Our Audubon Chapter

Helping our Natural Resources

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  Click HERE to learn about the benefits of becoming  both a National Audubon and Chapter member.
Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society Chapter (only) memberships allows more funding to support local projects.
Events and Activities
The Dunes-Calumet Chapter meets on the third Thursday of the month for informative presentations. Bird Walks are led on the Saturday following to sites that highlight the great diversity of bird-life found on the southern shore of Lake Michigan.  Visit our ACTIVITIES to explore and register for upcoming meetings and bird walks.
Great Birding Opportunities
Members have a great diversity of birding sites to visit in Porter and Lake Counties.  These sites host more bird species than anywhere else in Indiana.  Many birding sites are National Audubon recognized Important Bird Areas. Read more about the great BIRDING SITES to visit.

Important Member News

 UPCOMING EVENTS

June Program: Join us on Zoom for a presentation by DCAS Treasurer Matt Kalwasinski about Kankakee Sands Nature Preserve in Newton County. Wednesday, June 16, at 7:00 pm.  Check back for the Zoom Link.  

JUNE BIRD WALKS: Monthly Migration Walks at the Indiana Dunes State Park Saturday, June 5. Go to the Activities Page for more information and how to register. Monthly Bird Walk at Kankakee Sands Nature Preserve (Newton County) on Saturday, June 19. Go to the Activities Page for more information and how to register.
Bird Walk Coordinator is Board Member Julie Bonnema ( julie.bonnema@yahoo.com).

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FEATURE BIRDING SITE

Hammond Lakefront Park & Bird Sanctuary
The Hammond Lakefront Park & Bird Sanctuary, a 600-meter wooded strip of lakefront on Lake Michigan, sits just to the west of the Hammond Marina. A virtual oasis of vegetation within a vast urban sprawl, this site, once well-known simply as “The Migrant Trap”, produces great concentrations of migrant passerines in spring and fall as they search for cover and food. 
Entering from the eastern edge, scan the lakefront and marina for migrating and overwintering waterfowl. Walk the interior trail in a westward direction until you reach the area where the bike trail intersects the footpath. Return eastward along the fenced tracks at the southern grassy edge where sparrows are often abundant. out  Typical Time to Bird Site: 1-2 hours
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OUR MAILING ADDRESS
​Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society
​P.O. Box 36
Wheeler, IN 46393
 
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