Date: 5/9/25 1:24 pm From: Wedge, Philip C. <pwedge...> Subject: SW Douglas County birding
I birded the Chicken Creek/Lone Star area (5/9), with a stop at Globe Prairie to cap the morning's birding, listing 72 total species.
At Chicken Creek, notable birds were: Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (7), Eastern Wood-Pewee (4), Acadian Flycatcher (3), Least Flycatcher (1), Yellow-Throated Vireo (1), Swainson's Thrush (1), Ovenbird (1), Tennessee Warbler (2), Nashville Warbler (3), Kentucky Warbler (1), Yellow Warbler (2), Black-Throated Green Warbler (1), Blue Grosbeak (1)
Date: 5/9/25 10:32 am From: <chobbs.f1...> Subject: Re: Burcham: Friday
Hard to believe it's 9 May with so few migrants! Based on eBird reports, it appears they're stacked up just to our south - unfortunately, close enough to us to easily migrate overnight to southern MN. Come on pre-dawn thunderstorms!!
Chris Hobbs Lenexa (JoCo)
-----Original Message----- From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas <KSBIRD-L...> On Behalf Of Antonio, Robert J. Sent: Friday, May 9, 2025 12:03 PM To: <KSBIRD-L...> Subject: Burcham: Friday
It was a beautiful morning along the Kaw - still not very birdy however. Its supposed to warm up tomorrow & winds shift to a southerly direction tomorrow night for days with warm temps. Migration through this little spot has been late and slow. Perhaps we will get more activity and perhaps even a fallout if they don't fly over in the next few days.
Eastern Wood Pewee - 1 FOS singing in woods near the start of the river trail
Baltimore Orioles (22) song echoed everywhere - Great-crested Flycatchers and Warbling Vireos were also abundant
I saw very little warbler movement and heard little song Blackpoll Warbler - 1 Likely Yellow Warbler - heard notes but no song
Swainson's Thrush - 3 just heard whit notes Red-eyed Vireo - 2 Fish Crow- 1 Summer Tanager - 3 singing at different points along river trail
Still no Cliff Swallow Colony at the mass bride - a few Cliff Swallows were at south end t the park but there has been no action at the nest sights. Saw no swallows over the river north of dam
Date: 5/9/25 10:09 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Friday
It was a beautiful morning along the Kaw - still not very birdy however. Its supposed to warm up tomorrow & winds shift to a southerly direction tomorrow night for days with warm temps. Migration through this little spot has been late and slow. Perhaps we will get more activity and perhaps even a fallout if they don't fly over in the next few days.
Eastern Wood Pewee - 1 FOS singing in woods near the start of the river trail
Baltimore Orioles (22) song echoed everywhere - Great-crested Flycatchers and Warbling Vireos were also abundant
I saw very little warbler movement and heard little song
Blackpoll Warbler - 1
Likely Yellow Warbler - heard notes but no song
Swainson's Thrush - 3 just heard whit notes
Red-eyed Vireo - 2
Fish Crow- 1
Summer Tanager - 3 singing at different points along river trail
Still no Cliff Swallow Colony at the mass bride - a few Cliff Swallows were at south end t the park but there has been no action at the nest sights. Saw no swallows over the river north of dam
Date: 5/9/25 5:24 am From: Tom Ewert <ewert.tom...> Subject: Wichita birdwalks tomorrow
Wichita Audubon will have 2 birdwalks tomorrow, Saturday, May 10. We start with our regular 2nd Saturday walk at Chisholm Creek Park, meeting at the Great Plains Nature Center parking lot at 8:00 am. Expect to walk about 1.8 miles on cement and asphalt paths. When we finish there we will head out to the Canoe Launch, Ark River access for a couple hours of walking on rougher, but still mostly flat trails. Painted buntings have already been reported this spring and Bell's vireo should be singing. Fish crows, pileated woodpeckers, N. parula, and white-eyed vireo are all possible. Meet in the parking lot there at 10:30 or car pool with me from Chisholm Creek. Location here: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L931037 Bug spray and water recommended.
Date: 5/9/25 4:46 am From: Chuck Otte <cotte...> Subject: FWD: May 2025 Update, Kansas County Listing
All,
Listed below is the May 2025 edition of the Kansas County Listing.
PLEASE BE SURE TO SEND ANY UPDATES OR CHANGES TO: Kevin Groeneweg at <kgroeneweg1616...>
Because of the size of the message, this list is posted to KSBIRD-L via the list owners.
Please be aware that this listing is now being posted every other month, in the odd numbered months.
Regards, Kevin Groeneweg
Kansas County List 75 Species or more
County % of County Total Allen 278 210 Andrew Burnett 75.54% ` 178 Henry Armknecht 64.03% 168 Kevin Groeneweg 60.43% 158 Pete Janzen 56.83% 150 Jim Malcolm 53.96% 145 Carolyn Schwab 52.16% 143 Malcolm Gold 51.44% 137 Matt Gearheart 49.28% 135 Marie Plinsky 48.56% 130 Chad Gardner 46.76% 116 Dan Larson 41.73% 111 Glenn Caspers 39.93% 109 Galen Pittman 39.21% 107 Tom Ewert 38.49% 96 Mike Rader 34.53% 95 Robert Penner 34.17% 94 Sam Mannell 33.81% 94 Terry Mannell 33.81% 93 Jeff Calhoun 33.45% 92 Chuck Otte 33.09% 87 Trent Reed 31.29% 85 Kathy Carroll 30.58% 82 Jaye Otte 29.50% 81 Mick McHugh 29.14% 80 Atcha Nolan 28.78% 79 Nic Allen 28.42% 79 Rod Wedel 28.42% 78 Carol Morgan 28.06% 77 Diane Persons 27.70% 77 Kathy McDowell 27.70% 76 Scott Seltman 27.34% 75 Will Chatfield-Taylor 26.98%
