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Indigo Birding Nature Tours IndiGo Birding Nature Tours is a birding & kayaking guide service for Indiana, Chicago, Costa Rica & Belize
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IndiGo Birding Nature Tours, LLC was formed in late 2013 with the goal of providing all levels of nature enthusiasts with a memorable experience. IndiGo Birding customizes birding trips and kayaking tours that also cover a wide variety of natural history topics. The characteristic that makes IndiGo Birding unique is my desire to design a tour specifically for you and to accommodate you and your group in every possible way.

Fall warbler challenge! Here are seven of the 16 species of warblers I found this morning at Jackson Park on the south s...
08/09/2024

Fall warbler challenge! Here are seven of the 16 species of warblers I found this morning at Jackson Park on the south side of Chicago. Many times in the field you only get a second or two to identify a warbler, because they are always on the move. Studying them at home beforehand can get you familiar enough with the field marks so that the quick ID is possible. Use a field guide to study these... I'll post the "answers" in a day or two and possibly throw in a couple of ID tips as well. Happy birding!

Anyone seeing goldfinches nesting in your yard?
16/08/2024

Anyone seeing goldfinches nesting in your yard?

Shorebirds and reflections on the Pine Grove Paddle! I have added one more weekend tour to the calendar (Sunday morning,...
14/08/2024

Shorebirds and reflections on the Pine Grove Paddle! I have added one more weekend tour to the calendar (Sunday morning, August 18) so that more people can enjoy all the birds at North Fork on Lake Monroe right now. Check out the link in the comments...

Scenes from the most recent sunset kayak tour on Lake Monroe! Next one is Monday at 6:30 p.m., leaving from the Pine Gro...
09/08/2024

Scenes from the most recent sunset kayak tour on Lake Monroe! Next one is Monday at 6:30 p.m., leaving from the Pine Grove boat ramp. Kayaks, paddles, life jackets, and binoculars are all provided! Message me if you are interested, or register on the website. Can't wait to see what new shorebirds will have arrived. 😄

Look what all we found on this morning's kayak tour at Lake Monroe!! Shorebirds are starting to move through our area on...
30/07/2024

Look what all we found on this morning's kayak tour at Lake Monroe!! Shorebirds are starting to move through our area on their way south.
Upcoming tours at Pine Grove where we will see shorebirds and waders: August 6, 13, & 17 (sunset tour).

August 10th at the Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary…
26/07/2024

August 10th at the Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary…

Sunset kayak tours on Lake Monroe continue on this last weekend of July: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday starting at 7pm. T...
25/07/2024

Sunset kayak tours on Lake Monroe continue on this last weekend of July: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday starting at 7pm. The shorebirds and waders are now feeding on the mudflats of North Fork. Plus we usually see eagles! Thanks to Margaret Bauer for some of these photos from last Friday evening’s outing.

Beth and I just returned home from a scouting trip to Costa Rica and Panama, where one of the highlights was staying at ...
16/07/2024

Beth and I just returned home from a scouting trip to Costa Rica and Panama, where one of the highlights was staying at The Nest. The Nest Nature Center is a piece of property on the edge of the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica that Juan Diego Vargas is using to restore rainforest and create a birding sanctuary. This short documentary tells more about the restoration process, but it doesn't mention how amazing the accommodations are! We stayed at The Nest for two nights with a couple of friends, where we enjoyed two comfortable bedrooms, an amazing bathroom, laundry facilities, and lovely living quarters and a deck for relaxing. Plus you have access to amazing birding! (I'll post photos once I get them edited.)
We won't be able to stop there on our tours, but I encourage any birders that are traveling to Costa Rica on their own (and renting a vehicle) to contact Juan Diego and make The Nest part of your itinerary!

I visited The Nest Nature Center in Costa Rica and fell in love with their conservation story. Plan your own visit to help protect the rainforest. Contact de...

Caspian Terns on the June 30 sunset kayak tour on Monroe Lake!
01/07/2024

Caspian Terns on the June 30 sunset kayak tour on Monroe Lake!

Sunset kayak tours can offer a close-up view of beavers and other wildlife in addition to the birds that we focus on. A ...
29/06/2024

Sunset kayak tours can offer a close-up view of beavers and other wildlife in addition to the birds that we focus on. A few spots remain for Sunday evening's tour, and the forecast looks very comfortable!

Many thanks to Yue Shi for sharing his photos from the sunset kayak tour on Thursday evening at Lake Monroe. Lots of awe...
15/06/2024

Many thanks to Yue Shi for sharing his photos from the sunset kayak tour on Thursday evening at Lake Monroe. Lots of awesome wildlife sightings on this outing! Next opportunities are June 29 through July 3. See the link in the comments...

