This was going to go into the RBA that I didn't post last night
(stayed at the office until late last night -- will try to compile
everything this afternoon)...:

I was at the Camp Branch Marina at Smithville Lake yesterday
afternoon (about 1:30 - 2:30) and observed both juvenile/first-winter
GLAUCOUS GULLS. The darker bird landed on one of the slip roofs and a
little later the paler bird landed on the rocky point just south and
west of the slips. Doug Willis drove up a few minutes later and
confirmed that the darker bird was still perched on the roof while I
still had the paler bird in my scope. It's pretty neat to see the
variation in color and/or wear in this species right here in little
ol' Clay County, Missouri.

Kristi Mayo
Kearney MO (Clay Co.)
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On Feb 10, 2006, at 12:17 AM, frances wrote:

> Today, Thursday, we had excellent views of the GLAUCOUS GULL at
> Smithville
> Lake, both setting on the water (viewed from the boat launching area)
> and later setting on the roof of the marina.
>
> Additional sightings at the lake area included Hooded Mergansers,
> Common
> Goldeneyes, Canada Geese, Snow Geese, Mallards, Ring-billed Gulls,
> Gadwall,
> 14 Wild Turkeys, American Crows, Red-tailed Hawks, Bald Eagles,
> Loggerhead Shrike, Red-headed Woodpecker, Northern Mockingbird,
> Downy Wooodpecker, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Tree Sparrows and Juncos.
>
> AND upon leaving the marina parking lot, between the north side
> of the boat slips and the highway near (but not among) a few
> Mallards and
> Canada Geese, was one lonely PIED-BILLED GREBE (is this early?).
>
> On to McComas road where we enjoyed close excellent views of
> 9 to 10 Northern Harriers and 7 to 8 Short-eared Owls. Both the
> Harriers
> and the Owls posed for us on fence posts at times, in addition to
> showing off their flying antics.
> Perched like a Christmas ornament in one of the A.Cedar trees, in
> late but
> bright sunlight was the second N. Mockingbird of the day. Meadow
> Larks (not
> singing) and Tree Sparrows...plus one White-tailed deer completed
> the scene.
>
> A cold, but beautiful, beautiful day...
>
> Frances Cramer and
> Georgia Hathorne
> St. Joseph, MO
>
> P.S. a late post but may be of interest: at Squaw Creek NWR on
> Monday Feb. 6
> one Bald Eagle was setting, very hunkered down on the largest nest
> after turning onto the road to Mallard Marsh.
>
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