Upcoming Outings

Birding outings occur monthly.

Please use the side navigation list for highlights of past outings

Great Backyard Bird Count

friday, february 13 - monday, february 16, 2026

The Great Backyard Bird Count is one of the National Audubon Society’s partnerships with the Cornell (University) Lab of Ornithology to assess bird populations and distributions. This international effort seeks to estimate populations when breeding and migration activities are low and population levels are most unchanging. By harnessing a huge number of citizen volunteers, population data from many areas can be gathered simultaneously by these citizen scientists, yielding a snapshot of bird population trends.

Participation in this citizen science is one of our Chapter’s top priorities. Participants can submit multiple lists over multiple days to eBird. Loess Hills Audubon Society members are encouraged to create their own teams in the field, hiking and car birding, and record the birds at their home feeders.

All these observations are submitted to the Cornell Lab’s huge database by entering eBird checklists.

Outing to Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo

saturday, february 21, 2026

We will meet at the Singing Hills Walmart to Caravan to the Zoo at 7:30 am.

Vist Henry Doorly Zoo with your fellow birders, and enjoy the birds (and other creatures) featured inside the various exhibits and habitats.

The Zoo has an Admission Fee for entry. Rates and information on the Zoo can be found on their website.

Ticket Information for the Zoo.

Contact Bill Huser, Outings Coordinator, for more information, at 712-574-3107 or billfhuser@gmail.com.