IOWA BIRD FEST
A Celebration of World Migratory Bird Day
May 10, 2025, 1311 Buckeye Ave, Ames
Life-size Eagle Nest!
25% Off Everything in the store! (except optics and bird reels)
Enter Drawings to win Binoculars, Bird Feeders, Bird Seed and more!
Kids get a Bird Bag with treats & activities
EVENTS:
6:00 AM – Early Bird Walk at North River Valley Park with Isaac Caron
10:00 AM – Migration Madness Program - in-store with Isaac Caron
11:30 AM – Bird Walk at Brookside Park
1:00 PM – Owl Program in-store with Jim Pease w/Live Ambassador Owl
2:00 PM – Bird Walk at Tedesco Park
3:00 PM – Pollinator Program in-store with Jamie Beyer
4:30 PM – Ioway Creek Bird Walk - meet behind Texas Roadhouse
7:00 PM – Downtown Walk & Talk with Todd & Tyler - meet at The Octagon
EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS: 10-4 at Wild Birds Unlimited, 1311 Buckeye Ave
Iowa Young Birders - Tyler Harms
Bird Friendly Iowa - Anna Buckhardt
Lights Out Ames - Lorna Carrol and Mike Meetz
Iowa Wildlife Center - Jenna Mews
Story County Conservation - Story Co. staff
Big Blue Stem Audubon Society - Heather Sanders
The Community Academy - volunteers
Our Iowa magazine - staff
City of Ames - staff
Boone Co. Conservation - staff