a m , 3 - 8 % s lo p e
B e
1 5 0 0 '
0
S C A L E
1 " = 3 0 0 0 '
N O R T H
3 0 0 0 '
, 0 -8 %
s lo p e s
tu m , 3 -8 %
s lo p e s
s lo p e s
F ig u r e 4 . S o il S u r v e y M a p
N a tu r a l R e s o u r c e C o n s e r v a tio n
S e r v ic e ( N R C S )
J e ffe r s o n C o u n ty S o il S u r v e y
S o ils D a ta fr o m
N R C S
T E S file : C A S - 3 3 4 9 /3 3 4 9 fig 4 .d s f/1 1 - 5 - 0 8
N o te : R e fe r to T a b le 1 in r e p o r t fo r a c r e a g e s o f c o v e r ty p e s .
N
O
R
T H
C liffs
O F
D F U
D F W
R S
W M
O u
tp
a r
c e
l
D F U
O F
O F
D F W
D F W
D F U
O F
D F U
O F
O F
O F
D F U
O F
D F W
O F
W M
O F
D F W
W M
O F
O F
O F
W M
W M
R S
D F W
D F W
W M
D F U
D F U
E W
D F U
O F
W M
R S
O F
M F U
W M
M F W
D F W
D F U
O F
In d e x M a p
F ig u r e P r e p a r e d b y
T e r r e s tr ia l E n v ir o n m e n ta l
S p e c ia lis ts , In c .
D F W
E W
D F W
O F
D F U
F ig u r e 5 .
M F W
O F
S h e e t 2
C liffs
S h e e t 1
N O R T H
3 0 0 0 '
D F U
D F U
D F W
D F U
S S W
A e r ia l P h o to g r a p h o b ta in e d
fr o m N Y S G IS C le a r in g h o u s e
2 0 0 6
W M
W M
8 0 0 '
W M
D F U
D F W
4 0 0 '
A P P R O X IM A T E S C A L E IN F E E T
O F
W M
D F W
W M
D F U
D F U
W M
D F U
W M
D F
W
O F
D F U
W M
O F
R S
M a tc h lin e S h e e t 2
R S
D F U
O F
D F W
W M
D F W
A e r ia l P h o to
S ite w ith V e
C o v e r a n d L
T y p e
g ra p h o f
g e ta tio n
a n d U s e
s
(S h e e t 1 o f 2 )
6 0 0 0 '
T E S F ile : C A S - 3 3 4 9 \ 3 3 4 9 - a e r ia l- c o v e r - 1 . d s f \ 1 1 - 5 - 0 8
In d e x M a p
C liffs
N
O
R
T H
D F U
O F
D F U
R S
E W
D F W
O F
O F
O F
O F
S h e e t 2
D F U
N o rth P o n d
D F U
D F U
O W
D F W
D F W
N O R T H
D E V
0
D F U
O F
M F U
S h e e t 1
O F
M F W
D F U
W M
A G
D F U
O F
O F
O F
W M
O F
D E V
S S U
D E V
O F
D F U
O F
O W
R S
N o te : R e fe r to T a b le 1 in r e p o r t fo r a c r e a g e s o f c o v e r ty p e s .
A G
D F U
D F U
R S
F ig u r e 5 .
O u tp a rc e l
O F
C liffs
S S U
O W
R S
D E V
D E V
O F
D F U
O F
O F
W M
S S W
A G
D E V
W M
E W
O W
W M
D F U
D F W
O F
A G
W M
D F U
D F U
A G
R S
M F W
D F W
W M
D F W
D F U
M F W
E W
2 0 0 6
D F U
W M
D F W
D F U
M a tc h lin e S h e e t 1
A G
M F W
O F
O F
A P P R O X IM A T E S C A L E IN F E E T
D F U
D F U
D F W
8 0 0 '
D F U
D F W
O F
4 0 0 '
6 0 0 0 '
R S
D F U
D F U
3 0 0 0 '
G ill H a r b o r
A e r ia l P h o to
S ite w ith V e
C o v e r a n d L
T y p e
g ra p h o f
g e ta tio n
a n d U s e
s
(S h e e t 2 o f 2 )
T E S F ile : C A S - 3 3 4 9 \ 3 3 4 9 - a e r ia l- c o v e r - 2 . d s f \ 1 1 - 4 - 0 8
N O R T H
3 0 0 '
6 0 0 '
A P P R O X IM A T E S C A L E IN
F E E T
2 0 0 6
F ig u r e 6 .
In d e x M a p
3 0 0 0 '
6 0 0 0 '
A e r ia l P h o to g r a p h
o f S ite w ith T u r tle
T r a p L o c a tio n s
S h e e t 1
(S h e e t 1 o f 2 )
N O R T H
S h e e t 2
T E S F ile : C A S - 3 3 4 9 \ 3 3 4 9 a e r ia l- t u r t le t r a p s 1 . d s f \ 1 0 - 2 8 - 0 8
N O R T H
2 0 0 '
4 0 0 '
A P P R O X IM A T E S C A L E IN
F E E T
2 0 0 6
F ig u r e 6 .
In d e x M a p
3 0 0 0 '
6 0 0 0 '
A e r ia l P h o to g r a p h
o f S ite w ith T u r tle
T r a p L o c a tio n s
S h e e t 1
(S h e e t 2 o f 2 )
N O R T H
S h e e t 2
T E S F ile : C A S - 3 3 4 9 \ 3 3 4 9 a e r ia l- t u r t le t r a p s 2 . d s f \ 1 0 - 2 8 - 0 8
APPENDIX A Correspondence
APPENDIX B New York State Amphibian and

