We loved the Dakotas; both of them. Open, uncrowded, and scenic. Rolling grasslands. Forests. Lakes and streams. We mean to go back and spend more time. We were only in them for a couple days driving through, but we got several looks at what is a rare bird for us, the sharp tailed grouse. Got lots of hawks and golden eagles. Thought we would get a ferruginous hawk but we didn’t. Here is the Dakotas list: 1. Ring necked pheasant 2. Sharp tailed grouse 3. Pied billed grebe 4. Double crested cormorant 5. Turkey vulture 6. Northern harrier 7. Swainson’s hawk 8. Golden eagle 9. American kestrel 10. Prairie falcon 11. American coot 12. Killdeer 13. Baird’s sandpiper 14. Eurasian collared dove 15. Mourning dove 16. White throated swift 17. Belted kingfisher 18. Eastern kingbird 19. Horned lark 20. Barn swallow 21. White breasted nuthatch 22. Mountain bluebird 23. American robin 24. Red winged blackbird 25. Western meadowlark 26. American goldfinch 27. House sparrow