Indiana Dunes National Park stretches along 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline between Gary and Michigan City, Indiana. Its beaches, dunes, oak savannas, swamps, bogs, marshes, prairies, rivers and forests sit where several ecological zones meet, and the lake softens the local climate. As a result, the park ranks fourth in biological diversity among all national parks despite its small size. White-tailed deer are the largest plant-eaters and live throughout the park, where they can be seen at any time of day, so drive carefully on park roads. With few predators left, there are too many deer, and they browse on nearly every plant they can reach, including rare ones. The coyote is now the largest predator. Black bears, gray wolves, bobcats, elk and bison were wiped out long ago, but American beavers, gone from Indiana by the end of the fur trade, were brought back in the 1970s and are thriving again. Watch for them at dawn or dusk along waterside trails such as the Little Calumet River and Miller Woods trails. Eastern cottontails, fox squirrels, woodchucks, muskrats, raccoons and red foxes are also common.
Birds are the park’s best-known wildlife. More than 350 species have been recorded, placing the park among the top five national parks for bird species, and 113 species nest here regularly. In fall, southbound birds follow the Lake Michigan shoreline and are funneled into the dunes, and the open water draws large numbers of wintering birds. Birders scan the lake with spotting scopes, watch migrating hawks from the foredunes and look for wetland birds in what remains of the Great Marsh. The park also has a great blue heron rookery. In spring and summer, many kinds of frogs and toads can be heard calling, and hikers in the dunes and blowouts may see six-lined racerunners darting through the grass. The park is also home to the endangered Karner blue butterfly. Keep reading to see featured photos of Indiana Dunes’ wildlife and to learn more about wildlife photography.
Featured Indiana Dunes National Park Wildlife Photographs
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Wildlife Photography Tips
Wildlife photography in the US National Parks offers a unique and enriching experience, as these protected areas are havens for diverse species and pristine natural landscapes. Capturing wildlife in such settings requires preparation and respect for both the environment and its inhabitants. Photographers should familiarize themselves with the specific animals and ecosystems of the park they are visiting, as each park hosts different species and behaviors. Early mornings and late afternoons, known as the golden hours, provide the best light and increased wildlife activity. Different seasons also offer different wildlife viewing opportunities. Patience and stillness are key, as the best moments often come to those who wait quietly.
If wildlife does present itself, always make sure to maintain a safe distance. Using a telephoto lens allows for close-up shots without intruding on the animals’ space. If you already own or want to own a professional grade mirrored camera like the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Full Frame Digital SLR, we recommend using a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens zoom lens for wildlife photography. If you have or are interested in a newer mirrorless model like the Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera, we recommend using a Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM Black for long distance shots.
Not quite ready to invest in traditional professional-grade camera equipment but want to enhance the quality of your cell phone photographs? Consider using a Moment Tele 58mm Mobile Lens II for improved reach, and use a Moment camera case with a lens mount to attach it to your phone. Since cell phones generally cannot provide the same reach as a dedicated telephoto camera lens, never compensate by moving dangerously close to wildlife. As with any visit to a national park, it’s important to follow park regulations, practice “Leave No Trace” principles, and prioritize safety while photographing wildlife.
Want to take your wildlife photos further? Featured photographer Vella Torvik shares her field-tested advice on gear, camera settings, light, composition and safely approaching wildlife in our Wildlife Photography 101: Insider Tips From the Field masterclass.
Indiana Dunes Wildlife Education and Resources
Want to learn more about Indiana Dunes National Park and the wildlife that inhabits it? Check out these guides & books:
- Peterson Field Guide To Mammals Of North America: Fourth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
- Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Seventh Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
- Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song
- Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
- Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
- Animal Tracks: A Folding Pocket Guide to the Tracks & Signs of Familiar North American Species (Wildlife and Nature Identification)
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Indiana Dunes National Park Species List
The wildlife at Indiana Dunes National Park is beautiful and diverse. There are a variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish to view. Check out all the incredible species this park has to offer! Click on the links below to see the different animal species that inhabit Indiana Dunes National Park:
Species Spotlight
Photo posts of animals you’ll find in Indiana Dunes.
