Early Sandhills

Some of the fun birds we saw at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (Missouri) were some early-migrating Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis). I didn’t see any on the first evening in the area, but found these two adults on Day 2:       On Day 3, we not only saw 2 adults, but 3 juveniles that […]

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American White Pelicans

Last Friday I traveled out-of-town to Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, just outside Columbia, Missouri. I had never visited here before, so I wasn’t sure what I would find. But recent reports indicated quite a few birds were migrating into the area. Of particular interest, it had been reported that several Short-Eared Owls had been very […]

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