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Event Series Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Each Sunday year-round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet us at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

Great Backyard Bird Count

River Heritage Park 11813 River Rd, Carmel, IN, United States

If you need an incentive to get outside in mid-winter, join Chuck Anderson, ABAS Field Trip chair and President, as he leads you to three local parks in conjunction with the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) worldwide event.

Event Series Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Each Sunday year-round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet us at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

Woodcock Walk – Daubenspeck Community Nature Park

Daubenspeck Nature Park 8900 Ditch Rd, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Join DCNP 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.

Event Series Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Each Sunday year-round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet us at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

Woodcock Walk – Carmel West Park

West Park 2700 W 116th St, Carmel, IN, United States

Join 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.

Event Series Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Each Sunday year-round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet us at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

Woodcock Walk – Strawtown Koteewi Park

Strawtown Koteewi Park 12308 Strawtown Avenue, Noblesville, IN, United States

Unusual, 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.

Event Series Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Each Sunday year-round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet us at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.