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I was let loose yesterday so I headed to the southeast. When I got back home, the E. Screech Owl in the backyard was species number 100 for the day. Not to bad of a day considering I had very few migrants. Highlights... Both Chuck-wills Widows and Whip-poor wills on the way down. Duck Creek CA: Not much overall (1) Blackpoll Warbler (2) River Otters, 1 sleeping on top of the other. A couple of L. Shrikes en route to Otter Slough CA. Otter Slough CA: The place was pretty darn dry except for a few holes here and there. A few ducks that are getting late – (1) male American Wigeon, (1) male Green-winged Teal, (4) Northern Pintail, (3) Ruddies, (10) Northern Shoveler, (3) Gadwall, (3) Ring-necked Ducks, and (10) Blue-winged Teal. Shorebirds included (1) Black-bellied Plover, (1) Black-necked Stilt, (~10) Semipalmated Sandpiper, (~6) Semipalmated Plover (1) Lincoln’s Sparrow A “mommy” mink carrying a baby mink in her mouth was the highlight of the CA. Ten – Mile Pond CA: Excellent shorebird habitat right now 1 – female SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER 30-LEAST TERNS (one group sitting with 27 birds; and another 3 flying on the backside of the CA) Shorebirds included Short-billed Dowitchers, Spottted SP’s, Dunlin, White-rumped SP’s, Semipalmated Plover and Semipalmated SP’s, Lesser Yellowlegs. Big Oak Tree SP: Not a whole lot to be seen; (1) Magnolia Warbler and (3) Mississippi Kites were the best I could come up with. Joshua Uffman St. Louis County, 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 * ###########################################################