Upcoming Events

  • Tue
    16
    Mar
    2021
    6:30 pmOnline - request ZOOM link by email below

    Cowbirds: Harmless Native Species or Dastardly Mobster Villains? A Scientist’s Perspective. Send request for meeting link by email:
    zoom AT burroughs DOT org. You can view the recorded program here.

  • Thu
    22
    Apr
    2021
    6:30 pmOnline - request ZOOM link by email below

    Enhancing Your Birding With eBird by Mary Nemecek.
    PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING IS THE THIRD THURSDAY rather than our usual meeting night on the third Tuesday of the month. Day of week change for this meeting only. Send request for meeting link by email: zoom AT burroughs DOT org.

  • Sat
    24
    Apr
    2021
    10:00 am - NOON6212 NW Barry Rd., Kansas City, MO 64154

    Native plant pre-order sale and pick up at Backyard Bird Center (BYBC). NO PLANTS AVAILABLE FOR BROWSING OR SALE at BYBC. See the following link for details. https://mailchi.mp/1f5f354367c0/burroughsannounce-native-plant-sale

  • Tue
    18
    May
    2021
    6:30 pmOnline - request ZOOM link by email below

    Trumpeter Swans in Iowa and Beyond: The Restoration and Research of An Iconic Species by Anna Buckhardt Thomas.
    PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING IS THE THIRD TUESDAY of the month, our usual meeting night. This will also be the last program of the season before we resume ZOOM meetings in the fall. Send request for meeting link by email: zoom AT burroughs DOT org.

  • Tue
    01
    Jun
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    Bring your origami, knitting, crocheting and a camp chair! A parley of the latest, exciting opportunities in conservation exchanged! Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    08
    Jun
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    Learn about this important taxonomic class of cold-blooded vertebrates that includes frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders. New developments in the field of herpetology will also be discussed. Bring a camp chair for an outside, socially-distanced learning experience. Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    15
    Jun
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    Learn about this important taxonomic class of cold-blooded vertebrates that includes frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders. New developments in the field of herpetology will also be discussed. Bring a camp chair for an outside, socially-distanced learning experience. Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    22
    Jun
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    Bring your origami, knitting, crocheting and a camp chair! A parley of the latest, exciting opportunities in conservation exchanged! Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    06
    Jul
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    Summer Equals Insect Time! Chewing, biting, stinging and singing; we really need insects as much they need us! Latest information highlighted. Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    13
    Jul
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    Summer Equals Insect Time! Chewing, biting, stinging and singing; we really need insects as much they need us! Latest information highlighted. Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    03
    Aug
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    Let's reacquaint ourselves with the grand science of Ecology! Latest developments in this field discussed. Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    10
    Aug
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    Let's reacquaint ourselves with the grand science of Ecology! Latest developments in this field discussed. Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    17
    Aug
    2021
    Burroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    **CANCELLED** Bring your origami, knitting, crocheting and a camp chair! A parley of the latest, exciting opportunities in conservation exchanged! Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    07
    Sep
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    The mysterious natural history surrounding shrews, moles, armadillos, and more! Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    14
    Sep
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    The mysterious natural history surrounding shrews, moles, armadillos, and more! Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    21
    Sep
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    The mysterious natural history surrounding shrews, moles, armadillos, and more! Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    21
    Sep
    2021
    6:30 pmZoom and Facebook Live

    "Saving Birds and Spreading the Word: How Our Campus Is Working to Reduce Window Collisions" with Krystal Anton, Zero Waste Coordinator, Johnson County Community College. To attend meeting over Zoom, send a request for meeting link by email: zoom AT burroughs DOT org.

  • Thu
    07
    Oct
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Thu
    14
    Oct
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    26
    Oct
    2021
    6:30 pmZoom and Facebook Live

    "The Regal Fritillary Butterfly in Missouri" with Steve Buback, Natural History Biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation. To attend meeting over Zoom, send a request for meeting link by email: zoom AT burroughs DOT org.

  • Thu
    28
    Oct
    2021
    10:00 am - NoonBurroughs Audubon Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary

    Click on "Bonnie the Biologist" for more information.

  • Tue
    16
    Nov
    2021
    6:30 pmZoom and Facebook Live

    "For the Love of Delta Wind Birds" with Jason Hoeksema, Professor of Biology at the University of Mississippi. To attend meeting over Zoom, send a request for meeting link by email: zoom AT burroughs DOT org.

  • Sat
    20
    Nov
    2021
    9:00 - 11:00 a.m.Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center

    Join Paige Witek and staff from the Missouri River Bird Observatory (MRBO) at Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center in Blue Springs as MRBO and Burroughs Audubon take a deep dive into seven simple actions to help birds (Participating in Community Science, Drinking Shade-grown Coffee, Reducing Plastics, Making Windows Bird-friendly, Keeping Cats Indoors, Using Native Plants, Avoiding Pesticides). Find out how to make simple changes to help birds while enhancing your own life! Each event will explore actions that will make a difference in our world and will include going birding and a brief chat about the day's topic. All events in the series will be held outdoors, so make sure to dress snuggly. Programs are free, but pre-registration is requested so that we can notify you in the event of a weather cancellation. Everyone is invited, and we hope to see you there!

  • Sat
    11
    Dec
    2021
    9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center

    Join Paige Witek and staff from the Missouri River Bird Observatory (MRBO) at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center in Kansas City, MO as MRBO and Burroughs Audubon take a deep dive into seven simple actions to help birds (Participating in Community Science, Drinking Shade-grown Coffee, Reducing Plastics, Making Windows Bird-friendly, Keeping Cats Indoors, Using Native Plants, Avoiding Pesticides). Find out how to make simple changes to help birds while enhancing your own life! Each event will explore actions that will make a difference in our world and will include going birding and a brief chat about the day's topic. All events in the series will be held outdoors, so make sure to dress snuggly. Programs are free, but pre-registration is requested so that we can notify you in the event of a weather cancellation. Everyone is invited, and we hope to see you there!