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Arrowwood NWR, Midwest United States (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Arrowwood NWR, Midwest United States
Map of Arrowwood NWR, Midwest United States
Northern Raccoon (
Procyon lotor
)
Black Tern (
Chlidonias niger
)
Dickcissel (
Spiza americana
)
Marshland in North Dakota.
Trips
Moving the Car
7/10/2012
: The next stop was the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge near Jamestown. While I was at the rest stop, I learned that there is a special birding map available for the Jamestown area. The people in the gas station had no idea what I was talking about, however, and they had never heard of Arrowwood. After driving around town for a few minutes, I did manage to find the road to the refuge.
It was approaching mid-day, and the weather was starting to get hot. I spent some time at the Sharp-tailed Grouse lek, but it was way too late in the season to see anything there. There was a walking trail full of warblers and even a raccoon.
I never did find the bird-finding map. The sandpipers that I was hoping to see remained mostly hidden, but just outside the refuge, I did find a pool with a few sandpipers as well as the Black Tern. One of the biologists at the refuge told me about some displaying Upland Sandpipers, but those were nowhere to be found.
Birds 6, Scott 2
Previous Visit (I-94 Rest Stop: 7/10/2012)
Next Visit (Chase Lake NWR: 7/10/2012)
Species Recorded (23)
Birds ( 22 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
American White Pelican -
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Gadwall -
Mareca strepera
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Ferruginous Hawk -
Buteo regalis
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper -
Tringa solitaria
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Black Tern -
Chlidonias niger
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird -
Tyrannus verticalis
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Dickcissel -
Spiza americana
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Clay-colored Sparrow -
Spizella pallida
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
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