John Cassady's Gallery of Digiscoped Bird Photographs

Black-tailed Gull (adult)

Loons and Grebes

Red-throated Loon (adult) - Port of Indiana, Porter, Indiana - February, 2003

Common Loon - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2003

Pied-billed Grebe (with young) - Willow Slough FWA, Enos, Indiana - June, 2003

Pied-billed Grebe (juvenile) - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2003

Horned Grebe - Port of Indiana and Hammond Marina, Indiana - March, 2003

Red-necked Grebe - Wakarusa, Indiana - April, 2003

Eared Grebe - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2002

Herons and Waders

American Bittern - Lostwood NWR, North Dakota - June, 2002

Great Blue Heron - Kentucky Dam, Kentucky - June, 2003

Great Egret - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2003

Tricolored Heron - Largo, Florida - April, 2002

Snowy Egret - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2003

Little Blue Heron (1st year) - Willow Slough FWA, Enos, Indiana - July, 2003

Green Heron - Corkscrew Swamp, Florida - April, 2002

Black-crowned Night-heron (adult and immature) - Hammond, Indiana - February and January, 2003

White Ibis - Lakeland, Florida - April, 2002

Waterfowl

Fulvous Whistling-duck - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - June 8, 2002

Greater White-fronted Goose - Kankakee FWA, Indiana - March, 2002

Snow Goose (Juvenile "Blue Goose") - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - February, 2003

"Richardson's" Canada Goose - Whitefish Point, MI. - October, 2002 and Hammond, IN. - January, 2002

Mute Swan - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - February, 2002

Trumpeter Swan - Juno Lake, Edwardsburg, MI. - February, 2003

Tundra Swan - Jasper Pulaski FWA, Indiana - March, 2002

Wood Duck - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - March, 2003

Gadwall - Hammond, Indiana - February, 2003

American Black Duck - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - February, 2003

Mallard - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003

Blue-winged Teal - Kankakee Sands, IN - June, 2002 and Forsythe Park, Hammond, IN - April, 2003

Northern Shoveler - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - April, 2003

Northern Pintail (female) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003

Redhead - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003

Ring-necked Duck - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - February, 2003

Greater Scaup - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003

Lesser Scaup - Elkhart River, Goshen, Indiana - March, 2003

Bufflehead Male - Michigan City Harbor, IN - February, 2003 and female - Hammond Marina, IN - January, 2003

Common Goldeneye - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - February, 2003

Hybrid Hooded Merganser X Common Goldeneye (male) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - February, 2003

Hooded Merganser (male and female) - Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003

Red-breasted Merganser - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003

Long-tailed Duck - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2001

Surf Scoter - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - November, 2002

Raptors

Osprey (nesting) - Potato Creek State Park, North Liberty, Indiana - April, 2003

Bald Eagle - St Cloud, FL. - April, 2002 and Whitefish Point, MI - October, 2001

Red-shouldered Hawk - Corkscrew Swamp, FL - April, 2002 and Beverly Shores, IN - December 2002

Broad-winged Hawk - Sax Zim Bog, Duluth, Minnesota - June, 2002

Grouse, Rails, and Cranes

Spruce Grouse - Trout Lake, Michigan - October, 2001

Sharp-tailed Grouse - Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, Paradise, Michigan - October, 2001

King Rail - Kankakee Sands, Indiana - June, 2002

American Coot - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - November, 2002

Sandhill Crane (nesting) - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April 2003

Plovers and Sandpipers

Snowy Plover - Clearwater, Florida - April, 2002

Wilson's Plover - Mullet Key, Florida - April, 2002

Semipalmated Plover - Avalon, New Jersey - October, 2003

Piping Plover - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2003

Killdeer - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

American Oystercatcher - Clearwater, Florida - April, 2002

American Avocet - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2003

Lesser Yellowlegs - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - July, 2002

Willet - Largo, Florida - April, 2002

Spotted Sandpiper - Miller Beach, Indiana - July, 2003

Marbled Godwit - Lostwood NWR, North Dakota - June, 2002

Ruddy Turnstone - Largo, Florida - April, 2002

Red Knot - Mullet Key, Florida - April, 2002

Sanderling (adult basic) - Largo, FL - Apr. 2002 and (juvenile) - Michigan City, IN - Sep. 2003

Semipalmated Sandpiper (juvenile) - Avalon, New Jersey - October, 2003

Western Sandpiper - Mullet Key, FL - April, 2002 and Stone Harbor, NJ - Oct. 2003

Least Sandpiper (basic-plumage) - Stone Harbor, New Jersey - Oct. 2003

Least Sandpiper (partial albino) - Mullet Key, Florida - April, 2002

White-rumped Sandpiper - Kankakee Sands, Indiana - June, 2002

Baird's Sandpiper (adult) - Pine Creek Wetland, Indiana - August, 2002

Baird's Sandpiper (juvenile) - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2003

Pectoral Sandpiper - Wakarusa, Indiana - September, 2003

Pectoral Sandpiper - Kankakee Sands, Indiana - April, 2002

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Wakarusa, Indiana - September 25, 2003

