On its Web site (www.stlaudubon.org), the St. Louis Audubon Society lists fifteen places in the Metro area that are excellent for bird-watching. Among them are the obvious (Forest Park's Kennedy Forest, the Powder Valley Nature Center) and the unexpected (Tower Grove Park -- who knew it was a high-quality migrant trap?). But even these dedicated fowlers admit that of the fifteen locations, the Riverland Environmental Demonstration Area, along the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois, stands... More »
