Why does Eagle Creek Park have an entire nature center dedicated to birds? Join Ornithology Center Manager, Jenna McElroy and Naturalist Aidan Rominger to learn about why Eagle Creek Park is a Midwest birding hotspot! They share all about birding and bird migration at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, IN. Learn about some of the rare and unusual species that migrate and breed, especially on the West Side of the park.

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To financially support the raptors at Eagle Creek Park, consider Adopt a Raptor

Resources and birds mentioned in the episode:

Cornell Lab has countless bird resources at: www.allaboutbirds.org

Cornell Lab's MerlinBirdID app is second-to-none for bird identification

Lights out Indy helps protect birds from hazards like windows and cell towers:

Eagle Creek Park sits in the Mississippi Flyway migration route,.

A short, incomplete list of birds you can see at Eagle Creek Park mentioned in the episode

Blackpoll Warbler

American White Pelican

Henslow's sparrow

Blue Grosbeak

Prairie Warbler

Wood Thrush

Kentucky Warbler

Hooded Warblers

Blue-winger warblers

Oven birds

Worm-eating Warblers

Mississippi Kite

Black Vulture

Sabine's Gull

Least Tern

Black-legged Kittiwake

Eagle Creek Nature Notes is brought to you by the Eagle Creek Park Foundation and was made possible by a grant from the Eli Lilly Foundation.

To find full episode transcriptions and more about Eagle Creek Park Foundation, visit eaglecreekpark.org

Hosts: Jenna McElroy Manger of Ornithology Center and Aidan Rominger, Naturalist

Producer: Jen Edds, Brassy Broadcasting Company

Recorded on: March 7, 2023