I retired in October 2021 as an Educational Technology Leader (Global Technical Education, R&D) for Corteva Agriscience, located on the northwest side of Indianapolis. I reside on the northeast side of Indianapolis, which is more notably recognized by birders as being just four minutes from Geist Dam, five minutes...
Each spring, as birds migrate, Indiana Audubon is hard at work—tracking their movements, identifying challenges, and advocating for the habitats they depend on. Through research projects like the Indiana Dunes Longshore Flight Project and the Kenneth J. Brock Fall Waterbird Survey, we gather essential data to protect Indiana’s birds....
This male White-breasted Nuthatch saw his reflection in my window and began giving a behavioral response. He was six to eight inches from my window. The displays are agonistic behaviors/displays performed towards a competing male (he perceives) in his feeding (and potentially) breeding territory. Note the tail spreading, wing drooping,...
Over the past week, The Dunes area has experienced some turbulent up and down with the temperatures. that brought a mix of severe weather conditions, including heavy snow, strong winds, and fluctuating temperatures. We literally had teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and even 60 degrees logged this week. Such...
Indiana is fortunate to have not one, but two outstanding women who were self-taught in ornithology and excelled in the field, speaking on behalf of our birds.
As winter loosens its grip on the Indiana Dunes, the first signs of spring are already in motion. Birds are on the move, and with them, another exciting season of migration monitoring has begun in the Indiana Dunes. Our first official spring count of the season took place on...
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