Upcoming Outings

Birding outings occur monthly.

Sandhills of Nebraska Outing

valentine, ne

friday, June 26-sunday, june 28, 2026

There are several motels in Valentine, NE. We will begin our adventure from the Harmony Inn and Suites, and will arrange to meet from this location.

The Sandhills landform was created out of the sediments eroded from the Rocky Mountains by Pleistocene glaciers (2.8M – 12,000 years ago), deposited and shaped by winds to heights over 300 feet and stabilized by an extremely diverse group of grassland plants. What can be seen today is a mixed grass prairie covering more than 19,000 square miles or 25% of the state. These Sandhills also overlie the immense Ogallala aquifer which appears as many wetlands and shallow lakes. The region was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1984 that provides nesting habitat for declining prairie bird species, as well as wetland species from waterfowl to Marsh Wrens. It is now also home to over half a million cattle and very few people making it an excellent destination for naturalists.

We will journey the 225 miles to Valentine, NE on Friday, June 26 to experience this vast prairie and search for the prairie and western species breeding there each summer.

Contact Outings Coordinator Bill Huser at billfhuser@gmail.com for more information.

Outing to Storm Lake and Kiowa Marsh

saturday, july 25, 2026

meet at 6:30 am at the singing hills walmart

3400 singing hills blvd, sioux city, ia

Travel to Storm Lake and Kiowa Marsh to search for shorebirds, post-breeding waders, and gulls. Area birder Dana Seifert will be joining us on this adventure. Meet at the NW Corner of the Singing Hills Walmart parking lot to caravan to birding sites. Storm Lake is approximately a 1.5 hour drive from Sioux City.

More information will be coming soon; stay tuned!

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

Stay Tuned for August & September Outings - TBA

Fall World Migratory Bird Day Event

saturday, october 10, 2026

8:00 am - 12 noon

stone state park, 5001 Talbot rd, sioux city, ia 51103

Join us for Fall Bird Migration! Every Bird Counts! Your Observations Matter!

Meet at Pammel Valley Shelter for Bird Walks and Big Sits throughout the morning! Event details are in the works!