by Edge Wade
Missouri Birding Challenge… Get Ready For It!
The Missouri Department of Conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Missouri River Bird Observatory and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation invite both new and experienced birders to join the first ever Missouri Birding Challenge, May 1–15, 2025.
Learn more about the Challenge and related topics at the Missouri Birding Challenge website. Full Challenge rules and details will be released in coming weeks. Registration will be open April 1–30 on the website.
Birders can prepare for the Missouri Birding Challenge by joining the free Missouri Birding Challenge Webinar Series on various birding topics. The free webinars will introduce participants to birding and educate them on key issues around birds and bird conservation in Missouri.
February’s webinar is eBird and Citizen Science with USFWS Ornithologist Sarah Kendrick on Thursday, February 13, 6–7 p.m. CST. Join Sarah to learn about eBird, a massive online database that logs birders’ sightings and is now a major contributor to bird conservation science.
Learn how to use eBird to log bird sightings and how this data source is revolutionizing how we see the magic of migration and tracking bird population trends over time.