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Prairie potholes and the boreal forest - Minnesota and North Dakota
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<blockquote data-quote="Edward" data-source="post: 1284171" data-attributes="member: 822"><p><strong>Species list – 183 species seen</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Canada Goose</strong> (<em>Branta canadensis</em>) – Common throughout (mostly feral birds?)</p><p><strong>Trumpeter Swan </strong>(<em>Cygnus buccinator</em>) – Single at Rice Lake NWR (MN) and two flying over Rothsay Prairie (MN), presumably reintroductions. </p><p><strong>Wood Duck </strong>(<em>Aix sponsa</em>) – only seen at Rice Lake NWR (MN)</p><p><strong>American Wigeon </strong>(<em>Anas americana</em>) – Rice Lake NWR (MN), Lostwood NWR (ND)</p><p><strong>Gadwall </strong>(<em>Anas strepera</em>) – Common in ND</p><p><strong>Green-winged Teal </strong>(<em>Anas carolinensis</em>) – Rice Lake NWR (MN)</p><p><strong>Mallard </strong>(<em>Anas platyrhynchos</em>) – Common</p><p><strong>Northern Pintail </strong>(<em>Anas acuta</em>) – Common in ND</p><p><strong>Blue-winged Teal </strong>(<em>Anas discolor</em>) – Common in ND</p><p><strong>Northern Shoveler </strong>(<em>Anas clypeata</em>) – Common in ND</p><p><strong>Canvasback </strong>(<em>Aythya valisineria</em>) – Numerous at Des Lacs NWR (ND) and Lostwood NWR (ND)</p><p><strong>Redhead </strong>(<em>Aythya americana</em>) – 1 at Park Point, Duluth (MN), numerous at Des Lacs NWR (ND) and Lostwood NWR (ND)</p><p><strong>Ring-necked Duck </strong>(<em>Aythya collaris</em>) – seen widely</p><p><strong>Lesser Scaup </strong>(<em>Aythya affinis</em>) – Park Point, Duluth (MN), Lostwood NWR</p><p><strong>Common Goldeneye </strong>(<em>Bucephala clangula</em>) – Female in Aitkin Co. (MN), </p><p><strong>Ruddy Duck </strong>(<em>Oxyura jamaicensis</em>) – Common at Des Lacs NWR (ND), Bowman-Haley Dam (ND) and Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Grey Partridge </strong>(<em>Perdix perdix</em>) – pair south of Marmarth (ND)</p><p><strong>Ring-necked Pheasant </strong>(<em>Phasianus colchicus</em>) – Common in agricultural land, particularly in ND</p><p><strong>Ruffed Grouse </strong>(<em>Bonasa umbellus</em>) – One seen at Rice Lake NWR (MN), several more heard drumming there and heard frequently at Sax-Zim Bog (MN)</p><p><strong>Sharp-tailed Grouse </strong>(<em>Tympanuchus phasianellus</em>) – 8 at lek at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), 4 at Gammell Longspur pasture (ND), 2 at Lostwood NWR (ND), 14 at lek in Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit, 1 at Bowman-Haley Dam (ND)</p><p><strong>Greater Prairie-Chicken </strong>(<em>Tympanuchus cupido</em>) – many heard lekking in the fog at Rothsay (MN), one female seen by the road near Western Prairie, Rothsay (MN)</p><p><strong>Wild Turkey </strong>(<em>Meleagris gallopavo</em>) – 1 at Murphy-Hanrehan (MN), two by road in Aitkin Co. (MN), four near Bismarck (ND), 1 at Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Common Loon </strong>(<em>Gavia immer</em>) – seen and heard at several locations in MN</p><p><strong>Pied-billed Grebe </strong>(<em>Podilymbus podiceps</em>) – Nr. Pelican Rapids (MN), Des Lacs NWR (ND), Lostwood NWR (ND)</p><p><strong>Eared Grebe </strong>(<em>Podiceps nigricollis</em>) – Des Lacs NWR (ND), abundant Lostwood NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Western Grebe </strong>(<em>Aechmophorus occidentalis</em>) – Des Lacs NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>American White Pelican </strong>(<em>Pelecanus erythrorhynchus</em>) – Conspicuous on lakes near Pelican Rapids (MN), common at Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Double-crested Cormorant </strong>(<em>Phalacrocorax auritus</em>) – Common on lakes in western MN and ND.</p><p><strong>American Bittern </strong>(<em>Botaurus lentiginosus</em>) – One seen very well in ditch by road at Stone Lake Rd, Sax-Zim Bog (MN), one in flight at Rice Lake NWR (MN)</p><p><strong>Great Blue Heron </strong>(<em>Ardea herodias</em>) – Perhaps 10 in total, widely distributed</p><p><strong>Great Egret </strong>(<em>Egretta alba</em>) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN)</p><p><strong>Green Heron </strong>(<em>Butorides virescens</em>) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN)</p><p><strong>Black-crowned Night-Heron </strong>(<em>Nycticorax nycticorax</em>) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN), Des Lacs NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Turkey Vulture </strong>(<em>Cathartes aura</em>) – widespread but never numerous</p><p><strong>Bald Eagle </strong>(<em>Haliaeetus leucocephalus</em>) – 8 birds seen in total, all in MN, e.g. at Rice Lake NWR, on Highway no. 169 Aitkin Co., 1 at Felton Prairie and on I-94 between Fargo and Minneapolis.</p><p><strong>Northern Harrier </strong>(<em>Circus cyaneus</em>) – Most common raptor. 40 + seen, first at Rice Lake NWR (MN) but especially common in western ND around Bowman</p><p><strong>Broad-winged Hawk</strong> (<em>Buteo platypterus</em>) – A total of 8 seen, all in MN, incl. Sax-Zim Bog, Rice Lake NWR and roadside in Aitkin Co.</p><p><strong>Swainson's Hawk </strong>(<em>Buteo swainsoni</em>) – A total of 12 seen, all in area south and west of Belfield (ND)</p><p><strong>Red-tailed Hawk </strong>(<em>Buteo jamaicensis</em>) – Most common Buteo. 