8/2 Hardy Slough, Shorebird unit, Gentle Pond unit, 1574 slough,
Powell's Lake
6am to 1pm, 68º rising to 92º, clear but patchy fog early, very humid
the slough along 268 is completely dry
Highlights: Double-crested comorant 2 (at Powell's Lake) Great Egret 50 (at 1574 slough) Wood duck juv. 4 Semiplamated plover 1 (at 1574 slough) Spotted Sandpiper 2 (at Shorebird unit) & 3 (at 1574 slough) Solitary Sandpiper 2 (at 1574 slough) Lesser Yellowlegs 1 (at 1574 slough) Pectoral Sandpiper 1 (at 1574 slough) Least Sandpiper 3 (at Shorebird unit) & 12 (at 1574 slough) Sedge wren 2 (in wet fields next to Gentle Pond) Orchard oriole 1 f. (near Gentle Pond) Baltimore oriole 1 juv. (Powell's Lake)
8/3 Cape Hills Unit hilly wooded part of Sloughs WMA 7am to Noon 70º rising to 90º, clear, very humid
Highlights: Barred Owl Chimney swift House wren Wood thrush 9 Red-eyed vireo 5 Ky Warbler 2 adults and 1 juv. together Scarlet Tanager f Summer Tanager m Rufous-sided towhee 10
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