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  1. Larry Lade

    This morning's birds

    October 28, 2017 St. Joseph, Missouri, USA From our kitchen window: From 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Carolina Wren White-breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee American Goldfinch American Robin House Finch Dark-eyed Junco House Sparrow Downy Woodpecker White-throated Sparrow
  2. Larry Lade

    Confirm or correct my binomials, please

    Scrub Jays which I have encountered or may encounter: ______________________ Florida Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens California Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica Woodhouse's Scrub Jay Aplelocoma woodhouseii What is the latest binominal for: Steller's Jay * I believe it used to be...
  3. Larry Lade

    Pre-run for our St. Joseph, Missouri CBC

    December 12, 2015 (Saturday) Lake Contrary area St. Joseph, Missouri *Pre-run of my area for next week's Christmas Bird Count (CBC, MOSJ) Canada Goose, 40 Gadwall, 3 Bufflehead, 1 female Pied-billed Grebe, 3 Bald Eagle, 1 adult Red-tailed Hawk, 4 America Coot, 12 Killdeer, 5 (unexpected)...
  4. Larry Lade

    October 24

    The first birds I noticed when arriving at Lake Contrary this morning were the Pied-billed Grebes and American Coots. The grebes swimming around randomly and diving in search of some small minnows. The coots were in groups moving around, bobbing their heads and picking at food items floating on...
  5. Larry Lade

    October 20, 2015

    Thus begins a new episode of birding around the oxbows lakes just south of Saint Joseph, Missouri. With the 2015 Fall season upon us. It may bring in the migrant waterfowl. Might be interesting to see what shows up at the various oxbows.
  6. Larry Lade

    Getting started

    After a long dry spell here in Missouri, this morning it finally rained. It was very welcomed as things were really getting dry here. This should brighten things up and perhaps help the wild things breathe a sigh of relief. I hope to get down to the oxbow lakes south of town and see what avian...
  7. Larry Lade

    A USA Wood Warbler

    Bird netted (banded) on October 9, 2015 at banding station on campus of Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
  8. Larry Lade

    Bird Banding in St. Joseph, Missouri

    Fall bird banding is in full swing here in St. Joseph, Missouri. We have three banding stations on the campus of Missouri Western State University here in the city. Typically we are netting/banding about 40 birds each morning we band. This should increase once we begin getting the cooler...
  9. Larry Lade

    New Duck for me Today

    A fellow birder had noticed a different looking duck the other day on a small, well vegetated pond along a parkway here in St. Joseph, Missouri. He asked me if I would go and take a look and identify it for him. I went out this afternoon and found a male Cayuga Duck following a much smaller...
  10. Larry Lade

    Yesterday's Missouri Birds for 2015

    Steve Kinder and I birded around Fountain Grove Conservation Area and Swan Lake National Wildlife Area yesterday and I tried keeping a tally of birds we saw. My list is below. I am sure Steve heard/saw some I may have missed, Warbling Vireo and Common Yellowthroat come to mind. Canada Goose...
  11. Larry Lade

    St. Joseph Missouri bird list today

    This is a list of the birds I saw/heard today while birding the oxbow lakes region just south of St. Joseph, Missouri. (They were just written down more or less in the order in which I saw them.) Barn Swallow Lark Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Brown-headed Cowbird Mourning Dove Great Blue Heron...
  12. Larry Lade

    Birds at conservation area in Missouri

    Steve Kinder and I checked out Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge at Mound City, Missouri yesterday and recorded these birds: Snow Goose Canada Goose Wood Duck Gadwall Mallard Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Ring-necked Pheasant Pied-billed Grebe American...
  13. Larry Lade

    Spring Bird Banding in St. Joseph, Missouri

    We have begun our annual Spring Bird Banding here in Saint Joseph, Missouri. We have two locations both are in the vicinity of Missouri Western State University Campus. I generally am at the lower, creek site. The other is on higher ground in a wooded area near by. So far (on our site) we...
  14. Larry Lade

    A day afield with birding buddy

    Yesterday I went over to Chillicothe, Missouri, for a morning's birding with Steve Kinder. We birded mostly around the Fountain Grove Conservation Area which is near Chillicothe. Below is a list of the birds we saw. (A few birds are followed by a number. These indicate new birds for my 2015...
  15. Larry Lade

    Bushnell H20 8x42

    I would be interested in you guys opinion of the Bushnell H20 8x42
  16. Larry Lade

    Winter time birds at our bird feeders

    Today at our backyard feeders (more or less in the order seen): House Sparrow European Starling Black-capped Chickadee Carolina Wren Blue Jay Dark-eyed Junco White-breasted Nuthatch Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker House Finch
  17. Larry Lade

    Bird banded today in Saint Joseph, Missouri

    We banded this bird this morning September 13, 2014, on the campus of Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, Missouri.
  18. Larry Lade

    Bird Banding in St. Joseph, Missouri

    We have begun our annual, fall, bird banding on the campus of Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, Missouri. It has been pretty slow so far. We have been banding quite a few flycatchers: Traill's (Willow/Alder), Least, Acadian & Yellow-throated. Also a few regulars: Gray Catbird...
  19. Larry Lade

    Drawing by John Gould, bird artist

    John Gould, (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number of monographs on birds I just came across a great website, John Gould's Ornithological Collection. This art collection is housed only a short distance from Saint Joseph at...
  20. Larry Lade

    Today around oxbows, Saint Joseph, Missouri

    I was going to just stay home this morning and watch the birds coming to our bird feeders. But I had not driven our Toyota Rav for over a week and thought I better take it our for a spin. So, I drove down to my local patch around the oxbow lakes south of Saint Joseph to see what was about...
  21. Larry Lade

    What was your last avian "lifer"?

    My last "lifer" White-backed Woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucotos Beijing, China May 5, 2009 * It has been a pretty long dry spell. *
  22. Larry Lade

    Permits for wind farms to kill more eagles

    Obama administration issues permits for wind farms to kill more eagles Click here to see article from the Washington Times. I can hardly believe that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (who issued the rule) actually is going along with this travesty.
  23. Larry Lade

    plover ID_Saint Joseph, Missouri

    I spotted this plover on the muddy shore of Lake Contrary, Saint Joseph, Missouri this morning. I believe candidates might be Pacific Golden-Plover, American Golden-Plover, Black-bellied Plover (aka. Grey Plover) ... or other? The picture is rather poor as I held my cell phone in camera mode up...
  24. Larry Lade

    What is your favorite New World warbler?

    The New World warblers are a colorful lot. I thought it might be interesting to see what the favorite warbler is for individuals who visit the BirdForum. My favorite New World warbler is the male Blackburnian Warbler.
  25. Larry Lade

    Bird Banding Saint Joseph, Missouri 2013

    We began banding fall birds a couple of weeks ago on the campus of Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, Missouri. It has been pretty slow going with just a hand full of birds banded so far. The weather has just been "too nice" for any big movement of birds. Today we did band three...
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