Mississippi Kites and Pioneer Park

Ottumwa is one of two regular locations where the Mississippi Kite, an amazing aerial predator, nests in Iowa.  Join us as we search for this unique Iowa bird at Memorial Park in Ottumwa and finish the morning at nearby Pioneer Park in search of Bell's Vireo and other songbirds common to southern Iowa.  This trip is free but advanced registration is required.

Photo credit:  Chris Davis, Macaulay Library