Peter Cashwell, in his book, The Verb to Bird says, “Some birds have broad appeal, some don’t”. Along those lines, I always feel somewhat compelled to end a year and begin a year with a bird that has some appeal. This actually hasn’t been hard to do these last...
I’ve decided to deviate a bit on the Bird of the Month. All previous BOTM’s have been birds that are seen in Indiana. For this month, I’ve decided to go outside our state. I’ve had occasion to do quite a bit of birding across our great country for some...
Last month’s bird was the very common Warbling Vireo. The proverbial pendulum has swung dramatically to the other side with this month’s rare Indiana bird. I sometimes have difficulty deciding on which bird to mention for a “Bird of the Month”. Trying to decide which particular bird species stood...
I’ve seen some great birds lately. Some distinctive ones. Some rare ones. Some colorful ones. Some with very lovely songs. But the bird that impressed me most over the last month is, for the most part, none of those things. This month’s featured bird is the impressive (for me...
I’m a little slow on getting this Bird of the Month out, mainly, because I’ve been on the hunt. In the last BOTM, I talked about one of my “Nemesis Birds”, the Summer Tanager. I’ve actually seen a few Summer Tanagers while on the hunt for an even greater...
Harrison State Park. I find Ft Harrison to be one of my favorite places to bird in Central Indiana. The birding is good, but the setting and scenery are even better as one can enjoy trails meandering along the beautiful Fall Creek. While leading this hike, I noticed a...
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