Iowa City Bird Club

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… 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 … 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… Read More Pop-up Field Trip: Indiangrass Hills

 June 30, Sunday, 4 p.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… Read More Bird Club Potluck Picnic

July 20, Saturday, Iowa City Butterfly Count.  As part of the North American Butterfly Association’s Fourth of July Butterfly Count program, we’ll visit Kent Park, Hawkeye Wildlife Area, Lake Macbride, and… Read More Iowa City Butterfly Count

July 25, Thursday, 6:30 – 9 p.m. Chimney Swift Big Sit in Kalona. Bring your lawn chair and join our gathering to watch the Chimney Swifts descend into a roost site… Read More Chimney Swift Big Sit

August 18, 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… Read More Field Trip: Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area

Pelican Festival at Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area, near the DNR headquarters at 2564 Amana Road NW, Swisher. A family-friendly event to enjoy and learn about our local migrating American White… Read More Pelican Festival