Other Resources Birding in North Dakota Bird watching is one of the most popular forms of nature- related recreation. Bird watching can be as simple as enjoying birds that come to your backyard bird feeder. The following information should also help get you started. Everyone has his or her own hot spot. Sometimes these hot spots are swarming with birds only during the spring or fall migration.
Some hot spots are best in the middle of the winter.
If you would like to see a lot of birds in just one day, you will have to visit many different habitats. Some of North Dakota s birding hotspots include a variety of habitats within a relatively small area. The preserve's wooded hills are attractive to birds not normally seen in the open areas of the State. In addition, a wide variety of waterfowl, and shore and marsh birds, may be found around Sweetwater Lake, along the preserve's shore of Devils Lake, and in the marsh of Fort Totten Bay. Peak bird populations are from late April to early June, and from late August to mid-October.