Note from the President

Hello all! I hope this note finds you enjoying the beginning of fall weather and the migration of species through our area. Columbia Audubon has many ways for you to be involved either through birding, counting birds, counting down honeysuckle, learning about the Boone Co. Nature school or helping work with 2nd graders. If you

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Edge Wade Birthday Event

A group of birders got together September 9 to celebrate Edge Wade’s 80th birthday.  To all of us Edge has been a mentor, a teacher, a warrior and a friend. To mark the occasion, we all dressed like Edge and tried to imitate her Edginess.  We each proudly wore the Alpha Code of our favorite bird.  As Edge’s favorite bird

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Gold Crest Warehouse Sale — Saturday, October 26

Gold Crest hosts their annual Public Warehouse Sale on Saturday, October 26th. Open to all in the Mid-Missouri community, this sale features samples, overstocks and slightly imperfect items at fantastic prices from $2 to $20. It’s a great time to pick up holiday gifts! The sale is held at the warehouse, 1600 Bassford Drive in Mexico,

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Uncommon Butterfly Seen Thriving at CANS

Paul MacKenzie is a butterfly, graminoid and bird expert. He often birds at CANS and Wild Haven, submitting robust eBird checklists. He had a happy find this past late summer at CANS:  One of the most noteworthy observations this season was the presence of 8 Gemmed Satyr butterflies. I have observed this species here before

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