12/30/2025 I was sure I would make it out again before the end of the year. At the beginning of this month, we were gearing up for snow storms and colder weather. I planned to get out. The weather turned bitter, though, and then the snow turned to rain. The holidays moved in... time passed quickly. I wrapped up work early one Friday at the start of the month and headed up to Kankakee Sands. It is a long drive up. The weather was sunny and clear down here in Indianapoli

My take on the Virginia Rail showing at Central Park in Carmel.

A recap of my fall migration experience and a couple of outings for my favorite time of year. There is nothing better than sparrow season.

Summer 2025 was a bit slow, but I had some good birds. A Yellow-crowned Night-Heron and an Upland Sandpiper were highlights.

A summary of my spring birding with my niece as we hunt for migrants warblers and sparrows around the state.

Early spring birding fever has hit, and I am out looking for early migrants. The state-breeding migrants are just starting to show, and I get to spend some time at one of my favorite spots shooting Louisiana Waterthrush.

A Harris's Sparrow hanging out at The Burn makes for a long week of work, but I was able to get out and see it and a few other sparrows.

A brief summary of a shortened month of local birding around Indiana for some of my favorite birds - sparrows.

A summary of September and what I was able to photograph this fall migration.

A summary of my July birding experiences in the grasslands of Indiana.

A Brown Booby shows up in southern Indiana and makes the news. Of course I have to go see it!

A search for Lark Sparrows turned into a case of the missing Henslow's. It worked out in the end with lots of sightings of Blue Grosbeaks.

Migration has been poor. You might even say dismal. A summary of my failures and disappointments during spring migration.

The ups and down of birding. Searches for migrant warblers were hampered by weather and poor timing.

A summary of birding for early migrants in Indiana.

A trip to Brown County to look for Louisiana Waterthrush.

A blog post about photographing early migrants in central Indiana.

A weekend of seeing Long-eared and Short-eared Owls in Indiana. Along with a bonus Eastern Screech-Owl.

1/21/2024 There is not a lot of denying it. I have been in a bit of a rut for a bit. Distractions, real or otherwise, have been...

A search for a couple state rarities: Red Crossbills and Vermilion Flycatcher, and an afternoon of shooting Short-eared Owls.