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
May 10, Thursday - Ornate Box Turtles and Other Treasures of Lost Mound. Linda Boardsen, QCAS Education Chair, will discuss the ornate box turtle research carried out by the US Fish and Wildlife Service at the Lost Mound National Wildlife Refuge at our monthly meeting. Linda will also touch on the bird populations and endangered plant species at Lost Mound.
June 3, Sunday - Mississippi Palisades State Park with Mary Lou Petersen. Some of the breeding birds likely to be found are Cerulean Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Ovenbird, and Scarlet Tanager. Meet at Brothers' Restaurant in Rapids City at 7:00 a.m. for a half-day trip.
Sunday, July 1 - Work morning at Lyndon-Agnew Prairie. QCAS' annual effort to assist in the removal of invasive plants from this prairie plot near Lyndon, Illinois. The plot runs parallel to Interstate 88. Meet at the Jewel grocery store in Silvis, at 7:00 a.m. for a half-day trip. Contact Tim Murphy (309) 764-9779 or (309) 716-4575 for more information. See the get involved page for more about the Lyndon-Agnew Prairie.
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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 Brent Langley
Acknowledgement: photo by Bob Johannsen
Acknowledgement: photo by Bob Johannsen
Acknowledgement: photo by JoAnn Whitmore
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
below Lock & Dam 13, May 2010
Acknowledgement: photo by Brent Langley
Acknowledgement: photo by Brent Langley
Acknowledgement: photo by Brent Langley
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
