Backyard
birds, shore birds, and other early migratory birds
are nesting. Songbirds -- warblers and orioles, indigo
buntings and hummers, and more, are coming! Tend your
gardens and property!
Left: Kingfisher
arrival. Center: Four Red-Winged Blackbird Eggs in Nest.
Right: Robin Eggs in Nest. Photos courtesy of Missouri
Department of Conservation, 2006.
Left: Barn Owl defending nest.
Center: Male Cardinal with babies. Right: Female Mourning
Dove with young. Far Right: Green Heron fledgling. Photos
courtesy of Missouri Department of Conservation, 2006.
Left: Bluebird
nestlings. Center: Least Bittern babies. Right: Eastern
Phoebe nest with hatchlings. Photos courtesy of Missouri
Department of Conservation, 2006. Bottom: Hummingbird photo
provided by Jim Rathert, MDC.
The 1st spring birding festival of the
Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois
river confluences.
For information, contact
Alton Convention and
Visitors Bureau at
1-800-258-6645 or visit
www.wingsofspring.org.
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