Date: 6/18/25 10:10 am From: Edge Wade <1edgewade...> Subject: State Parks filling in blank (unbirded) weeks
Mobirders, Most of you are aware of a goal to complete bar charts (fill in weeks with no eBird checklists) for several state parks and conservation areas, with some identified for special focus--either because they have fewer than 10 blank weeks in the bar chart, or because they have far more than warranted for the quality of birding potential for the site.
This effort is part of the Missouri Birding Society (MBS) program called CACHE/SPARKS to gather data and provide other services for the Missouri Department of Conservation and Missouri State Parks via contractual agreements. Participation in this program earns funding used for partnership grants (for a list of partnership projects see the Conservation section on the MBS website, www.mobirds.org
Two state parks we're focusing on have no eBird reports for the third week of June (15-21). We are half-way through the week. If you're looking for a place to go birding before Sunday, please consider one of these: Lake Wappapello SP, Wayne Co. Big Sugar Creek SP, McDonald Co.
There are several sites with blanks for the first two weeks of July. I'll send a list of those next week.
