I decided to drive from Kirksville and spend parts of 2 days - Thursday from 3-6pm and Friday 8-10:30am - hoping to see and photograph the reported Swallow-tailed Kite at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area.
On Thursday, I didnât see any Swallow-tailed Kites and, with the warm temperatures, the approx 6 Mississippi Kites were up pretty high. But there was a flyby of 2 Air Force jets at very low altitude.
This morning on Friday, it was originally foggy, but then cleared into a sunny blue sky, with some clouds.
There were 6-8 Mississippi Kites perched in the dead trees just east of the round parking area off the intersections of pools 10, 11, 14 ands 15. They would occasionally fly out, but then fly back to their perch. I think they were either testing for thermals or catching an insect. As the fog cleared and things started warming, they took off, circling to gain altitude and quickly soared up high.
Around 9am, I spotted 2 Swallow-tailed Kites flying just above the trees towards the south. Then one soared towards me and circled right overhead at fairly low altitude, again gaining altitude before flyng away toward the Missouri River. I didnât see it after that and left around 10:30am. Pretty cool to get such close looks with good light for photos - pretty fortunate!
Date: 8/20/26 7:34 am From: Becky Lutz <0000035ce3242aa3-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: No sighting: Arizona/Grand Canyon trip
Thanks everyone that reached out directly and on the list serve with feedback. Everyone had some great suggestinos and while most of it just solidified my current plans, I did pick up a new spot to check out for condors and bumped up another location from a maybe to top contender. I also have some great ideas for the next trip! LOL. So many great places to check out and some awesome birds! This time next week, I'll be waist deep in Arizona birds and the National Park system. (Insert giddy squeals and crazy dance moves!!)
Thanks guys!
Becky LutzFranklin County636-432-9442
On Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 08:56:20 PM CDT, Becky Lutz <0000035ce3242aa3-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Hey all,
I have a trip to the Grand Canyon coming up in a couple of weeks. Most of our time (very tolerant non-birder hubby & I, haha) will be at the South Rim, but we will also get a chance to visit the North Rim and try to see the California Condor. We will also be spending a couple of nights at Phantom Ranch (Super excited!!!) and have a couple days in the Phoenix area before flying home. I've been researching and have a plan but thought I'd reach out and see if anyone had any favorite spots I should try and check out while in the area since it will be my first time to the area/state. Thanks!!
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Date: 8/18/26 6:56 pm From: Monacell, Peter L. <0000078632dd2087-dmarc-request...> Subject: Buff-Breasted Sandpiper at SelecTurf, Callaway Co, North Jefferson City
This evening there was a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at SelecTurf. I hope there will be many more this fall.
My checklist contains a photo, as well as specifics on where I found the bird.
Date: 8/18/26 6:06 pm From: MARY NEMECEK <0000033e56bb8a8d-dmarc-request...> Subject: Swallow-tailed Kite Pleasant Hill
FYI- I just received a report of a Swallow-tailed Kite photographed in Pleasant Hill today around the area of SW State Rte 7 and E state Rte VV around 5 pm by Paul Catlett.
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KCMO
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Date: 8/16/26 12:36 pm From: Jean L <0000067a456a8961-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Stkite
Need to give Terry McNeely credit for re-finding the bird - and he passed
the kudos over to his eagle-eye wife who spotted it just as they were
getting ready to leave.
Jean Leonatti
<jaleonatti...>
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To make that case, a coalition has prepared a full Environmental Assessment and a Declaration for Responsible Routing. Ameren's project team has confirmed that every submission is reviewed and logged. Your name, added today, becomes part of the official record before a route is chosen.
Date: 8/15/26 7:35 am From: Edge Wade <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> Subject: Registration for the 2026 MBS Fall Meeting is OPEN!
Registration and attendance at MBS meetings is open to all Missouri birders.
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On the MBS website home page (mobirds.org), click on the blue box. The
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BEFORE clicking on that “Register†button read the series of informational
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AND...
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Date: 8/14/26 2:05 pm From: Bill Eddleman <00000b74022989c5-dmarc-request...> Subject: Laughing Gull on the Mississippi, Cape Girardeau
I relocated the immature Laughing Gull first reported yesterday from Red
Star Access in Cape Girardeau Co. The bird was with a Ring-billed Gull on a
sandbar opposite Cape Rock Park, over a mile upstream.
It may have been the light, but the bird I saw looked paler than the one in
the photo accompanying yesterday’s report. There might possibly be two.
Crummy photos will be on eBird shortly.
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I got the opportunity to go to the Grand Canyon *specifically* to go birding back in May this year. We stayed in Tusayan and I walked through the Kaibab National Forest one afternoon (not to the Canyon), hiked the 6 miles (!) from Tusayan to the Canyon one morning, and then rode the shuttle in from Tusayan one morning. If you decide to hike in from Tusayan, do not underestimate the 6 mile distance from the trailhead to the Village. I started at 7:30 am and did not reach the Grand Canyon Village proper until almost noon. That was a pretty brutal trek, as I still hiked more throughout the park. I even started down the Bright Angel Trail, although I stopped at the 1.5-mile Resthouse and turned back to meet my wife back at the top. Unfortunately, I did not see Condors, although they were seen the week before we got down there *and* the week after I left.
Granted, this was in May...
