Field Trips

Sunday, January 1, 2023

1st Day Hike at Rock Bridge Memorial SP: January 1, 2023, 2:30-4:30pm

2:30-4:30pm

Celebrate the New Year with the Columbia Audubon Society by joining an afternoon birding hike at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park on January 1st, 2023. We’ll walk the Grassland Trail from 2:30–4:30 p.m., exploring the mixed grassland, shrub, and forest-edge habitats to look for sparrows, raptors, and any other fauna or flora of interest. We’ll

Friday, October 3, 2025

First Friday Bird Hike: 3M Wetlands

8:00 a.m.

First Friday Fun! Join the Columbia Audubon Society for a bird walk. This walk is open to anyone who enjoys birds, and beginners are encouraged to attend. We will walk at the 3M Wetland Trail, just off the MKT Trail near Forum Blvd. We’ll meet at the Songbird Station parking lot (map) at 8 a.m.

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Guided Moss Hike at Wild Haven Nature Area

Book sales begin at 1:00 p.m.; hike begins 1:30 p.m.

Lorie Hetrick-Volenberg, author of the newly released “Mosses of Missouri Through a Hand Lens”, will be leading a bryophyte hike at Wild Haven Nature Area on Sunday October 5th at 1:00 p.m. If you haven’t purchased her book, you will have the opportunity to do so from 1:00–1:30 p.m., with the hike starting at 1:30

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Logboat: Social; Later: Swifts!

5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (social), followed by swift watching, ending by ~7:10 p.m.

Feel free to take part in one or both components of the evening’s activities: Part 1: Social at Logboat Brewing Company (~5:00 to 6:30 p.m.) Hang out with birders and discuss birds (plus nature in general, geology, and more)! Perhaps there will be gossip about goldfinches. Or chat about chats. Swallow some beer if you

Friday, November 7, 2025

First Friday Bird Hike: 3M Wetlands

8:00 a.m.

First Friday Fun! Join the Columbia Audubon Society for a bird walk. This walk is open to anyone who enjoys birds, and beginners are encouraged to attend. We will walk at the 3M Wetland Trail, just off the MKT Trail near Forum Blvd. We’ll meet at the Songbird Station parking lot (map) at 8 a.m.

Black Friday, November 28, 2025

Black(bird) Friday: Evening at a Boone County Roost

4:00 p.m.

Whether or not  you spend part of Black Friday in a shopping frenzy, there’s an evening opportunity to celebrate the day as Blackbird Friday by visiting a Boone County roost that has hosted millions of blackbirds on a nightly basis at this time of year in recent years.  The evening arrival of huge flocks of

Friday, December 5, 2025

First Friday Bird Hike: 3M Wetlands

8:00 a.m.

First Friday Fun! Join the Columbia Audubon Society for a bird walk. This walk is open to anyone who enjoys birds, and beginners are encouraged to attend. We will walk at the 3M Wetland Trail, just off the MKT Trail near Forum Blvd. We’ll meet at the Songbird Station parking lot (map) at 8 a.m.

Date/time of your choice

Self-guided moss walk: Wild Haven Nature Area

Have you taken the time to examine mosses close up? And to think about the relationships between mosses and birds? We’re excited to announce a new, self-guided moss walk at Wild Haven Nature Area that encourages you to do just that! The trail guide is formatted to be easily read on a mobile device (with