15-20 seen in total, mostly in ND</p><p><strong>Ferruginous Hawk </strong>(<em>Buteo regalis</em>) – Two magnificent birds seen hunting on the prairie south of Rhame (ND)</p><p><strong>Rough-legged Hawk </strong>(<em>Buteo lagopus</em>) – One late migrant at Sax-Zim Bog MN)</p><p><strong>Golden Eagle </strong>(<em>Aquila chrysaetos</em>) – One immature at Bowman-Haley Dam (ND)</p><p><strong>American Kestrel </strong>(<em>Falco sparverius</em>) – Widespread</p><p><strong>American Coot </strong>(<em>Fulica americana</em>) – Common at Des Lacs NWR (ND), several Lostwood NWR (ND)</p><p><strong>Sandhill Crane </strong>(<em>Grus canadensis</em>) – One at Rice Lake NWR (MN), several Sax-Zim Bog (MN), several roadside central MN and elsewhere</p><p><strong>Killdeer </strong>(<em>Charadrius vociferus</em>) – Most common shorebird, widespread</p><p><strong>American Avocet </strong>(<em>Recurvirostra americana</em>) – Des Lacs NWR (ND), Lostwood NWR (ND), Rhame Prairie (ND), Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>(Western) Willet </strong>(<em>Tringa semipalmata</em>) – Des Lacs NWR (ND), Lostwood NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Upland Sandpiper </strong>(<em>Bartramia longicauda</em>) – Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Felton Prairie (MN), north of Marmarth (ND)</p><p><strong>Long-billed Curlew </strong>(<em>Numenius americanus</em>) – Pair with two chicks on Rhame Prairie (ND)</p><p><strong>Marbled Godwit </strong>(<em>Limosa fedoa</em>) – Six displaying birds at Rothsay prairie (MN), 18 at Felton Prairie (MN), Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Ruddy Turnstone </strong>(<em>Arenaria interpres</em>) – Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Sanderling </strong>(<em>Calidris alba</em>) – Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Semipalmated Sandpiper </strong>(<em>Calidris pusilla</em>) – Lostwood NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Dunlin </strong>(<em>Calidis alpina</em>) – Park Point, Duluth (MN), Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Wilson's Snipe </strong>(<em>Gallinago delicata</em>) – Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Wilson's Phalarope </strong>(<em>Phalaropus tricolor</em>) – First bird was single at Rothsay Prairie (MN), common at Lostwood NWR (ND) and Long Lake (ND). Smaller numbers elsewhere</p><p><strong>Red-necked Phalarope </strong>(<em>Phalaropus lobatus</em>) – Abundant at Lostwood NWR (ND)</p><p><strong>Franklin's Gull </strong>(<em>Larus pipixcan</em>) – Des Lacs NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Ring-billed Gull </strong>(<em>Larus delawarensis</em>) – Locally common to abundant</p><p><strong>Common Tern </strong>(<em>Sterna hirundo</em>) – Lake Lida (MN), Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Forster's Tern </strong>(<em>Sterna forsteri</em>) – Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Black Tern </strong>(<em>Chlidonias niger</em>) – Common at Rice Lake NWR (MN), Des Lacs NWR (ND), Lostwood NWR (ND) and Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon </strong>(<em>Columbia livia</em>) – Common</p><p><strong>Mourning Dove </strong>(<em>Zenaida macroura</em>) – Common throughout</p><p><strong>Short-eared Owl </strong>(<em>Asio flammeus</em>) – 1 hunting on prairie south of Bowman (ND), 1 at Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Common Nighthawk </strong>(<em>Chordeiles minor</em>) – 3 at Wood Lake Nature Center (MN), 30 at Rice Lake NWR (MN), also Aitkin Co. (MN)</p><p><strong>Chimney Swift </strong>(<em>Chaetura pelagica</em>) – Widespread</p><p><strong>Ruby-throated Hummingbird </strong>(<em>Archilochus colubris</em>) – 5 at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN)</p><p><strong>Belted Kingfisher </strong>(<em>Ceryle alcyon</em>) – Female perched by Little Missouri, Marmarth (ND)</p><p><strong>Red-bellied Woodpecker </strong>(<em>Melanerpes carolinus</em>) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN), Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), St John's University (MN)</p><p><strong>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker </strong>(<em>Sphyrapicus varius</em>) – Pair Sax-Zim Bog (MN), pair Savannah Portage State Park (MN), single Lindenwood Park, Fargo (ND)</p><p><strong>Downy Woodpecker </strong>(<em>Dendrocopus pubescens</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), probably others</p><p><strong>Hairy Woodpecker </strong>(<em>Dendrocopus villosus</em>) – widespread, first seen at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), several at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Sully Creek SP (ND), Lindenwood Park, Fargo (ND), Wood Lake Nature Center (MN)</p><p><strong>Black-backed Woodpecker</strong> (<em>Picoides arcticus</em>) – Female at Blue Spruce Road, Sax-Zim Bog (MN)</p><p><strong>Northern Flicker </strong>(<em>Colaptes auratus</em>) – Most common woodpecker, widespread</p><p><strong>Pileated Woodpecker </strong>(<em>Dryocopus pileatus</em>) – Female at Rice Lake NWR (MN)</p><p><strong>Eastern Wood-Pewee </strong>(<em>Contopus virens</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Felton Prairie (MN), probably overlooked elsewhere</p><p><strong>Yellow-bellied Flycatcher </strong>(<em>Empidonax flaviventrum</em>) – Two seen at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), more heard there</p><p><strong>Alder Flycatcher </strong>(<em>Empidonax alnorum</em>) – One ID'd for sure at Rice Lake NWR (MN) but vast majority of Empidonaxes remained frustratingly silent (and not identified) on this trip. Had better views of this species in Iceland!</p><p><strong>Least Flycatcher </strong>(<em>Empidonax minimus</em>) – Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Lostwood NWR (MN), probably others but vast majority of Empidonaxes remained frustratingly silent (and not identified) on this trip. Had better views of this species in Iceland!