Iowa City Bird Club

 ICBC Meeting via Zoom. IOU members Karen Viste-Sparkman and Stuart Sparkmanwill present “Columbia: Birding the Northern Andes.”  Location: Zoom Meeting - Login details sent via email to ICBC club members.

 ICBC Meetingvia Zoom. MarkBowman, Master Bird Bander, will present “American Kestrel Conservation.”  Location:Zoom Meeting.  Login details sent via email to ICBC club members.

Iowa City Christmas Bird Count -Location: Field observation and Feeder watch.Join us for this holiday tradition! To participate, contact Chris Edwards atcredwards@aol.com or (319) 430-4732 by December 16. We need participants in the field and as feeder watchers. If you wish to be a field participant, you will be assigned to a specific area to cover.… Read More Iowa City Christmas Bird Count

Bird Club Meeting via Zoom. Chris Caster, past president of ICBC and birder extraordinaire, will present "Gulls on the Mississippi River".  Chris usually leads a winter birding trip to the Quad Cities area to check out gulls, but due to COVID-19, birding trips are not happening.  So instead Chris will show us what gulls are… Read More Bird Club Meeting

Take a deep dive into habitat management at our hottest hotspot!  Steven Woodruff, Iowa DNR Wildlife Biologist for the Iowa River Wildlife Unit, presents "Management Practices of the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area”.   Steven will discuss a variety of management practices conducted by the Hawkeye Wildlife Unit staff.  Management practices range from water level manipulation, tree encroachment removal… Read More Bird Club Meeting

REGISTRATION DEADLINE March Madness (in April) Birding Challenge. Back for a third time! This Big Day tournament will be held on Thursdays through Sundays on successive weekends, starting either April 8 or 15, depending on the number of participants. Each week participants will be matched against another birder and will attempt to find the most bird… Read More Registration Deadline: March Madness (in April) Birding Challenge

April 8 – May 2. March Madness (in April) Birding Challenge. Back for a third time! This Big Day tournament will be held on Thursdays through Sundays on successive weekends, starting either April 8 or 15, depending on the number of participants. Each week participants will be matched against another birder and will attempt to… Read More March Madness (in April) Birding Challenge

Bird Club Meeting via Zoom - Marci Trana, Johnson County Conservation Education Specialist, will present “Birds and Renewable Energy.” How do wind and solar energy impact wildlife? What strategies are there for reducing and mitigating these interactions? Meeting Recording found here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/kSJZiHBjzXHjNj5fXUYp_gf1pNt3WWraU6ARmUNJeuFqNIG4yWKmYmyVq_g_uQ1d.w_2yIzxu1Gyx1bJp  Passcode: Rm#NMf*6 

Spring Migration Count  Johnson County Spring Migration Count. We will bird individually or in small groups to count as many birds as possible across Johnson County. Last year 156 species were recorded. To participate, contact Chris Caster prior to count day at cjcaster@q.com. Visit our website for more information.

Bird Club Meeting via Zoom - Anna Buckardt Thomas, Iowa DNR Avian Ecologist, will present “Trumpeter Swans in Iowa: The Restoration and Research of an Iconic Species.” Learn about the history of Iowa’s Trumpeter Swans, from local extinction to a thriving population. Meeting Recording found here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/wc6Tc4396iPUU9jqcXDJLQxmPZ4MuNS0RRSGZGQi6Iukdq6qmwI1QzyALvZq6MKR.iDfwOvOpET2p3Eig Passcode: W7Gtmqh.