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16 May Swainson's warbler? [Eve Parks ] 16 May Milford Lake Bird Walk [Chuck Otte ] 16 May Hummers, for what it's worth [Don Kazmaier ] 16 May Ford County / 15 May [Scott Seltman ] 16 May Fitch this morning [Molly Zahn ] 16 May Burcham: Scarlte Tanager ["Antonio, Robert J." ] 16 May A couple from Bourbon Co. ["daniel.kerr AT adjusterpro.com" ] 16 May Burcham: Wednesday ["Antonio, Robert J." ] 16 May Chimney Swift poop study [Don and Linda Mallonee ] 16 May Wednesday Morning Birding [Warren Buss ] 16 May Douglas Co. ? [Dave and Marie Plinsky ] 16 May Interesting Eagle Video [John Wachholz ] 16 May Common Merganser at Antelope 5/12 [Pete Janzen ] 15 May Oak Park, Wichita. [Paul Griffin ] 15 May Caprimulgid Flush- Konza Prairie [Edward Raynor ] 15 May Re: Where are the Chimney Swifts [Mark Van Horn ] 15 May Other birds from western KS trip [Pete Janzen ] 15 May Blue Headed Vireo [Betty Harding ] 15 May Wyandotte County, 15 May [David Seibel ] 15 May Uggh- Black Crowned Night Heron [liza vaughn ] 15 May Black-Crowned-Night-Jerome nest [lizabenv AT gmail.com ] 15 May Johnson Co. and Douglas Co. 5/15/12 [mike rader ] 15 May Atchison County shorebirds [Will Chatfield-Taylor ] 15 May Red-shouldered Hawk, Jefferson Co [Dan Mulhern ] 15 May Olathe Prairie Center [Matt Gearheart ] 15 May Quivira FOS 15 May 2012 [Barry Jones ] 15 May Fitch Preserve: Tuesday ["Antonio, Robert J." ] 14 May Re: County List additions from this past weekend [Robert Reed ] 14 May Scott County Eastern Twohee [Henry and Debby Armknecht ] 14 May Re: County List additions from this past weekend [Henry and Debby Armknecht ] 14 May Re: County List additions from this past weekend [Scott Seltman ] 14 May County List additions from this past weekend [Pete Janzen ] 14 May Re: Lewis's Woodpecker [Bill and Nancy Beard ] 14 May 9 a.m. Appeals Court Hearing Tomorrow in Larned, KS [Ron Klataske ] 14 May Pott Co Dunlins [Brandon Magette ] 14 May Re: Where are the Chimney Swifts [Kevin Groeneweg ] 14 May Re: Where are the Chimney Swifts [Brandon Magette ] 14 May Quivira 5/14/12 [mike rader ] 14 May Burcham: Monday ["Antonio, Robert J." ] 14 May Where are the Chimney Swifts [Don and Linda Mallonee ] 14 May OP Arboretum Sun 5-13 [Molly Zahn ] 14 May Tennessee Warbler [Don Kazmaier ] 14 May Graham County Additions [Scott Seltman ] 14 May Re: "Hall of Shame" grows smaller [Scott Seltman ] 13 May Ark City raptors [Travis Ross ] 13 May "Hall of Shame" grows smaller [Pete Janzen ] 13 May More Smith Co. birds 5/13/12 [Henry and Debby Armknecht ] 13 May Black-billed Cuckoo [] 13 May Oak Park, Wichita [Paul Griffin ] 13 May Butler County [Gene Young ] 13 May Slate Creek Wetland 5/13/12 [Gene Young ] 13 May Leavenworth Co. [John Schukman ] 13 May (Fwd) May Update, Kansas County Listing [Chuck & Jaye Otte ] 13 May Smith Co. birds 5/13/12 [mike rader ] 13 May Jayhawk Audubon Bird-a-thon Results [Steve Roels ] 13 May Burcham & BH Wetlands ["Antonio, Robert J." ] 13 May Lawrence Area . . . [Jon King ] 13 May Re: Oak Park [Jeff Calhoun ] 13 May Oak Park [Kevin Groeneweg ] 13 May Quivira birds 13 May 2012 [Barry Jones ] 13 May Re: Lewis's Woodpecker [Kevin Groeneweg ] 13 May Osage State Fishing Lake [Dan Larson ] 13 May Shawnee State Fishing Lake, May 12 [Carol Morgan ] 13 May FW: From Cottonwood Canyon to Burchfield SWA to Two Buttes: Las Animas and Baca Highlights [Sebastian Patti ] 13 May Quivira/Stafford County NAMC 12 May 2012 [Barry Jones ] 12 May Barton Co. 5/12/12 [mike rader ] 12 May odd blue jay vocalization [Jeff Witters ] 12 May Lewis's Woodpecker -trivia [Henry and Debby Armknecht ] 12 May Douglas Co. [Jon King ] 12 May Linn City Lagoons [Dan Thalmann ] 12 May Oak Park, Wichita [Paul Griffin ] 12 May Lewis's Woodpecker [Henry and Debby Armknecht ] 12 May Baker Friday and Saturday [Molly Zahn ] 12 May Re: Common Grackle behavior [Jill Baringer ] 12 May Wichita Audubon birds today [Jeff Calhoun ] 12 May Brewer's Sparrow - Grant [Kellye Hart ] Subject: Swainson's warbler? From: Eve Parks <hrparks AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:35:37 -0500 In Manhattan at spillway marina state park picnic area, on the wooded road going to deadend at the fenced storage area, I just now 1:30 pm saw many birds, including a willow or alder flycatcher, and heard numerous others. But I clearly saw what looks exactly like a Sawinsons warbler. It would be a first for me, so I hope someone else can find it. I searched a year of KS-Bird posts and did not see any other such sightings in NE KS. Eve Parks Manhattan, 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: Milford Lake Bird Walk From: Chuck Otte <cotte AT KSU.EDU> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:31:49 -0500 We'll be holding our monthly bird walk this Saturday, May 19th at Milford Lake starting at 8 a.m. The group will be meeting at the parking lot on the south end of Milford Dam. This month we'll be looking for "lingering" migrants and breeding species. The walks usually last about 2 hours (dependent on bird activity) and involve moderate walking. Bring your binoculars and bird book. If you have any questions, drop me a note! Chuck ----- Chuck Otte cotte AT ksu.edu County Extension Agent, Ag & Natural Resources Geary County Extension Office, PO BOX 28 785-238-4161 Junction City, Kansas 66441-0028 FAX 785-238-7166 http://www.geary.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: Hummers, for what it's worth From: Don Kazmaier <dlknktk AT KANS.COM> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:20:53 -0500 This has been a record year for spring migrant hummers here in Larned. At present we stand at 7 birds ID'd. Our swifts have vanished, but we're hoping that another pair will "find our chimney". Counted 23 Purple Martin eggs Sunday, with one nest not having any yet. This compares with 50 last year. By any standard, numbers are down. Donnie K. in Larned 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: Ford County / 15 May From: Scott Seltman <sselt AT GBTA.NET> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:09:01 -0500 I was in Ford County on Tuesday, 15 May. The big wave of warblers I was hoping for didn't happen, but my route took me past the huge sewer ponds that are 9 miles south of Dodge City, west side of US 283. Though off-limits to civilians, it is possible to see some of these ponds from the county road. A group of large breeding-plumage plovers included 1 Black-bellied and 5 Golden Plovers. Both are on the county checklist, though I imagine there are few records. A fair number of Black Terns were flying around. I tallied 46 male Lesser Prairie-Chickens on leks in Clark County yesterday morning. I saw some LEPCs in Ford too, but wasn't early enough to see much activity. A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird visited the feeder an hour ago. We just don't see many hummers in spring, but we've had 2 female and one male RTHU so far. Scott Seltman Larned, Kansas 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: Fitch this morning From: Molly Zahn <mollyzahn AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:04:40 -0700 Peter also walked at Fitch for a couple of hours this morning (I am still grading papers...!), and said it was still pretty active. He had 12 warbler species, including ovenbird black-throated green magnolia blackburnian Also: 2 scarlet tanager 2 eastern towhee 2 acadian flycatcher and more common stuff.  Molly Zahn (for Peter Grund) 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: Burcham: Scarlte Tanager From: "Antonio, Robert J." <anto AT KU.EDU> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 16:34:29 +0000 Mike Rader heard a Scarlet Tanager singing at the entrance to BP after I left; possibly the same bird I heard on the weekend; he had another at the Fitch along along with an Acadian Flycatcher and late OC Warbler. 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: A couple from Bourbon Co. From: "daniel.kerr AT adjusterpro.com" <daniel.kerr@ADJUSTERPRO.COM> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 11:28:15 -0500 I'm a neophyte warbler birder so was pretty fired up this morning to have watched a male Blackburnian Warbler for about 5 minutes in a Chinkopin Oak tree. That's a lifer. Also, I caught site of medium sized bird through the thicket that was colored a beautiful soft orange. Upon closer inspection it was a female Summer Tanager and she was just an absolute beauty. Much more orange than yellow, but not splotchy at all ­ orange throughout. I hadn't seen that before. Capped the morning off with a male Painted Bunting singing stridently from the tip-top of an Elm tree. All this from my truck en slightly delayed route to the officeŠ Best, Daniel Kerr Fort Scott, Bourbon Co. 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: Burcham: Wednesday From: "Antonio, Robert J." <anto AT KU.EDU> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 16:04:03 +0000 I had the pleasure of walking and gabbing with Mike Rader this morning on a beautiful but not very birdy day along the Kaw. I listed 45 species. Canada Warbler - (1 FOS at Burcham- gave call notes & good looks; had one singing yesterday at the Fitch) Northern Waterthrush (1 singing & 1 likely Northern [definitely a waterthrush] Mike spotted on the trail) Wilson's Warbler (1 singing) Northern Parula (1 singing) Tennessee Warbler (1-Mike heard it as we were departing, but the others have departed and that is a sign of the winding down of the migration here) Prothonotary (1 singing in center & north side of the park; the pair in the south side of the part have departed or are on the nest-they have nest prior in years) Probable Philadelphia Vireo (1 singing) Summer Tanager (1-pittytucking) Western Kingbird (2 FOS-building a nest in the tower at the power station) E. Collared Dove (1-quick glimpse; no singing today) Least Flycatcher (2 cheebeckers) Alder Flycatcher (1-FOS - I heard a few notes but Mike heard it better) Pileated (1-calling) Wood Duck (5 - two pair and a female, looking especially beautiful, in bright morning sunlight framed beautifully by the dark woods we looked through; she was perched unusually on the top of a tall dead tree trunk with no limbs- a work of art she was) Kings of Burcham Park Red-eyed Vireo (8 singers) Warbling Vireo (8 singers) Great Crested Flycatcher (4 singers) Eastern Wood Pewee (3 singers) Baltimore Orioles (many) Hopefully there will be a trickle of migrants still to come - hopefully a Mourning and the Connecticut is always possible, although rare. One can hope after a thin migration in this small spot. 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: Chimney Swift poop study From: Don and Linda Mallonee <czrtail69 AT COX.NET> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:55:20 -0500 That posting about Chimney Swifts was very interesting. I can well remember when Wichita had a Mayor who insisted on spraying the whole city with DDT for mosquitoes. Our Chimney Swifts nearly disappeared then. I supposed it was a lack of mosquitoes. I had no idea that they ate beetles and "true bugs". It was years before they returned in numbers. Now, however, I wonder if they will recover since there are so few nesting sites. For a dozen years, at least, there has been a company here advertising itself as "Bird Chimney " Service, cleaning and putting covers on chimneys. We enjoyed the Swifts that nested in our chimney. We could hear little chips all night and the wind sounds as they would come in and go out. Others apparently have been convinced to fear them because of fire, I guess. -- Linda Mallonee Wichita Kansas 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: Wednesday Morning Birding From: Warren Buss <warrenbuss AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 08:36:39 -0700 I had a little time to spare this morning while I had my tractor tire repaired so I took a quick trip out to the Linn Lagoons where I found several shorebirds...lots of Semipalmated, Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary, White-rumped and several Wilson's Phalaropes. Was surprised to see a Common Goldeneye in the north pool and swimming nearby was a Redhead. The back pool had several Blue-winged Teal and one American Coot. Yesterday while filling the planter I heard a Bell's Vireo singing in a Plum thicket it was the FOS for me. In the limited time I've had to look at my feeders I haven't seen any more of the Lazuli Buntings, there were two on the one feeder Sunday but none observed since. Warren Buss Linn, Washington County, 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: Douglas Co. ? From: Dave and Marie Plinsky <dmplinsky AT COX.NET> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:25:44 -0500 A non-bird friend ask me about a heron nest near Westdale and Crestline in Lawrence. Can some one tell me which heron/herons so I can let her know? Can’t check it out for a few days. Thanks Marie Plinsky, 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: Interesting Eagle Video From: John Wachholz <jpwholefoods AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:07:38 -0500 Thought some of you might like to watch this video of an Bald Eagle swimming to capture a duck. http://www.wimp.com/swimmingeagle/ John 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: Common Merganser at Antelope 5/12 From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 06:05:07 -0500 One more notable from out w. KS trip was a female Common Merganser at Antelope Lake in Graham Co. on Saturday. It gave us all a good look then took off headed north at full speed. Unusually late date for this species. -- Pete Janzen Wichita, KS pete.janzen 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: Oak Park, Wichita. From: Paul Griffin <pgriffin1 AT COX.NET> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 23:18:58 -0500 Hi Folks, Still not many migrants in Oak Park, but there are a few. Warblers I saw today: Nashville, Blackpoll (m/f), Ovenbird, Black-throated Green, Yellow, Redstart (f) and Blackburnian (m). Also, reported today were Orchard Oriole, Lazuli Bunting, Indigo Bunting along with 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. 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: Caprimulgid Flush- Konza Prairie From: Edward Raynor <edwardraynor AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 22:53:32 -0500 KSbirders, I had all four breeding Caprimulgids or nightjars tonight on Konza Prairie. As you may know, this region of the continent provides birders with the opportunity of hearing/seeing Common Nighthawk, Eastern Whip-por-will, Chuck-will's-widow, and Common Poorwill within a very small area. For example, 1.5 miles in my case. I believe the only other region of the continent where four breeding caprimulgids can be detected is Arizona (Lesser Nighthawk, Buff-collared Nightjar, Mexican Whipporwill, and Common Poorwill ) but I doubt all could be located in one night or within 1.5 miles! eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10759939 -- Edward J. Raynor Manhattan, KS Photo site: www.pbase.com/ether9 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: Where are the Chimney Swifts From: Mark Van Horn <mark.e.vanhorn AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 22:00:14 -0500 Kevin, Thanks for the link. I thought that was a great article about some good investigative science. We've got good chimneys here on Fort Leavenworth. I don't know if they've been capped but we do have a good flock of Chimney Swifts, all the way here from Peru. They do look like fresh, new cigars with wings. Mark Fort Leavenworth, KS On May 14, 2012, at 12:07 PM, Kevin Groeneweg wrote: > Suitable nest sites is certainly an issue, although here is another take on the > long-term decline: > http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/04/clues-to-species-decline-buried.html?ref=hp > > > Kevin Groeneweg > Wichita > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Don and Linda Mallonee > To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU > Sent: Mon, May 14, 2012 9:40:07 AM > Subject: Where are the Chimney Swifts > > While there seems to be fewer warblers this year, I am noticing that there is a > downright scarcity of Chimney Swifts. In past years, the neighborhood around > Friends University has had lots of them. I did not see a one last year and I > have not seen one there this year . We went to Independence (Montgomery Co) > Saturday. We twice "toured" the city looking for Chimney Swifts and found 2. > This city has always had lots of Swifts streaming overhead before. With the old > chimneys being covered and and new ones not being built I worry that they have > lost a lot of nesting opportunities. Are the rest of you seeing plenty of > C.Swifts? > I am wondering if we need to promote the building of nesting shafts for > them. > > -- Linda Mallonee > Wichita Kansas > > > 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 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: Other birds from western KS trip From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 21:46:39 -0500 As previously threatened here are a few other highlights from our western Kansas trip May 9-12. This is supplementary to the new county records I posted a day or two ago from this same trip. Observers were Glen Caspers, Jim Malcolm, Robert Reed and myself. All of the trip is on E-Bird now and also I have an Avisys PDF file of almost 700 "ticks" if anyone actually wants to see it. In general Western Kingbirds, Baltimore Orioles, Orchard Orioles, Lark Buntings, Chipping Sparrows and Clay-colored Sparrows were abundant in all counties with hundreds of each of these observed during the trip. The cold front on the 11th really knocked some migrants down and that was the best single day but we had good birding success on all days. We stopped at Cheyenne Bottoms on the 9th for an hour or two but did not see anything that has not been already reported to KSBIRD by others. We tallied almost 170 species over the four days we were on the road. Ness County May 9 70+ species in a couple of hours Cooper's hawk-very vocal in timber near lagoons in Bazine-nailed a robin while we watched. I suspect breeding at this location. 