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

1/29/2022
Field Trip to Peterson Park
The first BBAS field trip of 2022 will be held on Saturday, January 29th. We will meet at West Peterson Park at 8:00 AM in the main parking lot at the south end of the drive. We will hike the trails around Peterson Park, looking for birds, wildlife, and other nature, and enjoy good friends and conversation. We will plan to be done by noon at the very latest.

2/17/2022
February 2020 South Florida Birding Adventure | presented by Matt Wetrich and Eric Ollie
In February of 2020 a flock of BBAS birders converged in South Florida for a birding and nature tour that none involved will soon forget. Join two of the four co-leaders of this tour as they share some pictures of the wildlife they found on the trip, report the group's findings and retell a few stories of the trip. ................... Matt Wetrich, Jefferson, IA, is the Carroll County Naturalist, an avid birder, a nature photographer and a long-time BBAS board member. ............................. Eric Ollie, Ames, IA, drives a CyRide bus for the City of Ames, is an avid birder, the BBAS field trip coordinator, past president, and current board member.

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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