Fort Ransom State Park Wading Birds Rails and Coots Woodpeckers ___ American Bittern...... U ....U....U .....- ___ Sora...... U ....U.... U .....- ___ Red-hded woodpecker* .. O....O....O .....- Bird Checklist ___ Great Blue Heron ...... C ....C....C .....- ___ American Coot ...... U ....A.... A .....- ___ Red-bellied woodpecker R....R..... - .....- ___ Green Herons ...... U ....U....U .....- ___ Yllw-bellied sapsucker ... U....U.... R .....- * This checklist contains the names and ___ Blk-crowned Night HeronU ....C....C .....- Plovers ___ Downy woodpecker ...... C....C.... C ... C ___ Great Egret...... R ....R....R .....- ___ Hairy woodpecker* ...... U....U.... U ... U ___ Killdeer*...... C ....C.... C .....- abundances of 147 species of birds ___ Northern flicker...... U....U.... U ... R s* observed in and around Fort Ransom New World Vultures ___ Pileated woodpecker .... C....R..... - .....- State Park. Nomenclature and order ___ Turkey Vultures ...... U ....U....R .....- Sandpipers and Allies follow the American Ornithologists' ___ Greater Yellowlegs...... U ....C.... U .....- Tyrant Flycatchers Union Check-list of North American Ducks, Geese and Swans ___ Lesser Yellowlegs ...... U ....C.... C .....- ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee* ... C....U....O .....- ___ Solitary Sandpiper...... U ....C.... R .....- ___ Canada Goose* ...... A ....C.... A ... O ___ Willow Flycatcher ...... U....U.... U .....- Birds (7th Edition 1998) and its ___ Spotted Sandpiper ...... O ....O....O .....- ___ Snow Goose...... C ... O....O ... R ___ Least Flycatcher...... U....U.... U .....- supplements. ___ Upland Sandpipers ...... U ....U.... U .....- ___ Wood Duck* ...... C ....C....C .....- ___ Eastern Phoebe ...... U....U..... - .....-

___ Gadwall ...... U ....U....C .....- ___ Grt Crested Flycatcher... R....R..... - .....- ___ American Wigeon...... U ....C....C .....- Gulls and Terns ___ Western Kingbird ...... U....C.... C .....- * ___ Mallard*...... A ....A.... A .....- ___ Franklin’s Gull ...... C ....C.... C .....- ___ Eastern Kingbird ...... C....C.... C .....- Abundance Status ___ Blue-winged Teal*...... A ....A.... A .....- ___ Ring-billed Gull...... U ....C.... C .....- A – Abundant: numerous, readily seen ___ Northern Shoveler...... U ....C....C .....- ___ Herring Gull...... U ....C....O .....- s Vireos C – Common: fair numbers, should be seen ___ Northern Pintails ...... U ....C....C .....- ___ Black Tern ...... C ....C.... C .....- U – Uncommon: present, may be seen ___ Warbling Vireo ...... U....U.... U .....- ___ Green-winged Teal ...... U ....C....C .....- ___ Red-eyed Vireo ...... U....U.... U .....- R – Rare: seldom seen ___ Canvasback ...... U ....C....U .....- Doves O – Occasional: not seen every year ___ Redhead...... U ....C....C .....- ___ Rock Dove...... U ....C.... U ... U Jays, Magpies and Crows ___ Ring-necked Duck...... U ....U....U .....- * ___ Mourning Dove ...... A ....A.... A ... R ___ Blue Jay ...... C....C.... C ... C Seasons ___ Lesser Scaup ...... U ....C....C .....- ___ Black-billed Magpie...... U....U.... R .....- Spring (Sp): March 1 – May 31 ___ Ruddy Duck...... U ....C....C .....- Owls ___ American Crow*...... C....C....O ... R Summer (Su): June 1 – July 31 Fall (Fa): August 1 – November 30 ___ Eastern Screech Owl ..... U ....U.... U ... U Winter (Wi): December 1 – February 28 Hawks, Eagles and Allies ___ Great Horned Owl* ...... C ....U.... U ... U Larks s ___ Osprey ...... R ....R....O .....- ___ Northern Saw-whet Owl. R ....R..... - ... R ___ Horned Lark ...... C....C.... C .....- s An * denotes a known nesting species and an ___ Bald Eagle ...... R ....U....U ... O ___ Snowy Owl ...... R ....U....O ... O s ___ Northern Harrier ...... U ....C....C ... R ___ Barred Owl ...... C ....C.... R ... R denotes a species which is listed by the Swallows Natural Heritage Inventory as being a species ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk...... U ....U....O ... R ___ Long-eared Owls...... U ....U.... R .....- ___ Cooper’s Hawks* ...... C ....R....O ... R ___ Purple Martin...... U....C..... - .....- of concern in the state. * s* ___ Tree Swallow ...... C....C.... C .....- ___ Swainson’s Hawk ...... C ....C....C .....- Goatsuckers ___ Red-tailed Hawk* ...... C ....C....C .....- ___ N. Rgh-wingd Swallow... U....U.... U .....- ___ Common Nighthawk...... C ....C....O .....- ___ Bank Swallow* ...... C....C.... C .....- ___ Rough-legged Hawk ...... U ....U....U .....- Grebes Sp Su Fa Wi ___ Cliff Swallow...... U....C.... U .....- Swifts * ___ Pied-billed Grebe ...... U ....C....C .....- ___ Barn Swallow ...... A....A.... C .....- Falcons ___ Chimney Swift ...... U ....U....O .....- ___ American Kestrel* ...... C ....C....C .....- Pelicans Chickadees Hummingbirds * ___ Am. White pelican ...... U ....C....C .....- ___ Blk-capped Chickadee .. C....C.... C ... C Partridges and Pheasants ___ Ruby-thrtd Hummingbird C ....C.... R .....-

