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16 May Mizzou Kites [Ryan Douglas ] 16 May SLAS Sponsored Trip to Shaw Nature Reserve on Saturday May 19th, 2012 [Cornelius Alwood ] 16 May A few warblers in St. Francois Co. too [judy bergmann ] 16 May MS Kite still over MU campus ["Hazelwood, Susan" ] 16 May RMBS May 16 [John Solodar ] 16 May Sites to bird in late May [Edge ] 16 May Mississippi Kite update - Independence, Mo [Steve Phillips ] 16 May Misssissippi Kite, Independence, Mo. [Steve Phillips ] 16 May In our Shady Oaks yard - warblers! [Margy Terpstra ] 16 May Ibis - near Captol View Access - Callaway County [Eric Seaman ] 15 May Pershing & Swan Lake today - RED KNOT - YES [Dianne & Steve Kinder ] 15 May Eagle Bluffs CA - Cape May [Greg Leonard ] 15 May South Farm R-1 (Boone Co.) ["Douglas, Ryan" ] 15 May Mississippi Kites-Columbia, MO [Nicholas March ] 15 May Big Muddy Sandhill Crane- NO ["D. Pierce" ] 15 May Wilson's Phalaropes--RMBS [Cornelius Alwood ] 15 May Re: Night Hawks [Mark Gutchen ] 15 May Re: Sandhill Crane - VIDEO - possilbe Lesser? [Andrew Reago ] 14 May whips and nighthawks, Joplin [Lawrence Herbert ] 14 May RMBS - May 14, Late PM - 2 LAGUs; 3 BBPL, 2 SBDO [Mike Grant ] 14 May RED KNOT and more.. Swan Lake NWR [Dianne & Steve Kinder ] 15 May Sandhill Crane Update: important! [Christian Hagenlocher ] 14 May Re: Night Hawks [Dianne & Steve Kinder ] 14 May Creve Coeur Park area-Sunday &Monday [Bryan Prather ] 15 May St Louis Sandhill crane [Christian Hagenlocher ] 14 May Raptor Rehabilitation Center [Chase Darr ] 14 May Re: eBird Migration forecast this week - Blackpoll Warbler Influx in Bootheel [Chris Barrigar ] 14 May eBird Migration forecast this week [Charlene Malone ] 14 May Re: Night Hawks [Joyce Rosson ] 14 May RMBS - May 14, early AM - 3 LAGUs; COTEs [Charlene Malone ] 14 May Night Hawks [Joyce Rosson ] 14 May Chuck-Will's-Widow - Cole County [Julie Lundsted ] 13 May Western Kingbirds Soulard St Louis City [Yahoo Mail Center ] 13 May Swamp Candle/Otter Slough Field Trip results, 5/12, Stoddard Co. [Chris Barrigar ] 13 May Re: Western Kingbirds Bridgeton/Soulard/Hall Street [Yahoo Mail Center ] 13 May Boone/Cole county birds [Jean Leonatti ] 13 May Black-billed Cuckoo [] 13 May KING RAIL, TRW Livingston Co. [Dianne & Steve Kinder ] 13 May Western Kingbirds Bridgeton [Al and Lois Smith ] 13 May RMBS [John Solodar ] 13 May Black tern at Mingo [Bruce Beck ] 13 May NAMBC Forms LINKS [Edge ] 13 May Scissor-tails, Bobolinks and a Western Kingbird [LAURIE SHAWVER ] 13 May Eagle Bluffs Photos ["R. Schnase" ] 13 May Buchanan County 2012 NAMC [Larry Lade ] 13 May RMBS-Laughing Gulls, CBCA-many warblers including Canada & Wilson's [Pat Lueders ] 13 May St. Louis Area birds Sat. 5/12 [Christian Hagenlocher ] 13 May In our Shady Oaks yard, High counts since 2001 with bubbler [Margy Terpstra ] 13 May Willow Flycatcher returns to Hi Lonesome [MARGE LUMPE ] 13 May Migratory Count information [Edge ] 13 May Castlewood Sp birds 5-13-12 [Mike Brady ] 13 May Western Kingbird/Scissortailed flycatcher @ Overton bottoms [Carol Weston ] 13 May Eagle Bluffs (long) ["Douglas, Ryan" ] 13 May Bobolink in Phelps County [Mike Doyen ] 13 May The need for a spring migratory count database. [Mike Doyen ] 12 May Little Creve Coeur_Scissor-tailed Flycatcher [mark paradise ] 13 May Re: RMBS and CBCA - May 12/ In our Shady Oaks yard [Margy Terpstra ] 13 May NAMBC Adair Co [Frankie Cuculich ] 13 May Re: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 [Larry Lade ] 13 May Some St. Charles County Birds [David Becher ] 13 May Migrants up north [Charlene Malone ] 12 May Smithville Lake - NAMBC - 5/12/12 [Keith Brink ] 13 May Bird and Birder highlights around St. Louis (GOAS, Western Sandpiper and VIDEOS) [Andrew Reago ] 12 May RMBS End of Day [Rad Widmer ] 12 May Re: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 [John Solodar ] 12 May Re: RFI Connecticut Warblers in MO [Edge ] 12 May Re: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 [Mike Doyen ] 12 May NO SIGHTING re: lack of migrants [Jane Frazier ] 12 May Re: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 [R Bailey ] 12 May Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 [Philip Wire ] 12 May Wilson's Warbler [Casey Carr ] 12 May Re: RMBS and CBCA - May 12/ In our Shady Oaks yard. PS [Margy Terpstra ] 12 May Re: RMBS and CBCA - May 12/ In our Shady Oaks yard [Margy Terpstra ] 12 May RMBS and CBCA - May 12 [Joshua Uffman ] 11 May RFI Connecticut Warblers in MO [Jim Rowoth ] 11 May Re: RFI: Spring Count in St L area? [Charlene Malone ] Subject: Mizzou Kites From: Ryan Douglas <douglasrn AT MISSOURI.EDU> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:35 -0500 I missed them on my first 3 tries today, but there are at least 6 (!) Mississippi Kites swirling around Jesse Hall in Columbia at 3:45pm. Ryan Douglas ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto://mobirds-l-request AT po.missouri.edu ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: SLAS Sponsored Trip to Shaw Nature Reserve on Saturday May 19th, 2012 From: Cornelius Alwood <calwood AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:33 -0500 Hello Birders, Event: This coming Saturday's birding trip to Shaw Nature Reserve (SNR) in Franklin County sponsored by the St. Louis Audubon Society is open to all--members and non-members. Since SNR is owned by the Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG) a fee of $3.00 is required for non-members of the MBG or $2.00, if a senior. We'll meet at the entrance/visitor center at 7:30am. The trip will be held regardless of the weather (I'm told Hot!). Birds: SNR offers the best opportunity in the St. Louis area to observe nearly all of the species characteristic of the Ozarks, including river-bottom birds. We'll especially work at seeing Henslow's Sparrow and the nesting neo-tropical migrants such as Blue-winged, Yelow-throated, Prairie, Cerulean, Kentucky, and Prothonotary Warblers. Ovenbirds, Louisana Waterthrush, Northern Parula and Yellow-breasted Chat also nest at SNR as do both Summer and Scarlet Tanagers. Conditions: This trip is billed as an all day hike; therefore, we walk from the Bascom House all the way to the Meramec River and back. Since we can never be sure where we'll be at noon, please pack a snack/lunch and water. There are restroom facilities at the visitor center, Bascom House and the Trail House. Water is also available at the Trail House. Directions: SNR is located approximately 23 miles from the I-44/I-270 junction. Take I--44 west to the Gray Summit exit (MODOT assured me that the exit and bridge across I-44 will be open. The bridge under repair is not at the Gray Summit exit). Turn left across the overpass, then immediately right; the entrance is just ahead on the left. Description: SNR is a 2,400 acre nature study area managed by MBG, which purchased five adjoining farms in the 1940s with the purpose of moving MBG. Smog from coal furnaces blocked out the sun in St. Louis City and many of the plants at MBG were dying. Before the move could be made, however, gas furnaces were introduced in St. Louis. The SNR staff has made extensive prairie restoration one of its major goals. Removal of Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) has allowed many native wildflowers to return to the glades. Besides the birds, The Whitmire Garden, comprised mostly of native plants, is one of the many reasons to make this trip. Leader: Connie Alwood. Please call me at (314) 600-4126, if you have any questions. I hope to see many of you on Saturday. Connie Alwood St. Louis County calwood AT sbcglobal.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto://mobirds-l-request AT po.missouri.edu ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: A few warblers in St. Francois Co. too From: judy bergmann <jbirds AT ATT.NET> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:21:33 -0700 As so many of you have been doing (from your posts), I've been watching for warblers in St. Francois Co.  They've been few and far between.  But the last few days I have been seeing Wilson's Warblers - one this morning and 3 on separate days here around Cedar Lake Blackburnian Warbler - this morning -  male singing Also a: Philadelphis Vireo - bright yellow, this morning Other Warblers of note this season Chesnut-sided Warblers - 3 in one tree at St. Joe St. Park, last week American Redstarts, several sightings Around May 1  I saw a few Magnolia Warblers, Nashville, Tennessee, quite a few Palm Warblers.  Blue-winged Warblers at St. Francois State Park. That's about it on the warblers except for the summer residents. My daughter has a Gray Catbird, but I haven't come upon another one. Judy Bergmann Rural Bonne Terre St. Francois Co. ________________________________ From: Margy Terpstra To: MOBIRDS-L AT PO.MISSOURI.EDU Sent: Wed, May 16, 2012 7:48:06 AM Subject: In our Shady Oaks yard - warblers! Blackburnian at bubbler, list later. Margy Terpstra Kirkwood, MO Ladybirdterp AT sbcglobal.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto://mobirds-l-request AT po.missouri.edu ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto://mobirds-l-request AT po.missouri.edu ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: MS Kite still over MU campus From: "Hazelwood, Susan" <HazelwoodS AT MISSOURI.EDU> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 17:42:04 +0000 I observed one MS Kite flying over the south side of Jesse Hall at about 9:10 am today and just saw one again soaring over the Jesse Hall dome about 12:20 pm. None were visible at 10:40-50 am. Yesterday it took about 10 minutes of observing from the south side of campus before the two MS Kites appeared. So if you come by, don't be disappointed if you don't see one right away. Be prepared to give it a few minutes. Susan Hazelwood Columbia, MO hazelwoods AT missouri.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto://mobirds-l-request AT po.missouri.edu ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: RMBS May 16 From: John Solodar <solodar AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:29:47 -0500 Arrived at RMBS around 7:00 am today and was joined by Connie Alwood a little later. Heron Pond: Peregrine Falcons ­2 - in flyover courtship display and calling ­ quite a sight Black-necked Stilts - 3 Stilt Sandpiper ­ 1 a beauty in full breeding plumage Semi-palmated Plovers ­ 15 or so Least Sandpipers ­ many Semi-palmated Sandpipers 5-8 at least Dunlin ­ at least 20 most in full breeding plumage Lesser Yellowlegs ­ 1 Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 Short-billed Dowitcher ­1 seen by Connie Killdeer ­ many including one juvenile Ellis Bay: Black-bellied Plovers ­5 Caspian Tern ­ 1 Black Tern ­ 1 Tern sp ­ 2 too far away to id either Forsterąs or Common John Solodar University City St. Louis County, MO solodar AT sbcglobal.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto://mobirds-l-request AT po.missouri.edu ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Sites to bird in late May From: Edge <edgew AT MCHSI.COM> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 08:01:21 -0500 Migration is not over! Here are some CACHE/SPARKS sites that birding trip reports would fill in gaps in the occurrence data. There is a variety of habitats--wetlands, oak-hickory forest, grassland. Confluence Point SP, St. Charles Co. How about a half hour extension of that Riverlands outing? Johnson’s Shut-Ins SP, Reynolds Co. Big Oak Tree SP, Mississippi Co. Wah-Kon-Tah Prairie CA, St. Clair, Cedar Co. Prairie Chickens have been reported on two recent trips Locust Creek CA, Sullivan Co. Perry Mem. CA, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis Co. Mixed habitat--water and woods--ibis? warblers? Scrivner Road CA, Cole Co. Weston Bend SP, Platte Co. Is that Hooded Warbler back? Long Branch SP, Macon Co. What has replaced the Snow Bunting in this season? Reform CA, Callaway Co. Prairie SP Barton Co. What sparrows are in? There was a Mountain Bluebird there this year! Bodacious birding! Edge Wade ASM Conservation Partnership Coordinator edgew AT mchsi.