Tippecanoe Audubon Society

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Serving the Indiana counties of: Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Wabash, & Whitley. All are welcome at our nature preserves.

The Tippecanoe Audubon Society supports conservation and environmental education to promote appreciation, understanding, and preservation of birds, other wildlife, and diverse ecosystems for present and future generations. Our membership is composed of businesses and individuals in the following Indiana counties: Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Wabash, Whitley. The Tippecanoe Audubon Society owns and manages three nature preserves in northeast Wabash County. Please visit the preserves page of our website to learn more about Taylor Nature Preserve, Flory-Gemmer Marsh, and Flory-Gemmer Woods. https://www.tippeaudubon.org/preserves

06/27/2026

Our Annual Picnic today was wonderful. We had about 10 people on a birding walk on the Lost Sister trail. We observed (heard/saw) 46 species! Then a few more people joined us, and we had a potluck and excellent presentation by Jessica Outcalt.

Thank you for the photos, Connie Doud and Tina Rieman.

See our species list below:
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Cliff Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Northern House Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
American Goldfinch
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting

04/13/2026

Join us Saturday, April 25 at 8:00 for the annual bird walk at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, followed by a 10:00 presentation by DNR North Grasslands Biologist Adam DeLucenay. Bring a sack lunch and stay for Tippe Audubon's short annual meeting at 11:00. Come when you can, stay as long as you want. No need to register.

Did you know many species of grassland birds are in decline in northern Indiana? These include species pictured here: Henslow's Sparrow, Ring-necked Pheasant, and Northern Bobwhite.

WACF is at 11586 IN-13, Syracuse, IN.

04/06/2026

Join us Saturday, April 11 for a 9:00 bird field trop and a 10:00-Noon W**d Wrangle. Come and stay as long as you can. Bring binoculars for the birding and work gloves and loppers to help remove invasive plants.

Location: Herbert L. Taylor Woods Preserve, 5972 E. Eel River Rd, North Manchester. Please avoid the private home, stay on the left side of the fenceline, and parking is at the end of the lane. For more information contact Dave Hicks at 260.982.2471 or [email protected].

04/03/2026

More photos from last week's Waterfowl Festival. Making duck boxes with Ducks Unlimited. Indiana DNR Tri-County staff provided materials and plan to post the boxes throughout the preserve.

03/29/2026

The first Waterfowl Festival was a big success yesterday! Thanks to the 60 participants, 4 education workshop leaders, expert field birding guides, many more volunteers and our partners Chatauqua-Wawasee, Indiana DNR, and Ducks Unlimited!

03/23/2026

Still thinking about joining us Saturday for the Waterfowl Festival? The morning field trip includes five locations. This morning a nesting pair of Trumpeter Swans was identified at one of the spots. Many other species of waterfowl were spotted too. The weather looks promising... and there's still time to register until Wednesday at 5pm. The daylong festival includes lunch and is only $20. Register at: https://www.chautauquawawasee.org/events/waterfowl-festival/

03/13/2026

Just two weeks away... register today before the festival fills up!

https://www.chautauquawawasee.org/waterfowl-festival-northern-indiana/

03/01/2026

Join us March 14 at 9:30 for the Birding Field Trip on Pisgah Marsh Boardwalk. Red-headed woodpeckers are frequently sighted at the boardwalk's end. No promises, but you will be in for a wildlife and nature treat!

Contact trip leader Dave Hicks at [email protected] for more info.

New visitor to Indiana DNR's Pisgah Marsh? It's a gem. Here's more info, driving map, and photos from the Clearly Kosciusko site: https://visitkosciuskocounty.org/locations/pisgah-marsh-area-and-boadwalk/

02/25/2026

Registration is open for the March 28th Waterfowl festival. Learn more and register: https://www.chautauquawawasee.org/events/waterfowl-festival/

Address

P. O. Box 262
North Manchester, IN
46962

Website

https://www.tippeaudubon.org/

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