Anderson 283 210 Malcolm Gold 74.20% 177 Henry Armknecht 62.54% 174 Carolyn Schwab 61.48% 173 Jim Malcolm 61.13% 162 Marie Plinsky 57.24% 161 Matt Gearheart 56.89% 157 Pete Janzen 55.48% 151 Kevin Groeneweg 53.36% 139 Nic Allen 49.12% 137 Galen Pittman 48.41% 130 Mark Land 45.94% 130 John Mallery 45.94% 126 Mick McHugh 44.52% 124 Sam Mannell 43.82% 124 Terry Mannell 43.82% 124 Juan Avena 43.82% 124 Glenn Caspers 43.82% 123 Robert Penner 43.46% 115 Kathy Carroll 40.64% 109 Andrew Burnett 38.52% 108 Mike Rader 38.16% 108 Dan Larson 38.16% 107 Tom Ewert 37.81% 107 Trent Reed 37.81% 105 Will Chatfield-Taylor 37.10% 104 Kathy McDowell 36.75% 101 Scott Seltman 35.69% 101 Jeff Calhoun 35.69% 96 David Seibel 33.92% 94 Jenny Gearheart 33.22% 91 Chuck Otte 32.16% 90 Nick Varvel 31.80% 90 Sue Newland 31.80% 87 Phil Wedge 30.74% 87 Chad Gardner 30.74% 85 Diane Persons 30.04% 84 Doris Burnett 29.68% 84 Jaye Otte 29.68% 83 Carol Morgan 29.33% 75 Melissa Bruce 26.50%
Atchison 286 269 Don Merz 94.06% 265 Al Schirmacher 92.66% 177 Henry Armknecht 61.89% 161 Kathy Carroll 56.29% 161 Matt Gearheart 56.29% 160 Malcolm Gold 55.94% 157 Galen Pittman 54.90% 154 Kevin Groeneweg 53.85% 153 Jim Malcolm 53.50% 152 Pete Janzen 53.15% 150 Brett Sandercock 52.45% 136 Mike Rader 47.55% 136 Glenn Caspers 47.55% 131 Sam Mannell 45.80% 131 Terry Mannell 45.80% 127 Diane Persons 44.41% 127 Debby McKee 44.41% 126 Kathy McDowell 44.06% 125 Sue Newland 43.71% 121 Dan Larson 42.31% 119 Nick Varvel 41.61% 119 Mark Pheasant 41.61% 116 Chuck Otte 40.56% 114 Tom Ewert 39.86% 112 Rod Wedel 39.16% 110 Scott Seltman 38.46% 106 Carol Morgan 37.06% 105 Marie Plinsky 36.71% 100 Nic Allen 34.97% 98 Mick McHugh 34.27% 96 Carolyn Schwab 33.57% 93 Jaye Otte 32.52% 91 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 31.82% 90 Robert Penner 31.47% 88 Phil Wedge 30.77% 88 Juan Avena 30.77% 85 Mike Hudson 29.72% 84 Logan Smith 29.37% 80 Mark Land 27.97% 80 John Mallery 27.97% 79 Jeff Keating 27.62% 79 John Zempel (D) 27.62% 77 Will Chatfield-Taylor 26.92% 77 Jeff Calhoun 26.92% 76 David Seibel 26.57%
Barber 292 228 Gene Young 78.08% 213 Pete Janzen 72.95% 182 Dennis Angle 62.33% 178 Henry Armknecht 60.96% 175 Kevin Groeneweg 59.93% 174 Jeff Calhoun 59.59% 169 Mike Rader 57.88% 163 Tom Ewert 55.82% 152 Tyler Hicks 52.05% 149 Chet Gresham 51.03% 148 Zach Poland 50.68% 146 Matt Gearheart 50.00% 135 Gregg Friesen 46.23% 133 Scott Seltman 45.55% 129 Doris Burnett 44.18% 123 James Barnes 42.12% 123 Robert Penner 42.12% 120 Trent Reed 41.10% 117 Glenn Caspers 40.07% 110 Jim Malcolm 37.67% 109 Malcolm Gold 37.33% 105 Sam Mannell 35.96% 105 Terry Mannell 35.96% 103 Carolyn Schwab 35.27% 102 Dan Larson 34.93% 101 Nick Varvel 34.59% 97 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 33.22% 93 Kathy Carroll 31.85% 93 Corey Entriken 31.85% 91 Galen Pittman 31.16% 90 Ben Rogers 30.82% 90 Eugene Lewis (D) 30.82% 90 Eulalia Lewis (D) 30.82% 88 Leon Hicks 30.14% 86 Chuck Otte 29.45% 85 Bill Beard (D) 29.11% 83 Aaron Mitchell 28.42% 83 Mary Pat Haddican (D) 28.42% 80 John Zempel (D) 27.40% 80 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 27.40% 80 Nancy Beard (D) 27.40% 78 Sue Newland 26.71% 78 Will Chatfield-Taylor 26.71% 76 Carol Morgan 26.03% 75 Andrew Burnett 25.68%
Barton 384 315 Robert Penner 82.03% 298 Mike Rader 77.60% 283 Gene Young 73.70% 275 Scott Seltman 71.61% 260 Lloyd Moore (D) 67.71% 253 Henry Armknecht 65.89% 249 Galen Pittman 64.84% 237 Matt Gearheart 61.72% 234 David Seibel 60.94% 234 Mick McHugh 60.94% 233 Robert Fisher (D) 60.68% 233 Jay Newton 60.68% 221 Kevin Groeneweg 57.55% 220 Pete Janzen 57.29% 219 Jim Malcolm 57.03% 218 Curtis Wolf 56.77% 215 Kathy Carroll 55.99% 214 Rob Graham 55.73% 214 Malcolm Gold 55.73% 213 Craig Faanes 55.47% 210 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 54.69% 208 Mark Land 54.17% 207 Tyler Hicks 53.91% 207 Kathy McDowell 53.91% 206 Marie Plinsky 53.65% 205 Tom Ewert 53.39% 204 Glenn Caspers 53.13% 203 Nic Allen 52.86% 202 Chuck Otte 52.60% 199 Aaron Mitchell 51.82% 197 Doris Burnett 51.30% 196 Jeff Calhoun 51.04% 194 Dan Larson 50.52% 194 John Zempel (D) 50.52% 193 Debby McKee 50.26% 191 Gregg Friesen 49.74% 190 Jimmy Woodard 49.48% 189 Dan Mulhern 49.22% 189 Lowell Johnson 49.22% 188 Sam Mannell 48.96% 188 Terry Mannell 48.96% 185 Diane Persons 48.18% 180 Mark Keller 46.88% 179 Carol Morgan 46.61% 178 Brett Sandercock 46.35% 178 Jennifer Hammett (D) 46.35% 178 Sue Newland 46.35% 177 Will Chatfield-Taylor 46.09% 172 Sam Schermerhorn 44.79% 172 Mark Pheasant 44.79% 171 Tom Schermerhorn 44.53% 171 Jaye Otte 44.53% 165 Dan Gish (D) 42.97% 162 Bill Beard (D) 42.19% 162 Carolyn Schwab 42.19% 162 Nancy Beard (D) 42.19% 160 Leon Hicks 41.67% 158 Charles Anderson 41.15% 158 John Row 41.15% 156 John Northrup 40.63% 156 Phil Wedge 40.63% 155 Nick Varvel 40.36% 155 Trent Reed 40.36% 154 Chet Gresham 40.10% 154 Rod Wedel 40.10% 153 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 39.84% 153 Dan Broers 39.84% 151 Barry Jones 39.32% 149 John Mallery 38.80% 148 Don Merz 38.54% 145 Ben Rogers 37.76% 140 Kelli Egbert 36.46% 139 Cheryl Miller 36.20% 137 Joseph Miller 35.68% 135 Jonathan Vande Kopple 35.16% 135 Juan Avena 35.16% 134 Logan Smith 34.90% 132 Mike Harding 34.38% 132 Rodney Wright 34.38% 128 Seth Miller 33.33% 127 Eric DeFonso 33.07% 124 Andrew Miller 32.29% 122 David Schneider 31.77% 122 Logan Anderson 31.77% 121 Andrew Burnett 31.51% 119 Molly Zahn 30.99% 118 Mary Pat Haddican (D) 30.73% 113 Bill Trelc Jr. 29.43% 111 Jon Strong 28.91% 107 Mike Hudson 27.86% 106 Edge Wade 27.60% 106 Harry Gregory 27.60% 105 Lisa Edwards 27.34% 105 Atcha Nolan 27.34% 104 T. J. Walker 27.08% 104 Tristan Weinbrenner 27.08% 103 Nathan Shipley 26.82% 95 Chris Fagyal 24.74% 95 Judd Patterson 24.74% 93 Steven McDaniel 24.22% 91 Jo-Ann Moore 23.70% 91 Corey Entriken 23.70% 90 Jeff Keating 23.44% 89 Duane Otto 23.18% 89 Greyson Yerby 23.18% 89 Walter Cochran 23.18% 88 Christopher Frick 22.92% 87 James Barnes 22.66% 86 Michelle Folster 22.40% 83 Brandon Magette 21.61% 82 Jeff McIntyre 21.35% 78 Melissa Bruce 20.31% 75 Joey Magerl 19.53%