Indiana Dunes National Park Mammals
42 species
- American Beaver(Castor canadensis)
- American Mink(Mustela vison)
- Big Brown Bat(Eptesicus fuscus)
- Coyote Photo post(Canis latrans)
- Domestic Cat(Felis silvestris)
- Domestic Dog(Canis familiaris)
- Eastern Chipmunk(Tamias striatus)
- Eastern Cottontail(Sylvilagus floridanus)
- Eastern Fox Squirrel(Sciurus niger)
- Eastern Gray Squirrel(Sciurus carolinensis)
- Eastern Mole(Scalopus aquaticus)
- Eastern Pipistrelle(Pipistrellus subflavus)
- Eastern Red Bat(Lasiurus borealis)
- Evening Bat(Nycticeius humeralis)
- Gray Fox(Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
- House Mouse(Mus musculus)
- Indiana Bat(Myotis sodalis)
- Least Weasel(Mustela nivalis)
- Little Brown Bat(Myotis lucifugus)
- Long-tailed Weasel(Mustela frenata)
- Masked Shrew(Sorex cinereus)
- Meadow Jumping Mouse(Zapus hudsonius)
- Meadow Vole(Microtus pennsylvanicus)
- Muskrat(Ondatra zibethicus)
- Northern Long-eared Bat(Myotis septentrionalis)
- Northern Short-tailed Shrew(Blarina brevicauda)
- Norway Rat(Rattus norvegicus)
- Prairie Deer Mouse(Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii)
- Prairie Vole(Microtus ochrogaster)
- Raccoon(Procyon lotor)
- Red Fox Photo post(Vulpes vulpes)
- Red Squirrel(Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- Silver-haired Bat(Lasionycteris noctivagans)
- Southern Flying Squirrel(Glaucomys volans)
- Star-nosed Mole(Condylura cristata)
- Striped Skunk(Mephitis mephitis)
- Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel(Spermophilus tridecemlineatus)
- Virginia Opossum(Didelphis virginiana)
- White-footed Mouse(Peromyscus leucopus)
- White-tailed Deer Photo post(Odocoileus virginianus)
- Woodchuck(Marmota monax)
- Woodland Vole(Microtus pinetorum)
No mammals match.
Indiana Dunes National Park Birds
301 species
- Acadian Flycatcher(Empidonax virescens)
- Alder Flycatcher(Empidonax alnorum)
- American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana)
- American Bittern(Botaurus lentiginosus)
- American Black Duck(Anas rubripes)
- American Coot(Fulica americana)
- American Crow(Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- American Golden-plover(Pluvialis dominica)
- American Goldfinch(Carduelis tristis)
- American Kestrel(Falco sparverius)
- American Pipit(Anthus rubescens)
- American Redstart(Setophaga ruticilla)
- American Robin Photo post(Turdus migratorius)
- American Tree Sparrow(Spizella arborea)
- American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- American Wigeon(Anas americana)
- American Woodcock(Scolopax minor)
- Baird’s Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii)
- Bald Eagle Photo post(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Baltimore Oriole(Icterus galbula)
- Barn Swallow(Hirundo rustica)
- Barred Owl(Strix varia)
- Bay-breasted Warbler(Dendroica castanea)
- Bell’s Vireo(Vireo bellii)
- Belted Kingfisher(Ceryle alcyon)
- Black Scoter(Melanitta nigra)
- Black Tern(Chlidonias niger)
- Black-and-white Warbler(Mniotilta varia)
- Black-backed Woodpecker(Picoides arcticus)
- Black-bellied Plover(Pluvialis squatarola)
- Black-billed Cuckoo(Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
- Black-capped Chickadee(Poecile atricapillus)
- Black-crowned Night Heron(Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Black-headed Gull(Larus ridibundus)
- Black-legged Kittiwake(Rissa tridactyla)
- Black-throated Blue Warbler(Dendroica caerulescens)
- Black-throated Green Warbler(Dendroica virens)
- Blackburnian Warbler(Dendroica fusca)
- Blackpoll Warbler(Dendroica striata)
- Blue Grosbeak(Guiraca caerulea)
- Blue Jay(Cyanocitta cristata)
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher(Polioptila caerulea)
- Blue-headed Vireo(Vireo solitarius)
- Blue-winged Teal(Anas discors)
- Blue-winged Warbler(Vermivora pinus)
- Bobolink(Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
- Bonaparte’s Gull(Larus philadelphia)
- Brant(Branta bernicla)
- Brewer’s Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Broad-winged Hawk(Buteo platypterus)
