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  • 2025 KOS Fall Meeting

    The 2025 Kansas Ornithological Society fall Meeting is September 26-28. For more information and how to register, click the following link: KOS Fall Meeting

  • Field Trip: Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area

    Burr Oak Woods CA 1401 NW Park Rd, Blue Springs, MO, United States

    Join us for a fall birding walk at Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area in Blue Springs, MO. We will meet in front of the nature center at 8 AM, and walk the paved trails for about 2–2.5 hours, keeping an eye out for migrating songbirds, woodpeckers, raptors, and year-round residents. This trip is open to ... Read more

  • Field Trip: Maple Woods Natural Area

    Maple Woods Natural Area 2603 NE 76th St, Gladstone, MO, United States

    Join us as we explore the Maple Woods Natural Area, known for its mature maple and oak forest, which is recognized by the National Park Service as a significant Natural Area. We'll look for resident and migratory forest birds. Please bring binoculars and appropriate shoes for walking on dirt trails. We'll meet at the parking ... Read more

  • Field Trip: Clinton Lake

    Clinton Lake - US Army Corps of Engineers Office 872 N 1402 Rd, Lawrence, KS, United States

    Join us for one of fall’s most memorable spectacles: the migration of Franklin’s Gulls. We’ll begin at Clinton Lake Dam right at sunrise (7:28 AM) to catch the early flight activity, then make our way around to Bloomington. If time and interest allow, we’ll continue on to Perry Lake for more birding. Schedule: Gather at ... Read more

  • Field Trip: Jerry Smith Park

    Jerry Smith Park Trailhead Parking Lot 13493 Prospect Ave, Kansas City, MO

    Join us as we visit this restored prairie and city park to conduct a migratory bird census. We will walk the trails in search of migrating Vireos, Flycatchers, Warblers, Thrushes and whatever else is there. This census assists KC Wildlands and their ongoing mission toward land stewardship around the Kansas City Metro region. Counting birds ... Read more

  • October General Meeting on Zoom

    Zoom

    "What's Up With Those Limpkins? The Great Limpkin Vagrancy Event" Presented by Marky Mutchler, University of Chicago and The Field Museum, Chicago, IL and Mary Nemecek, Missouri Rare Bird Record Committee and Past President of BAS. Limpkins are large wading birds, primarily considered non-migratory. For over a century they've been limited in the US to ... Read more

  • Field Trip: Scoping Miami & Linn Counties

    Hillsdale State Park 26001 W. 255th St, Paola, KS, United States

    Join us for a full-day birding adventure! Participants are welcome to come and go as schedules allow. We’ll begin the morning scoping Hillsdale Reservoir before heading to the Paola Water Treatment Ponds in Miami County. From there, we’ll continue south to La Cygnes Lake in Linn County to search for waterfowl, gulls, grebes, and loons. ... Read more

  • Field Trip: Forest Hill Cemetery

    Forest Hill Cemetery 6901 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO, United States

    Join us for a birding trip to Forest Hill Cemetery, a historic and scenic site nestled in the heart of Kansas City. This inner-city location is a major byway for migrating species, and we’ve been recording impressive numbers during migration periods. We’ll be watching for typical migrants along with Red-headed Woodpeckers, Great Horned Owls, Common ... Read more

  • Nature Center Program: Let’s Go Batty!

    Burroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary 7300 SW West Park Road, Blue Springs, MO, United States

    Bats aren't only great Halloween decorations, they're ecosystem heroes! Drop by BAS Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary to learn all about Missouri's fascinating bats with Missouri Master Naturalist Meredith Donaldson. Fun for all ages! (Too bad you won't find the bat pictured in Missouri, but the species does have a connection with a Missouri resident!)

  • Field Trip: Lake Alex George Wetlands & Swope Park

    Alex George Wetlands 10831 Blue River Rd, Kansas City, MO, United States

    Join us for a morning of urban birding as we explore two inner-city hotspots: Lake Alex George Wetlands (near Blue River) and Swope Park. We’ll begin at Lake Alex George, where there’s ample parking in front of the wetland. Be prepared to walk through grass and dirt trails as we look for waterfowl and fall ... Read more