Turtle Mountain Birding Festival May 19-21, 2006
Bottineau, ND Phone: 800-542-6866 - ext. 410
Join the fun at one of the best prairie and wetland birding locations
on the Great Plains, within minutes of the forest and lake country of
the Turtle Mountains. The festival will focus on searching for
Baird's Sparrow, Sprague's Pipit, Swainson's Hawk, Sharp-tailed
Grouse, Gray Partridge, LeConte's Sparrow, as well as migrating
warblers and songbirds. Share the weekend with top birders and
biologists who will lead informative field trips.
Potholes and Prairie Birding Festival June 8-11, 2006
Jamestown, ND Phone: 888-921-2473 - E-mail:info@birdingdrives.com
As a state with 62 National Wildlife Refuges (more than any other
state!) North Dakota has a lot to offer-it's one of those very
special places left in the world. Our group, Birding Drives Dakota,
is a unique coalition of communities working in concert with four of
those refuges, and a host of other federal, state and local agencies,
to promote birding and conservation. We have developed a network of
birding trails or, as we are calling them here, birding drives, that
encourage anyone interested in watching wildlife to go out and
appreciate the richness of the Prairie Potholes.
Sullys Hill Birding and Nature Festival June 15 - 18, 2006
Fort Totten, ND Phone: 701-766-4272 - E-mail: fwssully@stellarnet.com
Join us for the Annual Sullys Hill Birding and Nature Festival and
enjoy a fun and educational celebration of migratory birds, wildlife,
and nature! The Sullys Hill Birding and Nature Festival is, simply
put, a celebration of birding, nature, and history. The purpose
of this festival is to offer educational, engaging, and enjoyable
programs, presentations, workshops, and outdoors recreational
opportunities for people who enjoy birding and the outdoors. Visitors
have opportunities to take guided birding & nature walks or on
your own walks in and around Sullys Hill, the Lake Alice National
Wildlife Refuge, Kelly's Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Grahams
Island State Park, Fort Totten State Historic Site, and other areas
in the Devils Lake region of North Dakota. The Festival is FREE
and open to the public. Pre-registration is recommended. Sullys Hill
Wildlife Refuge Society, P.O. Box 286, Fort Totten, ND 58335
First Annual Burke County Birding Festival
June 23 - 24, 2006
Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge
Bowbells, ND Phone: 701-377-5627 - E-mail:
burkejda@state.nd.us
Lostwood NWR has a seven mile auto tour and a seven mile hiking
trail. Bird watchers visit here for the abundant grasshopper sparrow,
Sprague's pipit, Baird's sparrow and the piping plover. The lookout
tower has been refurbished to accommodate the public and enables a
360-degree view of the Refuge from 50 feet in the air!
Joins us for our first Birding Festival. We will have guided birding
tours, guided walks, wildflower identification and youth activities.
On Friday, June 23, lunch at noon and barbecue supper are both
complimentary. Shorebirds and waterfowl seminars will be on Saturday
in addition to music, art, farmers market and family events in the
afternoon. Evening barbecue at Powers Lake. Here is a
schedule and reservation form in pdf form.
