Date: 5/25/26 11:48 am From: Carla_Kevin Hogan <000006902ce90b64-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: What we have seen at our backyard bird feeding area - Kevin Hogan, Carla Bascom, Shannon County, Missouri.
Hi Kevin, They both could land on my shoulder and I wouldn't know the difference! I guess I will go with Eastern. Great birding! Kevin.
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From: Kevin Wehner <kevinwehner...>
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2026 1:43 PM
To: Carla_Kevin Hogan <smokeywags...>
Subject: Re: What we have seen at our backyard bird feeding area - Kevin Hogan, Carla Bascom, Shannon County, Missouri.
I don't recall when it happened, but Rufous-sided towhee is no longer a species. It was split into Spotted and Eastern.
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Kevin
On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 1:28 PM Carla_Kevin Hogan <000006902ce90b64-dmarc-request...><mailto:<000006902ce90b64-dmarc-request...>> wrote:
Rufous-sided towhee yesterday. I attended M.U. Columbia and I lived in a dorm across from Peace Park. I would laze around over there. Of course, anything but study! I watched a beautiful bird by the little creek. On heading back to the dorm and looking at my bird book, I realized it was a Rufous-sided towhee. Always has been a very special bird to me. Kevin Hogan.
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From: Patrick Maloney <maloneypatrick...><mailto:<maloneypatrick...>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2026 1:35 PM
To: Carla_Kevin Hogan <smokeywags...><mailto:<smokeywags...>> Subject: Re: What we have seen at our backyard bird feeding area - Kevin Hogan, Carla Bascom, Shannon County, Missouri.
My apologies. I missed the Shannon Co. in the subject line. Cheers!
Hello all, I am not sure if there is an official tally of birds seen lately, but here is ours. I will list species, sex (if can be determined), and most seen at one time.
Purple finch, 3
Downy woodpecker, male, 2
Red-bellied woodpecker, male, 2
Northern cardinal, 12 (males and females)
Black-capped chickadees, 5
Tufted titmouse, 4
Mourning doves, 30 (both males and females)
Fox sparrow, 1
White-throated sparrow, 8
Pileated woodpecker, 1
American crow, 3
Cooper's hawk, 1
Yellow-bellied sapsucker, 1
Chipping sparrow, 1
Song sparrow, 1
Red-breasted nuthatch, 1
Rose breasted grosbeak, 2 male, 1 female
Indigo bunting, 5 male, 2 female
American goldfinch, 4 male
Ruby-throated hummingbird, 2 male
Gray catbird, 1
Baltimore oriole, 1 male
Great-crested flycatcher, 1
Chimney swifts, 7
Mourning dove, 7
House finch, 2 male, 1 female
Hairy woodpecker, 1 male
