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Officers
President
Tim Murphy - 2025
Vice President
Jody Millar - 2025
Treasurer
Bernadene Bowles 2025
Secretary
Brian Peer 2025
Board Members
Forrest Stonedahl: 2023
Krista Kefauver: 2023
Adrianna McBride: 2025
Rob Porter: 2025
Cathy White: 2025
Committee Chairs
Conservation - Vacant
Field Trips - Board Members
Membership - Tim Murphy
Newsletter - Jason Monson
jmonson75@hotmail.com
Publicity - Vacant
Iowa Audubon Representative: Walt Zuurdeeg
Illinois Audubon Representative: Bernadene Bowles
Mississippi Currents is published quarterly by the Quad City Audubon Society P.O. Box 81 Bettendorf, IA 52722 www.quadcityaudubon.org Direct all general emails to: qcaudubon@gmail.com
~~ Bald Eagle, photo by Jody Millar
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 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.
Thursday May 8, 2025 Public Meeting at Blackhawk Park, Singing Bird Lodge, Rock Island, IL 6:00 pm. We will be outside listening for evening bird calls, playing Bird Bingo, and enjoying the evening sounds. Event for the entire family. Light refreshments will be served. For questions contact qcaudubon@gmail.com
Sunday May 18, 2025 Field Trip to Dorrance and Illiniwek Parks 7:00am. Meet at the ball diamond parking lot at Dorrance Park , Port Byron, IL at 7:00am. This field trip in the past has yielded outstanding numbers of migrating and breeding warblers, tanagers, orioles and woodpeckers. This is a half day trip and over by 11:00. We will be walking on trails and some could be steep. For questions contact qcaudubon@gmail.com
Saturday June 7, 2025 Field Trip Mississippi Palisades State Park 6:00am, Lost Mound Wildlife Refuge, Thomson Fulton Sand Prairie and Lock and Dam 13. Meet at Schuler's Shady Grove Park, Rapids City 6:00am for carpooling. This is an all day field trip with a return possibly as late as 4:00pm. Participants are advised to bring a lunch. This field trip features late waterfowl, breeding warblers, forest and grassland birds. We will walk on some trails in the Palisades. For questions contact qcaudubon@gmail.com
