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BIRDING TRIPS & PROGRAMS
Monthly Events
All programs are held at the Holliday Park Nature Center, 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month unless otherwise noted. They are free and open to the public. Information: Email
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or call 317-293-5483.
Tuesday, March 9: Antarctic Birding
Presenter: Betsy Wilson, Long-time AWBAS member and dedicated participant on the Indy Parks Birdathon team
Betsy will take us to the other end of the globe for a look at the birds and bird behavior she experienced on recent expeditions to Antarctica and the sub-antarctic islands associated with Shackleton's legendary voyage.
Tuesday, April 13: Lights Out Indy
Presenter: Don Gorney, Kristin Bingham, and Wes Homoya
Lights Out Indy is an initiative of the Amos W. Butler Audubon Society to reduce both energy consumption and bird mortality. Excess and improperly used urban lighting confuses nocturnally-migrating birds and often forces them down from the sky and traps them in densely built areas. Because birds do not recognize glass as an obstacle, many of the birds are killed in downtown Indianapolis when they fly into glass. This phenomena has been studied in other cities but the extent of the problem in Indianapolis was not well understood before Lights Out Indy began. Members of the Lights Out Indy team will explain the initiative, present the findings from the project's first year, offer ways that you can make improvements to your own windows, and describe opportunities for people to participate in the initiative.
Tuesday, May 11: Indiana State Bird Conservation Plan
Presenter: Ross Brittain, Director of Bird Conservation for Indiana
Two years ago, while a student at Indiana University, Ross Brittain gave an exceptional presentation about his research findings on the migration of Northern Saw-whet Owls through Indiana. IIn September 2009, National Audubon Society appointed Ross as the Director of Bird Conservation for Indiana, and he has since been drafting conservation plans for Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area and for the entire state. Come and hear Ross discuss his thoughts, goals and priorities for continued and new conservation efforts to assist both endangered and more common birds in our state.
Upcoming Events
Great Backyard Bird Count
February 12-15; submit checklists to birdcount.org
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) will be held February 12-15. Grab your binoculars and head out to your favorite location or relax at home and watch your feeders. Whatever you decide to do, make sure you report your results online at www.birdcount.org. Taking part in the GBBC is a great way to get outside with family and friends, have fun, and help track bird trends—all at the same time. Anyone who can identify even a few species can provide important information that enables scientists to learn more about how the environment is changing and how that affects conservation priorities. AWBAS will be hosting events to help celebrate the GBBC.
On Your Own
February 15
Wherever you might be on President’s Day, take at least a few moments to count the birds. Go online at www.birdcount.org and input your observations. Input a checklist for every location where you count birds.
To view links to calendars of other Audubon chapters in Indiana, click here.
Bird Walks and Field Trips
Read "Tips for Field Trip Participants"
Bird Walks
Beginning Bird Hikes
Leader: Amanda Smith and others
Each Wednesday (except for the first Wednesday of the month) and every other Sunday in January (January 10, 13, 20, 24, 27) and February (7, 10, 17, 21, 24). Meet in the north parking lot (past the nature center) at 8:00 a.m.
Cool Creek Park, Carmel, 2000 E. 151st Street
Strawtown Koteewi Park
Noblesville, 12308 Strawtown Avenue
Join Amanda Smith on the first Wednesday of the month (January 6, February 3, March 3).
Meet at the Taylor Center of Natural History at 9:00 a.m.
Eagle Creek - Bird Hikes
Each Sunday year-round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Ornithology Center.
Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis
71st Street, west of Lafayette Road
EcoLab Bird Hikes
Every Wednesday at 8 am. Meet David Benson, EcoLab Director, at the St. Francis Colonnade. No bird walks 12/23 and 12/30. Explore the Marian University EcoLab while identifying and learning about the birds we encounter in this historic and natural landscape.
Marian University EcoLab
3200 Cold Spring Road
The EcoLab is on the North end of the Marian University campus at 3200 Cold Spring Road in Indianapolis. Enter at the northern-most entrance (at a large, blue “Civic Theatre at Marian University” sign). The St. Francis colonnade will be on your right, next to Allison Mansion, and Marian Hall is the large hall on your left with “Marian College” written across the front. Feel free to park in the main lot in front of Marian Hall or in any parking area. Write
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for more information.
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