This Christmas Bird Count covers the northeast corner of Indianapolis with its center point in Fort Harrison State Park. Our birding teams will gather for lunch at a nearby restaurant to tally our morning count total. If needed teams may cover additional areas after lunch.
Contact John Schaust at (317) 208-4021 or schaust@gmail.com.
For this Christmas Bird Count meet at the Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center to pick up an information packet for your assigned area before heading out to bird. The Ornithology Center will open at 8:00 a.m. A pitch-in lunch for all participants will be held there at noon to tally the bird count and to reorganize groups to head back outside to cover additional areas if needed.
Please register by December 13 so that birding teams can be formed and count plans made in advance. Contact Will Schaust at (317) 327-2473 or william.schaust@indy.gov.
This Christmas Bird Count is run out of the Nature Center at Cool Creek Park. Lunch for participants will be provided by the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department.
Pre-registration is required. Contact Amanda Smith at (317) 774-2500 or amanda.smith@hamiltoncounty.in.gov.
This Christmas Bird Count is held in Hancock County. Since part of Hancock County is in an official National Audubon Society CBC circle, there are areas we must avoid.
Contact Gail McNierney at (317) 501-4175 or jagmac@comcast.net.