Friday, November 26, 2010

11/26 Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

11/25 Foristell, Mo.


Foristell, Mo. south of Wentzville
Of course, had to do a little birding at the family Thanksgiving get together.

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Friday, November 19, 2010

11/19 Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary


Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Found eight Black Scoters in Ellis Bay.

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Black Scoters Black Scoters Black Scoters and Ruddy Ducks Black Scoters

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

11/17 RMBS and Confluence Point SP

Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary • Confluence Point State Park

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Monday, November 15, 2010

11/15 Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary

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Saturday, November 6, 2010

11/06 RMBS and Confluence SP


Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary • Confluence State Park

Received a rare bird alert email yesterday morning of a Snow Bunting just outside Confluence Point State Park. Finally found it early in the afternoon at the long pool at the entrance of Confluence State Park. There were actually two seen.

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Lapland Longspur American Pipit American Kestrel Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Snow Bunting Snow Bunting Least Sandpipers Snow Bunting Snow Bunting Snow Bunting Snow Bunting Two Snow Buntings and Killdeer Dunlin Dunlin Dunlin Trumpeter Swans

Snow Bunting
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

11/03 RMBS and Confluence SP


Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary • Confluence State Park

Was viewing two American Black Ducks in Ellis Bay when I got a call about a Merlin not far away being harassed by a Kestrel. Also found a family group of Greater Yellowlegs at the pipeline pool in Confluence State Park.

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Merlin - Confluence Road Merlin - Confluence Road Merlin - Confluence Road Merlin - Confluence Road American Kestrel - Confluence Road American Kestrel - Confluence Road Greater Yellowlegs Greater Yellowlegs juvenile Greater Yellowlegs Rusty Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Northern Shoveler juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron American Black Ducks and Northern Pintail American Black Ducks and Northern Pintail American Black Ducks and Northern Pintail American White Pelicans Ducks in Ellis Bay Mallards

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

11/02 RMBS and Confluence SP


Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary • Confluence State Park

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Horned Lark - Creve Couer Bottoms Dark-eyed Junco - Creve Couer Bottoms Red-tailed Hawk - Confluence Road Northern Pintail Northern Pintail American Pipit American Pipits American Crow Baird's Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Black-bellied Plover and Dunlin's in background American Kestrel

American Pipit


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