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto://mobirds-l-request AT po.missouri.edu ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Mississippi Kite update - Independence, Mo From: Steve Phillips <navyav8r AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:51:31 -0500 Just figured out why the Kites are hanging around this morning. They are building a nest! Steve Phillips Independence, Mo. navyav8r AT comcast.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto://mobirds-l-request AT po.missouri.edu ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Misssissippi Kite, Independence, Mo. From: Steve Phillips <navyav8r AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 08:44:02 -0500 This morning a Mississippi Kite is hanging out in some Sycamore Trees in my neighbors yard. It takes flight and soars around a bit then lands back in the same tree. The trees are located at the SW corner of 38th St and Haden (between Lee's Summit Rd and Noland Rd) Steve Phillips Independence, Mo. navyav8r AT comcast.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto://mobirds-l-request AT po.missouri.edu ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: In our Shady Oaks yard - warblers! From: Margy Terpstra <Ladybirdterp AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:48:00 -0500 Blackburnian at bubbler, list later. Margy Terpstra Kirkwood, MO Ladybirdterp AT sbcglobal.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto://mobirds-l-request AT po.missouri.edu ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Ibis - near Captol View Access - Callaway County From: Eric Seaman <eseaman68 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 05:06:54 -0700 At 640 am Wednesday (5/16) there was a dark plummage ibis in the (dry) field east of the Capital View Access (south of Highway 63). Was travelling 70 mph, but shape is pretty unmistakable.   Traffic fast and heavy on highway 63. Maybe safest view is from Capital View Access driveway with a scope.   Eric Seaman eseaman68 AT yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto://mobirds-l-request AT po.missouri.edu ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Pershing & Swan Lake today - RED KNOT - YES From: Dianne & Steve Kinder <dmkinder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 20:55:12 -0700 Larry Lade and I birded Pershing SP and Swan Lake NWR today. Migrant Warblers were few and far between again at Pershing, and mostly found in Willows instead of the Oaks where I mostly found them last year. I wonder if it's because the trees are in a later stage of growth this year? Some of the birds found along the Boardwalk - Canada Warbler Magnolia Warbler Am. Redstart Orange-crowned Warbler Philadelphia Vireo Great Crested Flycatcher - MANY Eastern Wood Pewee - Many Acadian Flycatcher - several Larry did see a Bay-breasted Warbler in the Oaks south of the Picnic area. We enjoyed seeing young Downey and Hairy Woodpeckers sticking their heads out of nest holes. We went on to Swan Lake where we found the RED KNOT and the White-faced Ibis in the same place they were yesterday. The Godwit was gone but some other shorebirds had come in - Least, Semi-palm, Baird's, Stilt, and Pectoral Sandpipers Wilson's Phalarope SB Dowitcher Lesser Yellowleg Nice variety of ducks for mid May in same pool - GW Teal BW Teal Gadwall N. Shoveler Am. Wigeon Mallard Cinnamon X Blue-winged Teal hybrid We also saw a CINNAMON TEAL on one of the large mounds in Swan Lake and 7 Lesser Scaup feeding not far out from the main levee road. We found a pair of Scissortail Flycatchers on a fence back along the road where they nested previously 8 miles south of Chillcothe. Another fun day! Later, Steve Kinder Livingston Co. dmkinder AT yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. John James Audubon impersonator and keynote speaker on Cliff Swallows. All are welcome. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Eagle Bluffs CA - Cape May From: Greg Leonard <egreg2 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 19:53:57 -0700 This evening I had great views of a male Cape May Warbler in Pool 8 at Eagle Bluffs, in the trees between the parking lot and the water gate.  It was a life bird for me so thanks to all who posted it.  Also in the same area were Black-throated Green, Tennessee, and Yellow Warblers, a Warbling Vireo, and several Orchard Orioles.   Cheers, Greg Leonard Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. John James Audubon impersonator and keynote speaker on Cliff Swallows. All are welcome. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: South Farm R-1 (Boone Co.) From: "Douglas, Ryan" <douglasrn AT MISSOURI.EDU> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 18:24:57 +0000 While planting our corn field next to South Farm R-1 Lake (Boone Co.) this morning, both GRASSHOPPER and HENSLOW'S SPARROWS were heard. The MISSISSIPPI KITES had moved north over Francis Quad on Mizzou's campus around 1:10pm. Generally, they're doing the same thing in the same area as last June's kites. Good birding, Ryan Ryan Douglas Postdoctoral Fellow 310 Tucker Hall University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 DouglasRN AT missouri.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. John James Audubon impersonator and keynote speaker on Cliff Swallows. All are welcome. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Mississippi Kites-Columbia, MO From: Nicholas March <nwmarch AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 11:48:28 -0500 Ryan Douglas just sent a text that there are 2 Mississippi Kites flying around above Jesse Hall on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. -- Nicholas March Columbia, Boone County, MO nwmarch AT gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. John James Audubon impersonator and keynote speaker on Cliff Swallows. All are welcome. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Big Muddy Sandhill Crane- NO From: "D. Pierce" <dpredrobin AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 09:16:31 -0500 I live fairly close to the area where the bird was seen yesterday. I was there today at 8:30am and checked all edges of the water area and the Crane was not seen. Dave Pierce Wildwood, MO -- D. Pierce Senior Dogs 4 Seniors Email: dpredrobin AT gmail.com Website: www.seniordogs4seniors.com Home: 636.458.1892 Diane Cell: 314.452.3063 Bringing senior dogs and people together “To the world you are just one person; to a rescued pet you are the WORLD.” ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. John James Audubon impersonator and keynote speaker on Cliff Swallows. All are welcome. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Wilson's Phalaropes--RMBS From: Cornelius Alwood <calwood AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 06:54:31 -0700 Two female Wilson's Phalaropes are in Heron Pond. Several other shorebird species are there also, including two White-rumps. A Common Tern flew over. No sign of the Ruddy Turnstone or the Laughing Gulls. Sent from my iPhone Connie Alwood ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. John James Audubon impersonator and keynote speaker on Cliff Swallows. All are welcome. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: Night Hawks From: Mark Gutchen <mgutchen AT SOCKET.NET> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 05:59:27 -0500 Sent from my iPad On May 14, 2012, at 9:22 PM, Dianne & Steve Kinder wrote: > Nighthawks have been back in Chillicothe over downtown for a couple of weeks or more. The last few days one, or more have been flying right over our house and even doing the whoosing display dive. Never had that happen before. Makes me wonder if they may try to nest on the roof or on one of the neighbors? > > Steve Kinder > Chillicothe, Livingston Co. > dmkinder AT yahoo.com > > From: Joyce Rosson > To: MOBIRDS-L AT PO.MISSOURI.EDU > Sent: Mon, May 14, 2012 9:25:27 AM > Subject: Night Hawks > > Has anyone seen Night Hawks North of the river! > I live at Holt and have one I over wintered. > He had had a broken wing and needed therapy. He would not have made it in the Fall to migrate. He is now fine and ready to go. > > Joyce Rosson > Holt, Mo. > 816-320-3951 > The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum > Archives / Subscription options / ASM Website / Email the list owners > ABA Birding Code of Ethics > > ASM Fall Meeting at Lake of the Ozarks State Park. All are welcome. Details and Online Registration > > The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum > Archives / Subscription options / ASM Website / Email the list owners > ABA Birding Code of Ethics > > ASM Fall Meeting at Lake of the Ozarks State Park. All are welcome. Details and Online Registration ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. John James Audubon impersonator and keynote speaker on Cliff Swallows. All are welcome. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: Sandhill Crane - VIDEO - possilbe Lesser? From: Andrew Reago <andrew.reago AT CHARTER.NET> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 01:16:35 -0400 Well, here is the video of Christian Hagenlocher's wonderful find. Chrissy and I are speculating on the idea that it might be a Lesser. We'd like others opinions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7V00I2boG4 Andy Reago St. Louis MO andrew.reago AT charter.net On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 9:41 PM, Christian Hagenlocher wrote: > Mobirders, > > I did not notice due to walking the other way around the pond at the > Big Muddy Unit that the crane is on the private property side- west of > the Boones Crossing Unit. This is posted from the gravel road and gate > I referred to earlier. I walked around the far end and did not see > these signs until I went back to the parking lot. Just a heads up for > anyone chasing this bird tomorrow. > It is a very red adult Sandhill, and rooster in the pond until dark > tonight. I'll let others speculate on classification once photos and > videos are posted by Andy, but I am intrigued by the field marks in > regards to ID as a subspecies. > I remember a Sandhill that was across the hwy a few years ago by > Howell Island in the winter. Maybe some know it as "Gussy"? Who knows > if it is the same bird... Definitely not banded though. > Photos on my Flickr account: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/24019195 AT N07/7200404352/in/photostream > > Sorry the link doesn't work. Copy and paste! > > Christian Hagenlocher Principia Upper School > St Louis, MO > > Sent from my iPhone > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum > ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ > ABA Birding Code of Ethics > http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. John James Audubon impersonator and keynote speaker on Cliff Swallows. All are welcome. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: whips and nighthawks, Joplin From: Lawrence Herbert <certhia AT ATT.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 23:07:35 -0500 We enjoyed a calling Whip-poor-will on our walk at 8:30 this evening. The whip was calling from a residential tree. If it hadn't of been on private property then I probably could have gone under the tree and located it. They used to be more common locally. Steady decline IMO only. I did a survey last June for all nightjars. Unfortunately I came up nada on the 10 stop route that I chose. There were several Nighthawks going overhead too this evening. When we lived out in southwestern Kansas I heard that whooshing call that they make - and Steve mentioned - lots of times out on the sandsage prairie. Larry Herbert, Joplin, Jasper County, MO. certhiaATatt.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: RMBS - May 14, Late PM - 2 LAGUs; 3 BBPL, 2 SBDO From: Mike Grant <mikecurlew AT ATT.