- Brown Creeper(Certhia americana)
- Brown Thrasher(Toxostoma rufum)
- Brown-headed Cowbird(Molothrus ater)
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper(Tryngites subruficollis)
- Bufflehead(Bucephala albeola)
- Canada Goose(Branta canadensis)
- Canada Warbler(Wilsonia canadensis)
- Canvasback(Aythya valisineria)
- Cape May Warbler(Dendroica tigrina)
- Carolina Wren(Thryothorus ludovicianus)
- Caspian Tern(Sterna caspia)
- Cattle Egret(Bubulcus ibis)
- Cedar Waxwing(Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Cerulean Warbler(Dendroica cerulea)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler(Dendroica pensylvanica)
- Chimney Swift(Chaetura pelagica)
- Chipping Sparrow(Spizella passerina)
- Chuck-will’s-widow(Caprimulgus carolinensis)
- Clay-colored Sparrow(Spizella pallida)
- Cliff Swallow(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Common Goldeneye(Bucephala clangula)
- Common Grackle(Quiscalus quiscula)
- Common Loon Photo post(Gavia immer)
- Common Merganser(Mergus merganser)
- Common Moorhen(Gallinula chloropus)
- Common Nighthawk(Chordeiles minor)
- Common Redpoll(Carduelis flammea)
- Common Snipe(Gallinago gallinago)
- Common Tern(Sterna hirundo)
- Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis trichas)
- Connecticut Warbler(Oporornis agilis)
- Cooper’s Hawk(Accipiter cooperii)
- Dark-eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis)
- Dickcissel(Spiza americana)
- Double-crested Cormorant(Phalacrocorax auritus)
- Downy Woodpecker(Picoides pubescens)
- Dunlin(Calidris alpina)
- Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis)
- Eastern Bluebird(Sialia sialis)
- Eastern Kingbird(Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Eastern Meadowlark(Sturnella magna)
- Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe)
- Eastern Screech-owl(Megascops asio)
- Eastern Towhee(Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- Eastern Wood Pewee(Contopus virens)
- European Starling(Sturnus vulgaris)
- Evening Grosbeak(Coccothraustes vespertinus)
- Field Sparrow(Spizella pusilla)
- Forster’s Tern(Sterna forsteri)
- Fox Sparrow(Passerella iliaca)
- Franklin’s Gull(Larus pipixcan)
- Gadwall(Anas strepera)
- Glaucous Gull(Larus hyperboreus)
- Golden Eagle(Aquila chrysaetos)
- Golden-crowned Kinglet(Regulus satrapa)
- Golden-winged Warbler(Vermivora chrysoptera)
- Grasshopper Sparrow(Ammodramus savannarum)
- Gray Catbird(Dumetella carolinensis)
- Gray-cheeked Thrush(Catharus minimus)
- Great Black-backed Gull(Larus marinus)
- Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias)
- Great Crested Flycatcher(Myiarchus crinitus)
- Great Egret(Ardea alba)
- Great Horned Owl(Bubo virginianus)
- Greater Scaup(Aythya marila)
- Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca)
- Green Heron(Butorides virescens)
- Green-winged Teal(Anas crecca)
- Gull-billed Tern(Sterna nilotica)
- Hairy Woodpecker(Picoides villosus)
- Harlequin Duck Photo post(Histrionicus histrionicus)
- Harris’s Sparrow(Zonotrichia querula)
- Hen Harrier(Circus cyaneus)
- Henslow’s Sparrow(Ammodramus henslowii)
- Hermit Thrush(Catharus guttatus)
- Herring Gull(Larus argentatus)
- Hoary Redpoll(Carduelis hornemanni)
- Hooded Merganser(Lophodytes cucullatus)
- Hooded Warbler(Wilsonia citrina)
- Horned Grebe(Podiceps auritus)
- Horned Lark(Eremophila alpestris)
- House Finch(Carpodacus mexicanus)
- House Sparrow(Passer domesticus)
- House Wren(Troglodytes aedon)
- Hudsonian Godwit(Limosa haemastica)
- Iceland Gull(Larus glaucoides)
- Indigo Bunting(Passerina cyanea)
- Kentucky Warbler(Oporornis formosus)
- Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus)
- King Eider(Somateria spectabilis)
- Kirtland’s Warbler(Dendroica kirtlandii)
- Lapland Longspur(Calcarius lapponicus)
- Laughing Gull(Larus atricilla)
- Le Conte’s Sparrow(Ammodramus leconteii)
- Least Bittern(Ixobrychus exilis)
- Least Flycatcher(Empidonax minimus)
- Least Sandpiper(Calidris minutilla)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull(Larus fuscus)