</p><p><strong>Eastern Phoebe </strong>(<em>Sayornis phoebe</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN)</p><p><strong>Say's Phoebe </strong>(<em>Sayornis saya</em>) – Pair at Sully Creek SP (ND), single at gully on Rhame Prairie (ND)</p><p><strong>Great Crested Flycatcher </strong>(<em>Myiarchus crinitus</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Wood Lake Nature Center (MN)</p><p><strong>Western Kingbird </strong>(<em>Tyrannus verticalis</em>) – Common in open areas from Felton Prairie (MN) and west</p><p><strong>Eastern Kingbird </strong>(<em>Tyrannus tyrannus</em>) – Widespread</p><p><strong>Yellow-throated Vireo </strong>(<em>Vireo flavifrons</em>) – 2 at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN)</p><p><strong>Blue-headed Vireo </strong>(<em>Vireo solitarius</em>) – 1 at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN)</p><p><strong>Warbling Vireo </strong>(<em>Vireo gilvus</em>) – 1 at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), excellent views of several at Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND)</p><p><strong>Philadelphia Vireo </strong>(<em>Vireo philadelphicus</em>) – 1 at Sax-Zim Bog (MN)</p><p><strong>Red-eyed Vireo </strong>(<em>Vireo olivaceus</em>) – Common in wooded areas</p><p><strong>Gray Jay </strong>(<em>Perisoreus canadensis</em>) – Two family parties seen in Sax-Zim Bog (MN)</p><p><strong>Blue Jay </strong>(<em>Cyanocitta cristata</em>) – Common in wooded areas</p><p><strong>American Crow </strong>(<em>Corvus brachyrhynchus</em>) – Abundant throughout</p><p><strong>Common Raven </strong>(<em>Corvus corax</em>) – Two seen south of Duluth</p><p><strong>Horned Lark </strong>(<em>Eremophilia alpestris</em>) – Common on prairies, first seen at Felton Prairie (MN), particularly conspicuous at Lostwood NWR (ND) and areas around Bowman and Marmarth (ND)</p><p><strong>Purple Martin </strong>(<em>Progne subis</em>) – Colonies found at Kenmare (ND) and Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>Tree Swallow </strong>(<em>Tachycineta bicolor</em>) – Common in MN, less so in ND</p><p><strong>Northern Rough-winged Swallow </strong>(<em>Stelgidopteryx serripennis</em>) – Three seen attending nestholes in Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit (ND)</p><p><strong>Bank Swallow </strong>(<em>Riparia riparia</em>) – Large colony in quarry on Felton prairie (MN) and numerous at Bowman-Haley Dam (ND)</p><p><strong>Cliff Swallow </strong>(<em>Hirundo pyrrhonota</em>) – Common at road bridges throughout</p><p><strong>Barn Swallow </strong>(<em>Hirundo rustica</em>) – Common to abundant throughout</p><p><strong>Black-capped Chickadee </strong>(<em>Poecile atricapilla</em>) – Common in wooded areas</p><p><strong>Boreal Chickadee </strong>(<em>Poecile hudsonicus</em>) – One seen, more heard, at Sax-Zim Bog (MN)</p><p><strong>Red-breasted Nuthatch </strong>(<em>Sitta canadensis</em>) – One seen very well at Sax-Zim Bog</p><p><strong>White-breasted Nuthatch </strong>(<em>Sitta carolinensis</em>) – 3 at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), 1 near Lake Lida (MN), 2 Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND), 2 Lindenwood Park, Fargo (ND)</p><p><strong>Rock Wren </strong>(<em>Salpinctes obsoletus</em>) – Pair in gully on Rhame Prairie (ND)</p><p><strong>Sedge Wren </strong>(<em>Cistothorus platensis</em>) – Locally common. First seen by road in Aitkin Co. (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Pietz's Rd area (MN), Lostwood NWR (ND)</p><p><strong>Marsh Wren </strong>(<em>Cistothorus palustris</em>) – Several seen very well at Des Lacs NWR (ND)</p><p><strong>House Wren </strong>(<em>Troglodytes aedon</em>) – Pair at Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit (ND)</p><p><strong>Ruby-crowned Kinglet </strong>(<em>Regulus calendula</em>) – 1 at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), many more heard. Hard to see</p><p><strong>Golden-crowned Kinglet </strong>(<em>Regulus satrapa</em>) – 1 at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), three seen well in Pietz's Rd area, many more heard. Hard to see</p><p><strong>Blue-gray Gnatcatcher </strong>(<em>Polioptila caerulea</em>) – 5 in same area of Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN)</p><p><strong>Eastern Bluebird </strong>(<em>Sialia sialis</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), common at entrance to Rice Lake NWR (MN), Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND)</p><p><strong>Mountain Bluebird </strong>(<em>Sialia currucoides</em>) – 4 in Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit (ND), 3 in Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND)</p><p><strong>Veery </strong>(<em>Catharus fuscescens</em>) – 1 at Stone Lake Rd, Sax-Zim (MN)</p><p><strong>Swainson's Thrush </strong>(<em>Catharus ustulatus</em>) – 1 at Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND)</p><p><strong>American Robin </strong>(<em>Turdus migratorius</em>) – Common throughout</p><p><strong>Gray Catbird </strong>(<em>Dumetella carolinensis</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park, Rice Lake NWR (MN), Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND)</p><p><strong>Brown Thrasher </strong>(<em>Toxostoma rufum</em>) – 1 at Sully Creek SP (ND), 1 at Long Lake (ND)</p><p><strong>European Starling </strong>(<em>Sturnus vulgaris</em>) – Common</p><p><strong>Sprague's Pipit </strong>(<em>Anthus spragueii</em>) – 2 at Lostwood NWR (ND)</p><p><strong>Cedar Waxwing </strong>(<em>Bombycilla cedrorum</em>) – 60+ Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND), hundreds in Lindenwood Park, Fargo (ND)</p><p><strong>Blue-winged Warbler </strong>(<em>Vermivora pinus</em>) – Several at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN)</p><p><strong>Golden-winged Warbler </strong>(<em>Vermivora chrysoptera</em>) – Singing male at Sax-Zim Bog (MN)</p><p><strong>Tennessee Warbler </strong>(<em>Vermivora peregrina</em>) – 1 at Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND), 1 at Long Lake (ND) and 3 at Lindenwood Park, Fargo (ND)</p><p><strong>Nashville Warbler </strong>(<em>Vermivora ruficapilla</em>) – Several seen in Sax-Zim Bog (MN)</p><p><strong>Yellow Warbler </strong>(<em>Dendroica petechia</em>) – Common, seen daily</p><p><strong>Chestnut-sided Warbler </strong>(<em>Dendroica pensylvanica</em>) – Male Sax-Zim bog (MN), several Rice Lake NWR (MN)</p><p><strong>Magnolia Warbler </strong>(<em>Dendroica magnolia</em>) – 1 male Sax-Zim Bog (MN)</p><p><strong>Cape May Warbler </strong>(<em>Dendroica tigrina</em>) – 1 stunning male at Sax-Zim bog. My favourite warbler</p><p><strong>Yellow-rumped Warbler </strong>(<em>Dendroica coronota</em>) – Rice Lake NWR (MN), Sax-Zim (MN)</p><p><strong>Black-throated Green Warbler </strong>(<em>Dendroica virens</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN)</p><p><strong>Blackburnian Warbler </strong>(<em>Dendroica fusca</em>) – 3 superb males in Sax-Zim Bog (MN)</p><p><strong>Blackpoll Warbler </strong>(<em>Dendroica striata</em>) – Late migrants at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN)</p><p><strong>Black-and-white Warbler </strong>(<em>Mniotilta varia</em>) – 1 Sax-Zim Bog (MN)</p><p><strong>American Redstart </strong>(<em>Setophaga ruticilla</em>) – Common at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Pietz's Rd area (MN)</p><p><strong>Ovenbird </strong>(<em>Seiurus aurocapillus</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN)</p><p><strong>Connecticut Warbler </strong>(<em>Oporornis agilis</em>) – Scope views of singing bird at Sax-Zim Bog (MN) and a couple more heard in this area</p><p><strong>Mourning Warbler </strong>(<em>Oporornis philadelphia</em>) – 1 male at Sax-Zim bog (MN)</p><p><strong>Common Yellowthroat </strong>(<em>Geothlypis trichas</em>) – Most common warbler, seen daily</p><p><strong>Canada Warbler </strong>(<em>Wilsonia canadensis</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN)</p><p><strong>Yellow-breasted Chat </strong>(<em>Icteria virens</em>) – Common and conspicuous Theodore Roosevelt NP North and South Units (ND) and Sully Creek SP (ND)</p><p><strong>Scarlet Tanager </strong>(<em>Piranga olivacea</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), St John's University (MN)</p><p><strong>Spotted Towhee </strong>(<em>Pipilo maculatus</em>) – Common and conspicuous Theodore Roosevelt NP North and South Units (ND) and Sully Creek SP (ND)</p><p><strong>Chipping Sparrow</strong> (<em>Spizella passerina</em>) – Common and widespread</p><p><strong>Clay-colored Sparrow </strong>(<em>Spizella pallida</em>) – Rice Lake NWR (MN), abundant at Lostwood NWR (ND) and elsewhere in ND</p><p><strong>Brewer's Sparrow </strong>(<em>Spizella breweri</em>) – 1 in sage brush country south of Marmarth (ND)</p><p><strong>Field Sparrow </strong>(<em>Spizella pusilla</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Theodore Roosevelt NP North and South Units (ND), prairie north of Marmarth (ND)</p><p><strong>Vesper Sparrow </strong>(<em>Pooecetes gramineus</em>) – Common at Lostwood NWR (ND), Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit (ND), Marmarth area (ND)</p><p><strong>Lark Sparrow </strong>(<em>Chondestes grammacus</em>) – Common and conspicuous Theodore Roosevelt NP North and South Units (ND) and Sully Creek SP (ND)</p><p><strong>Lark Bunting </strong>(<em>Calamospiza melanocorys</em>) – Very common south of Bowman-Marmarth (ND)</p><p><strong>Savannah Sparrow </strong>(<em>Passerculus sandwichensis</em>) – Common and widespread</p><p><strong>Grasshopper Sparrow </strong>(<em>Ammodramus savannarum</em>) – Rice Lake NWR (MN), Lostwood NWR (ND), Bowman-Haley Dam (ND)</p><p><strong>Baird's Sparrow </strong>(<em>Ammodramus bairdii</em>) – 1 seen and 2 more heard at Lostwood NWR (ND). Hard to see and essential to know its song</p><p><strong>Le Conte's Sparrow </strong>(<em>Ammodramus leconteii</em>) – 1 seen extremely well at Greater Prairie-Chicken lek at Rothsay (MN). Several birds heard but hidden in grass at Stone Lake Rd, Sax-Zim Bog (MN). Learn its song!</p><p><strong>Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow</strong> (<em>Ammodramus nelsoni</em>) – 1 seen singing in small slough 1.2 miles after park headquarters at Lostwood NWR (ND). As with other Ammodramus sparrows, learn its song.</p><p><strong>Song Sparrow </strong>(<em>Melospiza melodia</em>) – Common and widespread</p><p><strong>Lincoln's Sparrow </strong>(<em>Melospiza lincolnii</em>) – Superb views of singing bird at Sax-Zim Bog (MN)</p><p><strong>Swamp Sparrow </strong>(<em>Melospiza georgiana</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Pietz's Rd area (MN)</p><p><strong>White-throated Sparrow </strong>(<em>Zonotrichia albico</em>llis) – Heard all day at Sax-Zim Bog (MN) but only seen once</p><p><strong>McCown's Longspur </strong>(<em>Calcarius mccownii</em>) – Several displaying birds and nest with four chicks on Rhame Prairie (ND)</p><p><strong>Chestnut-collared Longspur </strong>(<em>Calcarius ornatus</em>) – Several displaying birds on Felton Prairie (MN) and many birds at McCown's Longspur site on Rhame Prairie (ND)</p><p><strong>Northern Cardinal </strong>(<em>Cardinalis cardinalis</em>) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN), Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN)</p><p><strong>Rose-breasted Grosbeak </strong>(<em>Pheucticus ludovicianus</em>) – 2 males Sax-Zim Bog (MN), 6 at roadside feeder Aitkin Co. (MN)</p><p><strong>Black-headed Grosbeak </strong>(<em>Pheucticus melano</em>cephalus) – Pair at picnic site Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND)</p><p><strong>Indigo Bunting </strong>(<em>Passerina cyanea</em>) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Wood Lake Nature Center (MN)</p><p><strong>Lazuli Bunting </strong>(<em>Passerina amoena</em>) – Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND), Sully Creek SP (ND)</p><p><strong>Bobolink</strong> (<em>Dolichonyx oryzivorus</em>) – Common and conspicuous in many agricultural areas</p><p><strong>Red-winged Blackbird </strong>(<em>Agelaius phoeniceus</em>) – Common to abundant almost everywhere, but less common in western ND. Perhaps most numerous bird I've ever seen</p><p><strong>Eastern Meadowlark </strong>(<em>Sturnella magna</em>) – 3 birds by roadside in Aitkin Co. (MN) were the only ones positively identified (on song)</p><p><strong>Western Meadowlark </strong>(<em>Sturnella neglecta</em>) – first seen at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), common