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 22:21:17 -0500 I birded RMBS in St. Charles County from about 4PM to sunset. Early on it was a bit slow but in Heron Pond I found several Dunlin and Semipalmated Plovers and lots of peeps. I finally found two Laughing Gulls way out on a sandbar in Ellis Bay past Heron Pond. They were with a dozen or so Ring-billed Gulls. After a quick trip to the lock, (seems some of the fishermen are disposing of fish heads and guts along the road making for an awful smell) I met up with a teacher and two students. We all looked through the birds in the bay and they found the Black-bellied Plovers, a Caspian Tern and then a Ruddy Turnstone. A check of the Least Tern barge yielded only the non-migratory variant, aka decoys. I left RMBS for a quick dinner in Alton and then returned. Heron Pond had come quite alive with shorebirds while I was in Alton. The three Black-bellied Plovers were now in the pond, along with many more Semipalmated Plovers, peeps and two Short-billed Dowitchers. It was a fabulous evening to be at RMBS, both weather and bird wise. Mike Grant Chesterfield, MO ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: RED KNOT and more.. Swan Lake NWR From: Dianne & Steve Kinder <dmkinder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 19:58:54 -0700 I found a Red Knot in basic plumage this afternoon at Swan Lake NWR, Chariton Co. MO. It was in a pool in a moist soil unit interior part of the refuge. In the same pool was a White-faced Ibis, a Hudsonian Godwit, a Dunlin, and a few each Wilson's Phalaropes, Pectoral Sandpipers, and Lesser Yellowlegs. Ducks there included Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Blue-winged Teal, and a male Cinnamon X Blue-winged hybrid. In Swan Lake pool I had; Marsh Wren Least Bittern Lesser Scaup - 5 Am. Coot- many PB Grebe - several Forester's Tern - 3 Black Tern - 25 Black-bellied Plover - 3 that landed on one of the big mounds in the middle This is first year in many that Swan Lake has had lots of water AND lots of vegetation. Quite an exciting difference! This morning I birded Pershing SP, Linn Co. Migrant Warblers were few and far between, but along the boardwalk I did find a Mourning, a Canada, Chestnut-sided, and Tennessee. Had nice look at Ovenbird also, and couple of Philadelphia Vireos. Plenty of Am. Redstarts around and Acadian Flycatchers are back in number. I finally found a Scissortail Flycatcher this year in SE Livingston Co on the way home. A female was perched on a fence about half a mile farther NE than where they were in previous years. Really fun time birding last few days! Later, Steve Kinder Chillicothe, Livingston Co. dmkinder AT yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Sandhill Crane Update: important! From: Christian Hagenlocher <Christian.Hagenlocher AT PRIN.EDU> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 02:41:11 +0000 Mobirders, I did not notice due to walking the other way around the pond at the Big Muddy Unit that the crane is on the private property side- west of the Boones Crossing Unit. This is posted from the gravel road and gate I referred to earlier. I walked around the far end and did not see these signs until I went back to the parking lot. Just a heads up for anyone chasing this bird tomorrow. It is a very red adult Sandhill, and rooster in the pond until dark tonight. I'll let others speculate on classification once photos and videos are posted by Andy, but I am intrigued by the field marks in regards to ID as a subspecies. I remember a Sandhill that was across the hwy a few years ago by Howell Island in the winter. Maybe some know it as "Gussy"? Who knows if it is the same bird... Definitely not banded though. Photos on my Flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24019195 AT N07/7200404352/in/photostream Sorry the link doesn't work. Copy and paste! Christian Hagenlocher Principia Upper School St Louis, MO Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: Night Hawks From: Dianne & Steve Kinder <dmkinder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 19:22:08 -0700 Nighthawks have been back in Chillicothe over downtown for a couple of weeks or more. The last few days one, or more have been flying right over our house and even doing the whoosing display dive. Never had that happen before. Makes me wonder if they may try to nest on the roof or on one of the neighbors? Steve Kinder Chillicothe, Livingston Co. dmkinder AT yahoo.com ________________________________ From: Joyce Rosson To: MOBIRDS-L AT PO.MISSOURI.EDU Sent: Mon, May 14, 2012 9:25:27 AM Subject: Night Hawks Has anyone seen Night Hawks North of the river! I live at Holt and have one I over wintered. He had had a broken wing and needed therapy. He would not have made it in the Fall to migrate. He is now fine and ready to go. Joyce Rosson Holt, Mo. 816-320-3951 ________________________________ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Archives / Subscription options / ASM Website / Email the list owners ABA Birding Code of Ethics ASM Fall Meeting at Lake of the Ozarks State Park. All are welcome. Details and Online Registration ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Creve Coeur Park area-Sunday &Monday From: Bryan Prather <brynprth AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 20:55:42 -0500 I explored the peripherals of Creve Coeur Park the past 2 days-mainly sites off of River Valley Drive. My highlights: Eilleen A. Pfeifer Shelter- 2 Adult Bald Eagles soaring when looking west on Sunday. And 4 Mississippi Kites today. Small parking lot w/the chained green gate- Male Blue Grosbeak, Eastern Kingbirds attending to a nest on a power pole, and a Bell's Vireo being vocal amongst some Willows. Gravel Trail leading to Little Creve Coeur Lake- The Mulberry Trees were a big hit! All 3 Mimids, a 'first spring male' Summer Tanager, ~50 Cedar Waxwings, both Orioles, and an eye level, ear piercing serenade by a Tennessee War bler at 10' away. The Blue Grosbeak was back on its territory today- a bare tree amongst brush close to the green gates. Waterworks road pool today- 3 Miss. Kites soaring low, taking advantage of the Dragonflies. One landed for a drink-fun views! A Green Heron in breeding plumage was guarding a water run-off gate- many frogs there I'm sure. (Park at your own risk at the green gates. Still ambiguous regarding the legality there.) Bryan Prather St. Louis Co., Mo. Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: St Louis Sandhill crane From: Christian Hagenlocher <Christian.Hagenlocher AT PRIN.EDU> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 00:10:55 +0000 At big Muddy Unit in chesterfield I just found a Sandhill crane. Over the levee behind the baseball fields at the west end. Down gravel road, pond on left behind gate. Cool! Now I need to find a PABU... :) Christian Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Raptor Rehabilitation Center From: Chase Darr <cmdp77 AT MAIL.MISSOURI.EDU> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 18:04:57 -0500 Hey all, I was at my wife's graduation ceremony Friday afternoon (she's now Dr. Katie Darr, DVM) and during part of the guest speech they mentioned the raptor rehab center. For those who don't know, it is a group of exotics veterinarians and Vet Med students who are interested in rehabing injured birds of prey (both hawks and owls are there). If you happen to find one, you can contact them here: http://www.raptorrehab.missouri.edu/ College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital (573) 882-7821 - Daytime (573) 882-4589 - After 5pm/Weekends It may be worth saving in your cell phone and maybe even putting the info on MO-BIRDS site because many people find them and don't know what to do and either leave them or call frantically w/o knowing where to turn. (I did this before in Little Rock, AR and we just happened to find a rehabber associated with the LR Zoo.) Cheers and good birding, Chase Columbia, Boone Co., MO cmdp77 AT mail.missouri.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: eBird Migration forecast this week - Blackpoll Warbler Influx in Bootheel From: Chris Barrigar <1chrisbarrigar AT LIVE.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 13:37:25 -0600 More along that point: While out this weekend, it seemed that Blackpoll Warblers were observed at most locations with multiple birds present. At minimum there were three at Eagle Point Recreational Area on the shore of Lake Wappapello, Wayne Co. Otter Slough CA, Duck Creek CA and Mingo NWR all had multiple individuals present between Friday and Sunday. Now if I can locate the other 12 warbler species I've missed this year! I hear I'm not alone! > FYI for those that do not eBird > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/bcf20120511 Good Birding! Chris Barrigar Stoddard Co. 1chrisbarrigar AT live.com chrisbarrigar AT hotmail.com http://community.webshots.com/user/photosbychris http://community.webshots.com/user/photosbychris1 ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: eBird Migration forecast this week From: Charlene Malone <2bbirdn AT CHARTER.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:02:07 -0500 FYI for those that do not eBird http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/bcf20120511 Have good rest of migration, Charlene Malone St. Louis co. ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: Night Hawks From: Joyce Rosson <motherswift AT MSN.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:30:29 -0500 I thank you all for the info.If you see any more, please let me know.I also have a Rough Wing Swallow that came from Excelsior Springs 2 weeks ago and he is ready to go too.We haven't seen many Barn Swallows even up here.So keep letting me know about Night hawks and Swallows please. I feel sorry for these guys. Really neat birds that want to be free. Thank you,Joyce Rosson ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: RMBS - May 14, early AM - 3 LAGUs; COTEs From: Charlene Malone <2bbirdn AT CHARTER.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 10:14:26 -0500 LAGU = Laughing Gull COTE = Common Tern Msg below from Josh Uffman. Get thee to Riverlands MBS, St. Charles co. before the water goes up. later, Charlene Malone St. Louis co. ----------------- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RMBS - May 14, early AM Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:40:04 +0000 From: UFFMAN, JOSHUA P (AG/1000) To: Charlene Malone <2bbirdn AT charter.net>, Cornelius Alwood Quick update: Water still low, but certainly going up. Lots of mudflats still present. Lots of shorebirds at Heron Pond, most of them seen from Riverlands Way side (very few on Orton Road side). Nothing new, just higher numbers of the same from when I was there Sat. Ellis Bay: -Now 3 adult LAUGHING GULLS -12 COMMON TERN flying over channel, coming rather close at times -- But, never landing. No Least or Black yet for me. -3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER Lincoln Shields: -2 Forster's Tern -One deer swimming across river Josh ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Night Hawks From: Joyce Rosson <motherswift AT MSN.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 09:25:03 -0500 Has anyone seen Night Hawks North of the river!I live at Holt and have one I over wintered.He had had a broken wing and needed therapy. He would not have made it in the Fall to migrate. He is now fine and ready to go. Joyce RossonHolt, Mo.816-320-3951 ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Chuck-Will's-Widow - Cole County From: Julie Lundsted <jlundste AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 08:08:30 -0500 For those of you who like to hit Binder Lake, Jefferson City, Cole County for the usual Chuck-Will's, we finally heard it this morning in the general area of the usual spot by the old bait shop. We were walking the dogs at a little before 5am and it was still going. Julie Lundsted Jefferson City, Cole County ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Western Kingbirds Soulard St Louis City From: Yahoo Mail Center <chainjac AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 22:43:56 -0700 Western Kingbirds are also back at NW corner of Sidney St and 2nd St Louis City.  Had waited a few minutes when two WEKI's flew in and perched apart on lines near their usual nest site, the pole with double crossbars.  Parts of a nest can be seen by looking from the east.  A single bird was seen there again on Saturday in a brief drive-by. Several more WEKI's were seen along Hall Street as we drove up to Columbia Bottom Saturday.   Jackie Chain St Louis County chainjac AT sbcglobal.net     ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Swamp Candle/Otter Slough Field Trip results, 5/12, Stoddard Co. From: Chris Barrigar <1chrisbarrigar AT LIVE.