Purple Sandpiper - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - November, 2002

Dunlin - George Lake, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Stilt Sandpiper (juvenile) - Kankakee Sands, Indiana - August, 2003

American Woodcock - Jasper Pulaski FWA, Indiana - March, 2003

Wilson's Phalarope - Buffalo Lodge Lake, ND - June, 2002 and Kankakee Sands, IN - June, 2002

Skuas, Gulls and Terns

Parasitic Jaeger (juvenile) - Michigan city, Indiana - September, 2003

Parasitic Jaeger (juvenile) - Michigan city, Indiana - September, 2003

Laughing Gull (2nd year) - Michigan city, Indiana - August, 2003

Franklin's Gull (first year) - Miller Beach, Indiana - September, 2002

Bonaparte's Gull (first year) - Corey Lake, Three Rivers, Michigan - August, 2001

Black-tailed Gull (adult) - Montrose Harbor, Illinois - August, 2003

Albino Herring Gull - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - October, 2001

Thayer's Gull (adult) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - December, 2001

Iceland Gull (adult) - Joerse Park, East Chicago, Indiana - January, 2002

Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult) - Michigan City, Indiana - December, 2001

Glaucous Gull (adult) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2001

Great Black-backed Gull (adult) - Joerse Park, Indiana - January, 2002

Caspian Tern - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - April, 2003

Common Tern - Port of Indiana, Indiana - May, 2003

Forster's Tern - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2003

Least Tern - Mullet Key, Florida - April, 2002

Doves, Cuckoos, Owls, and Nightjars

Eurasian Collared-dove - Western Kentucky - June, 2003

Mourning Dove - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2002

Black-billed Cuckoo - Three Rivers Game Area, Michigan - June, 2003

Yellow-billed Cuckoo - George Lake Woodlot, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Snowy Owl - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - November, 2001

Long-eared Owl - Johnson Beach, Chesterton, Indiana - April, 2003

Barred Owl (with young) - Corkscrew Swamp, Florida - April, 2002

Northern Saw-whet Owl - Tremont, Indiana - December, 2001

Common Nighthawk - George Lake Woodlot, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Hummingbirds and Woodpeckers

Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee - June, 2003

Red-headed Woodpecker - Jasper Pulaski FWA, Indiana - March, 2002

Red-bellied Woodpecker - Johnson Beach, Chesterton, Indiana - March, 2003

Downy Woodpecker - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - September, 2002

Red-cockaded Woodpecker - Babcock-Webb WMA, Florida - April, 2002

Northern Flicker - Migrant Trap, Hammond, Indiana - April, 2003

Flycatchers, Vireos, and Larks

Olive-sided Flycatcher - George Lake Woodlot, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Eastern Wood-Pewee - State Line Woods, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - George Lake Woodlot, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Willow Flycatcher - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Indiana - June, 2003

Least Flycatcher - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - September, 2002

Eastern Phoebe (fresh juvenile) - Corey Lake, Three Rivers, Michigan - June, 2003

Eastern Kingbird - George Lake Woodlot, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Fulton County, Kentucky - June, 2003

Yellow-throated Vireo - Three Rivers Game Area, Michigan - June, 2003

Horned Lark - Whitefish Point, Michigan - October, 2002

Swallows, Chickadees, Nuthatches, Wrens, and Dipper

Purple Martin (adult male with juv) - LaGrange County, Indiana - July, 2003

Tree Swallow (adult) - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - May, 2002

Tree Swallow (juvenile) - LaGrange County, Indiana - July, 2003

Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Three Rivers Game Area, Michigan - June, 2002

Bank Swallow - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2003

Cliff Swallow - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2003

Barn Swallow - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2003

Black-capped Chickadee - Centreville, Michigan - December, 2001

Mountain Chickadee - Loveland Pass, Colorado - April, 2003

Red-breasted Nuthatch - Centreville, Michigan - December, 2001

White-breasted Nuthatch - Shipshewana, Indiana - February, 2002

Carolina Wren - Chesterton, Indiana - November, 2002

House Wren - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - September, 2002

American Dipper - Georgetown, Colorado - April, 2003

Thrushes, Mimics, Waxwings and Shrikes

Eastern Bluebird - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2002

Swainson's Thrush - Avalon, New Jersey - October, 2003

American Robin - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - May, 2002

Gray Catbird - State Line Woods, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2002

Northern Mockingbird - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - March, 2003

Brown Thrasher - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2002

Cedar Waxwing - Corey Lake, Three Rivers, Michigan - May, 2002

Loggerhead Shrike - LaGrange County, Indiana - July, 2003

European Starling - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - April, 2003

Warblers

Blue-winged Warbler - Three Rivers Game Area, Michigan - May, 2002

Golden-winged Warbler - Sax Zim Bog, Duluth, Minnesota - June, 2002

Cape May Warbler (female) - George Lake Woodlot, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Yellow-rumped Warbler - State Line Woods, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

