A New Experience for Young Missourians: Missouri Young Birders Club
Remember when you first got into birds? It probably started with one experience or one bird that sparked a fascination...
To Band or Not to Band, that is the question
Like many bird observatories, the Missouri River Bird Observatory began as a bird-banding station. From 2009 to 2013, we monitored spring...
From Outside , In: Going Green for Your Community
Written by Molly Kay and Paige Witek Here in Missouri, we’re no stranger to being surrounded by a variety of...
While We Were Sleeping
Like it or dislike it, the current U.S. political situation is certainly distracting. Every day we are bombarded with news...
Fall Migration Finale
Since the last blog, several new species for the season were observed during the last weeks of fall migration bird...
Fall Migration on southwest Missouri grasslands
By Veronica Mecko For the second year, MRBO staff is conducting fall migration bird surveys at Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie and Linscomb...
The Art and Science of Bird Surveys in the Modern Age: A new twist to distance sampling
Since 2012, the Missouri River Bird Observatory has been working on improving bird survey methodologies and the presentation of results...
Spring Migration on Grasslands 2017
By Bethany Thornton, Erik Ost and Veronica Mecko Spring migration is off to a good start in 2017! This year...