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  • Waterfowl at Celery Bog – FULL

    Celery Bog Nature Area 1620 Lindberg Rd, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Join ABAS President and Field Trip Chair Chuck Anderson for a field trip to Celery Bog Nature Area. This will be a great opportunity to view waterfowl and year-round resident birds. Target birds are waterfowl, including Northern Pintail, Redhead, and Canvasback ducks. Swans, Greater White-fronted Goose, and various species of grebe also frequent Celery Bog. There is no fee for the field trip. However, it is limited to 12 participants, and registration is required.

  • Cool Creek Bird Hikes

    Cool Creek Bird Hikes
    Cool Creek Nature Center 2000-1 East 151st St, Carmel, IN, United States

    Join expert birder Keith Starling each Saturday for a hike through Cool Creek.

  • Fort Harrison State Park Fall Migration Walks

    Fort Harrison State Park Fall Migration Walks
    Fort Harrison State Park 6000 North Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Fall migration is lively and full of warblers, raptors, sparrows, and other songbirds. During the walk, expert birder Don Gorney will point out birds seen and heard and provide details on how to identify cryptic fall warblers, drab flycatchers, and LBJ’s, or Little Brown Jobs, also known as sparrows. Walks are approximately two hours on relatively even terrain. There is no fee for the walk but standard gate admission applies. Meet in the northeast corner of the Delaware Lake parking lot at 8:00 am.

  • Cool Creek Beginning Bird Hikes

    Cool Creek Beginning Bird Hikes
    Cool Creek Nature Center 2000-1 East 151st St, Carmel, IN, United States

    Join our naturalist staff and other guest leaders Sunday and Wednesday mornings and we will learn together. This will be a great opportunity for birdwatchers of all levels.

  • Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

    Eagle Creek Bird Hikes
    Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Each Sunday year-round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet us at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

  • Bird Walks in the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab

    Bird Walks in the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab
    Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    The Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab is a wonderful place to bird watch, with over 165 different species sightings being recorded since 2002. No experience is necessary, and the hike will be led by one of the bird experts at Marian. The only things that are necessary are binoculars and a little bit of patience! We will meet at the St. Francis statue just west of the Allison Mansion on the Marian campus at 8:00 am every Wednesday starting September 1 and ending November 17. Bring water to drink and wear comfortable shoes. No reservation is required

  • Bird Walks in the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab

    Bird Walks in the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab
    Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    The Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab is a wonderful place to bird watch, with over 165 different species sightings being recorded since 2002. No experience is necessary, and the hike will be led by one of the bird experts at Marian. The only things that are necessary are binoculars and a little bit of patience! We will meet at the St. Francis statue just west of the Allison Mansion on the Marian campus at 8:00 am every Wednesday starting September 3 and ending November 17. Bring water to drink and wear comfortable shoes. No reservation is required.

  • Cool Creek Bird Hikes

    Cool Creek Bird Hikes
    Cool Creek Nature Center 2000-1 East 151st St, Carmel, IN, United States

    Join expert birder Keith Starling each Saturday for a hike through Cool Creek.

  • Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

    Eagle Creek Bird Hikes
    Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Each Sunday year-round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet us at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

  • Bobcats in Indiana

    Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Join Geriann Albers as she tells us the story of Bobcats in Indiana. Geriann is a Furbearer Biologist for the Indiana DNR.  She received her Bachelors in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences from the University of Illinois and her Masters in Wildlife Management from West Virginia University in 2012.  She starting with the Indiana DNR in May 2017.

  • Bird Walks in the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab

    Bird Walks in the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab
    Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    The Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab is a wonderful place to bird watch, with over 165 different species sightings being recorded since 2002. No experience is necessary, and the hike will be led by one of the bird experts at Marian. The only things that are necessary are binoculars and a little bit of patience! We will meet at the St. Francis statue just west of the Allison Mansion on the Marian campus at 8:00 am every Wednesday starting September 1 and ending November 17. Bring water to drink and wear comfortable shoes. No reservation is required

  • Bird Walks in the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab

    Bird Walks in the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab
    Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    The Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab is a wonderful place to bird watch, with over 165 different species sightings being recorded since 2002. No experience is necessary, and the hike will be led by one of the bird experts at Marian. The only things that are necessary are binoculars and a little bit of patience! We will meet at the St. Francis statue just west of the Allison Mansion on the Marian campus at 8:00 am every Wednesday starting September 3 and ending November 17. Bring water to drink and wear comfortable shoes. No reservation is required.

  • Cool Creek Beginning Bird Hikes

    Cool Creek Beginning Bird Hikes
    Cool Creek Nature Center 2000-1 East 151st St, Carmel, IN, United States

    Join our naturalist staff and other guest leaders Sunday and Wednesday mornings and we will learn together. This will be a great opportunity for birdwatchers of all levels.

  • Beers with Birders

    Ash & Elm Cider Co. 1301 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Join ABAS for an evening at the Ash & Elm Cider Co. at their new location, 1301 East Washington Street in Indianapolis.  We will meet to collectively share our birding experiences and adventures at this informal gathering.  Light hors d’oeuvres will be provided by ABAS.

  • Cool Creek Bird Hikes

    Cool Creek Bird Hikes
    Cool Creek Nature Center 2000-1 East 151st St, Carmel, IN, United States

    Join expert birder Keith Starling each Saturday for a hike through Cool Creek.

  • Cool Creek Beginning Bird Hikes

    Cool Creek Beginning Bird Hikes
    Cool Creek Nature Center 2000-1 East 151st St, Carmel, IN, United States

    Join our naturalist staff and other guest leaders Sunday and Wednesday mornings and we will learn together. This will be a great opportunity for birdwatchers of all levels.

  • Eagle Creek Bird Hikes

    Eagle Creek Bird Hikes
    Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Each Sunday year-round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet us at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

  • Holliday Park Bird Hike

    Holliday Park Bird Hike
    Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Join us at Holliday Park for a bird hike through the woods and along the White River. Beginning birders welcome! Depending on the rules at the time, masks will likely be required for most of the hike. There may be times we can spread out and take a quick break from the masks. Check the ABAS calendar to be sure the hike isn't canceled.

  • Bird Walks in the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab

    Bird Walks in the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab
    Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    The Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab is a wonderful place to bird watch, with over 165 different species sightings being recorded since 2002. No experience is necessary, and the hike will be led by one of the bird experts at Marian. The only things that are necessary are binoculars and a little bit of patience! We will meet at the St. Francis statue just west of the Allison Mansion on the Marian campus at 8:00 am every Wednesday starting September 1 and ending November 17. Bring water to drink and wear comfortable shoes. No reservation is required

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