winter owl surveys for forest lawn memorial

WINTER OWL SURVEYS FOR FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL-PARK, HOLLYWOOD HILLS

WITHIN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO.'S: 5581-007-015, -018, -019, -020, -021, -022, -023, -024, 5581-002-002, -005, -009, -010, 5581-003-012,

-011, 5581-004-014, -015, 5581-005-002, -004

Located within a non-sectioned area of the Burbank, California Quadrangle

of Township 1 north, Range 14 west

Prepared for:

The City of Los Angeles, California

and

Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Association 1712 South Glendale Avenue

Glendale, California 91205

Prepared by:

TERACOR Resource Management 27555 Ynez Road, Suite 207 Temecula, California 92591

(951) 694-8000

Surveys conducted by: S. Reed, Principal

T. Searl, J. Reed, and F. Perez, on 28 January, 18 and 26 February

and 10 March 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 METHODS ............................................................................................................................................... 3 3.0 RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................ 5 4.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................... 10

APPENDIX A - FIELD DATA SHEETS ........................................................................................... 12 APPENDIX B - REFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 13

LIST OF APPENDED EXHIBITS AND TABLES TABLE 1 – ORDER OF BROADCAST CALLS AT EACH BROADCAST STATION...................................... 3 TABLE 2 - METEOROLOGICAL DATA ......................................................................................................... 4 TABLE 3 - POTENTIAL OWL OCCURRENCE ON THE FOREST LAWN PROPERTY ............................... 6 TABLE 4 – NUMBER OF TYPES OF OWL SPECIES DETECTIONS .......................................................... 9 EXHIBIT 1 - REGIONAL LOCATION MAP ........................................................................... attached in order EXHIBIT 2 - USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP ........................................................................... attached in order EXHIBIT 3 - BROADCAST STATIONS ................................................................................ attached in order EXHIBIT 4 - SITE PHOTOGRAPHS ..................................................................................... attached in order

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1.0 INTRODUCTION PURPOSE

The purpose of the owl surveys was to determine which owl species were present on the Forest Lawn Memorial-Park, Hollywood Hills property (“Forest Lawn Property”). Surveys were conducted in mid and late winter; a period when winter-only resident species would have been detected and year-round resident species could have initiated mating and nesting. Winter surveys are preferable in southern California because some owl species are only present during the winter, such as wintering short-eared owl (Asio flammeus). Species present year-round could of course be detected at any time. Of the ten (10) owl species we considered potentially present, the majority only occur in southern California during the winter (e.g. short-eared owl and long-eared owl [Asio otus]).

Wintering owl surveys were completed by TERACOR Resource Management (“TERACOR”). Habitat on the Forest Lawn Property was determined to be suitable for up to ten (10) owl species, as detailed below in Table 2 on page 4. Because there are no formally adopted winter owl survey protocols at the federal or state levels, TERACOR utilizes a suite of protocols to ensure that a prudent effort is made in detecting potential owl species. Survey guidelines utilized are described below in Section 2.0.

FOREST LAWN PROPERTY LOCATION The Forest Lawn Property is located approximately one-quarter mile south of State Highway 134 in the City of Los Angeles. The physical address of the Forest Lawn Property is 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, California. The location of the Forest Lawn Property relative to local thoroughfares is illustrated in Exhibit 1 - Regional Location Map, attached. Geographically, the Forest Lawn Property is approximately 0.5 mile northeast of Cahuenga Peak in the Hollywood Hills. It is located within a non-sectioned area of Township 1 north, Range 14 west, of the Burbank, California United States Geological Survey 7.5 minute Quadrangle. Exhibit 2 - USGS Topographic Map, attached, illustrates the precise location and topography of the site. BACKGROUND The Forest Lawn Property contains both natural and human-affected open areas. Human-affected areas include developed interment areas comprised primarily of lawn and non-native trees, walled garden interment areas, asphalt and gravel access roads, infrastructure installations, maintenance areas, storage areas, and areas under preparation for use for interment. Areas considered "natural" comprise approximately 119.8 acres within the Forest Lawn Property. Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) woodland, California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) - coast live oak, California walnut (Juglans californica) woodland, chaparral, and sage scrub are the dominant plant communities present across all of the relatively undisturbed north-facing slopes of the Hollywood Hills. Currently, the approximate 444-acre Forest Lawn Property contains approximately 230 acres of developed memorial-park and associated support facilities, approximately 91 acres of disturbed areas, approximately three (3) acres of ornamental vegetation outside of the developed memorial-park, and approximately 119.8 acres of natural habitat.

