10,000 Birds
AUGUST 26, 2014
When I was cutting my birding teeth in southern Missouri lo those many years ago, Greater Roadrunner was limited to a couple distant glades, cedar glens on the south side of Ozark mountains, in the far south of the state. Every time a return to Missouri, I try to knock out a couple more species of birds I missed when I was a resident there.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Audubon Associate Naturalist, have led this tour many times, through tornados, droughts, questionable restaurants, and, sadly, the advent of fracking, and every one of my friends who has participated over the years has raved about the experience and the birds (in fact, one member of our group was on his third or fourth trip, I lost count).
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10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
And, Essay #195, “Our Human Values: The Ugly,” describes the standoff between catfish loving Double-crested Cormorants and catfish farmers in the Missouri Valley. Floyd’s writing style draws the reader in, including us in his experiences and observations, making the personal communal.
Animal Person
MAY 12, 2009
Reading Deb's post about the goslings at Poplar and getting Jenny 's request to sign a petition to save the Canada geese of Ballwin, Missouri from mass extermination reminded me how much I miss the wildlife at the neighborhood we lived in from 2002-early 2005. Not to be confused with Little Girl, of course.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
The Refuge has also become a place where people can experience and learn about wildlife and the places they call home, whether through self-guided discovery or by participating in one of our many educational programs. Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge is designated as an Important Birding Area for Missouri. New Jersey/New York.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2018
While some people never overcome this vestigial aversion to sour and bitter sensations, this innate prejudice can be overturned with experience, becoming acquired tastes we learn to enjoy just as much as the more dependable, uncomplicated pleasures of sweetness, salt, and fat. Louis, Missouri population. That is, unless some St.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 28, 2012
I first met Robert Gallardo on my first trip to the neotropics, a wonderful experience at the first Mesoamerican Bird Festival in Honduras in 2009. A tax-deductible donation can be done through the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation. Robert was briefly a Beat Writer on 10,000 Birds and he has also contributed a guest post.
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