Date: 4/13/26 10:01 am From: Don Gorney <in-bird-l...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Ft Harrison SP, 4/13
The Sunday morning bird walk produced 41 species at Ft. Harrison State Park, Indianapolis, on April 12th. The highlight of the walk was a male Ruby-crowned Kinglet that stayed below eye level for several minutes as we watched just feet away. The bird obliged us with calls and song while it foraged. Only a few other highlights that included a total of 13 cormorants migrating overhead, a Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2 Pied-billed Grebes, 2 Yellow-throated Warblers, and 2 Louisiana Waterthrushes. The complete list is below.
There will be a bird walk each Sunday morning in April and May at Ft. Harrison. Meet at 8am in the NE corner of Delaware Lake parking lot.
Fort Harrison SP, Marion, Indiana, US
Apr 12, 2026 7:43 AM - 9:54 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.193 mile(s)
41 species
Date: 4/11/26 8:07 pm From: John Winebrenner <in-bird-l...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Salamonie Lake
  Five members of Three Rivers Birding enjoyed a great day at Salamonie Lake today. The weather started out pretty cool, but warmed up nicely by early afternoon. Out of the sixty bird species recorded, nine of them were new additions to our 2026 list. We were also happy to score a sweep of all seven of Indiana's woodpeckers! Some of our better birds for the day were Virginia Rail, American White Pelican, and Northern Harrier, along with Pine and Yelow-throated Warbler.  Trip leader: John Winebrenner Here's our list for the day:
Canada Goose 45
Wood Duck 15
Mallard 7
Ring-necked Duck 4
Lesser Scaup 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)Â 7
Mourning Dove 8
Virginia Rail 1   Heard calling at Switchgrass
Killdeer 3
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 27
Great Blue Heron 1
American White Pelican 1
Turkey Vulture 29
Cooper's Hawk 1
Northern Harrier 1  Female
Bald Eagle 11
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 6
Belted Kingfisher 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 11
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 8
Horned Lark 5
Tree Swallow 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 30
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 8
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 7
Chipping Sparrow 5
Field Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Common Grackle 4
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Yellow-throated Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 13
John WinebrennerFort WayneÂ
Date: 4/5/26 12:54 pm From: Greene, Terri B <tgreene...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Monroe and Lawrence Co. Birds
While walking my dog on Friday, I heard my first Brown Thrasher of the year. The male Hairy Woodpecker was at my feeders on Thursday, and I saw the female Hairy this morning.
Unless otherwise noted, birds listed were seen and/or heard at my home.
Terri Greene
South of the IU Bloomington campus
Apr 5, 2026
Mourning Dove 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
European Starling 2
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 1
Weatherstone/Hawthorne/Southdowns/Woodlawn loop (0.4 mi), Monroe, Indiana, US
Checklist Comments: Along Weatherstone close to where it tees into S. Woodlawn Ave.
Apr 3, 2026
Blue Jay 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 1
Brown Thrasher 1
House Finch 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Apr 2, 2026
Mourning Dove 8
Turkey Vulture 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
American Robin 1
House Finch 2
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Song Sparrow 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Knob Creek, Lawrence, Indiana, US
Mar 29, 2026
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 1
House Sparrow 1
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 8
Chipping Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Bryan Park, Monroe, Indiana, US
Mar 22, 2026
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 2
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 4
Knob Creek, Lawrence, Indiana, US
Mar 21, 2026
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 1
House Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
Mar 18, 2026
Mourning Dove 6
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 1
House Sparrow 4
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Song Sparrow 1
Common Grackle 8
Northern Cardinal 4
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Date: 4/5/26 9:38 am From: Don Gorney <in-bird-l...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Ft. Harrison State Park 4/5 - A nice mixture of species for early April
The first of my spring migration bird walks at Ft. Harrison State Park was on April 5th. The walk produced 41 species plus a Sharp-shinned or Cooper's Hawk. Highlights included a Pied-billed Grebe that has mastered hiding in vegetation, two Ospreys, adult Bald Eagle, two Eastern Phoebes, Purple Martin, 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Louisiana Waterthrush, and Yellow-throated Warbler. The complete list is below.
I will be leading a free bird walk every Sunday in April and May at Ft. Harrison. Meet at 8am in the NE corner of Delaware Lake parking lot. Park admission may be required if someone is working the gate.