The Tusayan Greenway Trail (the hike in from Tusayan to the GC National Park) got me several lifers, including Cassin's Kingbird, Bullock's Oriole, Grace's Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, and Bushtit, as well as lots of Pygmy Nuthatch and a really good look at a Hepatic Tanager.
I got no lifers at the Canyon this time, but I got really good looks at Lucy's Warbler and Virginia's Warbler on the Bright Angel Trail, as well as Rock Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, and Broad-tailed Hummingbird. There were also Violet-Green Swallow, Juniper Titmice, Mountain Chickadee, and Woodhouse's Scrub Jay all over the Rim trails. There were also several Turkey Vultures ... so be cautious of declaring Condors in flight unless you can confirm size and/or wing patterns.
On this trip, I also happened to go down to Phoenix to visit friends. While we were down there, she had Gila Woodpecker, several species of hummingbirds, White-winged doves, and Curve-billed Thrasher just coming up to her feeders at her house. The real highlight there was the Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch. Again, take this with a grain of salt as it was May, but I got to see Gambel's Quail, Black-chinned and Anna's Hummingbird, Black-necked Stilts, American Avocet (with babies!), Baird's Sandpiper, Verdin, Bronzed Cowbird, Abert's Towhee, Black Phoebe, and the piece-de-resistance was a Least Bittern heard from the boardwalk on the fishing pond (and confirmed by a local birder who happened to be out that night and pointed me in its direction). If you look at the Phoenix area for August of Current Year on eBird, the *only* place that has 100+ species is the Riparian Preserve.
As a birder, I've been to Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona twice as of this trip. Despite this being my 2nd trip, and despite not getting to see Condors or spend as much time trapsing the mountains outside of Salt River Valley *or* get down to Tucson or any of the birding meccas in southern Arizona, I *still* got 14 lifers on my trip this May.
To wrap up an already long story, there's definitely a lot to see if you're willing to get out at dawn, dusk, or persevere (as the birds also do) in the heat. I hope you have a wonderful trip.
Cheers and Good Birding,
Chase D
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Cabot, Lonoke County, AR
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Date: 8/14/26 7:46 am From: Leon Book <00000b6d6659ece2-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: No sighting: Arizona/Grand Canyon trip
I recommend eBird’s “Explore†function to identify hotspots in a given location. That’s how I found the Riparian Reserve at Gilbert Water Ranch in suburban Phoenix. Exceptional birding with multiple habitats in one location. See my screenshot of eBird from my phone. Safe journeys and bodacious birding! Leon Book Cape Girardeau image0.png Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 14, 2026, at 9:24 AM, Susan Eaton <0000066c07c307f2-dmarc-request...> wrote:
I was going to mention contacting the Peregrine Foundation. When we were there several years ago, I talked to a young woman from that organization who was on the Navaho Bridge, using a locator device. She said she was in touch with several but they were far away. Maybe they can give you advice . Susan EatonSt Louis CO <MOSusiede...> On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 7:49 AM Steve Griffaw <00000849e277aa79-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Oh, and of course the Condors can be seen in the cznyon, but I have not seen them. But to be fair my time has been limited. It was a lady from the Peregrine Foundation at the time that put the caws out (high on a cliff face) that told me about that feeding and I did see them but also she told me about the bridge. They may have more or current information. On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 7:44 AM Steve Griffaw <00000849e277aa79-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Hi Becky, have been there a few times the last few years. For the Condors, I saw them at Vermillion Cliffs as they have a lookout where they put cows and when they put them out the Condors come. Also heard they can be seen low at Navajo Bridge but I dont recall exactly the season, I think spring in the evening. March of 2025 at sunrise did a couple mile hike along the south rim heading west from the west shuttle start and saw Bushtits, Pygmy Nuthatches, Red Crossbills, Mountain Chickadees, Juniper Titmouse, different varity of Juncos, Scrub Jays, and a Pinjon Jay that yelled at me to stop looking at the canyon and turn around and look at him. Close enough for decent cell phone shots. In other years I recall Black Throated Gray Warblers and Rock Wrens. Have fun! Steve <Griffawsgg.bluesfan...> City MO On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM Edge Wade <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Becky, I have a couple suggestions, but will take 2 to 4 days until I have time to put them together for you.Edge On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM Becky Lutz <0000035ce3242aa3-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Hey all, I have a trip to the Grand Canyon coming up in a couple of weeks. Most of our time (very tolerant non-birder hubby & I, haha) will be at the South Rim, but we will also get a chance to visit the North Rim and try to see the California Condor. We will also be spending a couple of nights at Phantom Ranch (Super excited!!!) and have a couple days in the Phoenix area before flying home. I've been researching and have a plan but thought I'd reach out and see if anyone had any favorite spots I should try and check out while in the area since it will be my first time to the area/state. Thanks!! Becky LutzFranklin County636-432-9442
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Date: 8/14/26 7:24 am From: Susan Eaton <0000066c07c307f2-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: No sighting: Arizona/Grand Canyon trip
I was going to mention contacting the Peregrine Foundation. When we were
there several years ago, I talked to a young woman from that organization
who was on the Navaho Bridge, using a locator device. She said she was in
touch with several but they were far away. Maybe they can give you advice .
