Great Blue Heron Fire Sky Imaging


This guidebook offers a brief overview of each site on the trail, how to get there, birds to look for, best months to visit and birding tips.


More than 300 species of birds may be found among the 38 sites making up the trail.


Northeastern South Dakota’s geologic history has created a wonderful habitat for birds. Hundreds of large and small pothole lakes were formed by the last-to-melt scattered masses of glacial ice left behind when the glaciers receded 10,000 years ago. Here,


nestled in the prairie pothole region of northcentral United States and southcentral Canada, you will find one of the most productive waterfowl breeding areas in North America.


Pristine tall-grass and mixed-grass native prairie scattered throughout the region provides a special opportunity to experience the increasingly rare grassland habitat that once covered the vast central plains of the U.S. and Canada. Look for limited-range prairie grassland species here.


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