Birds of the Indiana Dunes
The area covered by this table is bounded by Michigan City and Westville on the east,
U.S. Highway 6 on the south, and Indiana Highway 51 and Miller woods on the west
1997 Revision by Kenneth Brock author of
"Birds of the Indiana Dunes" and Helen Dancey.

Table #2 Group Index
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JAEGERS
GULLS
AND TERNS
DOVES
CUCKOOS
OWLS 
GOAT SUCKERS
SWIFTS
HUMMINGBIRDS
KINGFISHERS
WOODPECKERS
FLYCATCHERS
LARKS 
SWALLOWS 
JAYS & CROWS 
TITMICE
NUT HATCHERS 
CREEPERS 
WRENS 
OLD WORLD WARBLERS, THRUSHES  & ALLIES
 Table #3
This list of symbols and corresponding meanings are used in the table.

For a better definition click on the symbol's underlined word.

S-Spring (March-May)
S-Summer (June-August)
F-Fall (September-November)
W-Winter (December-February)
  • a - abundant 
  • c - common
  • u - uncommon
  • r - rare
  • x - accidental
  • i - irregular
  • * - Breeds within area
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  • l-lake 
  • b-beach   
  • d-dunes  
  • f-field  
  • w-woods  
  • p-ponds  
  • m-marsh  
  • s-swamps  
  • c-conifers  
  • we-wooded edges 
  • h-harbor

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    JAEGERS
    S
    S
    F
    W
    Habitat
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    Pomarine Jaeger
     
     
    x 
     
     l
     
    Parasitic Jaeger
     
     
    r 
     
    l
     
    Long-tailed Jaeger
     
     
    x 
     
    l
     
    GULLS AND TERNS
    S
    S
    F
    W
    Habitat
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    Laughing Gull
    x 
     
    r 
     
    l,b,h 
     
    Franklin's Gull
     
    r 
    r 
     
    l,b,h 
     
    Little Gull
     
     
    r 
    x 
    l,b,h 
     
    Bonaparte's Gull
    c 
    r 
    c 
    u 
    l,b,h 
     
    Ring-billed Gull
    a 
    a 
    a 
    c 
    l,b,h 
     
    Herring Gull
    a 
    u 
    a 
    c 
    l,b,h 
     
    Thayer's Gull
     
     
     
    r 
    l,b,h 
     
    Glaucous Gull
     
     
     
    u 
    l,b,h 
     
    Greater Black-backed Gull
    u 
    u 
    u 
    u 
    b 
     
    Black-legged Kittiwake
    x 
     
    r 
    x 
    l,b,h 
     
    Sabine's Gull
     
     
    x 
     
    l,b,h 
     
    Caspian Tern
    c 
    u 
    c 
     
    l,b,h 
     
    Common Tern
    u 
    u 
    u 
     
    l,b,h 
     
     Forster's Tern
    u 
    r
    c 
     
    l,b,h 
     
    Black Tern *
    x 
    x 
    r 
     
    m,i 
     
    DOVES
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
    Habitat 
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    Rock Dove *
    a 
    a 
    a 
    a 
    urban 
     
    Mourning Dove *
    c 
    c 
    c 
    c 
    w,f 
     
    CUCKOOS
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
    Habitat 
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    Black-billed Cuckoo *
    r 
    r 
    r 
     
    w 
     
    Yellow-billed Cuckoos *
    u 
    u 
    u 
     
    w 
     
    OWLS 
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W
    Habitat 
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     Screech Owl *
    u 
    u 
    u 
    u 
    w 
     
     Great Horned Owl *
    u 
    u 
    u 
    u 
    w 
     
    Snowy Owl 
     
     
    r 
    r 
    d 
     
     Barred Owl *
     u
     u
     u
     u
     s,w
     
     Long-eared Owl 
    r 
     
     
    r 
    c 
     
    Short-eared Owl 
    r 
     
    r 
     
    d 
     
     Saw-whet Owl
    x 
     
     x
     
    we 
     
    GOAT SUCKERS
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
    Habitat 
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     Common Night Hawk *
    c 
    u 
    c 
     
     
     
    Chuck Will"s Widow 
    r 
    r 
     
     
    d,p 
     
     Whip-poor-will *
    c 
    u 
    u 
     
    w 
     
    SWIFTS
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W
    Habitat 
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     Chimney Swift *
    c 
    c 
    c 
     
     
     
    HUMMINGBIRDS
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
    Habitat 
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     Ruby-Throated Hummingbird *
    u 
    u 
    c 
     
    w 
     
    KINGFISHERS
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
    Habitat 
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     Belted Kingfisher *
    c 
    c 
    c 
    u 
    m,p 
     
    WOODPECKERS
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
    Habitat 
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     Red-headed Woodpecker *
    c 
    c 
    c 
    u 
    w 
     