Susan Eaton
St Louis CO MO
<Susiede...>
On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 7:49 AM Steve Griffaw <
<00000849e277aa79-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Oh, and of course the Condors can be seen in the cznyon, but I have not
> seen them. But to be fair my time has been limited. It was a lady from
> the Peregrine Foundation at the time that put the caws out (high on a cliff
> face) that told me about that feeding and I did see them but also she told
> me about the bridge. They may have more or current information.
>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 7:44 AM Steve Griffaw <
> <00000849e277aa79-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
>> Hi Becky, have been there a few times the last few years. For the
>> Condors, I saw them at Vermillion Cliffs as they have a lookout where they
>> put cows and when they put them out the Condors come. Also heard they can
>> be seen low at Navajo Bridge but I dont recall exactly the season, I think
>> spring in the evening.
>>
>> March of 2025 at sunrise did a couple mile hike along the south rim
>> heading west from the west shuttle start and saw Bushtits, Pygmy
>> Nuthatches, Red Crossbills, Mountain Chickadees, Juniper Titmouse,
>> different varity of Juncos, Scrub Jays, and a Pinjon Jay that yelled at me
>> to stop looking at the canyon and turn around and look at him. Close
>> enough for decent cell phone shots.
>>
>> In other years I recall Black Throated Gray Warblers and Rock Wrens.
>>
>> Have fun!
>>
>> Steve Griffaw
>> <sgg.bluesfan...>
>> Jefferson City MO
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM Edge Wade <
>> <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>>
>>> Becky, I have a couple suggestions, but will take 2 to 4 days until I
>>> have time to put them together for you.
>>> Edge
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM Becky Lutz <
>>> <0000035ce3242aa3-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey all,
>>>>
>>>> I have a trip to the Grand Canyon coming up in a couple of weeks. Most
>>>> of our time (very tolerant non-birder hubby & I, haha) will be at the
>>>> South Rim, but we will also get a chance to visit the North Rim and try to
>>>> see the California Condor. We will also be spending a couple of nights
>>>> at Phantom Ranch (Super excited!!!) and have a couple days in the
>>>> Phoenix area before flying home. I've been researching and have a plan
>>>> but thought I'd reach out and see if anyone had any favorite spots I should
>>>> try and check out while in the area since it will be my first time to the
>>>> area/state. Thanks!!
>>>>
>>>> Becky Lutz
>>>> Franklin County
>>>> 636-432-9442
>>>>
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Date: 8/14/26 5:49 am From: Steve Griffaw <00000849e277aa79-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: No sighting: Arizona/Grand Canyon trip
Oh, and of course the Condors can be seen in the cznyon, but I have not
seen them. But to be fair my time has been limited. It was a lady from
the Peregrine Foundation at the time that put the caws out (high on a cliff
face) that told me about that feeding and I did see them but also she told
me about the bridge. They may have more or current information.
On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 7:44 AM Steve Griffaw <
<00000849e277aa79-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Hi Becky, have been there a few times the last few years. For the
> Condors, I saw them at Vermillion Cliffs as they have a lookout where they
> put cows and when they put them out the Condors come. Also heard they can
> be seen low at Navajo Bridge but I dont recall exactly the season, I think
> spring in the evening.
>
> March of 2025 at sunrise did a couple mile hike along the south rim
> heading west from the west shuttle start and saw Bushtits, Pygmy
> Nuthatches, Red Crossbills, Mountain Chickadees, Juniper Titmouse,
> different varity of Juncos, Scrub Jays, and a Pinjon Jay that yelled at me
> to stop looking at the canyon and turn around and look at him. Close
> enough for decent cell phone shots.
>
> In other years I recall Black Throated Gray Warblers and Rock Wrens.
>
> Have fun!
>
> Steve Griffaw
> <sgg.bluesfan...>
> Jefferson City MO
>
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM Edge Wade <
> <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
>> Becky, I have a couple suggestions, but will take 2 to 4 days until I
>> have time to put them together for you.
>> Edge
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM Becky Lutz <
>> <0000035ce3242aa3-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> I have a trip to the Grand Canyon coming up in a couple of weeks. Most
>>> of our time (very tolerant non-birder hubby & I, haha) will be at the
>>> South Rim, but we will also get a chance to visit the North Rim and try to
>>> see the California Condor. We will also be spending a couple of nights
>>> at Phantom Ranch (Super excited!!!) and have a couple days in the
>>> Phoenix area before flying home. I've been researching and have a plan
>>> but thought I'd reach out and see if anyone had any favorite spots I should
>>> try and check out while in the area since it will be my first time to the
>>> area/state. Thanks!!
>>>
>>> Becky Lutz
>>> Franklin County
>>> 636-432-9442
>>>
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Date: 8/14/26 5:44 am From: Steve Griffaw <00000849e277aa79-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: No sighting: Arizona/Grand Canyon trip
Hi Becky, have been there a few times the last few years. For the Condors,
I saw them at Vermillion Cliffs as they have a lookout where they put cows
and when they put them out the Condors come. Also heard they can be seen
low at Navajo Bridge but I dont recall exactly the season, I think spring
in the evening.
