Date: 8/6/25 4:38 pm From: <arbour...> <arbour...> Subject: Red Slough Bird Survey - Aug. 6
It was mostly clear, calm, and very hot on the bird survey today. 59 species were found. About half way through the survey I ran into Jim Bradford (OK) and he joined me for the remainder of the survey. I searched for Passerines early and for Wood Storks in unit 31 which is slowly going dry and covered in waders. But no luck on the storks. By the time I got over to the big reservoirs it was mid morning and it was getting very hot and the heat waves were bad. Thus the reason for low numbers of gallinules this week. Numerous broods of newly hatched gallinules of both species seen today which probably represents their second broods of the year. Saw a Black-bellied whistling Duck with newly hatched young. Here is my list for today:
