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.     Support the Ornithology Center  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 

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