Bourbon 252 210 Andrew Burnett 83.33% 172 Henry Armknecht 68.25% 167 Kevin Groeneweg 66.27% 166 Matt Gearheart 65.87% 165 Daniel Kerr 65.48% 160 Malcolm Gold 63.49% 159 Jim Malcolm 63.10% 154 Pete Janzen 61.11% 139 Glenn Caspers 55.16% 134 Chad Gardner 53.17% 129 Dan Larson 51.19% 118 Mike Rader 46.83% 117 Nic Allen 46.43% 117 Chuck Otte 46.43% 114 Galen Pittman 45.24% 114 Carolyn Schwab 45.24% 113 Kathy Carroll 44.84% 109 Ron Tucker 43.25% 108 Jaye Otte 42.86% 108 Doris Burnett 42.86% 107 Trent Reed 42.46% 106 Nick Varvel 42.06% 103 Mark Pheasant 40.87% 101 Tom Ewert 40.08% 97 Marie Plinsky 38.49% 96 Kathy McDowell 38.10% 94 Debby McKee 37.30% 94 Sam Mannell 37.30% 94 Terry Mannell 37.30% 93 Mick McHugh 36.90% 92 Jeff Calhoun 36.51% 90 Rick Tucker 35.71% 90 Rod Wedel 35.71% 90 John Mallery 35.71% 86 Sam Schermerhorn 34.13% 86 Tom Schermerhorn 34.13% 80 Atcha Nolan 31.75% 77 Mark Land 30.56% 76 Will Chatfield-Taylor 30.16% 75 Carol Morgan 29.76% 75 Scott Seltman 29.76%
Brown 288 260 Don Merz 90.28% 233 Rosella Royer 80.90% 193 Al Schirmacher 67.01% 179 Jim Malcolm 62.15% 177 Janet Rebant 61.46% 170 Henry Armknecht 59.03% 163 Chuck Otte 56.60% 154 Matt Gearheart 53.47% 153 Pete Janzen 53.13% 151 Kevin Groeneweg 52.43% 140 Glenn Caspers 48.61% 129 Carol Morgan 44.79% 128 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 44.44% 125 Galen Pittman 43.40% 122 Dan Larson 42.36% 121 Debby McKee 42.01% 119 Sam Mannell 41.32% 119 Terry Mannell 41.32% 118 Sue Newland 40.97% 114 John Zempel (D) 39.58% 114 Tom Ewert 39.58% 114 Malcolm Gold 39.58% 105 Sebastian Patti 36.46% 103 Mike Rader 35.76% 101 Mark Pheasant 35.07% 96 Tony Schaar 33.33% 95 Duane Otto 32.99% 95 Scott Seltman 32.99% 95 Kathy McDowell 32.99% 89 David Seibel 30.90% 89 Doris Burnett 30.90% 84 Jeff Calhoun 29.17% 84 Nic Allen 29.17% 81 Marie Plinsky 28.13% 79 Rod Wedel 27.43% 78 Kathy Carroll 27.08% 76 Mick McHugh 26.39%
Butler 310 246 Gene Young 79.35% 228 Atcha Nolan 73.55% 226 Kevin Groeneweg 72.90% 221 Suntesha Wustrack 71.29% 220 Tom Ewert 70.97% 213 Pete Janzen 68.71% 201 Jay Newton 64.84% 199 Tyler Hicks 64.19% 194 Carolyn Schwab 62.58% 192 Dallas Hewett 61.94% 189 Bob Broyles 60.97% 188 Leon Hicks 60.65% 186 Henry Armknecht 60.00% 180 Jim Wilson 58.06% 174 Jeff Calhoun 56.13% 166 Rod Wedel 53.55% 162 David Seibel 52.26% 161 Robert Penner 51.94% 158 Jim Malcolm 50.97% 151 Matt Gearheart 48.71% 134 Glenn Caspers 43.23% 129 Gregg Friesen 41.61% 116 Bill Beard (D) 37.42% 116 Mike Rader 37.42% 116 Nancy Beard (D) 37.42% 115 Logan Smith 37.10% 112 Malcolm Gold 36.13% 105 James Barnes 33.87% 104 Dan Larson 33.55% 103 Chuck Otte 33.23% 100 Doris Burnett 32.26% 100 Scott Seltman 32.26% 97 Sue Newland 31.29% 94 Kathy McDowell 30.32% 92 Sam Mannell 29.68% 92 Terry Mannell 29.68% 90 Marie Plinsky 29.03% 87 Carol Morgan 28.06% 86 Debby McKee 27.74% 84 Mark Pheasant 27.10% 81 Ethan Maynard 26.13% 80 Kathy Carroll 25.81% 79 Chet Gresham 25.48% 79 Nick Varvel 25.48% 76 Nic Allen 24.52% 76 Galen Pittman 24.52% 76 John Mallery 24.52% 76 Dan Broers 24.52% 75 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 24.19%
Chase 288 178 Kevin Groeneweg 61.81% 177 Henry Armknecht 61.46% 170 Tom Ewert 59.03% 167 Ross Silcock 57.99% 163 Jim Malcolm 56.60% 163 Pete Janzen 56.60% 153 Malcolm Gold 53.13% 150 Carolyn Schwab 52.08% 142 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 49.31% 140 Matt Gearheart 48.61% 133 Glenn Caspers 46.18% 128 Mike Rader 44.44% 114 Robert Kruger 39.58% 112 Dan Larson 38.89% 111 Nic Allen 38.54% 108 Gregg Friesen 37.50% 108 Rod Wedel 37.50% 107 Nick Varvel 37.15% 105 Robert Penner 36.46% 105 Chuck Otte 36.46% 104 Jeff Calhoun 36.11% 103 Kathy McDowell 35.76% 101 Scott Seltman 35.07% 99 Mark Land 34.38% 98 Kathy Carroll 34.03% 98 Eric Dyck 34.03% 97 Atcha Nolan 33.68% 94 Marie Plinsky 32.64% 93 Debby McKee 32.29% 91 Sam Mannell 31.60% 91 Terry Mannell 31.60% 89 Carol Morgan 30.90% 88 Cheryl Miller 30.56% 87 Mark Pheasant 30.21% 85 Jennifer Hammett (D) 29.51% 83 Galen Pittman 28.82% 82 Dan Mulhern 28.47% 82 Nancy Beard (D) 28.47% 82 Logan Smith 28.47% 81 Bill Beard (D) 28.13% 81 Will Chatfield-Taylor 28.13% 81 John Zempel (D) 28.13% 79 Joseph Mosley 27.43% 78 Chet Gresham 27.08% 76 Doris Burnett 26.39% 76 Sue Newland 26.39% 76 Dan Broers 26.39% 76 Mick McHugh 26.39%
Chautauqua 247 208 Gene Young 84.21% 188 Atcha Nolan 76.11% 180 Jim Malcolm 72.87% 179 Carolyn Schwab 72.47% 178 Kevin Groeneweg 72.06% 175 Henry Armknecht 70.85% 168 Tom Ewert 68.02% 163 Pete Janzen 65.99% 138 Jeff Calhoun 55.87% 122 Jay Newton 49.39% 111 Matt Gearheart 44.94% 110 Will Chatfield-Taylor 44.53% 110 Glenn Caspers 44.53% 109 Robert Penner 44.13% 108 Scott Seltman 43.72% 107 Rod Wedel 43.32% 101 Kathy Carroll 40.89% 101 Dan Larson 40.89% 99 Mike Rader 40.08% 94 Kathy McDowell 38.06% 93 Andrew Burnett 37.65% 91 Leon Hicks 36.84% 88 Chad Gardner 35.63% 87 Nick Varvel 35.22% 85 Galen Pittman 34.41% 82 Dallas Hewett 33.20% 82 Sam Mannell 33.20% 82 Terry Mannell 33.20% 81 Carol Morgan 32.79% 80 Charles Anderson 32.39% 78 Nic Allen 31.58% 75 Marie Plinsky 30.36%
