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of Big Bluestem Audubon

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Archivist	Hank Zaletel	Send Message
Bird-a-thon Compiler	Wolf Oestereich	Send Message
Conservation	Bruce Ehresman	Send Message
Education and Schools Liaison	Jerry Keys	Send Message
Local Field Trips Coordinator	Eli Kenyon	Send Message
Name-badge Coordinators	Jon & Joyce Bahrenfus	Send Message
Audubon Membership	Heather Sanders	Send Message
Newsletter Editor	Tim Garner	Send Message
Webmaster	Karl Jungbluth	Send Message
Newsletter Designer	Jamie Riesselman	Send Message

Upcoming Events

5/10/2025
BIRDATHON FUNDRAISER

Have fun birding with a team of friends
May 10 (Any hours you choose that day)
Get rules and sponsor sheet here: bigbluestemaudubon.org/BBAS/Interest.aspx
If you don’t want to bird, how about donating to the event?

Send checks to PO 543, Ames, IA 50021

5/15/2025
Hank Zalatel. Topic: Birding in Belize

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

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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