March of 2025 at sunrise did a couple mile hike along the south rim heading
west from the west shuttle start and saw Bushtits, Pygmy Nuthatches, Red
Crossbills, Mountain Chickadees, Juniper Titmouse, different varity of
Juncos, Scrub Jays, and a Pinjon Jay that yelled at me to stop looking at
the canyon and turn around and look at him. Close enough for decent cell
phone shots.
In other years I recall Black Throated Gray Warblers and Rock Wrens.
Have fun!
Steve Griffaw
<sgg.bluesfan...>
Jefferson City MO
On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM Edge Wade <
<00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Becky, I have a couple suggestions, but will take 2 to 4 days until I
> have time to put them together for you.
> Edge
>
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM Becky Lutz <
> <0000035ce3242aa3-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I have a trip to the Grand Canyon coming up in a couple of weeks. Most of
>> our time (very tolerant non-birder hubby & I, haha) will be at the South
>> Rim, but we will also get a chance to visit the North Rim and try to see
>> the California Condor. We will also be spending a couple of nights at
>> Phantom Ranch (Super excited!!!) and have a couple days in the Phoenix
>> area before flying home. I've been researching and have a plan but
>> thought I'd reach out and see if anyone had any favorite spots I should try
>> and check out while in the area since it will be my first time to the
>> area/state. Thanks!!
>>
>> Becky Lutz
>> Franklin County
>> 636-432-9442
>>
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Becky, I have a couple suggestions, but will take 2 to 4 days until I have
time to put them together for you.
Edge
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> I have a trip to the Grand Canyon coming up in a couple of weeks. Most of
> our time (very tolerant non-birder hubby & I, haha) will be at the South
> Rim, but we will also get a chance to visit the North Rim and try to see
> the California Condor. We will also be spending a couple of nights at
> Phantom Ranch (Super excited!!!) and have a couple days in the Phoenix
> area before flying home. I've been researching and have a plan but
> thought I'd reach out and see if anyone had any favorite spots I should try
> and check out while in the area since it will be my first time to the
> area/state. Thanks!!
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Hey all,
I have a trip to the Grand Canyon coming up in a couple of weeks. Most of our time (very tolerant non-birder hubby & I, haha) will be at the South Rim, but we will also get a chance to visit the North Rim and try to see the California Condor. We will also be spending a couple of nights at Phantom Ranch (Super excited!!!) and have a couple days in the Phoenix area before flying home. I've been researching and have a plan but thought I'd reach out and see if anyone had any favorite spots I should try and check out while in the area since it will be my first time to the area/state. Thanks!!
Becky LutzFranklin County636-432-9442
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Both the Anhinga and Swallow-tailed Kite are at Pool 11. ANHI is perched on metal rail of water control gate and STKI just flew over. Indigo Buntings are providing backup vocals.
Diane Bricmont STL CO
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Date: 8/11/26 7:14 pm From: Marge Lumpe <00000666a6289070-dmarc-request...> Subject: Sunday at Hi Lonesome
Dear Fellow bird lovers, This a late post, and I was late getting to Hi Lonesome this last Sunday morning. The birds had already begun getting quiet, and the species number was down. However, there were enough birds to keep me interested, and there were so many other things to please the eye. There is a nice variety of flowers blooming. A complete species list is on eBird. One of my current favorites is the Sedge Wren. The cap to the morning was given by an American Kestrel that flew over, kited for a bit and then cooperatively perched on the wire allowing good looks.
I could be wrong, but I believe some of the birds have begun migrating south. I'll go earlier next time.
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The Swallow-tailed Kite first reported by Lisa Safell was viewed from the
loop road the runs along the side of Pool 10, heading toward Pools 14 &
15. It was soaring close to the bluffs at about 4:20-4:30
The Anhinga was resting (gular pouch vibrating heavily in the heat),
standing on the north bank among a small patch of mallow in front of short
trees, along the ditch that connects the Distribution Channel with the
ditch at the near end Pool 14 cul-de-sac.
Edge Wade
Columbia, MO
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Date: 8/11/26 9:41 am From: Lisa Saffell <0000065c370fac8c-dmarc-request...> Subject: Eagle Bluffs STKI
Fat fingered that! Swallows-tailed Kites!
“A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.†— Maya Angelou
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Date: 8/11/26 9:39 am From: Lisa Saffell <0000065c370fac8c-dmarc-request...> Subject: Swallow-Tailed Kite
I have one, maybe three. Swallows-tailed kites at Eagle Bluffs CA. North side of the rd 1/4 past pool 5 at the curve in the roadway.
No Anhinga yet.
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Date: 8/10/26 5:28 pm From: Jane Frazier <000006e778e2ffac-dmarc-request...> Subject: Yellow crowned night heron Jefferson City
Jane Lester posted a picture of what appears to be a young Yellow crowned Night Heron in Wears Creek today, Jefferson City. Nancy H identified the bird while Shirley Seabaugh and I went out and found it this evening. It seemed to me to match the first year bird found in the nat geo guide. It was in the creek across from the Jefferson City High School soccer fields on Stadium Drive. You can park on Mesa Drive.
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Date: 8/9/26 8:27 am From: Steve Griffaw <00000849e277aa79-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Anhinga continues at Eagle Bluffs
Amy,
I am probably too late responding as I just saw this, but Eagle Bluffs is
about 8 miles SW of Columbia, off of highway K. Once you turn off of the
Highway stay on the main gravel road and after a mile or so you will Enter
Eagle Bluffs.. I know of one place where the road goes right but there is
also another going straight where you want to go right. If you have Google
Maps it will take you right in. Once there stay on the wider main road.