Cherokee 283 229 Andrew Burnett 80.92% 216 Dave Henness 76.33% 212 Matt Gearheart 74.91% 204 Mike Rader 72.08% 192 Kevin Groeneweg 67.84% 189 Henry Armknecht 66.78% 183 Pete Janzen 64.66% 177 Nic Allen 62.54% 171 Scott Seltman 60.42% 170 Chad Gardner 60.07% 167 Gene Young 59.01% 157 Jim Rising (D) 55.48% 149 Nick Varvel 52.65% 148 Jim Malcolm 52.30% 144 Rick Tucker 50.88% 142 Galen Pittman 50.18% 141 John Mallery 49.82% 139 Tom Ewert 49.12% 136 Dan Larson 48.06% 136 Malcolm Gold 48.06% 132 Trent Reed 46.64% 125 Glenn Caspers 44.17% 123 Jeff Calhoun 43.46% 118 Kathy Carroll 41.70% 113 Diane Persons 39.93% 112 Doris Burnett 39.58% 111 Chuck Otte 39.22% 110 Jaye Otte 38.87% 108 Carolyn Schwab 38.16% 108 Sue Newland 38.16% 106 David Seibel 37.46% 106 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 37.46% 106 Sam Mannell 37.46% 106 Terry Mannell 37.46% 105 John Zempel (D) 37.10% 105 Atcha Nolan 37.10% 103 Dan Mulhern 36.40% 103 Mick McHugh 36.40% 98 Tyler Hicks 34.63% 94 Gregg Friesen 33.22% 94 Jennifer Hammett (D) 33.22% 92 Aaron Mitchell 32.51% 92 Rodney Wright 32.51% 92 Will Chatfield-Taylor 32.51% 90 Mark Land 31.80% 90 Debby McKee 31.80% 83 Kathy McDowell 29.33% 82 Kelli Egbert 28.98% 80 Dan Broers 28.27% 78 Carol Morgan 27.56% 75 Robert Penner 26.50% 75 Edge Wade 26.50%
Cheyenne 274 220 John Keller 80.29% 220 Henry Armknecht 80.29% 218 Mark Keller 79.56% 152 Kevin Groeneweg 55.47% 151 Pete Janzen 55.11% 141 Scott Seltman 51.46% 136 Tom Ewert 49.64% 127 Jim Malcolm 46.35% 122 Doris Burnett 44.53% 112 Rick Reeser 40.88% 112 Matt Gearheart 40.88% 108 Mike Rader 39.42% 108 Sam Mannell 39.42% 108 Terry Mannell 39.42% 106 Jeff Calhoun 38.69% 106 Glenn Caspers 38.69% 97 Cheryl Miller 35.40% 96 Kathy Carroll 35.04% 80 Kelli Egbert 29.20% 79 Dan Larson 28.83% 78 Rod Wedel 28.47% 78 Carol Morgan 28.47% 77 Jon Strong 28.10% 77 Mark Land 28.10%
Clark 304 246 Galen Pittman 80.92% 227 Jeff Calhoun 74.67% 196 Henry Armknecht 64.47% 171 Jim Malcolm 56.25% 159 Kevin Groeneweg 52.30% 155 Tom Ewert 50.99% 153 Scott Seltman 50.33% 151 Pete Janzen 49.67% 142 Matt Gearheart 46.71% 126 Danny Akers 41.45% 126 Will Chatfield-Taylor 41.45% 123 Kathy Carroll 40.46% 118 Mike Rader 38.82% 112 Doris Burnett 36.84% 110 Sam Mannell 36.18% 110 Terry Mannell 36.18% 109 Diane Persons 35.86% 107 Glenn Caspers 35.20% 103 Dan Larson 33.88% 100 David Seibel 32.89% 100 Mick McHugh 32.89% 93 Robert Penner 30.59% 90 Jaye Otte 29.61% 90 Seth Miller 29.61% 89 Carolyn Schwab 29.28% 89 Chuck Otte 29.28% 89 Jennifer Hammett (D) 29.28% 87 Nic Allen 28.62% 87 Malcolm Gold 28.62% 86 Kelli Egbert 28.29% 85 John Mallery 27.96% 83 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 27.30% 82 Gregg Friesen 26.97% 82 John Zempel (D) 26.97% 79 Carol Morgan 25.99% 78 Trent Reed 25.66%
Clay 291 254 Chuck Otte 87.29% 235 Jaye Otte 80.76% 227 Calvin Wohler 78.01% 211 Doris Burnett 72.51% 192 John Row 65.98% 187 Henry Armknecht 64.26% 185 Logan Anderson 63.57% 170 Mike Rader 58.42% 166 Jeff Keating 57.04% 165 Carol Morgan 56.70% 163 Matt Gearheart 56.01% 159 Nic Allen 54.64% 155 Pete Janzen 53.26% 154 Glenn Caspers 52.92% 152 Jim Malcolm 52.23% 152 Kevin Groeneweg 52.23% 146 Robert Kruger 50.17% 134 Tom Ewert 46.05% 127 Dan Larson 43.64% 126 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 43.30% 125 Brett Sandercock 42.96% 113 Kathy McDowell 38.83% 112 Malcolm Gold 38.49% 110 Scott Seltman 37.80% 107 Rod Wedel 36.77% 106 Jeff Calhoun 36.43% 105 John Zempel (D) 36.08% 105 Sam Mannell 36.08% 105 Terry Mannell 36.08% 102 Debby McKee 35.05% 99 Marie Plinsky 34.02% 95 Dan Thalmann 32.65% 95 Kathy Carroll 32.65% 94 Chris Lake 32.30% 93 Dan Mulhern 31.96% 92 Eric DeFonso 31.62% 88 Charles Anderson 30.24% 87 Sue Newland 29.90% 81 Gregg Friesen 27.84% 80 Mike Hudson 27.49%
Cloud 265 177 Henry Armknecht 66.79% 168 Pete Janzen 63.40% 161 Matt Gearheart 60.75% 151 Kevin Groeneweg 56.98% 141 Doris Burnett 53.21% 136 Jim Malcolm 51.32% 135 Jeff Calhoun 50.94% 135 Mike Rader 50.94% 128 Tom Ewert 48.30% 127 Dan Larson 47.92% 122 Chuck Otte 46.04% 120 Malcolm Gold 45.28% 119 Glenn Caspers 44.91% 111 Nic Allen 41.89% 111 Jaye Otte 41.89% 106 Sam Mannell 40.00% 106 Terry Mannell 40.00% 103 Scott Seltman 38.87% 101 Logan Smith 38.11% 95 Justin Rice 35.85% 93 Gregg Friesen 35.09% 85 Sue Newland 32.08% 84 Rod Wedel 31.70% 80 Carol Morgan 30.19% 80 Phil Wedge 30.19% 79 Kathy McDowell 29.81% 77 Kathy Carroll 29.06%
Coffey 321 250 Jim Malcolm 77.88% 241 Matt Gearheart 75.08% 234 Lloyd Moore (D) 72.90% 212 Malcolm Gold 66.04% 209 Nic Allen 65.11% 197 Mick McHugh 61.37% 193 Mark Land 60.12% 192 Galen Pittman 59.81% 188 Henry Armknecht 58.57% 187 Glenn Caspers 58.26% 170 Sue Newland 52.96% 165 Bill Trelc Jr. 51.40% 159 Debby McKee 49.53% 157 Scott Seltman 48.91% 155 Kevin Groeneweg 48.29% 154 Aaron Mitchell 47.98% 152 Pete Janzen 47.35% 152 Mark Pheasant 47.35% 151 Dan Larson 47.04% 148 David Seibel 46.11% 147 Tyler Hicks 45.79% 140 Marie Plinsky 43.61% 136 Kathy Carroll 42.37% 134 Dan Gish (D) 41.74% 131 Carolyn Schwab 40.81% 131 Carol Morgan 40.81% 126 Jennifer Hammett (D) 39.25% 125 Will Chatfield-Taylor 38.94% 123 Nick Varvel 38.32% 118 Diane Persons 36.76% 118 Corey Entriken 36.76% 117 Jenny Gearheart 36.45% 114 Kathy McDowell 35.51% 113 Andrew Burnett 35.20% 111 Jeff Calhoun 34.58% 110 Sam Mannell 34.27% 110 Terry Mannell 34.27% 109 Sam Schermerhorn 33.96% 109 Tom Schermerhorn 33.96% 109 Tom Ewert 33.96% 105 Chuck Otte 32.71% 102 Jaye Otte 31.78% 102 Trent Reed 31.78% 98 Chris Fagyal 30.53% 96 Mike Rader 29.91% 93 Rodney Wright 28.97% 90 Chet Gresham 28.04% 89 John Zempel (D) 27.73% 87 Robert Penner 27.10% 86 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 26.79% 86 Logan Smith 26.79% 86 Doris Burnett 26.79% 85 Rod Wedel 26.48% 82 Dan Broers 25.55% 81 Atcha Nolan 25.23% 79 Chad Gardner 24.61% 78 Kelli Egbert 24.30%
Comanche 279 203 Jeff Calhoun 72.76% 201 Gene Young 72.04% 184 Henry Armknecht 65.95% 166 Pete Janzen 59.50% 151 Kevin Groeneweg 54.12% 147 Mike Rader 52.69% 141 Scott Seltman 50.54% 134 Tom Ewert 48.03% 130 Gregg Friesen 46.59% 124 Jim Malcolm 44.44% 117 Matt Gearheart 41.94% 117 Glenn Caspers 41.94% 115 Galen Pittman 41.22% 111 Dan Larson 39.78% 100 Kathy Carroll 35.84% 99 Trent Reed 35.48% 99 Robert Penner 35.48% 98 Sam Mannell 35.13% 98 Terry Mannell 35.13% 90 Chet Gresham 32.26% 90 Doris Burnett 32.26% 89 Malcolm Gold 31.90% 83 Edge Wade 29.75% 81 Will Chatfield-Taylor 29.03% 81 Carol Morgan 29.03% 79 Kathy McDowell 28.32%
Cowley 347 308 Max Thompson 88.76% 305 Gene Young 87.90% 261 David Seibel 75.22% 237 Kevin Groeneweg 68.30% 216 Pete Janzen 62.25% 214 Tyler Hicks 61.67% 213 John Northrup 61.38% 205 Mike Rader 59.08% 204 James Barnes 58.79% 200 Leon Hicks 57.64% 196 Tom Ewert 56.48% 189 Henry Armknecht 54.47% 187 Jeff Calhoun 53.89% 177 Matt Gearheart 51.01% 164 Rod Wedel 47.26% 161 Chet Gresham 46.40% 156 Carolyn Schwab 44.96% 154 Jay Newton 44.38% 147 Scott Seltman 42.36% 143 Dan Larson 41.21% 143 Jim Wilson 41.21% 141 Cheryl Miller 40.63% 137 Mark Land 39.48% 136 Nic Allen 39.19% 132 Jim Malcolm 38.04% 131 Chuck Otte 37.75% 129 Galen Pittman 37.18% 128 Jaye Otte 36.89% 125 Sam Mannell 36.02% 125 Terry Mannell 36.02% 118 Bill Beard (D) 34.01% 118 Nancy Beard (D) 34.01% 117 Doris Burnett 33.72% 114 Glenn Caspers 32.85% 110 Atcha Nolan 31.70% 103 Gregg Friesen 29.68% 103 Robert Penner 29.68% 97 John Zempel (D) 27.95% 94 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 27.09% 88 Edge Wade 25.36% 84 Debby McKee 24.21% 83 Sam Schermerhorn 23.92% 83 Tom Schermerhorn 23.92% 82 Carol Morgan 23.63% 81 Aaron Mitchell 23.34% 81 Kathy Carroll 23.34% 80 Dan Broers 23.05% 77 Kathy McDowell 22.19% 76 Malcolm Gold 21.90% 76 Chad Gardner 21.90%
Crawford 304 209 Andrew Burnett 68.75% 184 Henry Armknecht 60.53% 178 Chad Gardner 58.55% 169 Dave Henness 55.59% 166 Matt Gearheart 54.61% 159 Kevin Groeneweg 52.30% 156 Pete Janzen 51.32% 154 Jim Malcolm 50.66% 146 Mike Rader 48.03% 145 Malcolm Gold 47.70% 133 Kathy Carroll 43.75% 131 Glenn Caspers 43.09% 128 Dan Larson 42.11% 124 Nic Allen 40.79% 122 Carolyn Schwab 40.13% 115 Mick McHugh 37.83% 110 John Mallery 36.18% 108 Tom Ewert 35.53% 105 Nick Varvel 34.54% 105 Sam Mannell 34.54% 105 Terry Mannell 34.54% 104 Chuck Otte 34.21% 102 Galen Pittman 33.55% 101 Scott Seltman 33.22% 98 Jeff Calhoun 32.24% 98 Doris Burnett 32.24% 97 Rodney Wright 31.91% 95 Jaye Otte 31.25% 93 Gregg Friesen 30.59% 93 Marie Plinsky 30.59% 92 Trent Reed 30.26% 92 Kathy McDowell 30.26% 88 Diane Persons 28.95% 87 Rick Tucker 28.62% 84 John Zempel (D) 27.63% 81 Dan Mulhern 26.64% 81 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 26.64% 77 Kelli Egbert 25.33% 77 Leon Hicks 25.33% 77 Juan Avena 25.33% 76 Atcha Nolan 25.00% 76 Carol Morgan 25.00% 75 Will Chatfield-Taylor 24.67%
Decatur 240 177 Brian Simonsson 73.75% 176 Henry Armknecht 73.33% 137 Jim Malcolm 57.08% 131 Pete Janzen 54.58% 128 Kevin Groeneweg 53.33% 116 Jeff Calhoun 48.33% 109 Glenn Caspers 45.42% 108 Tom Ewert 45.00% 102 Mike Rader 42.50% 101 Scott Seltman 42.08% 96 Dan Larson 40.00% 86 Jonathan Vande Kopple 35.83% 85 Doris Burnett 35.42% 84 Sam Mannell 35.00% 84 Terry Mannell 35.00% 83 Carol Morgan 34.58% 83 Matt Gearheart 34.58% 75 Robert Penner 31.25%
Dickinson 280 211 Chuck Otte 75.36% 184 Henry Armknecht 65.71% 168 Jaye Otte 60.00% 159 Kevin Groeneweg 56.79% 159 Pete Janzen 56.79% 157 Jim Malcolm 56.07% 143 Doris Burnett 51.07% 141 Robert Kruger 50.36% 134 Mike Rader 47.86% 132 Dan Gish (D) 47.14% 132 Glenn Caspers 47.14% 132 Matt Gearheart 47.14% 120 Tom Ewert 42.86% 114 Dan Larson 40.71% 110 Jeff Calhoun 39.29% 110 Malcolm Gold 39.29% 109 Carol Morgan 38.93% 106 Nic Allen 37.86% 105 Chet Gresham 37.50% 105 Jim Mayhew 37.50% 102 Scott Seltman 36.43% 102 Atcha Nolan 36.43% 95 Robert Penner 33.93% 94 Jeff Keating 33.57% 93 Kathy McDowell 33.21% 91 Sam Mannell 32.50% 91 Terry Mannell 32.50% 89 Kathy Carroll 31.79% 84 Sue Newland 30.00% 83 Carolyn Schwab 29.64% 82 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 29.29% 81 Galen Pittman 28.93% 81 Marie Plinsky 28.93% 80 David Haight 28.57% 79 John Zempel (D) 28.21% 79 John Row 28.21%
Doniphan 269 174 Henry Armknecht 64.68% 169 Donna Chance 62.83% 169 Herb Chance 62.83% 154 Pete Janzen 57.25% 151 Kevin Groeneweg 56.13% 144 John Schukman 53.53% 143 Jim Malcolm 53.16% 137 Matt Gearheart 50.93% 135 Malcolm Gold 50.19% 125 Galen Pittman 46.47% 121 Glenn Caspers 44.98% 112 Don Merz 41.64% 109 Tom Ewert 40.52% 107 Kathy Carroll 39.78% 106 Chuck Otte 39.41% 104 Sam Mannell 38.66% 104 Terry Mannell 38.66% 102 Danny Akers 37.92% 100 Dan Larson 37.17% 97 Nick Varvel 36.06% 94 David Seibel 34.94% 90 Kathy McDowell 33.46% 87 Mike Rader 32.34% 83 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 30.86% 81 Marie Plinsky 30.11% 81 Carol Morgan 30.11% 80 Will Chatfield-Taylor 29.74% 79 Jeff Calhoun 29.37% 78 John Zempel (D) 29.00% 77 Mick McHugh 28.62% 77 John Mallery 28.62% 76 Nic Allen 28.25% 76 Scott Seltman 28.25%
Douglas 371 317 Galen Pittman 85.44% 305 Dan Broers 82.21% 304 Phil Wedge 81.94% 300 Kathy Carroll 80.86% 296 David Seibel 79.78% 293 Kylee Moran 78.98% 291 Malcolm Gold 78.44% 290 Molly Zahn 78.17% 290 Debby McKee 78.17% 288 Mark Pheasant 77.63% 286 Kathy McDowell 77.09% 282 Alexis Powell 76.01% 277 Mick McHugh 74.66% 277 Matt Gearheart 74.66% 276 Dan Larson 74.39% 270 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 72.78% 265 Gerry Parkinson 71.43% 263 Sue Newland 70.89% 262 Jo-Ann Moore 70.62% 258 Jim Malcolm 69.54% 257 Will Chatfield-Taylor 69.27% 255 Diane Persons 68.73% 253 Dave Williams 68.19% 252 Lloyd Moore (D) 67.92% 250 Joey Magerl 67.39% 248 Sam Mannell 66.85% 248 Terry Mannell 66.85% 246 John Zempel (D) 66.31% 244 Carol Morgan 65.77% 243 Glenn Caspers 65.50% 240 Joseph Hoelscher 64.69% 238 Jeff Witters 64.15% 231 Corey Entriken 62.26% 231 Mark Land 62.26% 230 Logan Smith 61.99% 227 Marie Plinsky 61.19% 227 Eric Dyck 61.19% 224 Mike Rader 60.38% 221 Jennifer Hammett (D) 59.57% 215 Henry Armknecht 57.95% 214 Dan Gish (D) 57.68% 213 Dan Thalmann 57.41% 209 Dave Henness 56.33% 208 Don Merz 56.06% 206 Nick Varvel 55.53% 205 Rodney Wright 55.26% 202 Nic Allen 54.45% 197 Aaron Mitchell 53.10% 194 Steve Roels 52.29% 189 Kelli Egbert 50.94% 187 Walter Cochran 50.40% 179 Sarah Roels 48.25% 176 Juan Avena 47.44% 174 Kevin Groeneweg 46.90% 173 Mike Hudson 46.63% 172 Pete Janzen 46.36% 169 Steven McDaniel 45.55% 168 Sam Schermerhorn 45.28% 168 Tom Schermerhorn 45.28% 167 Duane Otto 45.01% 164 Melissa Bruce 44.20% 157 John Mallery 42.32% 154 Aaron Kim-Luellen 41.51% 154 Chuck Otte 41.51% 149 Tom Ewert 40.16% 146 Trent Reed 39.35% 146 Jim Walton 39.35% 143 Chris Fagyal 38.54% 143 Carolyn Schwab 38.54% 139 Dan Mulhern 37.47% 137 Doris Burnett 36.93% 136 Jaye Otte 36.66% 136 Rod Wedel 36.66% 135 Jeff Calhoun 36.39% 128 Eric DeFonso 34.50% 121 Robert Penner 32.61% 119 Andrew Burnett 32.08% 117 Jenny Gearheart 31.54% 113 Sue Calhoon 30.46% 112 John Row 30.19% 111 Scott Seltman 29.92% 109 Brandon Magette 29.38% 106 Dennis Farres 28.57% 106 Kat Farres 28.57% 105 Joseph Mosley 28.30% 103 David Schneider 27.76% 103 Sue Stevenson 27.76% 102 Lisa Weeks 27.49% 101 Greyson Yerby 27.22% 100 Harley Winfrey 26.95% 99 Chris Lake 26.68% 98 Dave Miller 26.42% 94 Nancy Beard (D) 25.34% 92 Bill Beard (D) 24.80% 92 Nathan Shipley 24.80% 92 Michelle Folster 24.80% 86 Edge Wade 23.18% 86 Gregg Friesen 23.18% 84 Logan Anderson 22.64% 83 Belky Cuevas 22.37% 80 Cheryl Miller 21.56% 79 Rob Graham 21.29%
Edwards 240 189 Jeff Calhoun 78.75% 189 Henry Armknecht 78.75% 166 Scott Seltman 69.17% 161 Kevin Groeneweg 67.08% 158 Pete Janzen 65.83% 156 Jim Malcolm 65.00% 151 Mary Pat Haddican (D) 62.92% 128 Mike Rader 53.33% 120 Matt Gearheart 50.00% 113 Tom Ewert 47.08% 112 Glenn Caspers 46.67% 105 Nic Allen 43.75% 97 Galen Pittman 40.42% 89 Robert Penner 37.08% 88 Barry Jones 36.67% 85 Kathy Carroll 35.42% 83 Sam Mannell 34.58% 83 Terry Mannell 34.58% 83 Christopher Frick 34.58% 82 Dan Larson 34.17% 80 Doris Burnett 33.33% 78 Gregg Friesen 32.50% 78 Carol Morgan 32.50% 75 Malcolm Gold 31.25%
Elk 259 211 Gene Young 81.47% 177 Jim Malcolm 68.34% 171 Henry Armknecht 66.02% 165 Kevin Groeneweg 63.71% 165 Pete Janzen 63.71% 146 Tom Ewert 56.37% 139 Atcha Nolan 53.67% 134 Carolyn Schwab 51.74% 121 Mike Rader 46.72% 121 Robert Penner 46.72% 121 Dan Larson 46.72% 120 Tyler Hicks 46.33% 120 Glenn Caspers 46.33% 118 Jeff Calhoun 45.56% 112 Chad Gardner 43.24% 107 Cheryl Miller 41.31% 103 Matt Gearheart 39.77% 100 Andrew Burnett 38.61% 92 Gregg Friesen 35.52% 89 Galen Pittman 34.36% 89 Scott Seltman 34.36% 83 Nic Allen 32.05% 82 Sam Mannell 31.66% 82 Terry Mannell 31.66% 82 Kathy McDowell 31.66% 79 Kathy Carroll 30.50% 78 Chet Gresham 30.12% 76 Carol Morgan 29.34% 75 Rod Wedel 28.96% 75 Malcolm Gold 28.96%
Ellis 329 255 Henry Armknecht 77.51% 226 Sam Mannell 68.69% 226 Terry Mannell 68.69% 216 Gene Young 65.65% 163 Kevin Groeneweg 49.54% 155 Mike Rader 47.11% 154 Pete Janzen 46.81% 144 Nick Varvel 43.77% 142 David Schneider 43.16% 136 Jeff Calhoun 41.34% 132 Jim Malcolm 40.12% 120 Scott Seltman 36.47% 120 Tom Ewert 36.47% 118 Robert Penner 35.87% 113 Glenn Caspers 34.35% 106 Matt Gearheart 32.22% 105 Kyle Schumacher 31.91% 102 Mark Keller 31.00% 94 Dan Larson 28.57% 93 Malcolm Gold 28.27% 91 Carolyn Schwab 27.66% 91 Doris Burnett 27.66% 85 Chuck Otte 25.84% 79 Jonathan Vande Kopple 24.01% 76 Curtis Wolf 23.10% 76 Carol Morgan 23.10% 75 Kathy Carroll 22.80%
Ellsworth 315 282 Mike Rader 89.52% 197 Henry Armknecht 62.54% 170 Robert Kruger 53.97% 157 Pete Janzen 49.84% 155 Jim Malcolm 49.21% 155 Kevin Groeneweg 49.21% 146 Scott Seltman 46.35% 142 Matt Gearheart 45.08% 135 Robert Penner 42.86% 133 Tom Ewert 42.22% 133 Carolyn Schwab 42.22% 132 Glenn Caspers 41.90% 130 Chuck Otte 41.27% 127 Dan Larson 40.32% 126 Jeff Calhoun 40.00% 116 Doris Burnett 36.83% 112 Malcolm Gold 35.56% 111 Dan Gish (D) 35.24% 109 Carol Morgan 34.60% 106 Nic Allen 33.65% 106 Sam Mannell 33.65% 106 Terry Mannell 33.65% 102 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 32.38% 101 Kathy Carroll 32.06% 98 Galen Pittman 31.11% 96 Nick Varvel 30.48% 95 Rod Wedel 30.16% 94 Gregg Friesen 29.84% 93 Kathy McDowell 29.52% 90 Marie Plinsky 28.57% 89 Sue Newland 28.25% 86 Mark Keller 27.30% 85 Mark Land 26.98% 82 Jaye Otte 26.03% 80 Will Chatfield-Taylor 25.40% 80 John Zempel (D) 25.40% 79 Atcha Nolan 25.08% 78 Andrew Miller 24.76% 77 Joseph Miller 24.44% 75 John Row 23.81%
Finney 359 212 Jeff Calhoun 59.05% 200 Henry Armknecht 55.71% 191 Robert Penner 53.20% 188 Mike Rader 52.37% 181 T. J. Walker 50.42% 171 Scott Seltman 47.63% 171 Kevin Groeneweg 47.63% 163 Pete Janzen 45.40% 160 Matt Gearheart 44.57% 136 Dan Larson 37.88% 129 Dan Baffa 35.93% 125 Jim Malcolm 34.82% 124 Tom Ewert 34.54% 120 Rod Wedel 33.43% 113 Glenn Caspers 31.48% 111 Sam Mannell 30.92% 111 Terry Mannell 30.92% 108 Trent Reed 30.08% 107 Carolyn Schwab 29.81% 101 Rodney Wright 28.13% 100 Sam Schermerhorn 27.86% 100 Tom Schermerhorn 27.86% 98 Nick Varvel 27.30% 95 Nic Allen 26.46% 94 Doris Burnett 26.18% 93 Galen Pittman 25.91% 90 Chuck Otte 25.07% 88 Kathy Carroll 24.51% 87 Dan Gish (D) 24.23% 87 David Seibel 24.23% 85 Gregg Friesen 23.68% 84 Tyler Hicks 23.40% 83 Carol Morgan 23.12% 81 Debby McKee 22.56% 80 Bill Beard (D) 22.28% 80 Nancy Beard (D) 22.28% 80 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 22.28% 79 Malcolm Gold 22.01% 77 John Zempel (D) 21.45%
Ford 326 275 Jeff Calhoun 84.36% 212 Henry Armknecht 65.03% 184 Tom Ewert 56.44% 179 Kevin Groeneweg 54.91% 164 Matt Gearheart 50.31% 152 Scott Seltman 46.63% 151 Galen Pittman 46.32% 151 Pete Janzen 46.32% 147 Dan Larson 45.09% 138 Glenn Caspers 42.33% 128 Mike Rader 39.26% 124 Will Chatfield-Taylor 38.04% 121 Rodney Wright 37.12% 121 Kathy Carroll 37.12% 120 Jim Malcolm 36.81% 120 Doris Burnett 36.81% 117 Sam Mannell 35.89% 117 Terry Mannell 35.89% 115 Danny Akers 35.28% 115 Christopher Frick 35.28% 105 Rod Wedel 32.21% 104 Nic Allen 31.90% 99 Trent Reed 30.37% 94 Harry Gregory 28.83% 94 Carolyn Schwab 28.83% 91 Andrew Burnett 27.91% 91 Robert Penner 27.91% 90 Carol Morgan 27.61% 90 Debby McKee 27.61% 87 Malcolm Gold 26.69% 86 Don Merz 26.38% 85 Atcha Nolan 26.07% 84 Jennifer Hammett (D) 25.77% 83 Chuck Otte 25.46% 80 Sue Newland 24.54% 79 Gregg Friesen 24.23% 79 John Mallery 24.23% 75 Jaye Otte 23.01%
Franklin 279 247 Malcolm Gold 88.53% 184 Henry Armknecht 65.95% 170 Kathy Carroll 60.93% 166 Jim Malcolm 59.50% 154 Kevin Groeneweg 55.20% 153 John Mallery 54.84% 151 Pete Janzen 54.12% 141 Richard Johnston (D) 50.54% 141 Matt Gearheart 50.54% 139 Glenn Caspers 49.82% 131 Galen Pittman 46.95% 130 Mick McHugh 46.59% 130 Diane Persons 46.59% 127 Nick Varvel 45.52% 110 Marie Plinsky 39.43% 109 Nic Allen 39.07% 108 Jeff Calhoun 38.71% 106 Scott Seltman 37.99% 106 Kathy McDowell 37.99% 105 David Seibel 37.63% 105 Dan Larson 37.63% 104 Carolyn Schwab 37.28% 104 Juan Avena 37.28% 103 Tom Ewert 36.92% 101 Mark Land 36.20% 101 Trent Reed 36.20% 101 Kelli Egbert 36.20% 100 Sam Mannell 35.84% 100 Terry Mannell 35.84% 93 Rodney Wright 33.33% 92 Mike Rader 32.97% 92 Will Chatfield-Taylor 32.97% 89 Melissa Bruce 31.90% 88 Dan Broers 31.54% 87 Andrew Burnett 31.18% 84 Doris Burnett 30.11% 82 Sue Newland 29.39% 81 Chris Albright 29.03% 81 Chuck Otte 29.03% 78 Carol Morgan 27.96% 76 Walter Cochran 27.24% 76 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 27.24%
Geary 334 308 Chuck Otte 92.22% 294 Jaye Otte 88.02% 279 Jeff Keating 83.53% 239 Doris Burnett 71.56% 224 Mike Rader 67.07% 202 Henry Armknecht 60.48% 193 Robert Kruger 57.78% 189 Calvin Wohler 56.59% 187 Matt Gearheart 55.99% 187 John Row 55.99% 170 Nic Allen 50.90% 166 Scott Seltman 49.70% 162 Kevin Groeneweg 48.50% 160 Logan Anderson 47.90% 159 Carol Morgan 47.60% 156 Dan Mulhern 46.71% 156 Dan Larson 46.71% 155 Pete Janzen 46.41% 155 Malcolm Gold 46.41% 152 Tom Ewert 45.51% 151 Galen Pittman 45.21% 150 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 44.91% 150 Sam Mannell 44.91% 150 Terry Mannell 44.91% 149 Jim Malcolm 44.61% 142 Dan Gish (D) 42.51% 140 Brett Sandercock 41.92% 138 Chris Lake 41.32% 137 Kathy McDowell 41.02% 134 John Zempel (D) 40.12% 134 Jeff Calhoun 40.12% 133 Carolyn Schwab 39.82% 131 Mark Land 39.22% 129 Nick Varvel 38.62% 127 Cheryl Miller 38.02% 127 Glenn Caspers 38.02% 122 Marie Plinsky 36.53% 120 Sue Newland 35.93% 119 David Seibel 35.63% 118 Rodney Wright 35.33% 115 Robert Penner 34.43% 115 Debby McKee 34.43% 114 Rod Wedel 34.13% 107 Tom Schermerhorn 32.04% 104 Sam Schermerhorn 31.14% 104 Kathy Carroll 31.14% 94 Charles Anderson 28.14% 92 Bill Beard (D) 27.54% 92 Nancy Beard (D) 27.54% 87 Mick McHugh 26.05% 85 Nathan Shipley 25.45% 83 John Mallery 24.85% 83 Brandon Magette 24.85% 82 Jenny Gearheart 24.55% 81 Gregg Friesen 24.25% 80 Will Chatfield-Taylor 23.95% 80 Mark Pheasant 23.95% 77 Dan Broers 23.05% 76 Mike Hudson 22.75% 76 Diane Persons 22.75% 75 Trent Reed 22.46%
Gove 254 201 Christopher Frick 79.13% 175 Henry Armknecht 68.90% 158 Pete Janzen 62.20% 131 Kevin Groeneweg 51.57% 123 Jim Malcolm 48.43% 122 Robert Penner 48.03% 119 Jeff Calhoun 46.85% 118 Scott Seltman 46.46% 117 Trent Reed 46.06% 109 Glenn Caspers 42.91% 109 Tom Ewert 42.91% 102 Doris Burnett 40.16% 100 Matt Gearheart 39.37% 96 Dan Larson 37.80% 81 Nick Varvel 31.89% 81 Sam Mannell 31.89% 81 Terry Mannell 31.89% 77 Kathy Carroll 30.31% 75 Mike Hudson 29.53%
Graham 225 184 Henry Armknecht 81.78% 157 Scott Seltman 69.78% 137 Kevin Groeneweg 60.89% 133 Pete Janzen 59.11% 130 Jeff Calhoun 57.78% 127 Jim Malcolm 56.44% 122 Robert Penner 54.22% 116 Glenn Caspers 51.56% 112 Sam Mannell 49.78% 112 Terry Mannell 49.78% 111 Jonathan Vande Kopple 49.33% 105 Mike Rader 46.67% 105 Tom Ewert 46.67% 102 Dan Larson 45.33% 91 Christopher Frick 40.44% 85 Matt Gearheart 37.78% 82 Doris Burnett 36.44% 79 Carol Morgan 35.11% 78 Nic Allen 34.67% 77 Trent Reed 34.22% 76 Kathy Carroll 33.78%
Grant 284 237 Kellye Hart (D) 83.45% 188 Henry Armknecht 66.20% 183 Jeff Calhoun 64.44% 166 Kevin Groeneweg 58.45% 161 Pete Janzen 56.69% 131 Mike Rader 46.13% 125 Jim Malcolm 44.01% 123 Matt Gearheart 43.31% 121 Scott Seltman 42.61% 110 Tom Ewert 38.73% 108 Glenn Caspers 38.03% 108 Sam Mannell 38.03% 108 Terry Mannell 38.03% 97 Dan Larson 34.15% 79 Tyler Hicks 27.82% 79 Doris Burnett 27.82% 79 Robert Penner 27.82%
