October 7 Building Better Birders Workshop at Driftless Center is “Common Feeder Birds of Iowa”

The Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center will host a Building Better Birders Workshop Thursday, October 7 starting at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will feature “Common Feeder Birds of Iowa” by Kelly McKay, Mark Roberts and Brian Ritter.

The program will be free of charge, but advanced registration is encouraged. This program is designed to help those attending identify birds that might be visiting their feeders this winter in the Driftless Area.

Kelly McKay is from the BioEco Research and Monitoring Center in Hampton, IL. He will be assisted by Mark Roberts, Environmental Education Coordinator from the Clinton County Conservation Board and Brian Ritter, the Executive Director of the Nahant Marsh Education Center.  Funding for the speakers has been provided by the Resource Enhancement and Protection-Conservation Education Program (REAP-CEP).

The Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center is located at 1944 Columbus Road just south of Lansing and is operated by the Allamakee County Conservation Board. For more information on this program or any program, contact the Center at 563-538-0403 or follow Allamakee County Conservation’s social media presence.