Our Region's Common Birds — South Bend-Elkhart Audubon Society

Most Common Birds of St Joseph and Elkhart County

Welcome to the Most Common Birds of St Joseph and Elkhart County project! On this page, you will find our region’s 20 most common birds. Each bird has a video describing their appearance, calls/songs, behavior, diet, habitat, conservation information and more! To learn more about this project and how the information was gathered, please watch this introduction video!

Common Grackle

Dark-Eyed Junco

American Crow

House Finch

Song Sparrow

European Starling

Tufted Titmouse

Red-winged Blackbird

Mallard

Photo Credit:

#20: Common Grackle: Dori Eldridge/Audubon Photography Awards
#19: Dark-eyed Junco: Jocelyn Anderson/Great Backyard Bird Count
#18: American Crow: Jim Vandegriff / Great Backyard Bird Count
#17: House Finch: Michele Black / Great Backyard Bird Count
#16 Matthew Kipper/Audubon Photography Awards
#15: Gary Mueller/Great Backyard Bird Count
#14: Amy Poturnicki / Great Backyard Bird Count
#13: Joanne Bartkus / Audubon Photography Awards
#12: Leah Canvasser/Audubon Photography Awards