Calendar
Monthly Membership Meetings
Quad City Audubon Society holds monthly membership meetings from September through May, on the second Thursday of the month beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline. Every meeting includes a presentation on a natural history or conservation topic. Topics run the gamut from butterflies to endangered ocean life, to ice-age geology, and, of course, birds. Birding presentations span the globe from the Arctic to the Antarctic, with stops in the tropics, and the Midwest.
Sunday, November 16, 8:00am Quad City Audubon Society Field Trip Rapids City to Spring Lake, IL for migrating waterfowl. Considered a full day field trip. One would be advised to bring a lunch. Meet for carpooling at Shulers Shady Grove Boat Ramp, Rapids City at 8:00am.
The target of this field trip has been to view the end of puddle duck migration and the near peak of diving duck migration. However warm weather the past few years appears to have delayed migration as diving ducks have been in short supply and puddle ducks confined to a few places. The weather this year appears to be following this recent trend. Meet for carpooling at Shulers Shady Grove Boat Ramp, Rapids City at 8:00am. For further information contact qcaudubon@gmail.com.
Saturday April 12 Field Trip Cone Marsh. Cone Marsh can be an exceptional wetland complex for waterfowl, shorebirds and more. This is a full day field trip with an estimated return around 2:00pm. Meet at the Marquette Street Boat Landing at 7:00am for carpooling. For questions contact qcaudubon@gmail.com
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.
Sunday May 18, 2025 Field Trip Dorrance & Illiniwek Parks 7:00am.
Meet at the ball diamond parking lot at Dorrance Park, Port Byron. IL 7:00am. This field trip in the past has yielded outstanding numbers of migrating and breeding warbles, tanagers, orioles and woodpeckers. This is a half day trip and over around 11:00am. For questions contact qcaudubon@gmail.com
Saturday June 2, 2025 Field Trip Mississippi Palisades State Park, Lost Mound Wildlife Refuge, Thomson Fulton Sand Prairie and Lock and Dam 13.
Meet at Shuler's Shady Grove Park, Rapids City 6:00am for carpooling. This is an all day field trip and a return possibly at late as 4:00pm. Participants are advised to bring a lunch. We will walk on some trails in the Palisades. This field trip features late waterfowl, breeding warblers, forest and grassland birds. For questions contact qcaudubon@gmail.com
An archive of monthly membership meetings, field trips and special events from past years can be viewed here: Calendar Archives
Acknowledgment: photo by Ken Carnes
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:
MEMBERSHIP MEETING - DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH
TIME: 6:00 PM
LOCATION: BUTTERWORTH CENTER,1105 8TH STREET, MOLINE, IL
Join us in-person for a community bird data exchange! Topics include:
• Which birds seem to be missing this season
• Which species are showing up more often
• How observations align with regional data
This is an in-person event.
A Zoom option is available or those unable to attend.
Meeting ID: 899 7821 2768 Passcode: 276811
Sunday, November 16, 8:00am Quad City Audubon Society Field Trip Rapids City to Spring Lake, IL for migrating waterfowl. Considered a full day field trip. One would be advised to bring a lunch. Meet for carpooling at Shulers Shady Grove Boat Ramp, Rapids City at 8:00am.
