Description

Stationary Birding

Enjoy relaxing stationary birding at the Holliday Park Nature Center. This event prioritizes accessibility, so everyone is welcome to bird in a way that is comfortable for them. We’ll start at the indoor bird viewing room, where we can observe birds at outdoor feeders. We’ll also have the option to head to the pollinator garden or scenic overlook just outside of the building afterwards, weather and time permitting.
No birding experience required. This is a great opportunity to observe birds up close from indoors and notice their visual and audible details. There will be sound speakers to hear the birds from inside. Binoculars, monoculars, and field guides will be available to borrow.
This event is part of Birdability Week, a celebration of birders with disabilities and other health concerns, as well as an opportunity to share resources and ideas to help the birding community become accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to everybody. It will be led by Nicole O’Neal, a local birder and Outdoor Afro volunteer leader, with support from Michelle Morton, a local birder and certified nature and forest therapy guide and Access Birding outing leader. Both Nicole and Michelle have completed the Certified Access Birding Outing Leader course.
Cost: Free
📍Meeting Location: Meet at 10:30 AM in the lobby of the Holliday Park Nature Center (6363 Spring Mill Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46260). Nicole will be wearing a green or black Outdoor Afro shirt. We’ll have our opening circle and head to the bird viewing room together.
🗺️Getting There: Enter the park at the Spring Mill Rd. and 64th St. entrance. Take the road to the left at the fork. Follow that road (and signs) 0.03 miles to the Nature Center and parking lot. IndyGo bus route 19 is along this route, with a stop at 64th and Sunset Lane, which is about 400 feet west of the park entrance. The parking lot is in front of the building and a driveway for drop-off/pickup.
🎒What to Bring:

• Comfortable shoes
• A jacket or coat
• Water bottle (optional)
• Binoculars (or we’ll have some to borrow)

ℹ️Accessibility:

• Accessible parking spaces are available in front of the Nature Center.
• The bird viewing room is on the main floor of the Nature Center.
• There is a ramp to access the building entrance.
• Restrooms and water fountains are available inside the Nature Center
• .Chairs and tables are available in the bird viewing room.

🚫Notes on Participant and Event Cancellation:- If the weather presents a hazard before the event, this event will be cancelled or postponed. - If the host (Nicole) becomes injured or sick, this event will be cancelled or postponed.

Age Category

All Ages

Location

Meets in the nature center lobby.

Instructor

Indy Parks Staff