Reptile Atlas Data
Appendix Table B-1

Amphibians and Reptiles in the Vicinity of the Galloo Island Site
in the Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York
(a)
(b)
(c)
TOADS AND FROGS

Eastern American Toad
Gray Treefrog
Northern Spring Peeper
Western Chorus Frog
American Bullfrog
Northern Green Frog
Wood Frog
Northern Leopard Frog
Pickerel Frog
Scientific Name
Bufo a. americanus
Hyla versicolor
Pseudacris crucifer
Pseudacris triseriata
Rana catesbeiana
Rana clamitans
Rana sylvatica
Rana pipiens
Rana palustris
ATLAS(b)
ADJ
ADJ
ADJ
ADJ
ADJ
ADJ
ADJ
ADJ
ADJ
STATUS(c)
TURTLES
Common Snapping Turtle
Painted Turtle
Blandings Turtle
Scientific Name
Chelydra serpentina
Chrysemys picta
Emydoidea blandingii
ATLAS(b)
ADJ
ADJ
ADJ
STATUS
SNAKES
Northern Water Snake
Common Garter Snake
Milk Snake
Scientific Name
Nerodia sipedon
Thamnophis sirtalis
Lampropeltis triangulum
ATLAS(b)
ADJ
ADJ
ADJ
STATUS
THR
Common and scientific names according to Crother (2000), and updates through 2003.
Recorded during the New York State Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Data (1990-1998). Interim distribution maps on NYSDEC
website. IN = Recorded in Galloo Island quadrangle, ADJ = Recorded in at least one of three adjacent quadrangles.
State Status: END = Endangered, THR = Threatened, SPEC = Special Concern.
APPENDIX C Breeding Bird Atlas Information
Appendix Table C-1

