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18 Mar MIKI [Lawrence Herbert ] 18 Mar Quivira Whooping Crane 18 Mar 2010 [Barry Jones ] 18 Mar Re: Whooping Crane [Thomas Shane ] 18 Mar Whooping Crane [Robert Penner ] 17 Mar Cowley County Birds today, 17 March 2010 [Gene Young ] 17 Mar Kites, not.. [Kat Farres ] 17 Mar 3/17 Wilson area waterfowl [mike rader ] 17 Mar Brown Thrasher, Fox Sparrows SG Co [Jeff Calhoun ] 17 Mar Mississippi Kite migration records. [Thomas Shane ] 17 Mar Purple Martins ["Max C. Thompson" ] 17 Mar Re: Mississippi Kite [PETE JANZEN ] 17 Mar Mississippi Kite ["Max C. Thompson" ] 17 Mar Brown County [kc98 ] 17 Mar Osborne & Smith Counties March 16 [mike rader ] 16 Mar Twin Lakes Eagles [Paul Griffin ] 16 Mar Red-shouldered Hawk nest in Derby [Jeff Calhoun ] 16 Mar Early Mississippi Kites [Thomas Shane ] 16 Mar more Cedar Waxwings [catherine lewis ] 16 Mar Cedar Waxwings & early Mississippi Kite ["Antonio, Robert J" ] 16 Mar Cedar Waxwings ["Max C. Thompson" ] 16 Mar Red-breasted Mergansers [Doris Burnett ] 16 Mar Could it have been a Goshawk? [David Clark ] 15 Mar My Florida trip Orlando area March 10-14 [Dan Larson ] 15 Mar Re: Martins [] 15 Mar Quivira March 15 [Cheryl Miller ] 15 Mar RL woodcock [Ted Cable ] 15 Mar Turkey Vulture [Doris Burnett ] 15 Mar Wichita Audubon Society Meeting [Nathan Ofsthun ] 15 Mar Re: Quivira report for 14 Mar 2010 [Jeff Cox ] 15 Mar Trip to view Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River [David Haight ] 15 Mar Lake Perry [Carol Morgan ] 15 Mar Quivira report for 14 Mar 2010 [Barry Jones ] 14 Mar Beautiful Bombycilla By Backdoor Brightening Birdwatcher's Busy Break [Thomas Shane ] 14 Mar Killdeer and first snake of the year......Saline CO [Kat Farres ] 14 Mar Horned Grebe [Matt Gearheart ] 14 Mar addendum to earlier leetle car birding ["William L. Falk" ] 14 Mar a leetle car birding \paserines ["William L. Falk" ] 13 Mar a few Eastern Kansas arrivals [Matt Gearheart ] 13 Mar Saturday birding [Kevin Groeneweg ] 13 Mar Harvey Co. West Park Woodcocks [Pete Janzen ] 13 Mar Red Tail/burned leg [Kat Farres ] 13 Mar Wilson sewer ponds 3/13/10 [mike rader ] 13 Mar Re: Northern Shrike - Pott County [Thomas Shane ] 13 Mar Northern Shrike - Pott County [David Rintoul ] 12 Mar Eastern Phoebe: Johnson [Nic Allen ] 12 Mar Martins ["Max C. Thompson" ] 12 Mar Oak Park + [Paul Griffin ] 11 Mar Re: Martins [Kevin Groeneweg ] 11 Mar Martins [Don and Linda Mallonee ] 11 Mar Cheyenne Bottoms March 10 [Greg Swick ] 11 Mar Woodcock, HV County [G & J Fenton Friesen ] 11 Mar ALITTLE CAR BIRDING 3/10 ["William L. Falk" ] 11 Mar Brown County Yard Bird [kc98 ] 11 Mar A persistent robin/cheap solution [Kat Farres ] 11 Mar Harris's Sparrow staging area [Steve Comeau ] 11 Mar Quivira report 11 March 2010 [Barry Jones ] 11 Mar A persistent robin [James Martin ] 11 Mar Good article on LPC event in Oklahoma [Pete Janzen ] 10 Mar Quivira 3/9/2010 [mike rader ] 10 Mar Topeka Audubon Society field trip this Saturday [Carol Morgan ] 10 Mar White-winged Dove continues [Leon Hicks ] 10 Mar House Wren in Manhattan [Dan Mulhern ] 10 Mar LaFarge sandpit on Sunday [Doris Burnett ] 10 Mar A fun surprise [Don and Linda Mallonee ] 10 Mar Re: white morph/Kryder's Red-tailed [Sarah Ellis ] 9 Mar Re: Birding goal [Henry and Debby Armknecht ] 9 Mar Re: Birding goal [Chuck & Jaye Otte ] 9 Mar FW: March Update, Kansas County Listing [Chuck & Jaye Otte ] 9 Mar Re: Birding goals (short) [Scott Seltman ] 9 Mar Glaucous at LaFarge sandpit, Wichita [Pete Janzen ] 9 Mar white morph/Kryder's Red-tailed [sb ellis ] 9 Mar Derby-Belle Plaine 9 March [Jeff Calhoun ] 9 Mar Re: Birding goals (long) [Jeff Witters ] 9 Mar The Ultimate Goal of Birding [Robert Penner ] 8 Mar Re: Birding goal (a bit long) [Nathan Ofsthun ] 8 Mar Glaucous Gull at Shawnee Mission Park Johnson County [Mark Land ] Subject: MIKI From: Lawrence Herbert <certhia AT ATT.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:41:31 -0500 Kansas birders - Here in Joplin MO., we regularly have Mississippi Kites in the spring and summer. A few nest here, and have done so, for the last 10 or 12 years. My early date is April 24. They are here by NAMC, the 2nd Saturday in May, almost regularly. But there are just a few, unlike out in Garden City KS. Good birding, Larry H. Joplin, Jasper County, (southwestern) MO. For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Quivira Whooping Crane 18 Mar 2010 From: Barry Jones <barjones78 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:19:56 -0500 A white-plumage Whooping Crane was observed this morning (18 March) at Quivira, last observed in mid-morning roosting with a group of several hundred sandhill cranes in the north Big Salt Marsh area. Also, a few shorebird sightings in the same area: Dunlin (3), Pectoral Sandpiper (5), and Baird's Sandpiper (24). The last Refuge-wide waterfowl survey of the season was conducted this morning - the full count is posted on the Quivira website (www.fws.gov/quivira). In general, sandhills definitely the dominant numbers, with goose numbers fairly low. Barry Jones Quivira NWR For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Whooping Crane From: Thomas Shane <tom.shane AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:11:12 -0600 Hey........welcome to the Whooper Yard bird Club! We had 4 go over our house one October day; I think Seltman had one on the same day. I cannot remember the year, but Scott will. Tom Shane Garden City -----Original Message----- Subject: Whooping Crane Took a couple of days off to plant some trees and shrubs on my acreage. Thousands of Sandhill Cranes have been flying low over the house. Was watching one flock and spotted a single Whooping Crane in the group. This is a really cool "yard bird" for 2010. Robert L. Penner II Cheyenne Bottoms & For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Whooping Crane From: Robert Penner <rpenner AT TNC.ORG> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:01:55 -0400 Took a couple of days off to plant some trees and shrubs on my acreage. Thousands of Sandhill Cranes have been flying low over the house. Was watching one flock and spotted a single Whooping Crane in the group. This is a really cool "yard bird" for 2010. Robert L. Penner II Cheyenne Bottoms & Avian Programs Manager rpenner AT tnc.org (620) 564-3351 (Office) (620) 786-4745 (Mobile) nature.org To appreciate the beauty of birds you only have to open your eyes; but to care about their future you have to open your heart & soul. The Nature Conservancy Cheyenne Bottoms Office 593 NE 130 Avenue Ellinwood, KS 67526 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Cowley County Birds today, 17 March 2010 From: Gene Young <youngg6264 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:48:45 -0700 Was out and about working in eastern Cowley County today...noteworthy birds include the following: In the Flint Hills on upland grassland I observed 10 Snow Geese and 2 Ross's that apparently roosted in the grasslands. Had several Sprague's Pipits, Smith's Longspurs, 4 Rough-legged Hawks (outnumbered Red-tails...in area I was working, one flew back and forth between Elk and Cowley counties as it hovered while hunting), a Merlin, 500+ Brewer's Blackbirds, lots of crows (flocks of 300, 150, 50+), two American Golden-Plover, lots of Killdeer and Savannah Sparrows. Also saw a TV just E of Ark City and a heavily molting Common Loon at Cowley State Lake. The lake didn't have much in terms of waterfowl, but farm ponds have tons, especially abundant were Ring-necked Ducks, followed by Gadwall/Mallard, GWT/BWT/Shoveler, and a few Redheads. Gene Eugene A. Young 1707 Nth 7th St., Arkansas City, KS 67005 620-442-4165 (H), 620-441-8056 (c) For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Kites, not.. From: Kat Farres <ozbelgnz AT SWBELL.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:19:08 -0500 I often hear a Mississippi Kite in the winter, but, it's a stinkin' starling doing a very good imitation. I was over at Jim's the other day, and heard it, but once again, a stinkin' starling. Makes me wish I had a BB gun somedays Kat Farres OZ BelgianZ Tervuren ~ BSD Salina KS USA For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: 3/17 Wilson area waterfowl From: mike rader <mike_rader AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:19:40 -0500 Hi all, I checked some local Wilson water features and found the following: Wilson city sewer ponds (Ellsworth Co.) Lesser Scaup - 72 Redhead - 24 Ring-necked Duck - 6 Bufflehead - 10 Common Goldeneye - 2 A bit of a change from a couple of days ago, when Redheads outnumbered scaup and there was a female Canvasback present. Small pond a mile north of I-70, along K-232 Highway (EW Co.) Gadwall - 70 Am. Wigeon - 16 Green-winged Teal - 12 Redhead - 8 Ring-necked Duck -3 Pond on west side of K-232, about i mile south of Wilson Lake (Lincoln Co.) Gadwall - 40 American Wigeon - 8 Green-winged Teal - 6 Redhead - 12 Lesser Scaup - 2 Bufflehead - 2 Hooded Merganser - 4 Mike Rader Wilson and/or Pratt, KS _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/210850553/direct/01/ For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Brown Thrasher, Fox Sparrows SG Co From: Jeff Calhoun <jecalhoun AT WICHITA.EDU> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:28:09 -0500 I went playing around the big mud puddles at Hancock Acres (as it's listed in my records) and found some birds of note along the way. Location is AKA Ossifragus Woods or the Big Ditch/Ark River adjacent to Calhoun wheat field and is located in Derby, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Spring is really inching its way along, but the whisper in the wind promises that it’ll be here soon and I keep falling for it. I did things no birder should have to do without reward, but this is all I got for it. Good thing I enjoy this sort of thing and have designated birding jeans. Notables below. Green-winged Teal – 4; a rare bird on my loop Wood Duck – 20 GB Heron – 1 lonely bird at the north and most iconic clump of nests in the heronry… odd b/c the small grouping just 200 yards to the south has been active and filled to capacity for two weeks Bald Eagle – 1 immature; with exception of 63&Clifton area, this was my first in a while Cooper’s Hawk – 2 GH Owl – 1 sitting on a nest I was previously unaware of was enough to move them into the confirmed breeder column on my loop's spreadsheet Hairy Woodpecker – 6 is an all time high count for the loop E Phoebe – 3 N Flicker – 1; getting scarce Brown Thrasher – 1 Field Sparrow – singing full songs across the way at the launch Fox Sparrow – 20; high count and my first this year in SG Co; some were singing Song Sparrow – lots and many singing that underrated song of theirs DE Junco – 100 Jeff Calhoun Derby, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Mississippi Kite migration records. From: Thomas Shane <tom.shane AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:02:00 -0600 Birdsters, I still had all our yard calendars out from working up some Calliope Hummingbird migration dates for Dr. Ely and assumed it would take only a few minutes to check out Mississippi Kite records. We live in the burbs, about 6 blocks northeast of the main nesting area of the Mississippi Kite here in Garden City. We have a few pairs of MIKI nesting each year in our neighborhood. They use our yard to get fresh green leaves from our locust and Russian Olive trees. If Marie compiled her MIKI records the results would probably be advanced at least one day. For the Shane yard/neighborhood. The Mean date of MIKI arrival is 3 May. The Median date of MIKI arrival is 3 May. The Modal date of MIKI arrival is 7 May. (5 years) A cluster of 4 early dates of arrival include; 24, 24, 29, & 29 April. A cluster of 4 of the latest dates of arrival include; 7, 7, 8, & 9 May. N=15 years. One of these days we will get one of those very early kites. After hearing about early Swainson's Hawks for many years we finally got a March bird over at Lake McKinney a few years back. Goodbirdwatching, Tom Shane Garden City For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Purple Martins From: "Max C. Thompson" <maxt AT COX.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:54:54 -0500 AT 10:06 this morning, the first male Purple Martin came in and circled the martin house. I was in the greenhouse and heard it and ran out to greet it :-) I hope it read the weather report for the weekend!!!! Max Max C. Thompson 1729 E. 11th Ave. Winfield, KS 67156-4007 Telephone 620-221-1856 Fax 620-229-6112 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Mississippi Kite From: PETE JANZEN <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:27:40 -0700 A White-tailed Kite has been present near Sooner Lake just south of the Kansas line for a lot of the winter.  I don't know when the last sighting was reported but I know it was around for quite awhile and most who went looking for it found it, photos taken, gushy ooh-aah reports were posted etc.  Although obviously still extremely rare, this species is probably more likely than Mississippi Kite in the "off-season" in these here parts.   Pete Janzen Wichita For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Mississippi Kite From: "Max C. Thompson" <maxt AT COX.