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Kevin Carlsen, Ornithology Center Manager, Retiring
Kevin has left a lasting impact on many park visitors and birdwatchers in his 17+ years at Eagle Creek.
Greenfield Birders Walk Schedule
Avid birders are starting to organize in Greenfield, about half an hour east of Indianapolis in Hancock County. See our Event Calendar page for scheduled walks!
Beers with Birders Event at Ash & Elm Cider Co.
We would like to thank everyone who came out to the Beers with Birders event at Ash & Elm Cider Co. last week! 34 birders were there to mingle and share birding stories. We are planning another event like this soon. Stay tuned!
LifeLines Mar/Apr 2017
Efforts to Save Crown Hill Woods; Christmas Bird Count Reports; Audubon at the IMA; March Program: Orchids; April Program: Latin American and Caribbean Birding; Warbler Workshop; Upcoming Field Trips
Oregon Dark-eyed Junco at Eagle Creek Ornithology Center
An Oregon Dark-eyed Junco has been frequenting their feeders for the past couple of months. This subspecies has a dark hood, a reddish back and light brownish flanks. Be sure to keep an eye out for this cool little bird if you visit the park!
LifeLines Jan/Feb 2017
Caribbean Biological Corridor; Goose Pond Raptor Field Trip Report; January Program: Birding in Uganda – The Pearl of Africa; February Program: The Secret Love Life of Birds; Lakefront Field Trip; Christmas Bird Count for Kids
Eastern Meadowlark
The Eastern Meadowlark's flutelike song can be heard during the summer months over grasslands throughout the state. As this photo from Leota, Indiana birder and photographer Brian Lowry shows, they can also be found during the winter.
Please Help Save the Crown Hill Woods
Many Audubon members are aware that the Veterans Administration purchased a 14.75-acre forested tract of land in Crown Hill Cemetery with the intention to develop the site with columbaria to inter the remains of veterans. This tract is the core of an irreplaceable urban forest characterized in 2006 by DNR scientists as “a true high quality remnant of Indiana’s pre-settlement forest
Townsend’s Solitaire in Indiana
Indiana is lucky if one of these rare visitors is found around the lakefront during the winter months. This November, not one but two Townsend's Solitaires have been reported in the state