Rare Birds in North Dakota
Our list for North Dakota has 16 rare birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 4 summer visitors, 2 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in North Dakota in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 16, most common first
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRegularly May
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly May–Sep
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensPassage migrantRare11–12 cmRegularly May–Sep
American Black DuckAnas rubripesSummer visitorRare54–59 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentRare16–22 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusSummer visitorRare41–50 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentRare21–26 cmRegularly May–Jun
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentRare23–26 cmRegularly May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentRare40–46 cmRegularly May
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentRare32–38 cmRegularly Mar–May
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataScarceRare53–69 cmRegularly Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaScarceRare27–30 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Black-throated Green Warbler 11–12 cm
- Black-throated Blue Warbler 11–13 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Scarlet Tanager 16–19 cm
- Evening Grosbeak 16–22 cm
- Northern Mockingbird 21–26 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Black-billed Cuckoo 28–32 cm
- Chukar 32–38 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Ruffed Grouse 41–50 cm
- American Black Duck 54–59 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Red-throated Loon 53–69 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made