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Feature Articles
A Birder’s Guide to Indy, Part 3: How to Learn About the Birds
So you live in Central Indiana and recently picked up birding. Welcome! Our local experts wrote a four-part guide just for you, on everything you could want to know about our birds and community. In part three, ABAS Editorial Chair Olivia Bautch tells you where you can learn about birds in the region.
Marott Woods Late Migrant Bird Hike Recap
Eight birders and their guides enjoyed a morning full of colorful late spring warblers and birdsong, courtesy of ABAS and Friends of Marott Woods Nature Preserve.
The Tropical Cornfields
Jeremiah Oden, Sheridan birder and tour guide of the Americas, grew up an outdoorsman, and he knew Indiana’s birds—robins, cardinals, chickadees, and the like. But it wasn’t until 2020 that he realized that “tropical” birding can be found in the least expected place: among the Indiana cornfields.
Updates from the BACI Name Change Committee
The latest update in the BACI name change centers around an avian symbol of Central Indiana and its community of bird lovers. Find out what’s new here.
Pick up a Postcard to Promote Bird-Safe Practices
Bird Safe Indy has been bringing a new postcard initiative to local events that allows the public to share a conservation message—and a sweet bird photo—with their legislators. Learn how to write your own here.
A Birder’s Guide to Indy, Part 2: How to Identify the Birds
So you live in Central Indiana and recently picked up birding. Welcome! Our local experts wrote a four-part guide just for you, on everything you could want to know about our birds and community. Read beginner birder Amanda Kelley’s tips for learning your local birds here.
Hanna Commons Creates Housing for Our Neighbors, Human and Avian
While tackling chronic homelessness in the community, a Southside affordable housing complex called on Keep Indianapolis Beautiful to transform its grounds into a park. When staff invited residents to complete a project of their choice, their interest also centered on building new homes—homes for birds.
Central Indiana’s First BirdTown, Through the Eyes of its “Bird Ambassador”
Nearly a year has passed since Indiana Audubon certified Shelby County as Central Indiana’s first BirdTown. Meet the county’s wise bird ambassador, Kailyn, and learn about what this Indianapolis donut county has to offer.
Name Change Update
Last fall, with input from our membership and the community, our chapter decided to remove honorifics from its name. As promised, the Board has chosen a new name—find out what we'll now be known as in this update.