Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)By John Lindsey Deep in the Hoosier National Forest along a steep ravine, a small bird descends from the canopy with a caterpillar it takes to awaiting nestlings on the forest floor. This is the busy nesting lifestyle of July’s bird of the month, the Worm-eating...
Indigo BuntingBy Alex Forsythe Seen from a distance or in poor light, this month’s Bird of the Month just seems like a small, dark bird. But seen at close range and in good light, this bird’s appearance can be almost breathtaking. This month’s featured bird is the Indigo Bunting. With...
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)by Joni James Every mid- March, I anxiously await the return of my “friends” — Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). This year they returned to my home in south-central Indiana on March 12th. They had been gone since late July to August (last year) and had wintered...
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)By Kristen Sweinhart Standing on the road near the Duneside Shelter and Trail 2 inside the Indiana Dunes State Park, I wondered what the medical diagnosis code for ‘warbler neck’ might be. It was a silly moment in my head where my nurse brain collided with...
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)By Matt Beatty For many IAS members, the best part about birding in Indiana is the chance to see such a rich diversity of neotropical migrants that spend the nesting season in our forests and woodlands. In the cold winter months, we dream about the Scarlet...
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)by Alex Forsythe Imagine eating 10 – 20% of your body weight during a meal, washing it down with salt water, then waddling off to digest that feast. How long do you think you would survive? Mourning Doves can drink brackish water (half the salt as sea water)...
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