International Migratory Bird Day

Saturday May 12th was the International Migratory Bird Day. In 1993, the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center created IMBD, and it has been celebrated during the second weekend in May since. Environment for the Americas has been coordinating the event since 2007 to celebrate and bring awareness to the spectacular phenomenon of bird migration, as well as bird conservation!

Traditionally, the Bismarck-Mandan Bird Club has chosen a county and created a list of species observed in that county during the 24 hours. This year, we were lucky to have two groups get out, covering both Morton and Burleigh counties. Morton county observers reported 132 species and Burleigh county observed reported 143. Combined, a total of 166 birds were observed! It was a great day for birding, with some exciting finds, including a snowy owl, common loons, and a greater black-backed gull.

Below are a few photos taken by Catrina Terry, Elisha Mueller and Dale Heinert, as well as the comparison of bird lists for both counties! Enjoy… and happy birding!

 

	Burleigh County	Morton County
1	American Avocet
2	American Bittern
3	American Coot	American Coot
4	American Crow	American Crow
5		American Golden Plover
6	American Goldfinch	American Goldfinch
7	American Kestrel	American Kestrel
8		American Redstart
9	American Robin	American Robin
10	American Tree Sparrow
11	American White Pelican	American White Pelican
12	American Wigeon	American Wigeon
13	Bald Eagle	Bald Eagle
14	Baltimore Oriole	Baltimore Oriole
15	Bank Swallow	Bank Swallow
16	Barn Swallow	Barn Swallow
17	Belted Kingfisher	Belted Kingfisher
18		Black and White Warbler
19	Black Tern	Black Tern
20		Black-bellied Plover
21	Black-Billed Magpie	Black-billed Magpie
22	Black-capped Chickadee	Black-capped Chickadee
23	Black-Crowned Night-Heron
24	Black-headed Grosbeak	Black-headed Grosbeak
25	Blackpoll Warbler	Blackpoll Warbler
26	Blue Jay	Blue Jay
27	Blue-winged Teal	Blue-winged Teal
28	Bobolink	Bobolink
29	Brewer’s Blackbird	Brewer’s Blackbird
30	Broad-winged Hawk	Broad-winged Hawk
31	Brown Thrasher	Brown Thrasher
32	Brown-headed Cowbird	Brown-headed Cowbird
33	Bufflehead
34		Burrowing Owl
35	California Gull
36	Canada Goose	Canada Goose
37	Canvasback	Canvasback
38	Cattle Egret
39	Cedar Waxwing	Cedar Waxwing
40	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Chestnut-collared Longspur
41	Chimney Swift	Chimney Swift
42	Chipping Sparrow	Chipping Sparrow
43	Clark’s Grebe
44	Clay-colored Sparrow	Clay-colored Sparrow
45	Cliff Swallow	Cliff Swallow
46	Common Grackle	Common Grackle
47		Common Loon
48		Common Merganser
49		Common Raven
50	Common Tern
51	Common Yellowthroat	Common Yellowthroat
52	Cooper’s Hawk
53	Double-crested Cormorant	Double-crested Cormorant
54	Downy Woodpecker	Downy Woodpecker
55	Dunlin	Dunlin
56	Eared Grebe	Eared Grebe
57	Eastern Bluebird	Eastern Bluebird
58	Eastern Kingbird	Eastern Kingbird
59	Eastern Phoebe
60	Eurasian Collared-Dove	Eurasian Collard Dove
61	European Starling	European Starling
62		Ferruginous hawk
63		Field Sparrow
64	Forster’s Tern
65	Franklin’s Gull
66	Gadwall	Gadwall
67		Golden Eagle
68		Grasshopper Sparrow
69	Gray Catbird
70	Gray-cheeked Thrush
