MO-Birdsong+Conservation+Area


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St. Clair County
=Birdsong Conservation Area= Collins, Missouri 64738 Birdsong Conservation Area web site Birdsong Conservation Area map Birdsong Conservation Area brochure

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Birdsong CA
Coordinates: 37.8782747, -93.7186146 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Birdsong Conservation Area
From Collins, take US-54 west about 4 miles, then Route J south 2.50 miles.

This area is mostly forest with old fields and cropland. Facilities/features: permanent stream (Brush Creek), Brush Creek Natural Area. Birdsong Conservation Area contains oak savannas and woodlands with expanses of dolomite glade common on thin soils and bluffs along Brush Creek. This area also contains several large pockets of native grassland. Restoration efforts are underway, including tree removal and prescribed burning.

The Niangua darter, listed as state endangered and federally threatened, is documented within Brush Creek, which runs through the center and western boundary of Birdsong CA.

The diversity of aquatic species and the quality of Brush Creek led to the designation of Brush Creek Natural Area on Birdsong CA. Forty-one species of fish have been recorded in the area and invertebrate life is also diverse. Large golden redhorse, longear sunfish, northern hog sucker, Ozark minnow, bleeding shiner, and striped fantail and rainbow darters are some of the common fish. This part of Brush Creek has also been listed as Critical Habitat for the Niangua Darter, a federally threatened species.

Area access trails provide opportunity for hiking and bird watching, but are restricted to foot traffic. From Birdsong Conservation Area web site

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