The National Audubon Society (NAS) rates Climate Change as the biggest threat to birds. With the drastic reduction in numbers of birds and loss of species, we are listening to the message and know we've got to act to reduce…
Amy WeeksMarch 3, 2021
Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus Bill Rowe Along with the flocks of geese migrating north in February and March come 20+ different kinds of ducks, nearly all headed to the northern prairies, the lakes of the Canadian forest, or even the Arctic.…
Amy WeeksMarch 2, 2021
Cooper’s Hawk, Accipiter cooperii Bill Rowe In November, we described a prototypical big hawk of the genus Buteo—the Red-tail. This week we look at a member of Accipiter, a world-wide genus of raptors that used to be saddled with adjectives like “stealthy” and…
Amy WeeksMarch 2, 2021
All around our rivers and lakes, gulls enjoy congregating to fish and roost, and birders enjoy trying to figure them out. This program will cover the basics: WHICH gulls to look for, WHEN they occur, and HOW to identify them…
Amy WeeksFebruary 19, 2021
Snow Goose, Anser caerulescens Bill Rowe Right now, in the most frigid part of the year, it hardly seems right to think about spring migration—but in fact it is under way. The waterfowl (i.e., ducks, geese, and swans) are collectively our…
Amy WeeksFebruary 17, 2021
As many of you know, Mitch Leachman is stepping down from his position with St. Louis Audubon Society to pursue new adventures. We will miss Mitch but we wish him well. At its February 9th meeting the St. Louis Audubon…
Amy WeeksFebruary 11, 2021
Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus Bill Rowe Unlike our other blackbirds, the intriguing, mysterious Rusty nests far to our north, in the boreal forest of Alaska, Canada, and northernmost New England. In fall it comes down to spend the winter in the…
Amy WeeksFebruary 8, 2021
Jean Favara, Vice President of Conservation The consequences of climate change are hard to ignore. NASA has classified 2020 as tied with 2016 as the hottest year on record. Weather patterns are shifting in response to warmer temperatures and yielding…
Amy WeeksFebruary 6, 2021
Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis Bill Rowe The bluebird, our state bird, seems so strongly associated with fresh greenery, dogwood and redbud blossoms, and other aspects of spring that one may be wondering…why February 1? Yet it is in winter that a…
Amy WeeksFebruary 6, 2021
