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- Many of our popular songbirds—including most thrushes, flycatchers, vireos, warblers and orioles—are termed "Neotropical migrants," which means they migrate to Missouri from the tropics for the summer-nesting season only. Others are transients, meaning they merely pass through in spring and fall.
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5 days ago · Missouri - BirdCast Migration Dashboard. Starting: Sun, Apr 21, 2024, 7:50 PM CDT. Ending: Mon, Apr 22, 2024, 6:20 AM CDT. Learn more. Peak migration traffic. 1,798,600 Birds in flight (est.) Direction: NNE. Speed: 20 mph. Altitude: 1,100 ft. Recorded: Mon, Apr 22, 2024, 12:40 AM CDT.
- Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge. Squaw Creek describes its main wetland as “a sea of white” during peak waterfowl migration. Hundreds of thousands of snow geese settle on the water in fall and early spring.
- Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge. In the agricultural landscape of north-central Missouri, Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge provides the wetlands that waterfowl and shorebirds must have to rest and feed as they migrate long distances.
- Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area. Ten miles southwest of Columbia, this 4,431-acre conservation area is known for restored wetlands: 17 shallow pools that are managed for wildlife.
- Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary/Melvin Price Locks and Dam. Just 18 miles north of St. Louis’s Gateway Arch lies the site with Missouri’s highest number of recorded bird species.
Oct 13, 2014 · Jenna Todoroff. It’s time to get out those binoculars and get ready for some intense bird watching! Waterfowl migration will soon take over Missouri skies. During the next few months, thousands of quacking, honking ducks and geese will be winging their way through this area.
MDC is now part of a new wildlife tracking program called Motus. By tracking bird movement, researchers find out where birds go during migration and how long they stay in those areas. This information helps guide conservation and habitat management decisions.
Aug 29, 2023 · Missouri provides breeding habitats for many grassland bird species, which have been faring especially poorly in recent decades. Many spend the winter in the southeastern United States, but...
Sep 1, 2016 · Masters of Migration. More than 300 kinds of birds can be seen in Missouri, and over half of them migrate. Migration is when an animal lives in one place for part of the year and goes to a new place to live for the rest of the year. Some birds migrate just a short distance. Others make epic journeys.
May 5, 2023 · Sixty percent of North American songbirds, 40% of the continent’s waterfowl and many species of shorebirds will migrate through St. Louis in the next few weeks, according to the St. Louis Audubon Society. Just last night, an estimated 4,498,500 birds crossed St. Louis County.