10 species of shorebirds at Goodman SFL and/or big watershed pond 8 miles north of Bazine+ Gray-cheeked Thrush-good looks on GWADATIM walking path in Ness City. (no idea what the name signifies but a great birding spot) Greeley County May 10 Veery-1 at "concrete jungle" in Tribune Gray-cheeked Thrsuh-1 at concrete jungle Am. Redstart-1 at concrete jungle Wallace County May 10 Eared Grebe-1 at Sharon Springs lagoons Black-headed Grosbeak-1 at Sharon Srpings city park Logan Co. May 11 waterfowl and shorebirds-good diversity on small wetland/stream area on Quail Rd 2 miles west of US 83 Peregrine Falcon-one at full throttle near Logan Wildlife area early am Swainson's Hawk-many roosting on ground near dusk on Quail Rd east of Russell Springs Gray-cheeked Thrush-1 well seen at Becker Homestead-over 6 thrushes present in one small area. Lincoln's Sparrow-1 at Becker Homestead Cassin's Sparrow-1 skylarking at Haverfield Ranch early am Logan Co. May 12 Lesser Prairie-Chicken-active lek on Quail Rd. east of Russell Springs near dawn Gove Co. May 11 90+ species in 6 hours. Red-bellied Woodpecker-1 in timber 2 miles due south of Quinter. If you stop for the Quinter lagoons as an I-70 quick stop, go south a couple of miles on Castle Rock Rd and you will find a nice stand of big cottonwoods and hackberry. Brewer's Sparrow-on Gove Rd 22 well seen for extended period by all of us Indigo Bunting-1 on Gove Rd 22 The Lewis Woodpecker find was due entirely to a last minute decision to skip going to Monument Rocks and take some new unfamiliar roads. We only stopped at "the spot" because some sparrows flew across the road as we drove into a little hollow with some cottonwood trees. Then we heard a Blue Grosbeak singing (I think it was the first one of the trip) and started wandering down the road on foot trying to get a look at it. This activity apparently compelled the Lewis Woodpecker to get jumpy, leave its hidden perch and fly right past us on up the creek. Sure surprised us all. Sometimes it is just luck, or fate or whatever. Anyway I sure am glad we blew off Monument Rocks. Trent I can take you there some other time....... That is enough bandwidth devoted to the trip we took. Good birding to all. Pete Janzen Wichita, KS pete.janzen AT sbcglobal.net -- Pete Janzen Wichita, KS pete.janzen 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: Blue Headed Vireo From: Betty Harding <mdbjharding AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 19:01:38 -0700 I photographed a blue headed vireo today at my house in Mayetta Ks.  I don't see it on the Jackson County list.  A new bird? Mike Harding Jackson, 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: Wyandotte County, 15 May From: David Seibel <dseibel AT JCCC.EDU> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 21:02:02 -0500 Migrant numbers along "Lonestar Road" (Metropolitan Avenue between 121st St and S 122nd St, Bonner Springs) and at Wyandotte County Lake seem to have been low for the past several days, but the variety of species has been fairly good until today. Galen Pittman and I birded both locations this morning and found only 2 definite migrant warblers (1 silent Nashville and 1 singing Tennessee, heard only) out of a total 57 species. The only other definite migrant passerines we saw were 2 flycatchers (1 Yellow-bellied and 1+ Alder) and 2 species of vireos (3 Blue-headed and 1 Philadelphia). All of the migrants were at Wyandotte County Lake. A few other observations of possible interest: Lonestar Road ---------------- - A pair of Red-eyed Vireos were still working this morning on a nest I found under construction on 13 May (I also saw what appeared to be a family group of about 4 fledged young that day). - Galen saw a Louisiana Waterthrush feeding a fledged chick along the creek near 121st St. - American Redstart - 1 silent female (or young male; I only saw the tail) - surprisingly infrequent along Lonestar Rd. - Most of the expected eastern deciduous forest species appear to be nesting in typical or higher numbers, including Wood Thrush (at least 6 seen or heard, probably 5 males on territory); Acadian Flycatcher (4+ singing); Kentucky Warbler (3+ singing males); Northern Parula (numerous pairs); Yellow-throated Warbler (probably 2+ pairs); Scarlet Tanager (1 or 2 territorial males); and Summer Tanager (several). Exception: Black-and-white Warbler has been notably absent all spring. Wyandotte County Lake --------------------------- - Bald Eagle - 1 adult soaring east of dam - Broad-winged Hawk - 1 adult soaring low over woods on west side of lake; Galen also saw one at the lake a couple of days earlier - All eastern vireo species except Bell's (1 White-eyed, 1 Yellow-throated, 6 Warbling, and 12 Red-eyed in addition to the migrants) - Northern Parula - 1 female working at a spider web just above the ground; kept darting at the web and hovering beside it, probably gathering nest material - Yellow Warbler - 1 male & 1 female in large willow beside the lake; possibly migrants, but should watch for nesting - American Redstart - 1 adult male, silent; another possible migrant, but also could be nesting David Seibel Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. 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: Uggh- Black Crowned Night Heron From: liza vaughn <lizabenv AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 19:47:12 -0500 Sorry about the typo.... Liza Ben Vaughn 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: Black-Crowned-Night-Jerome nest From: lizabenv AT gmail.com <lizabenv@GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 19:42:47 -0500 I am out of town without Max Thompson's book so don't really know how common they are in Sedgwick county. For me this is a great find. I will post pictures to flicker, then post a link. Liza Ben Vaughn Cowley County Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone Subject: Johnson Co. and Douglas Co. 5/15/12 From: mike rader <mike_rader AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 18:57:00 -0500 Hi all, Had a great couple of hours birding with Matt Gearheart and Nic Allen this morning, as Matt has already posted. I had a mid-morning to after-lunch meeting and then a little time to look for a few more birds. I added a few things after leaving Matt & Nic, still on the Prairie Center property: Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Painted Bunting & Ovenbird and a single Cattle Egret near Kill Creek Park. I stopped in at the Gardner Wetlands and had the following birds: Mallard - 2, Blue-winged Teal - 14, Pied-billed Grebe - 1, Sora - 5 different birds answering the iPod!, Am. Coot - 7, Killdeer - 4, Lesser Yellowlegs - 2, Semipalmated Sandpiper - 12, Least Sandpiper - 6, White-rumped Sandpiper - 1, Baird's Sandpiper - 4 and Pectoral Sandpiper - 5. All birds were in Johnson Co. I made a brief stop at Boyd & Rice Woods north of Baldwin City (DG Co.) and had a Kentucky Warbler, 2 N. Parulas, 2 Red-eyed Vireos, a calling Broad-winged Hawk, a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks and a number of other common residents. Mike Rader Wilson and/or Pratt, 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: Atchison County shorebirds From: Will Chatfield-Taylor <willc-t AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 18:21:29 -0500 Hi All, Birded Atchison and Doniphan counties today. Best birds were in Atchison. Migrants included Nashville Warbler 2 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler several At Atchison County State Fishing Lake was some decent shorebird habitat: Least Sandpiper 5 Semipalmated Sandpiper 15 Pectoral Sandpiper 10 White-rumped Sandpiper 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Spotted Sandpiper 5 Killdeer 2 and a single Hudsonian Godwit. The manager reported a Willet there last week. The WHRP, Godwit and Willet were all county records. Good luck Will Chatfield-Taylor Lawrence, 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: Red-shouldered Hawk, Jefferson Co From: Dan Mulhern <Dan_Mulhern AT FWS.GOV> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 13:51:25 -0500 About 7:30 last evening, May 14, I observed a Red-shouldered Hawk along Ferguson Road (the road that runs up the east side of Perry Reservoir). The hawk was about halfway between the turn-off for the dam and the Slough Creek bridge. After spending most of the day at Clinton Reservoir (DG Co), I had a number of other nice sightings/hearings, including my FOS Prothonotary Warbler and Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and lots of Summer Tanagers, Tree Swallows, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, a hen Wood Duck that flushed from a dead snag out in the lake, and a solitary tern of unidentified species sitting on a distant stump. Oh and one lonely looking American Pelican. Dan Mulhern Manhattan 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: Olathe Prairie Center From: Matt Gearheart <mgearheart AT DESIGNWITHINSIGHT.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 18:48:23 +0000 Hi- Nic Allen, Mike Rader and I spent a couple hours at the Olathe Prairie Center in Johnson County this morning. Still a few migrants around... full trip list below: Prairie Center, Johnson, US-KS May 15, 2012 6:01 AM - 7:46 AM Protocol: Traveling 3.0 mile(s) Comments: Submitted from BirdLog Log for Android v1.08 62 species Wood Duck 3 Wild Turkey 2 Great Blue Heron 2 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Rock Pigeon 12 Mourning Dove 6 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Chimney Swift 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 6 Alder Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 4 Eastern Kingbird 2 White-eyed Vireo 1 Bell's Vireo 2 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 6 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Purple Martin 1 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 3 House Wren 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 20 Eastern Bluebird 6 Swainson's Thrush 1 American Robin 4 European Starling 4 Cedar Waxwing 12 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Tennessee Warbler 5 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 2 Kentucky Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 4 American Redstart 3 Northern Parula 6 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Blackpoll Warbler 3 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 20 Field Sparrow 6 Summer Tanager 2 Northern Cardinal 6 Blue Grosbeak 1 Indigo Bunting 12 Dickcissel 2 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Eastern Meadowlark 1 Common Grackle 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Orchard Oriole 1 House Finch 3 American Goldfinch 20 House Sparrow 12 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: Quivira FOS 15 May 2012 From: Barry Jones <barjones78 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 11:15:18 -0500 This morning, 15 May, at Quivira the following First of Season species were all at Big Salt Marsh: Black Tern - 8 Sanderling - 2 Ruddy Turnstone - 2 Also, there were still good numbers (+/- 35) of Hudsonian Godwits at Little Salt Marsh. 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: Fitch Preserve: Tuesday From: "Antonio, Robert J." <anto AT KU.EDU> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 15:35:16 +0000 Bill Staples and I walked the Fitch early this morning. We did not see much but it seemed to be waking up when we departed. Canada Warbler - singing on the north side of the road in bush about 150 feet east from the entrance. Scarlet Tanager - singing in woods south of the research building Tennessee Warbler (6 singing) Northern Parula (3) Summer Tanager (2) Eastern Towhee (4 singing) Swainson's Thrush (2) 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: Re: County List additions from this past weekend From: Robert Reed <ridgewalkertrent AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 18:36:13 -0500 From my one-time visit to Gove Co. with 91 species seen, I declare it "birding heaven". Lol Thanks to Pete for inviting us. Kansas surely has a wide variety of species to be seen and it has been a grand adventure seeing them thus far. Robert T Reed (Trent) Louisburg, Miami Co. KS On May 14, 2012 1:43 PM, "Pete Janzen" wrote: > I still don't have time to write a summary of what all we (Glen Caspers, > Jim Malcolm, Robert Trenton Reed and myself) found this past weekend but > here are all of our county list additions: > > GOVE-all on 11 May > Lewis Woodpecker-as previously described > Willow Flycatcher-well seen a few miles east of Gove City > Western Wood-Pewee-singing male 9 miles south of Quinter > Blue-grayGnatcatcher-same location as Pewee > Gray-cheeked Thrush-Road 22 at abandoned farm-super looks > Veery-same location as GC Thrush-same tree, same time > Catbird-singing bird in Gove City > Lazuli Bunting-male on road in front of car-same location as Willow FC > Summer Tanager-molting male 1 mile west of Lewis WP site > > GRAHAM-all on May 12 at Antelope Lake > Wilson's Warbler-1 male > Nashville Warbler-singing male > Blackpoll Warbler-singing male > N. Waterthrush- 2, one singing > > GREELEY-10 May > Black-necked Stilt-1 at sewage lagoons in Tribune > > LOGAN-all on 11 May at small wetland spot on Quail Rd a mile or so west of > US 83 > White-rumped Sandpiper > Semipalmated Sandpiper > Stilt Sandpiper > > NESS-all on 9 May > Stilt Sandpiper-several on watershed pond 8 miles north of Bazine > White-rumped Sandpiper-several at same location > Gray Catbird-singing bird 3 miles west of Bazine along creek > Blackburnian Warbler-singing male on branch above our heads at same > location > > THOMAS > Sempalmated Plover-2 at Brewster lagoons on 10 May > Yellow-throated Vireo-singing male at "No Name" Park in Colby on 10 May > Tree Swallow-1 with other swallows at small pond on NE edge of Colby on 10 > May > Mourning Warbler-singing male at "No-Name" park on 12 May. > > UNOFFICIAL SCORES AT THIS POINT > Based on information I have now, these additions put Thomas and Ness at > 200 species each, Gove at 194 (with the 2 Kevin added) and Logan at 194. > Graham will be slightly over 200 now with Scott's additions and Greeley > was already over the bar. So now there are only four counties left-Logan, > Lane and Gove all at 194 species and Wichita Co. languishing at 183. One > of my favorite Seltman quotes among many gems: "I've been to Kansas birding > hell and it is called Wichita County". Despite having some uber-zooties > on the list especially in the winter wanderers category, finding birds in > Wichita Co. is a tough proposition. Anyway the total ticks needed to close > out all four counties is only 35! Scott maybe you should double-check your > lists from all four of these counties as well! The object of our trip was > to knock out some counties and we did that. We spent quality time in both > Lane and Wichita but got nothing in either of those counties. Great > trip....off to family doings again now. > > -- > Pete Janzen Wichita, KS pete.janzen 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 > 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: Scott County Eastern Twohee From: Henry and Debby Armknecht <armknecht AT RURALTEL.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 18:32:38 -0500 We saw a towhee at Scott Lake on Saturday 5/12/12 that immediately caught the attention of Jon Vande Kopple. The bird was first dismissed as a probably hybrid because there was a white spot on the wing. Jon did more research and I concur that the bird looks good for an Eastern Towhee. This bird is not on the current Scott County list. 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 Subject: Re: County List additions from this past weekend From: Henry and Debby Armknecht <armknecht AT RURALTEL.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 17:40:22 -0500 I remember when I was just getting a good start and a very experienced birder for whom I have absolute respect stated that Indigo buntings are everywhere. I had the audacity to question the statement because much of my birding was in NW KS. Some places have them in abundance, but in some counties, there are indeed difficult to find. As Scott stated, this is true of many species that are common in much of the state. They are still not on the Wichita and Graham County lists. I did a recheck of my records and have them on 6/28/09 and 5/15/11. It is easy to overlook sightings like this in some of these counties! That leaves Wichita County. Someone needs to stop at a creek crossing bridge in riparian habitat out there and find one. :-) Henry A Osborne > And this is the simple fact about birding out west . . . there are > wide swaths of landscape where our 'common' birds just aren't. And I > suppose that's part of the challenge and the appeal to the > county-listinistas. > Scott Seltman 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: County List additions from this past weekend From: Scott Seltman <sselt AT GBTA.