LifeLines Newsletters
ABAS published printed newsletters for about 70 years. Our last issue was Jan/Feb 2022. Like many organizations, we transitioned at that time to communicate by email. We have been sending out informational emails at the beginning of each month since at least 2010. The feature articles that were once a standard of our LifeLines newsletter are now available as individual posts and communicated each month in our email. You can sign up for the monthly email at the bottom of this page.
Here are the last ten years of LifeLines. We hope you enjoy looking back at some of our most recent history.
LifeLines Jan/Feb 2022
Indiana Winter Birding; 2021 Field Trips Review; County Birding – Hancock County; January Program: Exploring Costa Rica; February Program: For the Love of Birds: How Birds Played into the History of Valentine’s Day; Lakefront Field Trip; Great Backyard Bird Count Caravan; Local Bird Hikes
LifeLines Nov/Dec 2021
A BIG Year; Meet our New President — Chuck Anderson; Lights Out Indy Gains Traction; County Birding Around the ABAS Service Area — Hamilton County; November Program: Bobcats of Indiana; December Program: Adventures in Bird Training; Goose Pond Field Trip; Beers with Birders at Ash & Elm; Field Trip Recaps; Local Bird Hikes
LifeLines Sept/Oct 2021
Birdathon Fundraising Record; Mark Welter's Top 5 Sites for Fall Migration; September Program: Bats of Indiana — and Beyond; October Program: Brown Bears of McNeil River; Field Trips to: Strawtown-Koteewi, McCloud Nature Park, Eagle Creek Park, Lye Creek Prairie Burn — Fall Sparrows, Celery Bog — Waterfowl; Local Bird Hikes and More
LifeLines May/Jun 2021
The Harmful Effects of Mosquito Fogging; Help Track the Effects of Climate Change — and Help the Birds You Love; Birdathon 2021; May Program: Birding Belize: It’s UnBELIEZEable!; Sodalis Nature Park Spring Hike; Bird Hike at Marott Park & Nature Preserve; Spring Birding at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge; Newfields Bird Hike; More Local Hikes; Field Trip Recap
LifeLines Mar/Apr 2021
A Plea to Change Traditions at Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Early Spring Migration in Central Indiana; Behind The Lens –Adam Wilson; How Birdability Came to Be; March Program: Ecological Consequences of Climate Change through Phenology; April Program: An Introduction to Bird and Nature Photography (SOLD OUT); Woodcock Walks; Smith’s Longspur Field Trip – Lye Creek Prairie Burn; Spring Migrant Hike at Sargent Road Nature Park; Local Hikes; Field Trip Recaps
LifeLines Jan/Feb 2021
Anna’s Hummingbird in Indiana; The Making of Garfield Park; Peregrine Falcons of Anderson, Indiana; January Program: The Dark Side of Lepidoptera; February Program: Hoosiers for Whoopers: How You Can Help Whooping Cranes in Indiana; Winter Lakefront Field Trip; Great Backyard Bird Count Caravan; Local Hikes; Field Trip Recaps
LifeLines Nov/Dec 2020
Monthly Programs are back and online; Winter Finch Forecast – What Does it Mean for Indiana?; Working to Preserve Habitat in NE Indy; Behind the Lens: Mark Welter; November Program: Indiana’s Rare Plants (register online); December Program: Guatemala – A Birder's Paradise (register online); Sandhill Cranes at Jasper-Pulaski Field Trip (registration required); Fall Birding At Goose Pond (full); Field Trip Recaps; Local Hikes and more
LifeLines Sept/Oct 2020
This is What a Birder Looks Like; Behind the Lens: Dan Miller; An Unexpectedly Successful Birdathon; Monthly Programs Canceled for Now; Strawtown Koteewi Warbler Field Trip; Conner Prairie Field Trip; Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip; Celery Bog Nature Area Field Trip; Local Bird Hikes; MASKS ON HIKES - It is anticipated that masks will be required for the majority of each field trip and local hike.
LifeLines May/Jun 2020
NOTE - Most May events in this newsletter are being canceled. Check the ABAS website calendar for updates. Corvids or COVID? Birding While Self-Isolating; Girls Gone Birding; Behind the Lens: Jason Jablonski; A Career in Birding: Sabrewing Nature Tours; Birdathon 2020; May Program: The Dark Side of Lepidoptera (being rescheduled to fall); Volunteer Training; Local Bird Hikes (almost all are being canceled)
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