After going past a right turn closed for construction continue on the main
road until an intersection with a small building (Jumpbox) on the right and
a pit toilet on the left. On the right of that intersection is the start
of the distribution channel and it has been seen from there to the other
side of a cross maintenance road. The last report I saw it was on the
other side of the cross M road.
When I saw it was Sunday it was very close to the jumpbox.
If you go for it good luck!
Thanks,
Steve Griffaw
<sgg.bluesfan...>
Jefferson City MO
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Date: 8/8/26 5:24 pm From: James Hickner <00000b3e083ae3e7-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Anhinga continues at Eagle Bluffs
My wife and I spent over two hours looking for the anhinga without success. We actually spent three hours in Eagle Bluff CA , looking for other birds as well.Â
Jim Hickner <hickner...>
On Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 04:46:02 PM CDT, Amy J. Hoffman <00000b3d2ca8e7da-dmarc-request...> wrote:
I'd like to try for the anhinga tomorrow, but I'm not familiar with Eagle Bluffs. Can anyone tell me where would be a good place to start and how to get there?
Amy J. Hoffman
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
On Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM, Patrick Maloney<00000aad70f10f54-dmarc-request...> wrote:
utiful spot! Roses?
On Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 02:01:05 PM CDT, Edge Wade <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Terry McNeely reported seeing it this morning in the distribution channel across from the Pool 5.
Edge Wade
Columbia
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Date: 8/8/26 2:46 pm From: Amy J. Hoffman <00000b3d2ca8e7da-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Anhinga continues at Eagle Bluffs
I'd like to try for the anhinga tomorrow, but I'm not familiar with Eagle Bluffs. Can anyone tell me where would be a good place to start and how to get there?
Amy J. Hoffman
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On Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM, Patrick Maloney<00000aad70f10f54-dmarc-request...> wrote:
utiful spot! Roses?
On Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 02:01:05 PM CDT, Edge Wade <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> wrote:
Terry McNeely reported seeing it this morning in the distribution channel across from the Pool 5.
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Columbia
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Date: 8/8/26 8:33 am From: N Rock <00000b3ce5bef02b-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Willet at Pool 2, Eagle Bluffs
I'm enjoying reading all the posts about the anhinga since I am not able to
get up there to see it myself. However, it does bring to my mind the day in
September of 2009 that my husband and I were sitting outside our store
enjoying the fall weather when we saw a bird flying in from the north-west.
The bird changed from... crow? To... accipiter? To, no it's a cormorant?
Until it got almost overhead and we shouted to each other "that's an
anhinga!!"
Not sure where it came from or where it was going, but it was a wonderful
example of being in the right place at the right time.
Nancy Rock
Shell Knob, Barry County
On Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 10:11 AM Edge Wade <
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The anhinga Was spotted at 5:40 in the tree nearest the white boy and a couple minutes ago flew down into the channel and is fishing slightly upstream from the number 10 water control structure that is below the outhouse. Edge Wade Columbia 1edgewade@gmail. com
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Date: 8/6/26 10:02 am From: Mike Grant <000006656412c20d-dmarc-request...> Subject: ABA Community Weekend in St. Louis
Unfortunately, the ABA decided to host a Community Weekend event in St. Louis the same weekend as the MBS Fall Meeting in Columbia. I contacted the ABA as soon as I heard but they would not change the date of their event. So, for those that can't attend the Fall Meeting, here is an option:
Date: 8/4/26 8:03 pm From: David Becher <000006f0d3a9537c-dmarc-request...> Subject: WGNSS Birding 8/6 and 8/8
WGNSS Birding
Thursday, we will meet at the HQ at Columbia Bottom CA a 8 am. Note that the forecast if for thunderstorms. Please check your email in case it is necessary to cancel.
Saturday, we will meet at the Audubon Center at Riverlands at 8 am.
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Date: 8/4/26 2:05 pm From: Lawrence Herbert <00000b1e31be2ac2-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: My deck
Jane and MObirders,
Two years ago we also had a red shouldered hawk come up to our porch
railing.
I was sitting right there, didn't move, and it sat for a good ten seconds
looking at me!
Our favorite bird this summer has been a scissor-tailed flycatcher with one
tail feather!
It is three or four blocks due east of MSSU! It flies around just fine.
Lawrence, Carleen and Mark Herbert, Joplin MO.
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Date: 8/3/26 10:38 am From: Edge Wade <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> Subject: Anhinga at Eagle Bluffs
The female/immature was in a tree where an observer said he'd seen it land last night, on the far side of the distribution channel above pool 13. Eleven people watched as it took off from the tree at approximately 9:44 a.m., made a couple circling passes over the area, gaining altitude as 11 people watched directly across from the tree. We last saw it heading ESE toward the bluffs along Perche Creek.
Jean Leonatti watched it a little longer than we did and reported it flying the the same direction we last saw it, then disappearing in the haze.
Edge Wade Columbia, MO <1edgewade...>
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Date: 8/2/26 11:14 am From: becky.lutz <0000035ce3242aa3-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Anhinga at EBCA.
