ABAS Event Calendar
Featured Events
Fall Birding at Goose Pond
Goose Pond FWA Visitor Center 13540 West County Road 400 South, Linton, IN, United StatesFULL - Join field trip leaders Logan and Kristina Lakins for an afternoon field trip to Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area in search of waterfowl, cranes, and raptors. Just before dusk, Short-eared Owls will likely appear. Contact Chuck Anderson to register for this event.
Inside The Bird Brain: Training Birds of Prey
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin Donna Riner, Ornithology Center Assistant Manager, for a presentation on her experience at Avian Behavior International’s Bird of Prey Training and how avian behavior science is applied at the Ornithology Center.
Hamilton County CBC
Cool Creek Nature Center 2000-1 East 151st St, Carmel, IN, United StatesThe Hamilton County Christmas Bird Count is open to birders age 10 and older. A free lunch will be provided at the Cool Creek Park Nature Center following a morning of hiking and birding.
8th Greenfield CBC
Meet at Jack's Donuts 1522 N State St, Greenfield, IN, United StatesJoin the Greenfield Birders for a day birding in and around Greenfield. Don’t worry if you can only come for a couple of hours, or even just watch your feeders from home. All levels of involvement and skill are welcome. We will meet at Jack’s Donuts on Highway 9 in Greenfield where breakfast will be provided. To sign-up to be part of the Greenfield CBC, please contact Adam Wilson at NikonBirdHunter@gmail.com or contact Adam on Facebook.
Johnson County CBC
Johnson County Parks 2949 E. North Street, Nineveh, IN, United StatesThis Christmas Bird Count will meet at the Johnson County Park office at 8:00 am. To participate, please contact Mike Clay at mclay100@gmail.com.
114th Indianapolis CBC
Fort Harrison State Park 6000 North Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesThe Indianapolis CBC, sponsored by ABAS, takes place within a 15-mile-diameter circle covering the northeast side of Indianapolis, with the center point being in Fort Harrison State Park.
Eagle Creek Valley CBC
Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesThe Eagle Creek Valley Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by ABAS, takes place within a 15-mile-diameter circle covering the northwest side of Indianapolis, with the center being in Eagle Creek Park. To participate, please reach out to the count coordinator, Aidan Rominger, by December 1st so birding teams can be formed and count plans made in advance. Call the Ornithology Center at (317) 327-2473, or email aidan.rominger@indy.gov.
Jamestown CBC
McCloud Park Nature Center 8518 Hughes Rd, North Salem, IN, United StatesFor this Christmas Bird Count meet at McCloud Nature Park, located southwest of North Salem in Hendricks County, at 8:30 am. It is preferred that participants register in advance with Roger Hedge. The group will meet for lunch in North Salem at 12:30 pm. Anyone who wishes to continue after lunch is welcome to join Roger in the afternoon.
Proposed Name Changes to Birds
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin John "Barny" Dunning to hear his thoughts on The American Ornithological Society proposing to change the common names of all birds that were named after specific people