Author Archives: Eric Reuter

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Christmas Bird Count Chili Supper STILL HAPPENING SATURDAY EVENING DEC 14TH

5:30 p.m.

THE 2024 CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT IS BEING RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY DECEMBER 15 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER ON SATURDAY. CHILI SUPPER IS STILL SATURDAY NIGHT. SEE DETAILS BELOW. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Updated CBC information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chili Supper Come enjoy food and friends at the CAS Christmas Bird Count Chili Supper/Potluck. We’ll won’t be able to look at species

Saturday, December 21, 2024

December bird walk: Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (Sinkhole Trail)

7:30 a.m.

Join us to look for birds along the Sinkhole Trail at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, traversing 1.4 miles of moderate terrain through old fields (lots of sparrows!) and both bottomland and upland woodlands. After leaving the trailhead in the Devil’s Icebox parking area, the trail follows an old road through the historic site of

Field trip report

September is the traditional start of the CAS field trip season and your field trip coordinators are excited to be planning a diverse set of birding opportunities over the coming year.  You can review past and future event listings on the CAS website. Here’s a brief report on the past year and what’s coming up.

Saturday, October 19, 2024

Birding at Rothwell Park, Moberly

7:00 a.m. carpool departure from Columbia, 7:45 a.m. meetup at Rothwell Park

Have you been to Rothwell Park? About half an hour north of Columbia, the City of Moberly’s 467 acre park features a wide variety of bird-friendly habitats, from gorgeous old trees to open lakes to fields of native plantings, all connected by 7 miles of nature trails and an additional 3 miles of paved trails.

Saturday, August 17, 2024

Summer Saturday Birding: Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area

8:00 a.m.

Join us for a trip to Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area! Eagle Bluffs has a variety of habitats, ranging from open fields to wetlands to wooded areas, contributing to its status of having the highest observed bird diversity of any area in Boone County! On this late summer trip, we hope to see migrating shorebirds and

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Rocheport Katy Trail evening birding walk – WILL PROCEED AS PLANNED

6:00 pm to ~8:00 p.m.

UPDATE (Tuesday ~1:00 pm): The forecast remains as no more than light showers, which can be good for birding. The upcoming forecast for the next few days is worse, and further postponement would lose too much day length, so we’re going ahead with the trip! Dress for drizzle and come prepared to enjoy trailside birds.

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Boone County blackbird roost

3:30-5:00 pm

Come witness a mind-boggling concentration of blackbirds at a northern Boone County winter roost, now confirmed to be in its fourth year (at least) of activity. Leaders Eric and Joanna will be on-site to describe the background history of the roost, then we’ll watch as the show unfolds; each time is unique and exciting. We’ve had