Eastern_Black_Rail_Potential_Habitat (FeatureServer)

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Service Description: This dataset was originally created in July 2023 as part of the Project ATLAS initiative at NCDOT to support the Environmental Analysis Unit (EAU) Mitigation and Modeling Unit with project delivery in the development phase. This model identifies year-round potential suitable habitat for Eastern Black Rail. Model output is binary, and includes the USFWS species range, excluding historic counties. The species model range is split between “High” and “Low” potential habitat. “High potential habitat” represents GIS based layer areas deemed suitable habitat, and “Low potential habitat” represents areas identified as areas deemed low quality or non-habitat. The Optimal survey window for Eastern Black Rail is: April 1 – June 30. This dataset supports the production of the Natural Resources Technical Report (NRTR). This dataset also contains information that may assist biologists in preparing background information for field surveys, in order to address protected species for Threatened & Endangered Species Survey Reports, and/or Biological Assessments.

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Eastern Black Rail Potential Habitat (0)

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The Eastern Black Rail Potential Habitat dataset is a polygon layer depicting high and low potential habitat locations for Eastern black rail in NC counties that have a USFWS "current" status listing.

The Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) is one of the four recognized subspecies of black rail and is the only subspecies that occurs along the Atlantic coast of the United States. Habitats used by the Eastern Black Rail along the southern Atlantic coast includes impounded and unimpounded marshes, which can be tidally or non-tidally influenced and range in salinity from salt to fresh. Nests may be built within the marsh or along the edge and hidden within dense vegetation. Black Rails are extremely secretive and seldom seen. While some vocalizations occur at dusk, they are often only heard calling at night, when they vocalize at all. Eastern Black Rails are year-round residents in North Carolina.

Additional Species Information

There were 14 black rail National Heritage Program (NHP) records listed as current in the January 2018 NHP data.

County Information

• NHP listed counties: Carteret, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico

• FWS listed counties as 'current': Brunswick, Beaufort, Camden, Carteret, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Pitt, Tyrrell

• Additions proposed by reviewers: NA

For more information please click here https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/gisdot/Metadata/Atlas/TechDocs/

Datasets developed under Project ATLAS do not replace any NRTR work for future projects and may not be used as a replacement for site visits / field surveys by qualified professionals and hence should be used only as a supporting platform for decision making. Use of this dataset for project scoping or screening is merely pre-decisional.

Copyright Text: The Environmental Analysis Unit (EAU) Mitigation and Modeling Unit within NCDOT was tasked to create this dataset. This dataset supports the production of the Natural Resources Technical Report (NRTR). Annual maintenance of this dataset is handled by the EAU. Support and maintenance of the enterprise spatial database where this data resides is handled by NCDIT's Transportation GIS Unit.

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