With the funds MBS earns participating in the CACHE/SPARKS agreements with the Missouri Department of Conservation and Missouri State Parks we are able to participate as funding partners in many
MBS Partnership Projects. Special emphasis has been placed on encouraging birders to visit parks and conservation areas with few reports and to those with fewer than 12 blank weeks in annual
eBird Bar Charts.
Winter birding poses difficulties in often bleak-looking scenes. The missing weeks for February and March reflect the harsh conditions of these months and potentially reduced return for effort for birders in the number of species seen. Trips to these sites in winter are likely to be rewarded with a surprise or two as we work to fill in data for unrepresented weeks.
Sites to Visit in February & March:*
Bennett Spring SP, Dallas & Laclede Co. Feb. Week 1 (photo above)
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Big Lake SP, Holt Co., Feb. Week 1
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Big Sugar Creek SP, McDonald Co., Feb. Weeks 2, 4
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Bilby Ranch Lake CA, Nodaway Co., Feb. Week 1 & March Week 3
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Huzzah CA, Crawford Co., Feb. Weeks 1, 2, 4 & March Week 3
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Daniel Boone CA, Warren Co., Feb. Weeks 1, 4
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Don Robinson SP, Jefferson Co., Feb. Week 2 & March Weeks 2, 3
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Graham Cave SP, Montgomery Co., Feb. Week 1
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Harry S Truman SP, Benton Co., Feb. Week 4 & March Weeks1, 4
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Lake of the Ozarks SP, Camden Co., Feb. Week 2
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Mark Twain SP, Monroe Co., Feb. Weeks 1, 2 & March Week 2
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Meramec CA, Franklin Co., March Week 1
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Morris Prairie CA, Putnam Co., Feb. All Weeks, March Weeks 1, 2, 3
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Pomme de Terre SP, Hickory Co., Feb. Week 4
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Roaring River SP, Barry Co., Feb. Week 1
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Sam A. Baker SP, Wayne Co., Feb. Weeks 1, 4
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Shoemaker CA, Adair, Co., March Week 4
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Stockton SP, Cedar Co., Feb. Week 1
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Union Ridge CA, Sullivan & Adair Cos., Feb. Weeks 3, 4
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Washington SP, Washington Co., Feb. Weeks 2, 4
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Watkins Mill SP, Clay Co., Feb. Week 2
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Mule Shoe CA, Hickory Co., Feb. Weeks 1, 2 & March Weeks 1, 3, 4
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McGee Family CA, Clinton Co., Feb. Week 2
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Grandfather Prairie CA, Pettis Co., Feb. Weeks 1, 3, 4
*Has Birding Site Guide / ‡MDC or State Park Listing