Iowa City Bird Club

 TERRY TRUEBLOOD RECREATION AREA:  Beginning birder trip for current or past participants in the course. Visit this popular Iowa City park and nearby Sycamore Greenway. The lake at Terry Trueblood hosts migrating ducks with a surrounding accessible trail where we’ll see a variety of returning breeding birds. A short drive away is Sycamore Greenway trail with shrub… Read More Beginner Field Trip: TERRY TRUEBLOOD RECREATION AREA

Introduction to Birding Course: BASICS OF BIRDING II CLASS at the Iowa City Environmental Education Center, 2401 Scott Blvd, Iowa City. This will include e-birding apps, and birdsong ID.Click below link for class schedulehttps://iowacitybirdclub.org/beginners-course/

KENT PARK  Beginning birder trip for current or past participants in the Introduction to Birding Course. We will explore the trails in this park looking for migrating songbirds and resident woodland birds. Meet at the Conservation Education Center in Kent Park, 2048 Hwy. 6 NW, Oxford

Redbird Farms Wildlife Management Area, 2290 Black Diamond Rd.SW, southwest of Iowa City.  Abner Miller will lead us on a walk through Redbird Farms, which offers ponds, timber, and open areas. We’ll look for ducks, turkeys, sparrows, early warblers, woodpeckers, wrens, and raptors.  There are no bathrooms on site. Meet at the parking area at 2290 Black Diamond… Read More Field Trip: Redbird Farms Wildlife Managementgmt

Introduction to Birding Course: WHERE TO BIRD IN JOHNSON COUNTY CLASS at the Iowa City Environmental Education Center, 2401 Scott Blvd, Iowa City. Learn about well-known, lesser-known, and secret places to watch and study nature in and around Johnson County,Click below link for class schedulehttps://iowacitybirdclub.org/beginners-course/

April 16th, Thursday, 7 p.m. In-Person and Zoom meeting at the Iowa City Environmental Education Center 2401 Scott Blvd SE, Iowa City:  Suzanne Gucciardo will present “Bipolar Birding.” Drawing on twelve years of travel experience, Suzanne will describe the stark  contrasts between north and south polar and subpolar regions. Differences in basic environmental conditions produced different wildlife communities… Read More IC Bird Club Meeting

 LAKE MACBRIDE Beginning birder trip for current or past participants in the Introduction to Birding Course. Targets are water birds and other early spring migrants. We’ll stop at various points around the lake. Meet at the North Liberty Community Center, 520 W Cherry St., on the north side of the building, and carpool from there. If… Read More Beginner Field Trip: LAKE MACBRIDE

Corriell Nature Preserve in Muscatine County:  Jason Paulios will guide us in exploring this 200-acre Bur Oak Land Trust property that includes wetlands, remnant savanna, and sand prairie. Hiking terrain will be a mix of mowed and rough trails. An April 2022 outing by the birdclub found 49 species, including Snow Goose, Osprey, Cooper’s Hawk, Bald Eagle, Broad-wingedHawk, Brown… Read More Field Trip: Corriell Nature Preserve

Introduction to Birding Course: BACKYARD AND FEEDER BIRDS CLASS  at the Iowa City Environmental Education Center, 2401 Scott Blvd, Iowa City. This session will cover the common birds found in our backyards during the year, and what types of feeders and food to use to attract them. Click below link for class schedulehttps://iowacitybirdclub.org/beginners-course/

 HAWKEYE WILDLIFE AREA Beginning birder trip for current or past participants in the Introduction to Birding Course. We expect to see ducks, geese, American White Pelicans, and other early spring migrants. Wear boots for walking in wet areas, and bring a spotting scope if you have one. We’ll carpool from the North Liberty Community Center, 520 W… Read More Beginner Field Trip: HAWKEYE WILDLIFE AREA