Birds

In The Moment ... April 7, 2020 Show 790 Hour 2We're at the beginning of the migratory season in South Dakota. Not for humans, of course. We're mostly…

In The Moment ... August 7, 2019 Show 632 Hour 1SDPB Sports and Recreation reporter Nate Wek joins Lori Walsh for another conversation on bird watching…

Humans aren’t the only species in South Dakota being affected by the unpleasant spring season. According to Dr. David Swanson, an ornithologist professor…

In The Moment ... April 10, 2019 Show 553 Hour 1SDPB's Nate Wek discusses spring projections for migrant birds and how flooding and a random snow storm…

A tropical bird living outside Brookings has lost his struggle to survive an eastern South Dakota winter. The appearance of a Great Kiskadee in 2015…

A tropical bird that doesn’t often make it farther north than Texas is toughing out the winter in South Dakota. The Great Kiskadee normally calls Mexico…

According to a recent survey sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service, birding ranks as the 15th most popular outdoor…

Avian flu is spreading across the country, and it’s shown up at six South Dakota turkey operations. Those farms are in counties including Beadle,…

For bird watchers across the country, the holidays mean the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. The 115th count wrapped up yesterday.…

Wind Cave National Park is hosting its twentieth Christmas Bird Count this Sunday. Although cold snowy weather canceled the event once in the past, the…