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:01:15 -0500 I just accessed the Texas List Server and found the Santa Ana Refuge started their annual hawk watch yesterday. The only bird that would occur in Kansas was 1 Swainson's Hawk. There have been no MIKIs reported in south Texas yet. Max Max C. Thompson 1729 E. 11th Ave. Winfield, KS 67156-4007 Telephone 620-221-1856 Fax 620-229-6112 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Brown County From: kc98 <kc98 AT MEWLAN.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:26:51 -0500 Good morning birders, Last evening, before dark, I heard a Great Horned Owl. I found it sitting on the top of a utility pole at the end of my driveway. It was there for a couple of minutes calling all the time. Pony Creek Lake is now thawed so the duck numbers are increasing. There have been, Common Mergansers, Hooded Merganser, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Snow Geese, Wood Ducks, Buffel Heads. Bald Eagles are seen every day at the lake and most days in my yard. A trip into Nemaha County didn't produce anything different from Brown County except Gadwalls. Happy birding to all.. Rosella Royer, Sabetha, Brown County, kc98 AT mewlan.com For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Osborne & Smith Counties March 16 From: mike rader <mike_rader AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:23:03 -0500 Hi all, I went up to Kensington to see my mom today and had a few birds of interest: About 8-9 miles north on Luray (in Osborne Co.), there was a flock of Greater Prairie Chickens numbering approximately 40 that flew across US 281 Highway at around 11:00 a.m. The ponds along the highway had lots of ducks, with the expected species most abundant. I didn't have time to stop, but lots of scaup, Ring-neckeds, Redheads and Canvasbacks were present in Russell, Osborne and Smith Counties. There were some Am Wigeon, Gadwall, and Mallards. One the trip back, I saw an adult Bald Eagle near a small pond around 6 miles north of Luray, again in Osborne County. Kind of a strange location - hmmmm! Mike Rader Wilson and/or Pratt, KS _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_3 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Twin Lakes Eagles From: Paul Griffin <pgriffin1 AT COX.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:24:38 -0500 Hi Folks, No eggs yet. Most of the nest building seems to be over. But, the pair seem to spend a lot of time near the nest or in the general area. It seems to me they are considering their nest and the Twin Lakes area there home. I don't spend as much time there now (Oak Park is perking up a bit) but, I normally go by at least once a day. When I do, there always seems to be at least 1 of the eagles on the island or in the nest. For those of you who do drop by Twin Lakes, here in Wichita, and if you don't see a eagle in the nest, be sure you go around to the North side of Twin Lakes. From the parking on the North side you can see the East side of the islands trees, normally hidden for the West parking lot, more likely than not, you will find 1 or both of the eagles in the trees. Happy Birding, Paul Griffin For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Red-shouldered Hawk nest in Derby From: Jeff Calhoun <jecalhoun AT WICHITA.EDU> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:40:46 -0500 I just got home from Nathan O’s fantastic raptor program at the GPNC and checked my email to find a fitting message and picture from an old family friend. A Red-shouldered Hawk is standing near a nest they are apparently building in Derby. I remember that day two years ago when I got my lifer RSHA right here in the hometown and I could’ve done back flips! Over the course of that year they became regular out there in the west of the rr tracks category and they still are. As it turns out, they are now a resident bird along the creeks out in the east of the tracks category too. And when you toss in the sightings from Taco Tico and Lowe’s this winter, it can be concluded that they are doing alright in Derby regardless of their orientation with K-15. This nest on the golf course is only a few blocks from my current home and I ride my bike right by it when they let me! Random Obs -- I haven’t done as much local birding as I would have liked the past couple days but I’ve snuck some in. A singing Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Oak Park in Wichita Monday was a nice surprise for Nathan and I. I also thoroughly enjoyed the 1000 Common Grackles, 250 Cowbirds, and 100 Brewer’s Blackbirds southwest of Derby Tuesday. I’ve tried for bogsuckers twice so far and I’ve failed twice, but on both occasions the Barred Owl hollering has been fantastically entertaining. I haven’t given up yet on chunky crepuscular woodland shorebirds in Derby but that dream is fading. Eagles are going strong. The new preferred perch of the off-duty adult is kind of annoying but the team's still getting by. Jeff Calhoun Derby, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Early Mississippi Kites From: Thomas Shane <tom.shane AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:35:19 -0600 For those of you who report early Mississippi Kites I believe the senior record keepers are totally ignoring you. If you see an early MIKI, pull that fancy little digital camera out of your pocket and get some kind of a photo. I believe a few early kites are to be expected; however, I have been looking for early arrivals here in Garden City for 20 years, where we have one of the largest populations in Kansas, and I think 29 April is the earliest date I have. The first ones often arrive well after the first of May. If there are a few very early kites each year we need to confirm the fact and start asking why and do they survive. Goodbirdwatching, Tom Shane For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: more Cedar Waxwings From: catherine lewis <thexchange AT COX.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:08:14 -0500 28 Cedar Waxwings that I saw in east Wichita a few hours ago. Catherine Lewis Wichita, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Cedar Waxwings & early Mississippi Kite From: "Antonio, Robert J" <anto AT KU.EDU> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:12:24 -0500 I have also seen flocks of roughly 30-60 C Waxwings working trees near the KU Campus for the last few days. Today I observed a Mississippi Kite just north of the KU campus. Bob Antonio Lawrence For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Cedar Waxwings From: "Max C. Thompson" <maxt AT COX.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:01:41 -0500 The waxwings have hit Winfield hard this week. There are at least several 100 in town and probably a lot more. They moved in on the Hawthorns on the SC campus and stripped them in one day. The elms and maples are all in bloom so people will probably start screaming about their allergies. Many of the juncos seem to have departed. The goldfinches have been reduced in numbers also. I banded 46 one day and the next day 1. I am betting on the Purple Martins coming back sometime this week as it warms up. Even at these temperatures, the midges are flying and they probably would have enough food to sustain them until it really warms up. They may not like the temperature at the end of the week.!!!!!!!! Max Max C. Thompson 1729 E. 11th Ave. Winfield, KS 67156-4007 Telephone 620-221-1856 Fax 620-229-6112 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Red-breasted Mergansers From: Doris Burnett <burnett AT KSBROADBAND.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:50:36 -0500 This morning there was a single red-breasted merganser in the cove below the house. Just a few minutes ago there were 6 working their way toward the dam. There has been little groups of c. mergansers and c goldeneye off and on all day. Doris Burnett Manhattan, Ks Pottawatomie County For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Could it have been a Goshawk? From: David Clark <daclark AT PLANETKC.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:32:00 -0500 Okay, I can hear you laughing now, but I have to ask. . . . A large raptor just flew up from the woods, through the yard, sat in the pin oak, said a sharp "kawk" twice, then flew past the house. Two things were odd about it, otherwise it is just an adult male Cooper's hawk. It had very fluffy white undertail coverts - like a white fluffy ruffle under its rear end, and it seemed to be as large as a redtail. It had a steely gray back and barred breast. Does a Cooper's ever have that fluffy white undertail stuff? Am I just suffering Spring Fever? Nancy Clark Shawnee, Johnson County For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: My Florida trip Orlando area March 10-14 From: Dan Larson <birdkansa AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:03:12 -0700 Hampered by record rains I still enjoyed tagging along with my wife to a convention in Orlando where I mainly tried to bird. I picked up six life birds having never been to Florida before. Kind of wierd going to Florida to find tornado watches and warnings. I did meet Mike Andersen's grandmother giving a tour of the Harry P Lau house at the Harry P Lau Botanical gardens. I spent my birding time at the botanical garden and the Mead garden in Orlando and at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday when it was sunny but windy. It is supposed to be sunny next week. Anhinga Tri-colored Heron (one I would like to get in KS.For that matter it would be great to get any of these in Kansas)  Wood Stork Crested Carcara Florida Scrub Jay Boat-tailed Grackle Complete list Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican Brown Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Anhinga Great Blue Heron Green Heron Cattle Egret Reddish Egret Great Egret Snowy Egret Tri-colored Heron Yellow-crowned Night Heron Wood Stork\ Glossy Ibis White Ibis Roseate Spoonbill Mottled Duck Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveller Wood Duck Turkey Vulture Black Vulture Osprey Crested Caracara American Coot Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Stilt Sandpiper Sanderling American Avocet Herring Gull Ring-billed Gull Forester's Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer Mourning Dove Euasion-colared Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Tree Swallow Blue Jay Florida Scrub Jay Fish Crow Sedge Wren Northern Mockingbird Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher American Robin Blue-gray Gnatcatcher European Starling Northern Parula Yellow-rumped Warbler Palm Warbler House Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Boat-tailed Grackle Northern Cardingal Thanks Dan Larson For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Martins From: GOLFISH47 AT AOL.COM Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:35:49 EDT I usually figure about the 22nd - 23rd, with food available that is. Generally they are following the food source instead of the calendar. Bert McClard Far West Wichita For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Quivira March 15 From: Cheryl Miller <avian67226 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:56:35 -0500 Hi all. Personal business took me towards Hutch today, and I couldn't resist the opportunity for a quick swing through Quivira on the way home. Most notably was the large number of Sandhill Cranes at the BSM, particularly what appeared to be a couple thousand in the air east of the small oil field and on the south side of the road. A few hundred were standing in the marsh. Whereas Jeff, Kevin and I had 10 swans on Saturday, today I saw only three and they were too far out to make any sort of ID. -- Cheryl Wichita, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: RL woodcock From: Ted Cable <tcable AT KSU.EDU> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:47:40 -0500 Manhattan area birders might be interested in knowing that there are at least a couple of woodcock again this year at the back end of Tuttle Cove Park. I also heard one "peenting" from my deck on the west shore of Tuttle just south of the park. - Ted For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Turkey Vulture From: Doris Burnett <burnett AT KSBROADBAND.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:40:53 -0500 Sunday afternoon I took the back roads home from Lawrence. It was definitely not a birdie day but I did find a single turkey vulture in the northwest corner of Shawnee county. Doris Burnett Manhattan, Ks Pottawatomie County For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Wichita Audubon Society Meeting From: Nathan Ofsthun <anseriformes AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:51:38 -0500 The Wichita Audubon Society will be having our chapter meeting tomorrow (March16) at 7:30 pm. Our speaker will be Nathan Ofsthun (i.e. me). My program is entitled Raptors of Kansas. I will begin with the definition and classification of raptors. I will follow this brief introduction with presentations of live hawks, owls and a falcon, if the little guy is cooperative. Join the Wichita Audubon Society for dinner before the program at Doc Green's (10096 E 13th St N #102, Wichita) at 5:45. The program will be at the Great Plains Nature Center (6232 E 29th St N, Wichita) and will begin at 7:30. For detailed instructions in finding either Doc Green's or the Great Plains Nature Center, please contact me (information provided below). Hope to see many of you at tomorrow's program! Nathan Ofsthun Bel Aire, Kansas anseriformes AT gmail.com http://heartlandbirding.blogspot.com (316)-617-7171 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Quivira report for 14 Mar 2010 From: Jeff Cox <jcdcoxok AT COX.