"Lawrence's Warbler" - Berrien County, Michigan - June, 2002

Black-throated Gray Warbler - Centreville, Michigan - December, 2001

Blackburnian Warbler (female) - George Lake Woodlot, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Pine Warbler (1st Fall female) - Avalon, New Jersey - October, 2003

Palm Warbler - State Line Woods, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2002

Cerulean Warbler - Three Rivers Game Area, Michigan - June, 2003

Black and White Warbler (female) - George Lake Woodlot, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

American Redstart - State Line Woods, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2002

Connecticut Warbler - Sax Zim Bog, Duluth, Minnesota - June, 2002

Northern Waterthrush - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Common Yellowthroat - Three Rivers Game Area, Michigan - June, 2002

Hooded Warbler - George Lake Woodlot, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Wilson's Warbler - Miller Beach, Indiana - September, 2002

Yellow-breasted Chat - Kentucky - June, 2003

Tanagers, Grosbeaks, and Buntings

Scarlet Tanager (breeding-plumed male) - George Lake Woodlot, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Scarlet Tanager (molting male) - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - September, 2002

Western Tanager - Berrien Springs, Michigan - December, 2002

Northern Cardinal (male and female) - Chesterton, Indiana - November, 2002

Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - May, 2003

Indigo Bunting - Three Rivers Game Area, Michigan - May, 2002

Painted Bunting - Fulton County, Kentucky - June, 2003

Sparrows and Juncos

Dickcissel - Kankakee Sands, Indiana - June, 2002

Chipping Sparrow - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2002

Field Sparrow - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2002

Vesper Sparrow - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2002

Savannah Sparrow - Kankakee Sands, Indiana - June, 2002

Baird's Sparrow - Lostwood NWR, North Dakota - June, 2002

Grasshopper Sparrow - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - June, 2002

Henslow's Sparrow - Porter County, Indiana - July, 2003

Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow - Brigantine NWR, New Jersey - October, 2003

Fox Sparrow - Whitefish Point, Michigan - October, 2002

Song Sparrow - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2002

Lincoln's Sparrow - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - September, 2002

White-crowned Sparrow (adult and immature) - Whitefish Point, MI - October, 2002 and Middlebury, IN - January, 2003

Dark-eyed Junco (slate-colored form) - Whitefish Point, Michigan - October, 2002

Dark-eyed Junco (gray-headed form) - Loveland Pass, Colorado - April, 2003

Longspurs, Blackbirds, and Finches

Lapland Longspur - Whitefish Point, Michigan - October, 2002

Red-winged Blackbird - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2003

Eastern Meadowlark - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - July, 2003

Western Meadowlark - Schneider, Indiana - August, 2003

Yellow-headed Blackbird - Lostwood NWR, North Dakota - June, 2002

Common Grackle - Loveland Pass, Colorado - April, 2003

Brown-headed Cowbird - State Line Woods, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Orchard Oriole - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - May, 2003

Baltimore Oriole - State Line Woods, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003

Brown-capped Rosy-finch - Loveland Pass, Colorado - April, 2003

Pine Grosbeak (male) - Loveland Pass, Colorado - April, 2003

Pine Grosbeak (female) - Loveland Pass, Colorado - April, 2003

Purple Finch - Whitefish Point, Michigan - October, 2002

American Goldfinch - Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana - April, 2002

Gull Gallery

Laughing Gull - adult - Largo, Florida - April, 2002

Laughing Gull (2nd year) - Michigan City, Indiana - August, 2003

Franklin's Gull - adult - Agassiz NWR, Minnesota - June, 2002

Franklin's Gull (1st year) - Miller Beach, Indiana - September, 2002

Bonaparte's Gull (adult) - Wakarusa, Indiana - April, 2003

Bonaparte's Gull (1st year) - Corey Lake, Three Rivers, Michigan - August, 2001

Black-tailed Gull (adult) - Montrose Harbor, Illinois - August, 2003

Ring-billed Gull (adult) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2002

Ring-billed Gull (2nd year) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2002

Ring-billed Gull (1st year) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2002

Ring-billed Gull (nesting) - Port of Indiana, Indiana - May, 2003

Albino Herring Gull - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - October, 2001

Herring Gull (adult with dark eyes!) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - March, 2003

Herring Gull (2nd year) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - March, 2003

Herring Gull (1st year) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2002

Thayer's Gull (adult) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - December, 2001

Thayer's Gull (1st year) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003

Iceland Gull (adult) - Joerse Park, East Chicago, Indiana - January, 2002

Iceland Gull (2nd year) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - February, 2003

Iceland Gull (1st year) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - March, 2002

Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult) - Michigan City, Indiana - December, 2001

Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd year) - Michigan City, Indiana - January, 2002

Glaucous Gull (adult) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - February, 2002

Glaucous Gull (3rd year) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - February, 2003

Glaucous Gull (2nd year) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - February, 2002

Glaucous Gull (1st year) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003

Great Black-backed Gull (adult) - Joerse Park, Indiana - January, 2002