Looking at it right now in the distribution channel across from the restroom. Yaaayyy!Sent from my Galaxy
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Date: 8/1/26 2:31 pm From: Edge Wade <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> Subject: Black-crowned Night Heron Pool 2
At Eagle Bluffs. An adult black crown night heron is in pool two near the north end of where the great egrets are hanging out in great numbers. Edge Wade Columbia
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The two immature, yellow crown night herons are once more where they were originally seen. That is in the channel below pool five near a wood duck box on the far side of the channel.. Edge Wade Columbia
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Date: 7/31/26 6:08 pm From: Edge Wade <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Atlantic Seaboard Ospreys in Trouble, Guy McCaskie Memorial, Young Birder Program Registration, and More!
Thank you, Kathleen, for sharing the osprey article on the listserv. It is
well worth reading.
My attention was also drawn to Ted Floyd's tribute to Guy McCaskie. It
seems we have had more than the usual number of *in memoriam *pieces for
birders recently.
Floyd noted that everyone who spent time with him came away with a Guy
McCaskie story.
My first time with him was 30 years ago, brief, and at the time, I didn't
know who he was, but I still have a story.
I was standing with my scope surveying the San Diego River estuary across
from Robb Field when from behind came a deep voice, "Whatcha seein'?"
"Elegant Terns,'' I answered, with my face still in the scope
.
"Not here!" was the authoritative response.
I stepped back from the scope and pointed, "Those two, flying just over
there."
He followed my point and brought up his binoculars, followed by "Hummph,
they weren't here yesterday."
Perhaps it was as a reward for my sighting, I'll never know, but without
prompting, he gave me very clear directions, to a White Wagtail being seen
up in Orange County. I thanked him. He walked away. I found the wagtail
the next day, without knowing who the man was.
A year later, almost to the day, I was back at the estuary, face in the
scope, when from behind came, "Watcha seein' out there?" There were no
Elegant Terns that day, but I rattled off a half dozen species. He
countered with, "What about those x's there, and the y over there?" "Oh,"
I mumbled, seeing them for the first time, "thanks for pointing them out.
I followed your directions and saw the Wagtail last year. Thank you"
I knew this was probably my only chance to learn who the fellow was, so I
added, "I'm Edge Wade, from Missouri. I don't get here often, but it is a
favorite place for me."
"Guy McCaskie," he said, as he extended his hand, then ambled on down the
bike path.
Edge Wade
Columbia, MO
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On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 1:48 PM Kathleen Anderson <
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Is still in the tree at about the 1 o’clock position near the white boy in
the water the rain has stopped, but we have storm clouds moving in from the
southwest. I am leaving the area now.
Edge Wade
Columbia
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And Angela just flew across the channel and is sitting in at a 1 o’clock
position in
a tree next to the white boy in the water. It Is starting to rain storm to
our north and to our southwest.
Edge Wade
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Anhinga under a tree standing on the bank near the right bank, looking up stream of the distribution channel being viewed from across from 45 across from the pool, five lot, a little upstream of it Edgewade
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Date: 7/31/26 11:48 am From: Kathleen Anderson <00000493e9e2f3f6-dmarc-request...> Subject: Atlantic Seaboard Ospreys in Trouble, Guy McCaskie Memorial, Young Birder Program Registration, and More!
I recently read a more extensive article about the ospreys unable to fledge young in Chesapeake Bay. The article I read was more extensive than this one. It told about the fisheries using airplanes to find the schools of fish, then sending boats and netting them. Also gave statistics about how few osprey are successfully nesting compared to a few years back. The article I read was in Audubon, Summer 2026.. Hopefully it is available online.
Kathleen Anderson, Columbia, Boone County
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Guy McCaskie, a giant in the annals of American birding and field ornithology, has passed. McCaskie was universally recognized as “the godfather of California birding,†but his influence extended well beyond the Golden State.
The program is open to young birders between the ages of 10–18, and provides opportunities for birding, connecting with other young birders, and learning from experienced mentors in the fields of conservation, art, photography, and beyond. We hope you (and your friends) will join us!
Date: 7/31/26 5:58 am From: Eric Feltz <00000929beeed052-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: WGNSS Birding 7/30 and 8/1
Hello,
I think I'm at the right parking lot but I don't see anybody and I'm 5
minutes early.
Best Wishes,
Eric Feltz
On Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 7:52 PM David Becher <davidbecher...> wrote:
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> On Thursday, we will meet at the Audubon Center at Riverlands at 8 am.
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> On Saturday, we will meet in Forest Park at the Lower Muny Parking Lot to
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A few minutes ago, I received the following update re: the Eagle Bluffs Anhinga from Steve and Debbie Martin:
We are standing at the junction box (often called the pumphouse) looking east down the channel, and the Anhinga is on the left side of the channel opposite a white pole on the right. He’s sunning himself on a stump.
Awesome!
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 29, 2026, at 9:40 AM, Jean L <0000067a456a8961-dmarc-request...> wrote:

CAUTION!: This email originated from outside of Columbia College.
