Schedule of the Event:

May 14, 2025

Time - Session Name - Category

6am-4pm: Dunes Big Day - Van Trip
6am-4pm: Birding the Best of Chicago’s Migrant Hotspots - Van Trip
6:15am-4pm: Kankakee Sands: Birding & Behind the Scenes - Van Trip
6:30am-4pm: Behind the Scenes at the Chicago Field Museum -  - Van Trip
7am-4pm: Third Coast Birding Journey - Van Trip
6pm-8pm: Dune Birds In Art: Exhibition Opening Reception - Social Event
6pm-8pm: Festival Fine Art Reveal Party - Social Event
6pm-9pm: Dunes Big Evening - Van Trip
7pm-9pm: Cowles Bog at Night - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30pm-9pm: Woodcock Sky Dance Tour - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30pm-9:30pm: Owl Prowl - Van Trip
8pm-9:30pm: Mothing Adventures - Meet Onsite Trip
8pm-9:30pm: Dunes After Dark I - Van Trip
8pm-9:30pm: Whip-poor-will Wander Tour - Carpool Trip
8pm-9:30pm: Dunes After Dark II - Van Trip

May 15, 2025

Time - Session Name - Category

6am-12pm: Dunes Big Morning - Van Trip
6am-11am: Wolf Lake 100 - Meet Onsite Trip
6am-3pm: Kankakee Sands All Day - Van Trip
6am-10am: West Beach Pineries and Prairies - Carpool Trip
6:30am-11am: Michigan Canopy Tour - Van Trip
6:30am-10:30am: Indiana Dunes State Park Trail 2 - Meet Onsite Trip
6:30am-10:30am: Cowles Bog - Van Trip
6:30am-11:30am: Shorebird Saunter - Carpool Trip
7am-11am: Dunes Bird Banding - Meet Onsite Trip
7am-11am: Birding the Dunes with Lifer Nature Tours - Carpool Trip
7am-11:30am: Richardson Preserve - Carpool Trip
7am-11:30am: Lake County Parks and Preserves - Van Trip
7am-10:30am: Eggers Grove- Chicago - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30am-11am: Reynolds Creek - Carpool Trip
7:30am-11:30am: Gibson Woods - Van Trip
7:30am-10:30am: Brincka-Cross Gardens - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30am-10:30am: Pinhook Bog - Meet Onsite Trip
8am-11:30am: Miller Woods - Meet Onsite Trip
8am-11am: Dunes Heron Rookery - Carpool Trip
8am-11am: State Park Trail 2: Later Morning - Meet Onsite Trip
8am-11:30am: Beverly Shores Birding - Van Trip
8:30am-10:30am: Intro to Dunes: Accessible Nature Hike - Meet Onsite Trip
8:30am-11:30am: Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve - Carpool Trip
9am-11:30am: Naturalist Hike at Visitor Center - Carpool Trip
12:30pm-1:30pm: The Friends of Sax-Zim Bog: How We Started and What We Did to Protect a Great Birding Area - Headliner, Presentation
1:30pm-2pm: Hawks, and Owls, and Falcons, Oh My! - Live Bird Presentation
2pm-5pm: Art Workshop: Kingfisher Ornaments with Festival Artist - Meet Onsite Workshop
2pm-4pm: Learn About Trees to Find More Birds! - Meet Onsite Workshop
2:30pm-4:30pm: Pinhook Bog in the Afternoon - Meet Onsite Trip
2pm-4:30pm: Heron Rookery in the Afternoon - Carpool Trip
2pm-5pm: Birding Potpourri - Van Trip
2pm-5pm: Dunes Afternoon Warblers - Van Trip
2:30pm-4:30pm: IDSP Trail 2 Nature Hike - Meet Onsite Trip
2:30pm-5pm: Great Marsh Afternoon Birding - Van Trip
2pm-3pm: Welcome to the Dark Side: Mothing in Indiana - Presentation
2pm-3pm: Ecuador Birding - Presentation
6pm-9pm: Audubon Great Lakes: Trivia Night - Social Event
6pm-9pm: Dunes Big Evening - Van Trip
7pm-9pm: Cowles Bog at Night - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30pm-9pm: Dunes After Dark - Van Trip
8pm-9:30pm: Women’s Tour: Dunes After Dark - Van Trip
7:30pm-9pm: Woodcock Sky Dance Tour - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30pm-9:30pm: Owl Prowl - Van Trip
8pm-9:30pm Whip-poor-will Wander Tour - Carpool Trip
8pm-9:30pm: Mothing Adventures - Meet Onsite Trip

