The Indiana Bird Records Committee is providing summary results for records from 2003 to better communicate with birders.  Complete details of the records will continue to be published at least annually in theIndiana Audubon Quarterly, a publication received by Indiana Audubon members.  The results shown below do not reflect records still in circulation.

Species IBRC Record Number Location Date IBRC Decision
Pacific Loon 0100-PALO-011-MONR2001 Lake Monroe, Monroe Co. 14-15 Dec. 2001 Accept
Pacific Loon 0100-PALO-012-PORT2003 Beverly Shores, Porter Co. 14-16 May 2003 Accept
Pacific Loon 0100-PALO-013-PARK1991 Raccoon Lake, Parke Co. 17-22 Nov. 1991 Accept
Tricolored Heron 1990-TRHE-009-MONR2003 North Fork Refuge, Monroe Co. 10-11 May 2003 Accept
Tricolored Heron 1990-TRHE-007-HAMI1997 Morse Reservoir, Hamilton Co. 4-8 June 1997 Accept
Tricolored Heron 1990-TRHE-010-NEWT2003 Kankakee Sands, Newton Co. 8-13 June 2003 Accept
White Ibis 1840-WHIB-002-LAKE1980 Hammond, Lake Co. 3 August 1980 Not Accept
White Ibis 1840-WHIB-003-DELA1982 Delaware Co. 27 July 1982 Not Accept
White Ibis 1840-WHIB-005-NEWT2002 Kankakee Sands, Newton Co. 25-26 June 2002 Accept
White Ibis 1840-WHIB-006-RIPL2002 Big Oaks NWR, Ripley Co. 17-20 June 2002 Accept
Glossy Ibis 1860-GLIB-007-WARR2001 Blue Grass FWA, Warrick Co. 23-24 May 2001 Accept
Glossy Ibis 1860-GLIB-008-HENR1991 Summit Lake, Henry Co. 17-18 Sept. 1991  Not Accept, Accepted as aPlegadis sp. record
White-faced Ibis 1870-WFIB-004-STAR2002 Kankakee FWA, Starke Co. 5 May 2002 Accept
White-faced Ibis 1870-WFIB-005-NEWT2002 Kankakee Sands, Newton Co. 24-25 May 2002 Accept
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 1770-BBWD-002-DELA2002 Delaware Co. 30 June – 10 July 2002 Accept (first state record)
Fulvous Whistling-Duck 1780-FUWD-004-LAKE2002 Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park 8 June 2002 Accept
Whooper Swan 1790-WHOS-001-LAKE2000 Miller Beach, Lake Co. 25-26 Feb. 2000 Not Accept
Swallow-tailed Kite 3270-STKI-003-SHEL2001 Shelby Co. 26 Aug – 4 Sept. 2001 Accept
Mississippi Kite 3290-MIKI-002-MARI2003 Ft. Harrison State Park, Marion Co. 19 May 2003 Accept
Swainson's Hawk 3420-SWHA-010-ALLE2001 Allen Co. 12 May 2001 Accept
Swainson's Hawk 3420-SWHA-011-PORT2003 Dunes State Park, Porter Co. 19 April 2003 Accept
Gyrfalcon 3540-GYRF-007-STAR2003 Kankakee FWA, Starke/LaPorte Co. 22 March – 5 April  Accept (first verified record)
Yellow Rail 2150-YERA-001-NEWT2002 Kankakee Sands, Newton Co. 3 May 2002 Accept
Yellow Rail 2150-YERA-002-NEWT2003 Kankakee Sands, Newton Co. 14 May 2003 Accept
Black Rail 2160-BLRA-001-NEWT2002 Kankakee Sands, Newton Co. 25-27 May 2002 Accept
Long-tailed Jaeger 0458-LTJA-016-LAKE2002 Miller Beach, Lake Co. 3 September 2002 Accept
Little Gull 0601-LIGU-002-FRAN2003 Brookville, Franklin Co. 4-7 January 2003 Accept
Heermann’s Gull 0570-HEGU-001-LAPO2001 Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte Co. 9 Aug. 2001 Not Accept
California Gull 0530-CAGU-019-LAPO1993 Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte Co. 26 November 2002 Accept
California Gull 0530-020-LAPO1993 Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte Co. 20 November 1993 Accept
