Black-necked Stilts nest at Pine Creek GHA, Benton Co., Indiana

                by Ed Hopkins, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

     On 21 June 2008, a pair of Black-necked Stilts were found nesting in the Feldt Marsh on the Pine Creek Gamebird Habitat Area, which is eight miles east of Fowler, Indiana.  PCGHA is in eastern Benton County on CR200N just east of CR850E.  See the map in Fig.1.  The incubating female can be seen in the photo in Fig. 2.  The nest with one egg can be seen in Fig. 3.

  Figure 1 - Map marking nest site of Black-necked Stilts

    Fig. 2 - A female Black-necked Stilt on nest at Pine Creek GHA in Benton Co., Indiana, on 21 June 2008

     Fig. 3 - Black-necked Stilt egg at Pine Creek GHA in Benton Co., Indiana, on 21 June 2008