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The Indiana Audubon Society recently published an article about our chapter’s namesake, Robert Cooper, that was written by Terri Gorney Lehman. The article, which celebrates both Dr. Cooper and his wife Esther, is part of Terri’s Flight Paths Through History series, which explores the people, places, and moments that have shaped Indiana birding. Terri, whoContinue reading “Indiana Audubon Society celebrates Robert Cooper”

This year’s local Christmas Bird Count (CBC) took place on January 3, with 14 volunteers who counted from their cars, on foot, and at their backyard feeders.  Altogether, they observed 45 species and 2,650 individual birds (plus a Black Vulture during Count Week).  During our December 2024 CBC, we saw 44 species and 5,440 individualContinue reading “Christmas Bird Count results – 2025/26”

June 20  |  1-7 p.m.  |  McCulloch Park The Robert Cooper Audubon Society will be hosting at table at Muncie Juneteenth on Saturday, June 20, from 1-7 p.m., at McCulloch Park in Muncie.  We’ll offer two short bird walks, at 2 and 4 p.m.  Loaner binoculars will be available. The Juneteenth celebration will feature liveContinue reading “Stop by and see us at Juneteenth celebration!”

As Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) continues to take its toll on bird populations everywhere, and specifically in Indiana, many of us are wondering whether we should take down our feeders and bird baths. The latest article from Cornell Lab of Ornithology, posted on February 17, 2025, contains this advice: “There has been widespread transmissionContinue reading “Avian flu and backyard bird feeders”

Our chapter’s 50th anniversary celebration, on April 6, 2024, was a wonderful event! It brought together more than 100 past and present members and leaders, community partners, artists, and others who are as committed as we are to enjoying and protectingnature in East Central Indiana. If you couldn’t join us, here’s a glimpse of whatContinue reading “50th Anniversary Celebration”