Enjoy a look back at 2025 to recap the rare birds that visited Central Indiana, and find out which of our region’s birders made this year’s state eBird top ten. Hint: there’s two new local names.

The Eagle Creek Park Advisory Committee is working to protect the park from damage due to the LEAP project in Lebanon.

Through times that are tumultuous, we can learn from the harmonies of birds and strangers placed around us that our own local ecosystem works best as a unified front.

ABAS is grateful for the decades of member support and the recent input of our local community as we consider changing our name to better reflect the mission of enjoying and stewarding local birds together. Read on to learn the decision of the ABAS Board of Directors.

In November, Dr. Victoria Schmalhofer walked 12 participants through bird strikes, research, and solutions on the IU Indianapolis campus. Read what they found here:

PSA for all backyard birders and rarity chasers: common birds matter. Read on as Brian Cunningham of Wild Birds Unlimited unpacks the recent studies reporting quicker declines in common birds, and why we should take that seriously.

We birders may know our coldest season as the cartoon-immortalized “weird duck time,” but how many of us know if those weird ducks are dabblers or divers? Bay ducks or sea ducks? Find out here, then go seek out these unusual species.

The Eagle Creek Park Foundation’s Advisory Committee has released a statement on an imminent waterline development that will supply water to a new Lebanon industrial park from Eagle Creek Reservoir