Iowa City Bird Club

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 the camaraderie, free coffee, and donuts.   The objective of this worldwide, semi-competitive birding event is to tally as many bird species as can be seen… 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 more about birds? Join Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford, Iowa for a full day of outdoor bird watching, a federal bird banding… 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 Universityof Iowa. He has photographed most of the owls found in the United States.Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84016553191?pwd=T09yK3k1M2lpZXFIemF2NGo1Ri9UZz09 Meeting ID: 840 1655 3191 Passcode: 271288  

 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 all 6!  Advanced registration is requested, and is free to club members. Call (319) 645-1011 to register. https://iowacitybirdclub.org/beginners-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 of wintering raptors over the years, including two rare Prairie Falcons. The goal of “The Magic Stump” is to draw attention to the story of… Read More IC Bird Club

Postponed until 19 March 2023 

 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 all 6!  Advanced registration is requested, and is free to club members. Call (319) 645-1011 to register. https://iowacitybirdclub.org/beginners-course/

Join us for this community event that feels like a family reunion! Learn about environmental groups and how you can take action. Free and open to the public. Keynote speaker Connie Mutel will share visionary ideas promoting biodiversity and hope from her latest book, Tending Iowa’s Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future. Book contributor and… Read More Prairie Preview

An active Purple Martin colony brings joy to everyone. If you want to establish a new colony or improve an existing one, this meeting is for you. Beginners and experts will benefit from the ideas and strategies that will be shared at this program. For more information, or to reserve booth space, please contact: Evan… Read More 15th Annual Purple Martin Workshop/Seminar