I just returned from Eagle Bluffs CA in southern Boone County. Had two
Northern Harriers and numerous Tree Swallows. Saw about five Purple Martins
and a dozen or so Northern Rough-winged Swallows. Had good numbers of puddle
ducks.

Jean, pool 4 contained one Wilson's Snipe, 64 Pectoral Sandpipers, and two
Baird's Sandpipers when I was there. Also saw some Pecs and a snipe in Pool
10. The distribution channel had fly-over Double-crested Cormorants and 15
or so Yellowlegs (Greater, I think).

Susan
Susan Hazelwood
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri
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Subject: Eagle Bluffs - more shorebirds


> This morning I went down to Eagle Bluffs, windy and cold so
> pretty much stayed in the car and scope was useless - but
> still got about 40 species.
>
> New for me were two Barn Swallows among the Tree Swallows;
> and I believe I saw 2 Baird's Sandpipers in among the 58
> Pectorals at Pool 4.  They were slightly smaller, and less
> "rotund" then Pecs; black legs and bill, no streaking on the
> flanks, primaries extended beyond tail and sometimes
> "crossed" beyond tail, buffy, streaked breast, they
> consistently fed in shallower water than the Pecs.  Hope
> someone else is able to find them and confirm/deny my
> identification - I still struggle with these shorebirds (and
> gulls and sparrows, etc.).
>
> About 13 Lesser Yellowlegs were in the distribution channel
> downstream from the Cormorant trees.  Back in Pool 10, there
> were several larger flocks of shorebirds; perhaps 50-100
> birds altogether, I am guessing them all to be Pectorals
> because they seemed the same basic size and shape but mostly
> out of range to get close looks (wind shaking scope).  Also
> found Chris's lone Least Sandpiper in this area.
>
> Eagle continues to sit on nest.  It seemed to me to be
> increasing numbers of GB Herons, Coots, and BW and GW teal
> from last weekend.  Also had Pintail, Mallard, Gadwall,
> Shoveler and 4 Pied-bill Grebes.
>
> On the way down, I passed the RT Hawk nest at the
> intersection of Barrington and Nifong, just in time to see
> one adult come in to feed the second adult, who was sitting
> on the nest.
>
> Jean Leonatti
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