Iowa City Bird Club

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

 March 16th Thursday, 7 p.m. Zoom Meeting: Bob Dolgan will host a showing of his nature film“The Magic Stump,” the story of an Illinois tree stump that’s attracted a phenomenal variety… Read More IC Bird Club

Postponed until 19 March 2023