SD-Bear+Butte+State+Park


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Meade County
=Bear Butte State Park= 20250 Hwy 79 Sturgis, SD 57785 Bear Butte State Park web site Bear Butte State Park map media type="custom" key="26933984"

Bear Butte State Park
Coordinates: 44.4761759, -103.425293 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Bear Butte Lake
Coordinates: 44.4563502, -103.4452331 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Ft. Meade Res.
Coordinates: 44.4373345, -103.4827995 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Bear Butte State Park
Bear Butte, elevation 4,400 feet, rises steeply above prairie. Grassland, small lake, marsh, deciduous trees, pines, shrubby draws, steep butte with tree-lined draws, rocky cliffs.

Tips on Birding Bear Butte State Park
Migration hotspot for waterfowl and shorebirds. American Avocet, Blue-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Bufflehead, American White Pelican, Cinnamon Teal, Eared Grebe, Belted Kingfisher (Bear Butte Lake), flock of Gray Partridge and Sharp- tailed Grouse near the campground, nesting Mountain Bluebirds,Tree Swallows. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch sporadic during winter at top of butte and near Visitor Center. Spotted Towhee, Field Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Long-eared Owl in wooded draws on way to Visitor Center. Rusty Blackbird in the fall. Rails, Peregrine Falcon, Rock Wren, Black-bellied and Semipalmated plovers, Mountain Bluebird. Rarities: Clark’s Grebe, Horned Grebe, Long- tailed Duck, scoters.

Follow trails around the lake. From the Visitor Center, hike toward the summit. The lake is frozen in winter. Walk the campground for songbirds. Less than 11⁄2 miles southwest is Fort Meade Reservoir, a very small wetland, cattail marsh, riparian habitat, grassland and pasture. Look for American Bittern, rails, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Lark Sparrow, prairie songbirds here. From [|Black Hills, Badlands, and Lakes Birding Trail Brochure]

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