from Rothsay (MN) westward, ubiquitous in ND. Its incredibly loud song even penetrates the car as you drive at 70 mph along the interstate. </p><p><strong>Yellow-headed Blackbird </strong>(<em>Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus</em>) – First seen in Palisade area (MN), common in marshy areas in ND</p><p><strong>Brewer's Blackbird </strong>(<em>Euphagus cyanocephalus</em>) – First seen at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), common roadside prairie bird</p><p><strong>Common Grackle </strong>(<em>Quiscalus quiscula</em>) – Common everywhere</p><p><strong>Brown-headed Cowbird </strong>(<em>Molothrus ater</em>) – Common eveywhere</p><p><strong>Orchard Oriole </strong>(<em>Icterus spurius</em>) – 2 males and female Felton Prairie area (MN), pair near Horsehead Lake (ND), 5 at campground in Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND)</p><p><strong>Bullock's Oriole </strong>(<em>Icterus bullockii</em>) – 1 male Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit (ND), 2 males Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND)</p><p><strong>Baltimore Oriole </strong>(<em>Icterus galbula</em>) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN), Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND)</p><p><strong>Purple Finch </strong>(<em>Carpodacus purpureus</em>) – Singing male Stone Lake Rd, Sax-Zim Bog (MN), several at feeder in Cotton (MN)</p><p><strong>House Finch </strong>(<em>Carpodacus mexicanus</em>) – Pair attending nest Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), male in Kenmare (ND)</p><p><strong>American Goldfinch </strong>(<em>Carduelis tristis</em>) – Common and widespread</p><p><strong>House Sparrow </strong>(<em>Passer domesticus</em>) – Common and widespread</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Edward, post: 1284171, member: 822"] [B]Species list – 183 species seen[/B] [B]Canada Goose[/B] ([I]Branta canadensis[/I]) – Common throughout (mostly feral birds?) [B]Trumpeter Swan [/B]([I]Cygnus buccinator[/I]) – Single at Rice Lake NWR (MN) and two flying over Rothsay Prairie (MN), presumably reintroductions. [B]Wood Duck [/B]([I]Aix sponsa[/I]) – only seen at Rice Lake NWR (MN) [B]American Wigeon [/B]([I]Anas americana[/I]) – Rice Lake NWR (MN), Lostwood NWR (ND) [B]Gadwall [/B]([I]Anas strepera[/I]) – Common in ND [B]Green-winged Teal [/B]([I]Anas carolinensis[/I]) – Rice Lake NWR (MN) [B]Mallard [/B]([I]Anas platyrhynchos[/I]) – Common [B]Northern Pintail [/B]([I]Anas acuta[/I]) – Common in ND [B]Blue-winged Teal [/B]([I]Anas discolor[/I]) – Common in ND [B]Northern Shoveler [/B]([I]Anas clypeata[/I]) – Common in ND [B]Canvasback [/B]([I]Aythya valisineria[/I]) – Numerous at Des Lacs NWR (ND) and Lostwood NWR (ND) [B]Redhead [/B]([I]Aythya americana[/I]) – 1 at Park Point, Duluth (MN), numerous at Des Lacs NWR (ND) and Lostwood NWR (ND) [B]Ring-necked Duck [/B]([I]Aythya collaris[/I]) – seen widely [B]Lesser Scaup [/B]([I]Aythya affinis[/I]) – Park Point, Duluth (MN), Lostwood NWR [B]Common Goldeneye [/B]([I]Bucephala clangula[/I]) – Female in Aitkin Co. (MN), [B]Ruddy Duck [/B]([I]Oxyura jamaicensis[/I]) – Common at Des Lacs NWR (ND), Bowman-Haley Dam (ND) and Long Lake (ND) [B]Grey Partridge [/B]([I]Perdix perdix[/I]) – pair south of Marmarth (ND) [B]Ring-necked Pheasant [/B]([I]Phasianus colchicus[/I]) – Common in agricultural land, particularly in ND [B]Ruffed Grouse [/B]([I]Bonasa umbellus[/I]) – One seen at Rice Lake NWR (MN), several more heard drumming there and heard frequently at Sax-Zim Bog (MN) [B]Sharp-tailed Grouse [/B]([I]Tympanuchus phasianellus[/I]) – 8 at lek at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), 4 at Gammell Longspur pasture (ND), 2 at Lostwood NWR (ND), 14 at lek in Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit, 1 at Bowman-Haley Dam (ND) [B]Greater Prairie-Chicken [/B]([I]Tympanuchus cupido[/I]) – many heard lekking in the fog at Rothsay (MN), one female seen by the road near Western Prairie, Rothsay (MN) [B]Wild Turkey [/B]([I]Meleagris gallopavo[/I]) – 1 at Murphy-Hanrehan (MN), two by road in Aitkin Co. (MN), four near Bismarck (ND), 1 at Long Lake (ND) [B]Common Loon [/B]([I]Gavia immer[/I]) – seen and heard at several locations in MN [B]Pied-billed Grebe [/B]([I]Podilymbus podiceps[/I]) – Nr. Pelican Rapids (MN), Des Lacs NWR (ND), Lostwood NWR (ND) [B]Eared Grebe [/B]([I]Podiceps nigricollis[/I]) – Des Lacs NWR (ND), abundant Lostwood NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND) [B]Western Grebe [/B]([I]Aechmophorus occidentalis[/I]) – Des Lacs NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND) [B]American White Pelican [/B]([I]Pelecanus erythrorhynchus[/I]) – Conspicuous on lakes near Pelican Rapids (MN), common at Long Lake (ND) [B]Double-crested Cormorant [/B]([I]Phalacrocorax auritus[/I]) – Common on lakes in western MN and ND. [B]American Bittern [/B]([I]Botaurus lentiginosus[/I]) – One seen very well in ditch by road at Stone Lake Rd, Sax-Zim Bog (MN), one in flight at Rice Lake NWR (MN) [B]Great Blue Heron [/B]([I]Ardea herodias[/I]) – Perhaps 10 in total, widely distributed [B]Great Egret [/B]([I]Egretta alba[/I]) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN) [B]Green Heron [/B]([I]Butorides virescens[/I]) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN) [B]Black-crowned Night-Heron [/B]([I]Nycticorax nycticorax[/I]) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN), Des Lacs NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND) [B]Turkey Vulture [/B]([I]Cathartes aura[/I]) – widespread but never numerous [B]Bald Eagle [/B]([I]Haliaeetus leucocephalus[/I]) – 8 birds seen in total, all in MN, e.g. at Rice Lake NWR, on Highway no. 169 Aitkin Co., 1 at Felton Prairie and on I-94 between Fargo and Minneapolis. [B]Northern Harrier [/B]([I]Circus cyaneus[/I]) – Most common raptor. 40 + seen, first at Rice Lake NWR (MN) but especially common in western ND around Bowman [B]Broad-winged Hawk[/B] ([I]Buteo platypterus[/I]) – A total of 8 seen, all in MN, incl. Sax-Zim Bog, Rice Lake NWR and roadside in Aitkin Co. [B]Swainson's Hawk [/B]([I]Buteo swainsoni[/I]) – A total of 12 seen, all in area south and west of Belfield (ND) [B]Red-tailed Hawk [/B]([I]Buteo jamaicensis[/I]) – Most common Buteo. 15-20 seen in total, mostly in ND [B]Ferruginous Hawk [/B]([I]Buteo regalis[/I]) – Two magnificent birds seen hunting on the prairie south of Rhame (ND) [B]Rough-legged Hawk [/B]([I]Buteo lagopus[/I]) – One late migrant at Sax-Zim Bog MN) [B]Golden Eagle [/B]([I]Aquila chrysaetos[/I]) – One immature at Bowman-Haley Dam (ND) [B]American Kestrel [/B]([I]Falco sparverius[/I]) – Widespread [B]American Coot [/B]([I]Fulica americana[/I]) – Common at Des Lacs NWR (ND), several Lostwood NWR (ND) [B]Sandhill Crane [/B]([I]Grus canadensis[/I]) – One at Rice Lake NWR (MN), several Sax-Zim Bog (MN), several roadside central MN and elsewhere [B]Killdeer [/B]([I]Charadrius vociferus[/I]) – Most common shorebird, widespread [B]American Avocet [/B]([I]Recurvirostra americana[/I]) – Des Lacs NWR (ND), Lostwood NWR (ND), Rhame Prairie (ND), Long Lake (ND) [B](Western) Willet [/B]([I]Tringa semipalmata[/I]) – Des Lacs NWR (ND), Lostwood NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND) [B]Upland Sandpiper [/B]([I]Bartramia longicauda[/I]) – Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Felton Prairie (MN), north of Marmarth (ND) [B]Long-billed Curlew [/B]([I]Numenius americanus[/I]) – Pair with two chicks on Rhame Prairie (ND) [B]Marbled Godwit [/B]([I]Limosa fedoa[/I]) – Six displaying birds at Rothsay prairie (MN), 18 at Felton Prairie (MN), Long Lake (ND) [B]Ruddy Turnstone [/B]([I]Arenaria interpres[/I]) – Long Lake (ND) [B]Sanderling [/B]([I]Calidris alba[/I]) – Long Lake (ND) [B]Semipalmated Sandpiper [/B]([I]Calidris pusilla[/I]) – Lostwood NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND) [B]Dunlin [/B]([I]Calidis alpina[/I]) – Park Point, Duluth (MN), Long Lake (ND) [B]Wilson's Snipe [/B]([I]Gallinago delicata[/I]) – Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Long Lake (ND) [B]Wilson's Phalarope [/B]([I]Phalaropus tricolor[/I]) – First bird was single at Rothsay Prairie (MN), common at Lostwood NWR (ND) and Long Lake (ND). Smaller numbers elsewhere [B]Red-necked Phalarope [/B]([I]Phalaropus lobatus[/I]) – Abundant at Lostwood NWR (ND) [B]Franklin's Gull [/B]([I]Larus pipixcan[/I]) – Des Lacs NWR (ND), Long Lake (ND) [B]Ring-billed Gull [/B]([I]Larus delawarensis[/I]) – Locally common to abundant [B]Common Tern [/B]([I]Sterna hirundo[/I]) – Lake Lida (MN), Long Lake (ND) [B]Forster's Tern [/B]([I]Sterna forsteri[/I]) – Long Lake (ND) [B]Black Tern [/B]([I]Chlidonias niger[/I]) – Common at Rice Lake NWR (MN), Des Lacs NWR (ND), Lostwood NWR (ND) and Long Lake (ND) [B]Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon [/B]([I]Columbia livia[/I]) – Common [B]Mourning Dove [/B]([I]Zenaida macroura[/I]) – Common throughout [B]Short-eared Owl [/B]([I]Asio flammeus[/I]) – 1 hunting on prairie south of Bowman (ND), 1 at Long Lake (ND) [B]Common Nighthawk [/B]([I]Chordeiles minor[/I]) – 3 at Wood Lake Nature Center (MN), 30 at Rice Lake NWR (MN), also Aitkin Co. (MN) [B]Chimney Swift [/B]([I]Chaetura pelagica[/I]) – Widespread [B]Ruby-throated Hummingbird [/B]([I]Archilochus colubris[/I]) – 5 at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN) [B]Belted Kingfisher [/B]([I]Ceryle alcyon[/I]) – Female perched by Little Missouri, Marmarth (ND) [B]Red-bellied Woodpecker [/B]([I]Melanerpes carolinus[/I]) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN), Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), St John's University (MN) [B]Yellow-bellied Sapsucker [/B]([I]Sphyrapicus varius[/I]) – Pair Sax-Zim Bog (MN), pair Savannah Portage State Park (MN), single Lindenwood Park, Fargo (ND) [B]Downy Woodpecker [/B]([I]Dendrocopus pubescens[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), probably others [B]Hairy Woodpecker [/B]([I]Dendrocopus villosus[/I]) – widespread, first seen at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), several at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Sully Creek SP (ND), Lindenwood Park, Fargo (ND), Wood Lake Nature Center (MN) [B]Black-backed Woodpecker[/B] ([I]Picoides arcticus[/I]) – Female at Blue Spruce Road, Sax-Zim Bog (MN) [B]Northern Flicker [/B]([I]Colaptes auratus[/I]) – Most common woodpecker, widespread [B]Pileated Woodpecker [/B]([I]Dryocopus pileatus[/I]) – Female at Rice Lake NWR (MN) [B]Eastern Wood-Pewee [/B]([I]Contopus virens[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Felton Prairie (MN), probably overlooked elsewhere [B]Yellow-bellied Flycatcher [/B]([I]Empidonax flaviventrum[/I]) – Two seen at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), more heard there [B]Alder Flycatcher [/B]([I]Empidonax alnorum[/I]) – One ID'd for sure at Rice Lake NWR (MN) but vast majority of Empidonaxes remained frustratingly silent (and not identified) on this trip. Had better views of this species in Iceland! [B]Least Flycatcher [/B]([I]Empidonax minimus[/I]) – Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Lostwood NWR (MN), probably others but vast majority of Empidonaxes remained frustratingly silent (and not identified) on this trip. Had better views of this species in Iceland! [B]Eastern Phoebe [/B]([I]Sayornis phoebe[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN) [B]Say's Phoebe [/B]([I]Sayornis saya[/I]) – Pair at Sully Creek SP (ND), single at gully on Rhame Prairie (ND) [B]Great Crested Flycatcher [/B]([I]Myiarchus crinitus[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Wood Lake Nature Center (MN) [B]Western Kingbird [/B]([I]Tyrannus verticalis[/I]) – Common in open areas from Felton Prairie (MN) and west [B]Eastern Kingbird [/B]([I]Tyrannus tyrannus[/I]) – Widespread [B]Yellow-throated Vireo [/B]([I]Vireo flavifrons[/I]) – 2 at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN) [B]Blue-headed Vireo [/B]([I]Vireo solitarius[/I]) – 1 at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN) [B]Warbling Vireo [/B]([I]Vireo gilvus[/I]) – 1 at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), excellent views of several at Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND) [B]Philadelphia Vireo [/B]([I]Vireo philadelphicus[/I]) – 1 at Sax-Zim Bog (MN) [B]Red-eyed Vireo [/B]([I]Vireo olivaceus[/I]) – Common in wooded areas [B]Gray Jay [/B]([I]Perisoreus canadensis[/I]) – Two family parties seen in Sax-Zim Bog (MN) [B]Blue Jay [/B]([I]Cyanocitta cristata[/I]) – Common in wooded areas [B]American Crow [/B]([I]Corvus brachyrhynchus[/I]) – Abundant throughout [B]Common Raven [/B]([I]Corvus corax[/I]) – Two seen south of Duluth [B]Horned Lark [/B]([I]Eremophilia alpestris[/I]) – Common on prairies, first seen at Felton Prairie (MN), particularly conspicuous at Lostwood NWR (ND) and areas around Bowman and Marmarth (ND) [B]Purple Martin [/B]([I]Progne subis[/I]) – Colonies found at Kenmare (ND) and Long Lake (ND) [B]Tree Swallow [/B]([I]Tachycineta bicolor[/I]) – Common in MN, less so in ND [B]Northern Rough-winged Swallow [/B]([I]Stelgidopteryx serripennis[/I]) – Three seen attending nestholes in Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit (ND) [B]Bank Swallow [/B]([I]Riparia riparia[/I]) – Large colony in quarry on Felton prairie (MN) and numerous at Bowman-Haley Dam (ND) [B]Cliff Swallow [/B]([I]Hirundo pyrrhonota[/I]) – Common at road bridges throughout [B]Barn Swallow [/B]([I]Hirundo rustica[/I]) – Common to abundant throughout [B]Black-capped Chickadee [/B]([I]Poecile atricapilla[/I]) – Common in wooded areas [B]Boreal Chickadee [/B]([I]Poecile hudsonicus[/I]) – One seen, more heard, at Sax-Zim Bog (MN) [B]Red-breasted Nuthatch [/B]([I]Sitta canadensis[/I]) – One seen very well at Sax-Zim Bog [B]White-breasted Nuthatch [/B]([I]Sitta carolinensis[/I]) – 3 at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), 1 near Lake Lida (MN), 2 Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND), 2 Lindenwood Park, Fargo (ND) [B]Rock Wren [/B]([I]Salpinctes obsoletus[/I]) – Pair in gully on Rhame Prairie (ND) [B]Sedge Wren [/B]([I]Cistothorus platensis[/I]) – Locally common. First seen by road in Aitkin Co. (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Pietz's Rd area (MN), Lostwood NWR (ND) [B]Marsh Wren [/B]([I]Cistothorus palustris[/I]) – Several seen very well at Des Lacs NWR (ND) [B]House Wren [/B]([I]Troglodytes aedon[/I]) – Pair at Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit (ND) [B]Ruby-crowned Kinglet [/B]([I]Regulus calendula[/I]) – 1 at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), many more heard. Hard to see [B]Golden-crowned Kinglet [/B]([I]Regulus satrapa[/I]) – 1 at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), three seen well in Pietz's Rd area, many more heard. Hard to see [B]Blue-gray Gnatcatcher [/B]([I]Polioptila caerulea[/I]) – 5 in same area of Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN) [B]Eastern Bluebird [/B]([I]Sialia sialis[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), common at entrance to Rice Lake NWR (MN), Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND) [B]Mountain Bluebird [/B]([I]Sialia currucoides[/I]) – 4 in Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit (ND), 3 in Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND) [B]Veery [/B]([I]Catharus fuscescens[/I]) – 1 at Stone Lake Rd, Sax-Zim (MN) [B]Swainson's Thrush [/B]([I]Catharus ustulatus[/I]) – 1 at Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND) [B]American Robin [/B]([I]Turdus migratorius[/I]) – Common throughout [B]Gray Catbird [/B]([I]Dumetella carolinensis[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park, Rice Lake NWR (MN), Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND) [B]Brown Thrasher [/B]([I]Toxostoma rufum[/I]) – 1 at Sully Creek SP (ND), 1 at Long Lake (ND) [B]European Starling [/B]([I]Sturnus vulgaris[/I]) – Common [B]Sprague's Pipit [/B]([I]Anthus spragueii[/I]) – 2 at Lostwood NWR (ND) [B]Cedar Waxwing [/B]([I]Bombycilla cedrorum[/I]) – 60+ Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND), hundreds in Lindenwood Park, Fargo (ND) [B]Blue-winged Warbler [/B]([I]Vermivora pinus[/I]) – Several at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN) [B]Golden-winged Warbler [/B]([I]Vermivora chrysoptera[/I]) – Singing male at Sax-Zim Bog (MN) [B]Tennessee Warbler [/B]([I]Vermivora peregrina[/I]) – 1 at Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND), 1 at Long Lake (ND) and 3 at Lindenwood Park, Fargo (ND) [B]Nashville Warbler [/B]([I]Vermivora ruficapilla[/I]) – Several seen in Sax-Zim Bog (MN) [B]Yellow Warbler [/B]([I]Dendroica petechia[/I]) – Common, seen daily [B]Chestnut-sided Warbler [/B]([I]Dendroica pensylvanica[/I]) – Male Sax-Zim bog (MN), several Rice Lake NWR (MN) [B]Magnolia Warbler [/B]([I]Dendroica magnolia[/I]) – 1 male Sax-Zim Bog (MN) [B]Cape May Warbler [/B]([I]Dendroica tigrina[/I]) – 1 stunning male at Sax-Zim bog. My favourite warbler [B]Yellow-rumped Warbler [/B]([I]Dendroica coronota[/I]) – Rice Lake NWR (MN), Sax-Zim (MN) [B]Black-throated Green Warbler [/B]([I]Dendroica virens[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN) [B]Blackburnian Warbler [/B]([I]Dendroica fusca[/I]) – 3 superb males in Sax-Zim Bog (MN) [B]Blackpoll Warbler [/B]([I]Dendroica striata[/I]) – Late migrants at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN) [B]Black-and-white Warbler [/B]([I]Mniotilta varia[/I]) – 1 Sax-Zim Bog (MN) [B]American Redstart [/B]([I]Setophaga ruticilla[/I]) – Common at Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Pietz's Rd area (MN) [B]Ovenbird [/B]([I]Seiurus aurocapillus[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN) [B]Connecticut Warbler [/B]([I]Oporornis agilis[/I]) – Scope views of singing bird at Sax-Zim Bog (MN) and a couple more heard in this area [B]Mourning