Thank you to all the active contributors to the CACHE and SPARKS programs. And a thanks and welcome aboard to new contributors. Those first few times can be challenging when confronted with the choices and an often unfamiliar taxonomy. It does get easier and faster! If I can be of any help, please don’t hesitate to email me. Below is a list of conservation areas and state parks for which trip reports in April would fill in blank periods in the CACHE and SPARKS bird occurrence data. Please consider a trip to one of these sites in April. Grab a friend or two to share the gas cost and have a fun day! State Parks (trips reports needed for any time in April) BENNETT SPRING, Dallas, Laclede Co. BIG OAK TREE, Mississippi Co. JOHNSON’S SHUT-INS, Reynolds Co. PERSHING, Linn Co. PRAIRIE, Barton Co. WESTON BEND, Platte Co. Conservation Areas and time frames trip reports are most needed: ATLANTA CA, Macon Co. mid & late April BOIS D’ARC, Greene Co. early April BUSHWHACKER LAKE CA, Barton Co. early April HOLLY RIDGE CA, Stoddard Co. late April HUNNEWELL LAKE CA, Shelby Co. mid-late April PERRY MEMORIAL CA, Johnson, Pettis, Lafayette Co. late April PLATTE FALLS CA, Platte Co. early April PLEASANT HOPE CA, Polk Co. early April SALINE VALLEY CA, Miller Co. mid-late April SHAWNEE TRAIL CA, Barton Co. all April THOMAS HILL RESERVOIR, Randolph & Macon Co. early & late April WHETSTONE CREEK CA, Callaway Co. mid through late April YOUNG CA, Jefferson Co. all April Bodacious birding to all, Edge Wade ASM Conservation Partnership Coordinator [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html