Red Phalarope

As Kendall noted earlier this month, when he told the story of his Big Year at a well-attended program at the Nature Center at Indiana Dunes State Park (IDSP), the new record depended partially on the cooperation of birds almost never, or never at all, seen in the State of Indiana -- like Western Tanager, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Red Phalarope, Spotted Towhee, and Varied Thrush -- as well as on timely irruptions of species like Snowy Owl and White-winged Crossbill.

Chesterton Tribune 2009