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Date: 10/13/25 7:26 am From: Marge Lumpe <margelumpe...> Subject: Re: GRAS Big Sit
What a great day!! On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM Terry McNeely <terrymcneely...> wrote: > GRAS held it's 29th annual Big Sit at Swan Lake NWR, five members > participated as well as 2 visitors. > Starting at 5:30 am listening to all the sounds of the marsh and owls. By > sunrise we had tallied 24 species with a goal of as many species as > possible. By noon we were enjoying grilled brats and food that all > participants had brought. By this time we had observed 59 species. We were > treated to a hawk watch with 10 species of raptors. As well 241 Turkey > Vultures that were counted in multiple kettles of 25 - 70. > At 6:30 pm with light starting to fade and a total of 68, a determined > trio hoped for 70 species. All at once a lone Mourning Dove flew by. Now 69 > and hope fading with the light, from the reeds towards the observation > tower flew in # 70, an American Bittern, what a way to end a long day. > > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/25843+Grate+Ave+%0D%0A+%0D%0AJameson+MO+%0D%0A+%0D%0ADaviess+County?entry=gmail&source=g> > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/25843+Grate+Ave+%0D%0A+%0D%0AJameson+MO+%0D%0A+%0D%0ADaviess+County?entry=gmail&source=g>Terry > McNeely > 25843 Grate Ave > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/25843+Grate+Ave+%0D%0A+%0D%0AJameson+MO+%0D%0A+%0D%0ADaviess+County?entry=gmail&source=g> > > Jameson MO > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/25843+Grate+Ave+%0D%0A+%0D%0AJameson+MO+%0D%0A+%0D%0ADaviess+County?entry=gmail&source=g> > > Daviess County > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/25843+Grate+Ave+%0D%0A+%0D%0AJameson+MO+%0D%0A+%0D%0ADaviess+County?entry=gmail&source=g> > > 660-663-9322 > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> > > ------------------------------ > The Missouri Birding Society's Wild Bird Discussion Forum > Archives <https://lists.umsystem.edu/scripts/wa-UMS.exe?A0=MOBIRDS-L> / Subscription > options > <https://lists.umsystem.edu/SCRIPTS/wa-UMS.exe/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1> / MBS > Website <http://mobirds.org> / Email the list owners > <mobirds-l-request...> > > ABA Birding Code of Ethics <http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html> > > MBS Spring Meeting: Details to come > ------------------------------------------------------------ The Missouri Birding Society's Wild Bird Discussion Forum List archives: https://lists.umsystem.edu/scripts/wa-UMS.exe?A0=MOBIRDS-L MBS Website: http://mobirds.org/ Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto:<mobirds-l-request...> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.umsystem.edu/SCRIPTS/wa-UMS.exe/SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 ABA Birding Code of Ethics: http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html MBS Spring Meeting: Details to come Details and registration: https://mobirds.org/MBS/NextMeeting.aspx https://lists.umsystem.edu/scripts/wa-UMS.exe?A0=MOBIRDS-L

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