Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/22/2023
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Eagle Creek Ornithology Center and Earth Discovery Center
Categories
- $
- Adults
- Animals
- Family
- Free
- Holiday
- Indoor
- Infant
- Outside
- Preschool
- School Age
- Science
- teens
- Toddlers
- tweens
Join us for the 8th annual October Owl Festival at Eagle Creek Park. This large fundraiser event is fun for the whole
family, with crafts & games, wildlife programs, and more! Funds raised go to our Raptor Ambassador Fund, but all
activities at the Ornithology Center are FREE with park admission! Festival Hours: Saturday October 21, 10am-5pm,
Sunday October 22, 1pm-5pm.
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ADDRESSES:
Ornithology Center 6515 Delong Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46278 | (317)327-2473
Beach Shelter 7602 Eagle Beach Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46254
PARK ADMISSION:
$5/vehicle if you live in Marion County
$6/vehicle if you live out of county
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SUNDAY OCTOBER 22ND
Ornithology Center open 1:00pm – 5:00 pm
9:00 – 11:00 am Amos Butler Audubon Society Morning Bird Hike Location: Ornithology Center
Join a group of new and experienced birders for a brisk morning bird walk! Meets every Sunday morning at 9:00 am, led by ABAS,
rain or shine. Trail: various, depending on the group size and preference.
12:00 – 1:00 pm Mark Booth (Take Flight!) Live Owl Program Location: Beach Shelter
Moved to the Beach Shelter this year! One of our most popular Owl Fest programs! Local falconer and wildlife educator, Mark
Booth, will teach you all about the amazing nocturnal adaptations of owls, with a little help from his live owl coworkers.
1:00 – 5:00 pm Activities, Crafts, & Tables at the Ornithology Center
Owl pellet dissections, crafts, games, quidditch, scavenger hunts, concessions, vendor tables, the silent auction display, and more
will be set up at the Ornithology Center during festival open hours (moved indoors if raining). Visit the raptor ambassadors in their
new enclosures, learn about owls, try the migration obstacle course, and explore our exhibits. Come in costume and get a free piece
of candy or small prize!
1:00 – 2:30 pm Owl Skulls and More Location: Ornithology Center
Join anytime, 1-2:30, in the Nature Classroom to learn about skulls, feathers, and the amazing adaptations of owls!
1:30 – 2:00 pm Owl Feeding Time Location: Ornithology Center
Learn about the different owls that can be found in Indiana and watch a feeding demonstration with our two Owl Ambassadors in
their new enclosures.
2:00 – 3:00 pm Big Trees & Owl Habitat Hike Location: Ornithology Center
Eagle Creek Park is home to trees that were living before the settlers arrived in the 1800s! During this hike, you will explore a forest
containing champion size trees of several species and their connected family groves. The forest ecosystem containing these trees
has experienced less disturbance historically than other areas in the park, preserving important habitat for owls. Led by Eagle Creek
Park Volunteer Marty Risch. Trail: 1 mile, easy, fairly accessible.
2:30 – 3:00 pm Meet a Raptor Location: Ornithology Center
Meet Freyja, the Peregrine Falcon ambassador! Learn about her and the peregrine conservation success story from her trainer and
park volunteer, Donna McCarty.
3:30 – 4:00 pm Forbidden Forest Hike Location: Ornithology Center
Calling all witches and wizards of all ages! Dress up in your favorite costume or Hogwarts house colors and join your Hogwarts
professors on a stroll through the Forbidden Forest in search for fantastic beasts and magical creatures. Trail: 0.5-1 mile, easy, fairly
accessible. *If you cannot join at this time, a magical, self-guided Forbidden Forest scavenger hunt will be set up during festival hours
Saturday and Sunday, so come in your costume and explore on your own!
4:00 – 4:30 pm Fantastic Owl Feathers Location: Ornithology Center
Did you know that owls have the ability to fly silently through night sky? But how do they do that? And what else are their fantastic
feathers adapted for? Learn about this and more from naturalist Pat Stutz. Bird-themed costumes recommended if you want to join
for the costume party at 4:30!
4:30 – 5:00 pm Bird Costume Party Location: Ornithology Center
Help us celebrate another great Owl Fest with this costume party to close out the festivities. Candy and prizes for the best birdthemed costume!
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