- Lesser Scaup(Aythya affinis)
- Lesser Yellowlegs(Tringa flavipes)
- Lincoln’s Sparrow(Melospiza lincolnii)
- Little Blue Heron(Egretta caerulea)
- Little Gull(Larus minutus)
- Loggerhead Shrike(Lanius ludovicianus)
- Long-billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- Long-eared Owl(Asio otus)
- Long-tailed Duck(Clangula hyemalis)
- Long-tailed Jaeger(Stercorarius longicaudus)
- Louisiana Waterthrush(Seiurus motacilla)
- Magnolia Warbler(Dendroica magnolia)
- Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos)
- Marbled Godwit(Limosa fedoa)
- Marbled Murrelet(Brachyramphus marmoratus)
- Marsh Wren(Cistothorus palustris)
- Merlin(Falco columbarius)
- Mourning Dove(Zenaida macroura)
- Mourning Warbler(Oporornis philadelphia)
- Mute Swan(Cygnus olor)
- Nashville Warbler(Vermivora ruficapilla)
- Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow(Ammodramus nelsoni)
- Northern Bobwhite(Colinus virginianus)
- Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Northern Flicker(Colaptes auratus)
- Northern Gannet(Morus bassanus)
- Northern Goshawk(Accipiter gentilis)
- Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos)
- Northern Parula(Parula americana)
- Northern Pintail(Anas acuta)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow(Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Northern Saw-whet Owl(Aegolius acadicus)
- Northern Shoveler(Anas clypeata)
- Northern Shrike(Lanius excubitor)
- Northern Waterthrush(Seiurus noveboracensis)
- Olive-sided Flycatcher(Contopus cooperi)
- Orange-crowned Warbler(Vermivora celata)
- Orchard Oriole(Icterus spurius)
- Osprey(Pandion haliaetus)
- Ovenbird(Seiurus aurocapilla)
- Pacific Loon(Gavia pacifica)
- Palm Warbler(Dendroica palmarum)
- Parasitic Jaeger(Stercorarius parasiticus)
- Pectoral Sandpiper(Calidris melanotos)
- Peregrine Falcon(Falco peregrinus)
- Philadelphia Vireo(Vireo philadelphicus)
- Pied-billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps)
- Pileated Woodpecker(Dryocopus pileatus)
- Pine Grosbeak(Pinicola enucleator)
- Pine Siskin(Carduelis pinus)
- Pine Warbler(Dendroica pinus)
- Piping Plover(Charadrius melodus)
- Pomarine Jaeger(Stercorarius pomarinus)
- Prairie Warbler(Dendroica discolor)
- Prothonotary Warbler(Protonotaria citrea)
- Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus)
- Purple Martin(Progne subis)
- Purple Sandpiper(Calidris maritima)
- Red Crossbill(Loxia curvirostra)
- Red Knot(Calidris canutus)
- Red Phalarope(Phalaropus fulicaria)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker(Melanerpes carolinus)
- Red-breasted Merganser(Mergus serrator)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch(Sitta canadensis)
- Red-eyed Vireo(Vireo olivaceus)
- Red-headed Woodpecker(Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
- Red-necked Grebe(Podiceps grisegena)
- Red-necked Phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus)
- Red-shouldered Hawk(Buteo lineatus)
- Red-tailed Hawk(Buteo jamaicensis)
- Red-throated Loon(Gavia stellata)
- Red-winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Redhead(Aythya americana)
- Ring-billed Gull(Larus delawarensis)
- Ring-necked Duck(Aythya collaris)
- Ring-necked Pheasant(Phasianus colchicus)
- Rock Pigeon(Columba livia)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak(Pheucticus ludovicianus)
- Rough-legged Hawk(Buteo lagopus)
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet(Regulus calendula)
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird(Archilochus colubris)
- Ruddy Duck(Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Ruddy Turnstone(Arenaria interpres)
- Rusty Blackbird(Euphagus carolinus)
- Sabine’s Gull(Xema sabini)
- Sand Martin(Riparia riparia)
- Sanderling(Calidris alba)
- Sandhill Crane Photo post(Grus canadensis)
- Savannah Sparrow(Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Scarlet Tanager(Piranga olivacea)
- Sedge Wren(Cistothorus platensis)