71		Gray Partridge
72	Great Black-backed Gull
73	Great Blue Heron	Great Blue Heron
74	Great Horned Owl	Great Horned Owl
75	Green-winged Teal	Green-winged Teal
76	Hairy Woodpecker	Hairy Woodpecker
77	Harris’s Sparrow	Harris’s Sparrow
78		Hermit Thrush
79	Herring Gull
80	Hooded Merganser	Hooded Merganser
81	Horned Lark	Horned Lark
82	House Finch	House Finch
83	House Sparrow	House Sparrow
84	House Wren
85	Killdeer	Killdeer
86		Lark Sparrow
87	Least Flycatcher	Least Flycatcher
88	Least Sandpiper
89	Lesser Scaup	Lesser Scaup
90	Lesser Yellowlegs	Lesser Yellow Legs
91	Lincoln’s Sparrow	Lincoln’s Sparrow
92		Loggerhead Shrike
93	Long-billed Dowitcher	Long-billed Dowitcher
94	Mallard	Mallard
95	Marbled Godwit	Marbled Godwit
96	Marsh Wren
97	Mourning Dove	Mourning Dove
98	Northern Flicker	Northern Flicker
99	Northern Harrier	Northern Harrier
100	Northern Pintail	Northern Pintail
101	Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
102	Northern Shoveler	Northern Shoveler
103	Northern Waterthrush
104	Orange-crowned Warbler	Orange-crowned Warbler
105	Palm Warbler	Palm Warbler
106	Pectoral Sandpiper
107	Peregrine Falcon
108	Pied-billed Grebe	Pied-billed Grebe
109	Pine Siskin	Pine Siskin
110		Piping Plover
111	Purple Martin	Purple Martin
112	Red Crossbill	Red Crossbill
113	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Red-breasted Nuthatch
114	Redhead	Redhead
115	Red-necked Grebe
116	Red-necked Phalarope
117		Red-headed Woodpecker
118	Red-tailed Hawk	Red-tailed Hawk
119	Red-winged Blackbird	Red-winged Blackbird
120	Ring-billed Gull	Ring-billed Gull
121	Ring-necked Duck	Ring-necked Duck
122	Ring-necked Pheasant	Ring-necked Pheasant
123	Rock Pigeon	Rock Pigeon
124		Rose-breasted Grosbeak
125		Rough-Legged Hawk
126	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
127	Ruddy Duck	Ruddy Duck
128	Savannah Sparrow	Savannah Sparrow
129	Say’s Phoebe	Say’s Phoebe
130	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Semipalmated Sandpiper
131		Sharp-tailed Grouse
132	Short-billed Dowitcher
133	Snow Goose
134	Snowy Owl
135		Solitary Sandpiper
136	Song Sparrow	Song Sparrow
137	Sora	Sora
138	Spotted Sandpiper	Spotted Sandpiper
139	Spotted Towhee	Spotted Towhee
140	Spotted x Eastern Towhee (hybrid)
141	Stilt Sandpiper	Stilt Sandpiper
142	Swainson’s Hawk	Swainson’s Hawk
143	Swainson’s Thrush	Swainson’s Thrush
144	Tree Swallow	Tree Swallow
145	Turkey Vulture	Turkey Vulture
146	Upland Sandpiper	Upland Sandpiper
147	Vesper Sparrow	Vesper Sparrow
148	Virginia Rail
149		Warbling Vireo
150	Western Grebe	Western Grebe
151	Western Kingbird	Western Kingbird
152	Western Meadowlark	Western Meadowlark
153	White-breasted Nuthatch	White-breasted Nuthatch
154	White-crowned Sparrow	White-crowned Sparrow
155	White-faced Ibis
156	White-rumped Sandpiper
157	White-throated Sparrow	White-throated Sparrow
158	Wild Turkey	Wild Turkey
159	Willet	Willet
160	Wilson’s Phalarope	Wilson’s Phalarope
161	Wilson’s Snipe	Wilson’s Snipe
162	Wilson’s Warbler
163	Wood Duck	Wood Duck
164	Yellow Warbler	Yellow Warbler
165	Yellow-headed Blackbird	Yellow-headed Blackbird
166	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Yellow-rumped Warbler

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