We spent a day in North Dakota as a mini-hiatus from driving. It was windy so a good day to rest. We spent part of the day at the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge in Coleharbor
The landscape is not spectacular but it’s ideal for waterfowl. The Missouri River flows through here and it’s been dammed to create a few lakes. The area also has lots of “potholes” —big ponds among small hills in the grassland. Ducks love it here. We saw pintails, lesser scaup, blue winged teals, mallards, buffleheads, and northern shovelers. We also saw American White Pelicans, lots of gulls, pheasants, and an American Bittern (my first!!).
We saw a couple birds we couldn’t ID as well—possibly a western meadowlark and some kind of shorebird foraging in a plowed field.
Today we drove into Saskatchewan and as we drove further north the numbers of ducks dwindled. But we saw a nice stately antelope by the side of the road. And here in Regina we saw a big ole jackrabbit hop across the road!
To get us in the state of mind for Alaska we listened to The Call of the Wild. I don’t plan to run with wolves but I did enjoy the book
Tomorrow onward to Alberta!
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