Iowa Audubon History
[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:
Green Island Duck Waddle
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…