May 16, 2025

Time - Session Name - Category

5am-10am Sunrise Birding at Michigan City Harbor - Meet Onsite Trip
5:30am-3pm Illinois Big Day - All Day Van Trip
6am-10:30am Cowles Bog - Meet Onsite Trip
6am-10am West Beach Pineries and Prairies - Carpool Trip
6am-11:30am Kankakee Sands Prairie Birding - Van Trip
6am-11am Willow Slough 100 - Van Trip
6am-10am Longshore Tower Big Sit - Meet Onsite Trip
6:30am-2pm Indiana Big Day - All Day Van Trip
6:30am-10:30am Indiana Dunes State Park Trail 2 - Meet Onsite Trip
6:30am-11:30am Michigan Canopy Tour - Van Trip
6:30am-11am Meadowbrook Nature Preserve - Carpool Trip
6:30am-11:30am Lake County Wetlands - Meet Onsite Trip
7am-11:30am Michiana Marsh Meander - Van Trip
7am-11am Birding the Dunes with Lifer Nature Tours - Carpool Trip
7am-11am Dunes Bird Banding - Meet Onsite Trip
7am-11:30am Richardson Preserve - Carpool Trip
7am-11:30am Nature Center Beginner Birder Hike - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30am-11:30am Focusing on Female Birds Walk - Carpool Trip
7:30am-11am Pinhook Bog - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30am-10:30am Brincka Cross Bilingual Walk - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30am-11:30am Reynold’s Creek Wetlands and Prairie - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30am-11:30am Beverly Shores Birding - Van Trip
8am-11:30am Scholarship Recipient Hike - Meet Onsite Trip
8am-11:30am Dunes Heron Rookery - Carpool Trip
8am-11am Miller Woods and Swale - Meet Onsite Trip
8am-11:30am Explore the Dunes with Dave Benson - Carpool Trip
8am-11am IDSP Trail 2: Later Morning - Meet Onsite Trip
8:30am-11:30am Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve - Carpool Trip
8:30am-11:30am Birding Photography Up Close - Meet Onsite Trip
9am-11:30am Naturalist Hike at Visitor Center - Carpool Trip
12:30pm-1:30pm Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders - Headliner Presentation
1:30pm-2pm Owls of Indiana - Live Bird Presentation
2pm-5pm Let’s Just Go Birding in the Afternoon - Van Trip
2pm-5pm Dunes Afternoon Warblers - Van Trip
2pm-4:30pm Dunes Heron Rookery Plants & Birds - Carpool Trip
2pm-4pm Shorebird ID - Meet Onsite Workshop
2pm-4:30pm Learn to Play Wingspan Workshop - Meet Onsite Workshop
2pm-5pm Art Workshop with Jen Aitchison - Meet Onsite Trip
2:30pm-4:30pm Pinhook Bog in the Afternoon - Meet Onsite Trip
2:30pm-4:30pm IDSP Trail 2 in the Afternoon - Meet Onsite Trip
2:30pm-5pm Great Marsh Afternoon Birding - Van Trip
2:30pm-5pm LGBTQ+ Birders Walk - Carpool Trip
2pm-5pm Slow Birding Field Trip - Meet Onsite Trip
2pm-3pm Nighthawks - Presentation
2pm-3pm Smithsonian Bird Friendly Certified Coffee, Conserving Birds One Cup at a Time - Presentation
6pm-9pm Birds and Brews and 10th Annual Bird Calling Competition - Social Event