Update - this morning bird was first seen looking downstream from junction house, flying across channel from right to left. Landed out of sight in thick tree-line next to road. Was relocated sitting in a small patch of vegetation in middle of distribution channel directly across road from Pool 13 gate signage. It then dove, moving upstream. Later re-located in cattails with overhanging trees on roadside, upstream from pool 13. Later flew across channel landing high in a grove of trees, drying wings. Remained visible for many to see, including MDC staff who happened to be working in area.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 8:42 AM Chris Barrigar <00000aef7a4c9477-dmarc-request...><mailto:<00000aef7a4c9477-dmarc-request...>> wrote:
Just a heads up that last night and continuing this morning, an Anhinga has been reported and is currently being observed by several birders and photographers currently (8:40 am). Approx. coordinates: 38.849510, -92.436818
Date: 7/29/26 10:12 am From: Edge Wade <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Yellow-crowned night herons Eagle Bluffs
That is Taylor Veach who found the Yellow-crowned Night-Herons.
When last seen at about 11:40 they were on the far side of the channel,
well below Pool 5. Heads up for where to stop and look is a dead tree on
the channel side of the road. Drive a bit past it, to where the channel
opens up (widens), look across the channel to a tall dead tree not close to
the channel. The YCNHs were to the right of the dead tree, coming forward
to the channel, standing against the bank, just barely in the water.
Edge Wade
Columbia
On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 10:08 AM Edge Wade <
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Joe Mosley just re-spotted the and hanger. It is returning to the channel north of pool five we did not get a visual as to where it landed, but it is still in the vicinity. Edge Wade Columbia
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Date: 7/29/26 7:40 am From: Jean L <0000067a456a8961-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Anhinga Reported @ Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, Boone Co., 7/29
Update - this morning bird was first seen looking downstream from junction
house, flying across channel from right to left. Landed out of sight in
thick tree-line next to road. Was relocated sitting in a small patch of
vegetation in middle of distribution channel directly across road from Pool
13 gate signage. It then dove, moving upstream. Later re-located in
cattails with overhanging trees on roadside, upstream from pool 13. Later
flew across channel landing high in a grove of trees, drying wings.
Remained visible for many to see, including MDC staff who happened to be
working in area.
Jean Leonatti
<jaleonatti...>
On Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 8:42 AM Chris Barrigar <
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> Just a heads up that last night and continuing this morning, an Anhinga
> has been reported and is currently being observed by several birders and
> photographers currently (8:40 am). Approx. coordinates: 38.849510,
> -92.436818
>
> Aaaannnd . . . GO!
>
> Good luck as bird is reported to be flighty. . .
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> Bird on!
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Date: 7/29/26 6:42 am From: Chris Barrigar <00000aef7a4c9477-dmarc-request...> Subject: Anhinga Reported @ Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, Boone Co., 7/29
Just a heads up that last night and continuing this morning, an Anhinga has been reported and is currently being observed by several birders and photographers currently (8:40 am). Approx. coordinates: 38.849510, -92.436818
Date: 7/28/26 10:14 pm From: Monacell, Peter L. <0000078632dd2087-dmarc-request...> Subject: Anhinga at Eagle Bluffs CA, Boone Co
The Anhinga reported at Eagle Bluffs on the evening of Tuesday, July 28 is confirmed. The observer will post photos to eBird in the morning and has provided the following specific location: Eagle Bluffs Distribution Channel opposite the Pool 13 water gate.
Good birding everyone,
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Date: 7/28/26 6:46 am From: Mark Glenshaw <000008a34d0cc5e8-dmarc-request...> Subject: No Sighting, Owl Presentation, Franklin County, Thur 7/30
Morning, all!
Please join us in Washington, Missouri in Franklin County this Thur 7/30
for a FREE, public, all-ages presentation all about owls! I will teach you
how to find owls in your neighborhood in a safe & ethical manner by sharing
what I have learned from my 20 years of studying owls in Missouri. My
sincere thanks to the Washington Public Library for hosting this
presentation-the seventh time they have one of my owl talks! We hope to
see you there-thank you! 🙂
Here are the details:
"How To Find An Owl In Your Neighborhood"
Thursday, July 30, 2026, 6:00pm
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Date: 7/24/26 10:14 am From: Mike Taylor <00000ad576d9fb4f-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Bird weather puc question
I have no experience with the puc; however the original query said the puc can identify birds and bats. I thought I would pass along some general info regarding bat audio for anyone who might be interested.
Bats are especially difficult to identify through automatic detection methods. Accurate identification requires extremely clean recordings of the ultrasonic vocalizations. Ultrasonic sounds reflect from all sorts of surfaces, so clean audio is very difficult to capture. As a result, many if not most recordings result in ambiguous identification.
It is a lot of fun knowing what species of bats might be feeding above your yard but, as with Merlin, treat the results as suggestions.
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Bollinger County
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Date: 7/24/26 8:36 am From: Jane Fitzgerald <000007a59c5c7fe6-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Bird weather puc question
Thanks, Bob, and the others that replied. This has been very helpful. think
I’m going to try the puc. I can plug it in on our covered patio. We live on
some acreage in southern Stone Co., and after 15 years, I’m seeing some
changes in the bird community around the yard. I’m not sure if it’s just
because the habitat has grown up and changed over time or I’m actually
witnessing the reported declines of some species over time, but this will
help me keep better track of what’s around going forward.
Happy birding!
