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  • Beers with Birders

    Beers with Birders
    Ash & Elm Cider Co. 1301 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Join the Amos Butler Audubon Society for an evening at Ash & Elm Cider Co. We will meet from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm to collectively share our birding experiences and adventures at this informal gathering. This event is open to the public.

  • Goose Pond Area Raptor Trip

    Goose Pond Area - Meet at Kroger 1930 East Main Street, Plainfield, IN, United States

    Join Scott Enochs as he leads you to Greene County in search of migrating and wintering raptors. Goose Pond, and surrounding areas in Greene County, has become a prime wintering area and migratory stop-over for raptors such as Northern Harrier, Rough-legged Hawk, Merlin, Golden Eagle, and Short-eared Owl.  We will spend the afternoon and evening trying to find as many birds of prey as possible. We will remain in the area through sunset in hopes of seeing Short-eared Owls emerge from their daytime roost. The event is free and open to the public.  Registration is not required, but is greatly appreciated.

  • Bird Photography – Beyond the Snapshot

    Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Join well known local birder and photographer, Ryan Sanderson, for an informative program on photographing birds. He will take us to the next steps, and show us how to go beyond just taking snapshots to something you might hang on your wall.

  • 108th Indianapolis CBC

    108th Indianapolis CBC
    Fort Harrison State Park 6000 North Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    The Indianapolis CBC, sponsored by the ABAS, takes place within a 15-mile-diameter circle covering the northeast side of Indianapolis, with the center point being in Fort Harrison State Park. If you are a beginning birder, you will be able to join a group that includes at least one experienced birdwatcher. Register to participate by calling John Schaust at (317) 208-4021 or emailing schaust@gmail.com.

  • Eagle Creek Valley CBC 

    Eagle Creek Valley CBC 
    Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    The Eagle Creek Valley Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by ABAS, takes place within a 15-mile-diameter circle covering the northwest side of Indianapolis, with the center being in Eagle Creek Park.  If you are a beginning birder, you will be able to join a group that includes at least one experienced birdwatcher. A pitch-in lunch for all participants will be held at the Ornithology Center at noon to tally our bird count.  To participate please register prior to December 9 by contacting Will Schaust at (317) 327-2473, or emailing him at william.schaust@indy.gov.

  • Holliday Park Bird Hike

    Holliday Park Bird Hike
    Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Join us at Holliday Park for a bird hike through the woods and along the White River. Beginning birders welcome!

  • Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes

    Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes
    Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Each Sunday year round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

  • Hoosier Whooping Cranes

    Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Join Danielle Williams, Whooping Crane Outreach Program Assistant for Indiana for the International Crane Foundation (ICF), for an informative program about Whooping Cranes in Indiana.  Did you know the tallest birds in North America winter right here in Indiana? Historically, this was not always the case. In this program, Danielle will discuss how the Whooping Crane made its amazing comeback from fewer than 20 individuals in the 1940s to over 800 today. Learn about the creative methods used to bring Whooping Cranes back to the eastern United States, the ongoing challenges associated with this effort, and what the ICF is doing to help these cranes right here in Indiana.

  • Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes

    Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes
    Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Each Sunday year round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

  • Holliday Park Bird Hike

    Holliday Park Bird Hike
    Holliday Park Nature Center 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Join us at Holliday Park for a bird hike through the woods and along the White River. Beginning birders welcome!

  • Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes

    Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes
    Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Each Sunday year round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

  • Winter Lakefront Field Trip

    Winter Lakefront Field Trip
    Meet at Dick's Sporting Goods 6030 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Join Scott Enochs as he leads you to the Indiana Lake Michigan lakeshore in search of wintering gulls, waterfowl, and any vagrants that may be in the area. We will spend the morning and early afternoon visiting various sites around the Indiana lakeshore. Little time will be spent hiking, though some hiking terrain would be considered moderate to rugged. Most of the time will be spent travelling to as many sites as possible to scan the lake. There will be a break for lunch in the Gary/Chesterton area.

  • Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes

    Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes
    Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Each Sunday year round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

  • Bird Photography Walk at Eagle Creek

    Bird Photography Walk at Eagle Creek
    Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Join Amy Hodson on a walk at Eagle Creek Park to photograph birds. All levels of photography are welcome, especially beginners! Don’t have camera gear quite yet, but still want to learn? This will be a great opportunity to learn about the basics of bird photography. The group will meet at the Ornithology Center to practice shooting at the feeders. We will then head into the park to look for the famous Barred Owls, Red Fox, and Winter Wrens! Please RSVP for this event by emailing info@amosbutleraudubon.org. Registration is required. Although there is no fee for this walk, park entrance fees apply.

  • Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes

    Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes
    Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Each Sunday year round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

  • Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes

    Eagle Creek – Bird Hikes
    Eagle Creek Park Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Road, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Each Sunday year round at Eagle Creek Park. Meet at 9:00 am at the Ornithology Center. This event is free, though a gate fee to Eagle Creek Park applies.

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