Breeding Birds in Atlas Blocks 3786 D and 3886 C that Encompass
the Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson County, New York
BIRDS
English Name(c)
Double-crested Cormorant
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Mallard
Common Merganser
Northern Harrier
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Eastern Kingbird
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
European Starling
Clay-colored Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
(a)
(b)
(c)
Scientific Name
Phalacrocorax auritus
Nycticorax nycticorax
Cathartes aura
Branta canadensis
Anas platyrhynchos
Mergus merganser
Circus cyaneus
Charadrius vociferus
Actitis macularia
Larus delawarensis
Larus argentatus
Larus marinus
Tyrannus tyrannus
Tachycineta bicolor
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Hirundo rustica
Sturnus vulgaris
Spizella pallida
Passerculus sandwichensis
Melospiza melodia
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Agelaius phoeniceus
Sturnella magna
Block 3786D
2000-2005
ATLAS(a)
POS
Block 3886C
1980-1985
ATLAS(a)
CON
POS
POS
CON
Block 3886C
2000-2005
ATLAS(a)
CON
CON
POS
STATUS(b)
CON
POS
CON
THR
PRO
CON
THR
POS
CON
CON
CON
PRO
POS
CON
CON
PRO
PRO
PRO
CON
CON
POS
POS
PRO
PRO
PRO
POS
Recorded in Breeding Bird Atlas Blocks 3786D and 3886C in 1980-1985 and 2000-2005. CON = Confirmed Breeder, PRO =
Probable Breeder, POS = Possible Breeder.
State Status: END = Endangered, THR = Threatened, SPEC = Special Concern.
English and scientific names according to AOU (1998) and supplements through 2006.
APPENDIX D New York Rare Plant Status List
Appendix Table D-1.

List of Rare Plants and their Status for Jefferson County, New York(c)
Common Name
Alpine willow-herb
American dragonhead
Autumnal water-starwort
Awned sedge
Balsam willow
Bird's-eye primrose
Broad-lipped twayblade
Callico aster
Calypso
Carey's sedge
Carolina cranesbill
Carolina Whitlow-grass
Champlain beachgrass
Cloud sedge
Cork elm
Crawe's sedge
Creamy wild-pea
Creeping sedge
Cut-leaf anemone
Douglas' knotweed
Dragon's mouth orchid
Drummond's rock-cress
Dwarf sand-cherry
Elk sedge
Erect knotweed
False hop sedge
Featherfoil
Fernald's sedge
Glomerate sedge
Golden corydalis
Hiddenfruit bladderwort
Hill's pondweed
Hitchcock's sedge
Houghtons flatsedge
Houghton's sedge
Kentucky coffee tree
Lake-cress
Lindley's aster
Livid sedge
Low sand-cherry
Many-head sedge
Marsh horsetail
Michigan lily
Mock-pennyroyal
Moor-rush
Scientific Name
Epilobium hornemannii var. hornemannii
Dracocephalum parviflorum
Callitriche hermaphroditica
Carex atherodes
Salix pyrifolia
Primula mistassinica
Listera convallarioides
Aster lateriflorus var. hirsuticaulis
Calypso bulbosa var. americana
Carex careyana
Geranium carolinianum var. sphaerospermum
Draba reptans
Ammophila breviligulata ssp. Champlainensis
Carex haydenii
Ulmus thomasii
Carex crawei
Lathyrus ochroleucus
Carex chordorrhiza
Anemone multifida var. hudsoniana
Polygonum douglasii
Arethusa bulbosa
Boechera stricta
Prunus pumila var. depressa
Carex garberi
Polygonum erectum
Carex lupuliformis
Hottonia inflata
Carex merritt-fernaldii
Carex aggregata
Corydalis aurea
Utricularia geminiscapa
Potamogeton hillii
Carex hitchcockiana
Cyperus houghtonii
Carex houghtoniana
Gymnocladus dioica
Neobeckia aquatica
Symphyotrichum ciliolatum
Carex livida
Prunus pumila var. pumila
Carex synchnocephala
Equisetum palustre
Lilium michiganense
Hedeoma hispida
Juncus stygius ssp. americanus
______________
(a)
State Status: E = Endangered, T = Threatened, R = Rare, U = Unprotected.
(b)
County Status: C = Confirmed, P = Probable, ? = Possible, X = Extirpated.
(c)
Young and Weldy (2008).
County
State
Status(a) Status(b)
E
E
E
E
T
T
E
E
E
U
T
T
E
E
T
T
U
T
U
T
T
E
T
E
E
R
T
T
E
T
U
T
T
U
T
E
T
E
E
E
E
T
E
T
E
C
C
P
C
C
C
P
Watch
List
Protected
Native
Plants
X
X
X
?
P
X
C
C
P
C
C
C
P
X
C
C
C
P
P
P
?
?
C
P
C
C
C
X
X
C
C
P
C
C
C
C
P
P
C
C
P
Appendix Table D-1. (cont.)

