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  • April 1, 2025[missbird] PRWA JUST ARRIVED
    yesterday march 29 Merlin heard a prothonotary warbler in our yard but Bill did not hear it. but today Bill heard it as well as Merlin. Hopefully one of our residents and will be checking out their g …
  • April 1, 2025[missbird] Smith’s Longspur, Panola County
    Missbirders, I joined Delta Wind Birds for their North Delta field trip. About 45 folks caravanned to the ag lands north of Batesville to search for wintering species! We spent a great deal of time bi …
  • April 1, 2025[missbird] More COLD weather birding
    MISSBIRDERS, I started out this morning with temp hovering around 15 degrees and NW wind 5-10 mph. I headed out to Sardis Dam area hoping for a GOOD Gull or Duck due to the in-climate weather not only …
  • April 1, 2025[missbird] Short eared Owls
    On tues before the storm, I checked out the weedy field on the very north east side of Buck Island road for The owls. Between 4:15 and 5 pm. the Harriers started coming in to roost with my highest cou …
  • April 1, 2025[missbird] Snow birding in Lafayette and Yalobusha Cos
    MISSBIRDERS, This morning my sister, Kitty and I drove around some county roads looking at birds. It is amazing how you see many flocks of birds gritting/eating along the roadsides when there is snow …
  • April 1, 2025[missbird] Great Backyard Bird Count Begins Friday!
    For any of you who may not already know about this: The Great Backyard Bird Count, sponsored by both the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology since 1998, is happening once again …
  • April 1, 2025[missbird] Bonaparte's Gulls 10 Feb 2025
    MISSBIRDERS, This morning there was about 150 Bonaparte's Gulls at the Oxford Sewage lagoon south of Oxford. These are one of my favorite gulls that winter here in the South. They start coming to …
  • April 1, 2025[missbird] Re: Tunica Birding
    Gene Knight just pointed out that there are also some Ross's Geese in the photo. The two white geese closest on the right side of the photo. He noted the short stubby bills. I see them now. His e …
  • April 1, 2025[missbird] Re: Tunica Birding
    Dana:Great photos, especially the eagle!!  It’s an awesome shot!!!  Thanks for posting!David Sent from AT T Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, February 3, 2025, 12:55 PM, Dana Swan dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxx …
  • April 1, 2025[missbird] Tunica Birding
    Last weekend, Martha and I decided to do some birding in the Delta near Tunica. Maury Haraway emailed me with some hotspots to try. On Little Texas Road, we saw a lot of Ruddy Ducks and some Double-cr …