Larry Lade
Moderator
I attended our annual Fall Meeting, September 24 - 26, 2004, in Lake of the Ozarks State Park (Missouri) this last weekend. Of special interest was the “hawk watch” some of us did on Sunday morning. The birds recorded during the one and a half hours that we “watched” were:
179 Turkey Vultures, 2 Merlin, 80 Broad-winged Hawks, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 3 Red-tailed Hawks, 4 Cooper's Hawks, 2 Osprey, and an immature Bald Eagle.
The species total for the weekend was 101, listed in order of ASM's Annotated Checklist
of Missouri Birds:
Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Wild Turkey,
Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald
Eagle, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk,
Red-shouldered Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Swainson's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk,
Merlin, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Ring-billed Gull, Rock Pigeon,
Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Grat Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Common
Nighthawk, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher,
Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy
Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Olive-sided
Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Peewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher,
Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, White-eyed
Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo, Warbling Vireo,
Philadelphia Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Horned Lark,
Tree Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Carolina
Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren,
Bewick's Wren, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Eastern Bluebird, Swainson's Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird,
Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing,
Golden-winged Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler,
Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler, Chestnut-sided
Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green
Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart,
Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's Warbler, Summer Tanager, Scarlet Tanager,
Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted
Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark,
Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Baltimore Oriole, House Finch,
American Goldfinch, and House Sparrow.
I did not get any new “year birds” for Missouri. But it was a very enjoyable week-end and I believe a good time was had by all who attended the event.
179 Turkey Vultures, 2 Merlin, 80 Broad-winged Hawks, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 3 Red-tailed Hawks, 4 Cooper's Hawks, 2 Osprey, and an immature Bald Eagle.
The species total for the weekend was 101, listed in order of ASM's Annotated Checklist
of Missouri Birds:
Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Wild Turkey,
Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald
Eagle, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk,
Red-shouldered Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Swainson's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk,
Merlin, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Ring-billed Gull, Rock Pigeon,
Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Grat Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Common
Nighthawk, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher,
Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy
Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Olive-sided
Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Peewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher,
Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, White-eyed
Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo, Warbling Vireo,
Philadelphia Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Horned Lark,
Tree Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Carolina
Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren,
Bewick's Wren, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Eastern Bluebird, Swainson's Thrush, American Robin, Gray Catbird,
Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing,
Golden-winged Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler,
Nashville Warbler, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler, Chestnut-sided
Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green
Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart,
Common Yellowthroat, Wilson's Warbler, Summer Tanager, Scarlet Tanager,
Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted
Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark,
Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Baltimore Oriole, House Finch,
American Goldfinch, and House Sparrow.
I did not get any new “year birds” for Missouri. But it was a very enjoyable week-end and I believe a good time was had by all who attended the event.
