ABAS Event Calendar
Calendar of Events
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Cool Creek Bird Hikes
Cool Creek Bird Hikes
Join expert birder Keith Starling each Saturday for a hike through Cool Creek.
Woodcock Walk – Carmel West Park
Woodcock Walk – Carmel West Park
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. Registration is not required.
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Sax-Zim Bog Winter Adventure
Sax-Zim Bog Winter Adventure
Join Indiana birder and outstanding photographer, Shari McCollough, as she relates her experiences leading birding adventures to Sax-Zim Bog, north of Duluth, MN, in the middle of winter. Sax-Zim Bog is THE place to see northern owl species, specialty woodpeckers, and finches in winter. There were many days that the temperatures never rose above zero degrees and the winds were savage, but the birding was fantastic.
2 events,
Cool Creek Bird Hikes
Cool Creek Bird Hikes
Join expert birder Keith Starling each Saturday for a hike through Cool Creek.
Woodcock Walk – Daubenspeck Community Nature Park
Woodcock Walk – Daubenspeck Community Nature Park
Join 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.
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Thornwood Nature Preserve Bird Hike
Thornwood Nature Preserve Bird Hike
Join the Greenfield Birders for a bird hike. Beginners are welcome.
Celery Bog Nature Area – FULL
Celery Bog Nature Area – FULL
Join ABAS President and Field Trip Chair Chuck Anderson for a field trip to Celery Bog Nature Area. This will be a great opportunity to view early migrating waterfowl and year-round resident birds.
Cool Creek Bird Hikes
Cool Creek Bird Hikes
Join expert birder Keith Starling each Saturday for a hike through Cool Creek.