Friends of Lye Creek Prairie Burn

10/15/2026

Birds of the Burn, all taken today!

10/14/2026

Ruby-crowned Kinglet-
I freakin' love this little bird so much, but they are always playing “catch me if you can” 🤣

10/11/2026

Painted skies of Indiana! This was my view leaving the Burn tonight!

10/10/2026

Crazy!

BIRDS‼️ Have been reported trapped inside the eye of Hurricane Isaias! Hurricane hunters reported a White Egret within the eye around 9,400 feet. What appears to be numerous birds detected on Doppler Radar as the eye of Hurricane Isaias approaches Florida!

It’s been documented, especially in strong hurricanes that birds can travel and be displaced hundreds, if not thousands of miles in the eye of a hurricane.

10/09/2026

The coveted Orange-crowned Warbler showed up at the Burn this morning. It certainly didn't give me many photo ops, but I was thankful to see this beautiful bird!

10/09/2026

Look who popped onto the trail tonight, this gorgeous Ring-necked Pheasant!

10/08/2026

Good morning from the Burn when thousands of Red-winged Blackbirds are waking up from their roost!

10/08/2026

I had a great group of folks from Tippecanoe County visit today. We had a wonderful walk, and I got to share all the cool things about the Lye Creek Prairie Burn. Here are a few birds from this morning. Oh, and we had a Merlin fly over the field, which was awesome!

10/07/2026

Frequently heard but not seen until yesterday, I finally caught up with the Red-shouldered Hawk that lives in the woods next to the LCPB. It flew out on a snag to hunt- what a beauty!

10/07/2026

It’s always a fantastic day when I get to see a secretive marsh bird at the Burn! This Sora flew up right in front of me and landed on the Equisetum, and I was more than happy to snap a photo!

I love seeing birds like this taking advantage of the habitat at the Lye Creek Prairie Burn. This is exactly what this place is all about!