Iowa City Bird Club

It’s the Hawkeyes (Iowa City Bird Club) vs. the Cyclones (Big Bluestem Audubon Society) in a competition to find the most bird species.  Birders from across Iowa can participate with either team in the designated area. Last year’s final tally was Iowa City Bird Club150, Big Bluestem Audubon Society 137.  Back by popular demand this… Read More CY-Hawk Birding Challenge

Directions: park on the north shoulder pull-off just east of Mehaffey Bridge. Look for the Stainbrook Preserve sign and follow the short path up the hill. For a map, go here http://www.iowacitybirdclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Map-1Hawkwatch.gif

September 21st, Thursday, 7 p.m. In-Person and Zoom meeting at the Kent Park CEC:  Bird bander Mark Bowman will present "Passerine Molt and Birding by Feather." Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87908849527?pwd=MDNjeEZiMFdIYmVscDBIK3Bsc2dPdz09Meeting ID: 879 0884 9527Passcode: 756436 Meeting starts at 7:00pm. Please sign in early so we are ready to go at 7:00pm.

September 22-24, Friday-Sunday. Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Fall Meeting at Cedar Falls. The keynote speaker is author Jon Dunn, who will give an expert talk on shorebird identification. Field trips will be held Saturday and Sunday mornings, with presentations Saturday afternoon and a banquet and keynote Saturday evening. For more information and to register visitwww.iowabirds.org.

7:30 PM Friday Night 7:00 AM Saturday Morning Members from the Iowa City Bird Club will lend a hand in providing expertise on the bird hikes.  Friday’s schedule includes a presentation on Nocturnal Raptors of Iowa and an evening Owl Prowl.  Saturday’s schedule includes a morning bird hike, a presentation on diurnal raptors, and a live… Read More Building Better Birders Workshop

September 30, Saturday, 7:30 am, Hawk Wildlife Management Area:See late warblers, sparrows, and other fall migrants. Meet leader Jason McCurdy at the HWMA parking lot on Swan Lake Road, across from Swan Lake (GPS coordinates 41.776081, -91.675009).  We will carpool our way around the area. Expect moderate hiking at some viewing areas. Dress for the weather and potential… Read More Field Trip: Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area

October 8, Sunday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Iowa City: Get Outside! An Outdoor Recreation Festival at City Park. This family- friendly event is sponsored by Iowa City Parks and Recreation and will feature a range of activities from canoeing, bird walks, and archery to LARPing, plein-air painting, and yoga. Attendees will also be able to grab food… Read More Iowa City: Get Outside Event

October 19th, Thursday, 7 p.m. In-Person and Zoom meeting at the Kent Park CEC: Oskaloosa birder and photographer, will present “Birding Port Aransas, Texas in February.” Learn about winter trips to the Texas Gulf Coast to watch Whooping Cranes in their natural habitat.  Then discover so many other birds in this easy to navigate,friendly and affordable birding area.Join… Read More IC Bird Club Meeting

October 22, Sunday, 7:30 a.m. River Valley Wetland, and 10:30 a.m. Althea Sherman Swift Tower Tour. We’ll visit River Valley Wetland in Cedar County for a guided bird walk with Mark Brown. Target birds are late fall migrants such as Orange-crownedWarbler, Hermit Thrush, Fox Sparrow, Purple Finch, and Rusty Blackbird. Then we’ll head to Bickett-Rate Preserve for… Read More River Valley Wetland & Althea Sherman Swift Tower Tour

Pleasant Creek Recreation Area in Linn County. This is a joint trip between IOU (Iowa Ornithologist’s Union) and ICBC (Iowa City Bird Club) led by Wendy Van De Walle.  Pleasant Creek Lake is a large, deep lake that can have good variety of migrating waterfowl.  The surrounding park area has several habitat types where we’ll look… Read More Field Trip – Pleasant Creek Recreation Area