Friday, February 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.

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Saturday, February 15, 2025

Great Backyard Bird Count (or Saturday Birding): Leader needed!

Leader needed! Due to a quirk of the calendar, the Second Saturday of February 2025 is just one day after the First Friday. To avoid back-to-back field trips, the Second Saturday trip will be replaced by a Third Saturday trip, on February 15. This date also coincides with the Great Backyard Bird Count. If the

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February 19, 2025

February Membership Meeting: Talk by Roger Still and Dr. Brandon Spratt on the One Health pilot in Boone County

7pm

Roger Still and Dr. Brandon Spratt will present about the work they are doing, with many community and agency partners, to pilot a One Health approach in Boone County with support from the Missouri Foundation for Health and Missouri Department of Conservation. The focus will be centered around how nature, food, and human health interconnect.

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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

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Friday, March 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.

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

Heron Rookery Count at Gans Creek Recreation Area

8:00-11:00 a.m.

This year’s trip to the Great Blue Heron rookery is particularly important. Gans Creek Recreation Area (GCRA) has approved a mountain bike trail to be built in the park. We will be counting heron nests and the number of returning birds. We have kept records of nests and birds for 10 years, but this will

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March 19, 2025

March Membership Meeting: Talk by Isaac Breuer on landscape management at the Gustin Golf Course

7pm

Gustin Golf Course was the first college golf course in the United States certified by Audubon International. It was recognized as a Cooperative Sanctuary in 1997 and has maintained that status ever since. The golf course has been recognized for its excellence in wildlife habitat management, water conservation, and environmentally friendly turf management practices.

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Friday, April 4, 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.

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Saturday, April 12, 2025

Second Saturday Birding: Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area

Carpool 7:00 a.m., meet on-site 7:45 a.m.

Join CAS as we explore Rudolf Bennitt Conservation Area, ~30 miles northwest of Columbia at the intersection of Boone, Randolph, and Howard Counties. This 3575 acre landscape includes a mix of forests, fields of restored native grasses, and a lake, providing a variety of habitats for interesting birds. In spite of this diversity of excellent

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April 17, 2025

Archaeological Institute of America talk by Dr. Alicia Dissinger: “Birds in Cypro-Archaic Art: Classifications, Comparanda, and Case Studies”

5:30 PM (reception at 5 PM)

Paid street parking (until 6 PM) is located nearby, as well as on the top floor of Hitt Parking deck: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Zq368TKJjoqsX4nh7

As part of her visit to Columbia, Dr. Alicia Dissinger (American School of Classical Studies at Athens) will be giving two talks, one hosted by the Central Missouri Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) on Thursday, April 17 and one by Columbia Audubon on Friday, April 18 (as part of the April Membership

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April 18, 2025

April Membership Meeting: Talk by Dr. Alicia Dissinger (American School of Classical Studies at Athens), “Images of Birds in the Ancient Mediterranean World”

4 PM

Come and put your birding skills to the test and learn about avians in antiquity!   We will be having a special April Membership meeting, co-hosted by the Central Missouri Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and University of Missouri Museum of Art & Archaeology. People (and artists) in the ancient world spent

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Saturday, April 26, 2025

Birds, Bees, & Blooms – birding at Arrow Rock spring festival

8:00 and 10:00 a.m. walks

CAS will be leading two morning bird walks at this festival that “highlights Missouri’s native pollinators, flowering plants, birds and other wildlife”. These walks are planned for 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. More details will be posted when plans are finalized. Led by Lottie Bushmann.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Swift Night Out: A Tour of Bird-Friendly Chimneys in Downtown Columbia

7:00-8:45 p.m.

Join us to explore the architecture of downtown Columbia from the perspective of Chimney Swifts, and to watch for possible roosting activity during spring migration.  These fascinating birds use open chimneys as overnight roost sites, otherwise remaining in constant flight. During the fall 2024 migration, trip leaders Eric & Joanna Reuter observed flocks of swifts

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Friday, May 2, 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.

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