Wildlife at Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in South Dakota is a US national wildlife refuge — which animals are recorded there, how likely you are to see each one, and the best season to visit. Live data from eBird and iNaturalist.

Birds regularly recorded nearby

• Cooper's Hawk — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Rock Pigeon — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Eurasian Collared-dove — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Downy Woodpecker — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Hairy Woodpecker — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Red-breasted Nuthatch — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• House Sparrow — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• House Finch — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Dark-eyed Junco — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• White-breasted Nuthatch — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Northern Flicker — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Ring-necked Pheasant — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Bald Eagle — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• American Robin — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Mallard — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Red-tailed Hawk — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Red-winged Blackbird — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Song Sparrow — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Mourning Dove — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Killdeer — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Blue-winged Teal — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• American White Pelican — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Barn Swallow — reported on 100% of nearby checklists
• Canada Goose — reported on 96% of nearby checklists
• Gadwall — reported on 96% of nearby checklists

Percentages are the share of eBird checklists in the surrounding county reporting each species — a county-wide signal, not a park-level guarantee.

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