Common Name
Scientific Name
Mountain death camas

Narrow-leaf cottongrass
Nebraska sedge
Northern bog violet
Northern cropseed
Northern false foxglove
Northern pondweed
Northern stickseed
Northern wild comfrey
Pink wintergreen
Prairie redroot
Prairie wedgegrass
Prairie-smoke
Purple rock-cress
Puttyroot
Ram's-head ladyslipper
Riverweed
Rock-cress
Rocky mountain sedge
Rough avens
Rush aster
Salt-marsh spikerush
Sand dune willow
Scarlet Indian-paintbrush
Schweinitz's flatsedge
Sheathed pondweed
Sheathed pondweed
Side-oats grama
Slender bulrush
Slender pondweed
Small bur-reed
Small skullcap
Smooth bur-marigold
Smooth cliff brake
Smooth scouring rush
Starwort
Straight-leaf pondweed
Striped coralroot
Troublesome sedge
Twin-leaf
Violet bush-clover
Water milfoil
Water-marigold
Water-plantain
Willdenow's sedge
Wiry panic grass
Woodland bluegrass
Yellow giant-hyssop
Yellow mountain-saxifrage
Zigadenus elegans ssp. glaucus

Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. scabriusculum
Carex jamesii
Viola nephrophylla
Sporobolus heterolepis
Agalinis paupercula var.borealis
Potamogeton alpinus
Hackelia deflexa var. americana
Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale
Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia
Ceanothus herbaceus
Sphenopholis obtusata
Geum triflorum var. triflorum
Arabis drummondii
Aplectrum hyemale
Cypripedium arietinum
Podostemum ceratophyllum
Draba arabisans
Carex backii
Geum virginianum
Symphyotrichum boreale
Eleocharis uniglumis var. halophila
Salix cordata
Castilleja coccinea
Cyperus schweinitzii
Potamogeton filiformis var. occidentalis
Stuckenia filiformis ssp. occidentalis
Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula
Schoenoplectus heterochaetus
Stuckenia filiformis ssp. alpina
Sparganium natans
Scutellaria parvula var. leonardii
Bidens laevis
Pellaea glabella ssp. glabella
Equisetum laevigatum
Stellaria longpipes
Potamogeton strictifolius
Corallorhiza striata var. striata
Carex molesta
Jeffersonia diphylla
Lespedeza violacea
Myriophyllum alterniflorum
Megalodonta beckii var. beckii
Alisma gramineum
Carex willdenowii
Panicum flexile
Poa sylvestris
Agastache nepetoides
Saxifraga aizoides
County
State
Status(a) Status(b)
T
E
T
E
T
T
T
E
E
T
E
E
T
R
E
T
T
T
T
E
T
T
E
E
R
E
E
E
E
E
T
R
T
T
E
T
E
E
T
T
R
T
T
U
T
T
E
T
T
C
P
P
?
C
P
P
C
P
P
C
C
C
Watch
List
Protected
Native
Plants
X
P
C
P
C
C
C
P
P
C
C
C
X
X
P
C
P
P
C
C
?
P
X
C
P
P
C
P
P
P
X
X
P
P
C
C
P
C
APPENDIX E Photographs
Photo 1. Mixed Forest Wetland
Photo 2. Deciduous Forest Wetland
Photo 3. Wet Meadow
Photo 4. Buttonbush Swamp
Photo 5. Open Field with Scattered Trees
Photo 6. Scrub-Shrub Buttonbush Area
Photo 7. Agricultural Land
Photo 8. Cedar Blow Down Area
Photo 9. Emergent Wetland - East Side of Galloo Island
Photo 10. Agricultural Field
Photo 11. Open Field with Bedrock on Surface
Photo 12. Cliffs on North Side
Photo 13. Cliffs on South Side
Photo 14. Rocky Shore on North Side
Photo 15. Open Field with Cedar Stumps
Photo 16. "Thin" Woods
Photo 17. Open Field Area
Photo 18. Developed Area at Lodge
Photo 19. Swallow-wort Area
Photo 20. North Pond
Photo 21. Swallow-wort Field
Photo 22. Eastern Tip of Galloo Island
Photo 23. Mixed Forest Wetland
Photo 24. Canada Thistle Field
Photo 25. Cedar Stump Field
Photo 26. Painted Turtle
Photo 27. Northern Watersnake
Photo 28. Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Photo 29. Common Gartersnake
Photo 30. Northern Map Turtle
Photo 31. Eastern Snapping Turtle
Photo 32. Dirt Road
Photo 33. Field with Goldenrod
Photo 34. Beach on Southwest Side
Photo 35. Emergent Wetland and Wet Meadow
Photo 36. Cliffs on North Side
Photo 37. Woods and Cliffs
Photo 38. Swallow-wort Field
Photo 39. Deciduous Forest Upland
Photo 40. Dirt Road in Deciduous Forest Upland

