| Bird Watching:
Birdwatchers also come to North Dakota to observe prairie species which are relatively rare elsewhere. Of the 365 species making the North Dakota Birdwatcher's Checklist, the more uncommon include Baird's sparrow, LeConte's sparrow, sprague's pipit, piping plover(endangered species), ferruginous hawk, least tern endangered species), chestnut-collared longspur, bobolink and prairie chicken. More commonly seen species include songbirds, shorebirds, birds of pray, wading birds, upland birds such as pheasant, grouse, partridge, and prairie chickens, and more nesting waterfowl than any other state. The annual whooping crane migration between northern Alberta and the gulf coast of Texas brings North America's tallest bird through North Dakota twice each year, usually in April and September. Visitors, have a chance to see some of the hundred or so remaining whoopers on their last natural flyway. The state bird is the western meadowlark,  and
travelers are treated to a steady concert by this species on every
state
highway and byway. North Dakota offers birders a great variety of
opportunities to fill their life checklists. |
| Do you fish? This year area lakes
have produced
some of the nicest walleye, perch, and Northerns ever to bend your rod! In 1999, the N.D. Game and Fish Department stocked  Green Lake with over 80,000 walleye and that summer young anglers at the annual Fish Camp, hosted by the Wishek Wildlife Club, reeled in over 70 nice walleye in just two days from Green Lake, 7 miles southeast of Wishek. The perch have been amazing, and if it's a fight you're looking for, it's easy to latch on to a monster Northern! Green Lake surrounds Doyle Memorial Park, whose inviting camping facility includes new showers, a new fish cleaning station, electrical hookups, new boat dock, and a serene atmosphere for swapping fish stories around the campfire at night. If you enjoy the chilly thrill of ice fishing, the lake chain between Wishek and Ashley will challenge you with some of the best perch and Northern angling in the country! Green Lake, Dry Lake, Coldwater Lake and Flood Lake have become famous for miles around as great places to drop a line! |
