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<br />Texas Parks & Wildlife <br />Annotated County Lists of Rare Species <br /> <br />Last Revision: 8/26/99 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />CALDWELL COUNTY <br /> <br />Federal <br />Status <br /> <br />State <br />Status <br /> <br />::-::.::- BIRDS ::.::.::- <br /> <br />American Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum) - potential migrant; nests in DL E <br />west Texas <br />Arctic Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus tundrius) - due to similar field DL T <br />characteristics, treat all Peregrine Falcons as federal listed Endangered; potential <br />mIgrant <br />Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) - found primarily near seacoasts, rivers, and L T-PDL T <br />large lakes; nests in tall trees or on cliffs near water; communally roosts, <br />especially in wimer; hunts live prey, scavenges, and pirates food from other <br />birds <br />Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) - wintering individuals (not flocks) <br />found in weedy fields or cut-over areas where lots of bunch grasses occur along <br />with vines and brambles; a key component is bare ground for running/walking; <br />likely to occur, but few records within this county <br />Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) - shortgrass plains and plowed fields (bare, PT <br />dirt fields); primarily insectivorous; winter resident in this area <br />Whooping Crane (Grus americana) - potential migrant LE E <br />Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) - forages in prairie ponds, flooded pastures or fields, T <br />ditches, and other shallow standing water, including salt-water; usually roosts <br />communally in tall snags, sometimes in association with other wading birds (i.e. <br />active heronries); breeds in Mexico and birds move into Gulf States in search of <br />mud flats and other wetlands, even those associated with forested areas; formerly <br />nested in Texas, but no breeding records since 1960 <br /> <br />...... FISHES...... <br />~.......... ........-.~ <br /> <br />Blue Sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) - usually inhabits channels and flowing pools with a <br />moderate current; bottom type usually consists of exposed bedrock, perhaps in <br />combination with hard clay, sand, and gravel; adults winter in deep pools and <br />move upstream in spring to spawn on riffles <br />Guadalupe Bass (Micropterus treculi) . endemic; headwater, perennial streams of the <br />Edward's Plateau region <br /> <br />T <br /> <br />.... " MAMMALS" .... <br />~~~ 1 ~~~ <br /> <br />Cave Myotis (Myotis velifer) - colonial, cave dwelling; may also roost in man-made <br />structures or in abandoned Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota) nests; usually <br />roost in clusters that may number in the thousands; hibernates in caves during <br />. .. .. .. <br />wlllter; OpportUillstlC lllSeCtlvores <br />-'ains Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius interrupta) - catholic; open fields, prairies, <br />croplands, fence rows, farmyards, forest edges, and woodlands; prefers wooded, <br />brushy areas and tall grass prairie <br /> <br />...... REPTILES ...... <br />........i. .....,..... <br /> <br />Spot-t.1iled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia lacerata) - central & southern Texas and <br />A-27 <br />