Field Trips

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

10/12/2024 *Emma McCarthy Lee Park - Field Trip* On Saturday, October 12, Eli's field trip will start at Emma McCarthy Lee Park on the west side of Ames, then will move nearby to also bird Ann Munn Woods trail. .......... Anyone from BBAS, your friends or other birders, should all meet by 8 AM, down in the lower parking area at Emma Lee McCarthy park, just south of Ross Road.

10/12/2024
Emma McCarthy Lee Park - Field Trip
On Saturday, October 12, Eli's field trip will start at Emma McCarthy Lee Park on the west side of Ames, then will move nearby to also bird Ann Munn Woods trail. .......... Anyone from BBAS, your friends or other birders, should all meet by 8 AM, down in the lower parking area at Emma Lee McCarthy park, just south of Ross Road.

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 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.

For more information contact Eric Ollie at uphawkeye@gmail.com.

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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