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The Bluebird March 1999 Vol The Bluebird March 1999 Vol. 66, No. 1 The Audubon Society of Missouri Founded 1901 The Audubon Society of Missouri Officers* Directors• Mike Beck,President (2000) Dave Bedan(2000) 1001 s. 19th Columbia (573) 445-9834 Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816)229-6811 Dennis Wheeler, (2000) [email protected] Jackson (573)243-3167 Susan Hazelwood, VP (2000) Steve Kinder (2000) 3005 Chapel Hill Road Chillicothe (660) 646-6516 Columbia, MO 65203 (573)445-4925 David Easterla (1999) [email protected] Maryville (660) 582-8468 Jean Graebner, Treasurer (1998) Hill Reeves (1999) 1800 S. Roby Farm Rd Farmington (573) 756-4160 Rocheport. MO 65279 (573) 698-2855 Hill Clark (2000) Columbia (573) 474-4510 Susan Dornfeld, Secretary. (1998) 700 S. Weller Paul Bauer (2000) Springfield, MO 65208 Florissant (314) 921-3972 (417) 831-9702 Larry Herbert (2000) Edge & Jerry Wade, Hotline (1998) Joplin (417) 624-3065 1221 Bradshaw Ave. Columbia, MO 65203 (573) 445-6697 [email protected] Honorary Directors Bill Clark, Historian 3906 Grace Ellen Dr. Richard A. Anderson, St. Louis** Columbia, MO 65202 Sydney Wade, Jefferson City (573)474-4510 John Wylie, Jefferson City Lisle Jeffrey, Columbia** Floyd Lawhon, St. Joseph** Leo Galloway, St. Joseph Patrick Mahnkey, Forsyth • Year Term Expires Rebecca Matthews, Springfield **Deceased Dave Witten, Columbia The Bluebird Quarterly Magazine o[the Audubon Society ofMissouri Editors: Seasonal Survey Editors: Bill & Kay Palmer Fall '98: Chris Hobbs 15100 S. Clinkenbeard Rd. 13121 Swartz Road Ashland, Mo 65010 Bonner Springs, KS 66102 (573)657-1076 (913)441-2473 palmer [email protected] Winter: Brad .Jacobs Christmas BirdCount Editor: P.O. Box 180 David A. Easterla Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 Dept. Of Bioi. NWMSU (573) 751-4115 Maryville, MO 64468-6001 jacobb@ mai !.Conservation .state.mo. us Office (660) 562-18 133 Home (660) 582-8468 Spring: Randy Korotev 01.001 [email protected] 800 Oakbrook Lane St. Louis, MO 63132 MO Bird Records Committee: (314) 993-0055 Paul M. McKenzie-Chair rlk@ levee. wustl.edu U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 608 E. Cherry Street Summer: Jim D. Wilson Columbia, MO 65201 P.O. Box 180 Office (573) 876-191 1 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180 Home (573) 445-3019 . (573)751-4115 [email protected] Conservation Editor: Bill Rowe-Secretary Dave Bedan 9033 Big Bend Road 2001 Chapel Wood Road St. Louis, MO 631 19 Columbia, MO 65203 (314) 962-0544 (573) 445-9834 [email protected] [email protected] Deadlines for submission of material for publication in The Bluebird Manuscripts for The Bluebird--to the editors by: Feb. I for March Issue; May I for June issue Aug. I for Sept Issue; Nov. I for Dec. issue Seasonal Surveys: Winter-to Brad Jacobs by March 10 Spring-to Randy Korotev by June 10 Summer-to Jim D. Wilson by Aug. 10 Fall-to Chris Hobbs by Dec. 10 Photographs in this issue by Bill Palmer I of March 1999 THE BLUEBIRD Volume 66, No. 1 ARTICLES 5 Unfrecedented Numbers of Sedge Wrens in Late Fa! and Early Winter, Mark Robbins 7 Touring Northeastern Minnesota, Lester Pannell 20 But Everyone Has to Eat Something! Paul Bauer 21 Winter Memories from a Northwest Missouri Birder, Kirby Goslee 24 Marsh and Water Bird Nesting at Squaw Creek Wildlife Refuge 1992-1997, Jack Hilsabeck and Ronald Bell Center Insert-Spring Meeting DEPARTMENTS 3 President's Corner 33 MBRC Eleventh Annual Report 10 Conservation Report 45 Announcements 2 PRESIDENT'S CORNER Mike Beck tion and preservation of birds. They emphasized the intent of this society to be: to disseminate to the citizens of Missouri infor- mation about birds, especially the children, in order to create a sentiment that would ensure the protection and preservation of song and insectivorous birds. ost of us study birds How far have we come since fort he enjoyment that 1901 in carrying out these we getM from the avocation. Few ideals? As members of this of us would consider our pas- society do we still hold the ideals ttme to be study. We usually . of our founders to be our goals? don 'tconsider it to be a scientific Do we move into the twenty- endeavor. Somehow we got firSt century in support of our hooked. Anyone who has got- founders? ten hooked on bird watching We have opportunities as quickly becomes aware of citizen scientists, bird watchers, mankind's roll in the protection and nature lovers to create a sen- and preservation of birds and the timent that will ensure the environment. protection and preservation of In 190 I our founders set birds. Get People Hooked on forth the following ideals. The Birds! Then they will