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The western meadowlark is the state bird of North Dakota. This list of birds of North Dakota includes species documented in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The list is derived from Checklist of North Dakota Birds produced in April 2021 by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGFD). The basic NDGFD list contains 420 confirmed and extant species, two extinct species. Three additional ...
The Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota and extends from the Canada–United States border to near the town of Kenmare, North Dakota along Des Lacs Lake. The refuge was established in 1935 and includes 19,500 acres (78.9 km 2). The refuge is considered to be one of the most important bird sanctuaries ...
Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee have designated an additional "state game bird" for the purpose of hunting. The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [4]
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department in early August said results from its annual mid-July duck production survey suggest this year's fall flight of birds from North Dakota will be down 36% ...
Jan. 24—GRAND FORKS — The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's annual midwinter waterfowl survey in early January tallied about 81,000 Canada geese in the state. That number likely would ...
The giant Canada goose subspecies was believed to be extinct in the 1950s until, in 1962, a small flock was discovered wintering in Rochester, Minnesota, by Harold Hanson of the Illinois Natural History Survey. [24] In 1964, the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center was built near Jamestown, North Dakota.
During spring and fall migrations, between 90 and 100,000 waterfowl may be on the refuge. Over 100 species of birds have been spotted in the refuge. More than a dozen species of ducks and wading birds have been documented. The most common waterfowl usually seen include the Canada geese, mallards, pintails, blue-winged teal, shovelers, and gadwall.
Apr. 23—GRAND FORKS — Roger Furstenau was hunting snow geese west of Edmore, North Dakota, recently when he noticed several of the normally wary birds just weren't acting right. The U.S. Fish ...