Worm-eating Warbler

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...

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Indigo Bunting

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...

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Tree Swallow

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...

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Cerulean Warbler

Cerulean Warbler Photo by Mark Welter

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...

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