see the purpose of this society shall be value of protection and preser- to promote among the citizens of vation of birds, habitat, and the Missouri a study ofornithology, environment. Are you willing to to educate citizens ofMissouri to put fifty cents or a dollar in your a proper appreciation of the piggy bank every time you go value of song and insectivorous birding to support a scholarship birds; and to secure the protec- 3 program, the state Audubon of- birding in our vehicles. Our goal fice, children's education pro- is to have it ready for sale at the grams, and other worthy en- spring meeting. vironmental organizations? It is A committee was formed by my goal to respond to the call of the ASM Board to evaluate the our founders. Guess what? We feasibility of supporting college can have fun doing it!! We can students with funding to attend have great spring and fall meet- the spring and fall meetings. ings. We can see birds, socialize, This, I hope, will be our first step and stand tall in support of the in developing a scholarship pro- ideals of our founders. gram to support environmental education in Missouri. Our goal What is Happening in ASM? is to use our resources wisely to The revised Missouri Bird reach as many Missourians as Checklist has gone to the printer. possible. It should be available when you read this or very shortly there We plan to have the revised after. If you see a member of the bird finding guide ready for sale Missouri Bird Record Commit- at our centennial celebration in tee tell him thanks for all of his the spring of2001. Please revisit hard work on this revision and on any sites that you provided for the committee. the book and make sure informa- The MOBIRDS list serve has tion is current. You can also pro- been running hot and heavy with vide input on sites that should be news about rare birds in Mis- added or deleted. Please send souri, impromptu field trips to any corrections or revisions to areas of the state, and other bird- Kay Palmer by November of this ing news. This and the ASM year. If you would like to volun- Web Page are great ways to in- teer to help in some other troduce Missourians to the world capacity, contact Edge Wade or of birding. Kay Palmer. What's in the Works? Please feel free to contact me There is a reusable decal with any comments or questions being designed to alert the public concerning ASM. to our activities when we are out 4 Unprecedented Numbers of Sedge Wrens in Late Fall and Early Winter Mark B. Robbins edge Wrens (Cis- on 17 Decembe~ and repeated Slothorus platensis) are my previous survey route which found casually, about 15 resulted in a total of 29 wrens. records, after the end of October Although the. number recorded in Missouri, with only a single at Prairie State Park on those two observation from November dates was nearly identical, I through the winter involving believe there was a significant more than one individual (Rob- difference in the number of in- bins and Easterla, 1992, Birds of dividuals involved. On the 17th Missouri. Their distribution and I surveyed an area at the north- abundance). The single excep- eastern part of this area that was tion involved two individuals on not checked on the 4th, where I 15 January 1995 (Missouri Bird ·recorded three birds. Records Committee, 1996, 8th Furthermore, I failed to Annual Report, Bluebird 63:38- record any birds at four sites on 48). the 17th where I recorded nine While at Prairie State Park, individuals on the 4th. Because Barton County on 4 December all individuals on both dates 1998, I heard two Sedge Wrens were acting territorial (they im- giving call notes at dawn. I mediate! y responded to the tape pulled out a prerecorded tape of by approaching and responding the song and call notes of this with call notes), I believe a min- species and began systematical- imum of 43 individuals were ly surveying the park and abut- recorded at Prairie State Park ting prames. Using the from 4 to 17 December. On the prerecorded tape to entice birds 17th, I found an additional two to respond, between dawn and wrens at Osage Prairie, Vernon noon I located a mind-boggling County, and one in a field west 31 wrens! I returned to this area of the northern unit of Horton- 5 Four Rivers CA, Bates County. This cold period was followed Thus, a total of 33 Sedge Wrens by three days of above average were recorded on 17 December. tern peratures before another On 8 December, Chris Hobbs front brought about a week of and Eric Preston located four below normal tern peratures to Sedge Wrens in the same field the region. near Four Rivers CA where 1 had This inconspicuous species found one the previous day.
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