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    Date
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Native and Naturalized (122)

  1. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Wolf Lake--Forsythe Park
  2. Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
    # Count: 28
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grant St. Marsh
  3. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  4. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  5. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
    # Count: 9
    Date:
    Observer: Ramona Fissinger
    Location: 2101 Govert Dr, Schererville US-IN 41.48424, -87.43711
  6. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: James Lamoureux
    Location: Hebron House
  7. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  8. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Matt Kalwasinski
    Location: 4980 E 27th Ave, Lake Station US-IN (41.5690,-87.2231)
  9. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: James Lamoureux
    Location: AmeriPlex at the Crossroads
  10. Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Indiana Dunes NP--Miller Woods and Douglas Center
  11. Dickcissel Spiza americana
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: James Lamoureux
    Location: AmeriPlex at the Crossroads
  12. Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  13. Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Katherine Bell
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  14. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Nancy Douglas
    Location: 150 Burr Estate, Gary, Indiana, US (41.608, -87.407)
  15. Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  16. Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  17. Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  18. Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  19. Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Marquette Park, Gary
  20. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Wolf Lake--Forsythe Park
  21. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: James Lamoureux
    Location: AmeriPlex at the Crossroads
  22. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  23. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Matt Kalwasinski
    Location: 4980 E 27th Ave, Lake Station US-IN (41.5690,-87.2231)
  24. Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  25. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  26. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  27. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Charlie Ilijevski
    Location: Centennial Park, Munster
  28. Green Heron Butorides virescens
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Matt Kalwasinski
    Location: Hoosier Prairie State Nature Preserve--North Section
  29. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  30. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  31. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  32. House Wren Troglodytes aedon
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Pennsylvania Greenway, Indiana Side
  33. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  34. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Ramona Fissinger
    Location: 2101 Govert Dr, Schererville US-IN 41.48424, -87.43711
  35. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: James Lamoureux
    Location: AmeriPlex at the Crossroads
  36. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  37. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Homestead park
  38. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grant St. Marsh
  39. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: James Lamoureux
    Location: AmeriPlex at the Crossroads
  40. Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Indiana Dunes NP--Miller Woods and Douglas Center
  41. Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  42. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ramona Fissinger
    Location: 2101 Govert Dr, Schererville US-IN 41.48424, -87.43711
  43. Sanderling Calidris alba
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  44. Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Geoffrey A. Williamson
    Location: Grant St. Marsh
  45. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Highland Rookery (Cline Ave. Marsh)
  46. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: James Lamoureux
    Location: AmeriPlex at the Crossroads
  47. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  48. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Pennsylvania Greenway, Indiana Side
  49. Purple Martin Progne subis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  50. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Pennsylvania Greenway, Indiana Side
  51. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Matt Kalwasinski
    Location: 4980 E 27th Ave, Lake Station US-IN (41.5690,-87.2231)
  52. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Matt Kalwasinski
    Location: 4980 E 27th Ave, Lake Station US-IN (41.5690,-87.2231)
  53. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  54. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Wolf Lake--Forsythe Park
  55. Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  56. Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  57. Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Matt Kalwasinski
    Location: Stoney Run County Park
  58. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Wolf Lake--Forsythe Park
  59. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grant St. Marsh
  60. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matt Kalwasinski
    Location: 8058–8398 E 145th Ave, Hebron US-IN (41.3551,-87.2318)
  61. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Indiana Dunes NP--Miller Woods and Douglas Center
  62. Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grant St. Marsh
  63. Sora Porzana carolina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grant St. Marsh
  64. Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grant St. Marsh
  65. American Coot Fulica americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grant St. Marsh
  66. Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  67. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Geoffrey A. Williamson
