Discover why prairie birds are the hidden gems of the grasslands, as well as some of the best birding locations to spot them.

Jim Richardson had a distinguished career making images for National Geographic Magazine stories on cultural, environmental and scientific issues. His work on the Flint Hills introduced the uniquely ...

These birds require large parcels of intact native grasslands, often in excess of 20,000 acres. RANGE: Currently the lesser prairie chicken is present in southeastern Colorado, the southwestern ...

The rare dancing grouse of the Southwest, called the lesser prairie chicken ... dances on “booming grounds” in the spring. These birds need large, unfragmented parcels of intact native grasslands to ...

Farmers and ranchers use controlled or prescribed burns to enhance native grasslands as well as reduce fuel loads that ultimately reduces wildfire risk.