Meetings and Programs

Join Big Bluestem Audubon for some facsinating presentations covering the natural world here and far

11/21/2019 *Mark Bowman, Mike Havlik \| American Kestrel Conservation* There will be four topics regarding American Kestrels: 1) their biology, 2) Dallas County Conservation Board’s conservation efforts, 3) the American Kestrel Partnership, and 4) the Genoscape Project (“Full Cycle Phenology”). Afterward, we will invite audience input about advancing conservation efforts for this species.
12/12/2019 *Christmas Meeting* Details will be announced in the next newsletter. The Story County Conservation Center is not available this year.

11/21/2019
Mark Bowman, Mike Havlik | American Kestrel Conservation
There will be four topics regarding American Kestrels: 1) their biology, 2) Dallas County Conservation Board’s conservation efforts, 3) the American Kestrel Partnership, and 4) the Genoscape Project (“Full Cycle Phenology”). Afterward, we will invite audience input about advancing conservation efforts for this species.

12/12/2019
Christmas Meeting
Details will be announced in the next newsletter. The Story County Conservation Center is not available this year.

Where and When

Program meetings are held monthly, September-May on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm. The Big Bluestem Audubon Society membership meeting starts at 6:30 pm, with the invited speaker starting at 7:00 pm. The public is welcome.

The Ames Public Library (515 Douglas) is centrally located, has access to public transportation, and has room for new attendees who happen upon our meeting by chance. Meetings are usually held in the Farwell Brown auditorium. Go left as you enter the library to enter the large auditorium on the first floor. Programs are limited to 35-45 minutes in order that questions can be answered, treats provided and clean-up completed by 8:30 PM. The library requires that all programs be done one half hour before closing.

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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