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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:
Programs
Thursday October 8th, 6:00 pm, Membership meeting and program: Migrating Birds in our Area presented by Tim Murphy, Past President of Quad City Audubon Society and local birding expert. Deere-Wiman House, 817 11th Avenue, Moline.
Thursday December 10th, Membership Meeting and Pie Night at Deere-Wiman House, 817 11th Avenue, Moline. Meet at 6 p.m. for our annual pie night and officer elections.
Field Trips
September 26, 2026 – Eagle Point Park and Bickelhaupt Arboretum, Clinton Iowa. Meet 7:00 am at Lock and Dam 14 parking lot, LeClaire, Iowa. Great Mississippi River views while we look for migrating songbirds.
October 17, 2026 – Sunderbruch Park /Nahant Marsh/Fairmont Cemetery. Meet 7:00 am Sunderbruch parking lot. A fall stroll through these city greenspaces looking for late migrant and resident birds.
November 15, 2026– Spring Lake all day field trip looking for waterfowl in Upper Mississippi River Refuge areas near Tomson, Illinois. Meet at the Rapid City, IL boat ramp parking lot at 8:00 am.
December– Christmas bird count.
