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Most of you probably know how hard St. Louis was hit by two recent storms. A sad situation that seems to be gradually getting better though many will never recover from the trauma. On another note, I just read a report about Tower Grove Park and the damage done there. It was good to learn that no visitors or staff were injured and the buildings are, for the most part, still intact. After birding the Park several times it is disheartening to learn of the damage. Many of the large, old, majestic trees were blown over or so severely damaged that removal will be necessary. The last count stands at over 60 trees, both young and old, lost to the storm and still counting. Many trees still have a standing trunk but are so severely damaged or disfigured that they will have to come down, some probably for safety reasons but the report did not specifically mention that. The staff is making progress clearing away the damage and the Park will soon appear to be normal again. Birds will return but it will be many years before the Park fully recovers. Birding the Park in the future will conjure up visions of past adventures there and expectations of things to come as the recovery process begins. Clint Rolla, MO __________________________________________________ ########################################################### * 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 * ###########################################################