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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.

Event Series Cool Creek Bird Hike

Cool Creek Beginning Bird Hike

Cool Creek Nature Center 2000-1 East 151st St, Carmel, IN, United States

Join our naturalist staff and other guest leaders Sunday and Wednesday mornings and we will learn together. This will be a great opportunity for birdwatchers of all levels.

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.

Welcome to the Dark Side: Mothing in Indiana

Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Join Jeanette Jaskula for a presentation on moths and the part they play in Indiana's ecosystems alongside birds.

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.

Event Series Cool Creek Bird Hike

Cool Creek Beginning Bird Hike

Cool Creek Nature Center 2000-1 East 151st St, Carmel, IN, United States

Join our naturalist staff and other guest leaders Sunday and Wednesday mornings and we will learn together. This will be a great opportunity for birdwatchers of all levels.

Celery Bog

Celery Bog Nature Area 1620 Lindberg Rd, West Lafayette, IN, United States

Join Matthew Krohn for a field trip to Celery Bog Nature Area. This will be a great opportunity to view early season waterfowl and year-round resident birds.