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:10:22 -0500 Great finds for Pete and the gang. I rechecked my Gove list for Gray Catbird and because I did the Gove BBS for like 20 years, I checked the data on the website too. Nada, zip, goose-egg. Now I think I know what catbirds sound like, after all they nest every summer about 20 feet from my computer screen, but it's rather telling that in all those visits over many years I still didn't come up with one in Gove County. And this is the simple fact about birding out west . . . there are wide swaths of landscape where our 'common' birds just aren't. And I suppose that's part of the challenge and the appeal to the county-listinistas. Scott Seltman Larned, Kansas 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: County List additions from this past weekend From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 13:38:47 -0500 I still don't have time to write a summary of what all we (Glen Caspers, Jim Malcolm, Robert Trenton Reed and myself) found this past weekend but here are all of our county list additions: GOVE-all on 11 May Lewis Woodpecker-as previously described Willow Flycatcher-well seen a few miles east of Gove City Western Wood-Pewee-singing male 9 miles south of Quinter Blue-grayGnatcatcher-same location as Pewee Gray-cheeked Thrush-Road 22 at abandoned farm-super looks Veery-same location as GC Thrush-same tree, same time Catbird-singing bird in Gove City Lazuli Bunting-male on road in front of car-same location as Willow FC Summer Tanager-molting male 1 mile west of Lewis WP site GRAHAM-all on May 12 at Antelope Lake Wilson's Warbler-1 male Nashville Warbler-singing male Blackpoll Warbler-singing male N. Waterthrush- 2, one singing GREELEY-10 May Black-necked Stilt-1 at sewage lagoons in Tribune LOGAN-all on 11 May at small wetland spot on Quail Rd a mile or so west of US 83 White-rumped Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper NESS-all on 9 May Stilt Sandpiper-several on watershed pond 8 miles north of Bazine White-rumped Sandpiper-several at same location Gray Catbird-singing bird 3 miles west of Bazine along creek Blackburnian Warbler-singing male on branch above our heads at same location THOMAS Sempalmated Plover-2 at Brewster lagoons on 10 May Yellow-throated Vireo-singing male at "No Name" Park in Colby on 10 May Tree Swallow-1 with other swallows at small pond on NE edge of Colby on 10 May Mourning Warbler-singing male at "No-Name" park on 12 May. UNOFFICIAL SCORES AT THIS POINT Based on information I have now, these additions put Thomas and Ness at 200 species each, Gove at 194 (with the 2 Kevin added) and Logan at 194. Graham will be slightly over 200 now with Scott's additions and Greeley was already over the bar. So now there are only four counties left-Logan, Lane and Gove all at 194 species and Wichita Co. languishing at 183. One of my favorite Seltman quotes among many gems: "I've been to Kansas birding hell and it is called Wichita County". Despite having some uber-zooties on the list especially in the winter wanderers category, finding birds in Wichita Co. is a tough proposition. Anyway the total ticks needed to close out all four counties is only 35! Scott maybe you should double-check your lists from all four of these counties as well! The object of our trip was to knock out some counties and we did that. We spent quality time in both Lane and Wichita but got nothing in either of those counties. Great trip....off to family doings again now. -- Pete Janzen Wichita, KS pete.janzen 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: Re: Lewis's Woodpecker From: Bill and Nancy Beard <w2bnn AT ATT.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:32:06 -0500 We have seen a number of Lewis' Woodpeckers in Colorado. They seem to have very quick reflexes, in that when someone approaches, they quickly move to the opposite side of the pole or fence post. That might account for the difficulty in finding one. The one we saw near Cheney Lake a few years back behaved similarly. Bill Beard Wichita ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Groeneweg" To: Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: Re: Lewis's Woodpecker >I spent about an hour and a half late morning looking for the bird too, >probably > just after Henry and Jon first left. Looks like it made an appearance > just > after I left. I saw Henry and Jon at Scott State Park and they told me of > their > sighting, so I went back and spent over two more hours in the afternoon > without > success. I guess I had negative karma yesterday. Anyway, it seems that > this > bird can be quite difficult. Not sure where it is spending most of its > time, > but apparently not near the road. I was on a first name basis with all > the > other birds that spent the day there along that stretch. > > I did manage to accumulate 70 species in Gove county, however. Along road > 22 at > the dog town north of the woodpecker spot there was a lone American Golden > Plover (new county record). After I stopped I saw a bird fly up then > land. > Thinking owl, I glassed the bird and realized it was a plover. I then got > the > scope out thinking it might be a Mountain Plover, only to discover it was > a > non-breeding golden. There were also a lot of birds on the Grainfield > lagoons. > Sandpipers included Least, Semi-palmated, White-rumped, Baird's, Stilt, > Pectoral, LB Dowitcher and Wilson's Phalarope. Of particular note was a > Forster's Tern (new county record). The Quinter lagoons has many of the > same > sandpipers, mostly Stilt SP and Wilson's Phalarope. > > Kevin Groeneweg > Wichita > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Henry and Debby Armknecht > To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU > Sent: Sat, May 12, 2012 8:12:09 PM > Subject: Lewis's Woodpecker > > Jonathan Vande Kopple and I made a try for the Lewis's Woodpecker today. > > We were indeed lucky to see the bird today. We spent quite a while > looking and > had decided to go look at some rock formations and come back later. Due > to a > conflict between where the atlas showed roads and the roads that actually > exist, > we ended up backtracking and driving by the woodpecker spot sooner than > intended. > > The bird suddenly appeared flying down the road in front of us. It landed > on a > post and gave us great looks, then flew down to land in the road in front > of > us. A passing vehicle spooked it and we never saw it again. I do not > think it > left the area. > > In the same area we saw a Catbird which is not on the current Gove County > list. > > We saw a brood of Wood Ducklings at the spring at Scott Lake. They are > not > currently listed as breeders in Scott County on the dot map. > > We saw one and probably heard a couple more Lazuli Buntings at Scott > County > State Lake. > > Other birds of interest were an Osprey at Scott Lake and a Black Tern at > the > Grainfield sewer ponds. > > We had 95 species today. > > 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 > > 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: 9 a.m. Appeals Court Hearing Tomorrow in Larned, KS From: Ron Klataske <prairie AT AUDUBONOFKANSAS.ORG> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:17:45 -0500 The future of landowner rights to maintain prairie dog colonies for birds and other wildlife that depend on them will be heard by the Kansas Court of Appeals tomorrow. Litigation efforts of the Logan County Commission and the Kansas Farm Bureau to force eradication of prairie dogs on landowners and force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to halt the Black-footed Ferret recovery project in Kansas will be considered by the Kansas Court of Appeals tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. in Larned. Although the legal issues will be determined on that basis, it will be helpful for a few of us to be there to reflect the fact that we appreciate the dedication of the landowners (Larry and Bette Haverfield, and Gordon and Martha Barnhardt) who provide habitat for the full range of wildlife species that depend on prairie dog colonies (including Burrowing Owls, Swift Foxes, Ferruginous Hawks, Golden Eagles and many more). Considering that Larned is close to Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, one can be at one of those locations at sunrise to view the magnificence of migrating shorebirds/waterbirds and still have time to be at the Pawnee County Courthouse by 8:45. The proceedings may not last much more than an hour--and then one can take in some additional midday or afternoon wildlife viewing. The Court of Appeals case for Barnhardt, Haverfield & Haverfield v. Board of County Commissioners of Logan County, KS. is set for Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 9:00 AM, Pawnee County Courthouse, Larned, KS. Oral arguments are limited to 15 minutes each for appellant and appellee. I haven't decided if I am leaving Manhattan late this afternoon and stay down that way or at 5:30a.m. to drive in the morning. I hope a few others can also be there for the hearing--and for these ranch landowners and the wildlife and state wildlife policies at stake. Randy Rathbun will be arguing for the stewardship values that we support. On a purely birding standpoint, we had a Scarlet Tanager hanging out near our farmstead in PT County on Saturday, with Summer Tanagers already present in the immediate area and general vicinity. With last week's arrival of Nighthawks, all four nightjars are now home for the summer. A Nighthawks repeatedly dive-boomed me as I walked across a meadow on Saturday evening. The Poor-wills where first to arrive.Our backyard "pond" was rewarded with visitors including a Yellow Warber and Indigo Bunting, and a thrush that was too quick disappearing into the foliage to identify. Along with the Cardinals, it provided a colorful array. Thanks for all you do. --Ron Ron Klataske prairie AT audubonofkansas.org 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: Pott Co Dunlins From: Brandon Magette <averbirder AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:17:29 -0500 I made a quick check of the ash disposal site yesterday before work and found three Dunlin (year bird 200 for me and maybe a first ever for JEC). Lots of peeps and Yellowlegs, a few Dowitcher and Stilt Sandpipers around but otherwise quiet. Black and Caspian Terns were in and out of the plant in one day last week... -- Brandon Magette St Marys in Pottawatomie Co. KS mailto: averbirder AT gmail.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: Re: Where are the Chimney Swifts From: Kevin Groeneweg <kgroeneweg AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 10:07:45 -0700 Suitable nest sites is certainly an issue, although here is another take on the long-term decline: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/04/clues-to-species-decline-buried.html?ref=hp Kevin Groeneweg Wichita ________________________________ From: Don and Linda Mallonee To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU Sent: Mon, May 14, 2012 9:40:07 AM Subject: Where are the Chimney Swifts While there seems to be fewer warblers this year, I am noticing that there is a downright scarcity of Chimney Swifts. In past years, the neighborhood around Friends University has had lots of them. I did not see a one last year and I have not seen one there this year . We went to Independence (Montgomery Co) Saturday. We twice "toured" the city looking for Chimney Swifts and found 2. This city has always had lots of Swifts streaming overhead before. With the old chimneys being covered and and new ones not being built I worry that they have lost a lot of nesting opportunities. Are the rest of you seeing plenty of C.Swifts? I am wondering if we need to promote the building of nesting shafts for them. -- Linda Mallonee Wichita Kansas 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: Re: Where are the Chimney Swifts From: Brandon Magette <averbirder AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:01:32 -0500 They are all in St Marys...I could go downtown and easily count a hundred. On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Don and Linda Mallonee wrote: > While there seems to be fewer warblers this year, I am noticing that there > is a downright scarcity of Chimney Swifts. In past years, the neighborhood > around Friends University has had lots of them. I did not see a one last > year and I have not seen one there this year . We went to Independence > (Montgomery Co) Saturday. We twice "toured" the city looking for Chimney > Swifts and found 2. This city has always had lots of Swifts streaming > overhead before. With the old chimneys being covered and and new ones not > being built I worry that they have lost a lot of nesting opportunities. > Are the rest of you seeing plenty of C.Swifts? > I am wondering if we need to promote the building of nesting shafts > for them. > > -- > Linda Mallonee > Wichita Kansas > > > 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 > -- Brandon Magette St Marys in Pottawatomie Co. KS mailto: averbirder AT gmail.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: Quivira 5/14/12 From: mike rader <mike_rader AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 11:52:50 -0500 Hi all, I stopped briefly at the Big Salt Marsh of Quivira this morning on the way to Pratt and had a few birds of note: Eared Grebe - 1 Black Rail - 2 calling (without prompting) along Marsh Rd. Semipalmated Plover - 1 Black-necked Stilt - 30 Am. Avocet - 40 Spotted Sandpiper - 14 Solitary Sandpiper - 2 Lesser Yellowlegs - 15 Whimbrel - 1 - just northeast of the tank battery by itself along the water edge Hudsonian Godwit - 8 Semipalmated Sandpiper - 300+ Western Sandpiper - 1 Least Sandpiper - 400+ seems like a lot for this late? White-rumped Sandpiper - 300+ Baird's Sandpiper - 4 Pectoral Sandpiper - 15 Stilt Sandpiper - 60 Long-billed Dowitcher - 6 Wilson's Phalarope - 250+ Red-necked Phalarope - 2 Franklin's Gull - 75 Black Tern - 2 Forster's Tern - 1 Bobolink - 8 south of Black Rail field Quite a few peeps there that I didn't take time to ID, but looked like lots of Semipalmated and Least still around and the beginning of good numbers of White-rumps. Mike Rader Wilson and/or Pratt, 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: Burcham: Monday From: "Antonio, Robert J." <anto AT KU.EDU> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:35:52 +0000 Bill Staples and I took an early walk along the Kaw. It was a beautiful morning for a walk, but there was not much activity and it appears that a couple of the few numerous migrants are exiting. Scarlet Tanager - 1 still singing in the cottonwoods to east and south of the bridge on the nor side of the park. Showed itself a couple of times today. Summer Tanager (1) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1) Tennessee Warbler (3 singing - sharp drop off since yesterday) Yellow Warbler (3) Northern Parula (1) Swainson's Thrush (2 singing -sharp drop off) Pileated WP (1) Winding down of a thin migration through these parts. Usually plentiful Nashvilles and Yellow-rumps never arrived in substantial numbers. 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: Where are the Chimney Swifts From: Don and Linda Mallonee <czrtail69 AT COX.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 09:29:21 -0500 While there seems to be fewer warblers this year, I am noticing that there is a downright scarcity of Chimney Swifts. In past years, the neighborhood around Friends University has had lots of them. I did not see a one last year and I have not seen one there this year . We went to Independence (Montgomery Co) Saturday. We twice "toured" the city looking for Chimney Swifts and found 2. This city has always had lots of Swifts streaming overhead before. With the old chimneys being covered and and new ones not being built I worry that they have lost a lot of nesting opportunities. Are the rest of you seeing plenty of C.Swifts? I am wondering if we need to promote the building of nesting shafts for them. -- Linda Mallonee Wichita Kansas 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: OP Arboretum Sun 5-13 From: Molly Zahn <mollyzahn AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 06:38:49 -0700 Hi all, Peter and I and Joe Harrington spent 4 hours at the OP Arboretum yesterday seeking a warbler fix, and we weren't disappointed. We listed 16 species of warbler: Canada (2) Blackburnian (3) Chestnut-sided (2) Blackpoll (3) Magnolia (4) Wilson's (2) Kentucky (2) Black and white (1) Redstart (several) Northern waterthrush (1, singing) Louisiana waterthrush Tennessee Nashville Yellow N. parula Common yellowthroat Molly Zahn 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: Tennessee Warbler From: Don Kazmaier <dlknktk AT KANS.COM> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 07:59:25 -0500 Saturday morning I made a quick swing thru Q. and found a Tennessee warbler in the alternate Bobolink field west of the bigger one on the south side. The bird was along the south side of the road with other warblers right next to the drive to the field. Donnie K. in Larned. Yes Mike, it was a lifer for me. 