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Forest Lawn is a non-profit, mutual benefit corporation that has been providing cemetery services to the Los Angeles region for over 100 years. Forest Lawn seeks approval for a long-term, master plan development of the Forest Lawn Property, in order to meet the demand for additional interment sites and related cemetery facilities in the Los Angeles region over the next 50 years.

The Forest Lawn Property Master Plan Project (“Project”) proposes to expand current cemetery facilities in

order to provide for additional interment spaces and related facilities to meet the regional demand for interment and funeral resources. Forest Lawn has operated a cemetery use at this location for approximately 60 years and seeks to continue its current range of cemetery-related uses. Existing structures on the Forest Lawn Property include administrative offices, chapels and church buildings, as well as internal roadways, parking, wall crypts, columbaria, and maintenance uses. Future uses will include preparation of new interment sites (regular ground sites, mausoleums and crypts), addition of cemetery-related structures, and the renovation/expansion of existing structures and reception-related uses.

The Project seeks approval to construct approximately 22,500 square feet of occupiable floor area for new

structures (including such structures as a new church and reception-related uses, administrative space, and a crematory), approximately 1,100,000 square feet of non-floor area (for such uses as burial garden structures, wall crypts and columbaria), and approximately 200,000 new interment sites. It is estimated that over a 15-year construction period, approximately 2.7 million cubic yards of earth would be graded. Net export during grading will be approximately 713,000 cubic yards. In addition, up to 400,000 cubic yards of dirt will be exported in connection with grave preparation from 2010 to 2050. It is estimated that construction of the new structures would occur over an approximately 40-year period from 2010 to 2050. The sale of interment sites is expected to occur through Year 2050 and beyond. SURROUNDING LAND USES The Forest Lawn Property is bordered by Griffith Park to the east and south and undeveloped adjacent property also owned by Forest Lawn to the west. Forest Lawn Drive borders the Forest Lawn Property to the north and northwest. The Los Angeles River Flood Control Channel is located on the north and west side of Forest Lawn Drive. The Los Angeles Chapter of Junior Achievement of Southern California, Inc. and Mount Sinai Memorial Park border the Forest Lawn Property to the northwest and northeast, respectively. Surrounding land uses further north and west of the Forest Lawn Property include State Highway 134, and commercial and business development. TOPOGRAPHY Elevation on the Forest Lawn Property ranges from approximately 625 feet above mean sea level (“msl”) at the entrance to the Forest Lawn Property to approximately 875 feet above msl near the southern boundary of the Forest Lawn Property.

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2.0 METHODS LITERATURE REVIEW

Literature review included a query of the State of California Natural Diversity Data Base (“CNDDB”), which is a computerized inventory of information on the location of California’s rare, threatened, endangered, and otherwise sensitive plants, animals, and natural communities. Information regarding the species occurrence, population numbers, observers, occurrence dates and potential threats to the organism(s) are included for each occurrence record. TERACOR queried the Burbank, California Quadrangle and surrounding quadrangles in the CNDDB for local records of sensitive owl species. The result of this query is presented in Section 3.0 of this report.

Historical records, life history accounts, and survey methods were reviewed in publications including Garrett

and Dunn, 1981; Small, 1994; Sibley, 2003; American Ornithologists’ Union (“AOU”), Cornell Lab of Ornithology (“Cornell”); California Interagency Wildlife Task Group (“CIWTG”) California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System; Hausleitner, 2006, Inventory Methods for Owl Surveys; Morrell, Yahner, and Harkness, 1991; and Hardy and Morrison, 2000. TERACOR utilized numerous published articles in designing the surveys; all the scientific literature utilized is included in Appendix B – References.

