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Class B First-hand BFRO #35883

Possible encounter while volunteering at Macbride Raptor Project outside North Liberty

Spring 2010 about midnight to around 1 am North Liberty, Johnson County, Iowa 2 witnesses

Account

Two volunteers were feeding birds at a raptor center late at night when they heard something large moving in the woods beyond the cages. They followed sounds of heavy footsteps and snapping twigs along a walkway for about 30 minutes as it moved toward a reservoir inlet. Both reported seeing large red eyes during the pursuit but did not describe seeing a body.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Eyeshine

Sounds

Footsteps

Other senses

Movement only

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Eyes src
two large red eyes
Gait src
taking long strides
Age / size src
really big

Facts & provenance

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Date
Spring 2010
Stated BFRO report #35883 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
about midnight to around 1 am
Stated BFRO report #35883 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
North Liberty, Johnson County, Iowa
Stated BFRO report #35883 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
41.78, -91.57 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 35883 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #35883 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #35883 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
feeding birds at raptor center
Stated BFRO report #35883 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something big
Stated BFRO report #35883 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #35883 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Steve Moon (BFRO)
Photograph

An investigator documented the cage area, walkway, a nearby arch, and the surrounding recreation area with photos and descriptions.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Structure

An investigator documented the cage area, walkway, a nearby arch, and the surrounding recreation area with photos and descriptions.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone after the witness returned the call.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator documented the cage area, walkway, a nearby arch, and the surrounding recreation area with photos and descriptions.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #35883 Primary
    Published 2012-06-23 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 3 images at source Hash b190038c1170
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization