Staff Reports
INDIANA — Celebrate the migration of birdlife through the Indiana Dunes region May 14 — 17 at the sixth annual Indiana Dunes Birding Festival.
The four-day festival will include guided field trips and carpool tours to view migrating birds within the dunes area, bird related programs and workshops, live bird of prey presentations, a native plant sale and special art instructional workshops for both new bird watchers and nature enthusiasts. Evening events include special excursions for owls and whippoorwills, an art exhibition open house, and a family friendly “birds and brews” social event.
Discounted registration for priority Indiana Audubon Society members begins March 1, with general early-bird registration beginning March 8. General registration costs for the entire four-day festival run as low as $45 for adults and $35 for youth under 18.
The full festival program schedule can be found at indunesbirdingfestival.com. The agenda features more than 150 individual trips, programs and workshops. Organized by the Indiana Audubon Society, the conferences includes both the Indiana Dunes National Park and Indiana Dunes State Park as site hosts.
A special Migration Marketplace will occur throughout the festival and include national and local vendors representing bird related products, including optics, field guides, bird feeding and bird related arts and crafts. Vendor applications are now being taken at indunesbirdingfestival.com.
In addition to the festival website, Interested participants can also contact the information desk at 219-395-1882 or the Indiana Audubon Society at 219-928-6905.
