ABAS Event Calendar
Featured Events
Winter Lakefront Field Trip
Washington Park Beach Entrance 114 Lake Shore Dr, Michigan City, IN, United StatesJoin experienced birder and field trip leader Scott Enochs as he leads you along the Indiana Lake Michigan lakeshore in search of wintering gulls, waterfowl, and any vagrants that may be in the area.
Inclusive & Accessible Birding – Sam Newkirk
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin Sam Newkirk, ABAS Program Chair, for an informative discussion on Inclusive & Accessible Birding.
Great Backyard Bird Count
Join Chuck Anderson, ABAS Field Trip chair and President, as he leads you to four local parks in conjunction with the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) worldwide event.
Woodcock Walk – Carmel West Park
West Park 2700 W 116th St, Carmel, IN, United StatesJoin Chuck Anderson, ABAS President, for a trip to West Park in Carmel. Listen for the “peenting” sounds of a male woodcock as it attempts to court a female during the mating season. Watch the male perform an aerial display and listen to the sound of its twittering wings as it tries to attract a female. Registration is not required.
Woodcock Walk – Strawtown Koteewi Park
Strawtown Koteewi Park 12308 Strawtown Avenue, Noblesville, IN, United StatesUnusual, weird, romantic, and unique are all words used to describe the American Woodcock. Come experience this rite of spring for yourself as male woodcocks perform their aerial courtship displays for the females in the prairie at dusk! An indoor presentation will take place inside the Taylor Center to start.
Regional Birding in Colombia – Rob Ripma
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin Rob Ripma, ABAS Past President and owner of Sabrewing Nature Tours, as he talks about some of his favorite birding sites in Colombia.
Woodcock Walk – Daubenspeck Community Nature Park
Daubenspeck Nature Park 8900 Ditch Rd, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin ABAS Board member Brian Cunningham for an evening walk at Daubenspeck Community Nature Park (DCNP), a great spot to view displaying American Woodcocks. Woodcocks have a very acrobatic mating display that they perform at dusk known as the sky dance. While waiting for woodcocks, we will check the prairie and nearby woods for birds that may be going to roost in the park for the evening.
First Day of Spring Sunrise Bird Hike
Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesCelebrate the spring equinox with a sunrise bird hike at Eagle Creek Park.
eBird Workshop
Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin Aidan Rominger for a step-by-step, introductory workshop on how to use eBird (and Merlin).
Indiana Conservation Areas – Cliff Chapman
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin us this April for a discussion with Cliff Chapman, Executive Director of the Central Indiana Land Trust. Cliff will review the natural history of Indiana and the history of our state’s conservation areas.
Birds & Blooms
Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin the naturalists at the Ornithology Center for an exciting spring hike. Learn about spring wildflowers and the birds that migrate through Eagle Creek.
Lye Creek Prairie Burn – FULL
Lye Creek Prairie Burn 240 East County Road 650 North, Cherry Grove, IN, United StatesJoin Laurie Voss, ABAS Recording Secretary and experienced bird hike leader, on a field trip to the Lye Creek Prairie Burn, aka “The Burn”, in search of migrating Smith’s Longspurs and spring migrants. The Burn is located in Montgomery County and is the most reliable place for viewing Smith’s Longspurs in Indiana.
Warbler Workshop
Cool Creek Nature Center 2000-1 East 151st St, Carmel, IN, United StatesJoin Scott Enochs, experienced birding program presenter and IAS board member, in learning the basics of warbler visual and audio identification.
Connor Prairie Spring Migration Field Trip
Conner Prairie 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN, United StatesJoin ABAS on a hike through Conner Prairie on a search for spring warblers and other migrating birds.
Eagle Creek Park Photography Hike
Eagle Creek Park Marina 7602 Walnut Point Rd, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin Shari McCollough, a well known birder and photographer throughout the state of Indiana, on a photography hike through Eagle Creek Park.
Eagle Creek Park Bird Fest
Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesGet ready for a long weekend of celebrating all the birding opportunities Eagle Creek Park has to offer during the height of migration season.
Cerulean Warbler Research – Dr. Kamal Islam
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin us this May for a discussion with Dr. Kamal Islam—Professor of Wildlife Biology at Ball State University. Dr. Kamal Islam has been conducting research since 2000 focused on investigating factors that may be contributing to the decline of Cerulean Warbler breeding populations in southern Indiana.
Yellowwood State Forest Spring Migration Field Trip
Yellowwood State Forest 4220 T.C. Steele Rd., NashvilleJoin experienced bird hike leader Matthias Benko for a morning of birding at Yellowwood S.F.
Earth Day Indiana
Garfield Park Conservatory 2432 Conservatory Dr, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesThe Earth Day Indiana Festival is on June 3, 2023 at Garfield Park. The festival has over 110 exhibitors, live music, food trucks and a beer garden.
Advanced eBird Workshop
Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesThe Eagle Creek Ornithology Center is offering a hands-on advanced eBird workshop on Wednesday June 21st aimed at educating the public on the many useful tools eBird can offer to the global birding community at large.