May 30, 2026
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Indiana
Woodlands, lakes, dunes, and birdlife corridors
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Indiana. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
293
Species
91
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Indiana
This guide focuses on birdlife within Indiana's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Indiana
A recent look at bird sightings across Indiana.
Apr 26, 2026
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Apr 26, 2026
Delphi Courthouse Square Historic Districti
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(c) Y. Liu, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
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Apr 26, 2026
Delphi Courthouse Square Historic Districti
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(c) Y. Liu, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Indiana.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Indiana
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Indiana
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park43 sightings50 species
Indiana, US
Town Run Trail Park
You might spot Virginia Springbeauty and Amur Honeysuckle.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
Indiana, US
Indianapolis Zoo
You might spot Orangutans, Bottlenose Dolphin, and Chimpanzee.
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Park39 sightings50 species
Indiana, US
Chatham Arch
You might spot Eastern Fox Squirrel, Duck, and Canada Goose.
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Zoo30 sightings15 species
Indiana, US
Potawatomi Zoo
You might spot Giraffes, African Lion, and Southern White Rhinoceros.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Indiana, US
Clark State Forest
You might spot Eastern Box Turtle and American Tuliptree.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Indiana, US
Military Park
You might spot Eastern Fox Squirrel, Duck, and Canada Goose.
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Full Guide
Full Indiana birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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American Robin
Canada Goose
Duck
Red-winged Blackbird
Vulture
Great Blue Heron
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Song Sparrow
Cooper's Hawk
House Finch
Bald Eagle
Chipping Sparrow
Eastern Kingbird
Great Egret
House Sparrow
Red-shouldered Hawk
Blue Jay
Dark-eyed Junco
Gray Catbird
American Goldfinch
Baltimore Oriole
Carolina Chickadee
Common Grackle
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Towhee
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Ring-billed Gull
Swainson's Thrush
White-breasted Nuthatch
Barn Swallow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Double-crested Cormorant
European Starling
Field Sparrow
Green Heron
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Narragansett Turkey
Northern Flicker
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Ovenbird
Pileated Woodpecker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Scarlet Tanager
Spotted Sandpiper
Tufted Titmouse
Veery
Yellow-Throated Vireo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
American Coot
American Crow
American Kestrel
American White Pelican
Belted Kingfisher
Black-necked Stilt
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Brown Creeper
Cedar Waxwing
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Gadwall
Great Horned Owl
Greater White-fronted Goose
Hermit Thrush
Hooded Merganser
Horned Grebe
Long-tailed Duck
Mute Swan
Nashville Warbler
Northern Mockingbird
Orchard Oriole
Osprey
Purple Finch
Purple Martin
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-necked Duck
Rock Pigeon
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Sandhill Crane
Snowy Owl
Summer Tanager
Swamp Sparrow
Tree Swallow
Tundra Swan
Western Cattle-Egret
White-throated Sparrow
Wilson'S Warbler
Wood Duck
Yellow-rumped Warbler
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