Fargo lagoons/landfill. The municipal landfill and lagoon system have provided area birders with a wealth of rarities over the years, mostly waterfowl, shorebirds, and gulls. Access to these separate sites is limited to walking the perimeter of the lagoon dikes and asking permission to enter the landfill during business hours.…

Riverwood Park. A fairly new park on the city’s north side, this one is largely dedicated to soccer. Still, a small parking lot along a damp wooded draw, as well as access to some riverside old-growth trees makes it a stop worth a few minutes. An L-shaped group of spruce…

Early Spring (mid-March/April/Early May): Greater Prairie Chickens are dancing on leks and continue their activities for the next several weeks. Coveys of Gray Partridge remain evident on city edges until mated pairs begin their secretive nesting activities. As ice leaves rivers and lakes from mid-March to early April, waterfowl start…

The riparian zone along the Red River provides a fairly unique opportunity for birders. A long contiguous zone of trees and flowing water mark the river’s course toward Lake Winnipeg to our north. While it slices through a flat, largely agrarian landscape, this narrow strip of trees acts as an…

The Red River separates the states of North Dakota and Minnesota where their respective counties of Cass and Clay meet. The valley itself was formed over 9,000 years ago with the retreat of a giant inland body of water known as Lake Agassiz. Left in its wake is many thousands…