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May Lotito

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I found lots of insects and spiders in my garden and want to identify them. I can get a rough idea from MDC website but it's not very detailed.

When I lived in AZ I got the Audubon field guide in southwest region and I loved it. Anything I saw on a hike can be found in the little book. But they don't have one for midwest area, closest would be southeastern including Arkansas. I feel our weather is colder than AR, but maybe the fauna and flora are still similar?

Second choice would be just to get a book for insects and spiders since I have a mo wildflower book and a lot more on birds.

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I just looked at what I have, several copies (in various locations, each with binoculars) of this book:

I have hit very few birds that I see that aren't in it, mostly migrators cutting though.

If you decide which is the best Audubon for this area, please tell me :D

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Oops, I sent the post out half way done.
Also I'd like to know what website/books about nature would you recommend for this area. Personally I enjoy reading this one:
http://springfieldmn.blogspot.com/?m=1

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For plants I use the St Louis botanical Gardens site. Good basic data, I wish they had things like "medicinal herb, good for fever" but they don't. It at least lets me find more names and basic cultivation notes for a LOT of the things in this area.

Missouri Botanical Garden.org/Plant Finder

I'd love to see that garden, but am NOT a fan of St Louis. I have been there once since we moved here, and that was one time too many for my taste. The botanical garden is the only thing I'd care to see there. Wish it was in Kansas City, I go there sometimes.

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Pearl Sutton wrote:
I have hit very few birds that I see that aren't in it, mostly migrators cutting though.

Have you seen a painted bunting? It is the holy grail of birding for me.

I haven't been to the botanical garden in st Louis, I don't like driving and traffic is so bad there. When we need to go to/through st Louis, we leave home around 4 am.

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You name it, they've got it, and seriously great info! I've even had people from other states recommend this site: https://mdc.mo.gov/

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May Lotito wrote:
Have you seen a painted bunting? It is the holy grail of birding for me.

No, I'd love to though! I think I'm a bit too far north for them. Although, listening to the songs on the Audubon site, I may have heard them, so I am not sure they aren't around here.

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We had an indigo bunting male, last year. Only saw him once, so I'm thinking either he was just passing through, or his nest was in the back portion of our property, where I'd have far less opportunity to set him, unless I'm ready for hiking, lol

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Carla Burke wrote:You name it, they've got it, and seriously great info! I've even had people from other states recommend this site: https://mdc.mo.gov/

Like their conservationist magazine too even though we don't do hunting or fishing.

It's convenient that MDC provides links to bugguide on every species. I still can't find out what the wierd looking cranefly-like creature is. Time to get a bugguide id.

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That site has a rather renowned mushrooms guide, too

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