Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) by Tanner Troyer The Northern Shrike is a songbird that can seem harmless at first glance. Its size is around 9 inches, or somewhere between that of a sparrow or robin. It can be confused with the much more common Northern Mockingbird, and like the...
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) by Sarah McKillip With winter approaching, I look forward to adding more Brown Creepers to my trip lists. Delicate, Easter-egg sized birds, Brown Creepers are the only tree creepers found in North America. In wintertime, Brown Creepers become more common in Indiana as they migrate south from their northernmost...
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) by Allee Forsberg If Australia’s Sooty Owl is a clear starry night, its cousin the American Barn Owl surely must be a golden autumn sunset. We have long associated owls with the fall. Look around and you’ll find them on autumn wreaths or keeping company...
American Avocet (Recurvirostra Americana) by Kim Ehn Avocets are a spectacular-looking shorebird that regularly swims as they feed in deep water. Their long, blue legs and partially webbed feet allow them to wade in marshy pond and lake edges. The long, smoothly upcurved bill sweeps through the water scything...
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) By John Velasquez You have to love this long distance flyer. I chose to highlight the Barn Swallow for the month of August not only because of its striking cobalt blue color and rusty colored neck, but its long projecting primaries and the forked tail. Or maybe...
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) By Annie Aguirre Back in spring of 2015, my first attempt at birding solo was not going well. Waterfowl flushed the moment my foot touched the boardwalk, cattails obscured everything, and the fog was only getting thicker. I was about to call it quits… Then I heard...
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