Tulare Lake - Botulism Incident

Impacted Birds

Last updated 26 September 2023 at 1030

The information below is specific to live birds recovered from the field and brought in for care and does not include all impacted birds.

Date Admitted In Care (Onsite) In Care (Offsite) Died/Euthanized Released
24 Aug 55 48 0 5 1
25 Aug 0 39 0 9 0
26 Aug 0 0 35 4 0
27 Aug 0 0 33 2 0
28 Aug 0 0 33 1 0
29 Aug 0 0 32 1 0
30 Aug 0 0 32 0 0
31 Aug 0 0 2 2 28
1 Sep 0 0 2 0 0
2 Sep 0 0 2 0 0
3 Sep 0 0 2 0 0
4 Sep 0 0 2 0 0
5 Sep 53 48 1 5 0
6 Sep 33 79 1 2 0
7 Sep 28 59 32 5 0
8 Sep 63 104 43 7 0
9 Sep 0 62 42 16 27
10 Sep 0 25 78 0 0
11 Sep 72 86 76 3 0
12 Sep 58 130 43 13 31
13 Sep 14 106 59 20 15
14 Sep 26 132 40 - 23
15 Sep 0 110 39 - 18
16 Sep 0 95 38 - 18
17 Sep 70 - - - 0
18 Sep 82 - - - 39
19 Sep 61 - - 47 37
20 Sep 19 158 42 11 0
21 Sep 11 126 41 0 42
22 Sep 27 181 45 0 8
23 Sep 0 107 44 0 22
24 Sep 0 67 40 0 30
25 Sep 37 103 4 2 19
Total 699 N/A N/A 186 396
           
Recovered Birds (by species)
Species Number
American Coot 13
American Wigeon 1
Black Crowned Night Heron 1
Black-Necked Stilt 68
Blue-winged Teal 7
Caspian Tern 2
Cattle Egret 1
Eared Grebe 5
Great Blue Heron 6
Great Egret 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
American Green-Winged Teal 72
Long-billed Dowitcher 69
Mallard 32
Marbled Godwit 1
Northern Shoveler 260
Northern Pintail 30
Redhead 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Ruddy Duck 9
Snowy Egret 6
Sora 2
Unidentified shorebird 1
White-Faced Ibis 106
Wilson's Phalarope 2
GRAND TOTAL 699