Date: 5/25/26 12:34 pm 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, It was an Eastern. You can tell us old birders by the outdated terms we use! Had the usual gobbler. He's gone quiet and is hanging out with the guys and waiting for Mom to be back in the mood. Mom has other worries right now...eggs, babies, predators, etc. Great birding to all, Kevin Hogan.
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From: Kevin Wehner <kevinwehner...>
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2026 1:52 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.
Eastern is most likely for this area, but Spotted can be a possibility. You can Google Eastern Towhee vs. Spotted Towhee to learn how to tell them apart. 🙂
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Kevin
On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 1:48 PM Carla_Kevin Hogan <000006902ce90b64-dmarc-request...><mailto:<000006902ce90b64-dmarc-request...>> wrote:
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...><mailto:<kevinwehner...>> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2026 1:43 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.
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