- Semipalmated Plover(Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper(Calidris pusilla)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk(Accipiter striatus)
- Short-billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus)
- Short-eared Owl(Asio flammeus)
- Snow Bunting(Plectrophenax nivalis)
- Snow Goose(Chen caerulescens)
- Snowy Owl(Bubo scandiacus)
- Solitary Sandpiper(Tringa solitaria)
- Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia)
- Sora(Porzana carolina)
- Spotted Sandpiper(Actitis macularia)
- Stilt Sandpiper(Calidris himantopus)
- Summer Tanager(Piranga rubra)
- Surf Scoter(Melanitta perspicillata)
- Swainson’s Thrush(Catharus ustulatus)
- Swamp Sparrow(Melospiza georgiana)
- Tennessee Warbler(Vermivora peregrina)
- Thayer’s Gull(Larus thayeri)
- Townsend’s Solitaire(Myadestes townsendi)
- Tree Swallow(Tachycineta bicolor)
- Tufted Titmouse(Baeolophus bicolor)
- Tundra Swan(Cygnus columbianus)
- Turkey Vulture(Cathartes aura)
- Varied Thrush(Ixoreus naevius)
- Veery(Catharus fuscescens)
- Vesper Sparrow(Pooecetes gramineus)
- Virginia Rail(Rallus limicola)
- Warbling Vireo(Vireo gilvus)
- Western Grebe(Aechmophorus occidentalis)
- Western Meadowlark(Sturnella neglecta)
- Western Sandpiper(Calidris mauri)
- Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana)
- Whimbrel(Numenius phaeopus)
- Whip-poor-will(Caprimulgus vociferus)
- White-breasted Nuthatch(Sitta carolinensis)
- White-crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- White-eyed Vireo(Vireo griseus)
- White-rumped Sandpiper(Calidris fuscicollis)
- White-throated Sparrow(Zonotrichia albicollis)
- White-winged Crossbill(Loxia leucoptera)
- White-winged Scoter(Melanitta fusca)
- Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo)
- Willet(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
- Willow Flycatcher(Empidonax traillii)
- Wilson’s Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor)
- Wilson’s Warbler(Wilsonia pusilla)
- Winter Wren(Troglodytes troglodytes)
- Wood Duck(Aix sponsa)
- Wood Thrush(Hylocichla mustelina)
- Worm-eating Warbler(Helmitheros vermivorus)
- Yellow Rail(Coturnicops noveboracensis)
- Yellow Warbler(Dendroica petechia)
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher(Empidonax flaviventris)
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker(Sphyrapicus varius)
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo(Coccyzus americanus)
- Yellow-breasted Chat(Icteria virens)
- Yellow-crowned Night-heron(Nyctanassa violacea)
- Yellow-headed Blackbird(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler(Dendroica coronata)
- Yellow-throated Vireo(Vireo flavifrons)
- Yellow-throated Warbler(Dendroica dominica)
No birds match.
Indiana Dunes National Park Reptiles
23 species
- Blanding’s Turtle(Emydoidea blandingii)
- Eastern Blue Racer(Coluber constrictor foxi)
- Eastern Box Turtle(Terrapene carolina carolina)
- Eastern Gartersnake(Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
- Eastern Hognose Snake(Heterodon platirhinos)
- Eastern Massasauga(Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)
- Eastern Milksnake(Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)
- Eastern Snapping Turtle(Chelydra serpentina serpentina)
- Eastern Spiny Softshell(Apalone spinifera spinifera)
- Midland Brownsnake(Storeria dekayi wrightorum)
- Midland Painted Turtle(Chrysemys picta marginata)
- Northern Map Turtle(Graptemys geographica)
- Northern Red-bellied Snake(Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata)
- Northern Ribbonsnake(Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis)
- Northern Ring-necked Snake(Diadophis punctatus edwardsii)
- Northern Water Snake(Nerodia sipedon sipedon)
- Plains Gartersnake(Thamnophis radix)
- Prairie Racerunner(Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis)
- Spotted Turtle(Clemmys guttata)
- Stinkpot(Sternotherus odoratus)
- Western Foxsnake(Elaphe vulpina)
- Western Ribbonsnake(Thamnophis proximus proximus)
- Western Slender Glass Lizard(Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus)
No reptiles match.