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:34:10 -0400 I also birder Quivira on Sunday and can add 2 Greater Yellowlegs and 3 Dunlin to the list. Jeff Cox Tulsa, OK ---- Barry Jones wrote: > Here is a list from refuge-wide birding at Quivira for Sunday 14 March. > Roads mostly dry, with just a few muddy spots. > GWF Goose - 500 > Snow Goose - 500 > Ross' Goose - 2 > Canada Goose - 250 > Cackling Goose - 35 > Tundra Swan - 3 > Swan sp. - 8 > Wood Duck - 2 > Gadwall - 25 > A. Wigeon - 1 > A. Black Duck - 1* > Mallard - 40 > Blue-winged Teal - 8 > N. Shoveler - 32 > N. Pintail - 120 > Green-winged Teal - 250 > Canvasback - 100 > Redhead - 20 > Ring-necked Duck - 20 > Lesser Scaup - 75 > Bufflehead - 40 > Common Goldeneye - 15 > Hooded Merganser - 20 > Common Merganser - 12 > Ruddy Duck - 150 > A. White Pelican - 12 > D.C. Cormorant - 2 > Great Blue Heron - 3 > Bald Eagle - 1# > N. Harrier - 20 > Red-tailed Hawk - 4 (incl. 2 on 2 separate nests) > Kestrel - 2 > Am. Coot - 50 > Sandhill Crane - 250 > Killdeer - 15 > Ring-billed Gul - 12 > > Others of note: > Barred Owl - 2 at Catalpa Grove > Tufted Titmouse - seen and heard singing, 1 mi west of HQ > Sparrows: Tree, Field (first seen since December), Fox, Song, Swamp, and > Harris'. > > *Identification fairly certain - seen at close range through scope. > Leaning to Black rather than Mottled based on lack of buff on face, bill > more green-yellow, and light feather edging not readily apparent. > Observed north of Little Salt Marsh with Mallards. > #First time in months that eagles were difficult to find at Quivira. > > Barry Jones > Quivira NWR > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Trip to view Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River From: David Haight <dhaight1 AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:33:28 -0500 My son and I finally traveled to the Rowe Sanctuary along the Platte River this past weekend. We were quite impressed and learned much about Crane behavior as we saw them in the fields, in the air and on the river. We took the 5:30 am guided tour to one of the blinds and observed some cranes as close as 75 yards. An immature bald eagle flew through to spook the Cranes a bit. We then went back to the Sanctuary and later birded in a park south of Kearney. The staff at the Rowe Sanctuary is highly professional and the work they are doing to restore and preserve the Platte River Crane habitat is admirable. I would recommend this trip to anyone wanting to see the Cranes and a good example of dedicated wildlife professionals and, I expect, volunteers as well, at work. Other highlights: enormous flocks of snow geese. We managed to pick out at least 3 Ross's Geese out of one of these megaflocks. We also saw smaller numbers of Greater White Fronted Geese and Canadas. That afternoon we birded ponds in rural Kearney County and saw numerous duck species and another bald Eagle. We eventually birded at Harlan Reservoir where we saw several Bald Eagles, an immature Herring Gull, numerous Ring Billed Gulls and various ducks. On Sunday we stopped at Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge where we saw a couple of Mountain Bluebirds, several Eastern Bluebirds, (we saw many of these along the way as well), a White Crowned Sparrow, numerous American Tree Sparrows, about a dozen species of ducks including Canvasbacks, Common and Hooded Mergansers, Pintails, Shovelers and others. We saw four or five Bald Eagles and later saw a Rough Legged Hawk and a Prairie Falcon. Overall we saw over 60 species. Not a particularly impressive total, I know, but we saw neat birds and had a lot of fun. Surprising misses: no Shrikes and no Great Blue Herons despite all of the wetlands. David Haight Abilene, KS dhaight1 AT sbcglobal.net For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Lake Perry From: Carol Morgan <crxmorgan AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:28:59 -0500 Eight birders headed to Kyle and Lassiter Marshes of Lake Perry on March 13. We had hoped for a sunny spring day, but it was cloudy and chilly. No early shorebirds were to be found, but we did see a nice variety of waterfowl, including green-winged teal, common and hooded mergansers, shovelers, gadwall, ring-necked ducks, goldeneye, redheads and lesser scaup. Some of our newest members were thrilled by excellent views of white pelicans, bald eagles and harriers. We had directions to an eagle’s nest and could see one of the white-headed adults on the nest. An immature eagle was spotted standing on the ground in a field, bending now and then to tear at something. We found two great horned owls in the woods at the west end of the dam, one peeking around the trunk of a tree to look at us. The vehicles sure got muddy on some of those back roads, but it was worth it. The excitement of the beginners, the opportunity for experienced birders to point out field marks, and the challenge of finding those owls made for a fun day. Carol Morgan Topeka Audubon Society For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Quivira report for 14 Mar 2010 From: Barry Jones <barjones78 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:51:49 -0500 Here is a list from refuge-wide birding at Quivira for Sunday 14 March. Roads mostly dry, with just a few muddy spots. GWF Goose - 500 Snow Goose - 500 Ross' Goose - 2 Canada Goose - 250 Cackling Goose - 35 Tundra Swan - 3 Swan sp. - 8 Wood Duck - 2 Gadwall - 25 A. Wigeon - 1 A. Black Duck - 1* Mallard - 40 Blue-winged Teal - 8 N. Shoveler - 32 N. Pintail - 120 Green-winged Teal - 250 Canvasback - 100 Redhead - 20 Ring-necked Duck - 20 Lesser Scaup - 75 Bufflehead - 40 Common Goldeneye - 15 Hooded Merganser - 20 Common Merganser - 12 Ruddy Duck - 150 A. White Pelican - 12 D.C. Cormorant - 2 Great Blue Heron - 3 Bald Eagle - 1# N. Harrier - 20 Red-tailed Hawk - 4 (incl. 2 on 2 separate nests) Kestrel - 2 Am. Coot - 50 Sandhill Crane - 250 Killdeer - 15 Ring-billed Gul - 12 Others of note: Barred Owl - 2 at Catalpa Grove Tufted Titmouse - seen and heard singing, 1 mi west of HQ Sparrows: Tree, Field (first seen since December), Fox, Song, Swamp, and Harris'. *Identification fairly certain - seen at close range through scope. Leaning to Black rather than Mottled based on lack of buff on face, bill more green-yellow, and light feather edging not readily apparent. Observed north of Little Salt Marsh with Mallards. #First time in months that eagles were difficult to find at Quivira. Barry Jones Quivira NWR For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Beautiful Bombycilla By Backdoor Brightening Birdwatcher's Busy Break From: Thomas Shane <tom.shane AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:07:38 -0600 Birdsters; I was standing at the backdoor observing the doves and juncos when all of a sudden about 80 Cedar Waxwings all flew down to the pond at the same time. It looked like someone was on the roof dumping a bushell basket of leaves down on the pond. They all got a drink in about 15 seconds and were gone. I later found the flock perched in the top of the neighbors maple and was able to make a fairly good count. While at the pond I did see one bird with an orange-tipped tail. Waxwing numbers have been building for the last 4 weeks; a great yardbird. Goodbirdwatching, Tom Shane Garden City For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Killdeer and first snake of the year......Saline CO From: Kat Farres <ozbelgnz AT SWBELL.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:04:22 -0500 Killdeer were flying over us as we tracked at the airport in Salina KS, and we came across our first snake of the year, alas, it looks like the resident Red Tailed Hawk had had it for lunch, just some bits and parts left, but it was 'fresh' if you know what I mean. Kat Farres OZ BelgianZ Tervuren ~ BSD Salina KS USA For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Horned Grebe From: Matt Gearheart <mgearheart AT DESIGNWITHINSIGHT.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:58:26 -0500 Saw my first Horned Grebe of the season at Shawnee Mission Park (Johnson Co.) today 3-14. -Matt Gearheart Shawnee, KS mgearheart AT designwithinsight.com For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: addendum to earlier leetle car birding From: "William L. Falk" <nlwlfalk AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:20:46 -0500 I failed to include my most significant bird (to me) on sunday 14th 1 yellow rump warbler many dark eyed & slate juncos. sorry did'nt list starlings or & am not now house sparrows! bill falk For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: a leetle car birding \paserines From: "William L. Falk" <nlwlfalk AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:00:41 -0500 I birded sw topeka today FOUND: redtails 1 n harrier crows 1 turkey vulture 1 downy woodpecker +++_ chickadees 2 wb nuthatch SPARROWS; A.TREE, LINCOLN, WHITE CR,HARRIS,GRASSHOPPER + ++ ++i species n all goldfinch purple finch e blurbirds cardinsls a robins++++ GOOD TO BE OUT SPRING IS CREEPING IN! LATER, BILL FALK TOPEKA For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: a few Eastern Kansas arrivals From: Matt Gearheart <mgearheart AT DESIGNWITHINSIGHT.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:33:35 -0600 Hi- Nic Allen and I hit a few Eastern Kansas locals today and found around 80 species. many birds on the move, here are a few highlights: Red-Breasted Merganser - 12 on New Strawn sewage ponds American White Pelican - 60+ John Redmond Double-Crested Cormorant - 85+ John Redmond Turkey Vulture - 8+ Coffey, Woodson, Greenwood, Elk Bald Eagle - 15 Redmond Red-Shouldered Hawk - Redmond, Elk Co. Rough-Legged Hawk - 1 Woodson Co., 1 - Elk Merlin - 1 Coffey Co. Greater Yellowlegs - 6 John Redmond Baird's Sandpiper - 1 John Redmond Bonaparte's Gull - 30+ Redmond Thayer's Gull - 1 Redmond Eastern Phoebe - various spots Brown Thrasher - 2 Woodson SFL Brewer's Blackbird - 75 Yates Center, 25 Elk Good Birding, Matt Gearheart Shawnee, KS mgearheart AT designwithinsight.com For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Saturday birding From: Kevin Groeneweg <kgroeneweg AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:37:39 -0800 Cheryl Miller, Jeff Calhoun and I birded Wilson Lake today. The only sapsucker we found was a Yellow-bellied in the Otoe area, along with a Red-breasted Nuthatch. The lake had few birds on it, with a group of mostly Redhead hugging the north shore. There was a Northern Shrike along the road into Minooka Park. We then went to Cheyenne Bottoms. We arrived by the entrance off K156 and in pool 1A (near the observation tower) we were surprised to see a 1st winter Great Black-backed Gull. This monster was dueling with the Ring-bills, and the white rump with narrow dark tail band and white head and underparts was seen well in flight. As expected, lots of ducks at the bottoms right now, with a large number of Redheads. About a dozen Blue-winged Teal were seen, as well as 7 Baird's Sandpipers. A flock of over 100 Sandhill Cranes was high overhead. Just NW of Quivira was a large flock (hundreds) of sandhills in a stubble field, with another flock of over 100 on the refuge and many flying around. We counted 10 swans, with both Trumpeter and Tundra present. Kevin Groeneweg Wichita For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Harvey Co. West Park Woodcocks From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:15:55 -0600 After reading Gregg F.s report from Thursday, I got up from an afternoon nap, took advantage of a perfect calm evening and ventured out to Harvey Co. West Park. Bill Langley and Scott McCloud had the same idea and were also out there. I agree with Gregg that there are probably more Am. Woodcocks there than in most if not all prior years. There were at least 8 "peent" calls going at once with displaying birds in the sky and much twittering going on. A vocal male came in low right over us for a great view. One peent call was only a few yards away from where we were standing. Barred and Great Horned Owls were vocal at dusk and the old coyote chorus was going at it in a big way. In the late 1970's I lived in a mobile home out in the sandhiils near the park for a summer and I always enjoy my visits to that area. The coyote pack really got me in a nostalgic mood as I went to sleep many nights out in those hills listening to them. Too much red cedar moving in though, many areas that were once beautiful sand prairie are now choked with cedars. The marshy areas around Patterson are in great shape, looks good for spring migration out there. There were 17 species of waterfowl at Patterson with Am. Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck and N. Shoveler being the most abundant. A Merlin was seen near Mt. Hope as a fly-by coming over K-96. Pete Janzen Wichita For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Red Tail/burned leg From: Kat Farres <ozbelgnz AT SWBELL.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:07:27 -0600 In Saline Co tonight, we came across a dead red tailed hawk, with it's leg burned off, under a power line. Photos later. Must have 'completed the circuit'. Poor thing. Kat Farres OZ BelgianZ Tervuren ~ BSD Salina KS USA For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Wilson sewer ponds 3/13/10 From: mike rader <mike_rader AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:52:53 -0600 Hi all, I checked the Wilson city sewer ponds this morning and has a nice mix of diving ducks: Lesser Scaup- 74 Ring-necked Duck - 4 Redhead - 6 Bufflehead - 2 Common Goldeneye - 2 Mike Rader Wilson and/or Pratt, KS _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_3 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Northern Shrike - Pott County From: Thomas Shane <tom.shane AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:55:00 -0600 We live in the middle of Garden City and amazingly got a Northern Shrike in our yard the second winter we lived here; 1-14-91. It was a snowy day. It took another 13 1/2 years before we picked up a Loggerhead Shrike for the yard. Actually I never expected to get a shrike on the yard list. The memory is a little fuzzy, but I think those were the only two shrikes we have ever had. Good birdwatching, Tom Shane -----Original Message----- Subject: Northern Shrike - Pott County Kim With reported a Northern Shrike in her yard yesterday (3/12/2010, Pottawatomie County); it was watching the bird feeder and took a half-hearted swipe at a couple of Harris' Sparrows, apparently. She got a couple of pictures of the bird (taken through a window, so they are a tad blurry); one of these has been posted on the KOS web site here. http://ksbirds.org/Gallery.html cheers Dave David A. Rintoul, Ph.D. Biology Division - KSU For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Northern Shrike - Pott County From: David Rintoul <drintoul AT KSU.EDU> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:54:03 -0600 Kim With reported a Northern Shrike in her yard yesterday (3/12/2010, Pottawatomie County); it was watching the bird feeder and took a half-hearted swipe at a couple of Harris' Sparrows, apparently. She got a couple of pictures of the bird (taken through a window, so they are a tad blurry); one of these has been posted on the KOS web site here. http://ksbirds.org/Gallery.html cheers Dave David A. Rintoul, Ph.D. Biology Division - KSU For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Eastern Phoebe: Johnson From: Nic Allen <tendingthegarden AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:21:34 -0600 Today I made a trip out to the Overland Park Arboretum to pick-up Purple Finch for the year and see what new might have showed up. It was a dreary morning but the singing birds continue to remind me that spring is almost here. The normal woodland birds were present including Yellow-rumped Warbler and a huge number of Chickadees and Titmouse. I did see 2 Purple Finch, a male and a female. I had looked and listened for Eastern Phoebe at the two bridges on my way to the birding blind to no avail. On the return trip at the far eastern bridge there were two Eastern Phoebes calling and flying around. They traditionally use this bridge to nest. Below the bridge a Winter Wren was busily moving around the exposed rootballs along the creek. It was nice to get out and have a little taste of spring. Nic Allen Overland Park, KS musingsofabirder.blogspot.com For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Martins From: "Max C. Thompson" <maxt AT COX.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:06:40 -0600 Our average date of arrival is the 14th. I would expect them next week with the warmer weather.There are midges flying so there should be food. Please be careful with IDs this early. Starlings are hawking insects and soar just like martins!!!!!!! Max Max C. Thompson 1729 E. 11th Ave. Winfield, KS 67156-4007 Telephone 620-221-1856 Fax 620-229-6112 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Oak Park + From: Paul Griffin <pgriffin1 AT COX.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:39:18 -0600 HI Folks, I thought the Cooper's Hawks in Oak Park had excepted the fact that the Great Horned Owls had taken over their nest. But, today much to my surprise, the female Cooper's made a diving pass at the sitting Great Horned female and nearly knocked it out off the nest. The Cooper's really got the Owls attention as it was displaying it's eye wide open. Normally, in the daytime it is squinting at me, because of all of the daytime light. The new nest the Cooper's are making is coming along really slow. The Cooper's have been mating and they are going to need a nest in the next couple of weeks. Maybe, they have decided to take the nest back. This is going to be interesting to watch. The Bald Eagles at Twin Lakes are still there, but no eggs, yet. They are in and out. The male doing most of the building. The female generally just watches. Although, the other day she weathered heavy rain for over an hour, standing in the nest. I felt sorry for her. But, she really got a great shower out of it. Happy Birding, Paul Griffin For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Martins From: Kevin Groeneweg <kgroeneweg AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:15:09 -0800 The PMCA site (http://purplemartin.org/scoutreport/) has two reports from Kansas so far; one from Columbus (SE KS) and one from Hays (!). Otherwise, looks like they are slowly working their way through Oklahoma. Waiting for my first tenants to show up. Bring on the warm weather and the bug-eaters already! Kevin Groeneweg Wichita ________________________________ From: Don and Linda Mallonee To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 10:48:13 PM Subject: Martins My records show the Martins could arrive this next week. I hope they do not because I have yet to see any bugs. Any Martins in Winfield as yet? Linda Mallonee Wichita For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Martins From: Don and Linda Mallonee <czrtail69 AT COX.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:48:13 -0600 My records show the Martins could arrive this next week. I hope they do not because I have yet to see any bugs. Any Martins in Winfield as yet? Linda Mallonee Wichita For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Cheyenne Bottoms March 10 From: Greg Swick <grswick AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:11:25 -0600 Hello, While visiting relatives in Kansas, I drove out to Cheyenne Bottoms yesterday afternoon. Highlights were a single drake Cinnamon Teal and a single Baird's Sandpiper. Large numbers of Redheads, Shovelors, and Pintails. Lots of Bufflehead, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Ducks, American Wigeon, Gadwall, Green winged teal, and Mallards. Some Ring billed and Herring gulls. A few Blue winged teal. Huge numbers of Snow Geese, White fronted Geese, and Canadas. Many harriers and Red tails and one Rough legged Hawk. Good birding, Greg Swick Ozark, Missouri For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Woodcock, HV County From: G & J Fenton Friesen <friesen.fenton AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:51:37 -0600 Tom Ewert and I ventured into the nature trails of Harvey County West Park this evening in search of American Woodcock. We ended up with more of this species that I have ever seen or heard in my life. The "peent" calls started at 6:50 PM and flights began shortly after that with a number of low flights right over us and a few really high flights with a tumble down fall into the grass. I think we clearly saw up to 7 flights but heard many many more with the whistling sounds of the flight complemented by ongoing peent and "squeak and chirp" calls. Pretty amazing number of birds out there. I think the wet year has them really stacked high in that area. Flights and calls were continuing when we left after 25 minutes. A serenade by a great coyote chorus added to the evening trip. Gregg -- Gregg & Joanna Fenton Friesen Newton, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: ALITTLE CAR BIRDING 3/10 From: "William L. Falk" <nlwlfalk AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:27:31 -0600 I birded east of town yesterday FOUND: 3cardinals ringbill gulls + + + canadas mallards de juncos robins chickadees titmouse 2yb sapsuckers 1 harris sparow 1fox sparrow e bluebird + + + 1turkey vulture am crow+ redtail OF INTEREST: A LOT OF TROUT FISHERMEN HENCE NO MIGRATIN GDUCK SPECIES! )LATER,BILL FALK TOPEKA For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Brown County Yard Bird From: kc98 <kc98 AT MEWLAN.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:13:48 -0600 Hello Birders, I just had a mature Bald Eagle in my yard. It was perched on one of the utility poles. Amazing. Rosella Royer, Sabetha, Brown County kc98 AT mewlan.com For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: A persistent robin/cheap solution From: Kat Farres <ozbelgnz AT SWBELL.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:38:31 -0600 Tape some newspaper over the window. Cheap, easy. Looks like heck but ...... Kat Farres OZ BelgianZ Tervuren ~ BSD Salina KS USA For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Harris's Sparrow staging area From: Steve Comeau <slc1856 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:33:37 -0600 Apparently my house is the new jumping off point for Harris's Sparrow migration. I normally have 8, 10, or maybe 12 on a good day. Yesterday there were 26 at my feeders. Also, I noticed the two Song Sparrows and the single Spotted Towhee were all back at the feeders after a three week absence. -- Steve Comeau Wichita, Kansas (316) 619-7046 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Quivira report 11 March 2010 From: Barry Jones <barjones78 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:32:09 -0600 After about a half inch of rain fell yesterday (3/10), refuge roads are muddy in some areas and may result in slippery and sloppy conditions until drying occurs. Still at least 9 swans on Big Salt Marsh (at least 4 were clearly Tundra). Also first-of-spring Chipping Sparrow showed up at the Headquarters area on 3/10. Barry Jones Quivira NWR For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: A persistent robin From: James Martin <JAMINKC AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:34:36 -0600 There is a robin (I assume male) on my front porch that keeps flying from the porch handrail and bonking into and pecking the top of the glass door. This has been going on for about 4 days. I have seen male cardinals go after their own reflections (I assume it's a dominance display), but I haven't seen it before with a robin. Any reason to be concerned for the bird's well-being, or suggestions on how to shoo it away? For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Good article on LPC event in Oklahoma From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:49:30 -0600 A crowded calendar prevented me from attending this event last weekend although I really wanted to go. This is good boots on the ground stuff. Nice article. http://www.examiner.com/x-27505-Oklahoma-City-Outdoor-Travel-Examiner~y2010m3d10-Volunteers-gather-from-across-state-to-save-threatened-prairie-icon Pete Janzen Wichita, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Quivira 3/9/2010 From: mike rader <mike_rader AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:18 -0600 Hi all, I had meeting at Quivira yesterday and today, so yesterday afternoon, I took a little time to go through the Wildlife Drive, Lots of birds up there, as posted before, but I thought I'd mention a few: several thousand geese - mailny Snows and White-fronteds. Quite a few dabbling ducks, with a few more Shovelers and less Pintails, as expected. There was still an impressive showing of Canvasbacks, with 350+ seen and probably 125+ Lesser Scaup, 100+ Redheads and 250+ Ruddy Ducys, There were ten swans, with two Trumpeters, four Tundras and four I couldn't see well enough to make a guess, Not many Sandhill Cranes, but that may have been because of the time of day. I had a Prairie Falcon just north of the Little Salt Marsh and five DC Cormorants. This morning (3/10) on the way back up for the meeting, I had a single Rough-legged Hawk along K-61 highway and a single Ferruginous Hawk on the Stafford blacktop, both in Pratt County. Mike Rader Wilson and/or Pratt, KS _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469229/direct/01/ For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Topeka Audubon Society field trip this Saturday From: Carol Morgan <crxmorgan AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:03:44 -0600 Topeka Audubon Society is having a field trip this Saturday to Lake Perry. Meet at Dillons at 29th and California at 7:30am for carpooling. We will start by going to Kile Marsh near the north end of Lake Perry. We will proceed to Lassiter Marsh just north of Valley Falls, then to Perry Wildlife Area southeast of Valley Falls, and finally south to the dam and Delaware Marsh. Let's hope for a sunny day. Lots of waterfowl are on the move, and I hope we see a nice variety. The original destination for this trip was the Topeka Audubon Sanctuary at Lake Perry, but we are going to skip that for now. We are still seeking a volunteer to mow trails there. If you would be able to consider this as a project, please contact me! Carol Morgan Field Trip Leader For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: White-winged Dove continues From: Leon Hicks <chicks12 AT COX.