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 23:41:41 -0600 Greetings! It would appear that the upper 70's temps and sunny skies I ordered for Saturday were on back order and appeared Sunday instead. Nonetheless, 18 birders of all levels and ages joined in the fun at Otter Slough Conservation Area Saturday, 5/12. The overcast skies were manageable giving us ambient lighting. The winds were mild for the most part and temps in the lower 70's instead. As the group was arriving, a few lucky birders saw an Osprey (not counted as part of the field trip list) over Cypress Lake gliding on the breezes. We watched on as it began to and then fold completely its wings and plunged into the water to retrieve about a 7 inch bluegill. Very cool. We all laughed a bit as it made a two loops over the heads of fisherman on the shores of the lake as if to hold up its catch . . . like many fishermen do! I was a bit apprehensive as the shorebird habitat had dwindled over the past week to nearly 4 locations where shorebirds were present on during my early morning scouting. Only 9 species of shorebirds were present (or spied) during our time in the field. During my scouting run through, I observed only 1 Lesser Yellowlegs keeping company with a Stilt Sandpiper that was not present when I returned to the pool with the group. It would have been a great opportunity to study the two side by side for the group. We all had great looks at Semipalmated Plovers, Least & Semipalmated Sandpipers. Only a handful of Pectoral Sandpipers were present. Decent numbers of Dunlin were present. Several highlights included but we far from limited to: A lingering Red-breasted Merganser was on Cypress Lake. A Sora feeding in the open. A flyby Peregrine Falcon was seen over the center of Otter Slough. A Bald Eagle nest with two eaglets barely visible over the brim of the nest. Then in pool 29 were 8 American White Pelicans along with Double Crested Cormorants and a surprise visit by a very handsome Caspian Tern! It always amazes me their size - both the Pelicans and Caspian Tern! True to form, Black-necked Stilts always seem to steal the show when their spotted! I never wonder why . . . It was as we were getting ready to break for the day that we noticed several flocks of small shorebirds arriving to the area near the east entrance in Plover Pond. We decided to eat lunch while looking over the flocks there. It's here that we ran into Bill Reeves of Farmington and his son in law (great seeing you again!) and also where we observed a Western Sandpiper in with the couple hundred peeps and Dunlin. I believe everyone enjoyed the birds at every turn. I know I did! The total species count was about 84. I have entered the report in the ASM database found here: http://mobirds.org/CACHE/Reports/AllTrips.aspx I have also uploaded a few images from the day which can be found on the Swamp Candle Birders facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.442032569160047.112368.216133158416657&type=1 Bird on fellow birders!! Chris Barrigar Bloomfield, MO Stoddard Co. 1chrisbarrigar AT live.com chrisbarrigar AT hotmail.com http://community.webshots.com/user/photosbychris http://community.webshots.com/user/photosbychris1 ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: Western Kingbirds Bridgeton/Soulard/Hall Street From: Yahoo Mail Center <chainjac AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 22:28:21 -0700 Western Kingbirds are also back at NW corner of Sidney St and 2nd St Louis City.  Had waited a few minutes when two WEKI's flew in and perched apart on lines near their usual nest site, the pole with double crossbars.  Parts of a nest can be seen by looking from the east.  A single bird was seen there again on Saturday in a brief drive-by. Several more WEKI's were seen along Hall Street as we drove up to Columbia Bottom Saturday.   Jackie Chain St Louis County chainjac AT sbcglobal.net               --- On Sun, 5/13/12, Al and Lois Smith wrote: From: Al and Lois Smith Subject: Western Kingbirds Bridgeton To: MOBIRDS-L AT PO.MISSOURI.EDU Date: Sunday, May 13, 2012, 9:46 PM Found five Western Kingbirds last Friday and two more today. • 2 over levee at east end of St. Charles Rock Road (nested previous yrs) • 2 east of handball courts at the Bridgeton ballpark (nested previous yrs) • 1 on levee behind Bridgeton ballpark diamond on Prouhet Farm Road • 1 at substation on Fee Fee just south of McDonnell Blvd (nested previous yrs) • 1 at intersection of Fee Fee and Gist Roads gallery http://smu.gs/Jar0Yx Click "Map This" button upper right for locations on map Al Smith Bridgeton, St. Louis County http://www.photosbyat.com http://MoBirds.smugmug.com  (admin) Blog   http://blog.photosbyat.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/ ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Boone/Cole county birds From: Jean Leonatti <jleonatti AT CMAAA.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 22:47:17 -0500 Thanks to all the recent posts, late this afternoon we were able to re-locate: 1. Laurie's Bobolinks on Loy Martin Road 2. The Jeff City painted bunting using Edge's directions 3. And, Ryan's Cape May Warblers at Eagle Bluffs Just in case you think people don't use your posts, WE DO !! I feared not seeing bobolinks this year. It has probably been 5 years since I have seen a Cape May warbler, and with a lot of patience (and many Blackpoll Warblers) was able to see both a male and female Cape May at Pool 8. Ran out of time to search for the ibis. Re: the painted bunting. I kept hearing him singing from the other side of the fence, down the steep drop. Bird finally came to the top of the trees (on east side of road) and posed, singing, for a long time. Never came to the feeders. Would suggest if you don't see the bird at the feeders, you might drive around to parking lot to the east and check the trees tops there. I was struck by how very similar this strip of habitat is to the strip behind the Steak 'n Shake where a painted bunting stayed for a while a couple of years ago. Jean Leonatti Boone County Columbia, MO ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Black-billed Cuckoo From: <Silverystreak AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 23:45:55 -0400 Around 1:30 this afternoon my sister and I saw one right beside the car. We were on old-old Hwy 36. It was across the road from Browning Lake in plum trees. Dripping with Yellow Warblers, Orchard Orioles as well. helen hewins overland park, ks ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: KING RAIL, TRW Livingston Co. From: Dianne & Steve Kinder <dmkinder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 20:29:29 -0700 I flushed a KIRA this evening while roaming around out at Thompson River WRP wetland NW of town. I had seen one near the same place several years ago. I also saw a few Sora, a Black-crowned Night Heron, and a Green Heron. An adult Bald Eagle flew over. Shorebirds that were scattered along the east side of the main pool included SB Dowitchers, Least, Semi-palm, Pectoral, and Spotted Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs, and a single Dunlin. Ducks seen were BW Teal, Mallard, several Northern Shovelers, and a Wood Duck with a dozen little ones. Catbirds, YB Cuckoo, Bell's Vireo, YB Chat, and Yellow Warblers were all singing around the area. A couple of Northern Waterthush still around too. Song Sparrows singing also and still a few Savannah Sparrows around. The highlites for several us birding Fountain Grove CA yesterday were 3 lingering Red-breasted Mergansers and the first record I know of for Fish Crow for that area. Later, Steve Kinder Chillicothe dmkinder AT yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Western Kingbirds Bridgeton From: Al and Lois Smith <alandlois AT CHARTER.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 21:46:56 -0500 Found five Western Kingbirds last Friday and two more today. • 2 over levee at east end of St. Charles Rock Road (nested previous yrs) • 2 east of handball courts at the Bridgeton ballpark (nested previous yrs) • 1 on levee behind Bridgeton ballpark diamond on Prouhet Farm Road • 1 at substation on Fee Fee just south of McDonnell Blvd (nested previous yrs) • 1 at intersection of Fee Fee and Gist Roads gallery http://smu.gs/Jar0Yx Click "Map This" button upper right for locations on map Al Smith Bridgeton, St. Louis County http://www.photosbyat.com http://MoBirds.smugmug.com (admin) Blog http://blog.photosbyat.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: RMBS From: John Solodar <solodar AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 21:34:14 -0500 Mike Thelen and I teamed up for about an hour at RMBS today from 12:30 ­ 1:30 pm. The 2 Laughing Gulls previously reported were found on mud flats roughly across from the upstream end of the dam lock in Ellis Bay. Ellis Bay also sported quite a few terns with one possible Caspian (head tucked under wing) and about 10 smaller terns that were probably Forsterąs. Many Turkey Vultures perched on mud flats. Heron Pond ­ the end by Orton Rd and the western edge were all devoid of shorebirds as was the part near Riverlands Way. Mike thought that he had seen a Yellow-crowned Night Heron fly across the far end just before I joined him at the Riverlands Way parking lot. The eastern blind was quite productive however with: Dunlin: 12-15 Short-billed Dowitchers ­ 6 with quite some variation in plumage Semi-palmated Plovers ­ 15 Semi-palmated Sandpipers ­ many Least Sandpipers ­ many John Solodar University City St. Louis County, MO solodar AT sbcglobal.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Black tern at Mingo From: Bruce Beck <beckbugs AT MYCITYCABLE.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 21:09:56 -0500 A single black tern flying over Monopoly Lake at Mingo this morning was only my second sighting of black terns in Missouri. In the cutgrass were calling common gallinules (moorhens), least bitterns and pied-billed grebes, but none to be seen. Well over twenty each of wood ducks, Canada geese and coots, and a dozen eastern kingbirds were scattered across the lake. An osprey, a couple of eagles and a half dozen double-crested cormorants shared the air with the tree swallows. Great blue herons, great egrets and snowy egrets graced the edges of the lake. Prothonotary warblers, orchard orioles, wood thrushes, warbling vireos and indigo buntings gave constant voice all around the lake. Red-winged blackbirds were everywhere, several busy weaving nests in the weeds. It was a great time to be in a kayak on the lake. Bruce Beck Poplar Bluff ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: NAMBC Forms LINKS From: Edge <edgew AT MCHSI.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:19:17 -0500 Mobirders, Here are links to the two NAMBC forms. One is the final tally sheet; the other is the cover sheet (hours/miles birded, etc.) These links are provided by David Scheu. Thank you David! As noted before, the taxonomy is not current, but this will work if you want to save the data for a future online input. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29722783/NAMBCCopy%20of%20TallysheetABA12.xls http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29722783/NAMBC2010_Form%20A%20%282%29.doc Edge Wade Columbia, MO edgew AT mchsi.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Scissor-tails, Bobolinks and a Western Kingbird From: LAURIE SHAWVER <c-lshawver AT PRODIGY.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 16:12:38 -0700 Yesterday while doing our area for the bird count we found the pair of scissor-tail flycatchers back where they have been for the past few years, at the electrical substation off Loy Martin Road (1st road north of the Ashland exit to the east of 63) We also found on Loy Martin road just east of 63 on a fence perpendicular to the road 11 Bobolink - we later found 2 more on Rangeline Rd and 1 on Clinkenbeard road. We have been checking for these 2 species for a few weeks now, but did not find them til yesterday.  Today we went down to the Jefferson City airport for dinner and while we were eating, my husband said, what is that bird on the fence- I turned around to see a western kingbird sitting there! Since this is close to the areaq where they had previously been reported was not surprised.  