Committee Chairs

of Big Bluestem Audubon

Archivist	Hank Zaletel
Bird-a-thon Compiler	Eric Ollie
Conservation	Volunteer Needed
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
Refreshment Coordinator	Heather Sanders
Refreshment Coordinator	Tim Garner
Webmaster	Karl Jungbluth

Upcoming Events

10/16/2021
October Field Trip - Chichaqua Bottoms
Saturday, October 16 - 8:00 AM: Chichaqua Bottoms ........... Meet the group at the Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt campground parking lot (8700 NE 126th Ave, Maxwell, IA 50161, GPS:41.793752, -93.429591) by 8:00 AM. We will bird the Cardinal Flower and Otter Trails and visit the bird blind. If time allows, we will explore parts of the wildlife management area.

10/21/2021
Anna Buckardt Thomas | Tracking Bird Migration for Conservation
Many birds experience seasonal migrations which play an important role in their annual survival and conservation. Join Anna Buckardt Thomas, Iowa DNR's Avian Ecologist, as she explains current technologies being used by scientists to track bird migration, shares examples of her own research that utilized these technologies, and highlights the importance of these tools for bird conservation.

11/7/2021
November Field Trip - Saylorville Reservoir
*Sunday,* November 7 - 8:00 AM: Saylorville Reservoir .......... Meet the group at the Saylorville Lake Visitor Center (8250 NW Horseshoe Rd, Polk City, IA 50226, GPS: 41.707600, -93.671567902) by 8:00 AM. We will briefly check out the feeders at the visitor center before moving on to check out the birdlife around and on the lake.

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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