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[from March 2024 newsletter]
Doug Harr, president of the Iowa Audubon Society, recently received copies of some pages from Bird Lore magazine (an early publication started in 1899 by the original Audubon Society). The pages dated from 1899 to 1917. He shared these historical notes:
Doug Harr, president of the Iowa Audubon Society, recently received copies of some pages from Bird Lore magazine (an early publication started in 1899 by the original Audubon Society). The pages dated from 1899 to 1917. He shared these historical notes:
Articles, Events
Spring in the Mississippi Wetlands
By Bob Walton
[from March 2024 newsletter]
Dubuque Audubon’s annual Duck Waddle at the Green Island Marsh will be on March 9, 2024... Audubon’s first Duck Waddle was on March 17, 1979... The biggest thrill was seeing... every trip to Green Island is unique and special, but one of the most memorable was...
By Bob Walton
[from March 2024 newsletter]
Dubuque Audubon’s annual Duck Waddle at the Green Island Marsh will be on March 9, 2024... Audubon’s first Duck Waddle was on March 17, 1979... The biggest thrill was seeing... every trip to Green Island is unique and special, but one of the most memorable was...
Bird Counts, Christmas Bird Count, Events
On 12/30/23, we had a total of 23 participants who counted 71 species and 23,779 total birds! We added an additional 5 species seen during count week, for a total of 76 species. (Count week includes the 3 days before and 3 days after the count day, for a total of 7 days.)
Projects
On Sunday, November 19, 2023, Dubuque Audubon organized a cleanup at the 16th Street Retention Basin.