Bird Alliance of Central Indiana

Fort Harrison State Park Spring Migration Walks
2024-05-19 08:00 - 10:00, 2024-05-12 08:00 - 10:00, 2024-05-05 08:00 - 10:00, 2024-04-28 08:00 - 10:00, 2024-04-21 08:00 - 10:00, 2024-04-14 08:00 - 10:00, 2024-04-07 08:00 - 10:00, 2023-05-28 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) and 8 more dates | Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 North Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN, 46216, United States
Join Don Gorney for his spring migration bird walks at Ft. Harrison. During the walk, Don will point out birds seen and heard and provide details on how to identify spring warblers. Walks are ninety minutes to two hours on relatively even terrain. There is no fee for the walk but standard gate admission applies. Meet in the northeast corner of the Delaware Lake parking lot. Waterproof footwear is recommended for walking through dewy grass. For more information, contact Don at dongorney@yahoo.com.

113th Indianapolis CBC
2023-12-31 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Wes Homoya and Ben Miller here, your new Christmas Bird Count organizers and compilers for the 2023 ININ CBC! This fall is flying by and it’s time to start making plans for the 2023 Indianapolis (ININ) Christmas Bird Count!
We’d like to first give a huge thank you to John Schaust for 15 years of dedicated service leading this count. John will be enjoying a well-deserved break from this volunteer role though we appreciate his continued assistance and guidance as we navigate this first year.
This year’s count will take place on Sunday, December 31, 2023. To register, please email mcconservancy@gmail.com by December 12th. Once registered, we will send you a follow-up email by December 20th with this year’s complete count materials and your assigned area(s).
Anyone wishing to exclusively count the birds at your home feeders, please email us your address so we can confirm that your location is within the boundaries of the count circle and to receive instructions and a reporting form.

112th Indianapolis CBC
2022-12-17 09:00 - 14:00 UTC
Pre-register to determine the meeting location.
Whether you are a first-time birdwatcher or an experienced pro, your help is needed during the 123rd annual National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This will be the 112th anniversary of the Indianapolis CBC, which was first held in December 1910.
Nationwide, more than 2,000 CBCs are conducted during the holiday season. National Audubon Society and other organizations use the data collected in this longest-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations and to help guide conservation actions. General information about the National Audubon Society and the Annual Christmas Bird Count can be found at www.audubon.org/conservation/join-christmas-bird-count.
The Indianapolis CBC, sponsored by 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. In addition, if your home is within the boundaries of the count circle, you can stay home and report the birds that visit your bird feeders.
The most exciting news is that CBC is a free program. To participate, please register prior to December 11 so that birding teams and count plans can be made in advance of the count. Register to participate by emailing John Schaust at schaust@sbcglobal.net.
Our birding teams will gather for lunch at a nearby restaurant to tally our morning count total. If needed teams may cover additional areas after lunch.

Fort Harrison State Park Fall Migration Walks
2022-10-30 08:00 - 10:00, 2022-10-23 08:00 - 10:00, 2022-10-16 08:00 - 10:00, 2022-10-09 08:00 - 10:00, 2022-10-02 08:00 - 10:00, 2022-09-25 08:00 - 10:00, 2022-09-18 08:00 - 10:00, 2022-09-11 08:00 - 10:00 UTC and 1 more date
Fall migration is lively and full of warblers, raptors, sparrows, and other songbirds. During the walk, expert birder Don Gorney will point out birds seen and heard and provide details on how to identify cryptic fall warblers, drab flycatchers, and LBJ’s, or Little Brown Jobs, also known as sparrows.
Walks are approximately two hours on relatively even terrain. There is no fee for the walk but standard gate admission applies. Meet in the northeast corner of the Delaware Lake parking lot at 8:00 am.

Fort Harrison State Park Spring Migration Walks
2022-05-29 08:00 - 10:00, 2022-05-22 08:00 - 10:00, 2022-05-15 08:00 - 10:00 UTC
Join Don Gorney for his spring migration bird walks at Ft. Harrison. During the walk Don will point out birds seen and heard and provide details on how to identify spring warblers. Walks are ninety minutes to two hours on relatively even terrain. There is no fee for the walk but standard gate admission applies. Meet in the northeast corner of the Delaware Lake parking lot. Waterproof footwear is recommended for walking through dewy grass. For more information, contact Don at dongorney@yahoo.com.
