Birdwatching in Iowa

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



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		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		A	Brown	Cedar Falls	Anytime	English
		C	White	Cedar Rapids	Weekend	English
		J	Sabin	Des Moines	Anytime	English
		C	Winterwood	Dubuque	Anytime	English
		L	Johnson	Fort Madison	Anytime	English
		I can give advice, directions, and possibly take people to birding sites here in S.E. Iowa on the Mississippi River and in several state forests(Shimeck) and state parks (Lacey-Keosauqua). I am a member of the Iowa-Bird list-serve and would know what birds are being seen at different seasons.
		L	Neher	Grundy Center	Anytime	English
		Pine Lake State park is 20 miles away. There is an old railroad that has been made into a bike/walking trail that has many of the local birds. I am retired and a novice birder.
		M	Torres	Leon	Anytime	English
		I am about 20 miles from a natural area set aside for Greater Prairie Chickens. They can be easily seen in the spring.
		W	Woodward	North Liberty	Anytime	English
		My wife and I are retired and are amateur birders. We maintain a trail of about 28 bluebird nest boxes at a local golf course. This is birding up close and personal as we open the boxes to monitor them. Besides Eastern Bluebirds using our nest boxes we have Chickadees and House Wrens. Other species we have seen along our trail are Turkey Vultures, Red-tailed Hawks, Gray Catbirds and Goldfinches. Also locally there are good places to see Bald Eagles along the Iowa River. And then we are friends with another local birder who maintains a number of Purple Martin colony houses.		Area: Area Birds:	Interests: Nature: birdwatching,
		B	Harrington	Pleasant Hill	Anytime	English, Spanish
		We see most of the common Midwestern songbirds in our area, plus many hawks and occasional eagles near the rivers. We also see games birds such as pheasant, wild turkey and quail.
Sioux City
		P	Roisen	Sioux City	Anytime with prior arrangements.	English, French
		Obsessed birder since 2004. Love wildlife, the outdoors, and photography. Traveled all over Iowa with current goal of trying to record at least 100 species in all 99 counties. Iowa list of 359. I also have interest in very nearby South Dakota and Nebraska. As you may have guessed I am a hard-core birder so we can go at any pace you like. Slow and easy or check-em off and move on. Have an all wheel drive vehicle and would ask for gas money only if we use my vehicle. Overnights negotiable if we need a hotel someplace. Good birding to you.		Area: Woodbury, Plymouth, Monona counties primarily. Stone State Park, Broken Kettle Graslands, Sioux City Prairie, Bacon Creek, Brown's Lake, Snyder's Bend, Owego Wetlands plus numerous unnamed local areas. I am also willing to travel several counties in one day if that is what is desired. Note: Areas would include grasslands, wetlands, lakes, and woods. Area Birds: Black-billed Magpie --the only place in Iowa	Interests: Nature: birdwatching, photography, butterflies, travel in general Travel: car, walks Visit: nature spots Attend: State birding organization Spring and Fall meetings around the United States and attend church regularly. My Life List
		R	Morgan	Sioux City	Anytime	English
		We can visit several places, depending on what type of bird is available at the time. We go down to Onawa Iowa quite often also.
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		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
Local Information
		Name			Description
		Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia			Iowa
		Local weather			Yahoo
		Big Bluestem Audubon Society			Club
		Cedar Rapids Audubon Society			Club
		Dubuque Audubon Society			Club
		Loess Hills Audubon Society			Club
		Northern Iowa Prairie Lakes Audubon Society			Club
		Prairie Rapids Audubon Society			Club
		Quad City Audubon Society			Club
		Southeast Iowa Audubon Society			Club
		Tallgrass Prairie Audubon Society			Club
		Upper Iowa Audubon Society			Club
		Iowa Ornithologists' Union			Club
		Iowa Purple Martins Organization			Club
		Birding Hotspots around the world			Sites