© Michael Willison
Piping Plover
This endangered inland sub-species may be found nesting on sandbars of larger rivers.
© John Carlini
Prothonotary Warbler
Known more from southern swamps, this bird sneaks into the state at old Missouri River ox-bows.
© Deb Miller
Yellow-headed Blackbird
The icon of prairie potholes will greet with its bright color and raspy voice.
© Janis Paseka
Snow Goose
Hundreds of thousands of Snow Geese migrate annually through the Central Flyway.
© Michael Willison
Franklin’s Gull
A small prairie gull, thousands migrate through the Central Flyway on their way to and from the potholes to the north.
© Joel Jorgensen
Whooping Crane
A federally endangered species, a few are seen each year as they move from the Texas Coast to their breeding area in Canada.