Rookie Birdher

10/02/2026

Where the birds come to you Check out a recent article from yours truly in this month’s Bird Alliance of Central Indiana newsletter. Eagle Creek Ornithology Center

By Mona Clayton, aka Rookie Birdher Certified Access Birding Outing Leader and Board Member for Indiana Audubon. “What’s the brown bird at feeder C?” “Hairy or Downy? What do you think?” “Look—there’s a Pileated Woodpecker!” “Oooh, oooh, a hummingbird!” There is a feeder observ...

10/01/2026

When you see a bird that lives up to its name …

09/01/2026

Salton Sea so stoked to see this creature, in the midst of a heatwave. 89 degrees at sunrise!
In the west, Burrowing Owls may use existing holes from ground squirrels or for their roosts/nests. Grateful for AC, water, ice packs, and a reliable car!

08/28/2026

Come join me next week for a bird walk on September 3, at Conner Prairie at 11 am. Binoculars provided. Beginners and all ages welcome! If you need a pass, I may be able to help. Access Birding Indiana Audubon

Check out all of our upcoming events and programs at Conner Prairie.

08/27/2026

A gray California Towhee foraging in the heat. David Sibley field guides notes the darker populations are in coastal Southern California and paler in central California. Cabrillo National Monument Cabrillo Monument Point Loma Light House

08/24/2026

Close encounter w a forest neighbor Mud Creek Conservancy

08/17/2026

I observed several bluebirds recently! They were soaked with all the days of rain at their .

08/15/2026

While out , I had never before observed hundreds of settling down in a field toward dusk.

08/08/2026

Wow! So excited and humbled The Canopy Family, Panama published my essay about my healing experience with their property and guides. Indiana Audubon Access Birding

https://canopytower.com/birding-in-panama-a-healing-experience/

08/08/2026

Sometimes look low for where those one-note ‘chewink’ calls are coming from. North Carolina Arboretum