Fort Harrison SP, Marion, Indiana, US
Apr 5, 2026 7:46 AM - 9:43 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.642 mile(s)
41 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)Â 1
Mourning Dove 1
Killdeer 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)Â 3
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 8
Purple Martin 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
European Starling 4
American Robin 6
House Sparrow 5
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 18
Chipping Sparrow 5
Field Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 3
White-throated Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 25
Louisiana Waterthrush 1, also had 2nd male along entrance road before the walk
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Yellow-throated Warbler 1, also had 2 other males singing at Lawrence Creek gravel parking lot
Northern Cardinal 11
Don Gorney
Indianapolis, IN
317.501.4212
dongorney AT yahoo.com
Date: 4/1/26 10:31 am From: Samuel Schwartz <schwartzsamuel16...> Subject: Re: [IN-BIRD-L] rare sighting
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On Wed, Apr 1, 2026dr at 1:21 PM Cathy Meyer <cathygotm...> wrote:
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>> Cc: Eva Webb <eva.webb...>, Natalie Collins <
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>> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] rare sighting
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>> The April 1 research committee has finally agreed to release the sighting
>> of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker at Fox Island. Fearing a chorus of
>> "Interesting, if true" or even ruder objections, they solicited
>> observations from several feeder watchers in the Vera Building. They agreed
>> that the Ivory-bill was attracted to the suet feeder, and also liked
>> sunflower seeds.
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>> This resulted in much disagreement among Indiana Audubon's Rare Bird
>> Committee. Surely this bird wasn't released from captivity! Or could
>> there be an eccentric collector in Cuba who has raised a colony of
>> Ivory-bills in secret for a century? And can you add an extinct bird to
>> your life list? Or could this bird have been cloned, using DNA from a
>> museum specimen?
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>> Meanwhile Fox Island County Park has had to limit the number of birders
>> allowed in. At $3 park admission, their parking lot has been full, and
>> their budget has been greatly improved!
>> Cynthia Powers
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> Cc: Eva Webb <eva.webb...>, Natalie Collins <
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> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] rare sighting
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> The April 1 research committee has finally agreed to release the sighting
> of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker at Fox Island. Fearing a chorus of
> "Interesting, if true" or even ruder objections, they solicited
> observations from several feeder watchers in the Vera Building. They agreed
> that the Ivory-bill was attracted to the suet feeder, and also liked
> sunflower seeds.
>
> This resulted in much disagreement among Indiana Audubon's Rare Bird
> Committee. Surely this bird wasn't released from captivity! Or could
> there be an eccentric collector in Cuba who has raised a colony of
> Ivory-bills in secret for a century? And can you add an extinct bird to
> your life list? Or could this bird have been cloned, using DNA from a
> museum specimen?
>
> Meanwhile Fox Island County Park has had to limit the number of birders
> allowed in. At $3 park admission, their parking lot has been full, and
> their budget has been greatly improved!
> Cynthia Powers
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> On Apr 1, 2026, at 11:31 AM, cellistharpsichordist <in-bird-l...> wrote:
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> To: in-bird-l <in-bird-l...>
> Cc: Eva Webb <eva.webb...>, Natalie Collins <natalie.haley...>
> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] rare sighting
>
> The April 1 research committee has finally agreed to release the sighting of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker at Fox Island. Fearing a chorus of "Interesting, if true" or even ruder objections, they solicited observations from several feeder watchers in the Vera Building. They agreed that the Ivory-bill was attracted to the suet feeder, and also liked sunflower seeds.
>
> This resulted in much disagreement among Indiana Audubon's Rare Bird Committee. Surely this bird wasn't released from captivity! Or could there be an eccentric collector in Cuba who has raised a colony of Ivory-bills in secret for a century? And can you add an extinct bird to your life list? Or could this bird have been cloned, using DNA from a museum specimen?
>
> Meanwhile Fox Island County Park has had to limit the number of birders allowed in. At $3 park admission, their parking lot has been full, and their budget has been greatly improved!
> Cynthia Powers
😆Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: "<zzedpowers...>" <in-bird-l...> Date: 4/1/26 12:23 PM (GMT-05:00) To: in-bird-l <in-bird-l...> Cc: Eva Webb <eva.webb...>, Natalie Collins <natalie.haley...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] rare sighting The April 1 research committee has finally agreed to release the sighting of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker at Fox Island. Fearing a chorus of "Interesting, if true" or even ruder objections, they solicited observations from several feeder watchers in the Vera Building. They agreed that the Ivory-bill was attracted to the suet feeder, and also liked sunflower seeds.This resulted in much disagreement among Indiana Audubon's Rare Bird Committee. Surely this bird wasn't released from captivity! Or could there be an eccentric collector in Cuba who has raised a colony of Ivory-bills in secret for a century? And can you add an extinct bird to your life list? Or could this bird have been cloned, using DNA from a museum specimen?Meanwhile Fox Island County Park has had to limit the number of birders allowed in. At $3 park admission, their parking lot has been full, and their budget has been greatly improved!Cynthia Powers
The April 1 research committee has finally agreed to release the sighting of an Ivory-billed Woodpecker at Fox Island. Fearing a chorus of "Interesting, if true" or even ruder objections, they solicited observations from several feeder watchers in the Vera Building. They agreed that the Ivory-bill was attracted to the suet feeder, and also liked sunflower seeds.
