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I had plans to go to St Louis to Lost Valley, but an early call from work ended that. So staying local, I made a trip to Columbia to the Forum Nature area and then about a half mile of the MKT trail. A wise choice. Although my warbler count was low the highlights were a pair of Canada Warblers and a female Golden-Winged Warbler on the MKTtrail. Not far from where a conservation area starts (I forget the name) and a link to a subdivision I turned around and as I did a Black-Billed Cuckoo flew and landed 20 yards away in the open for great looks. I have never been here before so thanks to all of the Columbia birders that have posted about this site as it inspired me to go there!! In the afternoon spent a couple hours at Eagle Bluffs. Where did all of the water go? Was there two weeks ago... Anyway, with high winds and being the afternoon I focused on the shorebirds. While watching shorebirds in the distribution channel two While-Faced Ibis flew in and landed for great looks. Also a nice variety of shorebirds to go through. Steve Griffaw [log in to unmask] Jefferson City ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto:[log in to unmask] ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html