Rare Birds in Indiana
Our list for Indiana has 51 rare birds recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 11 summer visitors, 5 winter visitors, 23 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Indiana in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 51, most common first
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantRare27–33 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly Sep–May
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorRare46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorRare22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaSummer visitorRare16–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaResidentRare58–74 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorRare20–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaScarceRare17–20 cm
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRegularly Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentRare40–46 cmRegularly May–Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–May
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorRare40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantRare20–32 cmRegularly May
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made