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Date: 4/9/24 7:26 pm From: Edge Wade <1edgewade...> Subject: Re: Warblers & Whip-poor-will: Eclipse report from the St. Francois Mountains
What a memorable experience, Joanna! Three Columbia birders were among about a dozen like-minded folk at a home in Oregon County for the eclipse after visiting Eleven Point SP which was open for the day for eclipse viewing and learning plans for developing the park. As the eclipse began, we were hearing a dozen or so Purple Martins vocalizing frequently as they flew around, feeding. Other birds could be heard now and then, especially woodpeckers and Yellow-rumped Warblers. As the eclipse progressed, the martins grew silent, and all was quiet during the totality, except for one crow that seemed to be saying, "What? What?" Then, in the distance, one Barred Owl called. Edge Wade Columbia, MO On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM Joanna Reuter <joanna...> wrote: > WARNING: This message has originated from an External Source. This may be > a phishing expedition that can result in unauthorized access to our IT > System. Please use proper judgment and caution when opening attachments, > clicking links, or responding to this email. > > Eric & I spent the night of April 7 back-country camping on Proffit > Mountain in Ketcherside Mountain CA (between Taum Sauk and Johnson’s > Shut-Ins State Parks) and experienced the solar eclipse from an isolated > igneous glade on the same mountain. Short summary: Wow. > > On that trip, first-of-year birds for us included Black-and-white Warbler, > Yellow-throated Warbler, Northern Parula, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, plus > an evening Whip-poor-will. Other warblers were Louisiana Waterthrush, > Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Pine Warbler. > > The lead-up to the eclipse was quiet on the bird front; songsters seemed > to be in siesta mode, at least on the sun-baked south slope. But we had > entertainment from Turkey Vultures riding the thermals, an activity that > seemed to abate as the light faded, though perhaps with a component of > observer bias? Intermittently, a Carolina Chickadee and a Blue-gray > Gnatcatcher provided some commentary near us on the glade. As light was > dimming, a flock of about 30 American Goldfinches flew over in the > direction away from the increasing shadow; coincidence or not? A > Broad-winged Hawk flew overhead in a southbound direction as totality > approached, making a series of unusual sounds that we personified as > meaning “What the (heck)?” Warbler song did pick up somewhat as light > intensity and temperatures declined. During totality, our senses were > pretty overwhelmed and birding was not our primary focus, but our memory of > the soundscape was of quiet stillness. Just after totality, Eric heard the > one bird that we can be most certain spoke up as a result of the eclipse: a > Whip-poor-will in the valley below. Awesome. > > Hope others had a great eclipse experience! > > Joanna & Eric Reuter > Boone County, MO > (With a report from Reynolds and Iron Counties, MO) > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > The Missouri Birding Society's Wild Bird Discussion Forum > > List archives: https://po.missouri.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=MOBIRDS-L > MBS Website: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmobirds.org%2F&data=05%7C02%<7CMOBIRDS-L...>%7C03863c3102304fa4b3b308dc59057b50%7Ce3fefdbef7e9401ba51a355e01b05a89%7C0%7C0%7C638483127766785455%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0Tcz14vke%2BeV5PwrqxRdwR91cWUgBm1ob84ReSD5Ejo%3D&reserved=0 > Questions or comments? 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