Calendar
Monthly Membership Meetings
Quad City Audubon Society holds monthly membership meetings from September through May, on the second Thursday of the month beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline. Every meeting includes a presentation on a natural history or conservation topic. Topics run the gamut from butterflies to endangered ocean life, to ice-age geology, and, of course, birds. Birding presentations span the globe from the Arctic to the Antarctic, with stops in the tropics, and the Midwest.
Saturday August 19, 2023, 7:00am - Noon. Field Trip to Wapsi River Environmental Education Center. Scott/Clinton County. We will walk trails woodland and open country trails and visit the Education Center. Meet at Davenport Farm and Fleet Parking lot to carpool at 7:00am. Further Information, Tim Murphy
Sunday, September 10, 8:00am - noon, Field Trip, Wildcat Den State Park. Could be very good for fall migrating warblers. Meet for carpooling at Marquette Street Boat Landing at 8:00m. Further information, Tim Murphy 309-764-9779.
September 14, 2023 7:00pm, Thursday - Membership Meeting, Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline. Amber Schorg , Renewable Enerty Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services, Illinois-Iowa Ecological Service Feld Office will present a program: "Wind Energy and Bats in the Midwest: Partnerships, Studies, and Innovations" .
October 12, 2023, 7:00pm, Thursday - Membership Meeting, Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline, IL . Tyler Harms, Iowa DNR will present a Program: "Rails and Bitterns Response to Emergent Vegetation.
Saturday October 14, 2023 8:00am - 11:00am Field Trip, Crow Creek Park for migrating and resident songbirds. Meet at the Quarry parking lot at 8:00am. For further information contact Tim Murphy 309-764-9779.
Sunday November 12, 2023 8:00am -1:00pm. Field Trip Rapids City to Spring Lake for migrating waterfowl. Considered a full day field trip. Meet for carpooling at Shulers Shady Grove Boat Ramp, Rapids City at 8:00am. For further information contact Tim Murphy at 309-764-9779
Field trips will resume in August and our membership meetings in September.
An archive of monthly membership meetings, field trips and special events from past years can be viewed here: Calendar Archives
Acknowledgment: photo by Ken Carnes
The Quad City Audubon Society (QCAS) is dedicated to the enjoyment of birds, a better understanding of the natural world, stewardship of natural areas and habitats, fellowship, improvement of community awareness of environmental issues, and education of youth for the benefit of future generations.
UPCOMING EVENTS
All events are open to the public:
Saturday August 19, 2023, 7:00am - Noon. Field Trip to Wapsi River Environmental Education Center. Scott/Clinton County. We will walk trails woodland and open country trails and visit the Education Center. Meet at Davenport Farm and Fleet Parking lot to carpool at 7:00am. Further Information, Tim Murphy
Sunday, September 10, 8:00am - noon, Field Trip, Wildcat Den State Park. Could be very good for fall migrating warblers. Meet for carpooling at Marquette Street Boat Landing at 8:00m. Further information, Tim Murphy 309-764-9779.
September 14, 2023 7:00pm, Thursday - Membership Meeting, Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline. Amber Schorg , Renewable Enerty Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services, Illinois-Iowa Ecological Service Feld Office will present a program: "Wind Energy and Bats in the Midwest: Partnerships, Studies, and Innovations".
Program available in person or via zoom link: https://wiu.zoom.us/j/98638656485
October 12, 2023, 7:00pm, Thursday - Membership Meeting, Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline, IL. Tyler Harms, Iowa DNR will present a Program: "Rails and Bitterns Response to Emergent Vegetation.
Program available in person or via zoom link: https://wiu.zoom.us/j/98638656485
Saturday October 14, 2023 8:00am - 11:00am Field Trip, Crow Creek Park for migrating and resident songbirds. Meet at the Quarry parking lot at 8:00am. For further information contact Tim Murphy 309-764-9779.
Sunday November 12, 2023 8:00am -1:00pm. Field Trip Rapids City to Spring Lake for migrating waterfowl. Considered a full day field trip. Meet for carpooling at Shulers Shady Grove Boat Ramp, Rapids City at 8:00am. For further information contact Tim Murphy at 309-764-9779
