Conservation advocates shared findings in the 2025 “State of the Birds” report at the Indiana Statehouse on Feb. 17.

During Indiana’s early statehood, the northern cardinal was far less common than it is today. The species favored warmer climates farther south and appeared only sporadically in parts of the Midwest.

Conserving habitat for the cerulean warbler is the goal of a project that goes from Indiana forests through Central America ...

The skies over Indiana are packed with birds right now. We’ve entered the peak three weeks of fall bird migration, when hundreds of millions of birds move south each night. If you’ve noticed more ...

Indiana’s skies are a nighttime highway in the early weeks of May as millions of birds make the migratory passage north for their summer homes. Herons, sparrows and buntings of all varieties fly in ...

Spring bird migration is visible on weather radar, with potentially hundreds of thousands of birds passing overhead at night. The Indiana Dunes Birding Festival, held May 15-18, offers opportunities ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Sick or dying songbirds have now been confirmed in 69 Indiana counties. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said the issue affects ten species across the state so far: American ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Barney Wood’s latest segment of ‘Out and About with Barney’ takes viewers to Wild Birds Unlimited in Bloomington, Indiana, to explore how to keep birds happy and healthy during ...

The northern cardinal secured its place as Indiana’s bird by inhabiting the state year-round. The 1933 legal statute referred to the bird as the “Red Bird or Cardinal,” acknowledging the common name ...