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4/17/20 (P:\TER2001\BA\Special‐Status Species Biological Resources Habitat Assessment 4‐17‐20 .docx) 2 AmphibiaWeb (www.amphibiaweb.org); birds, American Ornithologists’ Union (1998) and supplements through 2020; and mammals, Bradley et al. (2014). HABITAT/LAND COVER TYPES The project site includes a 4.3‐acre storage basin and adjacent upland areas owned by the City and managed by the San Leandro WPCP (Figures 1 and 2). The triangular‐shaped basin is located at the western end of the WPCP and the drainage channel to the east (Figures 2 and 3). The basin is bordered on the south and east by a tidal slough with direct connection to San Francisco Bay, and on the north by the Oakland International Airport and the Metropolitan Golf Links course. The San Francisco Bay Trail runs along the northwest edge of the basin. Other surrounding land uses include a gun club (property owned by the City), a waste transfer facility, and the Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Area, which is a 194‐acre Regional Park operated by East Bay Regional Park District. The storage basin maintains the physical appearance of an active salt pond, which is void of vegetation in all areas except the perimeter of the basin with plant assemblages consistent with other heavily disturbed sites along the San Francisco Bay. Soils on the project site are mapped as Xeropsamments, fill and Xerorthents, clayey (UC Davis SoilWeb 2020). Vegetation Vegetation within the project site includes salt marsh vegetation along the tidal slough and basin, and trees, shrubs, and ruderal (weedy) plants along the banks of the basin, levee, and access road that surrounds the basin. Trees growing on the site consist of primarily ornamental species, such as acacia (Acacia sp.) and olive (Olea europaea), but at least one small native coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) and native willow (Salix sp.) were observed along the bank of the basin. Shrubs observed include coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis), toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus), and various ornamental shrubs. The non‐native ruderal and annual grassland vegetation includes several grasses and forbs, such as pampas grass (Cortaderia jubata), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), wild oats (Avena sp.), brome (Bromus sp.), Italian rye grass (Festuca perennis), bristly ox‐tongue (Helminthotheca echioides), cheeseweed (Malva parviflora), and short‐pod mustard (Hirschfeldia incana). A small patch of native blue wild rye (Elymus glaucus) was also observed along the upper bank of the slough. Table A lists the plant species observed during LSA’s surveys. Vegetation is sparse within the tidal slough and lower banks of the levee. Plants observed along the tidal slough consists of: pickleweed (Salicornia pacifica), fleshy jaumea (Jaumea carnosa), and cordgrass (Spartina sp.) along the lower tidal zone; saltgrass (Distichlis spicata) and marsh gumplant (Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia) along the middle tidal zone; and upland vegetation, such as pampas grass, fennel, and coyote brush, along the top of the levee. Wildlife The project site provides suitable nesting and foraging habitat for several bird species. Birds, such as California towhee (Melozone crissalis) and northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), could nest in the trees and shrubs on and adjacent to the site. Wildlife species or wildlife sign observed within or adjacent to the project site during the field survey consisted of the aforementioned California towhee and northern mockingbird, as well as western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis),