Thanks for the clarification of "rare in Missouri during the summer months"--more specific than the "rare" Kathleen noted. Those of us who are close enough to the Jacksonville site may have become less aware of its scarcity elsewhere.

Notable is a June 16, 2012 record at Lake Paho CA (Mercer Co.).  That could have been an Iowa bird, or a Missouri bird in an area from which we get few reports.  One of the fun aspects of birding is the factor of the unknown.
 
Edge Wade
Columbia, MO
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On Jun 24, 2012, at 6:32 PM, Joshua Uffman wrote:

> Regarding Osprey in Missouri - I think they are pretty darn rare in Missouri
> during the summer months....  
> 
> eBird is consistent with the state checklist in that they are listed as rare
> summer vistors/rare summer residents on the Missouri Annotated State
> Checklist.  So, documentation is no longer required by the MBRC.  However,
> they do remain a flagged species across the state in eBird for the months of
> June and July.  Why?  Outside of the known locations mentioned by Kathleen
> and Charley B. (which are typically automatically accepted when entered in
> eBird), they are very infrequently reported during the summer season
> throughout Missouri.  Additionally, young Bald Eagles are often
> mis-identified as Ospreys.  
> 
> Having been the summer seasonal compiler for Missouri from 2006-2009, I
> received very few reports (if any) away from the locations in the southwest
> and the longstanding Jacksonville cell tower birds.  
> 
> The status on the state checklist is certainly consistent with my own
> observations:  Since 2000, and I get around Missouri quite a bit, I have
> seen a single Osprey in Missouri between the dates of 20 May - July 31;
> Pretty much the 'summer season' for what would likely be 'resident' Ospreys.
> Albeit, this bird was a one-day wonder when seen with Scott Schuette, Jim
> Malone and Joe Eades at RMBS on 1 June 2007, as it was not reported by
> others on any consecutive days - So, likely just a very late migrant.  
> 
> So, I stick with rare, I would say, please, send in those summer notes to
> Kristi Mayo (the current Missouri Summer Season Compiler) if that is not the
> case.
> 
> 
> Joshua Uffman
> St. Louis County, Missouri
> 
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