Speaking of lagoons, there are four of them in the Joplin area that I visit once in a while. All four require permission. All four are open M-F, 8 to 4. All four have no mudflats for shorebirds. Three of four were placed on ebird. I visited them just this morning, but I had to view quickly due to other obligations: Shoal Creek Lagoon, Joplin, Newton County, on Apricot Drive: 065 Gadwall 180 Mallard 105 N. Shoveler 010 N. Pintail 060 Green-winged Teal (All puddle ducks today). Turkey Creek W. T. F., Joplin, Jasper Co., on Eddy Lane: 035 Canada Goose 025 Mallard 020 N. Shoveler 035 Green-winged Teal 004 Redhead 010 Ring-necked Duck 018 Lesser Scaup 001 Red-tailed Hawk 010 Killdeer 005 Least Sandpiper 015 Bonaparte's Gull 008 Ring-billed Gull 800 European Starling (+) (Mngr. & helper said they saw a Bald Eagle get a duck yesterday). Carl Junction W. T. P (wastewater treatment plant) 075 Bonaparte's Gull 010 Ring-billed Gull (Maintenance on gate so I didn't stop in). Center Creek Lagoon, Webb City, Jasper County. (Misplaced list. Had about the same as Turkey Creek above). Lawrence Herbert, Joplin, Jasper County, certhiaATatt .net 11-14-13. ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum ASM Spring Meeting: May 2-4, 2014 in Jefferson City Details and online registration at: http://www.mobirds.org/ASM/Meetings.aspx ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html