Upcoming Outings

Birding outings occur monthly.

Sandhill Crane Trip

Friday, March 27 - Sunday, March 29, 2026

Join us as we travel to Grand Island Nebraska to see the Sandhill Cranes.

Members and guests are invited to a morning tour of nighttime roost sites and feeding sites of Sandhill Cranes. We will then wander further in search of reported Whooping or Common Cranes, if present. Also, we will position ourselves for evening views of large numbers of cranes returning to their roosts on the Platte. For those staying Saturday night, we will try to view cranes again Sunday morning before heading for home in late morning.

Some have made reservations at the Fairfield by Marriott Inn, 805 Allen Drive, Grand Island. We will gather there Friday evening and meet there Saturday morning (early) for our auto tour. A Saturday evening meal together will be discussed.

Optional side trips may include Lillian Annette Rowe Sanctuary, the Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center and the Stuhr Museum.

Contact Bill Huser at billfhuser@gmail.com or 712-574-3107 for trip updates.

Shorebird Destination - Details TBA

save the date: Saturday, april 18

Siouxland has been locked in a draught cycle for several years now, making finding migrating shorebirds very difficult. Absent have been fields flooded by snowmelt or April showers. Gone are many of our oxbow lakes and borrow pits. Except for rare flood events, we have had few places with mudflats and shallow water.

Therefore, for this outing we will travel to wherever there IS appropriate water conditions. Hopefully, we will be able to select a suitable destination the preceding week and will announce a meeting place and time then. Stay tuned.

Bill Huser, Vice-President and Outings Coordinator

Billfhuser@gmail.com

World Migratory Bird Day

saturday, may 9, 2026

8:00 am - 2:30 pm

bacon creek park, Shelter 2, sioux city, IOWA

Sioux City is a Bird Friendly City - help celebrate World Migratory Bird Day!

VISIT OUR WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION.