Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Breeding Range. (Fig. 141). Common in the Turtle Mountains, in wooded valleys along the lower portion of the Sheyenne River (within Richland and Ransom Counties and southern Barnes County), and along the Missouri River and adjoining tributaries below Garrison Dam (extending downstream to a point about 10 miles below Bismarck); fairly common in the Pembina Hills (within Cavalier and Pembina Counties), in the wooded deltaic sand area of western Pembina County, in wooded valleys along the Red River and adjoining tributaries in the northern third of the Agassiz Lake Plain, in the wooded hills and lake shores of the Devils Lake area (southern Ramsey County and eastern Benson County), in wooded valleys along the Mouse and Des Lacs rivers (within McHenry, Ward, and Renville Counties), along the Missouri River and adjoining tributaries above the mouth of Little Missouri River, in the Killdeer Mountains, and along the Little Missouri River (extending southward to southwestern Slope County); uncommon and local elsewhere (records from north-western Benson County, northern Ramsey County, and from Burke, Nelson, Griggs, Traill, Cass, Sargent, Stutsman, Emmons, Sioux, and Stark Counties).
Breeding Habitat. Floodplain or upland mesophytic deciduous forests, particularly young or second-growth stands; and wood margins or forest openings of mature stands. Dominant trees in these habitats include such species as American elm, box elder, green ash, hackberry, basswood, paper birch, quaking aspen, balsam poplar, and peachleaf willow.
Nesting. Probable breeding season: Late May to late July. The following breeding records have been reported: June 27, 1964--two nests with eggs and one nest with newly hatched young on Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge (R. T. and A. M. Gammell); July 15,1895--set of two eggs collected in Rolette County (Bishop egg collection catalog, Peabody Museum); July 16 and 17, 1909--adults feeding young in the Turtle Mountains (V. Bailey); 1966--nest with two American Redstart eggs and one Brown-headed Cowbird egg at Jamestown (C. Cink).
During 1967-1969, 13 active nests were found in the Turtle Mountains by Calvin Cink.
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| Figure 141. Breeding Range of American Redstart. |
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