Birding
National Audubon Society on South Dakota Birding
SD Birding trails (SD GFP):
https://sdgfp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=dba213d2f0f14c8f9c79ec8ccede92d9
Black Hills/Badlands Birding Trails
Birders Guide to Mickelson Trail
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SD OU birding hotspots by Ornithological Society: https://sdou.org/Places/Places.aspx?id=bh
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MAPS WITH LAND OWNERSHIP – by SD GFP
Why do you care? Lots of public land in SD…find out where you can wander without worry about trespass.
Save money buying maps from each federal agency’s office as you go through town.
GFP revises a map each year of land ownership in SD – State of SD creates the Hunter Atlas and hands out free versions at SDGFP offices, but you can get various versions on-line, all three versions are listed below.
https://gfp.sd.gov/offline-atlas/
https://sdgfp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=946eccdaadf84df6aa2bcf08e9fb1aaf
https://sdgfp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Minimalist/index.html?appid=a65546ac2a434769ade38ac918a2c13f
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South Dakota Birding Check list: (over 430 birds and there may be other checklists)
https://www.sdakotabirds.com/checklist/South_Dakota_Bird_Checklist.pdf
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Check Lists
Badlands has 238 birds (I counted by hand so # might be off): https://www.nps.gov/badl/learn/nature/birds.htm
Black Hills National Forest bird list (did not count) https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5114262.pdf
La creek NWR list has 281 birds https://www.fws.gov/refuge/lacreek/wildlife_and_habitat/bird_list.html
Waubay NWR https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Kern Complex Birdlist-b.pdf
Lake Andes NWR https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/birdlist_Oct2012.pdf
Avi Base list for SD https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp?region=ussd
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SD Breeding bird Atlas
The second South Dakota Breeding Bird Atlas revision, started in 2008 and was completed in 2012, was a statewide survey to determine the current distribution and status of every bird species breeding in the state of South Dakota. These results were compared to bird distributions during the first SDBBA (1988-1992) to see what changes have occurred. The atlas was conducted by volunteers . It was a great opportunity for birders to contribute to the knowledge of South Dakota birds while having fun and
learning about our local birds and their habitats. Info is also posted SD Game, Fish and Parks (a state agency) web site.
For more information and to download the Atlas or order a hard-copy go to: https://gfp.sd.gov/breeding-bird-atlas/
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Nebraska Crane Season Program
Annual Events in and near Kearney Nebraska
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PHAS List Serve
Prairie Hills Audubon Society has a list serve for members and friends to discuss birds, issues associated with birds and birding field trips.
All field trips are announced on this list serve. To subscribe contact Nancy or Jedediah, phas.wsd@rapidnet.com, 605-787-6466, and jedediah (207) 310-4665, jedediahbeadle@gmail.com
Here is the address:
Please watch our events page or Facebook for field trip announcements
There are also two other list serves in SD on birding : sd-birds and NHBC list serves at IO groups.