A Birder's Guide to North Dakota

North Dakota's vast prairies and wetlands hide one of North America's best-kept birding secrets. This 1979 field guide captures a moment when the Northern Plains could still surprise even experienced ornithologists, when a dedicated birder could feel like an explorer. Kevin J. Zimmer leads readers through the state's remarkable habitats, the prairie potholes that host millions of migrating waterfowl, the cottonwood galleries along the Missouri River, the native grasslands where Sprague's Pipit and Baird's Sparrow still danced unseen. The guide also weaves in the region's ornithological heritage, from John James Audubon's western journeys to Theodore Roosevelt's ranching days in the Badlands. Part practical manual, part love letter to an overlooked corner of the birding world, this book remains a valuable companion for anyone who wants to understand what makes the Northern Plains fly.