user icon TawnyOwl15

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Ballwin, MO

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I work at the World Bird Sanctuary. I have spent years and years learning all I can about different raptors and songbirds, and having a great time doing it!

Joined Geobirds November 1, 2007
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Sightings by TawnyOwl15

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sightingicon American White Pelicans    Sunday November 2, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

Flying over Valley Park, Missouri. It seems like whenever I see the Pelicans flying over, it's in Valley Park. Maybe because of the Meremac River being right there!


sightingicon Red-Shouldered Hawk    Tuesday October 21, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

I was riding in the bed of a pickup truck at the bird sanctuary, and she was right over my head. She starts screaming at me, and I jerked around so quickly I almost threw myself right off the truck! Outstanding bird, though!


sightingicon Great Horned Owls    Thursday October 9, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

It was funny, because I had just come out of a bird sanctuary program, when I heard and saw these two.


sightingicon Sandhill Cranes    Thursday October 9, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

In a marsh field in Iowa. Beautiful birds. I was glad that I could ID them from a Great-blue from the highway ;)


sightingicon Northern Bobwhite    Thursday October 9, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

It was just sitting on a power line in Iowa. It was funny, the order on the power line went Starling, Starling, Bobwhite, Kestrel. HA!


sightingicon Northern Saw-whet Owl    Friday October 3, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

This is an vocal sighting. I didn't REALLY see it, but I finally "tuned in" to the outdoors at the right time!!


sightingicon Eastern Screech-Owl (Gray)s    Friday October 3, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

I was at a family reunion in Iowa, and they all flew around in the fields! They were as thick as bats in the sky! I'm using my "birders estimate" skills here to determine how many there were. I know there were a little more than 15, so I'll put it as 17


sightingicon Chestnut-sided Warbler    Monday September 15, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

The Chestnut-sided that was being chased by the Black-and-white. That was funny!


sightingicon Chestnut-sided Warbler    Monday September 15, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

The Chestnut-sided that was being chased by the Black-and-white. That was funny!


sightingicon Black-and-white Warbler    Monday September 15, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

At Riverlands. A fantastic birding hotspot. I'm going back there soon hopefully! This guy was chasing around a Chestnut-sided. Funny little creatures.


sightingicon Yellow-billed Cuckoo    Wednesday August 20, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

Obviously this one was high in a tree. I caught a glimpse of his tail, and then kept following him when he was flying!


sightingicon Great Crested Flycatcher    Wednesday August 20, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

This bird was singing around a bunch of trees, and I didn't see him until I had just about given up!


sightingicon Pileated Woodpecker    Wednesday August 20, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

Large male foraging on the ground. This is one of the birds that I saw on my census of the bird sanctuary


sightingicon Scarlet Tanager    Wednesday August 20, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

Another male (I got lucky!). He was perched really high in a tree. Such a gorgeous bird.


sightingicon Northern Saw-whet Owl    Saturday August 16, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

Another one of my night walks. I was walking through the woods, and I heard one off in the distance. I quickly walked over to it, and it stayed perfectly still for me to admire! One beautiful specimen!


sightingicon Broad-winged Hawks    Wednesday August 6, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

These were verbal sightings. I did catch a glimps at one of them though! :)


sightingicon Merlin    Friday August 1, 2008 near Ballwin, Missouri

Flew overhead while I was flying a Harris Hawk. Beautiful bird, and amazing aerobatics!