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:14:35 -0600 Curtis Hicks saw the White-winged Dove today that first showed up Saturday in our yard. Leon Hicks 910 Eastview Dr Mulvane , Ks For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: House Wren in Manhattan From: Dan Mulhern <Dan_Mulhern AT FWS.GOV> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:32:21 -0600 Was surprised to see (but not hear) my first House Wren of the season in my backyard in Manhattan early yesterday evening. This is at least 4 weeks earlier than I've ever recorded at this location, and makes me wonder if there have been other silent scouts before that I just missed. Also had a single Common Grackle at my feeder the day before. No sign yet of the annual flock that shows up around St. Patrick's Day. Dan Mulhern For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: LaFarge sandpit on Sunday From: Doris Burnett <burnett AT KSBROADBAND.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:46:16 -0600 I birded LaFarge Sunday afternoon between 1:30 and 3 and was amazed at the coming and going of the flocks of birds. I would scan the lake and before I got to the far side the type and number of ducks had changed. A flock of 70 or so lesser scaup dropped in and proceeded to take a long bath and fall asleep, just like they had been on a long trip. I saw 3 horned grebes with one in alternate plumage. Several pied-billed grebes. 20 bufflehead 30 common golden a few common mergansers A mixed flock of green-winged teal, mallard and gadwall. 2 American widgeon (no Eurasian) Greater yellowlegs (1 heard as a flyover) only a couple of ring-billed gulls 2 adult bald eagles were sitting in a grove of trees on the NW side of the pond. It was a fun hour or so of birding. Doris Burnett Manhattan, Ks Pottawatomie County For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: A fun surprise From: Don and Linda Mallonee <czrtail69 AT COX.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:58:16 -0600 As I was caring for laundry in the bedroom I looked up to see a cock Pheasant strolling down the sidewalk that runs around our drainage lake. While I have heard them to the west in what is left of the wetlands, I have never seen them here in the development. With the Hooded Mergansers on the lake with the Buffleheads, this has been a good morning. Linda Mallonee Wichita For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: white morph/Kryder's Red-tailed From: Sarah Ellis <sb.ellis AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:56:16 -0600 Hi, everyone, Here is link to a photo of the white and brown hawk I reported on yesterday. Just a fair photo, but any input on ID would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much! http://www.flickr.com/photos/8650094 AT N05/4420968203/in/set-72157618558856776/ Sarah Ellis Olathe, Johnson County For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Birding goal From: Henry and Debby Armknecht <armknecht AT RURALTEL.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:05:47 -0600 Thanks to everyone for the great answers. I will attempt to post my thoughts later. For now, my short term goal is to have a fun trip to south FL next week, see some new birds, catch some new fish, see some places I have dreamed of since I was a kid (Everglades and Keys), spend time with my "chick", and get rejuvenated for the dash to the end of another school year. Henry A Osborne KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Birding goal From: Chuck & Jaye Otte <otte2 AT COX.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:42:52 -0600 I've spent several days thinking about this question and numerous possible answers. I kind of liked Scott's response - might have even been valid 25 years ago! If you any of the wacko corps of county listers and you'll get some answer to the effect of 75 in every Kansas county (or maybe 100). And those goals are certainly valid. They give us a reason to get out and bird - it fuels the competitive side that several of us have. I'm a compulsive list keeper - I know that may come as shock to many of you (not!). I keep lists everywhere I go. The county checklist project sort of grew out of that. And I have some lofty goals that will stay with me for now. If you look in the ABA Annual List report you'll see some pretty amazing numbers. I'm closing in on 1,000 species world wide and some of these folks are over 7,000! (By the way, it takes 1,400 species to make the world list and I do see a few Kansans in that category!) But again, those lists are like a scrapbook of memories for me. I don't view birding as something that has an end goal that marks that I'm through. I do hope to see a new species every year, but so what? For me, it's about the citizen science. It's about seeing new places and the same old birds, but in a new location. it's about learning more about my state and my country as a travel from birding location to birding location. it's about find birds no matter where I go. It's about sharing my passion for birds and the outdoors with someone else. If all birders could just spark one other person per year to pay more attention to birds, it would be a great end result. I once had a friend who was puzzled by my birding obsession. He couldn't understand why I go out birding so often when I've seen those same birds time and time again. I thought for a moment, and the I looked at him and said, "When I go birding, it isn't about what I will see, it's more about what I MIGHT see." Which I guess is ultimately my goal - it's about what I might see! Chuck +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chuck & Jaye Otte mailto:otte2 AT cox.net 613 Tamerisk Junction City Kansas USA 66441 785-238-8800 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: FW: March Update, Kansas County Listing From: Chuck & Jaye Otte <otte2 AT COX.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:25:41 -0600 All, Listed below is the March edition of the Kansas County Listing. Please be sure to send any updates or changes to Mark Land at kestrelland AT aol.com. Because of the size of the message, this list is posted to KsBirds via the list owners to prevent any virus affecting the list server. Regards, Mark Land Kansas County List 75 Species or more County Allen 214 117 Carolyn Schwab 109 Galen Pittman 108 Henry Armknecht 102 Marie Plinsky 101 Pete Janzen 81 Mick McHugh 79 Matt Gearheart 79 Kevin Groeneweg Anderson 262 140 Carolyn Schwab 133 Galen Pittman 126 Mick McHugh 125 Marie Plinsky 125 Matt Gearheart 119 Henry Armknecht 103 Pete Janzen 90 Mark Land 87 Phil Wedge 84 David Seibel 76 Nic Allen 75 Dan Larson Atchison 227 127 Galen Pittman 126 Matt Gearheart 114 Henry Armknecht 107 Chuck Otte 98 Mick McHugh 93 Jaye Otte 91 Mike Rader 89 Scott Seltman 87 Phil Wedge 84 Nic Allen 82 Kevin Groeneweg 82 Pete Janzen 80 Mark Land 79 Jeff Keating 78 Dan Larson 76 David Seibel Barber 164 208 Pete Janzen 182 Dennis Angle 181 Gene Young 152 Tyler Hicks 150 Kevin Groeneweg 149 Chet Gresham 135 Gregg Friesen 131 Matt Gearheart 125 Mike Rader 123 James Barnes 118 Scott Seltman 118 Henry Armknecht 98 Carolyn Schwab 97 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 90 Eulalia Lewis 90 Eugene Lewis 90 Ben Rogers 90 Dan Larson 88 Leon Hicks 86 Chuck Otte 85 Bill Beard 80 Nancy Beard 76 Galen Pittman Barton 365 277 Mike Rader 271 Scott Seltman 268 Robert Penner 260 Lloyd Moore 241 Gene Young 241 Galen Pittman 234 Mick McHugh 233 Robert Fisher 232 David Seibel 230 Matt Gearheart 213 Craig Faanes 209 Pete Janzen 207 Tyler Hicks 197 Mark Land 195 Chuck Otte 194 Marie Plinsky 193 Henry Armknecht 192 Aaron Mitchell 192 Kevin Groeneweg 190 Gregg Friesen 189 Lowell Johnson 186 Kathy McDowell 179 Dan Mulhern 178 Rob Graham 176 Dan Larson 166 Jaye Otte 166 Nic Allen 165 Dan Gish 162 Nancy Beard 162 Bill Beard 160 Leon Hicks 158 Charles Anderson 158 Sam Mannell 158 Terry Mannell 156 John Northrup 154 Chet Gresham 153 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 153 Phil Wedge 147 Glen Caspers 144 Carolyn Schwab 133 Ben Rogers 133 Cheryl Miller 128 Will Chatfield-Taylor 122 Carol Morgan 113 Bill Trelc Jr. 111 Jon Strong 106 Edge Wade 105 Lisa Edwards 104 T. J. Walker 95 Judd Patterson 95 Mary Pat Haddican 93 Steven McDaniel 93 Tom Ewert 90 Debra McKee 89 Duane Otto 87 James Barnes 84 Judd Patterson 75 John Row Bourbon 206 153 Matt Gearheart 121 Henry Armknecht 114 Galen Pittman 112 Pete Janzen 109 Ron Tucker 94 Nic Allen 93 Mick McHugh 84 Rick Tucker 83 Kevin Groeneweg 79 Mike Rader Brown 243 208 Rosella Royer 165 Janet Rebant 141 Matt Gearheart 126 Chuck Otte 125 Galen Pittman 113 Henry Armknecht 105 Pete Janzen 105 Sebastian Patti 103 Mike Rader 96 Kevin Groeneweg 96 Tony Schaar 95 Duane Otto 95 Dan Larson 93 Glen Caspers 92 Scott Seltman 86 David Seibel 77 Nic Allen 77 Sam Mannell 77 Terry Mannell 76 Mick McHugh Butler 276 203 Pete Janzen 199 Tyler Hicks 189 Bob Broyles 188 Leon Hicks 185 Gene Young 180 Jim Wilson 174 Kevin Groeneweg 154 David Seibel 128 Gregg Friesen 118 Henry Armknecht 116 Nancy Beard 116 Bill Beard 106 Matt Gearheart 105 James Barnes 93 Carolyn Schwab 90 Chuck Otte 87 Jeff Calhoun 85 Dan Larson 79 Chet Gresham 77 Robert Penner 75 Galen Pittman Chase 259 167 Ross Silcock 142 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 131 Kevin Groeneweg 118 Henry Armknecht 110 Pete Janzen 108 Gregg Friesen 102 Matt Gearheart 96 Dan Larson 90 Chuck Otte 88 Carolyn Schwab 83 Galen Pittman 82 Nancy Beard 81 Bill Beard 80 Mike Rader 78 Chet Gresham 76 Mick McHugh Chautauqua 203 141 Gene Young 134 Pete Janzen 113 Kevin Groeneweg 104 Henry Armknecht 99 Scott Seltman 95 Matt Gearheart 93 Dan Larson 91 Leon Hicks 85 Galen Pittman 84 Mike Rader 80 Charles Anderson Cherokee 265 216 Dave Henness 184 Mike Rader 176 Matt Gearheart 171 Scott Seltman 167 Gene Young 157 Jim Rising 142 Galen Pittman 137 Pete Janzen 133 Kevin Groeneweg 122 Rick Tucker 120 Henry Armknecht 118 Dan Larson 112 Nic Allen 106 Chuck Otte 105 Jaye Otte 103 Mick McHugh 100 David Seibel 98 Tyler Hicks 94 Gregg Friesen 92 Aaron Mitchell 84 Dan Mulhern 77 Glen Caspers 75 Edge Wade Cheyenne 235 196 Henry Armknecht 141 Scott Seltman 112 Rick Reeser 107 Mike Rader 102 Sam Mannell 102 Terry Mannell 83 Kevin Groeneweg 82 Matt Gearheart 80 Pete Janzen 77 Mark Land 77 Jon Strong Clark 261 237 Galen Pittman 115 Scott Seltman 106 Henry Armknecht 103 Pete Janzen 103 Matt Gearheart 100 Mick McHugh 95 David Seibel 82 Gregg Friesen 79 Dan Larson 77 Kevin Groeneweg 75 Mike Rader Clay 261 232 Chuck Otte 205 Jaye Otte 186 Calvin Wohler 135 Mike Rader 132 Glen Caspers 125 Carol Morgan 120 Henry Armknecht 118 John Row 112 Jeff Keating 110 Pete Janzen 104 Scott Seltman 95 Dan Thalmann 95 Dan Larson 88 Charles Anderson 84 Kevin Groeneweg 81 Matt Gearheart Cloud 235 135 Henry Armknecht 113 Pete Janzen 84 Chuck Otte 83 Gregg Friesen 80 Matt Gearheart Coffey 306 234 Lloyd Moore 215 Matt Gearheart 197 Mick McHugh 192 Galen Pittman 167 Mark Land 165 Bill Trelc Jr. 147 Tyler Hicks 146 David Seibel 134 Dan Gish 129 Nic Allen 127 Aaron Mitchell 127 Marie Plinsky 117 Dan Larson 116 Pete Janzen 115 Glen Caspers 115 Kevin Groeneweg 110 Carolyn Schwab 102 Henry Armknecht 98 Chuck Otte 95 Carol Morgan 94 Jaye Otte 92 Will Chatfield-Taylor 90 Chet Gresham 89 Scott Seltman 82 Mike Rader Comanche 241 175 Gene Young 141 Scott Seltman 139 Pete Janzen 130 Gregg Friesen 127 Mike Rader 126 Henry Armknecht 115 Galen Pittman 102 Kevin Groeneweg 101 Matt Gearheart 90 Chet Gresham 83 Edge Wade 75 Dan Larson Cowley 337 301 Max Thompson 279 Gene Young 258 David Seibel 214 Tyler Hicks 213 John Northrup 212 Kevin Groeneweg 210 Pete Janzen 204 James Barnes 200 Leon Hicks 193 Mike Rader 161 Chet Gresham 148 Carolyn Schwab 147 Scott Seltman 143 Jim Wilson 124 Galen Pittman 121 Henry Armknecht 118 Nancy Beard 118 Bill Beard 109 Matt Gearheart 105 Dan Larson 103 Gregg Friesen 100 Cheryl Miller 94 Sam Mannell 94 Terry Mannell 88 Edge Wade 84 Mark Land 78 Aaron Mitchell Crawford 286 169 Dave Henness 149 Matt Gearheart 124 Henry Armknecht 124 Kevin Groeneweg 124 Pete Janzen 122 Mike Rader 115 Mick McHugh 108 Carolyn Schwab 101 Scott Seltman 100 Galen Pittman 93 Gregg Friesen 86 Glen Caspers 84 Chuck Otte 82 Jaye Otte 79 Dan Mulhern 77 Leon Hicks 77 Nic Allen Decatur 215 165 Brian Simonsson 140 Henry Armknecht 75 Scott Seltman Dickinson 239 185 Chuck Otte 132 Dan Gish 123 Jaye Otte 113 Pete Janzen 109 Henry Armknecht 107 Kevin Groeneweg 105 Jim Mayhew 105 Chet Gresham 98 Mike Rader 96 Robert Kruger 89 Matt Gearheart 84 Dan Larson 81 Galen Pittman 80 David Haight Doniphan 239 169 Herb Chance 169 Donna Chance 144 John Schukman 133 Matt Gearheart 125 Galen Pittman 114 Henry Armknecht 104 Kevin Groeneweg 101 Pete Janzen 94 David Seibel 85 Chuck Otte 77 Mick McHugh 76 Scott Seltman 75 Dan Larson Douglas 358 303 Galen Pittman 288 David Seibel 280 Alexis Powell 280 Phil Wedge 277 Mick McHugh 260 Gerry Parkinson 253 Dave Williams 252 Lloyd Moore 251 Matt Gearheart 236 Kylee Sharp 214 Dan Gish 213 Dan Thalmann 212 Mike Rader 211 Kathy McDowell 209 Dave Henness 195 Dan Larson 194 Steve Roels 181 Aaron Mitchell 179 Sarah Roels 178 John Zempel 176 Mark Land 174 Linda Vidosh Zempel 167 Duane Otto 149 Steven McDaniel 141 Sam Mannell 141 Terry Mannell 140 Glen Caspers 139 Dan Mulhern 134 Debra McKee 133 Nic Allen 129 Carol Morgan 126 