October 22, Sunday, 7:30 a.m. River Valley Wetland, and 10:30 a.m. Althea Sherman Swift Tower Tour. We’ll visit River Valley Wetland in Cedar County for a guided bird walk with Mark Brown. Target birds are late fall migrants such as Orange-crowned
Warbler, Hermit Thrush, Fox Sparrow, Purple Finch, and Rusty Blackbird. 
Then we’ll head to Bickett-Rate Preserve for a 10:30 guided tour of Althea Sherman’s Chimney Swift Tower with Barbara and Mike Boyle. Return time is around 12:30 p.m. Options for meet-up:
 7:30 Bird Hike meet at the North Dodge Hy-Vee parking lot near the gas pumps (1125 N Dodge St., Iowa City) to carpool to the bird hike.
For tour only, meet at 10:30 at Bickett-Rate Preserve (600 225th St., Tipton).