Monday, February 08, 2010

Indiana Audubon Society

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Indiana Audubon Society's mission is to stimulate interest in birds and their protection; to serve the needs of youth, civic, church, schools and other groups by providing information concerning birds; and to educate the public concerning the necessity for conserving and preserving Indiana's natural heritage, its unique flora and fauna.

  
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Event StartTitleNo. Days
3/1/2010 12:30 PM Cuba Trip 12
3/26/2010 6:30 AM Prairie Chicken Field Trip 2
4/24/2010 9:30 AM Spring Fling of Fabulous Flowers and Beautiful Birds 1
4/30/2010 8:00 PM Spring Birding Festival 3
10/1/2010 8:00 PM Fall Birding Festival 3

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IAS Represented at the Ohio Young Birders Conference

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Ceth WilliamsChad Williams and his son Ceth, along with Rob Ripma recently attended the 3rd Annual Ohio Young Birder's Conference in Oak Harbor, Ohio.  Chad and Rob are two of the eager IAS members laying the foundation for the Indiana Young Birders Club.  The conference was at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, on Lake Erie not far from Toledo.  Both Kenn and Kim Kaufman were among the attendees at the event.  Kim Kaufman is the founder of the very successful OYBC (www.ohioyoungbirders.org) .  All key presenters were actual Ohio Young Birders!   Chad says, “The event was absolutely amazing!  Each of the presenters did a phenomenal job and represented the organization with class.  Kim, Kenn, and their amazing group of volunteers and members are totally awesome!”

Rob Ripma and Kenn KaufmanYou can read more about the meeting in

Kaufmans's blog, Birding with Kenn and Kimberly

Chad's blog, Birding! A Growing Obsession

Rob and Eric Ripma's blog, Nutty Birder 

 

Trumpeter Swan Watch

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  • By 1900 Trumpeter Swans were extirpated from their nesting and wintering areas in Central and Eastern North America. Their historic migrations to southerly wintering sites were totally destroyed.
  • In recent decades wild nesting populations of Trumpeters have been successfully restored in several northerly states and Ontario. Most swans now winter near their northern breeding areas, but an unknown number are pioneering southward where they are beginning to establish use of more southerly wintering sites.
  • Little is known regarding the numbers and groupings of southward migrants, the location and characteristics of the sites they are pioneering, the duration of use, or problems they may be encountering.
  • By providing information through Trumpeter Watch, observers can help document the changing distribution of wintering Trumpeter Swans and help identify potential new southerly wintering sites.

Read more on the website of the Trumpeter Swan Society

 

Bird of the Month

European StarlingOK…some birds have great appeal…and some birds…uggghhhh…don’t. We ended 2009 with what I considered to be a very appealing bird (Short-eared Owl), and in a somewhat strange twist we’re going to start out this brand new decade with what is quite possibly the most hated bird in America.

 

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  Field Trip Policy Change
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The Indiana Audubon Society sponsors field trips throughout the state and occasionally outside Indiana for the benefit of its members and to promote the goals of the organization. We will soon be scheduling field trips for the remainder of 2009 and into 2010, some of which will extend over a three-to-four-day period. In the past anyone was welcome to join us and participate fully. This will not change as our field trips will continue to be open to all interested parties. However beginning in 2010 we will be charging non-members a participation fee of $15 per person/per day. Children under 18 can attend free of charge. These moneys will be used to cover expenses in planning additional field trips and/or support other projects conducted by the society. Non-members wishing to attend our field trips can join Indiana Audubon Society in lieu of paying a daily fee. We will continue to do our best to plan a quality experience and sincerely hope you will take advantage of our offerings.

Alan W. Bruner

Field Trip Chair

  
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