10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

If you like birds on posts, if seeing “little brown jobs” posing nicely in the distance as you drive or walk along a dirt road only to have it fly away as you approach makes you deliriously happy, then North Dakota is the place for you. Scott Barnes, N.J. Audubon Naturalist, and Linda Mack, N.J.

North Dakota 147

North Dakota Birds Sparrows Blackbirds 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

They have great arch support and toe protection and are great for hiking. Even if your birding trip is June, even if you’re going to be in Central America–always pack a pair of gloves. I was at a birding festival in North Dakota in June and it was a chilly morning. Hats are a must.

Birds 260

Birds North Dakota Florida Soreing 260

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

The sandhill crane has the lowest recruitment rate (average number of young birds joining a population each season) of any bird now hunted in North America. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. to a high of 11%.

2011 255

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 255

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Baird’s Sparrow, North Dakota. I viewed this Life Bird on my New Jersey Audubon North Dakota trip; it was not an easy bird to find, and a challenging one to photograph. John James Audubon first heard the sparrow in July, 1944, on a buffalo hunt in North Dakota. Another sparrow!

2018 167

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 167