This past weekend was a great example of the story of the wind. Three days on the same tower. Completely different skies, and it all came down to the wind. Wind direction is everything along the southern tip of Lake Michigan. Southerly winds help push migrants north overnight, and...
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Friday morning at the Indiana Dunes Longshore Flight Watch felt more like standing in front of a giant hair dryer than watching spring migration. While we had early promise that the strong southerly component would push a fair number of birds. It just didn’t play out. Strong southwest winds...
Indiana Audubon is recruiting volunteers in Northwest Indiana to assist with Secretive Marsh Bird Monitoring, a coordinated survey effort focused on wetland species that are rarely seen but often heard.
Tuesday (3/10/26) morning’s longshore count at the Indiana Dunes Observation Tower started quietly, but the weather had other plans. The four hour watch began under clear skies with temperatures climbing from the upper 40s toward the low 60s and steady south winds around 10 to 15 mph. Around 9:15...
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