Marie Plinsky 118 Will Chatfield-Taylor 113 Sue Calhoon 113 Henry Armknecht 111 Kevin Groeneweg 110 Pete Janzen 109 Chuck Otte 106 Kat Farres 106 Dennis Farres 103 Scott Seltman 103 Sue Stevenson 102 Lisa Weeks 100 Harley Winfrey 96 Jaye Otte 94 Nancy Beard 92 Bill Beard 86 Edge Wade 85 Gregg Friesen 83 Belky Cuevas Edwards 199 151 Scott Seltman 114 Pete Janzen 107 Henry Armknecht 98 Mike Rader 97 Galen Pittman 92 Mary Pat Haddican 77 Kevin Groeneweg 76 Gregg Friesen Elk 229 132 Gene Young 120 Tyler Hicks 118 Mike Rader 113 Pete Janzen 108 Henry Armknecht 107 Cheryl Miller 106 Dan Larson 92 Gregg Friesen 90 Kevin Groeneweg 89 Galen Pittman 78 Chet Gresham Ellis 315 210 Sam Mannell 210 Terry Mannell 130 Mike Rader 121 Henry Armknecht 120 Scott Seltman 104 Pete Janzen 91 Carolyn Schwab 80 Kevin Groeneweg 75 Matt Gearheart Ellsworth 260 238 Mike Rader 135 Robert Kruger 128 Henry Armknecht 121 Chuck Otte 121 Scott Seltman 116 Dan Larson 115 Matt Gearheart 111 Dan Gish 103 Glen Caspers 100 Pete Janzen 96 Galen Pittman 90 Sam Mannell 90 Terry Mannell 80 Kevin Groeneweg 80 Carol Morgan Finney 336 181 T. J. Walker 162 Scott Seltman 161 Mike Rader 139 Henry Armknecht 121 Kevin Groeneweg 116 Dan Baffa 116 Pete Janzen 102 Matt Gearheart 101 Dan Larson 91 Galen Pittman 87 David Seibel 87 Dan Gish 85 Terry Mannell 85 Sam Mannell 84 Gregg Friesen 84 Tyler Hicks 84 Chuck Otte 80 Bill Beard 80 Nancy Beard Ford 262 144 Galen Pittman 110 Scott Seltman 105 Henry Armknecht 102 Pete Janzen 81 Mike Rader 80 Kevin Groeneweg 77 Matt Gearheart Franklin 223 141 Richard Johnston 131 Galen Pittman 130 Mick McHugh 113 Matt Gearheart 102 Henry Armknecht 100 David Seibel 100 Pete Janzen 97 Kevin Groeneweg 93 Mark Land 75 Dan Larson Geary 319 293 Chuck Otte 277 Jaye Otte 243 Jeff Keating 182 Mike Rader 166 Scott Seltman 154 Henry Armknecht 151 Galen Pittman 148 Calvin Wohler 147 Dan Mulhern 142 Dan Gish 139 Dan Larson 125 Robert Kruger 123 Carolyn Schwab 121 Matt Gearheart 120 Cheryl Miller 119 Pete Janzen 114 David Seibel 105 Sam Mannell 105 Terry Mannell 94 Kevin Groeneweg 94 Charles Anderson 92 Bill Beard 92 Nancy Beard 87 Mick McHugh 80 Gregg Friesen Gove 176 111 Scott Seltman 110 Henry Armknecht 85 Pete Janzen 78 Kevin Groeneweg 76 Matt Gearheart Graham 180 134 Henry Armknecht 131 Scott Seltman 76 Robert Penner Grant 255 228 Kellye Hart 127 Mike Rader 114 Henry Armknecht 112 Scott Seltman 111 Pete Janzen 103 Matt Gearheart 99 Kevin Groeneweg 79 Tyler Hicks Gray 215 119 Scott Seltman 103 Henry Armknecht 97 Pete Janzen 92 Kevin Groeneweg 87 Gregg Friesen 78 Mike Rader 77 Dan Larson 76 Galen Pittman Greeley 196 135 Sebastian Patti 114 Pete Janzen 113 Henry Armknecht 108 Kevin Groeneweg 97 Matt Gearheart 76 Scott Seltman Greenwood 238 150 Pete Janzen 135 Matt Gearheart 124 Kevin Groeneweg 119 Galen Pittman 118 Henry Armknecht 110 Gregg Friesen 109 Scott Seltman 103 Cheryl Miller 102 David Seibel 98 Dan Larson 93 Mike Rader 84 Carolyn Schwab 80 Chet Gresham 79 Bill Beard 79 Nancy Beard 76 Robert Penner 75 Tony Schaar Hamilton 252 132 Scott Seltman 128 Henry Armknecht 115 Pete Janzen 115 Kevin Groeneweg 98 Tyler Hicks 93 Mike Rader 93 Matt Gearheart Harper 217 167 Pete Janzen 134 Gene Young 108 Bill Beard 108 Henry Armknecht 105 Nancy Beard 102 Glen Caspers 98 Leon Hicks 85 Kevin Groeneweg 76 Scott Seltman 76 Matt Gearheart Harvey 318 269 Bob Dester 253 Carolyn Schwab 248 Gregg Friesen 241 Rod Wedel 221 Pete Janzen 206 Tyler Hicks 180 Cheryl Miller 136 Kevin Groeneweg 134 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 129 Nancy Beard 128 Bill Beard 111 Dan Larson 109 Henry Armknecht 102 Tom Ewert 100 James Barnes 100 Matt Gearheart 98 Chet Gresham 95 Mike Rader 87 Leon Hicks 82 Chuck Otte 78 Jaye Otte 75 Scott Seltman Haskell 229 160 Mike Rader 118 Scott Seltman 108 Henry Armknecht 105 Pete Janzen 88 Kevin Groeneweg Hodgeman 190 118 Scott Seltman 107 Henry Armknecht 89 Pete Janzen 79 Mary Pat Haddican 78 Kevin Groeneweg 77 Mike Rader 76 Dan Mulhern Jackson 209 146 Chuck Otte 127 Galen Pittman 108 Henry Armknecht 107 Pete Janzen 100 John Zempel 98 Dan Larson 97 Jaye Otte 97 Kevin Groeneweg 95 Mick McHugh 92 Matt Gearheart 91 Linda Vidosh Zempel 90 Glen Caspers 89 Mike Rader 81 Tony Schaar 80 Sam Mannell 80 Terry Mannell Jefferson 325 288 Galen Pittman 262 Mick McHugh 247 Lloyd Moore 239 David Seibel 218 Mike Rader 193 Dan Gish 189 Bob Fisher 179 Matt Gearheart 172 Dave Henness 171 Glen Caspers 161 Dan Larson 160 Dave Williams 150 Phil Wedge 134 Chuck Otte 131 Mark Land 130 Kathy McDowell 129 Jaye Otte 124 Marie Plinsky 120 Carol Morgan 118 Pete Janzen 112 Kevin Groeneweg 109 Aaron Mitchell 109 Henry Armknecht 105 Sam Mannell 105 Terry Mannell 104 Nic Allen 102 Dan Mulhern 94 Scott Seltman 90 Duane Otto 85 Debra McKee 79 Tony Schaar Jewell 215 152 Henry Armknecht 124 Pete Janzen 103 Mike Rader 102 Scott Seltman 92 Gregg Friesen 86 Kevin Groeneweg 79 Jon Strong 78 Phil Wedge Johnson 328 281 Mark Land 272 Matt Gearheart 257 Terry Swope 247 David Seibel 245 Aaron Mitchell 243 Mick McHugh 236 Galen Pittman 228 Dave Henness 225 Nic Allen 216 Mark Corder 212 Lloyd Moore 203 Steven McDaniel 189 Dave Williams 178 Will Chatfield-Taylor 155 Bob Fisher 141 Nancy Smalldon 137 Dan Larson 133 Sue Calhoon 109 Dan Gish 106 Henry Armknecht 103 Lisa Weeks 100 Bill Beard 100 Nancy Beard 100 Pete Janzen 98 Kevin Groeneweg 94 Belky Cuevas 94 Mike Rader 89 Duane Otto 86 Scott Seltman 85 Sue Stevenson 84 Mark Stafford 82 Sam Mannell 82 Terry Mannell 79 Steve Roels 77 Chuck Otte 75 Ashley Laubach Kearny 267 125 Scott Seltman 112 Henry Armknecht 103 Pete Janzen 87 Mick McHugh 82 Kevin Groeneweg 81 Mike Rader 81 Matt Gearheart 75 Tyler Hicks Kingman 278 208 Pete Janzen 151 Tyler Hicks 143 Gregg Friesen 141 Mike Rader 141 Bill Beard 141 Nancy Beard 124 Kevin Groeneweg 122 Henry Armknecht 104 Leon Hicks 101 James Barnes 101 Scott Seltman 100 Chet Gresham 98 Matt Gearheart 90 Galen Pittman Kiowa 213 136 Gregg Friesen 130 Mike Rader 127 Scott Seltman 116 Pete Janzen 107 Galen Pittman 106 Henry Armknecht 90 Dan Larson 78 Kevin Groeneweg 77 Matt Gearheart Labette 218 173 Rick Tucker 104 Henry Armknecht 101 Pete Janzen 97 Scott Seltman 91 Matt Gearheart 89 Mike Rader 82 Galen Pittman 80 Kevin Groeneweg 78 Leon Hicks Lane 180 102 Henry Armknecht 101 Scott Seltman 86 Pete Janzen 78 Kevin Groeneweg Leavenworth 278 250 John Schukman 237 Galen Pittman 206 Dave Williams 187 David Seibel 185 Mike Rader 180 Mick McHugh 174 Matt Gearheart 154 Dave Henness 139 Craig Faanes 127 Ron Theel 118 Scott Seltman 118 Henry Armknecht 116 Mark Land 111 Steve Roels 111 Sarah Roels 110 Dan Mulhern 108 Charles Anderson 107 Sue Calhoon 107 Sue Stevenson 104 Sam Mannell 104 Terry Mannell 103 Chuck Otte 102 Dan Larson 101 Jaye Otte 93 Kevin Groeneweg 92 Phil Wedge 89 Eugene Lewis 89 Eulalia Lewis 88 Pete Janzen 84 Gerry Parkinson 81 Cheryl Miller 77 Aaron Mitchell Lincoln 227 177 Mike Rader 139 Henry Armknecht 110 Scott Seltman 103 Pete Janzen 93 Chuck Otte 81 Galen Pittman 79 Matt Gearheart 77 Nic Allen 77 Sam Mannell 77 Terry Mannell Linn 327 281 Mick McHugh 273 Lloyd Moore 263 Galen Pittman 262 Mark Corder 247 Bob Fisher 228 Matt Gearheart 224 David Seibel 220 Dave Henness 217 Mark Land 203 Aaron Mitchell 191 Phil Wedge 181 Dave Williams 173 Lowell Johnson 170 Mike Rader 154 Will Chatfield-Taylor 150 Nic Allen 149 Pete Janzen 144 Steven McDaniel 135 Sue Calhoon 135 Sue Stevenson 133 Dan Mulhern 130 Scott Seltman 122 Tyler Hicks 121 Henry Armknecht 118 Gregg Friesen 111 Chet Gresham 110 Dan Larson 93 Carolyn Schwab 90 Edge Wade 89 Kevin Groeneweg 86 Chuck Otte 84 Lisa Edwards 82 Ashley Laubach 78 Jon Strong 76 Dan Gish Logan 182 105 Henry Armknecht 84 Scott Seltman 83 Robert Penner 76 Dan Mulhern 75 Matt Gearheart 75 Pete Janzen Lyon 302 171 Matt Gearheart 153 Galen Pittman 151 Dan Larson 130 Bill Trelc Jr. 128 Dan Mulhern 125 Mick McHugh 114 Dan Gish 115 Mark Land 113 Pete Janzen 107 Nic Allen 106 Henry Armknecht 104 Kevin Groeneweg 91 Scott Seltman 88 David Seibel 83 Will Chatfield-Taylor 81 Chuck Otte 81 Glen Caspers 78 Jaye Otte 78 Dan Gish 76 Mike Rader 75 Aaron Mitchell Marion 267 216 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 204 Jim Wilson 199 Chet Gresham 147 Gregg Friesen 145 Tom Ewert 132 Carolyn Schwab 130 Pete Janzen 119 Nancy Beard 117 Bill Beard 110 Chuck Otte 106 Matt Gearheart 103 Henry Armknecht 102 Tyler Hicks 94 Leon Hicks 92 Galen Pittman 92 Rod Wedel 87 Jaye Otte 83 Kevin Groeneweg 78 Scott Seltman 76 Mick McHugh 75 Dan Larson Marshall 239 211 Tom Parker 121 Dan Thalmann 115 Henry Armknecht 106 Dan Mulhern 105 Pete Janzen 102 Chuck Otte 85 Mike Rader 80 Scott Seltman 78 Galen Pittman 77 Kevin Groeneweg 76 Nic Allen McPherson 271 179 Steve Lansaw 158 Robert Kruger 142 Gregg Friesen 136 Gerry Parkinson 122 Henry Armknecht 121 Bill Beard 121 Nancy Beard 108 Tyler Hicks 106 Pete Janzen 100 Matt Gearheart 98 Galen Pittman 95 Rod Wedel 95 Scott Seltman 92 Leon Hicks 91 Kevin Groeneweg 89 Mike Rader 84 Sam Mannell 84 Terry Mannell 79 Dan Larson 78 Chuck Otte 77 Chet Gresham 77 Tom Ewart Meade 306 154 Galen Pittman 135 Scott Seltman 134 Lisa Edwards 130 Matt Gearheart 128 Tyler Hicks 116 Pete Janzen 113 Gregg Friesen 107 Mick McHugh 105 Henry Armknecht 102 Bill Beard 100 Nancy Beard 82 Kevin Groeneweg 80 Mark Land 80 Mike Rader 75 David Seibel Miami 269 211 Matt Gearheart 210 Lloyd Moore 197 Mark Land 196 Mick McHugh 181 Dave Henness 179 Aaron Mitchell 142 Galen Pittman 123 Nic Allen 120 David Seibel 109 Henry Armknecht 109 Will Chatfield-Taylor 109 Pete Janzen 103 Kevin Groeneweg 99 Dan Larson Mitchell 266 227 Henry Armknecht 176 Mike Rader 147 Scott Seltman 104 Phil Wedge 104 Pete Janzen 87 Eulalia Lewis 87 Eugene Lewis 86 Chuck Otte 82 Glen Caspers 77 Matt Gearheart 76 McKenzie Wiles Montgomery 231 127 Pete Janzen 113 Kevin Groeneweg 111 Henry Armknecht 105 Dan Larson 103 Galen Pittman 92 Gregg Friesen 88 Mike Rader 87 Scott Seltman 87 Matt Gearheart 78 Carolyn Schwab 76 Chet Gresham 76 Leon Hicks Morris 225 145 Chuck Otte 115 Henry Armknecht 104 Pete Janzen 104 Kevin Groeneweg 101 Matt Gearheart 91 Dan Larson 87 Scott Seltman 85 Jaye Otte 81 Galen Pittman 80 Mike Rader 78 Jane Withee Hebert 76 Mick McHugh Morton 371 331 Sebastian Patti 308 Mike Rader 308 Scott Seltman 284 Galen Pittman 277 Brandon Percival 274 Max Thompson 272 Mick McHugh 265 Chet Gresham 263 Mark Corder 252 Matt Gearheart 251 Pete Janzen 244 Gene Young 243 Tyler Hicks 240 Dave Williams 236 Bob Fisher 216 Kevin Groeneweg 208 David Seibel 204 Gregg Friesen 200 Lisa Edwards 189 Leon Hicks 186 Mark Land 185 Henry Armknecht 168 Dan Gish 165 Carolyn Schwab 163 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 154 Dan Mulhern 145 Kellye Hart 140 Charles Anderson 131 Dan Larson 128 Nic Allen 119 Craig Faanes 114 Cheryl Miller 113 Phil Wedge 109 Chuck Otte 108 Edge Wade 107 Jaye Otte 106 Will Chatfield-Taylor 105 Lowell Johnson 101 Nancy Beard 100 Bill Beard 98 Robert Kruger 97 Aaron Mitchell 94 Eulalia Lewis 94 Eugene Lewis 90 Glen Caspers 88 Robert Penner 88 James Barnes 82 Jim Wilson 76 Jon Strong Nemaha 212 138 Rosella Royer 137 Galen Pittman 132 Matt Gearheart 129 John Schukman 121 Chuck Otte 119 Henry Armknecht 110 Pete Janzen 96 Mike Rader 94 Dan Larson 91 Tony Schaar 89 Kevin Groeneweg 86 Nic Allen 83 Scott Seltman 81 Ron Marteney 78 Sam Mannell 78 Terry Mannell 75 Jon Strong Neosho 251 153 Dave Henness 151 Rick Tucker 145 Matt Gearheart 136 Kevin Groeneweg 127 Pete Janzen 115 Tyler Hicks 111 Chet Gresham 111 Henry Armknecht 106 Galen Pittman 103 Mike Rader 101 Scott Seltman 95 Mick McHugh 83 Leon Hicks 81 Sam Mannell 81 Terry Mannell 80 Chuck Otte 80 Jaye Otte 75 Dan Larson Ness 194 137 Scott Seltman 114 Henry Armknecht 100 Pete Janzen 83 Kevin Groeneweg Norton 196 154 Scott Seltman 149 Henry Armknecht 87 Pete Janzen 86 Matt Gearheart Osage 304 206 Mick McHugh 182 Robert Fisher 182 Matt Gearheart 176 Galen Pittman 154 Tyler Hicks 146 Dan Larson 143 Dan Gish 139 Mark Land 122 David Seibel 118 Henry Armknecht 118 Nic Allen 113 Kathy McDowell 108 Pete Janzen 105 Kevin Groeneweg 101 Glen Caspers 98 Aaron Mitchell 97 Carol Morgan 97 Will Chatfield-Taylor 94 Marie Plinsky 89 Phil Wedge 87 Jon Strong 85 Chuck Otte 83 Mike Rader Osborne 214 195 Henry Armknecht 165 Charles Anderson 140 Mike Rader 101 Scott Seltman 78 Sam Mannell 78 Terry Mannell Ottawa 209 141 Henry Armknecht 119 Chuck Otte 103 Pete Janzen 101 Scott Seltman 100 Mike Rader 81 Matt Gearheart 81 Dan Gish 79 Kevin Groeneweg 78 Jaye Otte Pawnee 279 278 Scott Seltman 140 Mike Rader 119 Henry Armknecht 113 Galen Pittman 112 Pete Janzen 104 Kevin Groeneweg 96 Sam Mannell 96 Terry Mannell 95 Mary Pat Haddican 81 Matt Gearheart Phillips 257 199 Mike Rader 163 Henry Armknecht 149 Shannon Rothchild 138 Scott Seltman 103 Pete Janzen 96 Matt Gearheart 88 Sam Mannell 88 Terry Mannell 79 Dan Larson 78 Kevin Groeneweg 76 Mark Land Pottawatomie 313 272 Ted Cable 215 Lowell Johnson 204 Dan Mulhern 197 Gene Young 196 Mike Rader 161 Charles Anderson 140 Chuck Otte 137 Henry Armknecht 117 Galen Pittman 118 John Row 108 T. J. Walker 108 Pete Janzen 104 Matt Gearheart 102 John Zempel 102 Linda Vidosh Zempel 100 Jaye Otte 95 Mick McHugh 94 Judd Patterson 85 Dan Larson 84 Tom Parker 83 Kevin Groeneweg 83 Scott Seltman 81 Carol Morgan 80 Glen Caspers 78 Sam Mannell 78 Terry Mannell Pratt 273 217 Mike Rader 150 Pete Janzen 140 Linda Loomis 126 Henry Armknecht 121 Kevin