Iowa City Bird Club

September 17-19,Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Fall Meeting at Centerville, near Lake Rathbun. There will be fields trips Saturdayand Sunday mornings.  Saturday will alsofeature afternoon presentations, and an evening banquet and keynote speaker.  Masks are requested indoors.  Register by September 11 at https://iowabirds.org/IOU/NextMeeting.aspx. 

ICBC Hawk Watch atStainbrook Preserve: located along Mehaffey Bridge Road just north of SugarBottom Recreation Area. Join us on the hill to watch for migrating raptorsincluding Broad-winged Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, and Red-tailedHawk. Bring a lawn chair and a spotting scope if you have one.  Directions: park on the north shoulder pull-offjust east of Mehaffey… Read More Hawk Watch Stainbrook Preserve

Kent Park Bird Walk with Rick Hollis.  Meet at Kent Park in the parking lot at Conservation Education Center.   Walk with Rick along his patch of mulched and mowed trails.  We’ll spend about two hours observing breeding and migrant birds throughout the seasons.  Group size is limited to 10people who are COVID vaccinated.  Sign up… Read More Kent Park Bird Walk

 Kent Park Bird Walkwith leader Rick Hollis   Meet at the ConservationEducation Center parking lot.   Walk with Rick along his patch ofmulched and mowed trails.  We’ll spend about two hours observing breedingand migrant birds throughout the seasons.  Group size is limited to 10people who are COVID-vaccinated.  Sign up here  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040549a8ac2ea1fd0-8am or contact Rick through Facebook here… Read More Kent Park Bird Walk

The Big Sit! at Sugar Bottom Recreation Area Day Use Area, 2192 Mehaffey BridgeRd. NE, Solon.  Drop in anytime between 7a.m. – 12 p.m. to count birds and enjoy the camaraderie, free coffee, anddonuts.   The objective of this worldwide,semi-competitive birding event is to tally as many bird species as can be seenor heard from within… Read More The Big Sit! Drop in

Kent Park Bird Walk with leader Rick Hollis   Meet at the Conservation Education Center parking lot.   Walk with Rick along his patch of mulched and mowed trails.  We’ll spend about two hours observing breeding and migrant birds throughout the seasons.  Group size is limited to 10people who are COVID-vaccinated.  Sign up here  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040549a8ac2ea1fd0-8am or contact… Read More Kent Park Bird Walk

October 21, Thursday, 7 p.m.  Zoom Meeting.  Meet Ryan and Holly Anthony, the new directors of the Iowa Raptor Project, as they dive deep into the mission of the IRP: To connect students and the community to the conservation of birds of prey and their natural habitats through research and education opportunities. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89169310962?pwd=Y01KcnFjSEJwUWFWN1I0N0tIbnJVQT09Meeting ID:… Read More Bird Club Meeting

Cedar River Crossing,  Target species include migrating sparrows, raptors, shorebirds, and waterfowl. Mark and Deb Rolfes will lead a birding tour of one of Johnson County Conservation’s newest properties.  There will be extensive walking on mowed grass paths which may be wet or muddy.   For safety, wear orange as this area does have public hunting in… Read More Cedar River Crossing

Belgum Grove for waterfowl, finches, and sparrows.  Leader Jason Paulios will guide us through this Bur Oak Land Trust property of wetland and prairie habitat. There will be extensive walking on mowed grass paths which may be wet or muddy.  Meet at 8 a.m. at the Fin & Feather parking lot, 125 Hwy. 1 W,… Read More Belgum Grove

November 18, Thursday, 7 p.m. Zoom Meeting.  Everly Eldeen will present “Internshipin Ecuador:  Banding Tropical Birds.”  Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89169310962?pwd=Y01KcnFjSEJwUWFWN1I0N0tIbnJVQT09Meeting ID: 891 6931 0962Passcode: 463551