Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Bismarck, North Dakota
The majority of observations of birds included in this list were made by members of the Bismarck-Mandan Bird Club during periodic visits to the area from 1988 to date and also including published records by Gordon Berkey in American Birds, January-February 1983.
Sp - March-May
S - June-August
F - September-November
W - December-February
a - abundant: numerous, readily seen
c - common: fair numbers, should be seen
u - uncommon: present, but not certain to be seen
r - rare: seldom seen
i - irregular: not seen every year, numbers vary
x - accidental: out of normal range, very few records
LOONS AND GREBES Sp S F W ___ Western Grebe r - r -
PELICANS AND CORMORANTS Sp S F W ___ American White Pelican - u - - ___ Double-crested Cormorant - u - -
HERONS AND IBISES Sp S F W ___ American Bittern u u u - ___ Great Blue Heron
WATERFOWL Sp S F W ___ Canada Goose* a a c ___ Wood Duck* u u - - ___ Mallard u u - - ___ Northern Pintail* u u u - ___ Blue-winged Teal u u u - ___ Northern Shoveler u u u - ___ Gadwall u r r - ___ American Wigeon r r r - ___ Canvasback r r r - ___ Redhead r r r -
VULTURES AND HAWKS Sp S F W ___ Turkey Vulture u u - - ___ Osprey r r - - ___ Bald Eagle u r u u ___ Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk) u u u - ___ Cooper's Hawk r - - - ___ Broad-winged Hawk u - r - ___ Swainson's Hawk u u u - ___ Red-tailed Hawk* u u u - ___ Ferruginous Hawk r r - - ___ American Kestrel u u u - ___ Merlin r - r - ___ Prairie Falcon r - r -
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS Sp S F W ___ Gray Partridge u u u u ___ Ring-necked Pheasant c c c c ___ Sharp-tailed Grouse u u u u ___ Wild Turkey* u u u u
CRANES AND RAILS Sp S F W ___ Sora - r - -
PLOVERS AND STILTS Sp S F W ___ Piping Plover - r - - ___ Killdeer* c c c -
SANDPIPERS, SNIPES AND PHALAROPES Sp S F W ___ Lesser Yellowlegs u u u - ___ Spotted Sandpiper u u u - ___ Upland Sandpiper* c c - - ___ Marbled Godwit r - - ___ Wilson's Phalarope u u - - ___ Red-necked Phalarope r - - -
GULLS AND TERNS Sp S F W ___ Franklin's Gull u u u - ___ Ring-billed Gull c u c - ___ California Gull - u - - ___ Common Tern - r - - ___ Least Tern - r - -
PIGEONS AND CUCKOOS Sp S F W ___ Mourning Dove* a a a - ___ Black-billed Cuckoo - u - -
OWLS AND GOATSUCKERS Sp S F W ___ Great Horned Owl* u u u u ___ Long-eared Owl - - r - ___ Short-eared Owl r r - - ___ Common Nighthawk - c - -
SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS AND KINGFISHERS Sp S F W ___ Belted Kingfisher - u - -
WOODPECKERS Sp S F W ___ Red-headed Woodpecker* u c u - ___ Downy Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Hairy Woodpecker* c c c c ___ Northern Flicker ___ Yellow-shafted Flicker* a a a - ___ Red-shafted Flicker - r - -
FLYCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Western Wood-Pewee - u - - ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee - r - - ___ Willow Flycatcher r r - - ___ Least Flycatcher* c c - - ___ Say's Phoebe - r - - ___ Great Crested Flycatcher - u - - ___ Western Kingbird* a a - - ___ Eastern Kingbird* a a - -
LARKS AND SWALLOWS Sp S F W ___ Horned Lark c c u u ___ Tree Swallow* a a - - ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow - u - - ___ Bank Swallow* a a - - ___ Cliff Swallow c c c - ___ Barn Swallow* c c c - ___ Purple Martin c c c -
JAYS, CROWS AND MAGPIES Sp S F W ___ Blue Jay u u u - ___ Black-billed Magpie u u u u ___ American Crow c r - -