    Location: Grant St. Marsh
  68. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  69. Dunlin Calidris alpina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  70. Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matt Kalwasinski
    Location: 12900–13070 Montgomery St, Crown Point US-IN (41.3836,-87.2488)
  71. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Nancy Douglas
    Location: 150 Burr Estate, Gary, Indiana, US (41.608, -87.407)
  72. Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Nancy Douglas
    Location: Calumet Ave/I-90 Wetland
  73. Great Egret Ardea alba
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Nancy Douglas
    Location: Calumet Ave/I-90 Wetland
  74. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mike Cowlard
    Location: 3600 West 1st Avenue, Gary, Indiana, US (41.61, -87.381)
  75. Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Amy Lynch
    Location: Blitz, 1151 Cheyenne Dr, Crown Point
  76. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jordyn Harrison
    Location: Paul H Douglas Trail, Gary US-IN 41.60652, -87.27559
  77. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: JT Santangelo
    Location: My House
  78. Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mika Roinila
    Location: I-80 W, Lake Station US-IN 41.58451, -87.23597
  79. Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  80. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  81. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Indiana Dunes NP--Miller Woods and Douglas Center
  82. Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Homestead park
  83. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: James Lamoureux
    Location: AmeriPlex at the Crossroads
  84. Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: JT Santangelo
    Location: 1001 Calumet Avenue, Dyer, Indiana, US (41.513, -87.507)
  85. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matt Kalwasinski
    Location: Stoney Run County Park
  86. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Homestead park
  87. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Donald Estep
    Location: Miller Beach, Lake Street
  88. Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Lauren Wadas
    Location: NIPSCO Griffith Power Substation
  89. Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Indiana Dunes NP--Miller Woods and Douglas Center
  90. Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matthew Daw
    Location: Wolf Lake--South End Off 129th St.
  91. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  92. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Pennsylvania Greenway, Indiana Side
  93. Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matt Kalwasinski
    Location: 12900–13070 Montgomery St, Crown Point US-IN (41.3836,-87.2488)
  94. Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  95. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Pennsylvania Greenway, Indiana Side
  96. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Wolf Lake--Forsythe Park
  97. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  98. Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  99. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: James Lamoureux
    Location: AmeriPlex at the Crossroads
  100. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grant St. Marsh
  101. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  102. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  103. Sedge Wren Cistothorus stellaris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Indiana Dunes NP--Miller Woods and Douglas Center
  104. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  105. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Pennsylvania Greenway, Indiana Side
  106. Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  107. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Highland Rookery (Cline Ave. Marsh)
  108. Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  109. Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  110. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: James Lamoureux
    Location: AmeriPlex at the Crossroads
  111. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  112. Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Indiana Dunes NP--Miller Woods and Douglas Center
  113. Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Monica Conway
    Location: County Line Orchard Wayne St (Lake Co.)
  114. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  115. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Noah Sohacki
    Location: 1514 Fisher Street, Munster, Indiana, US (41.553, -87.492)
  116. Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Monica Conway
    Location: Deep River County Park, Merrillville US-IN 41.47759, -87.22174
  117. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  118. Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: JT Santangelo
    Location: My House
  119. Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  120. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Matt Kalwasinski
    Location: 4980 E 27th Ave, Lake Station US-IN (41.5690,-87.2231)
  121. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michael Topp
    Location: Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park
  122. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kilian
    Location: Indiana Dunes NP--Miller Woods and Douglas Center

Exotic: Escapee (1)

  1. Graylag Goose Anser anser
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Hannah Bateman
    Location: Canoe launch

Additional Taxa (5)

  1. Larus sp. Larus sp.
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Geoffrey A. Williamson
    Location: Marquette Park, Gary
  2. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Pennsylvania Greenway, Indiana Side
  3. tern sp. Sterninae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Breck Haining
    Location: 129th Street Marsh, West of Toll Road
  4. Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk Accipiter striatus/cooperii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ramona Fissinger
    Location: 2101 Govert Dr, Schererville US-IN 41.48424, -87.43711
  5. swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chris Kennelly
    Location: Pennsylvania Greenway, Indiana Side