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Birding spot · Porter County, Indiana

Birding at Indiana Dunes State Park: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Indiana Dunes State Park are Ring-billed Gull (83%), Blue Jay (68%), and Dark-eyed Junco (63%). It is busiest in spring, when 121 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (120 species). 249 species have been reported here across 1,729 complete checklists from 609 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (2 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Feb 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsFeb 22-28: 70 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsMar 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsMar 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsMar 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 88 checklistsApr 1-7: 94 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsApr 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsApr 15-21: 102 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsApr 22-30: 111 species on 5%+ of 92 checklistsMay 1-7: 114 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 8-14: 120 species on 5%+ of 190 checklistsMay 15-21: 116 species on 5%+ of 293 checklistsMay 22-31: 95 species on 5%+ of 103 checklistsJun 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJun 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Jun 22-30: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (7 checklists)Sep 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsSep 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 22-30: 86 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 15-21: 87 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsNov 8-14: 67 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (8 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Ring-billed Gull83%
  2. 2Blue Jay68%
  3. 3Dark-eyed Junco63%
  4. 4American Goldfinch61%
  5. 5Common Loon56%
  6. 6American Crow51%
  7. 7Black-capped Chickadee49%
  8. 8European Starling46%
  9. 9Horned Grebe46%
  10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker46%
  11. 11Downy Woodpecker45%
  12. 12Eastern Bluebird45%
  13. 13House Finch45%
  14. 14American Herring Gull42%
  15. 15Red-breasted Merganser42%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 63 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull59%
  2. American Crow54%
  3. Canada Goose50%
  4. American Herring Gull50%
  5. Red-breasted Merganser47%

Spring 121 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull73%
  2. Field Sparrow66%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird66%
  4. American Robin64%
  5. Blue Jay61%

Summer 58 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull68%
  2. Field Sparrow67%
  3. Barn Swallow55%
  4. American Robin54%
  5. Eastern Towhee53%

Fall 76 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull84%
  2. Blue Jay68%
  3. American Goldfinch51%
  4. American Crow50%
  5. Dark-eyed Junco48%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Indiana.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.