Professional Organizations
I've a fondness for the following bird groups:
Raptor Resource Project Peregrines forever! Bob Anderson helped to bring Peregrine Falcons back to the cliffs of NE Iowa and the Upper Mississippi River. This non-profit site has online nest-cameras of peregrines, eagles, owls, osprey, kestrels....
Iowa Falconers Association An insight into a little known activity that allows an incredible bond with nature.
Saving Our Avian Resources A non-profit organization specializing in educational outreach and raptor rehabilitation. SOAR was the source of our first white doves, so it enabled our fledgling white dove release business to take flight.
American Racing Pigeon Union You can look up AU band numbers of lost racing pigeons. Check out the stories about homing pigeons as messengers and WW-II heroes.
Iowa Ornithologists Union Great information about birds and birding in Iowa
National White Dove Release Society White dove release information and a nation-wide listing of members.
Iowa Audubon
Working to identify and protect habitat for Important Bird Areas