Ever since we moved into our house in 2004, I have kept track of the different species of birds seen from my yard. Actually, I stretched just a bit and basically said that if I can see my yard and see the bird then it counts in my yard bird list. We live in a…
February brought with it more cold weather and busy weekends which made it difficult for me to gain much ground on my bird list for the year. I did have a nice couple of hours at Riverlands which helped make the numbers less embarrassing. I’m ready for Spring and the early shorebirds and other migrants….
It’s been raining all week in the St. Louis area, thankfully, as we had been in a moderate drought situation. Today was no different as it had rained all night and, after a brief respite, the rain continued all afternoon. I find these days to be a great time to go birding at Riverlands Migratory…
I found myself in Weldon Springs at lunchtime on this fine Friday, and the temperatures just happened to soar into the 50’s. Rather than eat my sack lunch while driving as I typically do, I decided to stop by Busch Wildlife Area and eat while walking the .7 mile Fallen Oak Trail behind the visitor…
