Fall Birding near Jameson, Missouri

[Larry Lade]

On a rainy October 1st day (yesterday) I drove over to a fellow birder's home near Jameson, Missouri, for a day in the field. My friend, Terry, has 40+ acres of property which includes rolling hills of woodlands, grasslands, croplands and small ponds and creeks. In spite of the clouds, wind and rain, we were able to observe 60 species of birds which included some warblers and nine species of sparrows. A very enjoyable day. Here is the list of birds I recorded.

GREAT BLUE HERON
CANADA GOOSE
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
WOOD DUCK
TURKEY VULTURE
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
COOPER'S HAWK
RED-TAILED HAWK
NORTHERN HARRIER
AMERICAN KESTREL
RING-NECKED PHEASANT
KILLDEER
ROCK DOVE
MOURNING DOVE
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
CHIMNEY SWIFT
NORTHERN FLICKER(RED.SH.)
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
HAIRY WOODPECKER
DOWNY WOODPECKER
EASTERN PHOEBE
TREE SWALLOW
BARN SWALLOW
BLUE JAY
AMERICAN CROW
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
TUFTED TITMOUSE
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
HOUSE WREN
CAROLINA WREN
GRAY CATBIRD
AMERICAN ROBIN
EASTERN BLUEBIRD
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
CEDAR WAXWING
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
EUROPEAN STARLING
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
NASHVILLE WARBLER
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER(Myrtle)
KENTUCKY WARBLER
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
NORTHERN CARDINAL
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK
INDIGO BUNTING
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
EASTERN TOWHEE
SAVANNAH SPARROW
VESPER SPARROW
CHIPPING SPARROW
FIELD SPARROW
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
LINCOLN'S SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
SONG SPARROW