Watching prairie grassland birds and shore birds at Big Blue Ranch is awesome. We have many species that frequent the ranch at different times of the year. The following species of birds have been identified at the Big Blue Ranch & Lodge. Bring your binoculars and enjoy spotting many of these species during your stay with us.
      Photo © by Paul Johnsgard.

Baltimore oriole

Barn swallow

Belted kingfisher

Bobolink

Bobwhite quail

Brown headed cow bird

Cattle egret

Eastern kingbird

Eastern meadow lark

Grasshopper sparrow

Greater prairie chicken

Henslow's sparrow

Killdeer

Herring gulls

Lark bunting

Mourning dove (turtle dove)

Redwing blackbird

Ringnecked pheasant

Savannah sparrows

Sandpiper

Shrike

Starling

Upland plover