Jane
On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 8:28 PM bob ortmeyer <bob.ortmeyer...> wrote:
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> Jane,
>
> I got one for Father's Day this year and was initially not that
> impressed. I put batteries in and the device would only stay online for
> about 20 minutes. I could turn it back on (it wasn't draining the
> batteries) but it would again go offline pretty quickly. I bought a solar
> panel (with a built in battery) to connect it to continuous power and I
> have had no problems at all since then! I also had to adjust the level of
> certainty from the default setting of about 30% to 90% to weed out all of
> the noise and most of the mis-identifications. Now that it stays powered
> and doesn't identify every sound it hears as a bird, I use it every day to
> keep a good idea of what is in my yard. I am looking forward to migration
> to see what new birds it starts picking up. I believe it uses a different
> database than the Merlin app uses but it seems to be pretty good. It is
> now permanently mounted on the outside of the house facing the back yard.
>
> Bob Ortmeyer
> St. Louis
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From "Jane Fitzgerald" <000007a59c5c7fe6-dmarc-request...>
> To <MOBIRDS-L...>
> Date 7/23/2026 5:47:29 AM
> Subject Bird weather puc question
>
> Hi all,
>
> The bird weather puc (see birdweather.com) is an automous listening
> device that can be set up outside the home to monitor bird and bat calls
> 24/7. It is linked to BirdNET, for identification and data-sharing
> worldwide. I’m thinking of getting one but wondering if any of you have
> experience with the device and can tell me what you think of it?
>
> Jane
>
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Date: 7/23/26 7:50 am From: Jane Fitzgerald <000007a59c5c7fe6-dmarc-request...> Subject: Bird weather puc question
Hi all,
The bird weather puc (see birdweather.com) is an automous listening device
that can be set up outside the home to monitor bird and bat calls 24/7. It
is linked to BirdNET, for identification and data-sharing worldwide. I’m
thinking of getting one but wondering if any of you have experience with
the device and can tell me what you think of it?
Date: 7/22/26 9:24 am From: Debbie Nichols <00000ac330505886-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Help Save Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary from devastating hydroelectric proposal-comments needed by Monday July 27
I sent my comments in to PROTECT this area. I'll never forget seeing "the
pink one" (Ross's Gull) in 1991 and the Smew a few years later.
Debbie Nichols
Hannibal, MO
On Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 9:11 AM Jim W Bensman <
<00000ab9131110f6-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Hope it is OK to post alerts on this list
>
> There is a proposed hydroelectric facility at the Mel Price Lock and Dam
> that will have direct, significant adverse effect on approximately 325
> species of migratory birds and will be a paddling hazard along with a major
> eyesore for the extensive educational and recreational use of the area. You
> can help prevent ill-planned transmission lines from crossing prime
> protected migratory bird habitat along the Mississippi river at the
> Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary on the Missouri side of the Mississippi
> River. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is soliciting comments on
> the Scoping Documents, with a 4pm deadline on Monday, July 27, 2026.
>
> Here are some items to consider when you submit comments:
> 1. The Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary (Riverlands) is a protected
> area which helps resident birds and migratory birds, including endangered
> species. The Mississippi flyway is a major flyway which is essential to our
> country's natural heritage. This federally protected area includes bays,
> wetlands, riparian forests and grasses. Massive High-Power transmission
> lines would run from the Hydro project down Riverlands Way, cross over
> Ellis
> Bay, cross over Ellis Island, and head to Illinois. The towers and lines
> would destroy wetlands, degrade habitat, and expose birds to increased
> collision risks across the area.
> 2. Modifications to the river, intended to direct flow to the
> turbines,
> will directly affect water levels in the prime habitat of Ellis Bay. This
> could impact shorebirds and waterfowl that rely on these levels, as well as
> recreational activities such as birding, fishing, and kayaking.
> Additionally, the "in-river" hydropower facility has the potential to alter
> the hydrology of nearby Ellis Bay, leading to broader impacts beyond the
> bay
> itself. The Riverlands wetlands and bays could experience increased risks
> of
> low water levels, threatening the overall ecosystem.
> 3. If you recreate (birdwatch, hike, canoe, kayak, fishing, etc.) in
> or
> near Riverlands, mention that the transmission lines would mar your
> enjoyment of the area and diminish your appreciation of the protected
> natural habitat. Also, the reduction of an adjacent parking lot and boat
> landing would severely hamper recreational use.
> 4. Key requests:
> a. Reroute transmission lines away from Riverlands to avoid habitat
> disruption or destruction and reduce bird risks.
> b. Protect the waters of Ellis Bay and all flows which now enrich the
> Riverlands area.
> c. Study the consequences of all proposed actions on current
> conditions
> BEFORE granting a license for the project. Conduct an Environmental Impact
> Statement, including new studies to assess current conditions and impacts.
> d. Reduce visual impacts and protect recreational access, including
> Maple Island Public Boat Access and adjacent parking lot size.
> e. Mitigate for any damage done to habitat, water flow, or wildlife.
> For individuals to comment on this important resource, follow this simple
> three-step process:
> 1. Go to: https://ferconline.ferc.gov/quickcomment.aspx fill out the
> form and you will immediately get an email with a link to comment.
> 2. Click on the link and enter P-15257 where it says "enter docket
> number."
> 3. Then enter your comments for the 3rd choice: No. 15257-002
>
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> will immediately get an email with further instructions
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