Uncommon Birds in Indiana
Our list for Indiana has 82 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 18 summer visitors, 33 winter visitors and 27 passage migrants
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 82, most common first
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusWinter visitorUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–May
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataPassage migrantUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–May
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
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