A goodly crowd showed up for our walk at Bourlay with more meeting us there than at the parking lot. Soooo, we headed off in two groups of birders, thanks Kris & Linda for leading the second group. The rain held off until afternoon but a front was brewing and the birds were silent. In spite of a hard day of birding the species count totaled 46, many species only represented by a count of one. Welcome new members!

Birds Seen Today:

Pied-Billed Grebe, Double-Crested Cormorant, Anhinga, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, White Ibis, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Cooper's Hawk, Red-Tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Common Moorhen, American Coot, Ring-Billed Gull, Forster's Tern, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, White-Eyed Vireo, Blue-Headed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Carolina Wren, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Cedar Waxwing, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Yellow-Throated Warbler, Pine Warbler, Palm Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Cardinal, Red-Winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Boat-Tailed Grackle And American Goldfinch

Birds Heard Today:

Red-Shouldered Hawk,
And Northern Mockingbird.

Next Up:
SPECIAL EVENT: BLUE SPRINGS STATE PARK BOAT RIDE (you must have registered and paid to attend this event) Thursday February 11th, 7:45 am, meet at Belk's parking lot for directions and to car pool. This is a full half day and many will meet for lunch nearby