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
February 4, Saturday - Eagle Watch at the Figge Art Museum, 12:00-3:00 p.m. Quad City Audubon members will set up and man scopes for bald eagle watching on the Mississippi River as part of the Figge's "Fins and Feathers" Free Family Day.
February 9, Thursday - Roxie DeShane presents "Flying Flowers" at our monthly meeting. Learn about butterflies and what you can do to attract these "flying flowers". This is the time to start planning your spring garden. Handouts are available to assist you in planning and planting your garden. Dallas and Roxie DeShane are members of the University of Illinois Extension, Rock Island County Master Gardeners.
February 17-20, Friday-Sunday - The Great Backyard Bird Count. Join birders across the United States and Canada in this annual survey of bird distribution. The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four day event that engages people of all ages in counting birds to create a snapshot of where the birds are found across the continent. It's free, fun and easy, and anyone can participate. Count birds in your area for 15 minutes or longer during any or all of the four days in the period by tallying the highest number of any species of bird you see at one time. You can learn more at www.birdsource.org/gbbc.
February 25, Sunday - field trip to Wildcat Den State Park for winter residents. Dick Sayles will lead this field trip. Meet at the Marquette Street Landing at 7:30 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
Acknowledgement: photo by Connie Inskeep
on the Mississippi River in March 2011
Acknowledgement: photo by Bob Johannsen
White-breasted Nuthatch at the Quad City Audubon Society feeders
in Credit Island Park, Davenport
Acknowledgement: photo by Matthew Erbst
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.
Acknowledgement: 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
