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.
Thursday December 12 2024 Annual Meeting 6:00pm. This is pie night/ Officer and Board Member Elections. Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline. Members are encouraged to bring a pie to share. Bird Quiz presented by Brian Peer. The public is invited there is no charge.
Bald Eagle Days January 10, 11 and 12th. QC Expo Center.
Saturday February 9 Field Trip 9:00am. Smith Island. Meet at Lock and Dam 14 for wintering waterfowl, gulls and resident woodland birds. Some walking through a woodland. Dress for the weather. For questions contact qcaudubon@gmail.com
Sunday March 16 Field Trip to Princeton Marsh for migrating waterfowl and early spring migrants. Meet at Lock and Dam 14, LeClaire, Iowa at 8:00am. We will look for waterfowl en route to Princeton Marsh. This is a short half day field trip and will involve some walking. For questions, contact qcaudubon@gmail.com.
Saturday April 12 Field Trip Cone Marsh. Cone Marsh can be an exceptional wetland complex for waterfowl, shorebirds and more. This is a full day field trip with an estimated return around 2:00pm. Meet at the Marquette Street Boat Landing at 7:00am for carpooling. For questions contact qcaudubon@gmail.com
Saturday April 26, Stroll Thru Springtime, Black Hawk State Historic Site, Rock Island. Citizens to Preserve Black Hawk Park. Bird Walk 7:00-9:00am Program 9:00-10:00am Wildflower Walk 10:00-Noon.
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:
Thursday December 12 2024 Annual Meeting 6:00pm. This is pie night/ Officer and Board Member Elections. Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline. Members are encouraged to bring a pie to share. Bird Quiz presented by Brian Peer. The public is invited there is no charge.
Bald Eagle Days January 10, 11 and 12th. QC Expo Center.
Saturday February 9 Field Trip 9:00am. Smith Island. Meet at Lock and Dam 14 for wintering waterfowl, gulls and resident woodland birds. Some walking through a woodland. Dress for the weather. For questions contact qcaudubon@gmail.com
Sunday March 16 Field Trip to Princeton Marsh for migrating waterfowl and early spring migrants. Meet at Lock and Dam 14, LeClaire, Iowa at 8:00am. We will look for waterfowl en route to Princeton Marsh. This is a short half day field trip and will involve some walking. For questions, contact qcaudubon@gmail.com.
Saturday April 12 Field Trip Cone Marsh. Cone Marsh can be an exceptional wetland complex for waterfowl, shorebirds and more. This is a full day field trip with an estimated return around 2:00pm. Meet at the Marquette Street Boat Landing at 7:00am for carpooling. For questions contact qcaudubon@gmail.com
Saturday April 26, Stroll Thru Springtime, Black Hawk State Historic Site, Rock Island. Citizens to Preserve Black Hawk Park. Bird Walk 7:00-9:00am Program 9:00-10:00am Wildflower Walk 10:00-Noon.
