Mark your calendars for the following 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.
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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.
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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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11/13/2021
2021 BBAS SOUTH TEXAS BIRDING ADVENTURE
2021 BBAS SOUTH TEXAS BIRDING ADVENTURE..........
Saturday, November 13, 2021 - Saturday, November 20, 2021..........
BBAS is excited to announce that it has organized a birding and nature viewing tour to the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Gulf Coast of Texas! This is one of *THE TOP* birding locations in the United States. Green Jays, Great Kiskadees, Plain Chachalacas, Aplomado Falcons, Buff-bellied Hummingbirds, Ringed Kingfishers, Common Pauraques, Zone-tailed Hawks, Altamira Orioles, Tropical Parulas, and Red-crowned Parrots are just a few of the many incredible birds that we will be targeting on this trip, along with a plethora of butterflies, odonates, reptiles, and mammals. We also plan to take a boating excursion into Aransas National Wildlife Refuge to get close-up views of the over-wintering Whooping Cranes, and so much more! .......... For more information about this trip, send an email to Eric Ollie at uphawkeye@gmail.com.
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11/18/2021
Billy Reiter-Marolf | Forest Habitat Changes & Bird Habitat Associations, Upper Mississippi NWR
Billy Reiter-Marolf | Forest Habitat Changes and Bird Habitat Associations in Pool 10 of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge ..........
From 2017 through 2020, forest inventory surveys and bird point
counts were conducted in Pool 10 of the McGregor District of the
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The goal
of these surveys was to collect baseline forest and bird data to
better understand the habitat associations of three priority resources of concern bird species: Cerulean Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, and Red-shouldered Hawk. .......... During this four-year period, above average flooding resulted in extensive tree stress and
mortality on the Refuge. .......... Wildlife biologist Billy Reiter-Marolf will
examine the composition, structure, and health of the forested
islands in Pool 10, as well as illustrate the distribution and abundance of priority bird species that utilize these islands as breeding
habitat
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12/9/2021
Christmas Program at McFarland Park
Bring 15 of your favorite photos from this past year on a memory
stick to Members Night at Story County Conservation Center,
McFarland Park. .......... Donations for bird feeder food are appreciated.
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