For many Iowans, gardening and bird-watching go hand-in-hand. During the growing season, providing certain varieties of flowers will attract different types of birds. Linn County Master Gardener, Lisa Slattery, notes that similar guidelines apply in the winter. Here is more from Lisa on this time-honored hobby: For me, attracting birds is an important part [...]
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Following are gardening and eco-events happening in Eastern Iowa in December 2011: Thurs., Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m., Winter Bird Feeding at Prairiewoods. Do you want to attract beautiful red cardinals, showy woodpeckers and bright goldfinches to your snowy winter lawn? Come to Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) for Winter Bird Feeding. Join local [...]
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Bring your family and friends to DNR’s Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area on Old Amana Road, Swisher, Iowa (north of the river and just west of Iowa Highway 965) for Iowa’s annual PELICAN FESTIVAL. We will be celebrating the migration of thousands of White Pelicans through Iowa each fall, where they stop to rest and feed on [...]
continue »Some less common birds have been seen in our area lately: White-crowned Sparrows usually depart our area far before this date, but one was seen in Oxford on 6/21 Normally Blue Grosbeaks are not seen in Northern Johnson Co. A number have been seen in the Greencastle area of the Hawkeye Wildlife Area. Cedar Lake [...]
continue »An local birder made a trip to Several breeding Bird Atlas Blocks today in NE Johnson County. The following notable birds were seen. Lake Macbride Bike Trail 1 Willow Flycatcher 1 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Lark Sparrow Lake Macbride State Park North 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Acadian Flycatchers – pair including female on nest 1 Yellow-throated [...]
continue »June 11’s Iowa City Bird Club Breeding Bird Atlas trip to Hawkeye Wildlife Area, mostly near the Gun Club Ponds, which are located along Greencastle Avenue, a quarter-mile south of Swan Lake Rd produced several interesting birds: 1 Blue Grosbeak – along the east side of Greencastle Avenue, 100 yards south of Gun Club Ponds. [...]
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) – Officers at a Seattle-area police department have found themselves in a flap with some unusual suspects: an angry flock of birds. Crows have been attacking police in the parking lot of an Everett Police Department precinct station. They’ve been swooping down and dive-bombing the officers as they walk to and from [...]
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NORTH LIBERTY — The liberally perforated rotten stump did not look all that promising as bird habitat, but Rick Hollis, using a flashlight and mirror to peer inside its most prominent opening, was pleased Thursday to discover a nest filled with baby chickadees. “That’s about as solid a confirmation as you can get” that chickadees [...]
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Even bird enthusiasts, who by definition appreciate all species, have their favorites — birds they look forward to seeing and hearing year after year. Like most casual bird watchers, Chris Caster, a former president of the Iowa City Bird Club, favors popular standouts. His top-five list consists of the eastern bluebird, the Baltimore oriole, hummingbirds, [...]
continue »Oxford, IA – The Conservation Education Center (CEC) in F.W. Kent Park, located three miles west of Tiffin just off of highway 6, will be open weekends 12 to 4 p.m. beginning May 28th and continuing through Labor Day. The Education Center will also be open Memorial Day, Monday May 30th, from Noon to 4 [...]
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