Good birding!Laurie ShawverSouthern Boone County ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Eagle Bluffs Photos From: "R. Schnase" <RSMcFirst AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:23:31 -0400 Friends, Here are a few photos from the past week from Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area near Columbia. If the links don't work for you, you can find these photos and others at _www.pbase.com/mobish_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish) , and then click on New Photos and scroll down to recent additions. These are digiscoped shots. Anyone who has tried digiscoping knows that warblers and vireos and other small birds are hard to catch because of the multi-step process and thin depth of focus which requires constant refocusing. But I was lucky with a few. I've found Cape May Warblers four evenings this week, sometimes up to three at a time. _http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287499_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287499) _http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287498_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287498) Here's a White-Eyed Vireo: _http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287478_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287478) And unexpectedly cooperative Chats, Orioles, and Wood Ducks: _http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287453_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287453) _http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287487_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287487) _http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287484_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287484) _http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287469_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287469) A curious Dowitcher and shy Cuckoo and Grosbeak _http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287472_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287472) _http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287475_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287475) _http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287456_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287456) And a Bald Eagle eager to pose: _http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287466_ (http://www.pbase.com/mobish/image/143287466) Many other birds were seen that were in no mood for photos, including a number of Blackpoll warblers, Yellow Warblers, and Redstarts. I'm still hoping to locate the bittern. Enjoy, and good birding. Robert Schnase Columbia, MO ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Buchanan County 2012 NAMC From: Larry Lade <gcrownkinglet AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 15:01:57 -0700 I believe we had a pretty good day for our 2012 Buchanan NAMC even though it was a little below our average for the last twelve (12) years. * Our average is 135 species. Our species count this year was 126. There were nine people participating in our count this year with two parties of three, one party of two and one feeder watcher. Larry Lade Saint Joseph, MO ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: RMBS-Laughing Gulls, CBCA-many warblers including Canada & Wilson's From: Pat Lueders <Pllueders479 AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 14:51:55 -0400 Many warblers continue at the boardwalk at Columbia Bottom (in some cases more than one of each and many were singing) including: Canada Wilson Chestnut-Sided Prothonotary Tennessee Nashville Yellow Magnolia Blackpoll Yellow-rumped Orange-crowned A few of us also got quick looks at a Mourning. There were also many other species including Orioles, vireos, waxwings, etc. All birds seen on CACHE. Two Laughing Gulls continue in Ellis Bay on the sand bars out near the channel. To add to Christian's warblers at Lost Valley Saturday, there were many Am. Redstarts and Yellow-throated Warblers, too. Pat Lueders, Webster Groves, MO ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: St. Louis Area birds Sat. 5/12 From: Christian Hagenlocher <Christian.Hagenlocher AT PRIN.EDU> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:31:32 +0000 Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there! I'm grateful for you all. Yesterday I attempted to do a "Big Day" in the St. Louis area, which was hampered by several unexpected factors. However slow, (Forest Park traffic, bird migration, etc.) I was still able to come up with 132 species for the day. I birded Weldon Springs and Busch, Tower Grove and Forest Park, and Riverlands. I wanted to go to Creve Coeur and Columbia Bottoms, but I spent too long at Lost Valley, as well as Tower Grove searching for a Canada Warbler (persistence paid off) Lost Valley Trail was a pleasant surprise- I am not too familiar with the area, usually I hike down the road and around the small loop before the field, and back. Yesterday I hiked further back along the biking trail, and ended up walking the whole 10-mile loop, which yielded a BROAD-WINGED HAWK, over 10 WORM-EATING WARBLERS, a lifetime-high-count of OVENBIRDS, both tanagers, and half a dozen CERULEAN WARBLERS, among others. http://www.flickr.com/photos/24019195 AT N07/7189857242/in/photostream/ Weldon Springs and August A. Busch Conservation Area yielded the normal suspects for this time of year. I got there early and was treated to a singing Whip-poor-will, which made the rest of the morning seem dull. The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher pair put on a great show, and I believe they are nesting in a different tree than in years past. I am remembering the tree behind Target right next to the road... Not sure where they were last year since I wasn't birding the listerv. http://www.flickr.com/photos/24019195 AT N07/7189857032/in/photostream/ The Forest Park Yellow-crowned Night Heron is still in his little pond where previous birders have reported it, off Lindell, near the Metro Transit underpass. Peregrine falcons were active (feeding chicks) at the Wash U Medical Center. http://www.flickr.com/photos/24019195 AT N07/7189856726/in/photostream/ Riverlands produced for me nearly the same species as everyone else observed and posted already. 2 LAUGHING GULLS remained at sunset, along with the COMMON GOLDENEYE still hanging out. I learned the hard way that the Least Terns singing on the barge are electronic mockingbirds. Who would've thought?!? The last birds of the day were 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS flying around at sunset. http://www.flickr.com/photos/24019195 AT N07/7189547886/in/photostream/ The day's misses: Eurasian Tree Sparrow (I've already seen one today!?) Mississippi Kite Great Horned Owl Wild Turkey Northern Shoveler Pie-billed Grebe Belted Kingfisher Common Nighthawk Warblers- many species went undetected, unless they have already left! All in all, a fun day spent worrying about nothing but birds. Good birding, Christian Hagenlocher P.S. STL Birders- keep looking for a Painted Bunting! I have hope that one is around here somewhere, we just need to find it! ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: In our Shady Oaks yard, High counts since 2001 with bubbler From: Margy Terpstra <ladybirdterp AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:42:12 -0500 To give me hope of more birds yet to come, I have been looking at past high count days in the first 3 weeks of May each year. (This exercise is also keeping my mind off the bird-killing cat that is now lurking about. Trying to find owner, no collar or tags.) 2011 7 days with 40+ sp / 5 days with 12 warbler sp 2010 4 days with 50+ sp / 3 days with 11 + warbler sp 5/18/10 HIGH of 16 warbler sp 2009 3 days with 50+ sp / 2 of those with 13 warbler sp, 1 with 15 warbler sp 2008 5/6 only day with 50 sp by noon, total 51 with 12 warbler sp 2007 5/5 only day with 50 sp and 12 warbler sp, 1 with 40+ 14 warbler sp. 2006 2 days with 40+, 1 with 11 and 1 with 10 warbler sp. 2005 2 days with 40+, 11 and 13 warbler sp. including Black-throated Blue on 5/13 2004 2 days with 40+ and 11 and 14 warbler sp 2003 4 days with 40+ and 2 of those with 14 warbler sp, 3 days with 12 warbler sp. 2002 1 day with 50 and 15 warblers plus Marsh Wren, 1 day with 30 and 16 warbler sp. 2 other days 12 and 13 warblers 2001 Bubbler beginning to attract birds the first spring, improved with more plantings. High count of 10 warblers 5/5 A couple of these high counts have been later. 5/18/10 had the 50 with 16 warblers 5/16/06 had 40 with 10 warblers For what it's worth...every spring is different. Margy Terpstra Kirkwood, St. Louis CO MO ladybirdterp AT sbcglobal.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Willow Flycatcher returns to Hi Lonesome From: MARGE LUMPE <birdwatcher AT MSN.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 11:27:59 -0500 Ron and I checked out Hi Lonesome CA again this morning. Still good numbers of Henslow's, Dickcissels, E. Meadowlarks, Common Yellowthroats, Bell's Vireos. The only different voice we heard this AM was the Willow Flycatcher that has returned to the corner of Lumpee Ave. and Cemetary Rd. Great morning. Full report will be posted on CACHE. Marge Marge Lumpe P. O. Box 448 Cole Camp, MO 65325 Benton County birdwatcher AT msn.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Migratory Count information From: Edge <edgew AT MCHSI.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 10:38:38 -0500 Mobirders, Migratory count people: I, too hope that we will have the ability to enter and store the NAMBC data on the ASM webpage, www.mobirds.org some time in the not-too-distant future. Boone County, under the leadership of Laura Hillman, continued the tradition of a full county count yesterday. We are using a spreadsheet on the computer and have the hard copy versions reproduced below. The taxonomy is not quite current, but still useful to keep your records on hand until we are able to input it electronically on an anticipated ASM feature. As to the state of migration yesterday, several factors were obviously in play: 1. WHERE: central and northwest were apparently birder (as would be expected, given climate/geography/migratory patterns) 2. ACCESS to good habitat: This is a tough one. We are fortunate in Boone County to have Eagle Bluffs CA, a good stopover place along the Missouri River for many migrants (similar to some places Larry Lade and crew have in Buchanan Co.) 3. HOW: For those of us who are a. beyond our physical prime; b. experiencing reduced eyesight/hearing/mobility; c. have other factors operating (as in the need of chest waders to get where some folks can go with hip waders); getting to where the birds are and finding them when there can be more problematic than for young, fully fit folks. We can rejoice and appreciate the birds we are able to find, and we can console ourselves with the thought that, with luck, other birders will experience and appreciate the limitations age and other factors bring to even the most ardent birders. Bodacious Birding To All, Edge Wade Columbia, MO edgew AT mchsi.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Castlewood Sp birds 5-13-12 From: Mike Brady <Bradymp AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:06:56 -0400 Some highlight birds from Castlewood SP this morn included 2 singing mourning warblers black vulture 2 very vocal broad wing hawks red-shoulder hawk calling mississippi kites - The black vultures have been seen off and on for 2 or 3 years but never in the park proper.The one this morn was flying low over the field near the office.Have never seen them in the same place twice.Have also never seen them while looking for them.Always pure luck when one is seen.Sightings are usually over near the Chubb trail.I know the folks at the World Bird Sanctuary have been seeing them fairly often. Of the 2 main vulture roosts that I know of in the park Iv never seen a black mixed in.My best guess is that they may be roosting in the bluffs along the river directly beneath the Lutheran Nursing home next to the County Landfill.