Mark your calendars for the following upcoming events.
12/18/2025
BBAS Christmas Party - Ames Public Library Auditorium
6:30 pm. The Christmas Party will be a lot of fun with great food (please bring some treats to share), excellent birding photos to see, & a short update of events coming up. If you would like to share some of your photos, please pick out a few (up to 12) & put them on a flashdrive. Otherwise, just come & enjoy watching everyone's presentations.
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1/3/2026
Boone County Christmas Bird Count
Everyone is welcome to participate on Saturday, January 3rd. The count circle includes Boone, Ogden, Fraser and Luther, plus Ledges State Park, the Iowa Arboretum and a lot of great habitat along the Des Moines River. This will be the 40th Boone County CBC. For more information or to join the count, contact Karl Jungbluth or use the Send Us A Message form at the bottom of this page.
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1/15/2026
Carl Kurtz - Bird Habitat
Carl Kurtz
Topic: Bird Habitat
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1/24/2026
January Field Trip
Tyler Harms will be leading a bird walk on January 24. The time & location will be posted at a later date.
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2/19/2026
Adam Janke - Forest Management for Birds
Adam Janke, Iowa State University professor
Topic: Forest Management for Birds
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3/19/2026
Teresa Testroet - Hummingbird Nests at McFarland Park
Teresa Testroet
Topic: The Big Year: Hummingbird Nests
at McFarland Park
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4/16/2026
Doug Harr - The Wildlife of Sax Zim Bog
Doug Harr, BBAS Vice President
Topic: The Wildlife of Sax Zim Bog
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5/21/2026
Joan Van Gorp - The Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
Joan Van Gorp
Topic: The Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
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6/18/2026
Big Bluestem Audubon Society Picnic and birdwatching event
Big Bluestem Audubon Society
Picnic and birdwatching event. Location TBA
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