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:
While our scheduled field trips break for December, ABAS encourages all to sign up for a local Christmas Bird Count and participate in a citizen science program that began in 1900!
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.
A November afternoon began with a bounty of endangered birds and faded into an evening show of raptors. Read about the ten birders’ jam-packed field trip here.
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
Under the leadership of Lisa and Randy Vanderbilt, ten birders enjoyed a warm fall morning at Eagle Creek Park racking up 15 species of warbler and a host of other migrants.
Amos Butler Audubon Society hosted a non-profit booth space at the 2025 CBIZ PENROD Arts Fair on the beautiful grounds of Newfields Art Museum
Meet Pat Stutz, new Board member and Conservation Chair for ABAS!