Last week I offered the second annual Noble County birding and kayaking tour. We had a wonderful time exploring northeas...
13/06/2024

Last week I offered the second annual Noble County birding and kayaking tour. We had a wonderful time exploring northeast Indiana, staying and eating at the lovely Kimmell House Inn Bed & Breakfast (thanks, Deb!). Our kayaking trips explored the kettle lakes and small channels of Chain O’Lakes State Park. There are so many wonderful nature preserves in the area that I hope to offer similar tours during spring wildflower season and fall color season. But regardless, we’ll definitely be back next June! Let me know if you are interested.

Many of us thought that the mysterious outbreak in 2021 was tied to the cicada emergence that year. Here is an interesti...
11/06/2024

Many of us thought that the mysterious outbreak in 2021 was tied to the cicada emergence that year. Here is an interesting update from Willowbrook Wildlife Center about some sick birds they are finding in the Chicago area during this emergence. I guess it’s not good to feed your chicks just one food, especially if it’s deficient in Vitamin A!

Came across this perched raptor before dawn on my Breeding Bird Survey today… what species should I have listed on the s...
09/06/2024

Came across this perched raptor before dawn on my Breeding Bird Survey today… what species should I have listed on the survey form?!?

05/06/2024

🎶🐦 Have you ever wondered what birds are saying? Learn the tools to decode the language of wild birds in our Feathered Focus virtual program next Tuesday!

Dan Gardoqui of Lead with Nature, a seasoned bird language expert and mimic, and will share his insights on avian communication and give you tips to understanding five voices of the birds.

Sign up at featheredfocus.eventbrite.com. Registration is $10 for Indiana Audubon members and $15 for non-members, supporting our conservation, education, and research efforts in Indiana

An article about birding in Humboldt Park, Chicago, by a new friend of mine, Rob Reid.
27/05/2024

An article about birding in Humboldt Park, Chicago, by a new friend of mine, Rob Reid.

Humboldt Park inspires interest in birds amongst neighbors, many of whom discovered the mental health benefits of bird-watching

Even though most of the migrants have passed through south-central Indiana, the nesting birds are putting on a nice show...
21/05/2024

Even though most of the migrants have passed through south-central Indiana, the nesting birds are putting on a nice show. Today we had both Northern Parula and American Redstart females collecting nesting material right in front of us. Two more chances this month to see some of these lovely songbirds on the Warbler Alley Birding tour in Brown County... Wednesday and Saturday.

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Managed to get in a few hours of birding this morning on a private tour of Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary in Chicago. Mon...
16/05/2024

Managed to get in a few hours of birding this morning on a private tour of Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary in Chicago. Montrose offers close-up looks at some pretty uncommon birds! Now it's time for the Indiana Dunes Birding Festival! Say hi if you see me there. 😄 I'll be in the vendor tent Thurs-Sat afternoons from 11-4.

Wow! Just went to my neighborhood park (Humboldt Park) this morning and found a few trees and the ground below them hopp...
02/05/2024

Wow! Just went to my neighborhood park (Humboldt Park) this morning and found a few trees and the ground below them hopping with birds! Migration is in full swing, and I hope you are enjoying it. Click on the photos for ID, and put a👍if you have found this species this spring. Curious who is finding what birds. And if you want to add location too, that would be great!

Good to be back birding along Lake Michigan in Chicago and at the Indiana Dunes. A few photos from today and yesterday.....
30/04/2024

Good to be back birding along Lake Michigan in Chicago and at the Indiana Dunes. A few photos from today and yesterday... Palm Warblers, White-throated Sparrows, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets are really moving through!

Are you ready?!? I can’t wait to go birding this week!
28/04/2024

Are you ready?!? I can’t wait to go birding this week!

!Migration Alert! BirdCast is predicting more than 300 MILLION birds will be migrating across the U.S. for each of the next three nights. Sadly, birds can be disoriented by light pollution, contributing to the hundreds of millions of birds estimated to die in building collisions in the U.S. every year. Turn off nonessential lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly, and make glass safer for birds by day. Learn more about keeping migrating birds safe: bit.ly/LightsOutForBirds Please share to help get the word out!

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Why should I choose IndiGo Birding?

IndiGo Birding Nature Tours, LLC was formed in late 2013 with the goal of being the premier personalized guide service in the Midwest. IndiGo Birding focuses on designing a tour specifically for you and accommodating you and your group in every possible way. If you want to have a memorable experience learning about birds and the outdoors, these tours are for you!