SURVEY METHODS TERACOR conducted a total of four (4) surveys. Surveys were conducted on 28 January, 18 and 26 February, and 10 March 2009. As noted above, different survey methods were reviewed and compiled, then adapted as to appropriately survey the Forest Lawn Property. The first survey on 28 January 2009 was conducted by one (1) team comprising four (4) surveyors. The second, third, and fourth surveys were conducted by four (4) surveyors in teams of two (2). The two (2) survey teams conducted surveys far enough apart so as not to interfere with each other’s surveys. Surveys concentrated within the natural areas of the Forest Lawn Property; however, the portion of Sennett Creek within the developed portion of the Forest Lawn Property was also surveyed due to its natural habitat and the maintenance yard was surveyed due to the presence of potential foraging habitat for certain owl species (e.g. barn owl [Tyto alba]). A total of nine (9) broadcast stations were established throughout the Forest Lawn Property to maximize the detection of potentially present owl species. Established broadcast stations are depicted in Exhibit 3 – Broadcast Stations, attached.

When arriving at each broadcast station, TERACOR personnel would listen for two (2) minutes for any unsolicited calls from present owl species. TERACOR would then broadcast calls for 20 seconds utilizing either a 16 watt Fanon Transistorized Megaphone (Model: MV-10S) or a 15 watt Fanon P.A. Genie (APM-760R). TERACOR would then stop broadcasting and listen for any solicited owl calls for one (1) minute, then broadcast the calls again for 20 seconds, and finally listen again for one (1) minute for any solicited owl calls. Owl calls broadcasted are included below in Table 1 – Order of Broadcast Calls at each Broadcast Station. In this table, the owl species, general length size in inches, and order of playback is given.

Table 1 - Order of Broadcast Calls at each Broadcast Station

Species Size of Owl (in inches) Order of Playback flammulated owl 6.75 1

northern pygmy owl 6.75 2 northern saw-whet owl 8 3 western screech-owl 8.5 4

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burrowing owl 9.5 5 short-eared owl 15 6 long-eared owl 15 7

barn owl 16 8 California spotted owl 17.5 9

great horned owl 22 10 Each owl species call listed above was broadcast in the listed order based on its general size. This particular

order of first broadcasting smaller owl species to larger owl species was done in order to minimize predation of smaller owl species if present (e.g. western screech-owl) by larger owl species (e.g. great horned owl).

Any owl species detected were noted on Owl Survey Data Sheets, prepared by TERACOR and adapted from

survey methodology research described above. These data sheets are included as Appendix A. During each survey, TERACOR recorded general data including the observers, date, location, weather,

temperature, wind direction, wind speed, percent (%) cloud cover, start time, end time, and moon phase. These are further described in the footnote below. TERACOR also recorded detection data, including owl detection time, the detected species, the broadcast station of which the detection occurred, the type of detection (unsolicited, during broadcast, post broadcast), the elapsed time of response if the detection occurred during the broadcast or post broadcast, the estimated distance and direction of the detection from the broadcast station, and any general notes regarding the detection.

FIELD INVESTIGATIONS

TERACOR conducted field surveys on 28 January, 18 and 26 February, and 10 March 2009. TERACOR personnel Samuel Reed, T. Searl, J. Reed, and F. Perez conducted the winter owl surveys. Field conditions encountered during the surveys are depicted in Exhibit 4 – Site Photographs, attached. Weather data collected for each survey is presented in Table 2 - Meteorological Data, below. Because two (2) teams of surveyors conducted three (3) of the four (4) surveys, the temperature recorded was not always the same. For this reason, the temperature presented below is an average of both those recorded on each survey.

Table 2 – Meteorological Data

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1-28-2009 0 17.7 East 1 0 1710 2230 Waning 2-18-2009 0 14.8 South 2 0 1800 2100 Waning 2-26-2009 1 15.4 Southeast 1 1 1725 2000 New 3-10-2009 0 14.7 East 1 0 1915 2200 Full

1 Official Sky Codes: 0- Clear or few clouds; 1- partly cloudy or variable sky; 2- cloudy or overcast; 4- fog or smoke; 5- drizzle or light rain; 7- snow; 8- showers 2 Degrees Celsius 3 The direction the wind is coming from 4 Beaufort Wind Codes: 0- Calm (<1mph, smoke rises vertically); 1- light air (1-3mph, wind direction shown by smoke drift); 2- light breeze (4-7mph, wind felt on face; leaves rustle); 3- gentle breeze (8-12mph, leaves, small twigs in constant motion; light flag extended); 4- Moderate breeze (13-18mph, raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved); 5- fresh breeze (19-24mph; small trees in leaf sway; crested wavelets on inland waters) 5 0- 0-25%, 1- 26-50%, 2- 51-75%, 3- 76-100%

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3.0 RESULTS CNDDB QUERY As stated above, TERACOR queried the Burbank, California Quadrangle and surrounding quadrangles in the CNDDB for local records of sensitive owl species. The CNDDB query resulted in one (1) burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) record within the vicinity of the Forest Lawn Property. The record occurred on 05 May 1921 in Hermon Hills, Los Angeles, approximately seven (7) miles southeast of the Forest Lawn Property. The sighting occurred within the Los Angeles, California Quadrangle. The historic sighting of the burrowing owl occurred in what is now downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to the Civic Center.

