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LifeLines May/Jun 2018
Gardening for the Birds; International Crane Foundation; Cavities — The Good Kind; The Making of Daubenspeck Community Nature Park; Meet the Board: Adam Barnes; May Program: Dawn to Dusk: Two Young Birders Take on a Big Day; Indiana Young Birder Q&A with Aidan Rominger; Event Recaps; Lots of Local Hikes, Kankakee Sand Field Trip; Beers with Birders
Birdathon Begins!
It's time to donate to this year's Birdathon. We have a great lineup of grants this year and fourteen teams will be taking to the field soon for their big days. We wish all the teams luck as they scour the state in search of birds. And a special welcome to the new teams this year. We will be updating counts on the Birdathon page as the teams finish and report their totals. For more details on this year's grants, take a look a the Birdathon page, or go directly to the donation page to help us raise the $31,000 for this years grants. As always, thank you to all the generous donors that have made Birdathon a success for over 30 years. Make a difference! Make a pledge!
Greenfield Birders Install Nesting Boxes
In March the Greenfield Birders installed 16 bird houses at Beckenholdt Park, one of their favorite local parks in Greenfield, Indiana. Adam and Sara Wilson, along with Carole Blaser, were the proud recipients of grant money funded by the National Audubon Society and the Amos Butler Audubon Society to purchase, construct, and install these 16 birdhouses. Their hope is that the newly provided housing will replace some of the lost habitat for cavity nesters such as Eastern Bluebirds and Tree Swallows.
LifeLines Mar/Apr 2018
A Birder’s Guide to Hosting Rarities; Indiana Young Birder Q&A with Matthias Benko; Going Green: A Rewarding Way to Go Birding; March Program: Bubbly Birder Big Year; April Program: A Journey to the Bottom of the World; May Program: Dawn to Dusk: Two Young Birders’ Take on a Big Day; 2 Goose Pond Field Trips; Waterfowl ID Workshop; Meet the Board: Ted Meyer; Field Trip Recaps; Upcoming Field Trips and Local Bird Hikes
LifeLines Jan/Feb 2018
A Guide to Survive Winter Birding in Indiana; The Birding World through Podcasts; January Program: Exploring the Incredible Country of Ecuador; February Program: The Road to 1,000; Relaunching Lights Out Indy; Goose Pond Field Trip; CBC for Kids; Lakefront Field Trip; Waterfowl ID Workshop; Meet the Board: Amy Hodson; Local Bird Hikes
LifeLines Nov/Dec 2017
Whooping Cranes in Indiana; ABAS and Holliday Park Collaboration; Starting a Local Bird Walk; Ted Meyer Wins Donna McCarty Volunteer Service Award; November Program: Banding Saw-whet Owls in the Indiana Dunes!; December Program: 30 Years of Birding for Bucks; Christmas Bird Counts; Upcoming Events and lots more.
LifeLines Sept/Oct 2017
American Bird Conservancy & ABAS; Crown Hill Update; Will Schaust Named Eagle Creek Ornithology Manager; Dan Boritt Named Holliday Park Manager; Indy Parks Birding Gems; 30 Years of Birdathon; September Program: Indiana Raptor Center; October Program: Naughty by Nature; Volunteer Opportunities; Upcoming Events
Support ABAS at Granite City
This year Granite City is again generously supporting ABAS by donating 20% of your tab when you dine there on August 22. It's good at either location – downtown on Maryland St. or north on 96th St. near Meridian. Be sure to click on Read More to print out the flyer below and hand it to your server.
Birdathon Marks 30 Years
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Amos Butler Audubon Society Birdathon. With this year’s donations of $25,670, we have raised a grand total of $720,675 since 1987. It would not be possible to continue such an endeavor without the generous support of our donors, volunteers, and teams who have shown a remarkable commitment to our mission to promote the stewardship and enjoyment of the birds of central Indiana. The Noddy Little Gulls team took top honors as the fundraising champs followed by Bud & Carl’s Legacy team. Our cycling team, Carbon Neutral, placed third. The highest species count turned in by any team was 177 by the Horned Grebes.