Warbler [/B]([I]Oporornis philadelphia[/I]) – 1 male at Sax-Zim bog (MN) [B]Common Yellowthroat [/B]([I]Geothlypis trichas[/I]) – Most common warbler, seen daily [B]Canada Warbler [/B]([I]Wilsonia canadensis[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN) [B]Yellow-breasted Chat [/B]([I]Icteria virens[/I]) – Common and conspicuous Theodore Roosevelt NP North and South Units (ND) and Sully Creek SP (ND) [B]Scarlet Tanager [/B]([I]Piranga olivacea[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), St John's University (MN) [B]Spotted Towhee [/B]([I]Pipilo maculatus[/I]) – Common and conspicuous Theodore Roosevelt NP North and South Units (ND) and Sully Creek SP (ND) [B]Chipping Sparrow[/B] ([I]Spizella passerina[/I]) – Common and widespread [B]Clay-colored Sparrow [/B]([I]Spizella pallida[/I]) – Rice Lake NWR (MN), abundant at Lostwood NWR (ND) and elsewhere in ND [B]Brewer's Sparrow [/B]([I]Spizella breweri[/I]) – 1 in sage brush country south of Marmarth (ND) [B]Field Sparrow [/B]([I]Spizella pusilla[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Theodore Roosevelt NP North and South Units (ND), prairie north of Marmarth (ND) [B]Vesper Sparrow [/B]([I]Pooecetes gramineus[/I]) – Common at Lostwood NWR (ND), Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit (ND), Marmarth area (ND) [B]Lark Sparrow [/B]([I]Chondestes grammacus[/I]) – Common and conspicuous Theodore Roosevelt NP North and South Units (ND) and Sully Creek SP (ND) [B]Lark Bunting [/B]([I]Calamospiza melanocorys[/I]) – Very common south of Bowman-Marmarth (ND) [B]Savannah Sparrow [/B]([I]Passerculus sandwichensis[/I]) – Common and widespread [B]Grasshopper Sparrow [/B]([I]Ammodramus savannarum[/I]) – Rice Lake NWR (MN), Lostwood NWR (ND), Bowman-Haley Dam (ND) [B]Baird's Sparrow [/B]([I]Ammodramus bairdii[/I]) – 1 seen and 2 more heard at Lostwood NWR (ND). Hard to see and essential to know its song [B]Le Conte's Sparrow [/B]([I]Ammodramus leconteii[/I]) – 1 seen extremely well at Greater Prairie-Chicken lek at Rothsay (MN). Several birds heard but hidden in grass at Stone Lake Rd, Sax-Zim Bog (MN). Learn its song! [B]Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow[/B] ([I]Ammodramus nelsoni[/I]) – 1 seen singing in small slough 1.2 miles after park headquarters at Lostwood NWR (ND). As with other Ammodramus sparrows, learn its song. [B]Song Sparrow [/B]([I]Melospiza melodia[/I]) – Common and widespread [B]Lincoln's Sparrow [/B]([I]Melospiza lincolnii[/I]) – Superb views of singing bird at Sax-Zim Bog (MN) [B]Swamp Sparrow [/B]([I]Melospiza georgiana[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Rice Lake NWR (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Pietz's Rd area (MN) [B]White-throated Sparrow [/B]([I]Zonotrichia albico[/I]llis) – Heard all day at Sax-Zim Bog (MN) but only seen once [B]McCown's Longspur [/B]([I]Calcarius mccownii[/I]) – Several displaying birds and nest with four chicks on Rhame Prairie (ND) [B]Chestnut-collared Longspur [/B]([I]Calcarius ornatus[/I]) – Several displaying birds on Felton Prairie (MN) and many birds at McCown's Longspur site on Rhame Prairie (ND) [B]Northern Cardinal [/B]([I]Cardinalis cardinalis[/I]) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN), Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN) [B]Rose-breasted Grosbeak [/B]([I]Pheucticus ludovicianus[/I]) – 2 males Sax-Zim Bog (MN), 6 at roadside feeder Aitkin Co. (MN) [B]Black-headed Grosbeak [/B]([I]Pheucticus melano[/I]cephalus) – Pair at picnic site Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND) [B]Indigo Bunting [/B]([I]Passerina cyanea[/I]) – Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Wood Lake Nature Center (MN) [B]Lazuli Bunting [/B]([I]Passerina amoena[/I]) – Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND), Sully Creek SP (ND) [B]Bobolink[/B] ([I]Dolichonyx oryzivorus[/I]) – Common and conspicuous in many agricultural areas [B]Red-winged Blackbird [/B]([I]Agelaius phoeniceus[/I]) – Common to abundant almost everywhere, but less common in western ND. Perhaps most numerous bird I've ever seen [B]Eastern Meadowlark [/B]([I]Sturnella magna[/I]) – 3 birds by roadside in Aitkin Co. (MN) were the only ones positively identified (on song) [B]Western Meadowlark [/B]([I]Sturnella neglecta[/I]) – first seen at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), common from Rothsay (MN) westward, ubiquitous in ND. Its incredibly loud song even penetrates the car as you drive at 70 mph along the interstate. [B]Yellow-headed Blackbird [/B]([I]Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus[/I]) – First seen in Palisade area (MN), common in marshy areas in ND [B]Brewer's Blackbird [/B]([I]Euphagus cyanocephalus[/I]) – First seen at Sax-Zim Bog (MN), common roadside prairie bird [B]Common Grackle [/B]([I]Quiscalus quiscula[/I]) – Common everywhere [B]Brown-headed Cowbird [/B]([I]Molothrus ater[/I]) – Common eveywhere [B]Orchard Oriole [/B]([I]Icterus spurius[/I]) – 2 males and female Felton Prairie area (MN), pair near Horsehead Lake (ND), 5 at campground in Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND) [B]Bullock's Oriole [/B]([I]Icterus bullockii[/I]) – 1 male Theodore Roosevelt NP North Unit (ND), 2 males Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND) [B]Baltimore Oriole [/B]([I]Icterus galbula[/I]) – Wood Lake Nature Center (MN), Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), Sax-Zim Bog (MN), Theodore Roosevelt NP South Unit (ND) [B]Purple Finch [/B]([I]Carpodacus purpureus[/I]) – Singing male Stone Lake Rd, Sax-Zim Bog (MN), several at feeder in Cotton (MN) [B]House Finch [/B]([I]Carpodacus mexicanus[/I]) – Pair attending nest Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park (MN), male in Kenmare (ND) [B]American Goldfinch [/B]([I]Carduelis tristis[/I]) – Common and widespread [B]House Sparrow [/B]([I]Passer domesticus[/I]) – Common and widespread [/QUOTE]
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