State Parks Checklist Project

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and The Audubon Society of Missouri (ASM) have formed a partnership to help Missourians become more familiar with birds through the State Parks Checklist Project (SPARKS). Through this program, ASM volunteers will collect bird data for state parks and historic sites and enter the data into the ASM Bird Database. The data will then be available as checklists for bird watchers, nature lovers and park users online.

By visiting the SPARKS Web site, you can:

view and print bird checklists for various state parks and historic sites -- with or without seasonal status
find information about specific birds, by clicking on the species name on any checklist
search by species and find the total number of each species reported at any facility
see who is reporting bird data for this project and more

State Parks/Historic Sites Home Page