Des Moines Audubon Activities A SWIFT NIGHT OUTFRIDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 12 On Friday night, September 12 at 7:00 p.m., Des Moines Audubon members will congregate in front of Plymouth Church along Ingersoll in Des Moines to watch for chimney swifts. Please contact Karen at [email protected] or Jane at 515-223-5047 or email at [email protected] for more information.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 FIELD TRIP Our September field trip will include Voas Nature Area in Dallas County (west of Minburn) to look for LeContes and Nelsons Sparrows and other migrating species. Meet at Caseys in Granger at 8:00 a.m. We might also visit Saylorville Wildlife Area north of Granger for warblers. Contact field trip leader Dennis Thompson at [email protected] or phone at 515-254-0837 for more information. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Program Tuesday, September 16, 7 p.m. Dick and Sharon Stilwell volunteer at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Florida as well as Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge and the Lee County Florida Conservation 20/20 program. Their program will cover the location of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, why and how it became a sanctuary and many photos taken in the sanctuary showing what can possibly be seen there. 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 program, please contact Jane Clark at [email protected] or 515-223-5047. Posted by Jane Clark --- 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]. Unsubscribe at http://iowabirds.org/Reporting/Listserv.aspx.