___ Gray Partridge...... U ....U....U ... U Nuthatches ___ Ring-necked Pheasant* .. U ....C....C ... C Cormorants Kingfishers ___ Red-breasted Nuthatchs . R....R.... R .....- ___ Dbl-crested Cormorant... U ....C....C .....- ___ Belted Kingfisher...... C ....C.... U .....- ___ Wht-breasted Nuthatch.. C....C....O ... O Turkeys ___ Wild Turkey* ...... U ....U....U ... U Creepers New World Sparrows ___ Brown Creeper...... U ....U....O ... O ___ American Tree Sparrow . U ....U....U ... O Birding Notes: * ___ Chipping Sparrow ...... C ....C....O .....- * FORT RANSOM STATE PARK Wrens ___ Clay-colored Sparrow .... C ....C....C .....- * ___ House Wren* ...... C ....C....O .....- ___ Vesper Sparrow ...... C ....C....C .....- Preliminary ___ Sedge Wren ...... U ....U....U .....- ___ Lark Sparrow...... U ....U..... - .....-

___ Marsh Wren* ...... A ....A....C .....- ___ Savannah Sparrow ...... U ....U....U .... - * ___ Song Sparrow ...... C ....C.....0 .....- s BIRD Kinglets ___ Wht-throated Sparrow ... U ....U....U .....- ___ Grasshopper Sparrow* ... C ....C....R .....- ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet.... U ....U....U .....- ___ Field Sparrow...... R ....R....R .....- ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet. U ....U....U .....- * ___ Dark-eyed Junco ...... C ....C....U ...O CHECKLIST ___ Snow Bunting...... U ....C..... - .....-

Thrushes ___ Eastern Bluebirds* ...... C ....C....O .....- Cardinals and Allies ___ Mountain Bluebird ...... U ....U..... - .....- ___ Rose-brsted Grosbeak... U ....U....U .....-

___ Veery...... U ....U....U .....- ___ Indigo Bunting ...... U ....U..... - .....-

___ Wood Thrush...... U ....R..... - .....- ___ Lazuli Bunting...... U ....U..... - .....- Comments and observations relevant to this ___ Swainson’s Thrush...... U ....U....U .....- checklist may be sent to [email protected]. ___ Hermit Thrush ...... U ....U....U .....- Blackbirds ___ American Robin* ...... C ....C....C ... R ___ Bobolink*...... C ....U....U .....-

___ Red-winged Blackbird .... U ....A.... A ... R Mimids ___ Western Meadowlark*..... C ....A.... A ... R * ___ Gray Catbird ...... C ....C....U .....- ___ Eastern Meadowlark*...... C ....C..... - .....- Fort Ransom State Park ___ Brown Thrasher* ...... C ....C....C .....- ___ Yllw-headed Blackbird ... U ....C..... - .....- 5981Walt Hjelle Parkway Belted Kingfisher ___ Brewer’s Blackbird*...... C ....U....C ... O Fort Ransom, ND Starlings, ___ Common Grackle* ...... A ....A.... A ... R 58033-9712 ___ European Starling ...... C ....C....U ... O ___ Brown-headed Cowbird*. C ....C....C .....- (701) 973-4331 ___ Baltimore Oriole ...... U ....C....O .....-

Waxwings Finches ___ Bohemian Waxwing ...... U ....C....U .....- Fort Ransom State Park is ___ Cedar Waxwing...... U ....C....U .....- ___ Purple Finch ...... U ....U....O ... R nestled in the lush Sheyenne ___ House Finch...... U ....C..... - .....- ___ Common Redpoll ...... U ....C....U ... U Web bird checklist can be found by visiting us River Valley of southeastern Wood-Warblers ___ Pine Siskin ...... U ....C....C ... O at: www.ndparks.com . The rolling ___ Tennessee Warbler...... U ....U....O .....- ___ American Goldfinch* ...... C ....C....C ... O prairies dotted with bur oak and * ___ Yellow Warbler ...... A ....A....U .....- aspen woodlands, and forests ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler . U ....U....C .....- The North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department’s Old World Sparrows facilities, programs and employment procedures are open of stately basswood, elm and ___ Black-and-white-Wrblr ... U ....U....O .....- ___ House Sparrow ...... A ....A.... A ... A to all, regardless of age, sex, race, color, disability, ___ American Redstart ...... U ....U....O .....- religion, national origin, or political affiliation. Contact us green ash trees offer an

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Tanagers Stewart. 1982. Revised Checklist of North Dakota ___ Scarlet Tanagers...... R ....R..... - .....- Birds; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1992. ND Parks and Recreation Department Tewaukon Birds. 7/2003 1m