(about a mile down river from Castlewood SP) -observed both a pair of kentucky and worm eating warblers building nests this morning Pretty sure the passerine migration probably peaked a week or week and half ago.I know theres a lot of birders waiting for the big push but dont think its gonna happen.Could be wrong though -Mike Brady Ballwin,MO _bradymp AT aol.com_ (mailto:bradymp AT aol.com) ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Western Kingbird/Scissortailed flycatcher @ Overton bottoms From: Carol Weston <blklabmom AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 09:59:03 -0500 I went to do my volunteer work at the Overton Bottoms areas on Saturday and as we exited off of I-70, to go to Overton North, west of Columbia, a Scissor- Tailed Flycatcher flew up in the grassy area right as you exit to 179 then turn right to highway 98. It was on the right hand side. Also present in that general area were Dickcissels, Indigos, Meadowlarks and Tree Swallows. Then as we completed our Northern Overton section and headed to the Overton South, just past the kiosk 4 and junction of (gravel road) Klein and Cumberland, there was a beautiful, Western Kingbird! ( a lifebird for me) it stayed around and allowed me to take LOTS of photos; a Eastern Kingbird was on the opposite field watching. We also saw a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers a short distance away in the wooded area. Dickcissels & Indigo Buntings were out in force and this area always has Horned Larks and Meadowlarks. The Trees in Overton North/South were full of bird songs but we did not have time to sit and try to find the birds in the foliage but the drive to all 6 kiosks always yields many species because you are driving through a variety of habitats. ( for those who aren't familiar with Overton Bottoms, it is part of the Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge just west of Rocheport/Columbia). Carol Weston Columbia, MO blklabmom AT yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Eagle Bluffs (long) From: "Douglas, Ryan" <douglasrn AT MISSOURI.EDU> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 13:57:28 +0000 Yesterday, I birded Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area and some surrounding land from ~4am to 9pm. At various times I was joined by Sarah Wolken, Nick and Jenna March, and Grant Connette before meeting up with Brad Jacobs, Paul McKenzie (and others) for the evening fallout. For those just interested in the bird list, my full eBird checklist (with some photos) is here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10729258 In contrast to what others have stated, I've found the migration to be fairly typical, if not downright robust, on some days around Columbia this Spring. Yesterday would fall into the 'typical' category by my estimation. Marsh birds were depressingly quiet in the pre-dawn hours. I had one COMMON GALLINULE, a few SORA, a couple VIRGINIA RAILS, a handful of MARSH WRENS and a PIED-BILLED GREBE. The best birds of the early morning were a pair of calling CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOWS. In the AM, Sarah and I covered the pools from Pool 8 northward. At Pool 8 we found a male CAPE MAY WARBLER right above the water gate. Later in the day I would encounter a female CAPE MAY WARBLER with Nick, Jenna and Grant. The male was singing almost every time I drove past Pool 8 throughout the day, and in the early evening he provided stunning looks to Brad's group and myself. Pool 8 also held ~10 TENNESSEE WARBLERS, probably just as many BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, a bunch of PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS, a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, various VIREOS and FLYCATCHERS, and probably some more stuff I'm forgetting right now. There were a LOT of YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS all over EBCA, and a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO called from Pool 8 while we were watching the Cape May in the early evening. Just north of the Missouri River Access parking lot Sarah and I lucked into a PHILADELPHIA VIREO in the underbrush. SWAINSON'S THRUSH were calling (and singing, before sunrise) all up and down the northern River Trail. Mulberries are abundant at EBCA right now, and just about every mulberry tree had a good bird population around it. Early, BELL'S VIREOS were tough to find, but by the end of the day I heard at least a half dozen. Sarah left to graduate around 10:30am, but at that time I was joined by Nick, Jenna and Grant. Grant found a SEDGE WREN along the main road, just north of the Junction Box. Nick alerted us to a couple AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS in the distribution channel (which weren't there a few hours earlier!), along with a few STILT SANDPIPERS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and a lot of PEEPS. Later in the day we would find a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER a little further down the channel after being alerted to its presence by Brad Jacobs. I spent a lot of time wading through Pool 10 (don't do it without hip waders...it has some deep spots that would flood knee-high boots). Pool 10 was absolutely phenomenal. The habitat was perfect for shorebirds and dabblers, and they were using it. Pool 10 alone held several hundred shorebirds: SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, STILT SANDPIPERS, SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, both YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL/LEAST/SEMIPALMATED/WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, WILSON'S SNIPE and DUNLIN. I flushed a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and eventually found three female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS (I believe the only 3 seen all day). Pool 4, which has previously held shorebirds, is dry and held nothing of note. In the late afternoon/early evening I walked all the way around Pool 13. I hit the warbler jackpot there! Warblers included: GOLDEN-WINGED, BLUE-WINGED, TENNESSE, NASHVILLE, NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACKPOLL, YELLOW-THROATED, PALM, AMERICAN REDSTART, and WILSON'S WARBLER. Also had a BLUE-HEADED VIREO with several WARBLING VIREOS and another SWAINSON'S THRUSH. Brad's group found a WHITE-FACED IBIS that was hanging out near the spur off the second one way loop in the mid-afternoon (gone by nightfall), but his group also found/photographed a GLOSSY IBIS in the Distribution Channel. They said it flew off towards Pool 10, so I spent another hour mucking through Pool 10 without relocating it. I then headed back to Pool 14/15 to see if it was there, but again came up empty. However, as the sun was setting I finally got my eyes on a BLACK TERN for the day and a small group of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS appeared content to just sit on the same spit of land the entire day. I also heard a COMMON NIGHTHAWK that sounded off towards Perche Creek. On my drive home I slammed on my brakes to briefly listen to a WHIP-POOR-WILL on Rt. K. In the end, it was a pretty good day. I finished with a personal best one-day total of 154 species, almost entirely within the bounds of Eagle Bluffs CA. Biggest misses were Wilson's Phalarope and both tanagers. Cheers, Ryan Ryan Douglas Postdoctoral Fellow 310 Tucker Hall University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 DouglasRN AT missouri.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Bobolink in Phelps County From: Mike Doyen <mdoyen AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 06:27:54 -0700 Three Bobolink were recorded by Louise Wilkinson and myself yesterday in Phelps County. Made our day that is for sure..................   Mike Doyen Rolla, MO Bird by bird I've come to know the earth. Pablo Neruda. ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: The need for a spring migratory count database. From: Mike Doyen <mdoyen AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 06:21:58 -0700 Dear ASM.   I for one am a strong proponent for an organized spring migratory count for all of Missouri where the information can be stored and analyzed as needed for research, data, personal use, etc.   This year has been truly unusual and as we all know everything has been early. I know for a fact that the number of long range migrants that we normally find on the second weekend in May were no where to be seen or heard, is this a one time phenomena or is it a trend? This is very useful information that needs to be recorded and stored and I would like to see ASM take on this responsibility. I personally think it is critical that we (ASM) address this and find some way to become the stewards of state wide migratory bird count data.   The environment is changing and so are migration patterns, growing seasons, wildlife behavior, and just about everything associate with the natural turn or events on the planet, we need to record this information!   Would it be possible for Patrick  to build a program just for spring migration counts, by county, similar to what we use for CACHE/SPARK, it may cost a few dollars but I think it would be money well spent. We could also store our Christmas Bird Count data for Missouri on there also as well as any other state wide birding programs that ASM thinks useful.   Thank you Mike Doyen Rolla, MO   Bird by bird I've come to know the earth. Pablo Neruda. ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Little Creve Coeur_Scissor-tailed Flycatcher From: mark paradise <xiaoshien98 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 21:10:48 -0700 Little Creve Coeur:  Saturday evening, 6:30PM, soon after I arrived, I saw a female SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER.  It was near the pond on the west-side -- near the paved area at the gate and very small parking area at the bend of River Valley Dr; it flew to the top of a small cottonwood tree just to the north-side of the pond (the pond is not too visible from the paved area because of the grasses/reeds are grown-up around it).  After observing  about 5min., the flycatcher flew over me and across the winter wheat field that borders LCC.    I also inadvertently flushed two male BOBOLINKS from a large cottonwood tree, at the edge of the gravel walkway that goes through the center of LCC, very near where the dryer grassland area meets the wetland area (south-side of gravel walk). At least the bobolinks went deeper into LCC, I lost my view of them as they went in distance trees.  Mark Paradise St. Louis County ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: RMBS and CBCA - May 12/ In our Shady Oaks yard From: Margy Terpstra <ladybirdterp AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 07:50:16 -0500 Josh, I certainly hope you're right about migration heating up. It's been quite asynchronous. Today, I was weeding when I heard our first Prothonotary warbler. It was across the street and I was sans bins. These winds need to turn to the SE or ESE and stay there for a while, as Jim Ziebol would say. Not any real action at the bubbler, I did see our E. Wood-Peewee who's been very vocal and a Red- eyed Vireo. No sign of E. Phoebes today. Heard a few warbler blips this morning, Am Redstart, Magnolia, Nashville. IMHO, they're spending a lot of time finding food and hence not singing as much. I watched a Black & White warbler yesterday work pretty hard to tear open an E. Tent Caterpillar cocoon. Not as easy as plucking little green guys off leaves. I've been fighting off Dementors for a few days now!!! Margy Terpstra Kirkwood, St. Louis CO, MO ladybirdterp AT sbcglobal.