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Yellow-headed Blackbird
Photo by Rick Jordahl |
HAVE BINOS WILL TRAVEL!!!
Winter birding was terrific this winter. I’m speaking almost entirely from a backyard view. The numbers of Red-breasted Nuthatches, Pine Siskens, Purple Finches and even Red Crossbills were impressive. Field birding was pretty good but not spectacular. Perhaps the most impressive number I heard all winter was the estimated 1.4 million Snow Geese counted at Squaw Creek late in the season. Wow! As is typical for this season we didn’t really get out in the field until very late winter but the birding was good. In March, Smithville Lake treated us to three Common Loons in full breeding plumage, a single White Pelican with his bill keel showing and Bald Eagles. |
The hikes and programs listed below are available to our store customers
(not organized groups, they can be arranged separately)
space is limited and fill on a first come first serve basis.
PLEASE call the store for more information and to register (816)746-1113
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| Gambel’s Quail photo courtesy of Rick Jordahl |
Parkville Nature Sanctuary • Parkville, MO
Saturday, June 14th • 8:00 am to 9:30 am
With migration over, we will search the sanctuary for nesting birds and their young.
Birds of a New Mexico Adventure • In Store Class
Thursday, July 10th • 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Join us for a trip down memory lane with a slide show of the birds seen on last winter’s birding trip to New Mexico. 15 of us explored the New Mexico mountains and deserts and tallied over 120 species and loads of fun.
Dunn Ranch Preserve • Parkville, MO
Saturday, July 12th • 6:00 am to 2:00 pm
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| Upland Sandpiper photo courtesy of Rick Jordahl |
The nesting birds of a true tallgrass prairie. We will explore the wonderous 3,300 acre Dunn Ranch Preserve at the most beautiful time of the year. Wildflowers should be spectacular and the resident birds plentiful. Bobolinks, Upland Sandpipers, Sedge Wrens, Vesper’s Sparrow and possibly an elusive Black-billed Cuckoo are possible.
Depart from Store at 6:00 am, return 2:00 pm. We will carpool, help with gas cost is appreciated.
Owl Prowl at Martha Lafite • Liberty, MO
Saturday, July 19th • 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
This will be a fun filled evening of Owlmania. We will have a live owl on hand and you will have a chance to disect an owl pellet. We will head out at dusk and try to call a couple of owls in close.
Please call Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary (781-8598) for cost and to sign up for this program.
Traveling Birders-San Diego Adventure • In Store Class
Wednesday, July 30th • 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
What is the “birdiest” county in America? San Diego county holds that title. We will recap the birds and places of this region seen on a recent visit there. Who knows, it could be a preview for a group trip in the future. |
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