Learn the birds of North Dakota
72 birds in 12 short units, from your backyard to prairie potholes, grasslands, badlands and the Missouri River. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.
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A few you’ll meet first
Ring-necked PheasantPhoto: John Krampl · CC BY · iNaturalist 
Wild TurkeyPhoto: Judy Gallagher · CC BY · iNaturalist 
MallardPhoto: This picture was realized by Richard Bartz by using a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons 
American CootPhoto: lejones417 · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
The course
Each unit is a small group of birds, easiest first, with look-alikes kept apart. Meet them, learn them by sight, sound and story, then finish with a Field test. The units get harder as you go.
North Dakota Essentials
- Unit 1: Gentle startRing-necked Pheasant, American Goldfinch, American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Kingbird and American White Pelican
- Unit 2: Gentle startWild Turkey, Canada Goose, Mourning Dove, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Common Grackle and Chipping Sparrow
- Unit 3: Gentle startMallard, Western Meadowlark, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Flicker, Western Grebe and Lark Sparrow
- Unit 4: Building upAmerican Coot, Blue-winged Teal, Double-crested Cormorant, Ring-billed Gull, Dark-eyed Junco and Red-tailed Hawk
- Unit 5: Building upNorthern Shoveler, Black-capped Chickadee, Killdeer, American Avocet, Song Sparrow and Bald Eagle
- Unit 6: Building upHouse Sparrow, Northern Yellow Warbler, Ruddy Duck, Downy Woodpecker, Spotted Towhee and Swainson’s Hawk
Beyond the Basics
- Unit 7: SteadyWhite-breasted Nuthatch, Gray Partridge, Western Kingbird, Great Blue Heron, American Crow and Vesper Sparrow
- Unit 8: SteadyClay-colored Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Bobolink, Eared Grebe, Black-billed Magpie, Northern Pintail, Sharp-tailed Grouse and Lazuli Bunting
- Unit 9: SteadyPied-billed Grebe, Redhead, Turkey Vulture, American Kestrel, Brown-headed Cowbird, Great Horned Owl and House Finch
- Unit 10: HardestGadwall, Northern Harrier, Upland Sandpiper and Horned Lark
- Unit 11: HardestWood Duck, Marbled Godwit, Franklin’s Gull, White-throated Sparrow and Baltimore Oriole
- Unit 12: HardestHooded Merganser, Wilson’s Phalarope, Black Tern, Pine Siskin, Grasshopper Sparrow and Orchard Oriole