Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Bottineau, North Dakota
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
o - occasional: seen only a few times during a season
r - rare: seldom seen
LOONS AND GREBES Sp S F W ___ Common Loon* u u u - ___ Red-necked Grebe* o c c - ___ Horned Grebe* u u u - ___ Eared Grebe* u u u - ___ Western Grebe o o o - ___ Pied-billed Grebe* u u u -
PELICANS AND CORMORANTS Sp S F W ___ American White Pelican* c c c - ___ Double-crested Cormorant* c c c -
HERONS AND IBISES Sp S F W ___ Great Blue Heron* u u u - ___ Green Heron - r r - ___ Great Egret - r r - ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron* u u u - ___ American Bittern* u u u -
WATERFOWL Sp S F W ___ Canada Goose o c c r ___ Mallard* c c c u ___ American Black Duck o r r - ___ Gadwall* u c c - ___ Northern Pintail - c c - ___ Green-winged Teal* u u c - ___ Blue-winged Teal* c a a - ___ Cinnamon Teal r r - - ___ American Wigeon* u u c - ___ Northern Shoveler* u c a - ___ Wood Duck* u c c - ___ Redhead* o c c - ___ Canvasback* c u c - ___ Lesser Scaup* c u a - ___ Ring-necked Duck* c - c - ___ Common Goldeneye* u - u r ___ Bufflehead* c - c - ___ White-winged Scoter r - r - ___ Ruddy Duck* c c c - ___ Hooded Merganser o - u - ___ Common Merganser r - c r
VULTURES AND HAWKS Sp S F W ___ Turkey Vulture o o o - ___ Northern Goshawk o o o o ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk* o o o - ___ Cooper's Hawk* o o o - ___ Red-tailed Hawk* c c c - ___ Broad-winged Hawk* c c c - ___ Golden Eagle o o - - ___ Bald Eagle o o - - ___ Osprey o o - - ___ Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk)* u u u - ___ Merlin r r r - ___ American Kestrel* u u u -
GALLINACEOUS BIRDS Sp S F W ___ Ruffed Grouse* u u u u ___ Ring-necked Pheasant u u u u
CRANES AND RAILS Sp S F W ___ Sandhill Crane o - o - ___ Virginia Rail o o o - ___ Sora* u u u - ___ American Coot* c c c -
PLOVERS AND STILTS Sp S F W ___ Killdeer* c c c -
SANDPIPERS, SNIPES AND PHALAROPES Sp S F W ___ Woodcock o o o - ___ Common Snipe* c o o - ___ Solitary Sandpiper o o - - ___ Willet r r r - ___ Wilson's Phalarope* o o o -
GULLS AND TERNS Sp S F W ___ Herring Gull o o o - ___ Ring-billed Gull u u u - ___ Franklin's Gull* c c c - ___ Common Tern* c c c - ___ Black Tern* c c c -
PIGEONS AND CUCKOOS Sp S F W ___ Mourning Dove* u u u - ___ Black-billed Cuckoo* u u u -
OWLS AND GOATSUCKERS Sp S F W ___ Screech-Owl* o o o o ___ Great Horned Owl* u u u u ___ Snowy Owl o o o o ___ Long-eared Owl o o o o ___ Common Nighthawk* u u u -
SWIFTS, HUMMINGBIRDS AND KINGFISHERS Sp S F W ___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird* u u u - ___ Belted Kingfisher* u u u -
WOODPECKERS Sp S F W ___ Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)* u u u - ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker* u u u - ___ Hairy Woodpecker* u u u - ___ Downy Woodpecker* c c c -
FLYCATCHERS Sp S F W ___ Eastern Kingbird* c c c - ___ Western Kingbird* u u u - ___ Great Crested Flycatcher* u u u - ___ Eastern Phoebe* c c c - ___ Least Flycatcher* c c a - ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee o o o -
LARKS AND SWALLOWS Sp S F W ___ Tree Swallow* c a u - ___ Bank Swallow* c c a - ___ Barn Swallow* c c a - ___ Purple Martin* u u u -