    Red-bellied Woodpecker * 
    c 
    u 
    c 
    u 
    w 
     
     Yellow-bellied sapsucker
    r 
     
    r 
    r 
    w 
     
     Downy Woodpecker *
    a 
    a 
    a 
    a 
    w,we 
     
     Hairy Woodpecker *
    u
    u 
    u 
    u 
    w 
     
     Northern  Flicker *
    a 
    c 
    a 
    r 
    w 
     
    Pileated Woodpecker * 
     r
     r
     r
    r 
    w 
     
    FLYCATCHERS
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
    Habitat 
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     Olive-sided Flycatcher
    u 
     
    u 
     
    s 
     
    Eastern Wood Pewee *
    c 
    c 
    c 
     
    w 
     
     Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
    u 
     
    r 
     
    w 
     
     Acadian Flycatcher *
    c 
    c 
    r 
     
    w 
     
     Alder Flycatcher
    u 
    r 
    r 
     
    m
     
     Willow Flycatcher *
    c 
    u 
    r 
     
    m
     
    Least Flycatcher
    c 
    r 
    c 
     
    w,we 
     
    Eastern Phoebe * 
    c 
    r 
    u 
     
    f,w,we 
     
     Great Crested Flycatcher *
    c 
    c 
    u 
     
    w 
     
     Eastern Kingbird *
    c 
    c 
    u 
     
    f,m 
     
    LARKS 
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
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    Horned Lark * 
    u 
    u 
    u 
    u 
    f,b 
     
    SWALLOWS 
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
    Habitat 
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     Purple Martin *
    c 
    c 
    c 
     
     
     
    Tree Swallow * 
    c 
    c 
    u 
     
    m 
     
    Rough-winged Swallow 
    u 
    u 
    u 
     
    m 
     
    Bank Swallow * 
    c 
    c 
    u 
     
    b,d 
     
    Cliff Swallow 
    r 
     
    r 
     
    f 
     
    Barn Swallow * 
    c 
    c 
    c 
     
    f 
     
    JAYS & CROWS
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
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    Blue Jay * 
    a 
    a 
    a 
    a 
    w 
     
    American Crow *
    c 
    c 
    c 
    c 
    all 
     
    TITMICE
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
    Habitat 
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    Black Capped Chickadee *
    c 
    c 
    c 
    c 
    w 
     
    Tufted Titmouse * 
    c 
    c 
    c 
    c
    w 
     
    NUT HATCHERS 
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
    Habitat 
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    Red-breasted Nuthatch 
    u 
     
    u 
    r 
    c 
     
    White-breasted Nuthatch *
    c 
    c 
    c 
    c 
    w 
     
    CREEPERS 
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
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    Brown Creeper 
    c 
    x 
    c 
    u 
    w 
     
    WRENS 
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
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    Carolina Wren * 
    u 
    u 
    u 
    u 
    w 
    House Wren * 
    c 
    c 
    c 
     
    w 
    Winter Wren 
    u 
    x 
    u 
    x 
    w 
    Marsh Wren * 
    c 
    c 
    c 
    x 
    m 
    Sedge Wren * 
    u 
    r 
    r 
     
    m 
    OLD WORLD WARBLERS, THRUSHES  & ALLIES 
    S 
    S 
    F 
    W 
    Habitat 
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     Golden-crowned Kinglet 
    c 
     
    c 
    r 
    w 
    Ruby-crowned Kinglet 
    c 
     
    c 
    x 
    w 
    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher * 
    c 
    u 
    r 
     
    w 
    Eastern Bluebird * 
    c 
    u 
    u 
    r 
    f,we 
    Veery * 
    c 
    c 
    c 
     
    w 
    Gray-checked Thrush 
    u 
     
    u 
     
    w 
    Swainson's Thrush 
    c 
     
    c
     
    w 
    Hermit Thrush 
    c 
     
    c 
    r 
    w 
    Wood Thrush * 
    c 
    c 
    u 
     
    w 
    American Robin * 
    a 
    a 
    a 
    u 
    w,f 
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    I-lake, b-beach - The easiest access points to the
    lake are Central Avenue, Kemil Road (State Park
    Road), Indiana Dunes State Park
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    d-dunes - Mt Baldy, grassy dunes behind the
    beach in the State Park, and at West Beach.
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    f-field - Open areas along the Calumet Bike Trail
    and the Ly-Co-Ki-We green trail, Chellberg Farm,
    and cultivated fields south of Highway 20.
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    w-woods - Trails 9 and 10 in the State Park, Ly-
    Co-Ki-We horsetrails, trails at Bailly/Chellberg,
    and Miller woods.
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    p-ponds - Long Lake, interdunal ponds at West
    Beach, Miller Woods, and along the Cowles Bog Trail.
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    m-marsh - Marshes off Mineral Springs Road
    north of Highway 12, off kemil Road (State Park
    Road) between Beverly Drive and Kemil Beach
    parking lot and around long Lake.
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    s-swamps - Trail 2 in the State Park, off Kemil
    Road (State Park Road) north of Highway 12,
    along Beverly Drive, and many areas surrounding
    the Little Calumet River.
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    c-conifers, we~wooded edges - Scattered
    throughout the area.
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    h-harbor - Michigan City Harbor and the Port of Indiana.
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    blanks - Where no habitat is given, the species is usually seen in flight.
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