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: Graham County Additions From: Scott Seltman <sselt AT GBTA.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 07:50:00 -0500 At popular request, I've gone thru the Graham list to see what I've added lately. I know Pete Janzen et.al. added several additional species at Antelope Lake, western Graham County, on Saturday. Anyway, here's mine: American Avocet 4-21-12 Upland Sandpiper 4-28-12 Just 2 more counties, Rawlins and Wichita, need an UPSA record! Black-billed Cuckoo 5-11-12 Sprague's Pipit 4-21-12 Chestnut-collared Longspur 10-27-11 Black-and-White Warbler 5-03-12 There are still lots of strange misses on the Graham list: There are fewer than 10 warbler species, 2 plovers, lots of missing sandpipers, etc. On the other hand, it's not the easiest place to run up a list. Other than Antelope Lake, the birding is pretty much 100% on private land. And while there is some great habitat, the birds seem to be pretty much the same wherever one goes. Scott Seltman Larned Kansas 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: "Hall of Shame" grows smaller From: Scott Seltman <sselt AT GBTA.NET> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 06:36:45 -0500 The first Edwards County checklist handed me by Dr. Ely about 30 years ago only had 46 species. And Pawnee only had about 60. So if there were some imaginary checklist-edifice even worse than the Hall of Shame, lots of counties were in it at that time. Graham County probably passed 200 species several weeks ago when I added several new shorebirds and White-faced Ibis. The most recent addition was a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO heard early on Friday, 11 May. The date seems really early for NW Kansas. I guess I'll be going up to Graham County once a week from now until December, so I hope to add quite a few more. Several very common Kansas birds have still not been seen in Graham including Gr. White-fronted Goose. Speaking of White-faced Ibis, Pawnee County also needs a dot on the species map. I had 2 at Larned Sand on 27 April, 2012 but also had recorded the species in Pawnee back on 15 April, 2010. Scott Seltman Larned, Kansas -----Original Message----- From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas [mailto:KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU] On Behalf Of Pete Janzen Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 11:34 PM To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU Subject: "Hall of Shame" grows smaller It is too late tonight to make a report about our trip to western Kansas but I can report that Ness and Thomas counties are both now over 200 species so that is two more down in addition to Smith County crossing the line this past weekend. Also significant gains were made in Gove, Graham and Logan Counties by the party I was with along with independent efforts by Kevin Groeneweg and Scott Seltman. Details to follow in a day or two. -- Pete Janzen Wichita, KS pete.janzen 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: Ark City raptors From: Travis Ross <rosstravis AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 21:49:44 -0700 As expected I saw Turkey Vultures, Mississippi Kites, and Red-tailed Hawks. The gravy was a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks driving off the Red-tails above my parent house.  They were very vocal! The icing is the Broad winged Hawk out by Parkerfield.   Travis Ross 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: "Hall of Shame" grows smaller From: Pete Janzen <pete.janzen AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 23:34:24 -0500 It is too late tonight to make a report about our trip to western Kansas but I can report that Ness and Thomas counties are both now over 200 species so that is two more down in addition to Smith County crossing the line this past weekend. Also significant gains were made in Gove, Graham and Logan Counties by the party I was with along with independent efforts by Kevin Groeneweg and Scott Seltman. Details to follow in a day or two. -- Pete Janzen Wichita, KS pete.janzen 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: More Smith Co. birds 5/13/12 From: Henry and Debby Armknecht <armknecht AT RURALTEL.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 23:03:43 -0500 I also went to Smith County for Mother's Day. I didn't get in as much birding as Mike but do have a couple species to add to the Smith County list. Hudsonian Godwit on a pond just south of Smith Center. Semipalmated Plover on a pond just northwest of Harlan. It may be the same one Mike visited as the other birds were 2 Stilt Sandpipers and 3 Wilson's Phalaropes. It looks like Smith County finally got off Chuck's under 200 species wall of shame. Henry A Osborne ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike rader" To: Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 7:31 PM Subject: Smith Co. birds 5/13/12 Hi all, I went to Kensington today to take my mom out for lunch and took a little time on the way up and back to stop at a few places, including some riparian areas, wood lots, some farm ponds and the Smith Center sewer ponds. The following birds of interest were seen: Redhead - 53 at sewer ponds Ruddy Duck - 10 at sewer ponds Black-necked Stilt - 2 at farm pond 2 miles west of Athol - new county species Spotted Sandpiper - 6 - at sewer ponds Lesser Yellowlegs - 4 at sewer ponds Sanderling - 1 at sewer ponds - new county species Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2 at sewer ponds Least Sandpiper - 1 at sewer ponds White-rumped Sandpiper - 1 at sewer ponds Baird's Sandpiper - 1 at farm pond north of Harlan Pectoral Sandpiper - 2 at sewer ponds Stilt Sandpiper - 2 at farm pond north of Harlan Wilson Phalarope - 40 at sewer ponds, 2 at farm pond north of Harlan Eastern Screech Owl - 5 Least Flycatcher - 2 Say's Phoebe - 1 Eastern Phoebe - 2 Bell's Vireo - 1 Blue-headed Vireo - 1 Warbling Vireo - 6 Red-eyed Vireo - 5 Black-billed Magpie - 1 White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Carolina Wren - 1 Swainson's Thrush - 1 Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 Yellow Warbler - 4 Spotted Towhee - 1 Chipping Sparrow - 6 Clay-colored Sparrow - 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 Orchard Oriole - 6 Baltimore Oriole - 12 Good numbers of other common stuff as well, but very few warblers to speak of. All birds reported were in Smith Co. I stopped at Wilson State Park on the way up early this morning and had a singing male Painted Bunting and singing Bell's Vireo at the Permit Office. (Russell Co.) All-in-all, a pretty good day, even though there wasn't much migration going on. Mike Rader Wilson and/or Pratt, 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 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: Black-billed Cuckoo From: Silverystreak AT AOL.COM Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 23:45:55 -0400 Around 1:30 this afternoon my sister and I saw one right beside the car. We were on old-old Hwy 36. It was across the road from Browning Lake in plum trees. Dripping with Yellow Warblers, Orchard Orioles as well. helen hewins overland park, 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: Oak Park, Wichita From: Paul Griffin <pgriffin1 AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 22:14:37 -0500 Hi Folks, Things picked up a little more today in Oak Park. More immigrants and more warblers and more bird watchers. This is the first time this spring you could find some thing interesting to look at, almost every where in Oak Park, there were a lot of birds singing and calling most of the morning. I still haven't seen any warbler foraging frenzies, probably because there haven't been enough warblers. The best warbler today was a Canada. Kevin Groeneweg reported one seen fairly early in the morning. I don't know of anyone who found his, I know I couldn't, but about 1:30 I found 1 in the Southeast corner of Oak Park, probably the one Brian said he heard earlier. New warblers seen today: Blackpoll (f), Common Yellowthroat (heard and seen, recorded), Northern Waterthrush (heard only, recorded) and Canada (m). (Also heard) Wood Thrush and many unknown singing birds. 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: Butler County From: Gene Young <youngg6264 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 21:33:24 -0500 This morning in southeastern Butler County there were 200 E Kingbirds moving through and a male Mountain Bluebird! GenevYoung Sent from my iPhone Gene Young 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: Slate Creek Wetland 5/13/12 From: Gene Young <youngg6264 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 21:31:09 -0500 Max and I visited SCW this afternoon and had the following: 43 ad Canada Goose, 3young, nest 2 eggs, 24 Gadwall 17 Am Wigeon 2 m Mallard 47 BWT 14 N Shoveler 2 f scaup, had yellow eyes, white was extensive and completely went from sides to front of head, very thick and extensive! The head appeared rounded! Birds were actively feeding like the dabblers. We are about 75% convinced they are Greater Scaup. 3 Ruddy Duck Pheasant, turkey, bobwhite 3 DC Cormorant 10 GBH 4 Great Egret TV, Redtail, Peregrine 135 coots 2 Semi Pl 10 Killdeer 192 Peep sp 20 L Yellowlegs 14 Spotted 5 Upland 4 Hudsonian Godwit 17 Semi Sp 1 Western 16 Least 124 Whiterump 3 Bairds 146 Pectoral 160 Stilt Sp 27 Buffies 2 Longbill Dow/ 3 Dow sp 16 Wilson's phal 45 Franklins Gull MODO, YB Cuckoo, Red-bellied WP, W Kingbird, E Kingbird, Scissortails, Warbling Vireo, Am Crow, Purple Martin, Cliff and Barn Swallow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, E Bluebird, catbird, mockingbird, thrasher, 5 Yellow and 2 Wilson's Warbler, Field Lark and Grasshopper sparrows, cardinal, Indigo and Painted Bunting, Dickcissel, RWBB, E Meadowlark, C Grackle, cowbird, and Baltimore Oriole! Gene Young Sent from my iPhone Gene Young 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: Leavenworth Co. From: John Schukman <schuksaya AT KC.RR.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 21:30:29 -0500 With some early morning (Fort Lv) and afternoon birding I managed to get 20 species of warbler today. By far the most abundant species today was Am. Redstart-60 birds is probably conservative. Also had Tennessee (20), Orange-crowned (1), Nashville (1), N. Parula (5), Yellow (15), Chestnut-sided (2), Magnolia (2), Black-throated Green (1), Blackburnian (3), Yellow-throated (4), Palm (1), Blackpoll (5), Black-and-White (1), Prothonotary (3), LA Waterthrush (1), Kentucky (2), C. Yellowthroat (4), Wilson's (2), and Yellow-breasted Chat (2). Also had Acadian Flycatcher and Scarlet Tanager. John Schukman 14207 Robin Road Leavenworth, KS 66048 913-547-1751 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: (Fwd) May Update, Kansas County Listing From: Chuck & Jaye Otte <otte2 AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 21:07:41 -0500 All, Listed below is the May 2012 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. Regards, Mark Land Kansas County List 75 Species or more County Allen 215 130 Carolyn Schwab 127 Henry Armknecht 111 Marie Plinsky 109 Galen Pittman 101 Pete Janzen 101 Jim Malcom 96 Matt Gearheart 96 Mike Rader 87 Chuck Otte 82 Jaye Otte 81 Mick McHugh 81 Kevin Groeneweg Anderson 264 155 Matt Gearheart 151 Carolyn Schwab 137 Galen Pittman 131 Henry Armknecht 130 Marie Plinsky 126 Mick McHugh 107 Mike Rader 106 Mark Land 104 Jim Malcom 103 Pete Janzen 100 Nic Allen 88 Robert Penner 87 Phil Wedge 87 Jon King 87 Will Chatfield-Taylor 86 Chuck Otte 84 Jaye Otte 84 David Seibel 80 Kevin Groeneweg 75 Dan Larson Atchison 231 148 Matt Gearheart 127 Galen Pittman 114 Henry Armknecht 107 Chuck Otte 107 Jim Malcom 100 Pete Janzen 100 Nic Allen 98 Mick McHugh 93 Jaye Otte 91 Mike Rader 89 Scott Seltman 89 Dan Larson 87 Phil Wedge 82 Kevin Groeneweg 80 Mark Land 79 Jeff Keating 79 Glen Caspers 76 David Seibel Barber 275 211 Gene Young 210 Pete Janzen 182 Dennis Angle 163 Kevin Groeneweg 152 Tyler Hicks 149 Chet Gresham 145 Mike Rader 141 Matt Gearheart 140 Tom Ewert 135 Gregg Friesen 123 James Barnes 118 Scott Seltman 118 Henry Armknecht 107 Jon King 106 Robert Penner 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 83 Aaron Mitchell 80 Nancy Beard 76 Galen Pittman Barton 371 287 Robert Penner 284 Mike Rader 272 Scott Seltman 260 Lloyd Moore 243 Gene Young 242 Galen Pittman 234 Mick McHugh 234 Matt Gearheart 233 Robert Fisher 232 David Seibel 224 Jay Newton 213 Craig Faanes 211 Pete Janzen 209 Kevin Groeneweg 207 Tyler Hicks 205 Henry Armknecht 204 Rob Graham 204 Mark Land 201 Nic Allen 201 Chuck Otte 200 Marie Plinsky 199 Aaron Mitchell 198 Kathy McDowell 191 Gregg Friesen 190 Jimmy Woodard 190 Jim Malcom 189 Lowell Johnson 183 Dan Mulhern 177 Dan Larson 170 Jaye Otte 170 Linda Vidosh Zempel 169 Sam Mannell 169 Terry Mannell 168 Glen Caspers 165 Dan Gish 163 Tom Ewert 162 Nancy Beard 162 Bill Beard 162 Jon King 160 Leon Hicks 158 Charles Anderson 156 John Northrup 154 Chet Gresham 154 Doris Burnett 154 Will Chatfield-Taylor 153 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 153 Phil Wedge 145 Carolyn Schwab 145 Ben Rogers 135 John Row 133 Cheryl Miller 129 Carol Morgan 116 Jon Vande Kopple 113 Bill Trelc Jr. 111 Jon Strong 110 Rod Wedel 108 Debra McKee 106 Edge Wade 105 Lisa Edwards 104 T. J. Walker 104 Tristan Weinbrenner 97 Mary Pat Haddican 95 Judd Patterson 95 Chris Fagyal 93 Steven McDaniel 90 Trent Reed 89 Duane Otto 87 James Barnes Bourbon 206 154 Matt Gearheart 127 Henry Armknecht 114 Galen Pittman 112 Pete Janzen 109 Ron Tucker 98 Nic Allen 93 Mick McHugh 84 Rick Tucker 84 Jim Malcolm 83 Kevin Groeneweg 79 Mike Rader Brown 249 221 Rosella Royer 165 Janet Rebant 146 Matt Gearheart 137 Chuck Otte 125 Galen Pittman 113 Henry Armknecht 107 Pete Janzen 105 Sebastian Patti 103 Mike Rader 103 Glen Caspers 100 Dan Larson 100 Jim Malcom 96 Kevin Groeneweg 96 Tony Schaar 95 Duane Otto 92 Scott Seltman 86 David Seibel 85 Sam Mannell 85 Terry Mannell 84 Nic Allen 82 Doris Burnett 76 Mick McHugh Butler 278 234 Gene Young 204 Pete Janzen 199 Tyler Hicks 194 Kevin Groeneweg 189 Bob Broyles 188 Leon Hicks 180 Jim Wilson 154 David Seibel 142 Atcha Nolan 129 Gregg Friesen 125 Tom Ewert 123 Henry Armknecht 120 Jeff Calhoun 116 Nancy Beard 116 Bill Beard 108 Matt Gearheart 106 Carolyn Schwab 105 James Barnes 102 Robert Penner 100 Jim Malcolm 97 Mike Rader 95 Chuck Otte 92 Glen Caspers 86 Sam Mannell 86 Terry Mannell 86 Dan Larson 79 Chet Gresham 75 Galen Pittman Chase 264 167 Ross Silcock 142 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 134 Henry Armknecht 133 Kevin Groeneweg 116 Jim Malcolm 111 Matt Gearheart 110 Pete Janzen 110 Mike Rader 108 Gregg Friesen 104 Tom Ewert 101 Chuck Otte 100 Dan Larson 92 Carolyn Schwab 90 Robert Penner 83 Galen Pittman 82 Nancy Beard 81 Bill Beard 78 Chet Gresham 76 Mick McHugh Chautauqua 209 183 Gene Young 134 Pete Janzen 124 Henry Armknecht 119 Kevin Groeneweg 100 Matt Gearheart 99 Scott Seltman 96 Atcha Nolan 93 Dan Larson 91 Leon Hicks 88 Robert Penner 85 Galen Pittman 84 Mike Rader 81 Jim Malcolm 80 Charles Anderson 76 Tom Ewert Cherokee 266 216 Dave Henness 185 Mike Rader 177 Matt Gearheart 171 Scott Seltman 167 Gene Young 157 Jim Rising 142 Galen Pittman 140 Pete Janzen 133 Kevin Groeneweg 132 Henry Armknecht 127 Rick Tucker 124 Nic Allen 118 Dan Larson 110 Doris Burnett 106 Chuck Otte 105 Jaye Otte 103 Mick McHugh 100 David Seibel 98 Tyler Hicks 94 Gregg Friesen 92 Aaron Mitchell 90 Mark Land 84 Dan Mulhern 77 Glen Caspers 75 Edge Wade Cheyenne 238 202 Henry Armknecht 141 Scott Seltman 112 Rick Reeser 111 Pete Janzen 110 Matt Gearheart 108 Mike Rader 103 Doris Burnett 102 Sam Mannell 102 Terry Mannell 83 Kevin Groeneweg 77 Mark Land 77 Jon Strong 76 Jim Malcom Clark 266 238 Galen Pittman 125 Matt Gearheart 115 Scott Seltman 113 Henry Armknecht 104 Mike Rader 103 Pete Janzen 100 Mick McHugh 98 Tom Ewert 95 David Seibel 94 Kevin Groeneweg 82 Gregg Friesen 79 Dan Larson 76 Robert Penner Clay 270 245 Chuck Otte 225 Jaye Otte 199 Calvin Wohler 191 Doris Burnett 164 John Row 161 Mike Rader 149 Matt Gearheart 142 Jeff Keating 142 Carol Morgan 137 Nic Allen 136 Glen Caspers 131 Jim Malcom 128 Robert Kruger 126 Henry Armknecht 114 Dan Larson 110 Pete Janzen 104 Scott Seltman 95 Dan Thalmann 88 Charles Anderson 84 Kevin Groeneweg 81 Gregg Friesen 76 Debra McKee Cloud 239 147 Henry Armknecht 123 Pete Janzen 120 Matt Gearheart 108 Kevin Groeneweg 108 Mike Rader 104 Chuck Otte 99 Jaye Otte 95 Justin Rice 93 Gregg Friesen 93 Jeff Calhoun 93 Nic Allen 91 Sam Mannell 91 Terry Mannell 82 Jim Malcom 76 Glen Caspers Coffey 307 234 Lloyd Moore 227 Matt Gearheart 207 Jim Malcom 197 Mick McHugh 192 Galen Pittman 190 Nic Allen 176 Mark Land 165 Bill Trelc Jr. 156 Glen Caspers 154 Aaron Mitchell 147 Tyler Hicks 146 David Seibel 134 Dan Gish 133 Marie Plinsky 125 Dan Larson 117 Will Chatfield-Taylor 116 Pete Janzen 116 Kevin Groeneweg 110 Carolyn Schwab 109 Henry Armknecht 107 Carol Morgan 99 Chuck Otte 98 Chris Fagyal 94 Jaye Otte 90 Chet Gresham 89 Scott Seltman 89 Jon King 89 Kathy McDowell 82 Mike Rader 80 Trent Reed 77 Robert Penner Comanche 241 175 Gene Young 141 Scott Seltman 139 Pete Janzen 134 Mike Rader 130 Gregg Friesen 126 Henry Armknecht 117 Kevin Groeneweg 115 Galen Pittman 101 Matt Gearheart 90 Chet Gresham 87 Tom Ewert 83 Edge Wade 75 Dan Larson Cowley 339 301 Max Thompson 290 Gene Young 258 David Seibel 214 Tyler Hicks 213 John Northrup 213 Kevin Groeneweg 210 Pete Janzen 204 James Barnes 200 Leon Hicks 193 Mike Rader 161 Chet Gresham 150 Carolyn Schwab 147 Scott Seltman 143 Jim Wilson 135 Jeff Calhoun 124 Galen Pittman 122 Henry Armknecht 118 Nancy Beard 118 Bill Beard 109 Matt Gearheart 106 Dan Larson 103 Gregg Friesen 101 Chuck Otte 100 Cheryl Miller 95 Sam Mannell 95 Terry Mannell 92 Jim Malcolm 90 Tom Ewert 88 Edge Wade 84 Mark Land 81 Aaron Mitchell 76 Robert Penner Crawford 287 169 Dave Henness 149 Matt Gearheart 142 Mike Rader 137 Henry Armknecht 125 Pete Janzen 124 Kevin Groeneweg 115 Mick McHugh 108 Carolyn Schwab 101 Scott Seltman 100 Galen Pittman 93 Gregg Friesen 87 Glen Caspers 85 Chuck Otte 84 Nic Allen 83 Jaye Otte 79 Dan Mulhern 78 Doris Burnett 77 Leon Hicks 76 Jim Malcolm Decatur 219 165 Brian Simonsson 148 Henry Armknecht 101 Pete Janzen 91 Kevin Groeneweg 80 Jim Malcom 77 Matt Gearheart 75 Scott Seltman Dickinson 240 194 Chuck Otte 143 Jaye Otte 132 Dan Gish 117 Henry Armknecht 115 Doris Burnett 113 Pete Janzen 110 Robert Kruger 107 Kevin Groeneweg 106 Mike Rader 105 Jim Mayhew 105 Chet Gresham 102 Matt Gearheart 101 Jim Malcom 86 Dan Larson 83 Sam Mannell 83 Terry Mannell 81 Galen Pittman 80 David Haight Doniphan 239 169 Herb Chance 169 Donna Chance 144 John Schukman 136 Matt Gearheart 125 Galen Pittman 114 Henry Armknecht 104 Kevin Groeneweg 103 Pete Janzen 102 Jim Malcom 94 David Seibel 94 Chuck Otte 77 Mick McHugh 77 Dan Larson 76 Scott Seltman Douglas 360 303 Galen Pittman 288 David Seibel 284 Phil Wedge 280 Alexis Powell 277 Mick McHugh 266 Jon King 263 Gerry Parkinson 263 Matt Gearheart 253 Dave Williams 252 Lloyd Moore 243 Kylee Sharp 235 Kathy McDowell 233 Dan Larson 229 Jim Malcom 215 Mike Rader 214 Dan Gish 213 Dan Thalmann 212 Will Chatfield-Taylor 210 Marie Plinsky 209 Dave Henness 202 Mark Land 197 Aaron Mitchell 197 Linda Vidosh Zempel 194 Steve Roels 179 Sarah Roels 178 John Zempel 175 Nic Allen 170 Carol Morgan 167 Duane Otto 166 Glen Caspers 160 Debra McKee 149 Steven McDaniel 143 Chris Fagyal 141 Sam Mannell 141 Terry Mannell 139 Dan Mulhern 137 Kevin Groeneweg 136 Henry Armknecht 121 Chuck Otte 113 Sue Calhoon 112 Pete Janzen 106 Kat Farres 106 Dennis Farres 106 Jaye Otte 103 Scott Seltman 103 Sue Stevenson 102 Lisa Weeks 100 Harley Winfrey 94 Nancy Beard 92 Bill Beard 86 Edge Wade 86 Gregg Friesen 83 Belky Cuevas 81 Trent Reed 80 Robert Penner 79 Rob Graham 77 Nick Varvel Edwards 205 154 Scott Seltman 120 Mary Pat Haddican 115 Pete Janzen 113 Henry Armknecht 108 Mike Rader 97 Galen Pittman 83 Sam Mannell 83 Terry Mannell 79 Kevin Groeneweg 78 Gregg Friesen Elk 231 170 Gene Young 124 Henry Armknecht 120 Tyler Hicks 118 Mike Rader 118 Dan Larson 116 Pete Janzen 107 Cheryl Miller 92 Gregg Friesen 93 Kevin Groeneweg 90 Robert Penner 89 Galen Pittman 89 Matt Gearheart 85 Jim Malcolm 78 Chet Gresham 78 Nic Allen Ellis 317 216 Sam Mannell 216 Terry Mannell 182 Gene Young 133 Mike Rader 128 Henry Armknecht 120 Scott Seltman 104 Pete Janzen 91 Carolyn Schwab 81 Kevin Groeneweg 79 Glen Caspers 78 Robert Penner 75 Matt Gearheart Ellsworth 272 252 Mike Rader 156 Robert Kruger 140 Matt Gearheart 130 Henry Armknecht 122 Jim Malcom 121 Chuck Otte 121 Scott Seltman 117 Dan Larson 116 Tom Ewert 114 Glen Caspers 111 Dan Gish 104 Pete Janzen 104 Sam Mannell 104 Terry Mannell 96 Galen Pittman 94 Gregg Friesen 89 Nic Allen 80 Kevin Groeneweg 80 Carol Morgan 79 Robert Penner 78 Mark Land Finney 339 181 T. J. Walker 167 Mike Rader 162 Scott Seltman 140 Henry Armknecht 129 Kevin Groeneweg 125 Pete Janzen 116 Dan Baffa 119 Matt Gearheart 102 Dan Larson 91 Galen Pittman 87 David Seibel 87 Dan Gish 85 Terry Mannell 85 Sam Mannell 85 Gregg Friesen 84 Tyler Hicks 84 Chuck Otte 80 Bill Beard 80 Nancy Beard Ford 268 150 Scott Seltman 145 Galen Pittman 109 Pete Janzen 111 Henry Armknecht 99 Mike Rader 99 Matt Gearheart 81 Kevin Groeneweg 79 Gregg Friesen 75 Glen Caspers Franklin 227 141 Richard Johnston 131 Galen Pittman 130 Mick McHugh 129 Matt Gearheart 116 Henry Armknecht 106 Jim Malcom 100 David Seibel 100 Pete Janzen 97 Kevin Groeneweg 95 Mark Land 94 Nic Allen 92 Carolyn Schwab 89 Mike Rader 85 Will Chatfield-Taylor 84 Glen Caspers 75 Dan Larson Geary 323 297 Chuck Otte 281 Jaye Otte 252 Jeff Keating 194 Doris Burnett 190 Mike Rader 166 Scott Seltman 157 Calvin Wohler 156 Robert Kruger 155 Henry Armknecht 151 Galen Pittman 147 Dan Mulhern 142 Dan Gish 142 Dan Larson 134 Matt Gearheart 125 John Row 123 Carolyn Schwab 120 Cheryl Miller 119 Pete Janzen 114 David Seibel 107 Sam Mannell 107 Terry Mannell 105 Jim Malcom 100 Nic Allen 94 Kevin Groeneweg 94 Charles Anderson 92 Bill Beard 92 Nancy Beard 87 Mick McHugh 87 Robert Penner 81 Gregg Friesen 80 Glen Caspers Gove 180 116 Henry Armknecht 111 Scott Seltman 108 Pete Janzen 96 Matt Gearheart 92 Kevin Groeneweg 77 Sam Mannell 77 Terry Mannell Graham 190 141 Scott Seltman 141 Henry Armknecht 107 Pete Janzen 87 Sam Mannell 87 Terry Mannell 85 Kevin Groeneweg 82 Robert Penner 78 Matt Gearheart Grant 259 235 Kellye Hart 128 Pete Janzen 127 Mike Rader 118 Henry Armknecht 112 Scott Seltman 103 Matt Gearheart 99 Kevin Groeneweg 79 Tyler Hicks 78 Sam Mannell 78 Terry Mannell Gray 223 167 Scott Seltman 114 Pete Janzen 111 Henry Armknecht 101 Kevin Groeneweg 96 Gregg Friesen 79 Dan Larson 78 Mike Rader 76 Galen Pittman 76 Jim Malcolm Greeley 202 135 Sebastian Patti 126 Pete Janzen 113 Henry Armknecht 112 Matt Gearheart 108 Kevin Groeneweg 76 Scott Seltman Greenwood 240 158 Pete Janzen 141 Matt Gearheart 126 Kevin Groeneweg 120 Dan Larson 119 Galen Pittman 119 Henry Armknecht 115 Jim Malcolm 112 Mike Rader 111 Aaron Mitchell 110 Gregg Friesen 109 Scott Seltman 103 Cheryl Miller 102 David Seibel 95 Robert Penner 91 Carolyn Schwab 89 Doris Burnett 88 Glen Caspers 80 Chet Gresham 79 Bill Beard 79 Nancy Beard 78 Nic Allen 75 Tony Schaar Hamilton 252 132 Scott Seltman 128 Henry Armknecht 115 Pete Janzen 115 Kevin Groeneweg 98 Tyler Hicks 98 Matt Gearheart 93 Mike Rader Harper 224 167 Pete Janzen 161 Gene Young 108 Bill Beard 108 Henry Armknecht 106 Glen Caspers 105 Nancy Beard 100 Scott Seltman 98 Leon Hicks 97 Carolyn Schwab 85 Kevin Groeneweg 84 Tom Ewert 82 Matt Gearheart 78 Mike Rader Harvey 319 269 Bob Dester 259 Carolyn Schwab 254 Rod Wedel 250 Gregg Friesen 249 Jay Newton 226 Pete Janzen 206 Tyler Hicks 180 Cheryl Miller 146 Kevin Groeneweg 134 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 134 Tom Ewert 131 Nancy Beard 130 Bill Beard 112 Henry Armknecht 111 Dan Larson 100 James Barnes 100 Matt Gearheart 99 Robert Penner 98 Chet Gresham 98 Mike Rader 87 Leon Hicks 84 Chuck Otte 81 Sam Mannell 81 Terry Mannell 80 Jaye Otte 75 Scott Seltman Haskell 233 160 Mike Rader 118 Scott Seltman 110 Henry Armknecht 106 Pete Janzen 88 Kevin Groeneweg 83 Jim Malcolm 75 Dan Larson Hodgeman 210 133 Pete Janzen 127 Scott Seltman 119 Henry Armknecht 112 Kevin Groeneweg 111 Mary Pat Haddican 100 Mike Rader 96 Matt Gearheart 87 Tom Ewert 83 Dan Larson 79 Gregg Friesen 78 Sam Mannell 78 Terry Mannell 76 Dan Mulhern 76 Nic Allen Jackson 217 157 Chuck Otte 127 Galen Pittman 124 Dan Larson 123 Linda Vidosh Zempel 121 Glen Caspers 117 Jim Malcom 115 Henry Armknecht 108 Matt Gearheart 107 Pete Janzen 109 Mike Harding 101 Carol Morgan 100 John Zempel 99 Jaye Otte 97 Kevin Groeneweg 95 Mick McHugh 89 Mike Rader 82 Sam Mannell 82 Terry Mannell 81 Tony Schaar 81 Brandon Magette 78 Will Chatfield-Taylor Jefferson 328 289 Galen Pittman 262 Mick McHugh 247 Lloyd Moore 239 David Seibel 223 Jim Malcom 220 Mike Rader 193 Dan Gish 189 Bob Fisher 184 Glen Caspers 182 Matt Gearheart 172 Dave Henness 168 Dan Larson 160 Dave Williams 150 Phil Wedge 146 Jon King 144 Kathy McDowell 135 Marie Plinsky 136 Carol Morgan 134 Chuck Otte 132 Mark Land 129 Jaye Otte 129 Nic Allen 120 Henry Armknecht 118 Pete Janzen 112 Kevin Groeneweg 109 Aaron Mitchell 109 Debra McKee 102 Dan Mulhern 94 Scott Seltman 90 Duane Otto 87 Sam Mannell 87 Terry Mannell 82 Will Chatfield-Taylor 79 Tony Schaar Jewell 218 155 Henry Armknecht 124 Pete Janzen 121 Mike Rader 117 Scott Seltman 110 Gregg Friesen 107 Sam Mannell 107 Terry Mannell 94 Matt Gearheart 87 Kevin Groeneweg 81 Chuck Otte 79 Jon Strong 79 Tom Ewert 79 Phil Wedge 79 Glen Caspers 78 Jim Malcom Johnson 332 285 Mark Land 281 Matt Gearheart 270 Terry Swope 260 Nic Allen 247 David Seibel 245 Aaron Mitchell 243 Mick McHugh 236 Galen Pittman 228 Dave Henness 216 Mark Corder 212 Lloyd Moore 208 Trent Reed 203 Steven McDaniel 195 Dave Williams 182 Will Chatfield-Taylor 199 Rodney Wright 158 Nick Varvel 155 Bob Fisher 152 Chris Fagyal 147 Jim Malcom 144 Dan Larson 141 Nancy Smalldon 133 Sue Calhoon 119 Kevin Groeneweg 119 Mike Rader 112 Pete Janzen 109 Dan Gish 108 Henry Armknecht 104 Chuck Otte 103 Lisa Weeks 103 Glen Caspers 100 Bill Beard 100 Nancy Beard 94 Belky Cuevas 94 Carol Morgan 89 Duane Otto 89 Ben Rogers 86 Scott Seltman 85 Sue Stevenson 84 Mark Stafford 84 Sam Mannell 84 Terry Mannell 82 Robert Penner 81 Kathy McDowell 79 Steve Roels 75 Ashley Laubach Kearny 268 125 Scott Seltman 114 Henry Armknecht 104 Pete Janzen 90 Matt Gearheart 87 Mick McHugh 83 Kevin Groeneweg 81 Mike Rader 75 Tyler Hicks Kingman 285 209 Pete Janzen 151 Tyler Hicks 150 Tom Ewert 148 Mike Rader 146 Gregg Friesen 141 Bill Beard 141 Nancy Beard 132 Kevin Groeneweg 122 Henry Armknecht 104 Leon Hicks 104 Matt Gearheart 103 Rod Wedel 101 James Barnes 101 Scott Seltman 100 Chet Gresham 94 Carolyn Schwab 90 Galen Pittman 80 Jim Malcolm 77 Robert Penner Kiowa 220 144 Scott Seltman 138 Gregg Friesen 134 Mike Rader 121 Pete Janzen 112 Galen Pittman 110 Henry Armknecht 106 Jay Newton 92 Dan Larson 89 Kevin Groeneweg 84 Matt Gearheart 82 Robert Penner Labette 220 177 Rick Tucker 109 Henry Armknecht 101 Pete Janzen 97 Scott Seltman 91 Matt Gearheart 90 Mike Rader 82 Galen Pittman 80 Kevin Groeneweg 79 Jim Malcolm 79 Glen Caspers 78 Leon Hicks Lane 194 115 Pete Janzen 113 Henry Armknecht 101 Scott Seltman 94 Kevin Groeneweg 75 Robert Penner Leavenworth 280 250 John Schukman 238 Galen Pittman 221 Dave Williams 187 David Seibel 185 Mike Rader 183 Matt Gearheart 180 Mick McHugh 154 Dave Henness 139 Craig Faanes 127 Ron Theel 125 Nic Allen 123 Mark Land 118 Scott Seltman 118 Henry Armknecht 111 Steve Roels 111 Sarah Roels 110 Dan Mulhern 108 Charles Anderson 108 Sam Mannell 108 Terry Mannell 107 Sue Calhoon 107 Sue Stevenson 105 Dan Larson 104 Chuck Otte 103 Jim Malcom 102 Aaron Mitchell 102 Kevin Groeneweg 101 Jaye Otte 100 Pete Janzen 97 Phil Wedge 89 Eugene Lewis 89 Eulalia Lewis 88 Glen Caspers 84 Gerry Parkinson 81 Cheryl Miller 77 Will Chatfield-Taylor Lincoln 232 181 Mike Rader 153 Henry Armknecht 118 Matt Gearheart 116 Pete Janzen 110 Scott Seltman 107 Chuck Otte 102 Kevin Groeneweg 101 Doris Burnett 93 Sam Mannell 93 Terry Mannell 88 Nic Allen 85 Gregg Friesen 84 Jim Malcolm 81 Galen Pittman 79 Dan Larson Linn 327 281 Mick McHugh 273 Lloyd Moore 263 Galen Pittman 262 Mark Corder 247 Bob Fisher 231 Matt Gearheart 224 David Seibel 220 Dave Henness 220 Mark Land 206 Aaron Mitchell 191 Phil Wedge 181 Dave Williams 173 Lowell Johnson 170 Mike Rader 167 Nic Allen 155 Will Chatfield-Taylor 149 Pete Janzen 146 Jim Malcom 144 Steven McDaniel 135 Sue Calhoon 135 Sue Stevenson 133 Dan Mulhern 130 Scott Seltman 122 Tyler Hicks 121 Henry Armknecht 118 Gregg Friesen 117 Dan Larson 111 Chet Gresham 110 Trent Reed 96 Chris Fagyal 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 189 121 Pete Janzen 119 Henry Armknecht 114 Matt Gearheart 90 Kevin Groeneweg 86 Dan Mulhern 85 Robert Penner 84 Scott Seltman Lyon 306 206 Jim Malcom 183 Matt Gearheart 156 Dan Larson 154 Nic Allen 153 Galen Pittman 131 Mark Land 130 Bill Trelc Jr. 128 Dan Mulhern 125 Mick McHugh 114 Dan Gish 114 Henry Armknecht 114 Pete Janzen 109 Glen Caspers 107 Aaron Mitchell 106 Kevin Groeneweg 101 Mike Rader 91 Scott Seltman 91 Robert Penner 90 Will Chatfield-Taylor 88 David Seibel 84 Chuck Otte 78 Jaye Otte 78 Dan Gish Marion 270 216 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 216 Tristan Weinbrenner 210 Jim Wilson 199 Chet Gresham 159 Tom Ewert 147 Gregg Friesen 143 Pete Janzen 134 Kevin Groeneweg 132 Carolyn Schwab 119 Nancy Beard 117 Bill Beard 115 Matt Gearheart 114 Chuck Otte 106 Rod Wedel 104 Henry Armknecht 102 Tyler Hicks 94 Leon Hicks 93 Jim Malcolm 92 Galen Pittman 90 Jaye Otte 86 Mike Rader 83 Robert Penner 81 Sam Mannell 81 Terry Mannell 78 Scott Seltman 76 Mick McHugh 76 Nic Allen 75 Dan Larson Marshall 242 211 Tom Parker 121 Dan Thalmann 116 Pete Janzen 115 Henry Armknecht 106 Dan Mulhern 102 Chuck Otte 87 Nic Allen 85 Mike Rader 82 Jim Malcolm 80 Scott Seltman 78 Galen Pittman 78 Gregg Friesen 77 Kevin Groeneweg 77 Matt Gearheart 77 Glen Caspers McPherson 275 237 Steve Lansaw 227 Tristen Weinbrenner 161 Robert Kruger 152 Gregg Friesen 136 Gerry Parkinson 134 Tom Ewert 122 Henry Armknecht 121 Bill Beard 121 Nancy Beard 113 Doris Burnett 110 Pete Janzen 108 Tyler Hicks 100 Matt Gearheart 98 Galen Pittman 97 Rod Wedel 95 Scott Seltman 93 Chuck Otte 92 Leon Hicks 91 Kevin Groeneweg 90 Mike Rader 84 Sam Mannell 84 Terry Mannell 83 Robert Penner 80 Jim Malcolm 79 Dan Larson 77 Chet Gresham Meade 307 166 Gene Young 154 Galen Pittman 139 Matt Gearheart 135 Scott Seltman 134 Lisa Edwards 128 Tyler Hicks 127 Henry Armknecht 116 Pete Janzen 114 Gregg Friesen 107 Mick McHugh 106 Tom Ewert 102 Bill Beard 100 Nancy Beard 88 Mike Rader 88 Kevin Groeneweg 80 Mark Land 75 David Seibel Miami 276 213 Matt Gearheart 210 Lloyd Moore 207 Mark Land 196 Mick McHugh 181 Dave Henness 179 Aaron Mitchell 167 Trent Reed 156 Nic Allen 143 Jim Malcom 142 Galen Pittman 120 David Seibel 120 Pete Janzen 120 Mike Rader 111 Dan Larson 109 Henry Armknecht 109 Will Chatfield-Taylor 103 Kevin Groeneweg 102 Nick Varvel 87 Glen Caspers Mitchell 269 234 Henry Armknecht 202 Mike Rader 167 Scott Seltman 126 Matt Gearheart 124 Chuck Otte 123 Glen Caspers 117 Pete Janzen 113 Jim Malcom 110 Robert Penner 109 Phil Wedge 108 Gregg Friesen 107 Sam Mannell 107 Terry Mannell 107 Dan Larson 104 Carolyn Schwab 102 Kevin Groeneweg 101 Rod Wedel 99 Rick Tucker 96 Jaye Otte 87 Eulalia Lewis 87 Eugene Lewis 81 Doris Burnett 80 Mark Land 79 Tom Ewert 76 McKenzie Wiles Montgomery 232 132 Henry Armknecht 127 Pete Janzen 115 Kevin Groeneweg 105 Dan Larson 103 Galen Pittman 95 Matt Gearheart 93 Jim Malcom 92 Gregg Friesen 89 Glen Caspers 88 Mike Rader 87 Scott Seltman 78 Carolyn Schwab 76 Chet Gresham 76 Leon Hicks Morris 231 154 Chuck Otte 140 Jim Malcom 138 Henry Armknecht 112 Matt Gearheart 109 Glen Caspers 107 Jaye Otte 104 Pete Janzen 104 Kevin Groeneweg 93 Dan Larson 88 Mike Rader 87 Scott Seltman 84 Robert Penner 81 Galen Pittman 78 Jane Withee Hebert 76 Mick McHugh Morton 375 331 Sebastian Patti 314 Scott Seltman 310 Mike Rader 284 Galen Pittman 278 Brandon Percival 277 Max Thompson 272 Mick McHugh 265 Chet Gresham 263 Mark Corder 260 Matt Gearheart 260 Pete Janzen 244 Gene Young 243 Tyler Hicks 242 Dave Williams 236 Bob Fisher 227 Kevin Groeneweg 210 Gregg Friesen 208 David Seibel 206 Mark Land 200 Lisa Edwards 196 Henry Armknecht 190 Jim Malcom 189 Leon Hicks 176 Glen Caspers 168 Dan Gish 166 Nic Allen 165 Carolyn Schwab 164 Dan Larson 163 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 163 Robert Penner 163 Doris Burnett 154 Dan Mulhern 150 Kellye Hart 143 Rod Wedel 143 Chuck Otte 142 Jon King 141 Jaye Otte 140 Charles Anderson 137 Aaron Mitchell 134 Will Chatfield-Taylor 119 Craig Faanes 117 Tom Ewert 114 Cheryl Miller 113 Phil Wedge 108 Edge Wade 105 Lowell Johnson 104 Jimmy Woodard 101 Nancy Beard 100 Bill Beard 98 Robert Kruger 94 Eulalia Lewis 94 Eugene Lewis 90 Trent Reed 88 James Barnes 86 Mary Pat Haddican 85 John Row 83 Debra McKee 83 Chris Fagyal 82 Jim Wilson 82 Sam Mannell 82 Terry Mannell 82 Brandon Magette 76 Jon Strong Nemaha 226 175 Rosella Royer 138 Matt Gearheart 137 Galen Pittman 136 Chuck Otte 129 John Schukman 120 Pete Janzen 120 Henry Armknecht 118 Jim Malcom 100 Nic Allen 97 Glen Caspers 96 Mike Rader 94 Dan Larson 91 Tony Schaar 89 Kevin Groeneweg 83 Scott Seltman 82 Sam Mannell 82 Terry Mannell 81 Ron Marteney 79 Gregg Friesen 75 Jon Strong Neosho 252 153 Dave Henness 153 Rick Tucker 147 Matt Gearheart 136 Kevin Groeneweg 132 Pete Janzen 117 Henry Armknecht 115 Tyler Hicks 111 Chet Gresham 111 Jim Malcom 107 Mike Rader 106 Galen Pittman 102 Glen Caspers 101 Scott Seltman 95 Mick McHugh 93 Robert Penner 83 Leon Hicks 82 Doris Burnett 81 Sam Mannell 81 Terry Mannell 80 Chuck Otte 80 Jaye Otte 79 Nic Allen 75 Dan Larson Ness 196 137 Scott Seltman 121 Henry Armknecht 117 Pete Janzen 100 Kevin Groeneweg 87 Sam Mannell 87 Terry Mannell 78 Robert Penner Norton 201 157 Henry Armknecht 154 Scott Seltman 120 Pete Janzen 116 Kevin Groeneweg 111 Matt Gearheart 95 Jim Malcom 93 Dan Larson 82 Glen Caspers Osage 307 251 Jim Malcom 214 Matt Gearheart 206 Mick McHugh 182 Robert Fisher 176 Galen Pittman 171 Nic Allen 168 Dan Larson 154 Tyler Hicks 154 Glen Caspers 148 Mark Land 143 Dan Gish 126 Henry Armknecht 122 David Seibel 120 Kathy McDowell 116 Aaron Mitchell 115 Will Chatfield-Taylor 109 Carol Morgan 108 Pete Janzen 105 Kevin Groeneweg 100 Marie Plinsky 95 Chris Fagyal 94 Sam Mannell 94 Terry Mannell 89 Phil Wedge 89 Mike Rader 87 Jon Strong 87 Jon King 85 Chuck Otte Osborne 220 211 Henry Armknecht 165 Charles Anderson 141 Mike Rader 104 Pete Janzen 101 Scott Seltman 100 Matt Gearheart 93 Kevin Groeneweg 88 Sam Mannell 88 Terry Mannell 75 Robert Penner 75 Jim Malcolm Ottawa 210 141 Henry Armknecht 120 Chuck Otte 103 Pete Janzen 101 Scott Seltman 101 Jim Malcolm 100 Mike Rader 99 Matt Gearheart 87 Jaye Otte 84 Sam Mannell 84 Terry Mannell 81 Dan Gish 79 Kevin Groeneweg 79 Nic Allen Pawnee 284 280 Scott Seltman 145 Mike Rader 119 Henry Armknecht 114 Mary Pat Haddican 114 Galen Pittman 112 Pete Janzen 106 Kevin Groeneweg 96 Sam Mannell 96 Terry Mannell 95 Jim Malcolm 88 Matt Gearheart 87 Robert Penner 76 Jon Vande Kopple Phillips 263 205 Mike Rader 173 Henry Armknecht 161 Scott Seltman 149 Shannon Rothchild 132 Pete Janzen 129 Matt Gearheart 115 Glen Caspers 114 Jon Vande Kopple 103 Sam Mannell 103 Terry Mannell 102 Kevin Groeneweg 99 Chuck Otte 96 Mark Land 91 Dan Larson 85 Jim Malcom 80 Robert Penner 77 Rick Tucker Pottawatomie 313 274 Ted Cable 261 Doris Burnett 215 Lowell Johnson 206 Brandon Magette 204 Dan Mulhern 199 Mike Rader 197 Gene Young 161 Charles Anderson 157 Henry Armknecht 152 John Row 142 Chuck Otte 128 Carol Morgan 122 Galen Pittman 114 Jim Malcom 110 Pete Janzen 109 Dan Larson 108 T. J. Walker 120 Matt Gearheart 102 John Zempel 102 Linda Vidosh Zempel 102 Jaye Otte 102 Glen Caspers 98 Debra McKee 95 Mick McHugh 94 Judd Patterson 94 Nic Allen 86 Kevin Groeneweg 84 Tom Parker 83 Scott Seltman 81 Sam Mannell 81 Terry Mannell Pratt 276 227 Mike Rader 166 Scott Seltman 151 Pete Janzen 140 Linda Loomis 126 Henry Armknecht 123 Matt Gearheart 121 Kevin Groeneweg 119 Mary Pat Haddican 106 Aaron Mitchell 101 Galen Pittman 99 Gregg Friesen 95 Robert Penner 94 Mark Land 93 Tom Ewert 91 Chuck Otte 88 Jaye Otte 86 Sam Mannell 86 Terry Mannell 84 Bill Beard 84 Dan Larson 83 Nancy Beard 78 Chet Gresham Rawlins 205 150 Henry Armknecht 141 Matt Gearheart 125 Pete Janzen 112 Mark Land 106 Kevin Groeneweg 95 Dan Larson 81 Jon Strong Reno 297 230 Pete Janzen 209 Kevin Groeneweg 181 Chet Gresham 178 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 175 Mike Rader 170 Bill Beard 170 Nancy Beard 162 Matt Gearheart 161 Tom Ewert 156 Tyler Hicks 145 Cheryl Miller 144 Scott Seltman 142 James Barnes 141 Doris Burnett 140 Henry Armknecht 138 Carolyn Schwab 137 Gregg Friesen 137 Rod Wedel 114 Jeff McIntyre 113 Galen Pittman 107 Leon Hicks 106 Jim Malcom 102 Nic Allen 97 Mary Pat Haddican 97 Chuck Otte 88 Jeff Calhoun 88 Tristen Weinbrenner 88 Ben Rogers 83 Mark Land 85 Sam Mannell 85 Terry Mannell 76 Robert Penner 75 Marie Plinsky Republic 204 126 Henry Armknecht 112 Matt Gearheart 107 Jim Malcom 103 Pete Janzen 103 Mike Rader 97 Gregg Friesen 96 Chuck Otte 85 Nic Allen 80 Kevin Groeneweg 79 Sam Mannell 79 Terry Mannell 76 Scott Seltman 75 Eulalia Lewis 75 Eugene Lewis Rice 236 142 Mike Rader 121 Henry Armknecht 116 Scott Seltman 111 Galen Pittman 106 Kevin Groeneweg 103 Pete Janzen 94 Gregg Friesen 92 Matt Gearheart 92 Robert Penner 85 Glen Caspers 78 Jim Malcolm 76 Doris Burnett 75 Marie Plinsky Riley 346 289 Ted Cable 282 Lowell Johnson 267 Doris Burnett 266 Dave Rintoul 231 John Row 224 Mike Rader 218 Jeff Keating 216 Dan Mulhern 180 Chuck Otte 165 Jaye Otte 161 Tom Parker 159 Charles Anderson 158 Judd Patterson 148 Henry Armknecht 135 Matt Gearheart 133 Jim Malcom 131 Dan Larson 123 Galen Pittman 121 Jane Withee Hebert 120 T. J. Walker 118 Pete Janzen 113 Carol Morgan 109 Kevin Groeneweg 105 Dan Gish 103 Scott Seltman 100 Glen Caspers 97 Calvin Wohler 96 Nic Allen 94 Sam Mannell 94 Terry Mannell 91 Tyler Hicks 89 Mick McHugh 87 Glenn Walbek 81 Steve Roels 80 Dan Thalmann 78 Trent Reed Rooks 260 184 Jonathan Vande Kopple 180 Henry Armknecht 164 Scott Seltman 159 Mike Rader 131 Pete Janzen 116 Sam Mannell 116 Terry Mannell 104 Kevin Groeneweg 102 Matt Gearheart 86 Dan Larson 84 Robert Penner 78 Jim Malcolm 75 Glen Caspers Rush 266 250 Scott Seltman 146 Mike Rader 125 Henry Armknecht 108 Pete Janzen 93 Robert Penner 91 Matt Gearheart 85 Sam Mannell 85 Terry Mannell 84 Kevin Groeneweg 81 Gregg Friesen 78 Jim Malcolm Russell 326 297 Mike Rader 163 Henry Armknecht 162 Scott Seltman 144 Matt Gearheart 140 Sam Mannell 140 Terry Mannell 134 Jon King 113 Nic Allen 112 Pete Janzen 111 Chuck Otte 100 Gregg Friesen 95 Kevin Groeneweg 93 Jim Malcom 90 Dan Larson 88 Rob Graham 80 Mark Land 80 Jon Strong 79 Robert Penner 78 Glen Caspers 76 Will Chatfield-Taylor Saline 255 165 Mike Rader 155 Bill Trelc Jr. 141 Kat Farres 140 Dennis Farres 130 Judd Patterson 130 Doris Burnett 122 Henry Armknecht 109 Galen Pittman 109 Scott Seltman 106 Chuck Otte 105 David Weible 102 Jim Malcom 101 Pete Janzen 90 Sam Mannell 90 Terry Mannell 90 Matt Gearheart 89 Dan Larson 84 Kevin Groeneweg 83 Jaye Otte 77 Gregg Friesen 77 Glen Caspers Scott 276 184 Scott Seltman 146 Henry Armknecht 129 Mike Rader 122 Matt Gearheart 119 Pete Janzen 112 Gregg Friesen 93 Kevin Groeneweg 80 Galen Pittman 80 Dan Larson Sedgwick 382 341 Pete Janzen 304 John Northrup 284 Chet Gresham 283 Kevin Groeneweg 269 Bill Beard 264 Nancy Beard 259 James Barnes 254 Tyler Hicks 242 Jeff Calhoun 233 Gene Young 230 Leon Hicks 227 Jay Newton 212 Tom Ewert 211 Cheryl Miller 201 Carolyn Schwab 181 Ben Rogers 178 Charles Anderson 168 Rod Wedel 159 Matt Gearheart 155 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 148 Jim Wilson 138 Henry Armknecht 136 Scott Seltman 136 Gregg Friesen 130 Bill Trelc Jr. 122 Nic Allen 116 Tony Schaar 116 Sam Mannell 116 Terry Mannell 115 Mike Rader 114 Mark Land 108 Chuck Otte 108 Dan Larson 103 Galen Pittman 102 Jaye Otte 102 Glen Caspers 96 Jim Malcolm 77 Robert Penner 75 David Seibel Seward 281 236 Mike Rader 184 Lisa Edwards 156 Mick McHugh 151 Galen Pittman 151 Henry Armknecht 150 Kevin Groeneweg 146 Scott Seltman 107 Pete Janzen 103 Chet Gresham 100 Kellye Hart 98 Tyler Hicks 98 Matt Gearheart 96 Gregg Friesen 89 Tom Ewert 81 David Seibel Shawnee 326 264 Jim Malcom 247 Dan Gish 237 Dan Larson 217 Carol Morgan 214 Glen Caspers 212 Marie Plinsky 204 Debra McKee 181 Kathy McDowell 163 Galen Pittman 158 Matt Gearheart 136 Randy Kennedy 131 Carolyn Schwab 125 Mick McHugh 126 Henry Armknecht 124 Linda Vidosh Zempel 120 David Seibel 116 Chuck Otte 114 Bill Trelc Jr. 108 Pete Janzen 105 Brandon Magette 104 Sam Mannell 104 Terry Mannell 101 John Zempel 97 Will Chatfield-Taylor 96 Mike Rader 93 Jaye Otte 81 Jon Strong 81 Tony Schaar 80 Gregg Friesen 78 Kevin Groeneweg Sheridan 225 140 Henry Armknecht 102 Pete Janzen 92 Kevin Groeneweg 86 Matt Gearheart 81 Scott Seltman 80 Sam Mannell 80 Terry Mannell 75 Robert Penner Sherman 274 264 John Palmquist 145 Pete Janzen 141 Matt Gearheart 127 Henry Armknecht 119 Kevin Groeneweg 101 Mark Land 98 Mike Rader 98 Scott Seltman 85 Sam Mannell 85 Terry Mannell 84 Tony Schaar 81 Doris Burnett 78 Robert Penner Smith 198 178 Mike Rader 159 Henry Armknecht 126 Shannon Rothchild 104 Glen Caspers 100 Pete Janzen 90 Scott Seltman 77 Sam Mannell 77 Terry Mannell 77 Robert Penner 76 Kevin Groeneweg 75 Matt Gearheart Stafford 349 302 Mike Rader 293 Scott Seltman 254 Robert Penner 251 Barry Jones 247 Max Thompson 245 Tyler Hicks 245 Gene Young 241 Mick McHugh 238 Galen Pittman 238 Jay Newton 236 Pete Janzen 234 Bob Fisher 234 Kevin Groeneweg 232 Lloyd Moore 229 David Seibel 228 Matt Gearheart 226 Mary Pat Haddican 220 Gregg Friesen 217 Kathy McDowell 216 Marie Plinsky 214 Craig Faanes 214 Chet Gresham 211 Bill Beard 210 Nancy Beard 208 Leon Hicks 206 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 206 Cheryl Miller 203 Chuck Otte 202 John Northrup 201 Jim Malcolm 200 Aaron Mitchell 199 Mark Land 195 Henry Armknecht 192 Nic Allen 190 Dan Mulhern 190 Carolyn Schwab 190 Sam Mannell 190 Terry Mannell 186 Phil Wedge 184 Dan Gish 181 Dan Larson 177 James Barnes 176 Jaye Otte 172 Rob Graham 168 Tom Ewert 163 Jon King 161 Glen Caspers 160 Rod Wedel 157 Will Chatfield-Taylor 156 Jeff Calhoun 154 Ben Rogers 152 Charles Anderson 143 Bill Trelc Jr. 143 Doris Burnett 140 Edge Wade 136 Jimmy Woodard 134 Trent Reed 122 Lowell Johnson 121 Lisa Edwards 119 Jon Vande Kopple 117 Carol Morgan 116 Jim Wilson 108 Steven McDaniel 105 Judd Patterson 102 Jeff McIntyre 99 Debra McKee 95 Chris Fagyal 93 Linda Vidosh Zempel 88 Jon Strong 85 John Row Stanton 215 114 Scott Seltman 114 Mike Rader 110 Pete Janzen 105 Kevin Groeneweg 104 Henry Armknecht 77 Matt Gearheart Stevens 204 141 Mike Rader 120 Scott Seltman 112 Pete Janzen 106 Henry Armknecht 101 Kevin Groeneweg 88 Matt Gearheart 78 Jim Malcolm Sumner 320 296 Max Thompson 287 Gene Young 238 Tyler Hicks 227 Leon Hicks 223 Kevin Groeneweg 206 Pete Janzen 203 David Seibel 174 Mike Rader 173 Carolyn Schwab 155 Jeff Calhoun 145 Nancy Beard 143 Bill Beard 131 Chet Gresham 129 James Barnes 129 Henry Armknecht 127 Scott Seltman 117 Matt Gearheart 99 Tom Ewert 94 Galen Pittman 91 Glen Caspers 89 Jim Malcolm 78 Chuck Otte 75 Sam Mannell 75 Terry Mannell Thomas 194 137 Henry Armknecht 111 William Piper 101 Pete Janzen 96 Kevin Groeneweg 88 Sam Mannell 88 Terry Mannell 78 Robert Penner 77 Matt Gearheart Trego 251 206 Scott Seltman 145 Mike Rader 126 Matt Gearheart 117 Henry Armknecht 113 Pete Janzen 106 Lloyd Moore 102 Sam Mannell 102 Terry Mannell 100 Gregg Friesen 99 Aaron Mitchell 85 Kevin Groeneweg 83 Eulalia Lewis 83 Eugene Lewis 82 Chuck Otte Wabaunsee 246 185 Jim Malcom 142 Chuck Otte 140 Henry Armknecht 136 Matt Gearheart 135 Galen Pittman 134 Carol Morgan 133 Dan Gish 127 Dan Larson 109 Kathy Bandyk 105 Pete Janzen 101 Mick McHugh 97 Mike Rader 96 Brandon Magette 96 Kevin Groeneweg 96 Nic Allen 94 Glen Caspers 93 Jaye Otte 86 John Row 84 Kathy McDowell 84 Robert Penner 81 Will Chatfield-Taylor 78 Sam Mannell 78 Terry Mannell Wallace 207 112 Henry Armknecht 105 Matt Gearheart 104 Pete Janzen 87 Scott Seltman 78 Robert Penner 77 Kevin Groeneweg Washington 251 221 Dan Thalmann 208 Warren Buss 143 Tom Parker 138 Matt Gearheart 119 Pete Janzen 118 Kevin Groeneweg 118 Henry Armknecht 114 Mike Rader 112 Mark Land 111 Chuck Otte 107 David Seibel 103 Jaye Otte 101 Scott Seltman 100 Dan Larson 93 Lisa Weeks 92 Galen Pittman 88 Sue Calhoon 87 Sam Mannell 87 Terry Mannell 86 Calvin Wohler 84 Doris Burnett 82 Jim Malcolm 78 Glen Caspers 75 Jon Strong Wichita 183 113 Henry Armknecht 107 Sebastian Patti 107 Pete Janzen 104 Matt Gearheart 101 Scott Seltman 91 Kevin Groeneweg Wilson 208 161 Pete Janzen 153 Kevin Groeneweg 117 Henry Armknecht 110 Galen Pittman 106 Ben Rogers 103 Jim Malcom 93 Matt Gearheart 93 Glen Caspers 92 Scott Seltman 91 Dan Larson 90 David Seibel 84 Mike Rader 80 Chuck Otte 79 Jaye Otte 78 Sam Mannell 78 Terry Mannell 78 Robert Penner 77 Chet Gresham 76 Tony Schaar Woodson 258 193 Tyler Hicks 165 Jim Wilson 160 Pete Janzen 136 Kevin Groeneweg 131 Matt Gearheart 125 Gregg Friesen 124 Carolyn Schwab 118 Leon Hicks 116 Galen Pittman 112 Chuck Otte 123 Dan Larson 112 Henry Armknecht 111 Rick Tucker 108 Jim Malcom 99 Scott Seltman 96 Jaye Otte 96 David Seibel 94 Sam Mannell 94 Terry Mannell 91 Chet Gresham 87 Mike Rader 86 Nic Allen 85 Tony Schaar 82 Glen Caspers 77 Mick McHugh 77 Doris Burnett Wyandotte 292 238 Lloyd Moore 203 Dave Henness 192 Mick McHugh 175 Galen Pittman 164 Matt Gearheart 159 David Seibel 126 Mark Land 120 Mike Rader 115 Jim Malcolm 111 Jon King 103 Henry Armknecht 101 Pete Janzen 92 Nic Allen 89 Laura Gilchrist 87 Chuck Otte 86 Dan Larson 85 Will Chatfield-Taylor 85 Kevin Groeneweg 81 Sam Mannell 81 Terry Mannell 80 Scott Seltman 80 Glen Caspers Birders with more than 4000 Total Ticks (May 11, 2012) 13761 Henry Armknecht 13499 Pete Janzen 12790 Matt Gearheart 12481 Mike Rader 11668 Kevin Groeneweg 11161 Scott Seltman 8944 Galen Pittman 8186 Jim Malcom 6902 Dan Larson 6684 Chuck Otte 5669 Sam Mannell 5669 Terry Mannell 5500 Gregg Friesen 5356 Glen Caspers 5247 Mick McHugh 4686 David Seibel 4816 Nic Allen 4506 Robert Penner 4077 Tyler Hicks Top Ten Counties-Total Ticks (May 11, 2012) 12860 Stafford 11529 Barton 10503 Morton 9743 Douglas 6900 Johnson 6813 Sedgwick 5909 Linn 5262 Riley 5152 Jefferson 4734 Cowley Kansas Lifetime List 437 Sebastian Patti 432 Mike Rader 432 Ted Cable 431 Mark Corder 430 Galen Pittman 425 JoAnn Garrett 426 Mick McHugh 421 Pete Janzen 419 Don Vannoy (D) 407 Lloyd Moore 404 Chris Hobbs 403 Matt Gearheart 402 Max Thompson 400 Scott Seltman 400 David Seibel 396 Kevin Groeneweg 392 Dan Kilby 390 Dave Williams 390 Robert Penner 383 Bob Fisher (D) 382 Mark Land 380 Chet Gresham 375 Dan Gish 373 Steven Crawford 373 Chuck Otte 371 Carolyn Schwab 369 Tyler Hicks 368 John Schukman 365 Henry Armknecht 361 Jim Malcom 360 Phil Wedge 357 Dan Larson 356 Gregg Friesen 355 Dave Rintoul 355 Jaye Otte 354 Richard Rucker (D) 352 Roger Boyd 351 Aaron Mitchell 350 Richard Parker 349 Gene Young 347 Dave Bryan 347 Nic Allen 346 Leon Hicks 346 John Northrup 345 Brandon Percival 344 Craig Faanes 342 Bill Beard 339 Art Swalwell 338 Dan Mulhern 338 Nancy Beard 332 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 330 Rod Wedel 328 Charles Anderson 328 Glen Caspers 328 Sam Mannell 328 Terry Mannell 325 Will Chatfield-Taylor 324 Lowell Johnson 323 Jon King 322 Alan Godwin 320 Chris Wood 319 Mel Cooksey 317 Jay Newton 317 Ralph Wiley 316 Allen Jahn 313 Paul Lehman 311 Lisa Edwards 311 John Rakestraw 310 James Barnes 309 Tom Ewert 307 Elizabeth Cole 306 Kenn Kaufman 306 Marie Plinsky 303 Nanette Johnson 303 Kathy McDowell 301 Ralph Pike 300 Ken Hollinga 300 A. Dean Cole 295 Jim Wilson 289 Pat Beckemeyer 289 Jeff Calhoun 287 Mike Stewart 286 Carol Morgan 284 Guy Smith 284 Harry Gregory 280 Carl Holmes 279 David W. Holmes 279 Roy Beckemeyer 279 Ben Rogers 277 Jananne McNitt 277 Jeff Keating 277 John Row 276 Trent Reed 275 Bradley Bergstorm 274 Edge Wade 270 Tom Parker 269 B.J. Rose 268 Chris Fagyal 266 Byron Berger 264 John Palmquist 264 Kellye Hart 263 Philip Kaul 263 Dan Thalmann 261 Eugene R. Lewis 261 Debra McKee 259 Michael Cooper 257 Bob Dester 256 Rob Graham 256 Brandon Magette 253 J. Pat Valentik 251 Jean Leonatti 250 Jimmy Woodard 249 Harlow Butcher 249 Hugh Jefferies 247 Jon Dunn 247 Jeanette Runyan 247 Bonnie Heidy 246 Steven McDaniel 244 Thomas Heatley 244 Linda Childers 244 Mary Pat Haddican 243 Dean Fisher 243 Steve Rhoades 241 Judd Patterson 241 Deuane Hoffman 237 Walter Ross 237 Tristen Weinbrenner 236 Tommie Rogers 236 Dave Silverman 235 Thomas Hoffman 233 Victor Moss 232 Duane Otto 231 Tony Schaar 230 Steve Roels 230 Robert Kruger 228 Gerry Parkinson 228 Richard Rosche 226 Calvin Wohler 225 Jonathan Vande Kopple 224 Margaret Wedge 221 Sarah Roels 219 Jon Strong 218 T. J. Walker 217 Dave Griffiths 217 Rodney Wright 212 Laurence Binford 210 Louis Banker 210 Robert Neill 209 John Getgood 208 Floyd Lawhon 205 Steven Den 200 Raymond Gassel 190 Atcha Nolan 185 Nick Varvel 182 Dennis Angle 181 Sue Stevenson 169 Donna Chance 169 Herb Chance 169 Randy Kennedy 163 Jeff McIntyre 162 Mike Harding 158 Ashley Laubach 158 Harley Winfrey 157 Jim Rising 155 Cheryl Miller 149 Shannon Rothchild 141 Richard Johnston 140 Linda Loomis 126 Ross Silcock 123 Justin Rice 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 2012 year list (May 11, 2012) 247 Matt Gearheart 208 Galen Pittman 204 Mark Land 203 Mick McHugh 203 Kevin Groeneweg 201 Nic Allen 188 Chuck Otte 186 Jaye Otte 185 Dan Larson 182 Tom Ewert 182 Glen Caspers 178 Nick Varvel 178 John Row 171 Carol Morgan 168 Henry Armnecht 166 Will Chatfield-Taylor 163 Carolyn Schwab 156 Trent Reed 131 Pete Janzen 124 Jonathan Vande Kopple 119 Jim Malcolm 119 Debra McKee 102 Brandon Magette 88 Sam Mannell 88 Terry Manell +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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: Smith Co. birds 5/13/12 From: mike rader <mike_rader AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 19:31:58 -0500 Hi all, I went to Kensington today to take my mom out for lunch and took a little time on the way up and back to stop at a few places, including some riparian areas, wood lots, some farm ponds and the Smith Center sewer ponds. The following birds of interest were seen: Redhead - 53 at sewer ponds Ruddy Duck - 10 at sewer ponds Black-necked Stilt - 2 at farm pond 2 miles west of Athol - new county species Spotted Sandpiper - 6 - at sewer ponds Lesser Yellowlegs - 4 at sewer ponds Sanderling - 1 at sewer ponds - new county species Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2 at sewer ponds Least Sandpiper - 1 at sewer ponds White-rumped Sandpiper - 1 at sewer ponds Baird's Sandpiper - 1 at farm pond north of Harlan Pectoral Sandpiper - 2 at sewer ponds Stilt Sandpiper - 2 at farm pond north of Harlan Wilson Phalarope - 40 at sewer ponds, 2 at farm pond north of Harlan Eastern Screech Owl - 5 Least Flycatcher - 2 Say's Phoebe - 1 Eastern Phoebe - 2 Bell's Vireo - 1 Blue-headed Vireo - 1 Warbling Vireo - 6 Red-eyed Vireo - 5 Black-billed Magpie - 1 White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 Carolina Wren - 1 Swainson's Thrush - 1 Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 Yellow Warbler - 4 Spotted Towhee - 1 Chipping Sparrow - 6 Clay-colored Sparrow - 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 1 Orchard Oriole - 6 Baltimore Oriole - 12 Good numbers of other common stuff as well, but very few warblers to speak of. All birds reported were in Smith Co. I stopped at Wilson State Park on the way up early this morning and had a singing male Painted Bunting and singing Bell's Vireo at the Permit Office. (Russell Co.) All-in-all, a pretty good day, even