On Aug. 29, 2024, Indiana Audubon recertified the Town of Chesterton as a Bird Town Indiana community, recognizing its continued efforts in habitat conservation, community engagement, and education. This marks the 11th consecutive year Chesterton has held this distinction, since its initial designation in 2013. “Chesterton’s recertification as a...
On Saturday, Oct. 12, Indiana Audubon and Indiana Land Protection Alliance (ILPA) invite you to join a statewide celebration of birding and conservation. For the third consecutive year, we’re partnering to bring you the October Big Day Hikes at 16 unique locations across Indiana, showcasing the state’s incredible range...
Indiana Audubon will host a free Youth and Family Birding Day on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education in Gary, Indiana. This event extends the popular Youth and Family Birding Day offered annually as part of...
This spring, seven curious Indiana Audubon members ventured into the dark world of birding: nocturnal flight call recording of migratory birds for the pilot launch of the organization’s Echoes of the Night Sky Project. While we slept (and passively birded), our recorders captured the ebb and flow of migratory...
Nothing defines ‘Birding 201’ like flycatcher identification. Despite the issues that come with warbler, thrush, and sparrow ID, none compare to identifying Empidonax flycatchers. This unique genus within the tyrant flycatcher family is widely regarded as one of North America’s toughest challenges for birders. So, I was thrilled to...
With nesting season in full swing and biodiversity restricted to breeding species, summer is the perfect time for birders to brush up on their identification skills before the fall. In this article, we will focus on a particularly challenging group of birds for most birders to identify: shorebirds! Specifically,...
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