Iowa City Bird Club

May 18, Saturday. Building Better Birders Workshop. This free all-day workshop from Johnson County Conservation requires pre-registration at the link below. The morning bird walk, bird banding  demonstration, and presentations take place at the Kent Park Conservation Education Center, followed by a guided birding hike at Cedar River Crossing at the end of the day.  Come for… Read More Building Better Birders Workshop

May 18, Saturday, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Draco Hill in Cedar County Visit this private nature farm for a bird walk and tour. Draco Hill includes pasture, orchards, food gardens, woodlands, and a prairie remnant on the Cedar River. Meet owner Suzan Erem, who will guide us along the trails.  ICBC leader Karen Disbrow will help us identify… Read More Field Trip: Draco Hill

April 29 - May 24, Weekdays, Mon-Fri, 6:30-8:00 a.m.,  Hickory Hill Park Warbler Walks.  Start your weekdays watching warblers and other spring migrants in the park with our rotating crew of expert leaders. Meet at the north parking lot at 800 Conklin Lane, off N. Dodge St.

April 29 - May 24, Weekdays, Mon-Fri, 6:30-8:00 a.m.,  Hickory Hill Park Warbler Walks.  Start your weekdays watching warblers and other spring migrants in the park with our rotating crew of expert leaders. Meet at the north parking lot at 800 Conklin Lane, off N. Dodge St.

April 29 - May 24, Weekdays, Mon-Fri, 6:30-8:00 a.m.,  Hickory Hill Park Warbler Walks.  Start your weekdays watching warblers and other spring migrants in the park with our rotating crew of expert leaders. Meet at the north parking lot at 800 Conklin Lane, off N. Dodge St.

April 29 - May 24, Weekdays, Mon-Fri, 6:30-8:00 a.m.,  Hickory Hill Park Warbler Walks.  Start your weekdays watching warblers and other spring migrants in the park with our rotating crew of expert leaders. Meet at the north parking lot at 800 Conklin Lane, off N. Dodge St.

April 29 - May 24, Weekdays, Mon-Fri, 6:30-8:00 a.m.,  Hickory Hill Park Warbler Walks.  Start your weekdays watching warblers and other spring migrants in the park with our rotating crew of expert leaders. Meet at the north parking lot at 800 Conklin Lane, off N. Dodge St.

May 25, Saturday, 6:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve in Louisa County.This preserve is rarely open to the public, but we have special permission to visit and survey wildlife species.  Targets include breeding birds like Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-breasted Chat, and Northern Mockingbird, and reptiles like Box Turtles, Racers, Hognose Snakes, and Racerunner Lizards.  With 510… Read More Field Trip: Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve

June 9, Sunday, 7:30 a.m. – Noon. Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area for breeding birds atGadwall and Mallard Ponds.  Join leader Linda Rudolph on a hike to look for Lark and  Henslow’s Sparrows, cuckoos, Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-breasted Chat, orioles, and Sandhill Crane.  Meet at the HWMA parking lot on Swan Lake Road, across from Swan Lake (GPS coordinates… Read More Field Trip: Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area

Saturday, June 22, 7:30 a.m. Indiangrass Hills in Iowa County for breeding grassland birds. Leader Mark Madsen will guide us through this 640-acre restored prairie. Expect to see Henslow’s Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Sedge Wren, Orchard Oriole, Bobolink, and more. There will be extensive walking on mowed grass paths which may be wet. Don’t forget bug spray… Read More Pop-up Field Trip: Indiangrass Hills