Welcome to the Quad City Audubon Society. A chapter of the National Audubon Society, we are an association of local volunteers whose primary concerns are birds and the habitats that sustain them.
Upcoming Events
January 14 - Dr. Brian Peer will present "Cowbirds vs Hosts: Who Wins?" at the monthly membership meeting. Dr. Peer is Associate Professor of Biology at Western Illinois University. His field of study is in the interactions between avian bird parasites and their hosts.
January 16-17 - Saturday-Sunday - Bald Eagle watching at the Figge Art Museum. Scopes will be set up in the museum to watch eagles from the comfort of the indoors. Cocoa and cookies will be served.
February 11 - Linda Boardsen will show a film, "Opposable Chums: Guts & Glory at the World Series of Birding" by Jason Kessler at the monthly membership meeting. The film features interviews with David Sibley, Kenn Kaufman and Peter Dunne.
February 12-15 - Friday-Monday - The Great Backyard Bird Count. Participate in one of the biggest citizen science projects of its kind. Count birds in your yard, park and neighborhood. Novices as well as experts are welcome. Spend as little as 15 minutes on one or more of the 4-day event counting birds, then submit your results online.
February 20, Saturday - Field trip to Wildcat Den State Park. Meet at Marquette Street Landing, Davenport, at 8:00 a.m.
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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
Ben Butterworth Parkway in November 2009 in Moline.
Acknowledgement: photo by Azure Hance
exercise with the US Fish and Wildlife Service
near Keithsburg, Illinois.
Acknowledgement: photo by Cathleen Monson
The bird in the photos above and below was seen
in a backyard in Moline in late April 2009.
Acknowledgement: photos by Shelley Gradel
during a QCAS field trip.
Acknowledgement: photo by JoAnn Whitmore
on January 29, 2008. It remained perched in the same place
for about one hour, allowing excellant views by all
who were fortunate to see it.
Acknowlegdement: photo by Brent Langley
in downtown Davenport. This photo was taken January 29, 2008
during a QCAS field trip, but you can find them
here pretty much all year long.
Acknowlegdement: photo by JoAnn Whitmore
Seven Cities Sod Farm in north Davenport
for several weeks in the Fall of 2006.
Burrowing Owls are rare for eastern Iowa
Acknowlegdement: photo by Marilyn Davis