Indiana Dunes National Park Amphibians
17 species
- American Bullfrog(Rana catesbeiana)
- Blue-spotted Salamander(Ambystoma laterale)
- Central Newt(Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis)
- Cope’s Gray Treefrog(Hyla chrysoscelis)
- Eastern American Toad(Bufo americanus americanus)
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander(Plethodon cinereus)
- Eastern Tiger Salamander(Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum)
- Four-toed Salamander(Hemidactylium scutatum)
- Fowler’s Toad(Bufo fowleri)
- Gray Treefrog(Hyla versicolor)
- Jefferson Salamander(Ambystoma jeffersonianum)
- Northern Green Frog(Rana clamitans melanota)
- Northern Leopard Frog(Rana pipiens)
- Northern Spring Peeper(Pseudacris crucifer crucifer)
- Tremblay’s Salamander(Ambystoma tremblayi)
- Western Chorus Frog(Pseudacris triseriata)
- Wood Frog(Rana sylvatica)
No amphibians match.
Indiana Dunes National Park Fish
71 species
- Alewife(Alosa pseudoharengus)
- American Brook Lamprey(Lampetra appendix)
- Bigmouth Buffalo(Ictiobus cyprinellus)
- Black Bullhead(Ameiurus melas)
- Black Crappie(Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
- Blacknose Dace(Rhinichthys atratulus)
- Blackside Darter(Percina maculata)
- Blackstripe Topminnow(Fundulus notatus)
- Bluegill(Lepomis macrochirus)
- Bluntnose Minnow(Pimephales notatus)
- Bowfin(Amia calva)
- Brook Silverside(Labidesthes sicculus)
- Brook Stickleback(Culaea inconstans)
- Brown Bullhead(Ameiurus nebulosus)
- Brown Trout(Salmo trutta)
- Central Mudminnow(Umbra limi)
- Channel Catfish(Ictalurus punctatus)
- Chinook Salmon(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
- Coho Salmon(Oncorhynchus kisutch)
- Common Carp(Cyprinus carpio)
- Common Shiner(Luxilus cornutus)
- Creek Chub(Semotilus atromaculatus)
- Deepwater Sculpin(Myoxocephalus thompsonii)
- Emerald Shiner(Notropis atherinoides)
- Fathead Minnow(Pimephales promelas)
- Gizzard Shad(Dorosoma cepedianum)
- Golden Shiner(Notemigonus crysoleucas)
- Goldfish(Carassius auratus)
- Grass Carp(Ctenopharyngodon idella)
- Grass Pickerel(Esox americanus)
- Green Sunfish(Lepomis cyanellus)
- Hornyhead Chub(Nocomis biguttatus)
- Iowa Darter(Etheostoma exile)
- Johnny Darter(Etheostoma nigrum)
- Lake Chubsucker(Erimyzon sucetta)
- Lake Lamprey(Petromyzon marinus)
- Lake Sturgeon(Acipenser fulvescens)
- Lake Trout(Salvelinus namaycush)
- Largemouth Bass(Micropterus salmoides)
- Least Brook Lamprey(Lampetra aepyptera)
- Logperch(Percina caprodes)
- Longear Sunfish(Lepomis megalotis)
- Longnose Dace(Rhinichthys cataractae)
- Longnose Gar(Lepisosteus osseus)
- Longnose Sucker(Catostomus catostomus)
- Mimic Shiner(Notropis volucellus)
- Mottled Sculpin(Cottus bairdii)
- Ninespine Stickleback(Pungitius pungitius)
- Orangespotted Sunfish(Lepomis humilis)
- Pirate Perch(Aphredoderus sayanus)
- Pumpkinseed(Lepomis gibbosus)
- Rainbow Smelt(Osmerus mordax)
- Rainbow Trout(Oncorhynchus mykiss)
- Rock Bass(Ambloplites rupestris)
- Round Goby(Neogobius melanostomus)
- Rudd(Scardinius erythrophthalmus)
- Sand Shiner(Notropis stramineus)
- Slimy Sculpin(Cottus cognatus)
- Smallmouth Bass(Micropterus dolomieu)
- Spotfin Shiner(Cyprinella spiloptera)
- Spottail Shiner(Notropis hudsonius)
- Spotted Sucker(Minytrema melanops)
- Tadpole Madtom(Noturus gyrinus)
- Threespine Stickleback(Gasterosteus aculeatus)
- Trout-perch(Percopsis omiscomaycus)
- Walleye(Stizostedion vitreum)
- Warmouth(Lepomis gulosus)
- White Crappie(Pomoxis annularis)
- White Sucker(Catostomus commersoni)
- Yellow Bullhead(Ameiurus natalis)
- Yellow Perch(Perca flavescens)
No fish match.
Note: The wildlife species included in the lists above have been confirmed with the National Park Service to be present in Indiana Dunes National Park. Other species may exist in the park that are currently under review or not yet known.
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