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: NAMBC Adair Co From: Frankie Cuculich <flcuculich AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 07:47:28 -0500 Had a great day doing the count yestrday. It rain most of the day. Peter K and I totaled 115 spieces,with only 3 shorebirds. The warbler list was very good. blue wing Tennessee parula yellow CAPE MAY yellow throated blackburian BAY BREASTED blackpoll pine kentucky wilson's ovenbird n.waterthrush c yellowthroat chat vireo's PHILADELPHIA white eyed red eyed warbling bell's yellow throated Also had olive sided flycatcher, willow, least, acadian, chuck-wills-widow We birded nonstop for 16 hours. what a day. Here is the link to photos of the bay breasted warbler if you all would like to look. http://backwoodsfrank.smugmug.com Frankie Cuculich Brashear, Mo. Adair Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 From: Larry Lade <gcrownkinglet AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 05:43:56 -0700 Although it rained off and on the entire day we did manage to get a little bit above our average count (135 species) for the day. I have not tallied up the final tally for our three groups of birders who participated (nine intrepid birders), but think we may be around 140 species for the day. Highlight of the day for me was the 24 WILLETS we spotted at Muskrat Lake south of St. Joseph. * Later one of the other groups went to Muskrat Lake and tallied 30 WILLETS! Larry Lade Saint Joseph, MO --- On Sat, 5/12/12, Philip Wire wrote: From: Philip Wire Subject: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 To: MOBIRDS-L AT PO.MISSOURI.EDU Date: Saturday, May 12, 2012, 6:04 PM I birded various spots in Lincoln County this morning (Cuivre River SP, the Winfield Lock and Dam area, and BK Leach Conservation Area) from about 6:30 AM to 12:30 PM today and... well, the email title says it all. I ended the day with ZERO non-resident warblers, and only Lesser Yellowlegs (heard only) besides Killdeer for shorebirds. I had pretty good luck with resident species and ended with around 90 species. Were it not for a few singing Swainson's Thrushes, I would have seriously believed I was out in June. Resident birds got quiet pretty quickly given how mild the morning was, but Cuivre did hold some welcome breeders for northern MO... Worm-eating Warblers, Yellow-throated Warblers, and every breeding woodpecker. The Winfield area and BK Leach was a miss for waders. Most farm field fluddles have dried up, but Sandy Slough and most of the managed pools at Leach are still holding a bit too much water for shorebirds. The most notable part of the day was not a hit, but a miss. I had never been out in the second week of May and not heard a single Tennessee Warbler. Phil WireTroy, Lincoln Co. phw222 AT gmail.com The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Archives / Subscription options / ASM Website / Email the list owners ABA Birding Code of Ethics ASM Fall Meeting at Lake of the Ozarks State Park. All are welcome. Details and Online Registration ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Some St. Charles County Birds From: David Becher <davidbecher AT MSN.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 07:23:59 -0500 There were at least two Chuck-will's-widows calling near the Daniel Boone house on Route F early Saturday morning and Whip-poor-will's calling up and down the road. There were singing Henslow's Sparrows at Busch on road B. From the entrance turn left at the fork take the right hand branch and go past Lakes 1 and 15. When the trees open out into fields there birds singing on both sides close to the road. David BecherSaint Louis ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Migrants up north From: Charlene Malone <2bbirdn AT CHARTER.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 00:15:38 -0500 speaking of Nick Barber...... This is where the migrants are, well north of us in MO. http://www.ilbirds.com/index.php?topic=50697.msg75346;topicseen#msg75346 Nitie-nite, Charlene Malone St. Louis co. ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Smithville Lake - NAMBC - 5/12/12 From: Keith Brink <brinkteam AT REALTOR.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 23:34:00 -0500 Had a great day at Smithville Lake today. 14.5 hours of birding and added some great birds to my year list. Best birds were Willow Flycatcher, Olive- sided Flycatcher, Female Blue Grosbeak and Canada Warbler. I only had the East half of the count area so my 95 species may grow larger for the total count area once I get the results from Bill Blackledge who did the West Side. Here is my list for the day. Smithville Lake, Clay, US-MO May 12, 2012 5:30 AM - 8:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 20.0 mile(s) 95 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 31 Wood Duck 2 Mallard 2 Blue-winged Teal 15 Northern Bobwhite 1 Wild Turkey 1 Common Loon 1 Great Blue Heron 30 Turkey Vulture 25 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 1 American Coot 19 Killdeer 8 Spotted Sandpiper 4 Least Sandpiper 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Caspian Tern 3 Forster's Tern 4 Mourning Dove 23 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Eastern Screech-Owl 1 Barred Owl 1 Chimney Swift 12 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Red-headed Woodpecker 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 12 Downy Woodpecker 4 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 8 Acadian Flycatcher 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 4 Eastern Phoebe 4 Great Crested Flycatcher 5 Eastern Kingbird 28 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Warbling Vireo 5 Red-eyed Vireo 13 Blue Jay 9 American Crow 15 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5 Purple Martin 33 Tree Swallow 17 Barn Swallow 32 Cliff Swallow 45 Black-capped Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 7 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 22 Eastern Bluebird 10 Swainson's Thrush 2 American Robin 21 Gray Catbird 5 Northern Mockingbird 5 Brown Thrasher 10 European Starling 17 Cedar Waxwing 23 Prothonotary Warbler 3 Tennessee Warbler 7 Common Yellowthroat 14 American Redstart 3 Northern Parula 4 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 9 Blackpoll Warbler 4 Canada Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 11 Chipping Sparrow 4 Field Sparrow 8 Lark Sparrow 2 Savannah Sparrow 3 Grasshopper Sparrow 1 Summer Tanager 3 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 33 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Blue Grosbeak 1 Indigo Bunting 18 Dickcissel 37 Bobolink 1 Red-winged Blackbird 57 Eastern Meadowlark 9 meadowlark sp. 7 Common Grackle 10 Great-tailed Grackle 5 Brown-headed Cowbird 26 Orchard Oriole 5 Baltimore Oriole 6 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 11 House Sparrow 8 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Good Birding, Keith Brink Liberty, MO ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Bird and Birder highlights around St. Louis (GOAS, Western Sandpiper and VIDEOS) From: Andrew Reago <andrew.reago AT CHARTER.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 00:31:43 -0400 My mother, Dorothy Reago, just arrived in town and guess what? I took her birding today along with my wife, Chrissy McClarren, and her mom, Rose McClarren. (Guess what we are doing for our moms on Mother's Day? We are taking them to find some of the birds in the area that they'd most like to visit: the Scissortailed-Flycatchers, Lark Sparrows, Cerulean Warblers, Prairie Warblers, Henslow Sparrows, and more!) What fun we had starting today off birding with the Greater Ozarks Audubon Society field trip folk (at Tower Grove Park) led by Margy and Jerry Williams - and running into them all again at CBCA! I think Rad Widmer was the hero of the day (along with Mark Peters) in helping the GOAS folk find a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER at the CBCA boardwalk. (Dave Garcia was Chrissy's hero of the day 'cause he found a female HOODED WARBLER.) As usual, running into Connie Alwood, Chris Kirmaier and the Malones proved fortuitous with their help in finding LAUGHING GULLS and WILLOW FLYCATCHERS. What we cherished most was the way we all helped each other in our birding efforts. That's what a birding community is all about. You all are so great! We hadn't read Josh's report on RMBS and CBCA, so now that we have, we know why everyone was showing up at the CBCA boardwalk while we were there. We were there due to the fact that I've always wanted to get footage of a Prothonotary Warbler (and we really wanted our moms to see this guy). We had also stopped by CBCA to take our moms to visit the BELL"S VIREOS and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS. What a surprise it was to see all the other warblers and birders at the boardwalk. At RMBS, it's worth mentioning that Chrissy found a WESTERN SANDPIPER amongst the LEAST and SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS. Red-tailed Hawk nest at Tower Grove Park http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJW9q1xmQZU Prothonotary Warbler Singing at CBCA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4lxHe-tk8M Yellow Warbler singing at CBCA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1cxe795rY Cattle Egret Feasting (well, trying to feast) at CBCA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptEpiByPMgM Thanks all, Andy Reago St. Louis MO andrew.reago AT charter.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: RMBS End of Day From: Rad Widmer <radwidmer AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 23:10:02 -0500 I ended the day (Saturday) at Riverlands, and was surprised and happy to see a lot (probably in the hundreds -- I didn't do a careful count) of shorebirds in Ellis Bay, just upstream from the dam. The highlight was five breeding plumage Black-bellied Plovers. There were also a few breeding plumage dunlin, dozens of semipalmated plovers, and a lot of peeps. Hopefully others can give a more complete list. Heron pond also had a lot of shorebirds -- pretty much the same mix as has been reported there the last few days. Shorebirds have certainly been one of the bright spots this spring in St. Louis. Rad Widmer Saint Louis ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 From: John Solodar <solodar AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 22:11:16 -0500 Phil, If itąs any consolation I can relate a story from a few years ago. On May 8, the long term peak of migration in St. Louis, I led a trip to Tower Grove Park with Nick Barber as co-leader. Nick could find birds where there were none, he was that good. Nick invited a bunch of friends from grad school, etc., for an expected birding feast. We had three, count Śem 3, birds all morning. Such is life at times. The birding gods just were not with us that day. John Solodar University City St. Louis County, MO solodar AT sbcglobal.net On 5/12/12 6:04 PM, "Philip Wire" wrote: > I birded various spots in Lincoln County this morning (Cuivre River SP, the > Winfield Lock and Dam area, and BK Leach Conservation Area) from about 6:30 AM > to 12:30 PM today and... well, the email title says it all. I ended the day > with ZERO non-resident warblers, and only Lesser Yellowlegs (heard only) > besides Killdeer for shorebirds. I had pretty good luck with resident species > and ended with around 90 species. Were it not for a few singing Swainson's > Thrushes, I would have seriously believed I was out in June. Resident birds > got quiet pretty quickly given how mild the morning was, but Cuivre did hold > some welcome breeders for northern MO... Worm-eating Warblers, Yellow-throated > Warblers, and every breeding woodpecker. > > The Winfield area and BK Leach was a miss for waders. Most farm field fluddles > have dried up, but Sandy Slough and most of the managed pools at Leach are > still holding a bit too much water for shorebirds. > > The most notable part of the day was not a hit, but a miss. I had never been > out in the second week of May and not heard a single Tennessee Warbler. > > Phil Wire > Troy, Lincoln Co. > phw222 AT gmail.com > > The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum > Archives / Subscription > options / ASM > Website / Email the list owners > > > ABA Birding Code of Ethics > > ASM Fall Meeting at Lake of the Ozarks State Park. All are welcome. Details > and Online Registration > ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: RFI Connecticut Warblers in MO From: Edge <edgew AT MCHSI.