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1) Big Stone Lake 2) Sica Hollow State Park 3) Waubay NWR/ glacial lakes region 4) Watertown area potholes 5) Langford area |
| 1) Big Stone Lake |
| Big Stone Lake and Sica Hollow are two of the best places in the northeast to observe neotropical migrants during spring and fall migrations. Park specialties include breeding Pileated Woodpeckers, one of the very few places in the state where this species is found. |
| 2) Sica Hollow State Park |
| Sica Hollow is one of the best places in the northeast to observe neotropical migrants during spring and fall migrations. Along with regional specialties such as breeding Clay-colored Sparrows and Veerys, this park also includes breeding Red-eyed Vireos, Willow Flycatchers, and Scarlet Tanagers. Recently, Pileated Woodpeckers have also been observed at this location. |
| 3) Waubay NWR/ glacial lakes
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| The glacial lakes of the northeast are abundant in waterfowl and water birds. Recent years have seen the glacial lakes as full as they have been in recent memory, if not longer. While this is good for some species, such as Western and Clark's Grebes, along with many species of ducks, geese, terns, herons, and egrets, it has apparently been disruptive for others. Notably, the Red-necked Grebe, a species whose only known breeding location in the state was in Waubay NWR, has apparently been driven from this location by high waters. Also notable for this area are breeding California Gulls, which are rare breeders in South Dakota. |
| 4) Watertown area potholes |
 Coming soon! |
| 5) Langford area |
| Langford, Britton, and Pierpont lie on the edge of The Prairie Coteau and the Lake Dakota Plain. On the coteau to the east lie the glacial lakes and many sloughs and pastures. Because these areas are relatively undeveloped, they can be fairly productive for birds. The plains to the west are mainly agricultural, but during the spring can prove very productive for shorebirds. In recent years many flooded areas have sprung up heron and egret rookeries. There are newly established rookeries near Amherst and Ft. Sisseton. |
