Iowa City Bird Club

Hawk Watch at Stainbrook Preserve:  located along Mehaffey Bridge Road just north of Sugar Bottom Recreation Area. Join us on the hill to watch for migrating raptors including Broad-winged Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, and Red-tailed Hawk. Bring a lawn chair and a spotting scope if you have one.  Park on the north shoulder just east… Read More Hawk Watch – Stainbrook Preserve

Registration deadline for October Madness Birding Challenge.  This Big Day tournament is similar to an NCAA basketball tournament for birders! It will beheld on Thursdays through Sundays on successive weekends in October, with the length and format dependent on the number of participants. Each week participants will be matched against another birder and will attempt… Read More Registration Deadline: October Madness Birding Challenge

October 1 – 25. October Madness Birding Challenge - This Big Day tournament is similar to an NCAA basketball tournament for birders! It will be held on Thursdays through Sundays on successive weekends in October, with the length and format dependent on the number of participants. Each week participants will be matched against another birder and… Read More October Madness Birding Challenge

 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