Date: 4/7/25 6:52 pm From: Jean L <jaleonatti...> Subject: Re: Swan Lake NWR, AGPL update, Chariton County.
Based on Steve's prior report, we made a run up to Grand Pass CA today where we found thousands of AGPLs in adjacent agriculture fields. A sweep of binoculars across the furrowed fields turned every supposed mud clump into a plover. It was an astonishing sight to see.
There was no influx of shorebirds as I had hoped but we had Brewers, Rusty, Red-winged and multiple Yellow-headed blackbirds. Dabbling ducks remain as do the 2 Harris sparrows (in brushpile by headquarters) now transitioning into breeding plumage.
Thanks, Steve, for the nudge to go exploring.
Jean Leonatti Boone County <jaleonatti...>
On Mon, Apr 7, 2025, 8:29 PM Dianne & Steve Kinder < <000000023c9fba03-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> I went back down to the refuge today to check on The conditions and the > number of American Golden Plovers. The moisture levels in that pool are > decreasing resulting in less mudflats. I only found about 350 Plovers there > this time. I did have a couple of flocks of 25 - 50 flyby at other > locations also. > Pretty high water levels throughout the rest of the area, so still large > numbers of Pelicans, Cormorants, and Coots. > > Later, > Steve Kinder > <dmkinder...> > > ------------------------------ > *The Missouri Birding Society's Wild Bird Discussion Forum* > Archives <https://po.missouri.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=MOBIRDS-L> / Subscription > options <https://po.missouri.edu/SCRIPTS/wa.exe/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1> > / MBS Website <http://mobirds.org> / Email the list owners > <mobirds-l-request...> > > ABA Birding Code of Ethics <http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html> > > MBS Spring Meeting: May 2-4, 2025 at Bunker Hill Retreat, Mountain View, > MO. >
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