OWL POTENTIAL Below is a table which describes, in detail, the species of owls which could potentially occur on the Forest Lawn Property and therefore, were surveyed for, their life history, and if they occur on the Forest Lawn Property. The hierarchy of protective state status, from the most to least amount of protection, is as follows.

1. State Endangered 2. State Threatened 3. Fully-Protected 4. Species of Special Concern ("SSC")

a. First Priority b. Second Priority c. Third Priority

5. Watch List6

6. Special Animal ("SA")

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6 The California Department of Fish and Game defines a "watch list" species as "a new category of Taxa to Watch" [that] was created in the new California Bird Species of Special Concern report. The birds on this watch list are 1) not on the current Special Concern list but were on previous lists and they have not been state listed under CESA; 2) were previously state or federally listed and now are on neither list; or 3) are on the list of 'fully protected' species." 7 The State of California defines a "Special Animal" as: "Special Animals" is a general term that refers to all of the taxa the CNDDB is interested in tracking, regardless of their legal or protections status. This list is also referred to as the list of "species at risk" or "special status species". The Department of Fish and Game considers the taxa on this list to be those of greatest conservation need." Any species included in the CNDDB is considered a Special Animal, and in addition to SSC, the CNDDB Special Animals List includes species that lack state or federal status, but have been listed by various other state or federal agencies or by various conservation organizations.

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Table 3 - Potential Owl Occurrence on the Forest Lawn Property SPECIES/USGS

BANDING CODE/STATUS

CALIFORNIA DISTRIBUTION/TIME OF

YEAR OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RANGE

HABITAT PREY BASE FORAGING BEHAVIOR/HABITAT

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short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) (“SEOW”) SSC – Third Priority - Nesting

Formerly a resident locally, the species has occurred through the state, excluding higher mountains. An uncommon winter migrant to southern California.

Requires dense, low- to moderate-height vegetation; tall grasses, brush, ditches, and wetlands are used for resting and roosting cover. Found in open, treeless areas with elevated perch sites.

Feeds primarily on meadow voles (Microtus spp.) throughout range. Other small mammals also taken. Many bird species’ remains found in pellets of SEOW wintering populations along the coast.

Frequently searches for prey in low, gliding flight 1 to 6 meters above the ground; swoops and pounces; also hunts from a perch. Commonly utilizes treeless areas using fence posts and other similar short perches.

Not Present – Marginally suitable wintering habitat and a favorable prey base is present on the Forest Lawn Property. SEOW, however, was not detected during focused owl surveys on the Forest Lawn Property.

long-eared owl (Asio otus) (“LEOW”) SSC – Third Priority - Nesting

Uncommon yearlong resident throughout the state, except the Central Valley and southern California deserts where it is an uncommon winter resident.

Riparian habitat required. Uses live oak, willow, and salt cedar thickets as communal roosts. Important attribute of winter roosts seems to be dense vegetation for concealment and perhaps thermal cover. Roost groves are often adjacent to open habitats used for foraging.

Feeds primarily on meadow voles throughout range. Other small mammals also taken.

Searches for prey in low, gliding flight; pounces on prey on the ground. Often hunts in open areas; however, will hunt occasionally in forested and woodland habitats.

Not Present – Suitable habitat and a suitable prey base are both present on the Forest Lawn Property within Sennett Creek and the southern portion of the property. LEOW, however, was not detected during focused owl surveys on the Forest Lawn Property.

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SPECIES/USGS BANDING

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great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) (“GHOW”) No special status

A common, permanent resident throughout the state from sea level to 2100 meters.

Habitat generalist; utilizes a wide variety of habitats. Also, no annual migration; most individuals are permanent residents. Does often require trees with dense foliage for roosting.

