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Gary Johnson and I spent a half day going for some of the goodies that have been reported from the above locations. We got some and missed some. We could not find the Cerulean Warbler at the Platte Falls CA despite repeated plays of its song. We did have the following 6 warblers there: Prothonotary N. Parula Kentucky La. Watertrhrush Y-B Chat Am Redstart. We also had 1 Acadian and 1 Alder Flycatchers calling there and Red-eyed, Yellow-throated and White-eyed Vireos. (We had a 5-vireo day). We finally found the large cattail marsh on Bluff Road and did hear Least Bittern there. We played the Sora and Marsh Wren tapes without success. We did find a Blue Grosbeak on Bluff Road. Also Y-B Cuckoo and a Y-B Chat. Gary Heard another Alder Flycatcher. We were not surprised that we were too late for the zooties at Horseshoe Lake. We were surprised at how many individual shorebirds are still there -- 30-40 individuals at one point. Quite a few White-rumped Sandpipers and Pectoral Sandipers (including Pecs. walking around in the grass on dry land). Also Lesser Yellowlegs (2), Spotted Sandpiper(1), Semi-palmated Sandpiper (1) and Killdeer. There was a pair of Blue-winged Teal on the water and a Pied-billed Grebe at another location. No Am. Bittern or Ibis. Lots of Bell's Vireos singing. Also Yellow Warbler, C. Yellowthroat, G-T Grackle flying. At Lake Contrary, we found 2 White-rumps, 1 Semi Sandpiper and 1 Forster's Tern. An adult Bald Eagle flew over. We finished with 79 species, pretty good for 3.5 hours of birding at the end of May. Bob Fisher Independence, Missouri [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Website: http://mobirds.org/