Groeneweg 115 Matt Gearheart 105 Scott Seltman 101 Aaron Mitchell 101 Galen Pittman 98 Gregg Friesen 94 Mark Land 91 Chuck Otte 88 Jaye Otte 84 Bill Beard 84 Sam Mannell 84 Terry Mannell 84 Dan Larson 83 Nancy Beard 78 Chet Gresham 77 Mary Pat Haddican 77 Robert Penner Rawlins 200 145 Henry Armknecht 93 Matt Gearheart 90 Pete Janzen 88 Mark Land 87 Kevin Groeneweg 81 Jon Strong 77 Dan Larson Reno 289 221 Pete Janzen 181 Chet Gresham 180 Kevin Groeneweg 178 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 171 Mike Rader 168 Bill Beard 168 Nancy Beard 156 Tyler Hicks 155 Matt Gearheart 145 Cheryl Miller 144 Scott Seltman 142 James Barnes 139 Henry Armknecht 138 Carolyn Schwab 131 Gregg Friesen 110 Galen Pittman 107 Leon Hicks 100 Nic Allen 96 Chuck Otte 86 Ben Rogers 86 Mary Pat Haddican 86 Rod Wedel 83 Mark Land 75 Jeff Calhoun Republic 203 118 Henry Armknecht 90 Mike Rader 86 Chuck Otte 84 Pete Janzen 78 Gregg Friesen 76 Scott Seltman 75 Eulalia Lewis 75 Eugene Lewis Rice 226 133 Mike Rader 120 Henry Armknecht 116 Scott Seltman 107 Galen Pittman 104 Kevin Groeneweg 103 Pete Janzen 91 Gregg Friesen 91 Matt Gearheart Riley 343 287 Ted Cable 281 Lowell Johnson 266 Dave Rintoul 220 Mike Rader 216 Dan Mulhern 211 John Row 208 Jeff Keating 172 Chuck Otte 161 Tom Parker 159 Charles Anderson 158 Judd Patterson 156 Jaye Otte 146 Henry Armknecht 125 Matt Gearheart 121 Jane Withee Hebert 121 Dan Larson 120 T. J. Walker 119 Galen Pittman 108 Pete Janzen 105 Dan Gish 103 Scott Seltman 100 Kevin Groeneweg 97 Glen Caspers 94 Sam Mannell 94 Terry Mannell 91 Tyler Hicks 89 Mick McHugh 87 Glenn Walbek 81 Steve Roels 80 Dan Thalmann 79 Nic Allen Rooks 254 169 Henry Armknecht 164 Scott Seltman 158 Mike Rader 111 Sam Mannell 111 Terry Mannell 97 Pete Janzen Rush 265 250 Scott Seltman 145 Mike Rader 115 Henry Armknecht 106 Pete Janzen 85 Matt Gearheart 82 Sam Mannell 82 Terry Mannell 79 Kevin Groeneweg 76 Gregg Friesen Russell 325 294 Mike Rader 162 Scott Seltman 157 Henry Armknecht 136 Sam Mannell 136 Terry Mannell 121 Matt Gearheart 112 Pete Janzen 110 Chuck Otte 96 Nic Allen 96 Gregg Friesen 89 Kevin Groeneweg 89 Dan Larson 80 Mark Land 80 Jon Strong 79 Robert Penner Saline 255 165 Mike Rader 155 Bill Trelc Jr. 141 Kat Farres 140 Dennis Farres 130 Judd Patterson 113 Henry Armknecht 109 Galen Pittman 109 Scott Seltman 106 Chuck Otte 105 David Weible 101 Pete Janzen 89 Matt Gearheart 84 Kevin Groeneweg 84 Dan Larson 83 Jaye Otte 83 Sam Mannell 83 Terry Mannell 77 Gregg Friesen Scott 271 184 Scott Seltman 137 Henry Armknecht 127 Mike Rader 117 Matt Gearheart 115 Pete Janzen 112 Gregg Friesen 93 Kevin Groeneweg 80 Galen Pittman 80 Dan Larson Sedgwick 380 339 Pete Janzen 304 John Northrup 284 Chet Gresham 274 Kevin Groeneweg 266 Bill Beard 262 Nancy Beard 259 James Barnes 254 Tyler Hicks 230 Leon Hicks 218 Jeff Calhoun 211 Cheryl Miller 210 Gene Young 193 Carolyn Schwab 178 Charles Anderson 174 Ben Rogers 155 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 148 Jim Wilson 148 Matt Gearheart 136 Scott Seltman 135 Gregg Friesen 135 Henry Armknecht 130 Bill Trelc Jr. 118 Nic Allen 116 Tony Schaar 108 Mike Rader 108 Sam Mannell 108 Terry Mannell 106 Dan Larson 105 Chuck Otte 103 Galen Pittman 98 Jaye Otte 97 Mark Land 95 Rod Wedel 92 Tom Ewert 83 Glen Caspers 75 David Seibel Seward 280 236 Mike Rader 184 Lisa Edwards 156 Mick McHugh 151 Galen Pittman 146 Scott Seltman 130 Henry Armknecht 126 Kevin Groeneweg 104 Pete Janzen 103 Chet Gresham 100 Kellye Hart 98 Tyler Hicks 97 Matt Gearheart 93 Gregg Friesen 81 David Seibel Shawnee 322 247 Dan Gish 234 Dan Larson 203 Marie Plinsky 198 Carol Morgan 196 Glen Caspers 183 Debra McKee 169 Kathy McDowell 163 Galen Pittman 145 Matt Gearheart 131 Carolyn Schwab 125 Mick McHugh 120 David Seibel 118 Henry Armknecht 117 Randy Kennedy 114 Bill Trelc Jr. 109 Chuck Otte 102 Sam Mannell 102 Terry Mannell 102 Linda Vidosh Zempel 101 John Zempel 100 Pete Janzen 94 Mike Rader 92 Jaye Otte 81 Jon Strong 81 Tony Schaar 78 Kevin Groeneweg Sheridan 222 136 Henry Armknecht 81 Scott Seltman 80 Pete Janzen 75 Kevin Groeneweg Sherman 271 264 John Palmquist 137 Pete Janzen 133 Matt Gearheart 122 Henry Armknecht 117 Kevin Groeneweg 98 Mike Rader 98 Scott Seltman 84 Mark Land 84 Tony Schaar 82 Sam Mannell 82 Terry Mannell 78 Robert Penner Smith 184 170 Mike Rader 151 Henry Armknecht 126 Shannon Rothchild 77 Glen Caspers 68 Scott Seltman Stafford 347 297 Mike Rader 292 Scott Seltman 247 Max Thompson 245 Tyler Hicks 244 Gene Young 241 Mick McHugh 238 Galen Pittman 234 Bob Fisher 232 Lloyd Moore 232 Pete Janzen 229 David Seibel 227 Kevin Groeneweg 225 Matt Gearheart 223 Robert Penner 218 Gregg Friesen 214 Craig Faanes 214 Chet Gresham 210 Mary Pat Haddican 208 Leon Hicks 208 Bill Beard 207 Nancy Beard 206 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 206 Marie Plinsky 206 Cheryl Miller 203 Chuck Otte 202 John Northrup 201 Kathy McDowell 200 Aaron Mitchell 197 Mark Land 192 Barry Jones 191 Henry Armknecht 190 Dan Mulhern 186 Phil Wedge 184 Dan Gish 180 Carolyn Schwab 177 James Barnes 176 Jaye Otte 176 Sam Mannell 176 Terry Mannell 175 Dan Larson 159 Rob Graham 157 Nic Allen 156 Rod Wedel 152 Charles Anderson 150 Ben Rogers 143 Bill Trelc Jr. 140 Edge Wade 140 Glen Caspers 125 Will Chatfield-Taylor 122 Lowell Johnson 121 Lisa Edwards 116 Jim Wilson 108 Steven McDaniel 105 Judd Patterson 102 Tom Ewert 96 Carol Morgan 88 Jon Strong 81 Debra McKee Stanton 213 114 Scott Seltman 112 Mike Rader 104 Henry Armknecht 100 Pete Janzen 93 Kevin Groeneweg 77 Matt Gearheart Stevens 202 139 Mike Rader 120 Scott Seltman 100 Henry Armknecht 80 Pete Janzen 80 Kevin Groeneweg Sumner 315 292 Max Thompson 278 Gene Young 238 Tyler Hicks 227 Leon Hicks 212 Kevin Groeneweg 203 Pete Janzen 203 David Seibel 174 Mike Rader 145 Nancy Beard 143 Bill Beard 132 Carolyn Schwab 131 Chet Gresham 129 James Barnes 127 Henry Armknecht 109 Scott Seltman 107 Matt Gearheart 94 Galen Pittman 77 Jeff Calhoun Thomas 185 134 Henry Armknecht 111 William Piper 78 Sam Mannell 78 Terry Mannell Trego 249 206 Scott Seltman 145 Mike Rader 122 Matt Gearheart 117 Henry Armknecht 106 Lloyd Moore 101 Sam Mannell 101 Terry Mannell 100 Gregg Friesen 86 Pete Janzen 84 Dan Larson 83 Eulalia Lewis 83 Eugene Lewis 82 Chuck Otte Wabaunsee 242 135 Galen Pittman 133 Dan Gish 131 Henry Armknecht 125 Chuck Otte 124 Matt Gearheart 122 Dan Larson 109 Kathy Bandyk 105 Carol Morgan 103 Pete Janzen 101 Mick McHugh 95 Kevin Groeneweg 95 Mike Rader 91 Jaye Otte 89 Glen Caspers 79 Robert Penner Wallace 204 105 Henry Armknecht 87 Scott Seltman 78 Matt Gearheart 77 Kevin Groeneweg 77 Pete Janzen Washington 250 221 Dan Thalmann 208 Warren Buss 143 Tom Parker 137 Matt Gearheart 118 Kevin Groeneweg 118 Henry Armknecht 117 Pete Janzen 112 Mark Land 111 Chuck Otte 107 David Seibel 104 Mike Rader 103 Jaye Otte 101 Scott Seltman 100 Dan Larson 93 Lisa Weeks 88 Sue Calhoon 88 Galen Pittman 87 Sam Mannell 87 Terry Mannell 83 Calvin Wohler 75 Jon Strong Wichita 176 107 Sebastian Patti 103 Henry Armknecht 101 Scott Seltman 91 Kevin Groeneweg 91 Pete Janzen 82 Matt Gearheart Wilson 205 155 Pete Janzen 153 Kevin Groeneweg 116 Henry Armknecht 110 Galen Pittman 106 Ben Rogers 92 Scott Seltman 90 David Seibel 85 Matt Gearheart 82 Dan Larson 79 Chuck Otte 78 Sam Mannell 78 Terry Mannell 78 Jaye Otte 77 Chet Gresham 76 Tony Schaar Woodson 258 193 Tyler Hicks 165 Jim Wilson 158 Pete Janzen 136 Kevin Groeneweg 125 Gregg Friesen 124 Matt Gearheart 122 Carolyn Schwab 118 Leon Hicks 116 Galen Pittman 112 Chuck Otte 109 Rick Tucker 105 Dan Larson 101 Henry Armknecht 99 Scott Seltman 96 Jaye Otte 96 David Seibel 94 Sam Mannell 94 Terry Mannell 91 Chet Gresham 85 Tony Schaar 77 Mick McHugh Wyandotte 291 238 Lloyd Moore 203 Dave Henness 192 Mick McHugh 174 Galen Pittman 159 David Seibel 157 Matt Gearheart 126 Mark Land 120 Mike Rader 103 Henry Armknecht 95 Pete Janzen 89 Laura Gilchrist 85 Will Chatfield-Taylor 85 Dan Larson 82 Chuck Otte 81 Sam Mannell 81 Terry Mannell 80 Scott Seltman 78 Nic Allen 76 Kevin Groeneweg Total State Ticks Birders with more than 4000 Total Ticks (March 7, 2010) 13063 Henry Armknecht 12190 Pete Janzen 11032 Mike Rader 10841 Scott Seltman 10560 Matt Gearheart 9786 Kevin Groeneweg 8924 Galen Pittman 6090 Dan Larson 5820 Chuck Otte 5247 Mick McHugh 4686 David Seibel 4625 Gregg Friesen 4077 Tyler Hicks Top Ten Counties-Total Ticks (March 7, 2010) Stafford 10770 Barton 9595 Morton 8519 Douglas 8245 Sedgwick 6055 Linn 5523 Johnson 5300 Jefferson 4609 Riley 4455 Cowley 4219 Kansas Lifetime List 437 Sebastian Patti 431 Mike Rader 431 Mark Corder 430 Galen Pittman 425 JoAnn Garrett 425 Ted Cable 424 Mick McHugh 420 Pete Janzen 419 Don Vannoy 407 Lloyd Moore 404 Chris Hobbs 402 Max Thompson 401 Matt Gearheart 400 Scott Seltman 400 David Seibel 391 Kevin Groeneweg 389 Dan Kilby 387 Dave Williams 383 Bob Fisher 380 Chet Gresham 378 Mark Land 375 Dan Gish 375 Robert Penner 373 Steven Crawford 369 Tyler Hicks 368 John Schukman 366 Carolyn Schwab 363 Chuck Otte 359 Phil Wedge 359 Henry Armknecht 356 Gregg Friesen 355 Dave Rintoul 354 Richard Rucker 352 Roger Boyd 351 Aaron Mitchell 350 Richard Parker 349 Gene Young 347 Dave Bryan 347 Dan Larson 346 Leon Hicks 346 John Northrup 344 Brandon Percival 344 Craig Faanes 343 Jaye Otte 339 Art Swalwell 339 Bill Beard 335 Dan Mulhern 335 Nancy Beard 332 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 328 Charles Anderson 324 Lowell Johnson 322 Alan Godwin 320 Chris Wood 320 Sam Mannell 320 Terry Mannell 319 Mel Cooksey 318 Nic Allen 317 Jay Newton 317 Ralph Wiley 316 Allen Jahn 313 Paul Lehman 311 Lisa Edwards 311 John Rakestraw 310 James Barnes 307 Elizabeth Cole 306 Kenn Kaufman 303 Nanette Johnson 301 Marie Plinsky 301 Ralph Pike 300 Ken Hollinga 300 A. Dean Cole 295 Jim Wilson 294 Will Chatfield-Taylor 294 Glen Caspers 289 Pat Beckemeyer 288 Kathy McDowell 287 Mike Stewart 284 Guy Smith 284 Harry Gregory 282 Jeff Calhoun 280 Carl Holmes 279 David W. Holmes 279 Roy Beckemeyer 277 Jananne McNitt 275 Bradley Bergstorm 274 Edge Wade 270 Tom Parker 269 B.J. Rose 269 Ben Rogers 266 Byron Berger 264 John Palmquist 264 Carol Morgan 263 Philip Kaul 263 Dan Thalmann 261 Eugene R. Lewis 259 Michael Cooper 257 Bob Dester 254 Kellye Hart 253 J. Pat Valentik 251 Jean Leonatti 250 Jimmy Woodward 249 Harlow Butcher 249 Hugh Jefferies 247 Jon Dunn 247 Jeff Keating 247 Jeanette Runyan 247 Bonnie Heidy 246 Steven McDaniel 244 Thomas Heatley 244 Linda Childers 243 Dean Fisher 243 Steve Rhoades 241 Judd Patterson 241 Deuane Hoffman 237 Walter Ross 236 Tommie Rogers 236 Dave Silverman 235 Thomas Hoffman 233 Victor Moss 232 Duane Otto 232 Rob Graham 231 Tony Schaar 230 Steve Roels 229 Debra McKee 228 Gerry Parkinson 228 Richard Rosche 227 John Row 224 Margaret Wedge 221 Sarah Roels 220 Mary Pat Haddican 219 Jon Strong 218 T. J. Walker 217 Dave Griffiths 212 Laurence Binford 212 Robert Kruger 212 Calvin Wohler 211 Rod Wedel 210 Louis Banker 210 Robert Neill 209 John Getgood 209 Tom Ewert 208 Floyd Lawhon 205 Steven Den 200 Raymond Gassel 182 Dennis Angle 181 Sue Stevenson 169 Donna Chance 169 Herb Chance 158 Ashley Laubach 158 Harley Winfrey 157 Jim Rising 155 Cheryl Miller 149 Shannon Rothchild 147 Randy Kennedy 141 Richard Johnston 140 Linda Loomis 126 Ross Silcock 121 Jane Withee Hebert 121 Belky Cuevas 116 Dan Baffa 111 William Piper 109 Kathy Bandyk 105 David Weible 94 Eulalia Lewis 94 Eugene Lewis 81 Ron Marteney 80 David Haight 76 McKenzie Wiles Kansas 2010 year list (March 7, 2010) 109 Pete Janzen 102 Galen Pittman 101 Kevin Groeneweg 92 Matt Gearheart 91 Dan Larson 88 Glenn Caspers 86 Carol Morgan 82 Sam Mannell 82 Terry Mannell 75 Chuck Otte 74 John Row 69 Mark Land 49 Jaye Otte +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chuck & Jaye Otte mailto:otte2 AT cox.net 613 Tamerisk Junction City Kansas USA 66441 785-238-8800 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Birding goals (short) From: Scott Seltman <sselt AT GBTA.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:54:00 -0600 Henry A. wrote: > > My 17 year old nephew asked my wife "What is the ultimate goal of a bird > watcher?" > It's a great way to meet chicks!! Scott Seltman 1968 155th Ave. Larned, KS 67550 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Glaucous at LaFarge sandpit, Wichita From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:04:57 -0600 I have been waiting for a Glaucous Gull to show up in Wichita all winter and finally one made an appearance at LaFarge this evening as part of the daily influx of gulls in the late afternoon. It was a faded 1st winter bird I think, plumage entirely white but with some tan wash on some of the plumage. Large size, classic barrel-chested look, big pink bill with a black tip. Horned Grebe count was 5 including 1 in mostly alternate plumage. 