APPENDIX N Ecological Resources Report

Caricato da

Informazioni sul documento

Copyright

Formati disponibili

Condividi questo documento

Condividi o incorpora il documento

Opzioni di condivisione

Hai trovato utile questo documento?

Questo contenuto è inappropriato?

Copyright:

Formati disponibili

APPENDIX N Ecological Resources Report

Caricato da

Copyright:

Formati disponibili

APPENDIX N

Ecological Resources Report

ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES REPORT

NYS Freshwater Wetlands Map

National Wetlands Inventory Map

Soil Survey Map

Aerial Photograph of Site with Turtle Trap Locations (Sheet 1 of 2)

Aerial Photograph of Site with Turtle Trap Locations (Sheet 2 of 2)

the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)

Figures are provided after the text and tables.

Significant Communities and Habitats

Calcareous Pavement Barrens

Calcareous Shoreline Outcrop

Waterfowl Winter Concentration Area

The USFWS website (http://www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/es/CountyLists/CountySelect.htm) was

PEM5E - Palustrine, emergent, narrow leaved persistent, seasonal

Newstead silt loam;

3.2.1.2 Open Field

Pale Swallow-Wort Areas

Clear Cut Cedar Forest Area

Canada Thistle Areas

Characteristic Open Field Areas

3.2.1.3 Agricultural Land

3.2.1.5 Scrub-Shrub Upland

3.2.1.6 Deciduous Forest Upland

3.2.1.7 Mixed Forest Upland

3.2.2.1 Rocky Shoreline

3.2.2.2 Emergent Wetland

3.2.2.3 Wet Meadow

3.2.2.4 Scrub-Shrub Wetland

3.2.2.5 Deciduous Forest Wetland

3.2.2.6 Mixed Forest Wetland

3.4.1 State Status

Amphibians and Reptiles

During survey efforts at Galloo Island, no state-listed or federally-listed endangered or

Open Field (OF)

Agricultural Land (AG)

Mixed Forest Upland (MFU)

Rocky Shoreline (RS)

Emergent Wetland (EW)

Wet Meadow (WM)

Scrub-Shrub Wetland (SSW)

Deciduous Forest Wetland (DFW)

Mixed Forest Wetland (MFW)

Vegetation Cover and Land Use Types

Scrub-Shrub Upland (SSU)

Open Water (OW)

SSW DFW MFW

Scientific nomenclature follows Mitchell and Tucker (1997).

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW

White water lily

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW

SSW DFW MFW