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 06:10:21 -0500 Jim, To maximize your very slim possibilities, plan to spend the entire time stumbling through tick and chigger infested tall grasses with scrubby thorn bushes in creek bottoms--pick your choice of the bottom. Since 1995, I've seen 4 Connecticut Warblers in Missouri using this sophisticated method. An alternative method would be to go to Tower Grove Park in St. Louis and hang around the bubbler area, waiting for someone to happen upon one and alert other birders. Bodacious birding! Edge Wade On May 11, 2012, at 11:11 PM, Jim Rowoth wrote: > I'll be in Missouri later this month for about a week on one of my annual > pilgrimages to visit family & friends in the Kansas City and St Louis > areas. I'm hoping that by timing this visit for May 20-27 I might > (finally) stumble across a Connecticut Warbler. Any and all suggestions > on how to maximize my efforts would be greatly appreciated! Please > respond to me off list. > > Jim Rowoth > Stockton CA > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 > ABA Birding Code of Ethics > http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 From: Mike Doyen <mdoyen AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 19:43:39 -0700 Hi Phil.   We did a Phelps County Migratory Count all day today and pretty much the same thing. Who would of thought! Bird by bird I've come to know the earth. Pablo Neruda. ________________________________ From: Philip Wire To: MOBIRDS-L AT PO.MISSOURI.EDU Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 6:04 PM Subject: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 I birded various spots in Lincoln County this morning (Cuivre River SP, the Winfield Lock and Dam area, and BK Leach Conservation Area) from about 6:30 AM to 12:30 PM today and... well, the email title says it all. I ended the day with ZERO non-resident warblers, and only Lesser Yellowlegs (heard only) besides Killdeer for shorebirds. I had pretty good luck with resident species and ended with around 90 species. Were it not for a few singing Swainson's Thrushes, I would have seriously believed I was out in June. Resident birds got quiet pretty quickly given how mild the morning was, but Cuivre did hold some welcome breeders for northern MO... Worm-eating Warblers, Yellow-throated Warblers, and every breeding woodpecker. The Winfield area and BK Leach was a miss for waders. Most farm field fluddles have dried up, but Sandy Slough and most of the managed pools at Leach are still holding a bit too much water for shorebirds. The most notable part of the day was not a hit, but a miss. I had never been out in the second week of May and not heard a single Tennessee Warbler. Phil Wire Troy, Lincoln Co. phw222 AT gmail.com ________________________________ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Archives / Subscription options / ASM Website / Email the list owners ABA Birding Code of Ethics ASM Fall Meeting at Lake of the Ozarks State Park. All are welcome. Details and Online Registration ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: NO SIGHTING re: lack of migrants From: Jane Frazier <janefraz3 AT AOL.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 21:23:37 -0400 BInder Lake in Jefferson City has, for me, been poor this year warbler-wise. I have a list of mid-Missouri warblers I've found and I'm not disappointed by the number of species (but I have also birded more areas this year). The numbers of individuals seem down, and there have been several noticeable misses like Wilson's, magnolia, and even redstart! This is just my experience; maybe some others in the area have seen plenty of these species. I have, at Binder and Rock Bridge, heard and seen numerous Tennnesee's however. I haven't really seen a flock this year of anything except for yellow rumps. Laura Pintel and I birded Eagle Bluffs on Tuesday and some of the residents there seem very healthy: common yellowthroat, yellow, and the migratory blackpoll. I'll post my mid Mo list when it's all done. Jane Frazier Jefferson City ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 From: R Bailey <bohemewarbler AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 19:02:45 -0500 Although I have no hard data to back up my observation, I believe that this is either the worst or second worst spring migration since I've been birding in St. Louis area (1993). And "by worst" I mean a lack of songbirds birds passing through. Most of the few birds seen today were female or immatures, evidence of the tail end of migration. Bob Bailey St. Louis, MO bohemewarbler AT hotmail.com Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 18:04:00 -0500 From: phw222 AT GOOGLEMAIL.COM Subject: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 To: MOBIRDS-L AT PO.MISSOURI.EDU I birded various spots in Lincoln County this morning (Cuivre River SP, the Winfield Lock and Dam area, and BK Leach Conservation Area) from about 6:30 AM to 12:30 PM today and... well, the email title says it all. I ended the day with ZERO non-resident warblers, and only Lesser Yellowlegs (heard only) besides Killdeer for shorebirds. I had pretty good luck with resident species and ended with around 90 species. Were it not for a few singing Swainson's Thrushes, I would have seriously believed I was out in June. Resident birds got quiet pretty quickly given how mild the morning was, but Cuivre did hold some welcome breeders for northern MO... Worm-eating Warblers, Yellow-throated Warblers, and every breeding woodpecker. The Winfield area and BK Leach was a miss for waders. Most farm field fluddles have dried up, but Sandy Slough and most of the managed pools at Leach are still holding a bit too much water for shorebirds. The most notable part of the day was not a hit, but a miss. I had never been out in the second week of May and not heard a single Tennessee Warbler. Phil WireTroy, Lincoln Co. phw222 AT gmail.com The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Archives / Subscription options / ASM Website / Email the list owners ABA Birding Code of Ethics ASM Fall Meeting at Lake of the Ozarks State Park. All are welcome. Details and Online Registration ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Almost comical lack of migrants--Lincoln Co., 5/12 From: Philip Wire <phw222 AT GOOGLEMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 18:04:00 -0500 I birded various spots in Lincoln County this morning (Cuivre River SP, the Winfield Lock and Dam area, and BK Leach Conservation Area) from about 6:30 AM to 12:30 PM today and... well, the email title says it all. I ended the day with ZERO non-resident warblers, and only Lesser Yellowlegs (heard only) besides Killdeer for shorebirds. I had pretty good luck with resident species and ended with around 90 species. Were it not for a few singing Swainson's Thrushes, I would have seriously believed I was out in June. Resident birds got quiet pretty quickly given how mild the morning was, but Cuivre did hold some welcome breeders for northern MO... Worm-eating Warblers, Yellow-throated Warblers, and every breeding woodpecker. The Winfield area and BK Leach was a miss for waders. Most farm field fluddles have dried up, but Sandy Slough and most of the managed pools at Leach are still holding a bit too much water for shorebirds. The most notable part of the day was not a hit, but a miss. I had never been out in the second week of May and not heard a single Tennessee Warbler. Phil Wire Troy, Lincoln Co. phw222 AT gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Wilson's Warbler From: Casey Carr <carrc001 AT MYMAIL.MSSU.EDU> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 12:47:50 -0500 I spotted a very quiet Wilson's Warbler at Tipton Ford Access, along Shoal Creek in Southwest Missouri this morning. My first one ever for Missouri! ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: RMBS and CBCA - May 12/ In our Shady Oaks yard. PS From: Margy Terpstra <Ladybirdterp AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 17:02:46 -0500 Thank you for your kind Mother's Day wishes, Josh!! Margy Terpstra Kirkwood, St. Louis CO, MO ladybirdterp AT sbcglobal.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: RMBS and CBCA - May 12/ In our Shady Oaks yard From: Margy Terpstra <ladybirdterp AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 16:29:25 -0500 Josh, I certainly hope you're right about migration heating up. It's been quite asynchronous. Today, I was weeding when I heard our first Prothonotary warbler. It was across the street and I was sans bins. These winds need to turn to the SE or ESE and stay there for a while, as Jim Ziebol would say. Not any real action at the bubbler, I did see our E. Wood-Peewee who's been very vocal and a Red- eyed Vireo. No sign of E. Phoebes today. Heard a few warbler blips this morning, Am Redstart, Magnolia, Nashville. IMHO, they're spending a lot of time finding food and hence not singing as much. I watched a Black & White warbler yesterday work pretty hard to tear open an E. Tent Caterpillar cocoon. Not as easy as plucking little green guys off leaves. I've been fighting off Dementors for a few days now!!! Margy Terpstra Kirkwood, St. Louis CO, MO ladybirdterp AT sbcglobal.net ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: RMBS and CBCA - May 12 From: Joshua Uffman <birdsandbugs AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 11:20:31 -0700 Matt Malin, Mark Paradise and I birded Riverlands Mig. Bird Sanctuary (St. Charles Co) and the Columbia Bottom CA (St. Louis Co) this morning.  We ended at noon with 94 species.   At RMBS (Ellis Bay side of Heron Pond), we watched 22 SNOWY EGRETS land and take off from Ellis Bay and had 4 flyover BOBOLINKS.  Mark pointed out 2 adult breeding LAUGHING GULLS for us on the Lincoln Shields side.  A first for me at Riverlands were not 1, but 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS.  A male and female was hanging out in the big Cottonwood next to the parking lot on the Orton Woods side of Heron Pond.  There are also at least 3 singing WILLOW FLYCATCHERS there, in the Willows.  Also at Heron Pond were 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, my first of the year.  At least one other dowitcher was present in Heron Pond and another 2 in Ellis Bay that went unidentified.  Otherwise, same stuff reported as of late, but in much lower numbers.  A CASPIAN TERN was on the Ellis Island spit.  For those doing a Big Day, ducks in Ellis Bay included a couple of RUDDY DUCKS, a male COMMON GOLDENEYE, (4) LESSER SCAUP, and a male RING-NECKED DUCK...  Getting pretty late for the last 3.  At CBCA, we hung out next to the boardwalk and the path to the confluence for most of our time.  There, we added a male CANADA WARBLER, at least 2 singing LEAST FLYCATCHERS (was hoping for Alders, but didn't hear any).  I heard more TENNESSEE WARBLERS today (~7) than I have heard all week - So, maybe this strange migration is just starting to heat up (at least I am hoping).   Other warblers for the day included PROTHONOTARY (1 at RMBS, 2 at CBCA), multiple C. Yellowthroats, (4) Am. Redstart at CBCA, N. Parula at CBCA, multiple Yellows at both locations, 2-3 BLACKPOLL at each location, single PALM WARBLERs at each location, and 4 WILSON'S WARBLERS at CBCA. Probably missing something - Good Spring Birding and Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there. Josh   Joshua Uffman St. Louis County, MO Birdsandbugs AT sbcglobal.net MO-Records: www.showme-birds.com Bird Photos: http://www.pbase.com/jpuf ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: April 27-29 in Joplin, MO. Field trips to grasslands, chert glades, savannahs, riparian streams, wetlands, upland oak/hickory forest, and pines in the southwest. Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: RFI Connecticut Warblers in MO From: Jim Rowoth <rowoth AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 23:11:56 -0500 I'll be in Missouri later this month for about a week on one of my annual pilgrimages to visit family & friends in the Kansas City and St Louis areas. I'm hoping that by timing this visit for May 20-27 I might (finally) stumble across a Connecticut Warbler. Any and all suggestions on how to maximize my efforts would be greatly appreciated! Please respond to me off list. Jim Rowoth Stockton CA ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html Subject: Re: RFI: Spring Count in St L area? From: Charlene Malone <2bbirdn AT CHARTER.NET> Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 22:12:26 -0500 No responses so if any results they will go on eBird. Charlene Malone ---------- On 5/11/2012 12:37 PM, Charlene Malone wrote: > Does anyone compile/organize a Spring count in St. Louis, St. Charles or > Lincoln co. any more? > > thanks. > > Charlene Malone > St. Louis co. > ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html