Feature Articles
Great Backyard Bird Count Caravan
What better way to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count than to go birding in three Carmel-Clay parks.
Take Action: Protect Bird Habitat in Indiana
Urgent! The Indiana legislature is currently writing the state budget. Take time today to urge your state legislators to adopt these important conservation funding measures.
Tributes to Dr. John Munshower
A collection of tributes to honor the life and legacy of Dr. John Munshower.
Indiana Young Birders Network
The Indiana Young Birders Network (IYBN) is a free Indiana Audubon Society (IAS) and Amos Butler Audubon Society (ABAS) sponsored community that began in 2022. We are working to connect Indiana youth birders and nature enthusiasts alike to the birding world.
Winter Finches – Color in the Grey
It seems to be well understood that once the holiday hype passes, most of us are left with a winter emptiness. The air has a chill and fallen leaves have left the trees bare and vulnerable. It's time for the winter finches. Read on to see what might be in store for us this winter.
Donna McCarty Retiring as Birdathon Chair
There probably aren’t enough superlatives to describe what Donna has accomplished during her tenure as Birdathon Chair. Over $800,000 in donations that have been granted to worthy recipients over 37 events. How did all this get started?
Coxhall Gardens Project
Thanks to collaborative funds from National Audubon Society, in 2022 ABAS was able to sponsor a bird friendly “pocket garden” at Coxhall Gardens in Carmel.
Birding Hendricks County – Change and Opportunities
Jeff Packer breaks down birding in Hendricks County by season.
Stranger Things (Than Owls)
Ghosts. Monsters. Witches. Symbols of October and Halloween. Enter owls? Why do we as a culture consider owls to be so spooky? Let’s be honest, there are birds out there, skulking in our forests, that are much stranger.
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