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. , � • Technical Memorandum—Habitat Assessment for Holly Drive Lift Station Upgrade December 23, 2015 marbled murrelet in the project area is unlikely and the proposed lift station improvements will have no effect on this species. Streaked Horned Lark According to the species profile for the streaked horned lark, in Washington State this species prefers open prairie habitats and was fairly abundant as late as the 1950s. Human activities, including conversion of prairie habitat to agricultural and silviculture, along with clearing and development of prairies for housing and other urban development, have all but been eliminated habitat for this species in the Puget Sound region over the past 40 years. Further, Snohomish County is not included on the list of counties where this species is thought to occur, so it is very unlikely that the streaked horned lark would find its way to the site of the Holly Drive Lift Station, as there is no open prairie habitat in the area. Therefore, the proposed lift station improvements will have no effect on the streaked horned lark. Yellow-Billed Cuckoo The species documentation reviewed indicated that the yellow-billed cuckoo was essentially extirpated from the State of Washington by the 1930s. Therefore, while the marginally intact riparian habitat along the Swamp Creek headwater stream immediately west of the Holly Drive Lift Station might support yellow-billed cuckoos, it is unlikely that this rare species would find its way to the project area, as it is located in an area that has been dedicated to fairly dense residential development with no continuous vegetated corridor linking it to larger water bodies and associated riparian habitats. Therefore, the proposed lift station upgrade project will have no effect on the yellow-billed cuckoo. Canada L� The Canada lyrix is well adapted to pursuit of small-to medium-sized prey (primarily snowshoe hares) in areas with deep snow. In Washington, this generally restricts the species to areas above 4,000 feet above sea level. As the Holly Drive Lift Station is located in a long-developed residential area at an elevation between 200 and 300 feet above sea level (with little snow and no snowshoe hares present), its presence in the project area is unlikely. Therefore, the proposed Holly Drive Lift Station Upgrade project will have no effect on the Canada lyrix. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE The District's Holly Drive Lift Station is located in a suburban neighborhood near the southernmost extent of the Everett city limits. The 0.2-acre lift station property is �, � � /