We saw the bird, I believe on the first day it was reported...January 2nd.
My mother-in-law, Judy Bergmann, was the one who made the eBird report.
I'm not sure if it's been posted here on mobirds, but this is the same
location where they (multiples in previous years, just one this year, so
far) have been reported for several years in a row in winter. I have
since signed up for the rare bird report from eBird for both Missouri and
Illinois (where this bird is....it's not a Missouri bird, but close...) and
people have reported seeing it pretty much every day since the 2nd,
including "the mob" on the 3rd. ;-)
Heidi McCullough
Parkville, Platte County, where the tallest bird in the yard is a turkey...
On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM Robert Brundage <rjbrundage...>
wrote:
> Unless I missed it, I have not seen an email on here about the Whooping
> Crane at St. Mary Access, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, as reported on eBird.
>
> I assume it's legitimate. Anyone personally seen this bird? Apparently,
> it's still there today.
>
> Robert Brundage
> 354 Cannondale Rd
> Jefferson City, MO 65109
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