1 male Red-breasted Merganser also. Others Common Merganser-still about 15 Common Goldeneye-about 20 Hooded Merganser-2 Bufflehead-12 Ring-necked Duck-30 Gadwall-40 Vagrant dabbling ducks from the eastern hemisphere-zero Pete Janzen Wichita For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: white morph/Kryder's Red-tailed From: sb ellis <sb.ellis AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:14:11 -0800 Hi, Sorry for being so slow on this report, but I saw a white with brown hawk that I think might be a Kryder's morph red-tailed on my way from Gardner to Globe on Sunday. I was driving 56 Hwy west. The hawk was perched in a tree top on the north side of 56 about 1/2-1 mile east of the 4-way stop which I think was 56/59 Hwy intersection to Lawrence. As I passed the hawk, I thought of Osprey but figured that wouldn't be right so when I got to the stop sign, I turned around in what appeared to be a construction area to the south and drove back to get a better look. I think it was with a regular colored red-tailed and it flew from the north to the south side of the highway. Unfortunately, there wasn't any good place to park so I was just off to the side of the highway and didn't stay very long. I did get some pictures, but may not get them online for a day or two. It's a very pretty hawk and I hope to be close with ID and location. Sarah Ellis Olathe, Johnson County For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Derby-Belle Plaine 9 March From: Jeff Calhoun <jecalhoun AT WICHITA.EDU> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:51:51 -0600 I left Haysville this morning in a cloud of singing Great-tailed Grackles and I was headed towards some of my favorite stomping grounds. This list has indicated that the Phoebes should be here, so my first stop was Crane Park (Sedgwick Co) and like clockwork, my FOY Phoebe was the first thing I heard after stepping out of the truck. Crane Park was otherwise quiet, likely because of the three Barred Owls that were rocking their pieces of Derby paradise while a pair of Cooper’s Hawks were acting amorous and being conspicuous. In fact, the Cooper’s Hawks were working on a pretty obvious stick nest that the Crane Park regulars will probably notice quite easily on their next visit. Next stop was Riley Park where the Junco trilling was deafening. Two Wood Ducks in big Burr Oaks and a Turkey Vulture flying over were the signs of spring at that stop. A male Pileated Woodpecker was a huge surprise, but after hearing the stories of them in town I can finally join the club!! Additionally at Riley, I found an interesting nest that bears watching moving forward now that the RSHAs have been observed all up and down Dry Creek… Assuming that this Kansas heat isn’t playing tricks on me, it could possibly make that game pretty easy. After lunch I headed to Mulvane. I was unannounced so I just quickly drove around Leon’s neighborhood where an ECDO gave me a scare, but no dice on a White-winged. I’ll blame my poor effort until proven otherwise. Onward to Belle Plaine via Shepard Travis’ Mulvane Bald Eagle nest where momma was sitting tight in that familiar position as papa circled overhead (Sumner Co). BP lagoons were largely uninteresting (L Scaup, Ringneck Duck, Killdeer), but I could listen to those Western Meadowlarks and Horned Lark songs all day long! I enjoyed my FOY basking Slider Turtles there. On the way home I saw my FOY American Coot at the 87th St Marsh and flushed a real life adult Red-shouldered Hawk from the sidewalk railing of the Market St Bridge (SG Co again). I also saw the Rock Rd Great Horned Owlets this afternoon. So yea, my Tuesday wasn’t too bad. Jeff Calhoun Derby, KS For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Birding goals (long) From: Jeff Witters <bioguy.witters AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:57:25 -0600 Great question! My initial reaction was to think, "Well, to see lots of birds!" While I stand by that preliminary response, there's the question of why. For me the answer is a combination of two things: I find birds captivating in their own right, and they are my way of maintaining a connection with the pulse of the broader world beyond the human-dominated one I must inhabit. I am completely taken with diversity of all kinds, and birds are a particularly stunning example. There is the thrill of the chase and hunt for something less common while also respecting the rules of birding. But even a close view of a female cardinal on our feeders in her subtle browns, oranges, blacks, and reds is breathtaking. Living in the suburbs, I function in a world dominated by artificial distinctions, like days of the week, wake-up alarm times, private vs. public property, and so on. To be aware of birds is to remember that there is a "real" world that moves in rhythms that are utterly indifferent to those of civilization. Migration is a particularly dazzling example of these pulses of living organisms, with almost each morning in April bringing in travelers who simply weren't here the day before. So, why do I want to see lots of birds? I suppose it just boils down to the selfish reason that they bring me joy! From that enjoyment comes the motivation to seek ways to help them directly or indirectly to the extent of my powers, but the motivation remains the simple joy in seeing them and connecting to the larger world of which they are a particularly enchanting part. Jeff Witters > > Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 12:19:34 -0600 > > From: armknecht AT RURALTEL.NET > > Subject: Birding goal > > To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU > > > > My 17 year old nephew asked my wife "What is the ultimate goal of a bird > > watcher?" > > > > Do any of you have goals you would care to share? I'm still thinking > about > > mine. I have had - and still have - some intermediate goals, but > "ultimate > > goal" has a different weight to it. > > > > We had a nice thunderstorm and about .30" of rain last night. I also had > my > > FOY Common Grackle at the feeder yesterday. > > > > Henry A > > Osborne > > > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > > To contact a listowner, send a message to > > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/ > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: The Ultimate Goal of Birding From: Robert Penner <rpenner AT TNC.ORG> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:53:50 -0500 My ultimate goal of being a bird watcher has nothing to do with checklists or numbers seen or states visited. My goal is simple to state but impossible to achieve on my own. "My goal is to keep the common birds common and the rare birds from disappearing." As a birder I hope to learn has much as I can about bird ecology, biology, population trends and the threats that each species faces. Then I try to teach others about these things and try to place a little bit of the passion that I have for birds into the people I meet. I guess birding ultimately has nothing to do about me, but about the birds. I think my quote, below my signature helps explain my goal. Robert L. Penner II Cheyenne Bottoms & Avian Programs Manager rpenner AT tnc.org (620) 564-3351 (Office) (620) 786-4745 (Mobile) nature.org To appreciate the beauty of birds you only have to open your eyes; but to care about their future you have to open your heart & soul. The Nature Conservancy Cheyenne Bottoms Office 593 NE 130 Avenue Ellinwood, KS 67526 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Re: Birding goal (a bit long) From: Nathan Ofsthun <anseriformes AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 23:17:36 -0600 In offering my ideas on the ultimate goal(s) for a birdwatcher, I'll preface this by stating that I'm just a 21-year old, so take this as you wish. I have to say that my ultimate goal would not be to see x number of species in a county, state, region, etc. It may be fun and even purposeful to keep a list and pursue birds in order to add a tally mark, but, theoretically, one could reach the end of the list. Would that ultimate goal be reached? Perhaps. But if that goal were reached, would one still have a reason to continue birding? It seems as though if that were the ultimate goal, any other reasons to bird would be lesser and, largely, anticlimatic. When I go bird-watching, I can't help but find myself in a world of amazement. Admittedly, certain birds begin to warrant a lesser degree of excitement, but each "exciting" find, ranging from a Smew to the first singing meadowlarks of the season, reminds me of the thrills I had as a kid (I mean a small kid). Seeing a Peregrine Falcon swoop across the road or seeing King Eiders and Tufted Puffins were just as exciting as seeing a Dark-eyed Junco for the first time and being able to identify it. That "common" junco doesn't receive any manner of dismissal by a kid who doesn't quite understand that certain birds are much "better" finds by virtue of their rarity, scarcity, inaccesibility, or secretive lifestyle. A kid doesn't understand that. He observes something very different. He observes the incredible flitting motion of that tiny bird; he considers what it must be like to have the reflexes of that bird. He hears a Golden-crowned Sparrow and wonders how such a small bird can make such a great noise. He watches a pair of Steller's Jays drive away a Cooper's Hawk and is perplexed. He hears a strange noise in the woods and discovers a Pileated Woodpecker to be the source. He finds a Bald Eagle perched in his backyard, and simply says, "that's cool." Does he watch for 3 seconds and then run back inside to make a checkmark before finding his next species? No, he just sits down and watches. All bird are equals; all birds are awe-inspiring. Some memories are so strong, that a camera would have served only to convince others that this kid really entered into that world. Of course, this kid has an especial affinity toward waterfowl. He distinctly remembers his first non-Mallard sightings: a Northern Pintail followed a few days later by a female Common Merganser and her brood. Visits to the Puget Sound were rewarded by thousands of Brant, Harlequin Ducks, Bufflehead, and scoters. A trip to visit grandparents in Makoti, North Dakota was vividly marked by the travels through the Prairie Potholes. More than just countless ducks were seen. Trumpeter Swans, American White Pelicans, Black Terns all left a distinct impress on this child's memory. Physical proof cannot be found, but even if it could, it is unnecessary. The resulting awe and, veritably, life-changing effect is sufficient. Certain goals may be classified as immediate, which also indicates temporary. I don't by any means criticize such goals. Such goals make birding challenging and engaging. That kid we talked about is not exempt. He remembers his first resource to birding: an Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding, volume 1 (it's the one with a Barrow's Goldeneye on the front cover). Aside from the waterfowl that so captured the child, other groups of birds served to intensify this kid's amazement with the bird world. One group in particular were the ibises and spoonbill. Certainly, none were to be found within miles of his backyard. Did that stop him from searching? Of course not! He would visit the backyard wetland and wait for an ibis to walk out of the cattails. The world is so full of possibilities, and as birders learn, birds truly can come in unexpected places. Nevertheless, it was not until he is 19 that he sees his first representative of the Threskiornithidae: a flock of White-faced Ibises at Quivira NWR. That was certainly a goal fulfilled. Does the kid stop birding and searching for ibises because one has been found? No, he continues and still is thrilled with each and every sighting. His goal is now modified to retain that enthusiasm. So, why did I take you down Memory Lane? It was simply to state what my ultimate goal is as a birder. I always want to be able to return to the state of that kid years ago. I never want to lose that thrill and amazement with each observation in each passing year. I never want to feel depressed that I haven't found a lifer for years. I would rather not make lists if such were to be the result. I simply want to be able to enjoy the simple pleasures of birding. Nathan Ofsthun Bel Aire, Kansas anseriformes AT gmail.com http://heartlandbirding.blogspot.com (316)-617-7171 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu Subject: Glaucous Gull at Shawnee Mission Park Johnson County From: Mark Land <Kestrelland AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:09:22 EST As the ice melts it has left a sheet near the marina that hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls are resting on most of the day since last week. This morning Terry Swope and I saw about 500 Ring-billed, 10 Herring, and one Glaucous Gull. The first cycle Glaucous was almost bleached totally white with some beige speckling only in the coverts and some gray in the tail. I had heard a different gull call just before it was spotted that I suspect was it calling. It feed on trout and other fish too torn up to identify. At one point a crow thought it would chase it off a fish for a few seconds until it charged the crow. I returned at lunch and it was still there. I followed it's gaze to a Bald Eagle flying high over the lake. It watched the eagle until it passed by then returned to it's lunch. It was interesting to watch it chasing a 2nd winter Herring to get it's fish only to have the Herring return the favor a few minutes later. The glaucous could be the same bird that was seen Saturday about five miles north posted by Matt Gearheart but I have been unable to pin down the coloration of that bird. Mark Land Overland Park, KS 66207 For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to http://listserv.ksu.edu/archives/ksbird-l.html For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:ksbird-l-request AT listserv.ksu.edu