Where to See Great Blue Heron in Indiana Dunes National Park

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Great Blue Heron sightings in Indiana Dunes

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Where Great Blue Heron has been reported, from 124 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM16% of the busiest hour5 AM89% of the busiest hour6 AMBusiest hour7 AM95% of the busiest hour8 AM84% of the busiest hour9 AM74% of the busiest hour10 AM68% of the busiest hour11 AM63% of the busiest hourNoon58% of the busiest hour1 PM58% of the busiest hour2 PM63% of the busiest hour3 PM68% of the busiest hour4 PM74% of the busiest hour5 PM84% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM89% of the busiest hour9 PM26% of the busiest hour10 PM5% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

Great Blue Heron is most seen 5–8 AM and 6–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Great Blue Heron sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	16%
5 AM	89%
6 AM	100%
7 AM	95%
8 AM	84%
9 AM	74%
10 AM	68%
11 AM	63%
Noon	58%
1 PM	58%
2 PM	63%
3 PM	68%
4 PM	74%
5 PM	84%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	89%
9 PM	26%
10 PM	5%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Great Blue Heron on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Indiana Dunes, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Indiana Dunes Tour Guide

A Heron's Hidden Reach

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“A great blue heron standing still at the water's edge is worth watching. It may be hunting, scanning the shallows until prey comes within reach. Then that long, flexible neck shoots forward in a quick strike.”

Plays as you drive near Good Fellow Lodge at Dunes Learning Center in Parkwolf’s Indiana Dunes Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Indiana Dunes spots that mention Great Blue Heron

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Great Blue Heron. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightGreat Marsh Observation DeckA short accessible walk to the Great Marsh

Trails

EasyHeron Rookery Trail3.3 mi · 1.8 hrBest in spring, when woodland flowers brighten the river trail.

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Wildlife

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114 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

23 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 5 AM & 8 PMSighting map

49 sightingsBeaverCastor canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map

13 sightingsBarred OwlStrix variaMost seen 5–7 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

20 sightingsLoonGavia immerMost seen 7–10 AMSighting map

48 sightingsPileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusMost seen 6–9 AMSighting map

Where to see Great Blue Heron in Indiana Dunes