MoBirders,
   
  Jim & Ellen Zellmer and Helen Hewins spent the day birding Taberville, Shell-Osage and Four Rivers. Despite, at times, high gusty winds, the weather was excellent for a day looking for birds. Below are highlights from each of the areas we birded.
   
  Taberville Prairie
  Prairie Chickens - 6, displaying
  Henslow Sparrow
  LeConte Sparrow
  Grasshopper Sparrow
  Savannah Sparrow
  Field Sparrow
  Chipping Sparrow - 1
  Upland Sandpiper - 5
  Eastern Towhee - 1
  Northern Bobwhite - 2
  Turkey
   
  Shell Osage
  Lesser Yellowleg
  Greater Yellowleg
  Baird's Sandpiper
  Semipalmated Sandpiper
  Western Sandpiper
  Pectoral Sandpiper
  Semipalmated Plover - 5
  Wilson's Snipe
  Long-billed Dowitcher - 2
  White-faced Ibis - 14
  Yellow-crowned Night Heron - 10
  Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
  Northern Parula
  Yellow Warbler
  Yellow-throated Warbler - 1
  Prothonotary Warbler - 3
  Common Yellowthroat - 1
  Marsh Wren - 1
  Swamp Sparrow - numerous
  American White Pelican
  Carolina Chickadee
  Warbling Vireo
   
  Four Rivers CA
  American Pipit - 16
  White-faced Ibis - 3
  Snow Goose - 2
  Lesser Yellowleg
  Greater Yellowleg
  Short-billed Dowitcher
  Long-billed Dowitcher
  Semipalmated Sandpiper
  Western Sandpiper
  Least Sandpiper
  Baird's Sandpiper
  Stilt Sandpiper
  Pectoral Sandpiper
  Semipalmated Plover
  Dunlin - 1
  Wilson's Snipe
  Eurasian Collared-dove at Rich Hill
   
  All in all, it was a very good day. Habitat at both Shell-Osage and Four Rivers is very good for shorebirds and offers a lot of promise for further migrants. We ended the day with a total species count of 93 birds. Looking forward to next weekend.
   
  Jim Zellmer
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  Blue Springs, MO

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