Building Birder Skills: 2022 Virtual Workshop Series
Build your birding skills in 2022! Whether you're a new birder or an expert, our virtual workshop series has something for you! SCHEDULE Please look at the schedule before purchasing tickets. You will purchase tickets by date, not topic. Read below for ticket options and workshop descriptions. January 11: Intro to Birding February 8: Backyard Birds & Feeding March 8: […]
First Day Hike: Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary
Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary 3499 South Bird Sanctuary Road, Connersville, IN 47331, Connersville, INCelebrate the New Year with a healthy hike!Welcome 2023 with a new tradition and a healthy way to start the new year. The event offer a chance to get outside, meet fellow Sanctuary hikers, enjoy nature and perhaps work off a few holiday calories. The hike begins at 10am, and will include approximately 1.5 miles of trails. Afterwards, an assortment […]
125th Anniversary Hikes at Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary
Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary 3499 South Bird Sanctuary Road, Connersville, IN 47331, Connersville, INExplore Indiana Audubon's flagship property with us on our 125th Anniversary! Join Indiana Audubon staff and volunteers as we celebrate 125 years (1898-2023) as the oldest continually operating environmental organization in Indiana. Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary is the Society's flagship property and contains over 700 acres of wetlands, forests, and prairies. Throughout 2023, we'll be offering special monthly hikes to […]
IAS Winter Eagle Watch Field Trip
9214 Lost Bridge Rd W 9214 Lost Bridge Road West, Andrews, IN 46702, Andrews, INGo on a search for the iconic Bald Eagle this winter!Join Indiana Audubon for a special look at the winter spectacle of eagles along the upper Wabash River and reservoir floodplains. Wintering Bald Eagles have climbed considerably in this area over the last decade, and now this area of northern Indiana hosts as many eagles as many of the other […]
IAS Winter Eagle Watch Field Trip II
9214 Lost Bridge Rd W 9214 Lost Bridge Road West, Andrews, IN 46702, Andrews, INGo on a search for the iconic Bald Eagle this winter!Join Indiana Audubon for a special look at the winter spectacle of eagles along the upper Wabash River and reservoir floodplains. Wintering Bald Eagles have climbed considerably in this area over the last decade, and now this area of northern Indiana hosts as many eagles as many of the other […]
2023 Winter Snowy Owl UP Tour
Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Mackinaw City 801 South Huron Avenue, Mackinaw City, MI 49721, Mackinaw City, MIHead to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in search of Snowy Owls! Indiana Audubon is pleased to offer another adventure for winter specialties of the northwoods in winter 2022. The trip is led by IAS member and guide, Matt Igleski, who has toured the UP area, and is familiar with the locations and birding areas around the eastern Michigan UP […]
2023 Winter Sax-Zim Bog Owl Tour
Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center 8793 Owl Avenue, Meadowlands, MN 55765, Meadowlands, MNExplore the Northwoods of Minnesota in search of the elusive Great Gray Owl! Indiana Audubon is proud to present another winter season of great birding and an opportunity for members to view the winter specialties of the north woods February 2023. Like the Winter Snowy Owl UP Tour, this caravan birding tour would extend the birding possibilities, to a location […]
Summit Lake Waterfowl Trip
5993 N Messick Rd 5993 North Messick Road, New Castle, IN 47362, New Castle, INJoin IAS for some early spring waterfowl birding!Join Indiana Audubon for a morning of early spring birding among the often productive waterfowl haven found at Summit Lake State Park, in east central Indiana. Summit Lake covers 2,680 acres, including an 800-acre lake. The park is a mix of woodlands, old fields, wetlands, and prairie restoration areas which provide a wide […]
Kankakee River Waterfowl Trip
US Fish & Wildlife Services 4320 South Toto Road, North Judson, IN 46366, North Judson, INJoin IAS for a morning of early spring birding among the many wetlands and flooded fields that line the Kankakee River!By this date, the waters are thawing and rising and this site plays host to thousands of diverse waterfowl species as they stage before heading to the prairie potholes and far Canadian arctic for the breeding season. Participants can hope […]
IAS Lye Creek Burn Longspur Field Trip
Montgomery County 1707 E 650 N, Crawfordsville, IN 47933, Crawfordsville, INJoin IAS board member, Shari McCollough, for a day birding "The Burn"!The Lye Creek Burn is an 88-acre wetland in north central Montgomery County that is a part of the larger Lye Creek Prairie. The site and it’s birding potential were first discovered in April 2001 as Clint Murray was on my way to check some corn fields he had […]
Rio Grande Valley Women’s Birding Tour
Airport Drive Airport Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46254, Indianapolis, INSpring birding in South Texas- a birding hotspot for specialties! Join Indiana Audubon for a special trip for an amazing collection of specialty US species and the peak of spring migration along the Texas southern border in April 2023. The lower Rio Grande Valley is home to amazing diversity and landscapes, and spring is an excellent time to explore this […]
Indiana Dunes Birding Festival 2023
The Indiana Dunes Birding Festival is an annual event hosted by the Indiana Audubon Society 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  birds. The Indiana […]
Colombia: Northern Birding Trail Tour- FULL
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) Calle 30, Soledad, Atlántico, Soledad, AtlánticoIn the summer of 2023 Indiana Audubon will host an epic birding adventure as we visit the birder’s paradise waiting in Colombia! Thanks to its wide variety of landscapes and climates, Colombia is a megadiverse country with some of the highest biodiversity on the planet. Regardless of size, Colombia holds almost 20% of all birds in the planet (1,930 species, […]
Belize: Tropical Birds Tour
Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport International Airport Road, Ladyville, Belize District, Ladyville, Belize DistrictJoin IAS for some tropical birding- the best of Belize with IndiGO Birding Nature Tours! Join Indiana Audubon, in partnership with IndiGo Birding Nature Tours, for some great birding adventure as we discover the bird and cultural diversity in the Yucatan Peninsula as we explore Belize. Belize is an emerging destination for North American birders because of its proximity to […]
South Florida: Migrants & Mangroves Tour
Airport Drive Airport Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46254, Indianapolis, INBreak out the tropical shirts and suntan lotion and join Indiana Audubon for a special trip to South Florida! amazing collection of specialty US species and the peak of spring migration through southern Florida. South Florida and the Keys host an amazing diversity of birds, and our timing will highlight the many migrants arriving onshore, as well as Florida breeders […]