Date: 12/23/25 6:21 am
From: Timothy Barksdale <timothy.barksdale...>
Subject: Great update- please decipher
MBS Spring Meeting: 125th Anniversary - May 1-3, 2026, Drury Plaza Hotel,
Chesterfield, MO
Details and registration: https://mobirds.org/MBS/NextMeeting.aspx

https://lists.umsystem.edu/scripts/wa-UMS.exe?A0=3DMOBIRDS-L
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 03:35:27 +0000
From: Joanna Reuter <joanna...>
Subject: Update on northern Boone County blackbird roosts
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