though there wasn't much migration going on. Mike Rader Wilson and/or Pratt, 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: Jayhawk Audubon Bird-a-thon Results From: Steve Roels <steveroels00 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 16:36:22 -0400 Birders, A crack team of birders participated in Saturday's Jayhawk Audubon Bird-a-thon, visiting Baker Wetlands, Clinton Lake State Park, Burcham Park, and the KU Field Station. I started at 6:00 AM and logged species until 7:00 PM. As usual, I demonstrated an uncanny ability to schedule the Bird-a-thon for an "unbirdy" day. The recent paucity of migrants that has been observed by many others in eastern Kansas continues and the weak cold front didn't help matters either, as many breeders were also very quiet. Despite the challenges, I logged 105 species on the day, a personal Big Day record. Rob Graham added a few more after we parted company, giving us a group total of 110. Highlights: Baker Wetlands: Alder Flycatcher, American Bittern, White-rumped Sandpiper, Lazuli Bunting - Rob's birdClinton Lake State Park: Blackpoll Warbler, Painted Bunting - a singing male cooperatively perched in full view for many minutesKU Field Station: Scarlet Tanager, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Wood ThrushOn the road to KUFS: Bobolink Notable misses included Yellow-throated Vireo and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Also, not a single Ring-billed Gull or Double-crested Cormorant could be found anywhere on Clinton Lake, despite multiple vantage points. Misses notwithstanding, it was a great day with friends and I think our team raised somewhere around $1,000 for the Audubon chapter. A day well spent. Cheers,Steve RoelsLawrence, 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: Burcham & BH Wetlands From: "Antonio, Robert J." <anto AT KU.EDU> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 20:35:30 +0000 It was a beautiful early morning along the Kaw and nice in the wetlands as well. Burcham Barred Owl - (pair calling and running through their rich breeding vocabulary) SCARLET TANAGER (1 north corner of the park-singing) Summer Tanager (1-singing & notes) Rose-breasted Grosbeak (3- one pair on the north side of the park) Swainson's Thrush (10 - mostly singing) Brown Thrasher (4 calling) Least Flycatcher (1 calling) European Collared Dove (1 singing) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1 - notes) Pileated WP (1) Warblers Chestnut-sided (FOS 1) Yellow (5 singing & notes) Tennessee (8 singing) Northern Parula (1) American Redstart (2-a pair operating together and chasing) Black & White (1) Wilson's (2 singing) Prothonotary (2 singing) Possible CERULEAN (?) - I heard a bird that I first dismissed as a Parula slightly off key & pursued a small group of foraging warblers (several are listed above). When the bird continued to sing the same notes closer & louder, I pursued it but was never able to see it or locate it - it sang high in the cover. I played the Cerulean song on my cell, but the bird did not come in. It sang for nearly 20 minutes. This was on the river trail just to the north of the Kaw side of the E/W cross-path. B/H Wetlands Yellow-breasted Chat (2 singing) Wilson's Warbler (1 singing) American Redstart (1) Yellow Warbler (5 singing) Northern Parula (1 singing) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1 - song & the full range of notes Bell's Vireo (9 singing) Summer Tanager (3 - singing & notes Brown Thrasher (4 calling) N Mockingbird Empids (2) Felt like summer in the wetlands. 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: Lawrence Area . . . From: Jon King <jk08291 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 14:01:05 -0500 This morning I birded Fitch Natural History Reservation. Highlight was a 1st year female CAPE MAY WARBLER (see checklist below for discussion) in a cedar along E 1600 Rd. Then I ran to get Will Chatfield-Taylor who was off in Fitch. After ~10min of waiting, the bird reappeared and we were enjoyed eye level looks. Other wise Fitch was good . . . Similar to yesterday. Very little turnover occurred last night. Other sightings included three MAGNOLIA WARBLER, three CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, a CANADA WARBLER, and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO. We also ran into Mark Robbins who reported a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. Afterwards we moved on to Oak Hill Cemetery, a good choice. There we ran into Mike Andersen and had a MAGNOLIA WARBLER, three plus BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, and a getting late RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, among the more common warblers/migrants. Mike also had two flyover BOBOLINK before we got there. Afterwards we stopped by Baker Wetlands, where the restoration area was uneventful. Highlight was probably a CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER along the Wakarusa River. Earlier this morning Mike Andersen reported a NELSON'S SPARROW from the restoration area as well. Fitch . . . http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10731723 Jon King Lawrence, 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: Oak Park From: Jeff Calhoun <jeffcalhoun11 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:15:42 -0500 There was single Magnolia, Blackpoll, and Chesnut-sided Warblers at Crane Park in Derby today. Sounds like we are still just dinking and dunking with single warblers here and there in Wichita. Only the Wilsons along the river was forming feeding groups this weekend. Little or no song from the warbs. Jeff Calhoun Derby, KS On Sunday, May 13, 2012, Kevin Groeneweg wrote: > I birded Oak Park in Wichita this morning with the following notables: > > Wood Thrush (singing east of the pond opposite the main trail) > Orange-crowned Warbler > Nashville Warbler > Norther Parula > Yellow Warbler > American Redstart (2 on northeast side) > Ovenbird (by the pond) > Northern Waterthrush (in the stream by the pond) > Wilson's Warbler > Canada Warbler (in the middle south of the main trail) > Rose-breasted Grosbeak > > 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 > 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: Kevin Groeneweg <kgroeneweg AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 10:09:20 -0700 I birded Oak Park in Wichita this morning with the following notables: Wood Thrush (singing east of the pond opposite the main trail) Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Norther Parula Yellow Warbler American Redstart (2 on northeast side) Ovenbird (by the pond) Northern Waterthrush (in the stream by the pond) Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler (in the middle south of the main trail) Rose-breasted Grosbeak 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: Quivira birds 13 May 2012 From: Barry Jones <barjones78 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 11:54:20 -0500 Where were these birds yesterday? The following migrants were observed this morning at Quivira, 13 May 2012: At the tree grove on the south side of NE 140th blacktop, just west of Rattlesnake Creek: Blackburnian Warbler, singing male, photographed (incidentally,this has always been my favorite warbler, so what a treat!) Blue-headed Vireo American Redstart Least Flycatcher (several, calling) At the NE 170th St/Hay Barn road junction: Northern Waterthrush Wilson's Warbler Good birding throughout the Refuge, both water and land birds. 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: Lewis's Woodpecker From: Kevin Groeneweg <kgroeneweg AT SBCGLOBAL.NET> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 09:53:39 -0700 I spent about an hour and a half late morning looking for the bird too, probably just after Henry and Jon first left. Looks like it made an appearance just after I left. I saw Henry and Jon at Scott State Park and they told me of their sighting, so I went back and spent over two more hours in the afternoon without success. I guess I had negative karma yesterday. Anyway, it seems that this bird can be quite difficult. Not sure where it is spending most of its time, but apparently not near the road. I was on a first name basis with all the other birds that spent the day there along that stretch. I did manage to accumulate 70 species in Gove county, however. Along road 22 at the dog town north of the woodpecker spot there was a lone American Golden Plover (new county record). After I stopped I saw a bird fly up then land. Thinking owl, I glassed the bird and realized it was a plover. I then got the scope out thinking it might be a Mountain Plover, only to discover it was a non-breeding golden. There were also a lot of birds on the Grainfield lagoons. Sandpipers included Least, Semi-palmated, White-rumped, Baird's, Stilt, Pectoral, LB Dowitcher and Wilson's Phalarope. Of particular note was a Forster's Tern (new county record). The Quinter lagoons has many of the same sandpipers, mostly Stilt SP and Wilson's Phalarope. Kevin Groeneweg Wichita ________________________________ From: Henry and Debby Armknecht To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU Sent: Sat, May 12, 2012 8:12:09 PM Subject: Lewis's Woodpecker Jonathan Vande Kopple and I made a try for the Lewis's Woodpecker today. We were indeed lucky to see the bird today. We spent quite a while looking and had decided to go look at some rock formations and come back later. Due to a conflict between where the atlas showed roads and the roads that actually exist, we ended up backtracking and driving by the woodpecker spot sooner than intended. The bird suddenly appeared flying down the road in front of us. It landed on a post and gave us great looks, then flew down to land in the road in front of us. A passing vehicle spooked it and we never saw it again. I do not think it left the area. In the same area we saw a Catbird which is not on the current Gove County list. We saw a brood of Wood Ducklings at the spring at Scott Lake. They are not currently listed as breeders in Scott County on the dot map. We saw one and probably heard a couple more Lazuli Buntings at Scott County State Lake. Other birds of interest were an Osprey at Scott Lake and a Black Tern at the Grainfield sewer ponds. We had 95 species today. 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 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: Osage State Fishing Lake From: Dan Larson <birdkansa AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 08:48:24 -0700 Evelyn Davis led 7 of us at Osage State Fishing Lake, Osage County Saturday Morning. We didn't get a high species count list but we certainly enjoyed some good ones. On Vireos we found Red-eyed, Bell's,Warbling,Blue-headed, and Philadelphia. The other fun find was a Yellow-breasted Chat. We also had a Blackpoll, Northern Parula, and Yellow Warbler. A Rose-breasted Grosbeak also put on quite a show. It was fairly close turning to show us all sides and singing. Below is our list.   Osage County State Fishing Lake, Osage, US-KS May 12, 2012 7:45 AM - 11:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 5.5 mile(s) Comments: Walking 1/2 mile first hour & 15 min., driving the park loops with stops to bird outside the cars the rest of the time. 46 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 15 Wood Duck 2 Northern Bobwhite 1 Wild Turkey 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 5 Buteo sp. 1 Killdeer 1 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Mourning Dove 6 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 5 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 5 Bell's Vireo 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 3 Philadelphia Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 8 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Eastern Bluebird 5 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 2 European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 17 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Field Sparrow 5 Lark Sparrow 6 Northern Cardinal 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Indigo Bunting 5 Dickcissel 10 Red-winged Blackbird 14 Eastern Meadowlark 3 Common Grackle 7 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 Orchard Oriole 1 Baltimore Oriole 10 American Goldfinch 15 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) 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: Shawnee State Fishing Lake, May 12 From: Carol Morgan <crxmorgan AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 08:50:49 -0500 Happy International Migratory Bird Day! Seven TAS birders headed for northwestern Shawnee County for birding on IMBD. Here are the lists from Shawnee State Fishing Lake, the creek area between Humphrey and Landon roads on 74th street, and the Silver Lake Sewage Ponds. We did go to the REAL Silver Lake but were disappointed at the lack of water and species. We began walking in the area at the east end of the SSFL dam shortly after 8:00am. It started raining and we retreated to our vehicles. Wet and cold we proceeded on a drive around the lake with the windows open (so we could hear) and the heater on (so we could get warm). We were surprised by numerous orchard orioles at SSFL. Would it surprise anyone to hear that Janeen Walters noted that a male and a female were copulating? Mulberry bushes were loaded with berries and Janeen made sure to pick some for all of us. The sweet treat was good, and cedar waxwings were were gorging on the berries, too. Bell's vireos could be heard but not seen in typical dogwood habitat. Common yellowthroats and dickcissels were everywhere! Few raptors were noted, but the osprey was a standout. Henslow's sparrows were found as we proceeded south on Humphrey Road. We heard four and saw one. Ralph and Scott, I'm sorry you missed those; it was a lifer for Marie! The REAL Silver Lake was a bust. After scrambling down a bank while trying to avoid poison ivy, we could see that my hoped-for wetland was all too dry. Only a couple of killdeer were seen. Darn. The Silver Lake sewage ponds were pretty good. A surprising number of shorebirds were seen including a deceptive Wilson's phalarope. She was standing on a rock instead of swimming in tight little circles. Atypical behavior makes for delayed recognition. We had a total of 68 species. Carol Morgan Topeka, Shawnee County ------------------------------------------------- Shawnee SFL, Shawnee, US-KS May 12, 2012 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 5.0 mile(s) Comments: International Migratory Bird Day. 43 species Canada Goose 14 Wild Turkey 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Green Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 4 Osprey 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Killdeer 4 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Upland Sandpiper 2 Forster's Tern 4 Mourning Dove 9 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Kingbird 12 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Bell's Vireo 4 Warbling Vireo 2 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 4 Barn Swallow 23 Eastern Bluebird 4 American Robin 13 Gray Catbird 2 Northern Mockingbird 4 Brown Thrasher 9 European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 10 Nashville Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 19 Yellow Warbler 4 Savannah Sparrow 2 Grasshopper Sparrow 5 Henslow's Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 1 Indigo Bunting 6 Dickcissel 32 Red-winged Blackbird 26 Eastern Meadowlark 22 Common Grackle 8 Brown-headed Cowbird 33 Orchard Oriole 6 Baltimore Oriole 8 American Goldfinch 11 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) ------------------------NW 74 Rd between Humphrey & Huxman Rd, Shawnee, US- KS May 12, 2012 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.2 mile(s) 12 species (+1 other taxa) American Kestrel 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 vireo sp. 1 Tree Swallow 2 Cliff Swallow 20 Tufted Titmouse 1 House Wren 1 Swainson's Thrush 1 American Redstart 1 Lark Sparrow 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) -----------------------------Silver Lake Sewage Ponds, Shawnee Co, KS, Shawnee, US-KS May 12, 2012 12:01 PM - 12:31 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.15 mile(s) 17 species (+1 other taxa) Wood Duck 8 Mallard 2 Blue-winged Teal 8 Northern Shoveler 1 Spotted Sandpiper 4 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 peep sp. 4 Wilson's Phalarope 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Horned Lark 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4 Cliff Swallow 6 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Lark Sparrow 1 Indigo Bunting 1 Dickcissel 1 Baltimore Oriole 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) 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: From Cottonwood Canyon to Burchfield SWA to Two Buttes: Las Animas and Baca Highlights From: Sebastian Patti <sebastianpatti AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 07:18:01 -0500 SE COLO birds . . . FYI. sebastianpatti AT hotmail.com Sebastian T. Patti (Lincoln Park) Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 PHONE: 312/325-9555 (o) 773/248-0570 (h) CELL: 773/304-7488 FAX: 312/325-9017(o) To: cobirds AT googlegroups.com Subject: [cobirds] From Cottonwood Canyon to Burchfield SWA to Two Buttes: Las Animas and Baca Highlights From: sgmlod AT aol.com Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 01:36:09 -0400 Greetings Today, Nick Moore and I started the day at sunrise at Cottonwood Canyon. The birds there (residents/breeders) were surprisingly quiet, perhaps in part due to the cool damp weather. However, we did squeeze out a couple goodies, including an EASTERN TOHWEE and a GRAY VIREO plus an INDIGO BUNTING (all singing birds). At a nearby private ranch in Baca County, we found a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER singing, as well as AMERICAN REDSTART, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, and 3 LESSER GOLDFINCHES. We then hit the festive Walsh Sewage Lagoons in a drenching rain, where we had some nice Baca County birds including 20 Black Terns and a RN Phalarope. The day's highlight, after another drubbing, was Burchfield State Wildlife area due east of Walsh (on CFO County Birding Site, Baca County). This lovely area, recommended by David Leatherman was not that impressive in the downpour, but after the rain stopped, we heated up, and the birds did as well. In a goodly 2+ hours of walking around this medium-sized, isolated pocket of trees and scrub we found our selves with a site list of 60 species (Killdeer only "waterbird") including the following: WHITE-EYED VIREO PHILADELPHIA VIREO YELLOW-THROATED VIREO WESTERN WARBLING VIREO NORTHERN PARULA BAY-BREASTED WARBLER BLACKPOLL WARBLER NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH AMERICAN REDSTART PINE SISKIN Yes, we understand that these are not all of equal rarity; fortunately the Philly Vireo and BB Warbler were the most cooperative of the lot. We got to Two Buttes rather late in the day, but managed to add TENNESSEE WARBLER and SOLITARY SANDPIPER to our list, bringing our day total to 111 species. We are exhausted and barely dried out, but rather happy. Good Birding Steven Mlodinow and Nick Moore, temporarily in Lamar, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds AT googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscribe AT googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en. 