Field Trips

join Big Bluestem Audubon members as we look for birds and other interesting flora and fauna

6/14/2025 Morning Birdwalk June 14, 8:00 am: Morning birdwalk at the Young home - Tim, Charli, & Elliot . Address: 51552 180th St, Ames (grassy area for parking, watch for signs) . They have some folding chairs, but if you have one, please bring it too

6/14/2025
Morning Birdwalk
June 14, 8:00 am: Morning birdwalk at the Young home - Tim, Charli, & Elliot
*. Address: 51552 180th St, Ames (grassy area for parking, watch for signs)
*. They have some folding chairs, but if you have one, please bring it too

Meeting Place

Monthly field trips are free and open to the public.

Participants will meet the group at the field trip site unless an alternate meeting place is announced to facilitate carpooling.

Unless it is stated otherwise, the field trips will generally end sometime between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, depending on interest and success in finding birds.

Field trips will almost always involve at least some hiking, usually away from hardened surfaces and often in less-than-ideal conditions. Please come prepared with appropriate dress and footwear. It is very highly recommended that all participants have their own pair of binoculars.

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General Resources

Iowa Audubon statewide coalition of Audubon Chapters and other local birding groups in Iowa
Iowa Ornithologists' Union statewide organization for all people interested in Iowa's birds
eBird a handy tool for tracking your bird sightings and contributing to a global picture
All About Birds ID help and other interesting information from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

Iowa Audubon
statewide coalition of Audubon Chapters and other local birding groups in Iowa

Iowa Ornithologists' Union
statewide organization for all people interested in Iowa's birds

eBird
a handy tool for tracking your bird sightings and contributing to a global picture

All About Birds
ID help and other interesting information from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology