Des Moines Audubon NOVEMBER 12TH FIELD TRIP Meet in the parking lot of the Visitors' Center at Saylorville Lake at 8 a.m. on Saturday, November 12th. Dress for conditions and bring a beverage and snack for break. Contact Denny Thompson at 515-254-0837 for information about field trips.
Tuesday, November 15th Program, 7 PM Lead in the Environment, Toxic Implications for Humans and Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitators across the country have been documenting an alarming number of bald eagles being admitted with lead exposure and poisoning. For the last six years, Saving Our Avian Resources (SOAR) has collected data from Iowa rehabilitators to be able to monitor lead poisoning in Bald Eagles in Iowa. Kay Neumann, Executive Director of the nonprofit, Saving Our Avian Resources (SOAR) will present the program and will be bringing education birds with her for the program. Meetings of Des Moines Audubon Society begin at 7 p.m. and are held in the lower level of Westminster Presbyterian Church, which is located at the corner of Beaver and Franklin Avenues in Des Moines. Parking is available on the north and west sides of the church and an elevator can be accessed at the west door. For information about this meeting, please contact Jane Clark at [email protected] or 515-223-5047. --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