This resulted in much disagreement among Indiana Audubon's Rare Bird Committee. Surely this bird wasn't released from captivity! Or could there be an eccentric collector in Cuba who has raised a colony of Ivory-bills in secret for a century? And can you add an extinct bird to your life list? Or could this bird have been cloned, using DNA from a museum specimen?
Meanwhile Fox Island County Park has had to limit the number of birders allowed in. At $3 park admission, their parking lot has been full, and their budget has been greatly improved!Cynthia Powers
Nice list Ed.Â
We helped with the Waterfowl Festival. Nice to meet Tippecanoe Audubon birders. A client asked me to help.Â
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On Sunday, March 29, 2026, 8:52 PM, <zzedpowers...> <in-bird-l...> wrote:
Three Rivers Birding held its first Hurshtown Reservoir field trip in Allen County this year. There were ten participants and a couple of remarkable birds: White-winged Scoter (rare away from the Lakefront) and a pair of (uncommon) Common Mergansers.
Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen, Indiana, US
Mar 29, 2026 2:41 PM - 4:50 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.989 mile(s)
28 species
Canada Goose 13
Gadwall 25
Redhead 3
Ring-necked Duck 12
Greater Scaup 5
Lesser Scaup 120
White-winged Scoter 1  Brown duck with a white spot behind the eye.
Common Goldeneye 3
Common Merganser 2  A pair of ducks, the male with mostly white sides and a smooth green head
Red-breasted Merganser 9
American Coot 35
Killdeer 1
Bonaparte's Gull 6
Ring-billed Gull 4
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Horned Grebe 9
Common Loon 4
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 1
European Starling 5
American Robin 1
House Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Three Rivers Birding held its first Hurshtown Reservoir field trip in Allen County this year. There were ten participants and a couple of remarkable birds: White-winged Scoter (rare away from the Lakefront) and a pair of (uncommon) Common Mergansers.
Hurshtown Reservoir, Allen, Indiana, US
Mar 29, 2026 2:41 PM - 4:50 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.989 mile(s)
28 species
Canada Goose 13
Gadwall 25
Redhead 3
Ring-necked Duck 12
Greater Scaup 5
Lesser Scaup 120
White-winged Scoter 1  Brown duck with a white spot behind the eye.
Common Goldeneye 3
Common Merganser 2  A pair of ducks, the male with mostly white sides and a smooth green head
Red-breasted Merganser 9
American Coot 35
Killdeer 1
Bonaparte's Gull 6
Ring-billed Gull 4
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Horned Grebe 9
Common Loon 4
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 1
European Starling 5
American Robin 1
House Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Date: 3/22/26 7:03 am From: Doug Johnstone <dougcher2080...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Purple finches Morgan Co.
We have both male and female purple finches at our feeders this morning. First here since late fall. Also continue to see bald eagles daily and the cowbirds have arrived. Doug Johnstone Morgan Co.
Date: 3/17/26 8:17 am From: Greene, Terri B <tgreene...> Subject: [IN-BIRD-L] Monroe County birds
I kept a close eye on the feeders yesterday. With the drop in temperature and the snow flurries throughout the day, I anticipated more variety and more birds, but it didn’t happen. Even some of the usual suspects were no-shows. But, I was surprised by a Field Sparrow who hung around in the morning for a while and returned late in the day. The Field Sparrow was back this morning. This morning also brought 2 ... then later 3 ... Chipping Sparrows to my yard.
All birds were seen/heard at my home unless otherwise noted.
Terri Greene
South of the IU Bloomington campus
Mar 17, 2026 10:56 AM - 10:58 AM
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Eastern Bluebird 2 on suet
House Sparrow 1
Mar 17, 2026 10:13 AM - 10:15 AM
Mourning Dove 1
Chipping Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 7
Mar 17, 2026 8:57 AM - 9:27 AM
Mourning Dove 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
European Starling 2
House Sparrow 5
House Finch 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Mar 16, 2026 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM
Mourning Dove 23
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 13
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 12
House Finch 3
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 8
Song Sparrow 1
Common Grackle 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Bryan Park, Monroe, Indiana, US
Mar 14, 2026 12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin X 75+ mostly scattered fairly equally distanced from each other across the lawn areas
Common Grackle 4
Mar 13, 2026 9:28 AM - 9:38 AM
Mourning Dove 5
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 3
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 3
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 1
Bryan Park, Monroe, Indiana, US
Mar 3, 2026 2:31 PM
Sandhill Crane 37 flying over
Feb 28, 2026 4:06 PM
Sandhill Crane 27 flying over
Bryan Park, Monroe, Indiana, US
Feb 27, 2026 12:10 PM
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Feb 26, 2026 10:43 AM - 10:45 AM
Mourning Dove 10
Pileated Woodpecker 1 on suet
Blue Jay 1
European Starling 2
House Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Bryan Park, Monroe, Indiana, US
Feb 25, 2026 1:30 PM
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
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