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Note from the President

Sat. Nov. 1, 2025

Greetings all! Finally the cooler fall temps have arrived. Let’s hope they stick around for just a little while. I hope you were able to enjoy a bit of migration this fall. The last of the sparrows have trickled in and my walk this week at 3M was sprinkled with White-crowned, Song, Swamp, Fox and

CAS Welcomes New Field Trip Chair for Oct 19 Trip: Ben West

Sat. Nov. 1, 2025

We send many heartfelt thank yous to Eric and Joanna Reuter for their role as Field Trip Coordinators. We all agree that they have helped build camaraderie through their great fieldtrips and social events. They have “passed the torch of field trip coordinator” to Ben West. In addition to being a skilled birder, he also

Band With Nature Recap

Sat. Nov. 1, 2025

Band With Nature   Hooray for a gorgeous October week and the success of our 2025 Band With Nature program! In partnership with the Columbia Public Schools, CAS provided an amazing field trip at the Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary for every second grader in the district. That’s around 1400 children! Students were bussed to the

Join the 126th Annual Christmas Bird Count!

Sat. Nov. 1, 2025

We will plan to send out our teams on Saturday, Dec. 20th. Please contact your section leader if you have worked with someone in the past to get details for your job. If you haven’t participated recently (or are a newbie!) please email Lottie Bushmann at lottie.bushmann@gmail.com to get set up with a team. All

Invitation to Join the Grand Pass Christmas Bird Count

Sat. Nov. 1, 2025

Join the Grand Pass Audubon Christmas Bird Count Do you find yourself interrupting conversations with the word “BIRD”? Feel like spending a day counting birds with fellow birders? Well, here is your chance! The Grand Pass Christmas Bird Count, located near Marshall, Missouri, is looking for a couple more volunteers to help count birds Thursday,

MDC encourages public to use caution amidst “bird flu” outbreak

Sat. Nov. 1, 2025

MDC is investigating numerous reports of sick and dead waterfowl across Missouri. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is actively monitoring reports of sick and dead waterfowl, such as geese and ducks, and raptors across the state. Testing of these birds has confirmed the cause to be Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI),

Background on a Growing Issue at Gans Creek Recreational Area

Wed. Oct. 1, 2025

Gans Creek Recreation Area Fact Sheet Gans Creek Recreation Area shares a common border with Gans Creek Wild Area within Rock Bridge Memorial State Park. These public lands together form an important, core natural habitat that has been recognized by national and statewide organizations.  No other City Park land is so ecologically important based on

Note from the President

Tue. Apr. 1, 2025

Spring has finally sprung!  I love seeing the daffodils and crocuses, along with all the buds on the trees. Bird activity has certainly picked up, and the migrants are continuing to drop in. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for another migratory season of confusing and exhilarating bird song. Every year it takes

Article with CAS Representing on the Big Business of Birding

Mon. Mar. 3, 2025

Here’s a nice article several CAS members contributed to last year on the economic impact of birding: https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/industries/booming-birding-business-spurs-spending-encourages-conservation-in-missouri/article_921f6230-e8c8-11ef-a458-3314da13ea2f.html