Learn the birds of Indiana
72 birds in 13 short units, from your backyard to the Indiana Dunes, farmland, hardwood forests and rivers. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.
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A few you’ll meet first
Northern CardinalPhoto: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
Sandhill CranePhoto: unknown · CC0 · iNaturalist 
American RobinPhoto: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Wood DuckPhoto: James M. Maley · CC BY · iNaturalist
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The course
Each unit is a small group of birds, easiest first, with look-alikes kept apart. Meet them, learn them by sight, sound and story, then finish with a Field test. The units get harder as you go.
Indiana Essentials
- Unit 1: Gentle startNorthern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, House Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Great Blue Heron and Mallard
- Unit 2: Gentle startSandhill Crane, American Goldfinch, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Bluebird, Blue Jay and Killdeer
- Unit 3: Gentle startAmerican Robin, Canada Goose, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-bellied Woodpecker and Red-shouldered Hawk
- Unit 4: Building upWood Duck, House Finch, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle and Red-headed Woodpecker
- Unit 5: Building upRed-tailed Hawk, Song Sparrow, Wild Turkey, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, European Starling and Northern Flicker
- Unit 6: Building upCooper’s Hawk, Dark-eyed Junco, Carolina Chickadee, Carolina Wren, Gray Catbird and Pileated Woodpecker
Beyond the Basics
- Unit 7: SteadyWhite-throated Sparrow, Mute Swan, Great Egret, American Coot and Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Unit 8: SteadyIndigo Bunting, Common Grackle, Green Heron, Chipping Sparrow and Tennessee Warbler
- Unit 9: SteadyBaltimore Oriole, Double-crested Cormorant, American Crow, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Towhee and Northern Yellow Warbler
- Unit 10: SteadyTree Swallow, Eastern Phoebe, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Ring-billed Gull and Common Yellowthroat
- Unit 11: HardestEastern Kingbird, American White Pelican, Blue-winged Teal and Bay-breasted Warbler
- Unit 12: HardestSolitary Sandpiper, Northern House Wren, Belted Kingfisher, Field Sparrow, Northern Mockingbird and Palm Warbler
- Unit 13: HardestSwainson’s Thrush, Barred Owl, Barn Swallow, Brown Thrasher and American Redstart