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Thank you for your work Kristi! I too, enjoy seeing the various areas (SE, NE), so I know whether I want to travel or not to see a species. We DO appreciate the time and effort it takes for you to send out these reports. Thanks. Debbie Nichols Hannibal/Kirksville, MO Subject: Missouri RBA - 6 Jan 2005 - RBA * Missouri * Statewide * 06 January, 2006 * MOST0601.06 - Species Mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose Ross’s Goose Trumpeter Swan Redhead Canvasback Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Pied-billed Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Red-shouldered Hawk Merlin LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL GLAUCOUS GULL Greater Roadrunner Rufous Hummingbird Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Winter Wren Marsh Wren TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Le Conte’s Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Coverage: Missouri Statewide Compiler: Kristi Mayo E-mail: [log in to unmask] Compiled 06 January 2006 This is the Friday, January 6, 2006 Missouri Rare Bird Alert, a statewide service of the Audubon Society of Missouri, serving the birding community of Missouri since 1901. The bird alert is compiled from reports submitted by ASM members and other birders throughout the state. ** NOTE: The report includes birds that are listed as rare, casual, or accidental on the 2003 Annotated Checklist of Missouri Birds (with revisions in 2004 and 2005). Species that appear in ALL CAPS in the “Species Mentioned” section are listed as “casual” or “accidental”. (Note that some birds may be considered rare only during a particular season or in a particular part of the state.) The Missouri checklist can be accessed at: http://mobirds.org/MBRC/MOChecklist.asp ** This Missouri Rare Bird Alert is highlighted by a TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE in the St. Louis area (accidental in the east) … a first- winter LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Macon City Lake (accidental away from the Mississippi River) … and a GLAUCOUS GULL at Smithville Lake (casual away from the Mississippi River). Also, a number of waterfowl listed as rare in the winter are lingering on open bodies of water due to the unusually mild weather that has persisted since well before Christmas. ST. LOUIS AREA A TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, discovered by Anne McCormack on Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, continues to be seen on the St. Louis Community College Meramec campus in Kirkwood (St. Louis Co.). To reach The Meramec campus (which is bordered by Couch Ave. on the west, Big Bend on the south, and Geyer Rd. on the east): From the Interstate 270/44 interchange, take Interstate 44 east and exit at Watson Rd. The first stoplight is Geyer Rd. Turn left (north); this will take you by the entrance to Powder Valley Nature Center. Keep going north to Big Bend. Turn left on Big Bend, then right on Couch. The bird has been seen around the quadrangle between the theater and the student center, as well as on the north side of the buildings near the parking lot. At Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary (St. Charles Co.), Bob Bailey reported one adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on Monday, Jan. 2. This bird was also seen by Dave Rogles on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Also observed were eight ROSS’S GEESE and two GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE in Teal Pond, and Billy Jon Boesch reported three BUFFLEHEADS and three REDHEADS in the area on Thursday, Jan. 5. TRUMPETER SWANS also continue to be seen there. One adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL is also being seen at the My River Home Marina near the shrine in Portage Des Sioux (St. Charles Co.). The bird was reported on Wednesday, Jan. 4 by Charlene Malone, and was seen again on Thursday, Jan. 5 by Billy Jon Boesch. Four ROSS’S GEESE were spotted by Nick Barber on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at the driving range along Creve Coeur Mill Rd. (St. Louis Co.). At Little Creve Coeur Marsh (St. Louis Co.), Mike Brady found one MARSH WREN in cattails near the south end of the marsh on Tuesday, Jan. 3. SOUTHEAST A juvenile female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD is continuing to feed at the home of Clinton Roberts in Farmington (St. Francois Co.). Anyone wishing to see the bird can call Bob Lewis at 573-756-5484, or e-mail him at: [log in to unmask] SOUTHWEST A GREATER ROADRUNNER has been seen off and on at the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Regional Office in northeastern Springfield (Greene Co.), reported Charley Burwick. The bird has recently been seen at a picnic area next to some office trailers that are in place while construction is underway in the MDC