I can't believe Birdathon is actually over! Thank you all for your encouragement and support! I saw some amazing birds during the month of May, so I wanted to provide a little recap and cover some of the highlights. Simply…
Amy WeeksApril 6, 2023
Position Announcement: Title: Outreach Specialist – Bring Conservation Home Program Employment: Full-time Salary: $38,000 - $43,000/year + benefits Supervisor: Bring Conservation Home Program Director The full-time Outreach Specialist will conduct a wide range of community outreach efforts, especially landscape consultations,…
St. Louis Audubon Society’s current Treasurer will be stepping down on or before the close of the Society’s fiscal year, April 30, 2023. As a result, we are seeking a volunteer to take on this key role within the St.…
Amy WeeksJanuary 27, 2023
Limpkin, Aramus guarauna Bill Rowe Why is a Limpkin—a bird of Florida swamps, according to the field guides—our Bird of the Week, and why now, when the warm season is winding down? Simply because this species is basically the Bird of…
Amy WeeksDecember 14, 2022
Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus Bill Rowe One of the major spectacles that American birders watch for, or even travel to see, is the migration of the Broad-winged Hawk. This small buteo is a summertime inhabitant of mature forests across much of…
Amy WeeksDecember 14, 2022
American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana Bill Rowe One of our largest shorebirds, the handsome American Avocet dominates any pool or mudflat with its bold color patterns and loud ringing calls. It is unusual, too, in being more western than northern in its…
Amy WeeksSeptember 16, 2022
Wilson’s Warbler, Cardellina pusilla Bill Rowe Getting to all the warblers, sooner or later, is one of the ongoing challenges of this series, with so many regular species here (36). So let’s move forward with Wilson’s Warbler, an engaging little bird…
Amy WeeksSeptember 16, 2022
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis Bill Rowe And now for something completely different…a bird that was once unknown in Missouri but is now spreading so fast that we can barely keep up with it. And, in a pattern we are now accustomed…
Amy WeeksJune 28, 2022
Kentucky Warbler, Geothlypis formosa Bill Rowe It’s a fine day in June, and you are taking a hike through the woods on one of your favorite trails. After a while you begin to notice a recurring bird song—a vigorous chant with…
Amy WeeksJune 28, 2022
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla Bill Rowe Let’s begin with a reminder that the smallest sandpipers, the sparrow-sized ones, form a distinctive subset known as “peeps” in the U.S. (or “stints” in the U.K.). Worldwide, there are seven species, three of them…
Amy WeeksJune 28, 2022
