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Forgotten Prairies

10,000 Birds

Ferruginous Hawks are native to our western short-grass prairies and their diet comprises almost completely of prairie dogs. Well, the ongoing issues of land development, sport shooting, and the rancher’s war on these animals keeps prairie dog populations from ever booming. Not too bad eatin’, huh?

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Collaborative list – December 2018

10,000 Birds

Marathon Prairie Dog Town. Chestnut-collared Longspur – Calcarius ornatus. 13054–13098 53rd St SW, Belfield US-ND (46.6442,-103.1987). 08 Jul 2018. McCown’s Longspur – Rhynchophanes mccownii. 03 Dec 2018. Snow Bunting – Plectrophenax nivalis. Breezy Point Tip. 21 Jan 2018. Corn Bunting – Emberiza calandra.

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