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Officers
President
Tim Murphy - 2025
Vice President
Jody Millar - 2025
Treasurer
Bernadene Bowles 2025
Secretary
Brian Peer 2025
Board Members
Forrest Stonedahl: 2023
Krista Kefauver: 2023
Adrianna McBride: 2025
Rob Porter: 2025
Cathy White: 2025
Committee Chairs
Conservation - Vacant
Field Trips - Board Members
Membership - Tim Murphy
Newsletter - Jason Monson
jmonson75@hotmail.com
Publicity - Vacant
Iowa Audubon Representative: Walt Zuurdeeg
Illinois Audubon Representative: Bernadene Bowles
Mississippi Currents is published quarterly by the Quad City Audubon Society P.O. Box 81 Bettendorf, IA 52722 www.quadcityaudubon.org Direct all general emails to: qcaudubon@gmail.com
~~ Bald Eagle, photo by Jody Millar
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:
April 11, 2024 Thursday 6:00pm, Membership Meeting Butterworth Center 1105 8th Street, Moline, Dr. Brian Peer, Western Illinois University, will discuss Blackbirds in person and on zoom. Zoom link:https://wiu.zoom.us/j/94478127233.
Sunday April 14 Field Trip Cone Marsh. Meet at the Marquette Street Boat Ramp, Davenport at 7:00am. Cone Marsh southwest of Muscatine is great for viewing waterfowl and shorebirds. For questions contact qcaudubon@gmail.com
Saturday April 27 Stroll Thru Springtime, Black Hawk State Historic Site, Rock Island. Citizens to Preserve Black Hawk Park. Bird Walk 7:00-9:00 am Program 9:00-10:00am Wildflower Walk 10:00-Noon
Saturday May 4, Illinois Spring Bird Count. Contact Tim Murphy 309-764-9779 or for further information. https://spring-birdcount.inhs.illinois.edu/ Coordinated by Illinois Natural History Survey.
Saturday May 11, Field Trip Dorrance & Illiniwek Parks. Meet at the ball diamond parking lot at Dorrance Park, Port Byron, Illinois at 7 a.m. This field trip in the past has yielded outstanding numbers of migrating and breeding warblers, tanagers, orioles, and woodpeckers. For questions, contact qcaudubon@gmail.com.
Sunday June 2, Field Trip Mississippi Palisades State Park and Lost Mound Wildlife Refuge, Savanna, Illinois. Meet at Shuler’s Grove Park, Rapids City at 6 a.m. for carpooling. This is an all-day field trip that will include a stop for lunch. This field trip features late waterfowl, breeding warblers, forest and grassland birds. For questions, contact qcaudubon@gmail.com.