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Bird of the Week- Savannah Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis Bill Rowe The Savannah Sparrow could compete for a prize as Most Abundant Bird That No One But Birders Ever Heard Of. It doesn’t nest around here, and the numbers that spend the winter are variable, but during…

Amy WeeksMarch 2, 2026

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Bird of the Week- Canvasback

Canvasback, Aythya valisineria Bill Rowe North America’s ducks come in a wide assortment of shapes, colors, and sizes; here in the Midwest, late fall, winter, and early spring are the prime times for enjoying the greatest variety of ducks before most…

Amy WeeksFebruary 2, 2026

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Bird of the Week- Baird’s Sandpiper

Baird’s Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii Bill Rowe Above, you see another of the Olympic-level migrants among our shorebirds—not as famous as, say, the American Golden-Plover, but every bit as astonishing in the scope of its annual journey from the Arctic tundra to…

Amy WeeksSeptember 11, 2025

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Bird of the Week- Bank Swallow

Photo Credit: Al Smith Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia Bill Rowe Of our six common swallows here in eastern North America, five are small birds, more or less sparrow-size (the Purple Martin is larger); and when they are lined up side by…

Amy WeeksAugust 20, 2025

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Bird of the Week- Red Phalarope

Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius Bill Rowe It’s time to introduce the phalaropes, a colorful group of three small shorebirds. One species, Wilson’s Phalarope, is strictly North American and also the commonest on migration here in the Midwest. The other two, the…

Amy WeeksAugust 13, 2025

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Position Announcement- SLAS is Hiring

Title: Ecological Consultant – Bring Conservation Home Program Employment: Part-time, temporary (20 hours per week) Pay: $22 per hour The part-time Ecological Consultant will conduct a wide range of community outreach efforts, including volunteer training and mentoring, events, community presentations,…

Amy WeeksJuly 25, 2025

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Bird of the Week- Palm Warbler

Palm Warbler, Setophaga palmarum Bill Rowe As we’ve noted before, Missouri has a rich diversity of warblers: 36 regular species, of which 17 are breeding birds, leaving 19 more that we see only in migration, en route to and from…

Amy WeeksApril 21, 2025

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Bird of the Week- Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus Bill Rowe In late winter and early spring, our local resident songbirds, such as Song Sparrows and Red-winged Blackbirds, begin practicing their songs, following their instinct to claim a territory and find a mate. One of these…

Amy WeeksApril 20, 2025

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Bird of the Week- Ring-necked Duck

Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris Bill Rowe Ducks, ducks, ducks… We are still in the middle of duck migration at this point, as it begins very early, in February, with many species reaching their peak during March. These include the diving ducks…

Amy WeeksMarch 31, 2025

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Birding Tour of Belize

Birding tour of Belize, Feb. 3-13, 2025: a joint venture of St. Louis Audubon and Naturalist Journeys Belize is a delightful small country with a landscape that varies from agricultural fields to wetlands to pine savanna to rainforest, with one…

Amy WeeksMarch 1, 2025

Bird of the Week- Savannah Sparrow

Bird of the Week- Canvasback

Bird of the Week- Baird’s Sandpiper

Bird of the Week- Bank Swallow

Bird of the Week- Red Phalarope

Position Announcement- SLAS is Hiring

Bird of the Week- Palm Warbler

Bird of the Week- Northern Flicker

Bird of the Week- Ring-necked Duck

Birding Tour of Belize

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