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TABLE 3.3 <br /> RARE AND PROTECTED SPECIES <br /> IN ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. <br /> SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME FEDERAL STATE <br /> STATUS STATUS <br /> Protected Species <br /> Picoides borealis Red-cockaded woodpecker endangered endangered <br /> Rhus michauxii Michaux's poison sumac endangered endangered <br /> Haliaetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle endangered endangered ; <br /> Unprotected Rare Species I <br /> Coragyps atratus Black vulture - proposed special concern <br /> Accipiter coo erii Cooper's hawk <br /> proposed special concern <br /> Plegadis falcinellus Glossy ibis - proposed special concern <br /> Regulus satraps Golden-crowned kinglet - proposed special concern <br /> ~ <br /> Agretta caerulea Little blue heron - proposed special concern . <br /> Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead shrike - proposed special concern <br /> Aegolius acadicus Northern saw-whet owl - proposed special concern <br /> Toxolasma pullus Savannah shoremussel status review proposed threatened <br /> Contopus borealis Olive-sided flycatcher - proposed special concern <br /> • <br /> Egretta thula Snowy egret - proposed special concern <br /> Hemidactylium scutatum Four-toed salamander - proposed special concern <br /> Necturus lewisi Neuse River waterdog - proposed special concern <br /> Etheostoma collis Carolina darter - proposed special concern . <br /> Clinostomus funduloides Rosyside dace - proposed special concern <br /> Echinacea laevigata Smooth coneflower status review threatened <br /> Nestronia umbellula Nestronia status review threatened <br /> Aimophila aestivalis Bachman's sparrow - proposed special concern <br /> Fusconaia masoni Atlantic pigtoe mussel - proposed special concern <br /> Tachopteryx thoreyi Thorey's grayback dragonfly - special concern II <br /> 3-6 <br />