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Where to Bird
United States of America -- Missouri
Discover the top birding locations in Missouri. Find out more about Missouri Bird Clubs and Birding Organizations in Missouri. Print out a checklist of Missouri birds. Find the Rare Bird Alert Phone Numbers for Missouri. Order books to help you become a better birder in Missouri. Discover links to Missouri Birding web sites. Print out special maps of Missouri before you begin your trip.

Birds of Special Interest: Eurasian Tree Sparrow

State Bird: Eastern Bluebird

State Checklists:
Thayer Birding Software
Audubon Society of Missouri
NPWRC Bird Checklists - Missouri

Species Seen in Missouri: 398

State Ornithological Society:
The Audubon Society of Missouri

Rare Bird Alerts:
(573) 445-9115   Statewide
(913) 342-2473   Kansas City
(314) 935-8432   St. Louis
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Electronic Mailing Lists:
Missouri Listserv
To subscribe to the Missouri listserv, go to the following page:
http://www.hsc.missouri.edu/~majordomo/info.html,
pick "mobirds-l" from the list on the left, fill in your name and E-mail address and click on the "submit" button.

Missouri birds listserver – MOBirds
To subscribe send subscribe mobirds-l <optional address> to: majordomo@proteus.mig.missouri.edu Contact email addresses: mobirds-l@www.hsc.missouri.edu or mobirds-l@proteus.mig.missouri.edu

Missouri birds listserv
A listserv dedicated to birding in Missouri. To get information on how to subscribe, send email to mo-birds@show-me.com

Maps:
Missouri
Missouri Maps
Missouri Counties
US Fish & Wildlife Service Maps
Map of Counties

Retail Birding Stores
Travel Guide by City

Birding Links for Missouri:
Birding Festivals
Christmas Bird Count Database
Missouri Birds  Department of Conservation
Enjoying Missouri's Birds
Missouri Breeding Bird Atlas
Bird Abundance Survey
St. Louis Birding Resources
Greater Prairie Chicken in Missouri
Missouri State Parks

Missouri Organizations:
Audubon Chapters in Missouri
   Burroughs Audubon Society   Kansas City
   Columbia Audubon Society
   Greater Ozarks
   River Bluffs Audubon Society
   St. Louis Audubon Society
The Nature Conservancy - Missouri
Webster Groves Nature Study Society

Important Birding Locations in Missouri:
Hot Spots
Favorite Missouri Birding Areas
Finding Earasian Tree Sparrows
Mingo NWR
Mark Twain National Forest
Squaw Creek NWR
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - Missouri

Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Prairie State Park
37.49 N   94.34 W
Grassland birds of the prairie are the specialty here. Look for Upland Sandpipers, Henslow's Sparrows and Dickcissel. With luck you may even spot a Greater Prairie-Chicken. In winter watch for Short-eared Owls.

St. Louis
38.42 N   90.20 W
Eurasian Tree Sparrows are established breeders here and across the Mississippi River in parks and farmland of western Illinois. Otherwise, go to Europe to see them. Check the Riverlands Environmental Demonstration Area north of town for wintering gulls.

Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
40.06 N   95.24 W
The 10 mile drive lets you view ponds and fields from the comfort of your car. Spring and fall migration are busy times with more Snow Geese here than you knew existed!

Taberville Prairie Conservation Area
38.10 N   94.00 W
This tallgrass prairie was never plowed for crops so over 400 plant species can be found. Greater Prairie-Chickens perform on their lek in March and April.  Watch for the courtship display of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers.

 

If you would like to recommend a great birding spot in this region, please feel free to contact us at info(at)birding.com. We welcome your suggestions!