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/Stafford County NAMC 12 May 2012 From: Barry Jones <barjones78 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 07:06:40 -0500 Preliminary results from the Quivira/Stafford County North American Migration Count were 109 species, mostly at Quivira. Highlights included: Magnolia Warbler (1) tree "tunnel" along NE 80th Street 1 mile southwest of Headquarters (this was the only migrant warbler seen all day!) Painted Bunting - 2 males at two separate locations: Hay Barn road 1.5 north of NE 170th St, and about 1/3-mile west of the NE 170th/Hay Barn road intersection Good numbers of both Hudsonian Godwit (32) and Black-bellied Plovers (22) FOS White-rumped Sandpiper and Common Nighthawk I will have the results on the website by Monday. 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: Barton Co. 5/12/12 From: mike rader <mike_rader AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 23:11:26 -0500 Hi all, I spent some time birding in rural Barton County at a few wooded areas between home and Cheyenne Bottoms. Mostly typical stuff for this time of year, but I did find a few goodies in the wood lot/riparian area a couple of miles northeast of the Bottoms: Least Flycatcher - 2 Red-eyed Vireo - 4 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 2 Ovenbird - 1 singer Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 singer Yellow Warbler - 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2 Blue Grosbeak - 1 I then went into the Bottoms and had the following birds of note: Gadwall - 2 pair N. Pintail - 1 pair Green-winged Teal - still lots - 75+ Redhead - 3 Sora - 1 calling in 3B Black-bellied Plover - 52 Am Golden Plover - 3, with 1 in almost total breeding plumage in the inlet canal Snowy Plover - 10 Semipalmated Plover - 1 Black-necked Stilt - 20 Am. Avocet - 50+ Lesser Yellowlegs - 12 Willet - 7 Spotted Sandpiper - 3 Hudsonian Godwit - 35 Marbled Godwit - 2 Sanderling - 22 peeps - 3000+ with increasing numbers of White-rumps, a couple dozen Baird's, 2 Westerns and lots of Semipalmateds Pectoral Sandpiper - 6 Stilt Sandpiper - 45+ Long-billed Dowitcher - 300+ Wilson's Phalarope - 175+ I went to some of the festivities at the Wetlands Education Center and then took Victoria Cikanek out on the Bottoms for a quick look at shorebirds. We found a few different or more of some species: Black-bellied Plover - 75+ Semipalmated Plover - 2 Hudsonian Godwit - 45+ Dunlin - 2 The place is drying pretty quickly, so I'd suggest going soon, especially is we don't get any substantial rain soon. One bird I forgot to mention from my report last Wednesday was a sub-adult Bald Eagle flying north up the Redwing dike. It had some white on its head and tail, but not a fully mature bird, Mike Rader Wilson and/or Pratt, 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: odd blue jay vocalization From: Jeff Witters <bioguy.witters AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 22:48:02 -0500 This evening while conversing with a friend on our back deck I heard a Cooper's hawk's "cak-cak-cak-cak" and I broke off in the middle of a sentence to turn and look for the hawk. Instead, my eyes locked straight on a jay in thick foliage. "Well, the hawk must have gone out of sight behind the tree. You'd almost think that jay did that crazy call!" Moments later, the jay hopped to another branch, opened its beak, and became a Cooper's hawk for a moment (again) while I made exclaiming noises in return from below. I've heard many blue jays giving their well-know red-shouldered hawk type of call, which I've seldom found at all convincing, along with the rest of their wild variety of corvidisms, but that was a first for me. Perhaps nothing new to others, but I thought I'd share. Jeff Witters Olathe 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: Lewis's Woodpecker -trivia From: Henry and Debby Armknecht <armknecht AT RURALTEL.NET> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 22:32:57 -0500 The woodpecker is in Lewis Township. Henry A Osborne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry and Debby Armknecht" To: Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 8:07 PM Subject: Lewis's Woodpecker > Jonathan Vande Kopple and I made a try for the Lewis's Woodpecker today. > > We were indeed lucky to see the bird today. We spent quite a while > looking and had decided to go look at some rock formations and come back > later. Due to a conflict between where the atlas showed roads and the > roads that actually exist, we ended up backtracking and driving by the > woodpecker spot sooner than intended. > > The bird suddenly appeared flying down the road in front of us. It landed > on a post and gave us great looks, then flew down to land in the road in > front of us. A passing vehicle spooked it and we never saw it again. I > do not think it left the area. > > In the same area we saw a Catbird which is not on the current Gove County > list. > > We saw a brood of Wood Ducklings at the spring at Scott Lake. They are > not currently listed as breeders in Scott County on the dot map. > > We saw one and probably heard a couple more Lazuli Buntings at Scott > County State Lake. > > Other birds of interest were an Osprey at Scott Lake and a Black Tern at > the Grainfield sewer ponds. > > We had 95 species today. > > 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 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: Douglas Co. From: Jon King <jk08291 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 21:23:30 -0500 This morning Mark Robbins and I birded Fitch Natural History Reservation. Birding was good, though numbers of Tennessee Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, and Swainson's Thrush are obviously declining from their peaks over the past week. Enjoyable birds included a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, four CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER, two MAGNOLIA WARBLER, and a SCARLET TANAGER. Worst of all were signs of the end . . . an ALDER FLYCATCHER and CANADA WARBLER. I also stopped by Oak Hill Cemetery which was pretty windy, but still produced a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, and a MAGNOLIA WARBLER. Will Chatfield-Taylor and I birded several spots along the back side (west) of Clinton Lake with nothing unusual. Another MAGNOLIA WARBLER was nice though. The Baker Wetlands restoration area was nearly empty today, despite favorable winds. Yesterday I went to see Will's stilts (which were still there), and also ran into a WESTERN SANDPIPER among the assortment of peeps. Ebird checklists below . . . Fitch http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10723267 Oak Hill http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S10725057 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: Linn City Lagoons From: Dan Thalmann <editor AT BLUEVALLEY.NET> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 21:13:26 -0500 Limited numbers at the Linn City lagoons this evening. Surprised to see 8 bobolinks at the cemetery next to the lagoons and yellow-headed blackbirds continue to remain (hope to see them stay as a breeding population). Here's the summarized list: Least sandpiper Semipalmated sandpiper Baird's sandpiper (1) Pectoral sandpiper (1) FOS Lesser yellowlegs Killdeer Cattle egret (2) Northern shoveler Blue-winged teal Redhead American coot Great-tailed grackle Bobolink (FOS) Red-winged blackbird Yellow-headed blackbird -Dan Dan Thalmann Publisher/editor Washington County News editor AT bluevalley.net (785) 325-2219 News blog - www.backroadsnewsroom.com 150th anniversary project - 365washington150.com Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/backroadsnews Search for "Washington County News Kansas" on Facebook 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, Wichita From: Paul Griffin <pgriffin1 AT COX.NET> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 20:52:36 -0500 Hi Folks, Thanks to everybody who showed up for the annual Oak Park Warbler Walk today. We started when it was raining and ended up with a little sunshine. As I suspected, we weren't going to see many warblers, but we did see some nice ones, more than I expected. The Redstart male and the Black-throated male were the most notable. Additionally, we did see a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and the first Eastern Peewee singing along with the nesting Eastern Phoebe. It is fun to see new bird watchers see some of the more colorful migrant birds for the first time. Later, after the walk had ended, I found a Black and White and a Chestnut-sided warbler (FOY). Today, I did see more warblers than we have seen for some time. Hopefully, there will be more tomorrow. 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: Lewis's Woodpecker From: Henry and Debby Armknecht <armknecht AT RURALTEL.NET> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 20:07:42 -0500 Jonathan Vande Kopple and I made a try for the Lewis's Woodpecker today. We were indeed lucky to see the bird today. We spent quite a while looking and had decided to go look at some rock formations and come back later. Due to a conflict between where the atlas showed roads and the roads that actually exist, we ended up backtracking and driving by the woodpecker spot sooner than intended. The bird suddenly appeared flying down the road in front of us. It landed on a post and gave us great looks, then flew down to land in the road in front of us. A passing vehicle spooked it and we never saw it again. I do not think it left the area. In the same area we saw a Catbird which is not on the current Gove County list. We saw a brood of Wood Ducklings at the spring at Scott Lake. They are not currently listed as breeders in Scott County on the dot map. We saw one and probably heard a couple more Lazuli Buntings at Scott County State Lake. Other birds of interest were an Osprey at Scott Lake and a Black Tern at the Grainfield sewer ponds. We had 95 species today. 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 Subject: Baker Friday and Saturday From: Molly Zahn <mollyzahn AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 17:50:09 -0700 Between my husband and me we have spent a good portion of the last 2 days at Baker Wetlands + Restoration area.   Peter went out yesterday morning for several hours (unfortunately I had to give a final exam!), seeing much (but not all!) of what Bob Antonio reported yesterday, plus 2 Blackburnian warblers, a blue-headed vireo, and the 2 stilts reported earlier.   I was jealous so I went out in the evening and walked across the restoration area and crossed the road into the SW corner of the wetlands. Highlights were:   Pileated WP 2 Yellow-throated vireos wilson's warbler redstart yellow-breasted chat   and...a blue grosbeak! (Life bird for me.) It was kindly perched near an indigo bunting for easy size and color comparison.   I saw the stilts when I returned to the restoration area; I didn't see them on the way out. Lots of peeps, and one Wilson's phalarope.   This morning we were hoping for great things but the wind kept the birds quiet. No luck on refinding the blue grosbeak for Peter. Most notable were:   5 (!) chats, "singing" (if you can call it that) at various parts of the park--4 were along the west edge. 5 Bell's vireos, also evenly spaced along the west edge. A white-faced ibis in the central pool, to the east of the duck blind.   Our paucity of warblers this morning was somewhat redeemed by hearing a blackpoll and a black-throated green while doing yard work this afternoon. Good yard birds for our urban lot!   Molly Zahn (and Peter Grund) 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: Re: Common Grackle behavior From: Jill Baringer <baringer AT SUNFLOWER.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 18:37:06 -0500 Most members of the blackbird family will do this. They are looking to drop their children's fecal sacks into a body of water, and if the closest one is the swimming pool next door, then... Dropping a fecal sack into water allows for NO odor problems to alert predators to the presence of the nest. Jill Baringer -----Original Message----- From: C Miller Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 3:24 PM To: KSBIRD-L AT LISTSERV.KSU.EDU Subject: Common Grackle behavior Hi all. I just came home from a graduation party and saw a grackle do something interesting. A few folks were hanging out next to or in the heated pool. When they moved to the end closest to the house, a grackle flew down to the far end. It quickly dropped a large, white fecal sac into the pool and then flew off. I did not tell those in the pool what had just happened. -- Cheryl 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: Wichita Audubon birds today From: Jeff Calhoun <jeffcalhoun11 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 16:42:36 -0500 Hi all, I am sure that more folks will report later, but I thought I’d drop a quick note about Wichita Audubon field trip birds seen today for any evening chasers. The Oak Park Warbler Walk was highlighted by a singing Black-throated Green Warbler that most of the group saw very well. Many silent empid flycatchers gave the large group a difficult challenge, but the Redstarts sure did entertain. Other Warblers included Nashville, Yellow, and Tennessee. The Derby portion of the tour lucked into a pocket of warblers at Crane Park consisting of a Chestnut-sided (1), Blackpoll (1 female), Blackburnian (m/f), Redstart, Yellow, and Tennessee Warblers all at once. The Louisiana Waterthrush was agitatedly singing during the duration of the trip. On the river near Derby, we found good views of Painted Buntings and heard Northern Parulas and an Ovenbird singing. One Alder Flycatcher was singing “Fitz-bew” and could be officially IDed to species. Additionally, Dan Kilby received word of a Greater Roadrunner in Wichita near Harry and West St and successfully relocated it last night. Jay Newton and Dan saw this bird again this afternoon in the same area. Lots of empids in Sedgwick Co, and Warblers were seen in 1’s or 2’s. But we are seeing some movement! 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: Brewer's Sparrow - Grant From: Kellye Hart <pubah73 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 13:42:27 -0700 Yesterday when Sam Guy and I birded at Frazier Park, we observed sparrows in low branches of a Russia olive 3 to 4 feet from the ground.  The sparrows were moving about and were hard to view among the foliage.  Then one perched on a dead twig, and we had an excellent side view of the bird for about a minute or so.  It appeared to be a blah brown/gray bird with no distinctive markings - a faint eyering, darker on top of head than back and wings, a lighter colored breast, and a typical sparrow-like beak.  It and another then flew and landed on the trail about forty feet ahead of us.  We studied them few more minutes before they flew.  At the time, Sam and I were a little uncertain as to what we were seeing and decided to do some research.  After consulting Sibley's, Peterson's, Birds in Kansas, and Birds of Kansas, the Internet, and having recalled seeing Brewer's a few years ago, we now feel certain about the Brewer's identification.   Kellye Hart Ulysses, Grant County, 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