Birdin' in IN

Lake Monroe and Stillwater Marsh

Spent part of the morning birding Lake Monroe and Stillwater Marsh. Saw most of the usual local birds, but the best sighting was of a couple of Black Vultures. I had seen Black Vultures in Kentucky last month, but this was the first time I've seen them in Indiana this year.

Also, I saw a Killdeer doing her "broken wing" act across the street from my house. I investigated and found a nest with three eggs. We had a dusting of snow yesterday morning and this morning. I'm new to Indiana, and am still unfamiliar with nesting periods here, but mid-March seems very early for eggs.

01. Canada Goose
02. Wood Duck
03. Gadwall
04. American Wigeon
05. American Black Duck
06. Mallard
07. Blue-winged Teal
08. Northern Shoveler
09. Northern Pintail
10. Green-winged Teal
11. Ring-necked Duck
12. Bufflehead
13. Common Loon
14. Black Vulture (Indiana Year Bird Number 97)
15. Turkey Vulture
16. Red-tailed Hawk
17. American Coot
18. Killdeer
19. Ring-billed Gull
20. Rock Pigeon
21. Mourning Dove
22. Red-headed Woodpecker
23. Red-bellied Woodpecker
24. Hairy Woodpecker
25. Northern Flicker
26. Pileated Woodpecker
27. Blue Jay
28. American Crow
29. Carolina Chickadee
30. Tufted Titmouse
31. Eastern Bluebird
32. American Robin
33. European Starling
34. Eastern Towhee
35. American Tree Sparrow
36. Field Sparrow
37. Song Sparrow
38. White-throated Sparrow
39. Dark-eyed Junco
40. Northern Cardinal
41. Red-winged Blackbird
42. Common Grackle
43. Brown-headed Cowbird
44. House Finch
45. American Goldfinch
46. House Sparrow