Lesser Black-backed Gull 0500-LBBG-011-MARI2002 Eagle Creek Park, Marion Co. 29 Nov. – 1 Dec. 2002 Accept
Lesser Black-backed Gull 0500-LBBG-012-HUNT1994 Huntington Reservoir, Huntington Co. 28 March 1994 Accept
Glaucous Gull 0420-GLGU-002-STEU1992 Lake James, Steuben Co. 12 December 1992 Accept
Kelp Gull 0000-KEGU-001-LAKE1996 Hammond, Lake Co. 19-20 October 1996 Accept (first state record)
Sabine’s Gull 0620-SAGU-003-WABA1993 Salamonie Res., Wabash Co. 23 Sept. 1993 Accept
Black-legged Kittiwake 0400-BLKI-001-HUNT1992 Huntington Reservoir, Huntington Co. 27 November 1992 Accept
Mountain Plover 2810-MOPL-001-ELKH2002 Wakarusa, Elkhart Co. 22 Aug. 2002 Accept (first state record)
Black-necked Stilt 2260-BNST-011-GREE2003 Goose Pond, Greene Co. 21 May 2003 Accept
Eskimo Curlew 2660-ESCU-001-WHIT1879 Chalmers, White Co. 15 March 1879 Accept (first state record)
Whimbrel 2650-WHIM-001-GIBS2002 Gibson Lake, Gibson Co. 1 September 2002 Accept
Whimbrel 2650-WHIM-002-SPEN1997 Grandview, Spencer Co. 7 May 1997 Accept
Long-billed Curlew 2640-LBCU-001-STAR0000 English Lake, Starke Co. circa 1875 Accept (first state record)
Red Knot 2340-REKN-001-TIPP2002 Mulvey Pond, Tippecanoe Co. 12-14 September 2002 Accept
Ruff 2600-RUFF-008-LAKE2002 Grand Kankakee Marsh, Lake Co. 23-27 May 2002 Accept
Red Phalarope 2220-REPH-001-VIGO2000 Terre Haute, Vigo Co. 6-7 September 2000 Accept
Red Phalarope 2220-REPH-002-PARK2001 Parke Co. 28-29 Oct. 2001 Accept
Red Phalarope 2220-REPH-003-HENR2000 Summit Lake SP, Henry Co. 7 Oct. 2000 Accept
Long-billed Murrelet 0231-LBMU-003-CLAR2002 Jeffersonville, Clark Co. 29-30 October 2002 Accept
White-winged Dove 3190-WWDO-003-PORT2003 Dunes State Park, Porter Co. 2 April 2003 Accept
White-winged Dove 3190-WWDO-004-HAMI2003 Fishers, Hamilton Co. 3-5 June 2003 Accept
Monk Parakeet 3824-MOPA-002-LAKE2002 Wm. Powers Overlook, Lake Co. 7 May 2002 Accept (first state record)
Western Kingbird 4470-WEKI-003-PORT2001 Boone Grove, Porter Co. 8-9 September 2001 Accept
Black-billed Magpie 4750-BBMA-003-PORT1980 Mount Baldy, Porter Co. 19 April 1980 Accept
Fish Crow 4900-FICR-005-BROW2003 Lake Lemon, Brown Co. 26 April – 9 May 2003 Accept
Common Raven 4860-CORA-001-WARR2000 Warrick Co. 12 November 2000 Not Accept
Townsend’s Solitaire 7540-TOSO-004-PORT2001 Porter Co. 28 Oct. 2001 Accept
Townsend’s Solitaire 7540-TOSO-005-PORT2003 Dunes State Park, Porter Co. 8-24 March 2003 Accept
Townsend’s Solitaire 7540-TOSO-006-TIPP2002 West Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co. 14 December 2002 Accept
Varied Thrush 7630-VATH-009-MONR1999 Unionville, Monroe Co. 10 Jan. 1999 Accept
Varied Thrush 7630-VATH-010-LAKE1997 Munster, Lake Co. 15 Dec. 1997 – 23 Feb. 1998 Accept
Spotted Towhee 2630-SPTO-004-HEND1981 Hendricks Co. 1 January 1981 Not Accept
Spotted Towhee 2630-SPTO-005-HEND1981 Hendricks Co. 16 April 1983 Not Accept
Painted Bunting 6010-PABU-002-ELKH2002 Goshen, Elkhart Co. 25 April 2002 Accept
Common Chaffinch 5143-COCH-001-PORT2002 Chesterton, Porter Co. 10-16 November 2002 Not accept
Hoary Redpoll 5270-HORE-002-ELKH2001 Elkhart, Elkhart Co. 29 Dec. 2001 Accept
Hoary Redpoll 5270-HORE-003-STEU1994 Orland, Steuben Co. 6 March 1994 Accept

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