Birds in North Dakota
Explore 179 species found in this region.
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Dickcissel
Spiza americanaLC
Jun–Aug
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescensLC
Year-round
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
May
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialisLC
Mar–Oct
Eastern Screech-owl
Megascops asioLC
Dec
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Year-round
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteriLC
Apr–Oct
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliacaLC
Apr–Nov
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Franklin's Gull
Leucophaeus pipixcanLC
Apr–Nov
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Mar–Dec
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreusLC
Nov–Dec
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetosLC
Jun–Mar
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Oct–May
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensisLC
May–Oct
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimusLC
May
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodiasLC
Apr–Nov
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitusLC
May–Sep
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianusLC
Year-round
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Apr–Oct
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Oct–May
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Oct–Apr
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleucaNT
Apr–Nov
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
Year-round