Ever wonder how our local parks came to be? Our article series, The Making of Parks, is back, kicking off with a state park that merges wartime history and bird walks.

Enjoy a look back at 2025 to recap the rare birds that visited Central Indiana, and find out which of our region’s birders made this year’s state eBird top ten. Hint: there’s two new local names.

The Eagle Creek Park Advisory Committee is working to protect the park from damage due to the LEAP project in Lebanon.

Through times that are tumultuous, we can learn from the harmonies of birds and strangers placed around us that our own local ecosystem works best as a unified front.

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:

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.