Historical photo evidence

2026-07-11 — Snow Goose

Thousands staging

Mouse River near Upham, J. Clark Salyer NWR · J. Clark Salyer NWR

2026-07-11 — Snow Goose

Thousands on lake and in flight

Round Lake, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-03-25 — Snow Goose

Massive flock, golden-hour lake

Prairie Pothole Region lake, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2025-10-09 — Snow Goose

Flock in marsh; comment confirms Fargo-area flocks

Marsh wetland, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-04-04 — Snow Goose

Flock after April snowstorm (migration pause)

Near Lignite, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

spring 2025 — Snow Goose

Spring migration landscape

Central Flyway, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-04-06 — Snow Goose

Huge numbers, Canada geese nesting nearby

North-central ND ag field(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-04-03 — Snow Goose

Thousands, ground and sky (filmed evening of April 3)

Northern ND open field(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-03-19 — Snow Goose

V-formation arrival

Eastern ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-03-19 — Snow Goose

Arrival formations over bare trees

Eastern ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

mid-November — Snow Goose

Flock taking flight over ag field

Between Wilton and Washburn, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2017-03-23 — Snow Goose

'Living cloud of white feathers'

Lake Tewaukon, ND · Tewaukon NWR

2026-03-12 — Snow Goose

Dawn V-formation, fine-art

ND prairie(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-07-13 — American White Pelican

Dozens, synchronized takeoffs plus cormorants

ND wetland(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-06-30 — American White Pelican

Flocks with geese and ducks (seen 'yesterday')

Shallow wetland, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-06-16 — American White Pelican

About 10, drone aerial

Missouri River, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-09-05 — American White Pelican

Flight and resting

ND marsh(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-09-11 — American White Pelican

Three in flight; caption: largest US breeding colony

Chase Lake NWR, ND · Chase Lake NWR

2026-09-02 — American White Pelican

Flock on shoreline, cormorants and gulls

Tewaukon NWR, sloughs near Wild Rice River headwaters · Tewaukon NWR

2026-08-13 — American White Pelican

Dawn flock on ponds (same-day)

Wetlands near Northwood, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-08-17 — American White Pelican

Sunrise floating and takeoff (sunrise August 17)

Brush Lake, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-07-27 — American White Pelican

Single bird on rock in current

James River, Ypsilanti, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-07-26 — American White Pelican

Lone bird on open water

Near Fort Totten, ND (Devils Lake area)(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-08-28 — American White Pelican

Flock and prairie landscape

Chase Lake, Stutsman County, ND · Chase Lake NWR

2025-04-02 — American White Pelican

Cooperative underwater foraging (Michael Forsberg via National Audubon)

Chase Lake NWR · Chase Lake NWR

2026-05-28 — American White Pelican

Three gliding (#sweetbriarlake)

Sweetbriar Lake, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-05-09 — American White Pelican

Close-up, breeding bill horn

Near Williston, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-04-21 — Sandhill Crane

Flock V-formations, golden hour and snow-dusted views

ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-07-30 — Bald Eagle

Adult on hay bale (place-tagged)

Kellys Slough NWR · Kellys Slough NWR

2026-09-01 — Bald Eagle

Two in flight, golden hour

ND prairie/badlands horizon(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-07-31 — Bald Eagle

In shallow water, rocky shoreline

Lake Sakakawea, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-09-01 — Bald Eagle

'Maverick', perched on branch (geotagged)

Medora, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

previous spring — Bald Eagle

Flight and pair perched

Farms near Edgeley, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-06-22 — Bald Eagle

Adult guarding nest with eaglets

ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-03-22 — Bald Eagle

Four on ice (morning of March 22)

Rice Lake near Strasburg, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-03-04 — Bald Eagle

On leafless branch, winter

Voltaire, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-01-23 — Bald Eagle

Takeoff close-up and perched portrait

ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-04-16 — Bald Eagle

Eating rabbit on church grounds (Fargo, Prairie Heights)

Fargo, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-05-01 — Bald Eagle

In flight, blue sky

ND Badlands(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-09-14 — Bald Eagle

Immature soaring, black and white

ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-08-01 — Species not identified in this record

Burrowing owl, close-up behind rock

ND prairie(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-08-06 — Species not identified in this record

Burrowing owl, atop earth mound

ND prairie(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-04-11 — Species not identified in this record

Eastern screech owl, asleep in tree hollow (work trip to Fargo)

Fargo park, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-01-06 — Species not identified in this record

Snowy owl, launching from pole over snowy field

Near Fargo, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-01-22 — Species not identified in this record

Snowy owl, on snow mound, face close-ups

Open winter field, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2025-12-29 — Species not identified in this record

Great horned owl, on frosty post after ice and blizzards

ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-01-13 — Species not identified in this record

Snowy owl, on fence post, bison in background

ND prairie(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-02-03 — Species not identified in this record

Snowy owl, female on wooden post

Near ND/Canada border(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2025-12-25 — Species not identified in this record

Snowy owl, on weathered stump

ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2025-12-07 — Species not identified in this record

Snowy owl, on bare branches

ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-02-24 — Species not identified in this record

Short-eared owl, on snow-laden branch

Open ND landscape(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

March 2026 — Whooping Crane

Pair, courtship dance; 'WHOOP! There it is!'

ND ag field(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-04-06 — Whooping Crane

14 in marshes (about 2.5% of the world population)

Burleigh/Emmons County marshes(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-04-13 — Whooping Crane

3, multi-day observation

Near NDSU Central Grasslands REC, ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2025-10-13 — Whooping Crane

V-formation over cornfield; October arrivals

ND(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-03-11 — Species not identified in this record

Wilson's snipe, winnowing courtship display (not the phalarope)

White Lake NWR, Slope County(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-07-13 — Yellow-headed Blackbird

Yellow-headed blackbird, juvenile calling in reeds

McKenzie Slough near Bismarck · McKenzie Slough WMA

2026-06-14 — Yellow-headed Blackbird

Yellow-headed blackbird, male portrait series

ND wetland(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2026-08-07 — Yellow-headed Blackbird

Yellow-headed blackbird, eye-level reed portrait

ND wetland(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)

2025-01-05 — Species not identified in this record

Red-headed woodpecker, male portrait

Theodore Roosevelt NP, ND badlands(free text only — no mapped place, so no map pin)