Accidental and Hypothetical Species

List of Accidental/Hypothetical Species for Grand Forks County

284 species are on the checklist of regular species for Grand Forks County, North Dakota. These are species that have occurred four or more times in the last 50 years, and for which there is little doubt that they have occurred.

The List of Accidentals/Hypotheticals is a list of 48 species that have occurred three or fewer times. The strength of the evidence of occurrence for each of these species varies greatly. For further comments by Dave Lambeth on this list, click here.

Many of the following records have been or will be undergoing review by the North Dakota Rare Bird Records Committee. The results of their action will be included in future updates. The list was last updated on Feb 19, 2006. Use the following link to download the List as a Microsoft Word File. Any suggestions/corrections to the list, and documentation of observations made in the future, may be sent using our Contact Us form.

List of Accidental and Hypothetical Species for Grand Forks County

A related list shows several species that are at best rare, but are on the Grand Forks County checklist. With each species, citations in journals and/or tracking numbers for documentation submitted to the North Dakota Rare Birds Committee are given. This list is incomplete at present.