Join Indiana Audubon and our birding partners for an exploration of the Indiana Birding Trail in 2021. #21in21 is your chance to visit some of the best birding sites in the Hoosier state. It’s also a chance to see great birds and make some memories along the way.
Download the #21in21 gamecard and visit 21 Indiana Birding Trail sites to be entered to win prizes at the end of the year. This can be 21 unique Indiana Birding Trail sites or the same one 21 times!
DOWNLOAD THE GAMECARD HERE!
Just for participating, every person who completes the 21 in 2021 Challenge will receive a special Indiana Birding Trail limited edition patch and certificate. The deadline to submit your gamecard is December 15, 2021. Prizes include:
- Vortex Viper HD 10×42 Binoculars
- Indiana DNR 2022 Annual Entrance Permits
- Indiana State Parks Mugs
- 1 Year Subscription to Outdoor Indiana Magaine
- Indiana Dunes Birding Festival 2022 Registration for Two
- Indiana Audubon Membership +T-shirt
- Sassafras Audubon Prize Basket (valued at $50)
- Dunes-Calumet Audubon Prize Basket (valued at $50)
Do you like birding with others!? Consider joining us for one of 21 Indiana Audubon birding trips. Each trip follows CDC recommendations and offers a great chance to delve into what makes each Indiana Birding Trail site worthy of designation. To register for any #21in21 hike, Visit Here.
Visit the Indiana Birding Trail directly at indianabirdingtrail.com.
21 in 2021 Indiana Audubon Field Trip Calendar*
Date | Title | Location | Leader |
January 2 | Potato Creek Winter birding Trip | Potato Creek SP | Kristen Sweinhart |
January 23 | Winter Eagle Watch Field Trip | Salamonie Lake | April Raver |
March 6 | Geist Reservoir Waterfowl Trip | Geist Reservoir | Jonathon and Whitney Yoerger |
March 13 | Summit Lake Waterfowl Trip | Summit Lake SP | Richard Garrett |
March 27 | Kankakee River Waterfowl Trip | Kankakee FWA | Kim Ehn |
April 17 | Wing Haven Spring Birding Trip | Wing Haven Nature Preserve | Fred Wooley |
April 24 | Eagle Creek Spring Warblers Trip | Eagle Creek Park | Rhiannon Thunell |
May 15 | Youth and Family Day Birding Trip | Indiana Dunes SP | Multiple Leaders |
June 12 | Limberlost Swamp Field Trip | Limberlost Swamp Conservation Area | Terri Gorney |
June 19 | Lincoln State Park Summer Trip | Lincoln SP | David Ayer |
June 26 | Whitewater Memorial State Park Field Trip | Whitewater Memorial SP | Jeremy Proeschel |
July 24 | McCormick’s Creek Field Trip | McCormick’s Creek SP | Wyatt Williams |
August 7 | Lakefront Shorebirds Field Trip | Miller Beach | Julie Bonnema |
August 21 | Birds and Butterflies Field Trip | Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary | Shari McCollough |
September 11 | Celery Bog Fall Warblers Trip | Celery Bog Natural Area | Shari McCollough |
October 16 | Stone Head Fall Sparrows Field Trip | Stone Head Nature Preserve | Jeff Riegel |
October 23 | Muscatatuck Fall Migrants Trip | Muscatatuck NWR | David Crouch |
November 6 | Jasper-Pulaski Cranes Field Trip | Jasper Pulaski FWA | Kristen Sweinhart |
November 20 | Late Fall Lakefront Birding Trip | Indiana Dunes National Park | Brad Bumgardner |
November 28 | Goose Pond Late Fall Raptors Field Trip | Goose Pond FWA | Mark Welter |
December 18 | Christmas Bird Counting at Mary Gray | Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary | Carl and Amy Wilms |
*Visit Events Page for specific registration release dates.
Thanks to the Sponsors!
Special thanks goes out to our partners, who together make the Indiana Birding Trail a destination for Hoosiers and non-Hoosier alike.
Vortex Optics Indiana DNR Indiana Dunes Birding Festival Sassafras Audubon Society Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society