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[7] [12] [13] The gray catbird is a migratory species. Spring migration ranges from March to May, and in the fall ranges from late August to November. [14] The catbird tends to avoid dense, unbroken woodlands, and does not inhabit coniferous, pine woodland. Catbirds prefer a dense vegetative substrate, especially if thorny vegetation is present.
Catbirds are characterize by ivory-colored bill with the hooked maxilla, large head, green dorsal plumage, ventral spotting, powerful grasping claws and fig-eating habit. [ 5 ] In contrast to the other genera within the Ptilonorhynchidae family, all of the Ailuroedus catbirds lack marked sexual dimorphism , are pair bonded, monogamous breeders ...
The ring-necked pheasant is the state bird of South Dakota. This list of birds of South Dakota includes species documented in the U.S. state of South Dakota and accepted by the South Dakota Ornithologists' Union (SDOU). As of October 2021, 440 species were included in the official list.
South Dakota is the 17th-largest state in the country. South Dakota has a humid continental climate in the east and the Black Hills, and a semi-arid climate in the west outside of the Black Hills, featuring four very distinct seasons, and the ecology of the state features plant and animal species typical of a North American temperate grassland ...
Pages in category "Natural history of South Dakota" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
South Dakota is named after the Dakota Sioux tribe, which comprises a large portion of the population — with nine reservations currently in the state — and has historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the 17th-largest by area, but the fifth-least populous, and the fifth-least densely populated of the 50 United States.
Dust Storms, "One of South Dakota's Black Blizzards, 1934" Shelterbelts of trees are established in East River to reduce erosion from dust storms. 1935. Flandreau Indian Reservation established per the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. 1936. Dust Bowl - Dallas, South Dakota 1936. Following a severely cold winter, a severe summer heat wave hits ...
Official South Dakota Highway Map. State of South Dakota. 2007. A Tourist Guide of the Black Hills (South Dakota Department of Environment & Natural Resources) South Dakota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. 1997. ISBN 0-89933-239-0.