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May 2019
IAS Spring Gathering
Join us at the IAS Spring Gathering! The Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary welcomes everyone to enjoy a weekend of birding, learning, and great fellowship with friends. Stay the weekend and experience the best of spring migration. The MGBS is the flagship property owned by the Indiana Audubon Society, Inc. With over 700 acres of property, participants can walk the many trails, enjoy welcoming back the migrating birds, and celebrate spring! Camping is available for IAS members free of charge in…
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Indiana Dunes Birding Festival 2019
INDIANA DUNES BIRDING FESTIVAL May 16-19, 2019 Hosted at the Indiana Audubon Society in Chesterton, IN on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan About the Festival The Indiana Dunes Birding Festival is an annual event that showcases the abundance of migratory birds in the Indiana Dunes. Birding in the Indiana Dunes is the best the state has to offer. With its rich biodiversity, varying habitats and miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, the Indiana Dunes is a hotspot for migrant and resident birds.…
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Bird Banding Demos at Mary Gray
Join us at the Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary for Banding Birds & Bird Walks! Join Indiana Audubon for a morning of bird banding at Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary. Bird banding provides a wealth of information on the habits of both migratory and breeding birds throughout the preserve. Banding takes place for several hours during the morning hours. Songbird banding set up begins at 6am. Observers may arrive as early as 7am to walk the nets and enjoy the banding of birds. …
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Indiana Audubon Hummingbird Migration Celebration 2019!
Mark your calendars now for the 2nd Annual IAS Hummingbird Migration Celebration at Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary! This year's event will draw hummingbird enthusiasts from around the Midwest to Connersville, IN for a one day celebration of all things birds and hummingbirds. Participants can expect an assortment of activities on the beautiful Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary grounds. About the Festival: The Indiana Audubon Hummingbird Migration Celebration is a festival for the tiny gem, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Multiple sponsors and partners…
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IAS Jaegerfest Field Trip 2019
Indiana Audubon is excited to take it's members to view the famed longshore migration that has been capitalized on just outside of Duluth, MN where the southwestern extension of Lake Superior pinches migrants on the big lake close to shore. Wisconsin Point is one of the best inland US sites to see jaegers in migration, and the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology event, Jaegerfest, helps birders from around the Midwest see this amazing migration. Additionally, streams of migrating raptors funnel down…
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IAS Fall Festival 2019
IAS Fall Festival 2019 October 4-6, 2019 Plan to join us for a wonderful Fall Festival held during a beautiful time of year. This year the Indiana Audubon Society is bringing you an array of talks, hikes to the Brown County region, just south of Indianapolis. Accommodations and room blocks will be available at the Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County State Park. This year's event will include a multitude of hikes, presentations, and an amazing keynote dinner. Full Event…
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