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Apr. 6 | 1:30 p.m. For our third annual service trip at Mounds, we’ll return to the area below the fen to remove invasive honeysuckle and burning bush on Monday, April 6. We’ll meet in the Friends Shelter parking lot at 1:30 p.m. Dress for the weather and bring work gloves, loppers, and drinking water.Continue reading “Mounds State Park work day”

Apr. 16 | 9-11 a.m. On Thursday, April 16, we’ll spend the morning working at Dutro-Ernst Woods, a Red-tail Land Conservancy property, to attack Asian bush honeysuckle and other invasive plants. Bring loppers, shovels, gloves, and a warrior spirit! The Dutro-Ernst parking lot is at the corner of Perdieu Rd. and Kilgore Ave., on theContinue reading “Dutro-Ernst Woods work day”

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”

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”

Some of our monthly programs are available for viewing on our YouTube channel, including presentations by our 2024 conservation awards winners and our November 2024 presentation by state ornithologist Allisyn Gillet. Go to http://www.youtube.com/@robertcooperaudubonsociety7325, turn up your volume, and enjoy! And be sure to check the channel for any future programs that you miss.

In summer 2022, a videographer for The Nature Conservancy spent some time with Dr. Kamal Islam and his students while they were in the field researching Cerulean Warblers in southern Indiana.  The resulting 5-minute video, titled Forestry for the Birds, is available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8BcRQoLPr0. Kamal, who is Professor of Wildlife Biology at Ball StateContinue reading “Forestry for the Birds”

The National Audubon Society has released an updated version of its Audubon Bird Guide app and it’s FREE to bird-lovers nationwide! With 821 species profiles and 3200+ bird photos, Audubon’s award-winning app instantly turns any mobile device into the most trusted field guide in North America. To download the Bird Guide, go to www.audubon.org/app.