Iowa City Bird Club

April 27 - May 27,Weekdays, 6:30-8:00 a.m.  Hickory Hill Park Warbler Walks.  After a two-year hiatus, WarblerWalks are back!  Start your weekdays watching warblers with rotatingleaders Mark Madsen, Chris Edwards, Jason Paulios, Dan… Read More Hickory Hill Park Warbler Walks

April 27 - May 27,Weekdays, 6:30-8:00 a.m.  Hickory Hill Park Warbler Walks.  After a two-year hiatus, WarblerWalks are back!  Start your weekdays watching warblers with rotatingleaders Mark Madsen, Chris Edwards, Jason Paulios, Dan… Read More Hickory Hill Park Warbler Walks

Indiangrass Hills in Iowa County for breeding grassland birds.   Leader Mark Brown will guide us through this 640-acre restored prairie which is designated an important bird area.   https://www.indiangrasshills.org/igh.php  Expect to see Henslow’s… Read More Field Trip: Indiangrass Hills in Iowa County for breeding grassland birds.

 July 17, Sunday, 4p.m.  Iowa City Bird Club Potluck Picnic at Lake Macbride.  Located at Sailboat Shelter #1 at the north end of Sail Boat Road NE, Solon, near the south shore… Read More Bird Club Potluck Picnic

July 23, Saturday, Iowa City Butterfly Count.  Now in its 24th year, the local count is part of the North American Butterfly Association’s Fourth of July Butterfly Count program.  We’ll visit Kent… Read More Iowa City Butterfly Count

August 14, Sunday, 8 a.m.  Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area for shorebirds and other early fall migrants. Meet leader Chris Caster at the HWMA parking lot on Swan Lake Road, across from Swan Lake(GPS… Read More Field Trip: Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area

Labor Day Weekend is the Cy-Hawk Big Day Challenge. It’s the Iowa City Hawkeyes (Iowa City Bird Club) vs. Ames Cyclones (Big Bluestem Audubon Society), in a competition to find the… Read More Cy-Hawk Big Day Challenge

Annual Pelican Festival. View these magnificent birds through provided scopes. Attend lectures and view booths of local and state wildlife organizations. Location:  2564 Amana Road NW, Swisher events are free.… Read More Pelican Festival

September15, Thursday, 7 p.m.  Zoom Meeting.  LukeHart of The R.A.R.E. Group will present “Hawks and Owls Seen More Commonlyduring Migration and the Winter Season.”Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89571321474?pwd=eWg3R2FGaERWUXQ3VUFtR2pleVQwUT09Meeting ID: 895 7132 1474Passcode:… Read More Bird Club Meeting

Our speaker will be Luke Hart, of The R.A.R.E. Group. R.A.R.E. stands for Raptor Advocacy Rehabilitation and Education. The R.A.R.E. Group is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation of… Read More Bird Club Meeting and Lecture: Virtual