CHICKADEES, NUTHATCHES, CREEPERS AND WRENS Sp S F W ___ Black-capped Chickadee* c c c c ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch r - - - ___ White-breasted Nuthatch* c c c c ___ Rock Wren - r - - ___ House Wren* a a a -
KINGLETS, THRUSHES AND THRASHERS Sp S F W ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet u - - - ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet u - - - ___ Eastern Bluebird* c c c - ___ Mountain Bluebird u - u - ___ Veery* - u - - ___ Swainson's Thrush u - u - ___ American Robin* a a a - ___ Gray Catbird* u u u - ___ Brown Thrasher* u u u -
PIPITS, WAXWINGS AND SHRIKES Sp S F W ___ Sprague's Pipit - r - - ___ Cedar Waxwing u u u - ___ Northern Shrike - - u u ___ Loggerhead Shrike u u - - ___ European Starling* u u u -
VIREOS Sp S F W ___ Warbling Vireo* c c - - ___ Red-eyed Vireo c c - -
WOOD WARBLERS Sp S F W ___ Golden-winged Warbler r - - - ___ Orange-crowned Warbler u - - - ___ Nashville Warbler r - - - ___ Yellow Warbler* a a - - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle Warbler) a - a - ___ Blackburnian Warbler r - - - ___ Palm Warbler r - - - ___ Blackpoll Warbler u - - - ___ Black-and-white Warbler u u - - ___ American Redstart u u - - ___ Ovenbird u u - - ___ Connecticut Warbler r - - - ___ Common Yellowthroat c c - - ___ Wilson's Warbler u - - - ___ Yellow-breasted chat u u - -
TANAGERS Sp S F W ___ Scarlet Tanager r r - -
GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS, AND SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak u u - - ___ Black-headed Grosbeak* c c - - ___ Lazuli Bunting c c - - ___ Indigo Bunting r r - - ___ Rufous-sided Towhee u u u - ___ American Tree Sparrow u - c - ___ Chipping Sparrow c c c - ___ Clay-colored Sparrow c c c - ___ Field Sparrow* c c - - ___ Vesper Sparrow* u u - - ___ Lark Sparrow* u u - - ___ Baird's Sparrow - r - - ___ Lark Bunting u u - - ___ Savannah Sparrow u u - - ___ Grasshopper Sparrow u u - - ___ Song Sparrow* c c c - ___ Lincoln's Sparrow c - c - ___ White-throated Sparrow c - - - ___ White-crowned Sparrow c - c - ___ Harris' Sparrow c - c - ___ Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored Junco) c - c ___ Lapland Longspur - - c - ___ Chestnut-collared Longspur - r - -
MEADOWLARKS, BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES Sp S F W ___ Bobolink - u - - ___ Red-winged Blackbird u u u - ___ Western Meadowlark a a a - ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird u u - - ___ Rusty Blackbird - - r - ___ Brewer's Blackbird - u - - ___ Common Grackle u u u - ___ Brown-headed Cowbird* c c - - ___ Orchard Oriole u u - - ___ Baltimore Oriole c c c -
FINCHES Sp S F W ___ Purple Finch u - - - ___ Pine Siskin u - - - ___ American Goldfinch c c c -
WEAVER FINCHES Sp S F W ___ House Sparrow u u u -
Superintendent
North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department
1835 Bismarck Expressway
Bismarck, North Dakota 58504
Bismarck-Mandan Bird Club with the assistance of the North Dakota Parks and
Recreation Department. 1994. Birds of Cross Ranch State Park and Cross
Ranch Nature Preserve. Bismarck-Mandan Bird Club with the assistance of
the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
Bismarck-Mandan Bird Club with the assistance of the North Dakota Parks and
Recreation Department. 1994. Birds of Cross Ranch State Park and Cross
Ranch Nature Preserve. Bismarck-Mandan Bird Club with the assistance of
the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. Unpaginated.
Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govcross.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
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