Thank you and best wishes to Jessica Helmbold—former ABAS Board member, Education Chair, and President.

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 Indianapolis birder Isaac Traynor’s tips for finding birds here.

Peak spring bird migration is swiftly approaching, and Indianapolis and neighboring cities are helping make the journey safer for our feathered friends. Bird Safe Indy Chair, Deb Patrick, shares the latest updates in this BSI news blast.

Birdathon is on! In its 39th year, ABAS is happy to declare continued cooperation with long-term partners and claim another, all to give beloved birds a fighting chance. Who will your donations support this year? Find out here.

ABAS and the Efroymson Family Fund helped Eagle Creek Park to put up more homes for Purple Martins. Read about the grant here.

The third Birdathon report of 2026 supports the work of a longtime international conservation partnership through Colombian nonprofit shutdowns and US government cuts. Read how your donations helped.

Why does one corner of Marion County feel more like Brown County than suburban Indianapolis? As Mud Creek Conservancy Executive Director explains, “where the terrain varies, habitats multiply.” Find out which birds have made this unique corridor a home.

Birding’s goated, no cap, bruh. Post-pandemic just took our favorite hobby from cringe to fire, so we think it’s time to introduce Indy’s new teen and tween birders. Come meet some young birders with me *and* read where our last flock is now.