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FREE Program - Lakewatch
Saturday, March 7th - 8:30 am CST
Portage Lakefront & Riverwalk
100 Riverwalk Drive 
Portage, IN 46368 

Join us on Saturday, March 7, for a FREE lakewatch at Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk in Porter County (100 Riverwalk Drive, Portage). Lakewatch birding is a stationary activity where you scan the lake, skies, and shoreline looking for birds.

This is a great time the year to search for mergansers, goldeneyes, scoters, loons, and more, and if the weather gets too cold for some, the National Park has granted us access to the main room to warm up. No registration is required.
BIRD WALK - Exploring Jasper- Pulaski FWA
Saturday, March 21st - 9:00 am CST

Join our Vice President, Matt Kalwasinski, at Jasper-Pulaski FWA to search for waterfowl and early spring migrants. Participants will meet Matt at 9:00 am CDT (10:00 am EDT) in the headquarters parking lot (5822 Fish and Wildlife Ln, Medaryville, IN 47957). Please note that this parking lot is in the Eastern Time Zone.
The bird walk will last around 2 ½ hours and explore some of the lesser-known areas of Jasper-Pulaski FWA. This event is free to Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society members and open to the public for a $5 fee.


Click HERE to register through Eventbrite
LOOKING AHEAD:

Saturday, April 4 - Bird walk at Indiana Dunes State Park with Dan Barriball

Saturday, April 11 - Eastern Bluebird Day at Coffee Creek Preserve

Thursday, April 16 - Program & Bird Walk - Carol Harsh from Wild Birds Unlimited presenting on hummingbirds and orioles. This will be an in-person program at Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, and there will be a special bird walk on the property before the program led by Matt Kalwasinski.

Saturday, April 18 - Bird walk at Cowles Bog (Indiana Dunes National Park)

Saturday, May 2 - Bird walk at Indiana Dunes State Park with Dan Barriball

Saturday, May 9 - Global Big Day (with participation giveaways)

Thursday, May 14 through May 17 - Native plant sale at the Indiana Dunes Birding Festival

Saturday, June 6 - Bird walk at Indiana Dunes State Park with Dan Barriball

Saturday, June 6 - Eastern Bluebird Day at Kankakee Sands

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Events and Activities
The Dunes-Calumet Chapter meets monthly for informative presentations. Bird Walks are led to sites that highlight the great diversity of bird-life found on the southern shore of Lake Michigan.  Visit  UPCOMING PROGRAMS for more information and registration.
Great Birding Opportunities
The diversity of birding sites in Porter and Lake Counties host more bird species than anywhere else in Indiana.  Many birding sites are National Audubon recognized Important Bird Areas. Read more by visiting BIRDING LOCATIONS.
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FEATURED BIRDING SITE

Gibson Woods Nature Preserve

Gibson Woods Nature Preserve
Tucked away in the heart of the industrial region of northwest Indiana is an island of nature with some very unusual features. This 131-acre parcel of virtually "undisturbed" land is known as Gibson Woods Nature Preserve.
Gibson Woods is one of the last sizeable remnant of high quality dune and swale topography remaining in Lake County. Because of the widespread urbanization and industrialization in Northwest Indiana, this type of topography and its associated natural communities have been almost entirely eliminated.  Today over 130 species of birds have been recorded at Gibson Woods.  Typical time to bird site: 30-90 minutes.
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