Days 5 & 6 - Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge - North Dakota Birding Road Trip

Days 5 & 6 - Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge - North Dakota Birding Road Trip
On day 5 & 6 of my North Dakota Birding Road Trip I go birding at Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge. This is one of the main stops I had intended on this trip and was my best chance to see Chestnut-collard Longspur, Baird’s Sparrow, Spragues pipit. Along with there would be many other grasslands birds and a scenic look into our past, as this refuge is representative of the prairie pothole grasslands the way they were historically.
Will I see my targeted birds what other birds will cross my path? And learn the routines of ND camping culture! Whether or not I get my target birds, the scenery is sensational! Come along, and join my adventure!
For more on Lostwood NWR visit:
www.fws.gov/refuge/lostwood
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eBird Trip Report:
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[@mickeydyke392]

Thanks for taking me along. I admire your hearing abilities!

[@ebauds]

Amazing birds, scenery, narrating! I'm adding this place to my bucket list for sure.

[@Ovenbirder]

You should!

[@tracyreaume6451]

Great video!

[@Ovenbirder]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@Hummingbirder1]

(11:30 I only see Ring-billed Gulls, light iris, black mark a thick streak over the whole bill-tip and no red spot on the lower mandible to be seen... does this destroy your 50 birds count there?)

[@Ovenbirder]

Good catch! It was a classic case of tunnel vision. I had ID’d them from further away and the lighting made their eyes all look dark. I never questioned my ID afterward (my mistake!) and didn’t even catch it when editing the video! How embarrassing!🤦 I’ve blurred the label in the video. Thanks for the correction!

[@Hummingbirder1]

@@Ovenbirder Hopefully you didn't have Ring-billed on the list, so you still got your 50! (Also: Gulls tend to be difficult!)

[@Ovenbirder]

@@Hummingbirder1no I didn’t have it on the list, so my numbers are in tact!