Sioux Falls Bird Club - Field Trips & Activity Schedule 2010

　All Saturday field trips for 2010 will leave from the Outdoor Campus parking lot, 4500 S. Oxbow Avenue, unless noted. (Note the building may not be open early enough for facilities to be available prior to our departure, but there are outdoor toilets available). The Outdoor Campus is located 1/2 mile east of the 49th and Louise Avenue intersection, turn south in front of the Sanford Wellness Center from 49th onto Oxbow. Go one block south; turn east into the entrance to Sertoma Park and Outdoor Campus. The park is also accessible from 57th Street. Turn north on Oxbow. It is customary to car pool on field trips and traditional that riders give drivers a few dollars at the end of the field trip to help with gas and perhaps a car wash. Remember to bring binoculars and a field guide, if you have one. A leader will generally bring a scope, but bring yours too, if desired. Wear sturdy footwear and dress warmly as needed. Bring a friend. Anyone interested in birds is welcome. (Some field trips may extend past the noontime if, birding is good, but a car will always return by noon if needed by anyone in the group).

• January 9 - (cancelled)A trip to Fort Randall dam or Gavin's Point dam to see wintering Eagles and other birds that winter in the area such as gulls. This is a full-day trip leaving at 7:00a.m. (Weather dependent; watch your e-mail.)
• February 18 - Business meeting at the Outdoor Campus at 7:00 p.m. - (note: this is a changed date)
• February 27 - A trip to Big Sioux Recreation Area, Redwood Blvd. YMCA campgrounds and Perry Nature Area. This is half-day trip leaving at 8:00 a.m. (note:this is a changed date 
• March 20 - A trip west of Sioux Falls to observe migrating waterfowl in the central flyway. This is a half-day trip leaving at 8:00 a.m.
• April 17 - A trip to look for migrating shorebirds west of Sioux Falls. This a half-day trip leaving at 8:00 a.m.
• May 8 - A trip to Newton Hills State Park in search of migrating warblers, vireos, thrushes and orioles. This is half-day trip leaving at 7:00 a.m.
• May 21-23 - South Dakota Ornithologists Union meeting in Sioux Falls, SD. Watch for information.
• June 5 - A trip to Newton Hills to find nesting woodland birds. This is a half -day field trip leaving at 7:00 a.m.
• July 10 - A trip to Blue Mounds State Park and Touch the Sky Prairie NWR to find nesting grassland birds. This is a half-day trip leaving at 7:00 a.m.
• August 14 - A trip to find early migrant shorebirds West of Sioux Falls. This is a half-day trip leaving at 7:00 a.m.
• September 11 - A trip to Great Bear Recreational Park and Elmwood Park for migrating songbirds. This is a half- day trip leaving at 7:00a.m.
• October 2 - A trip to Western Lyon County, Iowa (Hidden Bridge, Gitchi Manitou, etc.) to look for migrating grassland and woodland birds. This is a half- day trip leaving at 8:00 a.m.
• October 18 - Business Meeting at Outdoor Campus at 7:00 p.m.
• October/November - SDOU Meeting, Vermillion, Watch for information.
• November 6 - A trip to Big Sioux Rec. Area to look for late migrants and wintering owls. This is a half-day trip leaving at 8:00 a.m.
• December  18-  The Christmas Bird Count, meet at the Outdoor Campus 7:30 a.m.