July 17, Sunday, 4p.m. Iowa City Bird Club Potluck Picnic at Lake Macbride. Located at Sailboat Shelter #1 at the north end of Sail Boat Road NE, Solon, near the south shore… Read More Bird Club Potluck Picnic
July 23, Saturday, Iowa City Butterfly Count. Now in its 24th year, the local count is part of the North American Butterfly Association’s Fourth of July Butterfly Count program. We’ll visit Kent… Read More Iowa City Butterfly Count
Labor Day Weekend is the Cy-Hawk Big Day Challenge. It’s the Iowa City Hawkeyes (Iowa City Bird Club) vs. Ames Cyclones (Big Bluestem Audubon Society), in a competition to find the… Read More Cy-Hawk Big Day Challenge
Annual Pelican Festival. View these magnificent birds through provided scopes. Attend lectures and view booths of local and state wildlife organizations. Location: 2564 Amana Road NW, Swisher events are free.… Read More Pelican Festival
September 18, Sunday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Hawk Watch at Stainbrook Preserve, located along Mehaffey Bridge Road just north of Sugar Bottom Recreation Area. Join us on the hill… Read More Hawk Watch at Stainbrook Preserve
The Big Sit! at Sugar Bottom Recreation Area Day Use Area, 2192 Mehaffey Bridge Rd. NE, Solon. Drop in anytime between 7a.m. – 12 p.m. to count birds and enjoy… Read More The Big Sit! Drop in
Iowa City Christmas Bird Count -SAVE THE DATE- More information to follow.-observation and Feeder watch. More information to follow.
Building Better Birders Workshop. Saturday, February 4, 2023. Click link below to see schedule of activities. Register for this free workshop online at link below or call 319-645-1011. Want to learn… Read More Building Better Birders Workshop
February 16h, Thursday, 7 p.m. Zoom Meeting: Dean Hester will present “Owls of the ABA Area.”Dean is a talented local artist, photographer, and birder with an M.S. in Paleontology from the… Read More IC Bird Club
Introduction to Birding Course: Basics of Birding at the Conservation Education Center in Kent Park. Learn about birding techniques, equipment, bird identification and more! Sign up for one session or… Read More Introduction to Birding Course