Committee Chairs

of Big Bluestem Audubon

Archivist	Hank Zaletel
Bird-a-thon Compiler	Barbara Krumhardt
Conservation	Bruce Ehresman
Education and Schools Liaison	Jerry Keys
Field Trips Coordinator	Eric Ollie
Name-badge Coordinators	Jon & Joyce Bahrenfus
Newsletter Coordinator and Audubon Membership	Larry Dau
Newsletter Editor	Stefany Hulsebus
Publicity and Outreach	Rachel Simmons
Refreshment Coordinator	Hank Zaletel
Webmaster	Karl Jungbluth

Upcoming Events

5/25/2019
Ledges State Park - Birder's Brunch
To wind down the 2018-2019 BBAS season we will hold our annual Birder's Brunch. Meet the group at the Oak Woods Shelter at Ledges Park by 8:00 AM. We will bird the park until around 10:30 or so and then we will break for a potluck brunch. Please bring a food item to share, a beverage, and plates and utensils.

6/28/2019
BBAS Birding Trip to Alaska
Big Bluestem Audubon Society has organized a birding trip to Alaska, which will be held from Saturday, June 28th through Saturday July 6th, 2019. There will be six full days of birding, including the Kenai Peninsula, the area around and just north of Anchorage, and a boat trip exploring the natural wonders of Kenai Fjords National Park. Alaska is a breathtakingly beautiful state with an amazing array of wildlife. It is a place all nature lovers should get to at some point in their lives...... This trip is open to all and all are welcome to sign up! We have a maximum of 20 participants that we will be able to register for this trip and spots are beginning to fill up fast...... For more information please send an email to Eric Ollie at uphawkeye@gmail.com.

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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