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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for North Dakota
Prairies, wetlands, grasslands, and open horizons
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in North Dakota. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
44
Species
29
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across North Dakota
This guide focuses on birdlife within North Dakota's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in North Dakota
A recent look at bird sightings across North Dakota.
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across North Dakota.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in North Dakota
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
American Robin
5 snaps
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Gray Partridge
4 snaps
Ring-necked Pheasant
3 snaps
Canada Goose
2 snaps
Common Grackle
2 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in North Dakota
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Zoo30 sightings12 species
North Dakota, US
Red River Zoo
You might spot Gray Partridge, Eastern Cottontail, and American Robin.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
North Dakota, US
Roosevelt Park Zoo
You might spot Eastern Gray Squirrel, Canada Goose, and Turkey.
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Zoo24 sightings18 species
North Dakota, US
Dakota Zoo
You might spot Red Fox, Gray Wolf, and Equus Africanus Asinus.
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Park18 sightings12 species
North Dakota, US
Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site
You might spot Woodhouse's Toad, Scarlet Globemallow, and Turkey.
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Park30 sightings12 species
North Dakota, US
Fort Buford
You might spot Moose, Ring-Necked Pheasant, and Field Bindweed.
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Park30 sightings12 species
North Dakota, US
Denbigh Experimental Forest
You might spot Western Poison Ivy, Wild Licorice, and Leadplant.
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Full Guide
Full North Dakota birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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American Robin
Gray Partridge
Ring-necked Pheasant
Canada Goose
Common Grackle
Duck
House Sparrow
Narragansett Turkey
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
American White Pelican
Bald Eagle
Black-capped Chickadee
Blackpoll Warbler
Brown Creeper
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Downy Woodpecker
European Starling
Hairy Woodpecker
Killdeer
Northern Flicker
Northern Yellow Warbler
Red Crossbill
Ring-billed Gull
Song Sparrow
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
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