building. Directions to the MDC Regional Office: Exit US Hwy 65 at Kearney St. and go west one block to the traffic light on Mayfair. Go north on Mayfair for about two blocks. The MDC Regional Office is on the right. Because of construction, parking availability in the office parking lot may be limited at certain times. An additional southwestern Missouri GREATER ROADRUNNER was recorded on the Taney County CBC Sunday, Jan. 1. This bird was located on Purvis Lane (Taney Co.). To reach this road, go south on US Hwy 65, past the town of Hollister, to Fruit Farm Rd. Go east on Fruit Farm Rd. until it forks into Purvis Lane. Follow Purvis Lane to a sharp hairpin turn. The roadrunner was seen in this general area. (The waypoint is N36.3619.2 W93.1246.0) COLUMBIA AREA On Thursday, Jan. 5, a group visiting Eagle Bluffs CA (Boone Co.), led by Denny Donnell, observed a number of lingering waterfowl, including a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, one CANVASBACK, a female BUFFLEHEAD, and one PIED-BILLED GREBE. An immature TRUMPETER SWAN continues to be seen there. KANSAS CITY AREA A juvenile GLAUCOUS GULL, first found on Dec. 16, continues to be seen at Smithville Lake (Clay Co.). On Sunday, Jan. 1, the bird was observed by Kristi Mayo on the ice north of the eastern W Hwy bridge over the lake (between Eastern and Fightmaster roads). On Tuesday, Jan. 3, Kyle Driggers found the bird at the Little Platte Marina. The gull has also been seen in the past at Camp Branch Marina, and may be splitting its time between these and other areas on the lake. Also at Smithville Lake, one immature DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT has been frequenting the Little Platte Marina area. At Burr Oak Woods CA (Jackson Co.) on Sunday, Jan. 1, Jim and Ellen Zellmer found three LE CONTE’S SPARROWS and two MARSH WRENS on Strode Rd. Also on Sunday, Jan. 1, Jim and Ellen Zellmer found one HOODED MERGANSER at Lake Jacomo (Jackson Co.). On Monday, Jan. 2, one RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and two BROWN THRASHERS were observed by Doug Willis at the Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary in Liberty (Clay Co.). NORTHWEST At Lake Contrary (Buchanan Co.) on Thursday, Jan. 5, Larry Lade found two lingering (or early returning) RUDDY DUCKS. A single NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was observed at nearby Muskrat Lake. Twelve TRUMPETER SWANS continue to be seen by a number of birders at Squaw Creek NWR (Holt Co.). Four RUDDY DUCKS, one MERLIN, one WINTER WREN, two YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, and one RUSTY BLACKBIRD (all listed as rare in the north during winter) were reported there on Tuesday, Jan. 3 by Tommie Rogers. Please note that the refuge will be closed for a deer hunt Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 7-8. NORTHEAST One first-winter LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported by Anne Downing on Sunday, Jan. 1 at Macon City Lake (Macon Co.). Also at Macon City Lake: 22 HOODED MERGANSERS and one REDHEAD (both listed as rare in the winter). Also on Sunday, Jan. 1, Anne Downing found one PIED-BILLED GREBE and one DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT holding out at nearby Long Branch Lake (Macon Co.). Information regarding membership in the Audubon Society of Missouri may be obtained from Bonnie Heidy, Membership Chair, at 573-442-2191, Joyce Bathke, Treasurer, at 573-445-5758, or at the Audubon Society of Missouri webpage: http://mobirds.org/membership.html Kristi Mayo Missouri RBA compiler [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________ ########################################################### * Audubon Society of Missouri's * * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * *---------------------------------------------------------* * To subscribe or unsubscribe, click here: * * https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 * *---------------------------------------------------------* * To access the list archives, click here: * * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * * * * To access the Audubon Society of Missouri Web * * Site: http://mobirds.org * ########################################################### __________________________________________________ ########################################################### * Audubon Society of Missouri's * * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * *---------------------------------------------------------* * To subscribe or unsubscribe, click here: * * https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 * *---------------------------------------------------------* * To access the list archives, click here: * * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * * * * To access the Audubon Society of Missouri Web * * Site: http://mobirds.org * ###########################################################