LIVE: All Aflutter Over the Great Migration

FARGO — Spring recreation season is well underway and that means it’s time to get outside and explore the region’s hidden charms.

And for this one, all you have to do is look up.

Baltimore orioles, even rarer species like the glossy ibis and winged warblers are on their way through our region right now, part of the spring mass migration of about 150 species of birds that make their way north along the central flyway.

Fargo sits right along that flyway, which is one of the four major migratory bird routes over the continental united states.

Each spring, birds follow rivers and other waterways north from South America, looking to land in places like here that offer better food stores and less competition than down south.

On Saturday, the Audubon society and the Fargo Park District are hosting the summer bird festival in one of the prime viewing spots on the city’s south side.

The big gathering is at Forest River Park, where the air is already dense with the cheers, trills, barks, burrs and other vocalizations of dozens of bird species on the move.

They’ll hand out binoculars and help you spot the various species, 325 of whom call our region home year-round.

NDSU Ornithologist Anuj Ghimire joined the Morning Show to teach us the tips about how to look for which species in which habitat, why so many different kinds of birds find this particular park so appealing, and which birds he’s most excited to see this weekend.

For more information:

https://greatplains.audubon.org/events