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.
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