JAYS, CROWS AND MAGPIES Sp S F W ___ Blue Jay* u u c c ___ Black-billed Magpie* u u u u ___ Raven - - - u ___ American Crow* c c c c
CHICKADEES, NUTHATCHES, CREEPERS AND WRENS Sp S F W ___ Black-capped Chickadee* c c c c ___ White-breasted Nuthatch* u c c o ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch* o o o o ___ House Wren* c c c - ___ Long-billed Marsh Wren* u u u - ___ Short-billed Marsh Wren* u u u -
KINGLETS, THRUSHES AND THRASHERS Sp S F W ___ Gray Catbird* c c c - ___ Brown Thrasher* o o o - ___ American Robin* c c c o ___ Swainson's Thrush o o o - ___ Veery* c c c - ___ Mountain Bluebird* o o o - ___ Eastern Bluebird* u u u - ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet o o o -
PIPITS, WAXWINGS AND SHRIKES Sp S F W ___ Cedar Waxwing* u u u - ___ Bohemian Waxwing u - u u
VIREOS Sp S F W ___ Yellow-throated Vireo* u u u - ___ Red-eyed Vireo* c a a - ___ Philadelphia Vireo* c c c - ___ Warbling Vireo* c c c -
WOOD WARBLERS Sp S F W ___ Black-and-white Warbler* u u u - ___ Tennessee Warbler* u u - - ___ Orange-crowned Warbler r r r - ___ Yellow Warbler* c a a - ___ Magnolia Warbler r r r - ___ Cape May Warbler r r r - ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle & Audubon's) c r c - ___ Chestnut-sided Warbler* o o o - ___ Blackpoll Warbler c - u - ___ Ovenbird* c c c - ___ Northern Waterthrush* c c c - ___ Mourning Warbler* c c c - ___ Common Yellowthroat* c c c - ___ American Redstart* c c c -
WEAVER FINCHES Sp S F W ___ House Sparrow* c c c c
MEADOWLARKS, BLACKBIRDS AND ORIOLES Sp S F W ___ Bobolink* u u u - ___ Western Meadowlark* u u u - ___ Yellow-headed Blackbird* c a a - ___ Red-winged Blackbird* a a a - ___ Baltimore Oriole c c c - ___ Brewer's Blackbird* u u u - ___ Common Grackle* c c c - ___ Brown-headed Cowbird* c c c -
TANAGERS Sp S F W ___ Scarlet Tanager - o o -
GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS, AND SPARROWS Sp S F W ___ Northern Cardinal - r r - ___ Rose-breasted Grosbeak* u u u - ___ Indigo Bunting* u u u - ___ Rufous-sided Towhee* u u u - ___ Savannah Sparrow* u u u - ___ Grasshopper Sparrow* u u u - ___ Baird's Sparrow* u u u - ___ Le Conte's Sparrow - r r - ___ Sharp-tailed Sparrow* u u u - ___ Vesper Sparrow* u u u - ___ Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) u - u r ___ Chipping Sparrow* u u u - ___ Clay-colored Sparrow* c c c - ___ White-throated Sparrow* c c c - ___ Song Sparrow* c c c - ___ Snow Bunting u - u u
FINCHES Sp S F W ___ Evening Grosbeak u - u u ___ Purple Finch* o o o - ___ Pine Grosbeak o o - - ___ Common Redpoll u - u u ___ Pine Siskin u o u u ___ American Goldfinch* c c c - ___ White-winged Crossbill* u u u -
Superintendent
North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department
1835 Bismarck Expressway
Bismarck, North Dakota 58504
This resource is based on the following source:
North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. No date. Turtle Mountain bird
checklist. North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. Unpaginated.
This resource should be cited as:
North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. No date. Turtle Mountain bird
checklist. North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department. Unpaginated.
Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.govturtle.htm
(Version 22MAY98).
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