May 17, 2025

Time - Session Name - Category

5am-11:30am Cowles Bog 100 - Meet Onsite Trip
6am-10am The Longshore Tower Big Sit - Meet Onsite Trip
6am-12pm Dunes Big Morning - Van Trip
6am-11:30am Sparrow Big Morning - Carpool Trip
6am-11:30am Kankakee Sands Prairie Birding - Van Trip
6am-10am Little Calumet River Bottom and Mnoke Prairie - Meet Onsite Trip
6:30am-3:30pm Michigan Tour: Canopies & Wineries - All Day Van Trip
6:30am-10:30am Indiana Dunes State Park Trail 2 - Meet Onsite Trip
6:30am-10:30am Migrant Traps of Wolf Lake and Forsythe Park - Meet Onsite Trip
6:30am-11am Warblers of the Dunes - Carpool Trip
6:30am-11am Meadowbrook Nature Preserve - Carpool Trip
7am-11:30am Bendix Woods Wildflowers & Warblers - Meet Onsite Trip
7am-11:30am Cowles Bog - Van Trip
7am-11:30am Nature Center Beginner Birders Hike - Meet Onsite Trip
7am-11:30am Richardson Preserve - Carpool Trip
7am-11:30am Everglades of the North: Kankakee River FWA - Van Trip
7am-11am Birding the Dunes with Lifer Nature Tours - Carpool Trip
7am-11am Dunes Bird Banding - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30am-11:30am Reynolds Creek Gamebird Habitat Area - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30am-11:30am Gibson Woods - Van Trip
7:30am-10:30am Harbor Country Kayak Birding - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30am-10:30am Brincka Cross Gardens - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30am-11:30am Beverly Shores Birding - Van Trip
8am-11:30am Pinhook Bog - Meet Onsite Trip
8am-11:30am Women Bird the Dunes - Van Trip
8am-11:30am Birds & Blooms of the Dunes - Carpool Trip
8am-11:30am Miller Woods and Swale - Meet Onsite Trip
8am-11:30am IDSP Trail 2: Later Morning - Meet Onsite Trip
8am-11:30am Dunes Heron Rookery - Carpool Trip
8:30am-11:30am Behind the Scenes: Humane Indiana Rehab Center - Meet Onsite Trip
8:30am-11:30am Coffee Creek: Birds & Photography - Carpool Trip
9am-11:30am Naturalist Hike at Visitor Center - Carpool Trip
12:30pm-1:30pm Man & Gulls – A Complex Relationship - Headliner Presentation
1:30pm-2pm Threat’s to Indiana’s Birds of Prey - Live Bird Presentation
2pm-5pm Birding Bonanza - Van Trip
2pm-5pm Dunes Afternoon Warblers - Van Trip
2pm-4:30pm Flock Together and Join the Fold: Origami Workshop - Meet Onsite Workshop
2pm-5pm Nature Journaling at Art Barn - Meet Onsite Workshop
2:30pm-4:30pm Pinhook Bog in the Afternoon - Meet Onsite Trip
2pm-4:30pm Heron Rookery in the Afternoon - Carpool Trip
2:30pm-4:30pm State Park Trail 2 in the Afternoon - Meet Onsite Trip
2:30pm-4:30pm BIPOC Birders Walk - Carpool Trip
2pm-5pm Forest Bathing Workshop - Meet Onsite Workshop
2:30pm-5pm Great Marsh Afternoon Birding - Van Trip
2pm-3pm Introduction to Gull ID - Presentation
2pm-3pm Forest Management - Presentation
6pm-9pm Tales of the Human Swan: What I’ve learned flying with birds on migration - Keynote Dinner Event

May 18, 2025

Time - Session Name - Category

5am-10am Sunrise Birding at Michigan City Harbor - Meet Onsite Trip
6am-10am Longshore Tower Big Sit - Meet Onsite Trip
6am-10am Cowles Bog - Carpool Trip
6am-12pm Dunes Big Morning - Van Trip
6am-11:30am Kankakee Sands Prairie Birding - Van Trip
6:30am-11am Michiana Marsh Meander - Van Trip
6:30am-10:30am Indiana Dunes State Park Trail 2 - Meet Onsite Trip
6:30am-11am Marquette Trail - Indiana Dunes National Park - Van Trip
6:30am-11:30am Little Calumet Wetland Kayak Birding - Meet Onsite Trip
7am-11am Birding the Dunes with Lifer Nature Tours - Carpool Trip
7am-11am Beverly Shores Birding - Van Trip
7am-11:30am Best of the Dunes - Van Trip
7am-11am Spicer Lake Nature Preserve - Meet Onsite Trip
7am-11:30am Richardson Preserve - Carpool Trip
7:30am-11:30am Reynolds Creek Gamebird Habitat Area - Carpool Trip
7:30am-10:30am Brincka-Cross Gardens - Meet Onsite Trip
7:30am-11:30am Cowles Bog Birding with the Festival Founders - Van Trip
7:30am-11:30am Bike Birding the Indiana Dunes - Carpool Trip
8am-11:30am Miller Woods and Swale - Meet Onsite Trip
8am-11:30am Dunes Heron Rookery - Carpool Trip
8am-11:30am Pinhook Bog - Meet Onsite Trip
8:30am-11:30am Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve - Carpool Trip
8:30am-11am Breakfast with the Birds - Meet Onsite Trip
9am-11:30am Naturalist Hike at Visitor Center - Meet Onsite Trip
12:30pm-1:30pm Bird Joy for All: Finding Connection and Community Birdwatching - Headliner, Presentation
1:30pm-2pm Indiana’s Birds of Prey Live Bird - Presentation
2pm-3pm Su Present1 - Presentation
2pm-3pm “Birdwoman” Gene Stratton-Porter: Indiana Naturalist and Novelist - Presentation

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Date: May 14-18, 2025

Location: Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, 1215 North State Road 49, Porter, IN 46304

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