ABAS Event Calendar
Monthly Program
Gene Stratton-Porter’s Birding Legacy
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesTuesday, October 11, 2016, 07:30pm - 08:30pm Gene Stratton-Porter is best known as Indiana's most widely-read female author, but her impact on the birding world
Birding and Safari in Uganda: The Pearl of Africa
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesPresenter: Rob Ripma Many birders from the United States are very familiar with traveling to the American Tropics to go birding. But
Cloud Forest Orchids and Best Orchids for the Home
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesOrchids are one of the most fascinating plants on earth. Join Ron Giles for this amazing presentation that will introduce you to cloud forest orchids as well as the best and easiest orchids to grow at home.
Birding Adventures in Latin America and the Caribbean
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin John Velasquez as he takes you along on his 10-year journey of birding and photography through Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Savage Garden: The Demented World of Meat Eating Plants
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesPresenters: Chad and Evan Williams
Indiana Raptor Center
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesWho doesn’t love raptors? And, who doesn’t love learning more about them? Join us as we host the Indiana Raptor Center alongside some of their Education Ambassadors ... raptors! The presentation will introduce you to the world of raptors along with some of the current projects of the Center including a report on lead testing and the new Barn Owl enclosure supported by the ABAS Birdathon.
Naughty by Nature
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin Amanda Smith for our September program – Naughty by Nature. Out in the elements, birders and outdoorsy folks often encounter some of the not-so-wonderful aspects of nature such as poison ivy, nettles, snakes, chiggers, and spiders. Misconceptions about these “perceived” naughty natural things keep people from getting outside, but just an ounce of knowledge can help fight fear of the unknown.
Banding Saw-whet Owls in the Indiana Dunes!
Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesJoin speaker Brad Bumgardner, the Executive Director for the Indiana Adubon Society and previously an interpretive naturalist for the Indiana State Parks, for our November program. The Indiana Dunes is a gateway for migrating owls traveling along the shores of Lake Michigan and into the rest of Indiana. Volunteers and staff have banded hundreds of migrating Saw-whet Owls. Learn about the secretive migration and opportunities to view Saw-whet Owls in the Indiana Dunes.