Feeds primarily on rabbits and other small to medium-sized mammals. GHOW has the broadest diet of any North American owl.

Usually makes low, rapid flight from a perch to capture prey on the ground.

Present - TERACOR personnel detected this species on the Forest Lawn Property during these focused owl surveys. All detections occurred within and adjacent to oak and oak-sycamore woodland areas in the southern portion of the Forest Lawn Property and adjacent properties.

western screech-owl (Megascops kennicottii) (“WESO”) No special status

Occurs year-round locally throughout the state above 2450 meters; except in central and western portions of desert.

Yearlong resident (not migratory) of open oak, pinyon-juniper, riparian, redwood, and mixed conifer habitats. Tolerant of humans. Though not migratory, some altitudinal movement will occur in response to inclement weather.

Primary prey item is mice and other small mammals. Will also prey upon birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods.

Perches and pounces, and stoops for prey on the ground. WESO will also glean arthropods from foliage, capture fish in shallow water, and hawk flying insects in midair.

Not Present – Highly suitable habitat is present on the Forest Lawn Property. WESO, however, was not detected during focused owl surveys on the Forest Lawn Property.

northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus) (“NSWO”) No special status

Occurs throughout the state; however, rare in southern California.

Presence of NSWO is highly correlated with the level of evergreen cover. Prefers forested and woodland areas, such as coast live oak.

Primarily small rodents such as deer mice and white-footed mice (Peromyscus spp.). Birds make up only a small portion of diet, and are taken primarily during migration.

Hunts from perches on low (about 1.5 to 3 meters above ground) branches, shrubs, or fenceposts; usually in forest openings and other habitat edges.

Not Present – Although suitable habitat is present on the Forest Lawn Property, NSWO was not detected during focused owl surveys on the Forest Lawn Property.

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CODE/STATUS





flammulated owl (Otus flammeolus) (“FLOW”) SA - Nesting

In California during Spring and Summer, throughout Cascades and Sierra Nevada; also interior coast ranges, and Transverse and Peninsular ranges. Usually occurs at elevations between 1830 to 3050 meters.

Primarily ponderosa pine and other montane coniferous forests.

Nocturnal arthropods, especially owlet moths beetles, and crickets and grasshoppers.

Hawks from a tree or snag (i.e., dead tree), gleans from branches, trunks, or ground.

Not Present – The Forest Lawn Property lacks preferred habitat and is situated at a lower elevation (i.e., 250 to 300 meters) than where FLOW often occurs. FLOW was not detected during focused owl surveys on the Forest Lawn Property.

northern pygmy owl (Glaucidium gnoma) (“NOPO”) No special status

Uncommon to relatively common year-round throughout the state; in the Coast Range to Ventura County, south throughout the Cascades-Sierra axis, and locally in most mountains of southwest California.

Forest habitats of various types from deciduous bottomlands to high elevation continuous forests. Natural cavities or those excavated by woodpeckers needed for nest sites, otherwise seems tolerant of mixed-age forest types.

Small birds, mammals, insects; to lesser extent amphibians and reptiles.

Hunts primarily by day. Swoops or pounces on prey on ground, in thickets and trees. Also hawks for arthropods.

Not Present–NOPO is not known to occur in the Santa Monica Mountains; however, it does occur in the nearby San Gabriel Mountains. NOPO was not detected during focused owl surveys on the Forest Lawn Property.

California spotted owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) (“SPOW”) SSC – Second Priority

The California spotted owl occurs year-round In the south Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada from near Burney, Shasta County, south through the remainder of the western Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains to Lebec, Kern County. Found locally east of Sierra Nevada crest. In the California coastal ranges from Monterey County south to Santa Barbara County, then in the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges south to Sierra San Pedro Martir in northern Baja California.

In southern California, nearly always associated with oak and oak-conifer habitats.

Small and medium-sized mammals, primarily rodents.

Forages primarily at night; usually searches from a perch and swoops or pounces on prey in vegetation or on the ground.

Not Present - SPOW is not known to occur in the Santa Monica Mountains; however, this subspecies occurs in the nearby San Gabriel Mountains. SPOW was not detected during focused owl surveys on the Forest Lawn Property.

