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Birding Trips and Programs
Eagle Creek -Bird Hikes
Every Sunday year-round, 9 a.m. Meet at the Eagle Creek Park Nature Center. The hikes are free and open to everyone. Gate fee: $4. For more information, contact Donna McCarty at (317) 299-5675.
Cool Creek - Beginning Bird Hikes
Join the Cool Creek Naturalist staff Sunday and Wednesday mornings for their beginning bird hikes. Participants will learn how to identify different birds. These hikes will be led by park naturalists and other experts. Come every week or as often as possible. You may begin anytime during the month. These hikes meet in the north parking lot of Cool Creek Park past the nature center.
Days: Wednesday & every other Sunday
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Ages: All
Cost: Free
Call (317) 848-0576 for information.
8 a.m. Wednesdays and first Saturdays of each month
Cost- Free
Explore the Marian College EcoLab while identifying and learning about the birds we encounter in this historic and natural landscape. As we search for birds, we'll also be recording our sightings as census data to monitor avian populations. This is a great way to enjoy bird-watching while contributing as a "citizen scientist." Meet James Cole at the Colonnade.
Directions: The EcoLab is in Indianapolis, at the north end of the Marian College campus (3200 Cold Spring Road). Enter at the northernmost entrance (at a large blue "Civic Theatre" sign). The colonnade will be on your right, next to the Allison Mansion. Marian Hall is the large hall on your left with " Marian College" written across the front.
Information: Dave Benson
Spring & Summer Programs
Tike Hike, Cool Creek Park, Saturday, June 21, at 9 a.m.
Inspire interest in birds. Bring a child or loved one to this program. The program will begin in the Cool Creek Nature Center at 9 a.m. with a short introduction about some of the birds you can expect to see. Then the group will head outside for a hike to enjoy the wonders of nature with special interest given to the birds. All ages are welcome. For questions contact Angie Cole at coles2000@sbcglobal.net or call 569-0546.
Kankakee Sands Project (Newton County) Saturday, May 31, 6 a.m.
Join us for the chapter's annual trip to see nesting grassland birds at this Important Bird Area. In the past three years, AWBAS members have thrilled to the sight of Upland Sandpipers, Sedge Wren, Henslow's Sparrow, Blue Grosbeak, and Dickcissel. Those persons wishing to carpool can meet at 6 a.m. at the large truck stop/restaurant on the western intersection of I-65 and SR 334 (Boone County), or meet us near the first stop of our itinerary- the Kankakee Sands headquarters - at 8 a.m. (EST). For more information or to RSVP, contact Angie Cole at coles2000@sbcglobal.net or (317)569-0546
Birding Holliday Park
Join a Holliday Park Naturalist for an early-morning stroll through the woodland and valleys of this beautiful park. It is sure to be a relaxing morning for birders of all levels. Bring your own binoculars or borrow from us. Holliday Park Nature Center Date: May 16, June 20, July 11, & August 8
Time: 7:00-9:00 am
Fee: Free
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Indiana Dunes Bird Watching
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Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
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Lake Monroe
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