Dear IOU Attendees & would-be attendees, I must cancel my Best Western Regency Inn ($70 +12% tax) IOU room reservation. I called the hotel and they will still honor the discount rate based on availability. If I attend, it will be for Sat PM. So I won't need the room. I called the BWR Inn to say I needed to do this. The woman says I must cancel before anyone else can get this reservation space. So I will do that. If anyone needs this space, I will cancel immediately or at least, before 4 PM Friday--the last moment I can cancel. Gail McLure Iowa City, IA [email protected] or 319-351-9121
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 5:57 AM To: IA-BIRD Subject: [ia-bird] Fall meeting field trips Mark Proeschoeldt has been checking things out in the Marshalltown area and will be our "go to guy" for field trip advice at the fall meeting. Migrant warblers and such are on the move, yet some of our Iowa nesters are just out of the nest. Should make for some interesting birding. Mark and our other trip leaders (Denny Thompson, Doug Harr, Francis Moore, Carl Kurtz) will take you to some promising spots. Otter Creek Marsh - shore birds, sandhill cranes, herons, warblers,etc. Bird from the long flat dikes or from the roads. Mark had 11 species of shorebirds near the old barn the other day including red-necked phalarope and sanderlings. Grammer Grove - Known for warblers and hawk watching. Trails lead from the bluffs to the river bottom at this county park. Prairie grassland tour (Saturday only) - led by prairie experts Carl and Linda Kurtz and Nancy Slife. Grassland birds and prairie ecology. Marietta Sand Prairie, Carl's south prairie and home site. Wolfe Creek - Surprising birding in this diverse Grundy County park. Want to strike out on your own? Maps and advice available at registration. Some nice areas very close to the meeting site. While doing BBA work some of the best birds I found were in rather obscure places. On line registration closes today. See you there. Tom Schilke Waterloo 319-232-8199 --- 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/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected] --- 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/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