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CODE/STATUS





burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) (“BUOW”) SSC – Second Priority – Burrow Sites and some Wintering Sites

Found in appropriate habitats year-round throughout the state, excluding the humid northwest coastal forests and high mountains. Found as high as 1600 meters in Lassen County. Found throughout the state during fall and spring migration.

Dry, open, shortgrass, treeless plains, often associated with burrowing mammals. BUOW may utilize a site for breeding, wintering, foraging, and/or migration stopovers. BUOW often exhibit high site fidelity, reusing burrows year after year.

Opportunistic predator; however, feeds primarily on arthropods.

Hunts from a perch, hovers, hawks, dives, and hops after prey on ground.

Not Present – BUOW has largely been extirpated from the Los Angeles area. BUOW was not detected during focused owl surveys on the Forest Lawn Property.

barn owl (Tyto alba) (“BANO”) No special status

Occurs year-round throughout the state from sea level to 1680 meters; avoiding dense forests.

Habitat generalist; but prefers open habitats.

Small mammals primarily taken. Of these, mostly rodents but also shrews, bats, and rabbits. Birds, reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods usually smaller percentage of diet.

Most hunting done in low quartering flights at about 1.5 - 4.5 meters above the ground in open habitats; sometimes hunts from perches.

Previously Detected - Not Detected During Surveys – This species has been detected by TERACOR personnel on the Forest Lawn Property in the past; however, BANO was not detected during focused owl surveys on the Forest Lawn Property.

SURVEY RESULTS

Over the course of the four (4) winter owl surveys, 23 owl detections occurred (likely multiple detections of individual owls). Only one (1) owl species was detected; great horned owl. Out of the total 23 detections, ten (10) were unsolicited, six (6) occurred during owl call broadcasting, and seven (7) occurred post-broadcasting. This is further depicted below in Table 4 – Number of Types of Owl Species Detections. Because great horned owls move easily across the Forest Lawn Property, we assumed several detections may have been the same owl.

Table 4 – Number of Types of Owl Species Detections

Species Unsolicited During Broadcast Post Broadcast Great Horned Owl 10 6 7

Total Number of Detections 23

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Photo 1 - The western portion of the Forest Lawn Property is depicted during the wintering owl survey. City lights from the adjacent urban area are depicted in the background.

Photo 2 - TERACOR field personnel is depicted broadcasting owl calls utilizing a Fanon P.A. Genie.

Photo 4 - Though difficult to discern in this night photograph, the survey team was in an area comprised of chaparral and scattered trees. A California sycamore is depicted. Woodland areas were thoroughly surveyed during the winter owl survey.

Photo 3 - TERACOR field personnel are depicted recording an owl call during the winter owl survey. Only great horned owl was detected.

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APPENDIX A OWL SURVEY DATA SHEETS

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APPENDIX B REFERENCES

California Department of Fish and Game, 2008. California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System. California

Interagency Wildlife Task Group. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cwhr/cawildlife.aspx. 04 December 2008.

California Department of Fish and Game, Non-game Heritage, Natural Diversity Data Base Elements from

Burbank, California Quadrangle, Information dated March, 2009. California Department of Fish and Game, March 2009. Special Animals, Natural Heritage Division, Natural

Diversity Data Base, 56 pages. California Department of Fish and Game, February 2009. State and Federally Listed Endangered and

Threatened Animals of California, Natural Heritage Division, 12 pages. Cannings, Richard J. and Tony Angell. 2001. Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii), The Birds of

North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/597.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology and American Ornithologists’ Union. 2008. Birds of North America Online.

http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna. 12 December 2008. Garrett, K. and J. Dunn, 1981. Birds of Southern California, Status and Distribution. Los Angeles Audubon

Society, publication, 408 pages. Gutiérrez, R. J., A. B. Franklin and W. S. Lahaye. 1995. Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis), The Birds of North

America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/179

Hardy, P.C. and Morrison, M.L. 2000. Factors Affecting the Detection of Elf Owls and Western Screech Owls,

Allen Press Publishing Services, publication, Wildlife Society Bulletin, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 333-342: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3783689

Haug, E. A., Millsap, B. A. and Martell, M. S. 1993. Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/061 Hausleitner, D. 2006. Inventory Methods for Owl Surveys, Version 1.0. Standards for Components of British Columbia’s Biodiversity No. 42, 52 pages.

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winter owl surveys for forest lawn memorial