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Dubuque Audubon Annual Christmas Bird Count
Saturday, 12/30/23
(Backup Date: 12/31/23)
Start: 8 AM
Result Compilation: 5 PM
EB Lyons Interpretive Center
8991 Bellevue Heights Road
Dubuque, IA 52003
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The annual Audubon Christmas Bird count is the longest running organized citizen science project in the United States. Join Dubuque Audubon field trip leaders as we split into groups to identify and count birds within a 15-mile diameter circle centered at Center Grove Cemetery, Dubuque, IA. Sectors include Swiss Valley, Mines of Spain, City of Dubuque, Western Dubuque, Deere Dike/north of Dubuque, Dubuque Airport, and western Grant County.
You may also sign up to participate by feeder-watching from home (read details below).
Meet at EB Lyons at 8 AM. All skill levels are welcome. As we move between locations, you can carpool with leaders or drive separately, depending on space and preference. Compilation will be at 5 pm inside EB Lyons. All data will be submitted to the National Audubon Society and used to track trends in bird diversity.
If you want to participate by watching a birdfeeder at home, please sign up in advance by emailing audubondubuque@gmail.com.
You would need to be within the radius we cover, which is essentially Dubuque, Asbury, East Dubuque, Sageville, Durango, and Centralia, and to follow the protocol of keeping track of your total birding time and counting how many you see of each species. If you count periodically throughout the day, you should add up your total time spent, and you should not double-count birds. For example, if you are watching your bird feeder and see 2 Blue Jays at once and then see 1 later that looks the same as the earlier birds, then your Blue Jay count would remain at 2.
On the day of the count, submit your results by emailing your name, birding location(s), total time spent, and your species list with corresponding counts to audubondubuque@gmail.com by 5 PM.
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Dubuque Audubon December Program
Sax Zim Bog
Thursday, 12/14/23
6 – 7 PM
EB Lyons Interpretive Center
8991 Bellevue Heights Road
Dubuque, IA 52003
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Dubuque Audubon field trip leader Tony Moline will discuss winter wildlife watching at Sax Zim Bog. Located in northern Minnesota, Sax Zim offers excellent opportunities for viewing boreal bird species and several owl species, including the Great Gray Owl. Learn how and when to visit, what species to expect, and how you can help preserve this special wilderness area. This program is free and open to the public.
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A recording of our 12/14/23 Sax Zim Bog program is available, thanks to a sponsor who arranged and covered the taping.
Following are the event posters that were used on the website prior the redesign in early December of 2023:
Dubuque Audubon November 2023 Program
Dubuque Audubon October 2023 Program
Dubuque Audubon September 2023 Program
Dubuque Audubon Annual Spring Species Count & May 2023 Program
Dubuque Audubon April 2023 Program
Dubuque Audubon Annual Duck Waddle & March 2023 Program
Dubuque Audubon February 2023 Program
The February 2023 program was canceled due to the weather.
Dubuque Audubon January 2023 Program
