The Bloomington Area Birding Facebook Group and Wild Birds Unlimited are teaming up again for the 2026 nature outings.
Our first event will be March 28 at Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve. Plan to meet in the parking lot at 8am. Please consider carpooling if you can. Parking is limited.
Please register using this link:
https://form.jotform.com/260493637251156
Suggest items to bring: binoculars, camera, field guide. We'll have a couple extra pairs of binoculars and field guides for folks to use. You may also want to consider wearing waterproof shoes or boots. The terrain is mostly gravel (but can sometimes be muddy) at the beginning and then we'll be on a boardwalk for a majority of the trip.
Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve, managed by Sycamore Land Trust, is an ideal habitat for a number of woodpeckers, bald eagles, prothonotary warblers, and many more species.
Directions:
From the intersection of State Road 37 and the State Road 45/46 Bypass northwest of Bloomington, take SR 46 west towards Ellettsville.
Follow SR 46 for 3 miles to the stoplight at Union Valley Rd, by McDonald’s.
Turn right onto Union Valley Rd and go 2.5 miles to the T intersection.
Turn right onto Delap Rd.
Stay on Delap Rd for about 0.9 miles, staying to the right as you pass the first two Y intersections.
At the third Y (the intersection of Delap Rd and Woodall Rd) go left on Woodall Rd.
Follow Woodall Rd for about 1.4 miles to a small gravel parking lot on your right, just after the bridge over Beanblossom Creek.
Also check out other Trips & Adventurous Activities in Ellettsville.
