Sassafras Audubon Society's Birding Guide to South-Central Indiana is available for purchase. Click here for price and ordering information.
The Brock's Birds of Indiana (2006) CD, by Dr. Kenneth Brock, is available for purchase. Click here for information about this fabulous ornithological milestone.
History of the Indiana Audubon Society (1998), by Charles E. Keller, is online.
MS-Word 7.6 Mb,
PDF 3.1 Mb
History of the Amos W. Butler Audubon Society (1989), by Charles E. Keller, is online.
MS-Word 447 Kb,
PDF 429 Kb.
Common Birds of Indiana (1945), by Earl Brooks, is online. Long out of print, this book (PDF 8 Mb) contains highly interesting descriptions of birdlife, mainly in Hamilton County, from the time records were first kept until just after World War II.
Visit the Illinois Birding Calendar by clicking here.
Regularly Scheduled
Amos W. Butler Audubon Society/Marian College EcoLab Bird Hikes at the EcoLab
Every Wednesday and the first and third Saturdays of the month; please note that during winter the Saturday hikes are held only the first weekend of the month.
Leader: James Cole
8 a.m.
Free
The Marian College EcoLab is continuing its series of activities in cooperation with the Amos W. Butler Audubon Society and the National Audubon Society's Important Bird Areas Program. Explore the 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 birdwatching while contributing as a "citizen scientist."
The EcoLab is on the north end of the Marian College campus at 3200 Cold Spring Road in Indianapolis. Enter at the northernmost entrance. The 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. Meet James Cole or another leader at the St. Francis Colonnade.
For more information or to sign up for the EcoLab's monthly e-newsletter, email Dave Benson
Ft. Benjamin Harrison State Park Ft. Ben (Indianapolis) Bird Hikes
Leader: Don Gorney
8 a.m. Meet at the Delaware Lake parking lot.
Free and open to everyone. $5 gate fee.
Information: Ft. Harrison Nature Center (317) 591-0122 or email Don Gorney
Sycamore Audubon Society Early Bird Hikes at Hort Park, West Lafayette
From September 8 onward through October or until the birds dwindle.
Meet at 7:30 a.m. in the east parking lot of Horticulture Thursday Park on McCormick Road (across from the Purdue West shopping center).
Information: Barny Dunning or call 494-3565
Sycamore Audubon Society Early Bird Hikes at Hort Park
Each Thursday morning through sometime in May
7:30 a.m. Meet in the east parking lot of Horticulture Park on McCormick Road (across from the Purdue West shopping center) in West Lafayette.
Bird as long as you can – most walks take about an hour.
Information: Temple Pearson at email or (765)743-3437
Cool Creek Park, Carmel Cool Creek Bird Hikes
Cool Creek Park, 2000 East 151st St., Carmel
Leaders: James Cole, Art Jeffries, and other naturalists
Hikes begin in the park's north parking lot. Hikes are free, no gate fee, open to everyone.
8 a.m. every Saturday year-round
8 a.m. every Sunday in April, May, September, and October (migration) with James Cole and Art Jeffries
8 a.m. every other Sunday during the other months with James Cole and Art Jeffries (9 a.m. in winter months)
Information: (317) 848-0576