Date: 4/19/26 5:22 pm From: Chris Barrigar <1chrisbarrigar...> Subject: Swainson's Hawks, Callaway Co./Jefferson City Area, 4/19
Today, out in the Missouri River floodplain located North of Jefferson City, MO along Old Mokane Rd (CR 4038) were 3 Swainson's Hawks, located specifically northeast of the CR 4038 & CR 4033 intersection. Two SWHAs were observed sitting in the fields momentarily giving low flights to new locations short distances apart - apparently hunting for large or Bird Grasshoppers in the fields. The third SWHA was circling and kiting higher in the sky for a while before gliding southward over CR 4038 and behind some Cottonwood trees.
Also observed on Old Mokane Rd were 2 Western Kingbirds located between Sandage Sand Company and the Jefferson City Wastewater Treatment facility on the utility wires alongside the road.