Gray 252 190 Jeff Calhoun 75.40% 179 Henry Armknecht 71.03% 170 Scott Seltman 67.46% 161 Kevin Groeneweg 63.89% 150 Pete Janzen 59.52% 137 Matt Gearheart 54.37% 134 Mike Rader 53.17% 123 Nic Allen 48.81% 122 Tom Ewert 48.41% 121 Jim Malcolm 48.02% 117 Dan Larson 46.43% 106 Doris Burnett 42.06% 103 Glenn Caspers 40.87% 96 Gregg Friesen 38.10% 92 Kathy Carroll 36.51% 87 Will Chatfield-Taylor 34.52% 86 Sam Mannell 34.13% 86 Terry Mannell 34.13% 82 Galen Pittman 32.54% 80 John Mallery 31.75% 76 Malcolm Gold 30.16%
Greeley 228 173 Henry Armknecht 75.88% 155 Pete Janzen 67.98% 151 Kevin Groeneweg 66.23% 135 Sebastian Patti 59.21% 126 Jim Malcolm 55.26% 114 Jeff Calhoun 50.00% 113 Matt Gearheart 49.56% 106 Tom Ewert 46.49% 103 Glenn Caspers 45.18% 91 Scott Seltman 39.91% 90 Sam Mannell 39.47% 90 Terry Mannell 39.47% 83 Mike Rader 36.40% 80 Doris Burnett 35.09% 76 Dan Larson 33.33%
Greenwood 274 191 Jim Malcolm 69.71% 190 Gene Young 69.34% 183 Pete Janzen 66.79% 179 Henry Armknecht 65.33% 165 Kevin Groeneweg 60.22% 159 Matt Gearheart 58.03% 132 Tom Ewert 48.18% 126 Glenn Caspers 45.99% 125 Dan Larson 45.62% 123 Jeff Calhoun 44.89% 123 Atcha Nolan 44.89% 119 Galen Pittman 43.43% 119 Mike Rader 43.43% 118 Carolyn Schwab 43.07% 117 Robert Penner 42.70% 112 Marie Plinsky 40.88% 111 Aaron Mitchell 40.51% 111 Malcolm Gold 40.51% 110 Gregg Friesen 40.15% 109 Scott Seltman 39.78% 103 Cheryl Miller 37.59% 102 David Seibel 37.23% 95 Kathy McDowell 34.67% 93 Andrew Burnett 33.94% 91 David Mills 33.21% 90 Nic Allen 32.85% 90 Carol Morgan 32.85% 89 Doris Burnett 32.48% 87 Chad Gardner 31.75% 86 Rod Wedel 31.39% 85 Dan Broers 31.02% 84 Rick Tucker 30.66% 83 Sam Mannell 30.29% 83 Terry Mannell 30.29% 82 Kathy Carroll 29.93% 80 Chet Gresham 29.20% 79 Bill Beard (D) 28.83% 79 Chuck Otte 28.83% 79 Nancy Beard (D) 28.83% 77 Will Chatfield-Taylor 28.10% 77 Sue Newland 28.10% 75 Jeremy Coleman 27.37% 75 Tony Schaar 27.37%
Hamilton 292 211 Jeff Calhoun 72.26% 191 Henry Armknecht 65.41% 154 Kevin Groeneweg 52.74% 153 Jim Malcolm 52.40% 151 Pete Janzen 51.71% 146 Tom Ewert 50.00% 143 Scott Seltman 48.97% 120 Joseph Miller 41.10% 116 Glenn Caspers 39.73% 113 Robert Penner 38.70% 111 Matt Gearheart 38.01% 98 Tyler Hicks 33.56% 93 Mike Rader 31.85% 90 Sam Mannell 30.82% 90 Terry Mannell 30.82% 87 Kathy Carroll 29.79% 80 Dan Larson 27.40% 78 Rod Wedel 26.71% 77 Doris Burnett 26.37%
Harper 272 223 Corey Entriken 81.99% 200 Gene Young 73.53% 184 Kevin Groeneweg 67.65% 178 Pete Janzen 65.44% 173 Tom Ewert 63.60% 171 Henry Armknecht 62.87% 161 Scott Seltman 59.19% 155 Glenn Caspers 56.99% 140 Jeff Calhoun 51.47% 129 Jim Malcolm 47.43% 120 Carolyn Schwab 44.12% 113 Dan Larson 41.54% 108 Bill Beard (D) 39.71% 108 Sam Mannell 39.71% 108 Terry Mannell 39.71% 107 Rod Wedel 39.34% 105 Nancy Beard (D) 38.60% 102 Mike Rader 37.50% 98 Leon Hicks 36.03% 85 Matt Gearheart 31.25% 80 Doris Burnett 29.41% 80 Kathy McDowell 29.41% 80 Kathy Carroll 29.41% 76 Carol Morgan 27.94% 75 Diane Persons 27.57%
Harvey 332 281 Carolyn Schwab 84.64% 276 Rod Wedel 83.13% 269 Bob Dester 81.02% 256 Jay Newton 77.11% 250 Gregg Friesen 75.30% 237 Pete Janzen 71.39% 227 Ethan Maynard 68.37% 220 Tom Ewert 66.27% 206 Tyler Hicks 62.05% 205 Kevin Groeneweg 61.75% 187 Cheryl Miller 56.33% 187 Henry Armknecht 56.33% 148 Jim Malcolm 44.58% 140 Atcha Nolan 42.17% 136 Jeff Calhoun 40.96% 134 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 40.36% 131 Nancy Beard (D) 39.46% 131 Robert Penner 39.46% 130 Bill Beard (D) 39.16% 126 Doris Burnett 37.95% 123 Marie Plinsky 37.05% 122 Glenn Caspers 36.75% 113 Jeremy Coleman 34.04% 112 Dan Larson 33.73% 104 Kathy McDowell 31.33% 103 Chuck Otte 31.02% 101 Matt Gearheart 30.42% 100 James Barnes 30.12% 100 Scott Seltman 30.12% 99 Mike Rader 29.82% 98 Chet Gresham 29.52% 93 Carol Morgan 28.01% 92 Sam Mannell 27.71% 92 Terry Mannell 27.71% 87 Leon Hicks 26.20% 86 Jaye Otte 25.90% 85 Nic Allen 25.60% 79 Kathy Carroll 23.80% 76 Malcolm Gold 22.89% 75 Harry Gregory 22.59%
Haskell 256 185 Mike Rader 72.27% 178 Henry Armknecht 69.53% 172 Jeff Calhoun 67.19% 153 Kevin Groeneweg 59.77% 150 Pete Janzen 58.59% 118 Scott Seltman 46.09% 114 Jim Malcolm 44.53% 104 Tom Ewert 40.63% 102 Glenn Caspers 39.84% 100 Matt Gearheart 39.06% 91 Dan Larson 35.55% 91 Doris Burnett 35.55% 83 Sam Mannell 32.42% 83 Terry Mannell 32.42% 80 Nic Allen 31.25% 78 Malcolm Gold 30.47%
Hodgeman 258 220 Jeff Calhoun 85.27% 182 Scott Seltman 70.54% 182 Henry Armknecht 70.54% 170 Kevin Groeneweg 65.89% 151 Pete Janzen 58.53% 148 Tom Ewert 57.36% 143 Matt Gearheart 55.43% 141 Jim Malcolm 54.65% 134 Mike Rader 51.94% 134 Barry Jones 51.94% 133 Doris Burnett 51.55% 129 Glenn Caspers 50.00% 122 Christopher Frick 47.29% 116 Mary Pat Haddican (D) 44.96% 115 Nic Allen 44.57% 109 Carolyn Schwab 42.25% 108 John Zempel (D) 41.86% 107 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 41.47% 104 Atcha Nolan 40.31% 102 Rod Wedel 39.53% 101 Dan Larson 39.15% 97 Robert Penner 37.60% 96 Will Chatfield-Taylor 37.21% 93 Sam Mannell 36.05% 93 Terry Mannell 36.05% 86 Galen Pittman 33.33% 82 Malcolm Gold 31.78% 82 Carol Morgan 31.78% 80 Kathy Carroll 31.01% 79 Dan Mulhern 30.62% 79 Gregg Friesen 30.62% 79 Trent Reed 30.62%
Jackson 282 239 Mike Harding 84.75% 229 Al Schirmacher 81.21% 229 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 81.21% 220 Don Merz 78.01% 196 Jim Malcolm 69.50% 194 John Zempel (D) 68.79% 181 Carol Morgan 64.18% 170 Henry Armknecht 60.28% 166 Debby McKee 58.87% 163 Dan Larson 57.80% 162 Chuck Otte 57.45% 162 Sue Newland 57.45% 157 Glenn Caspers 55.67% 156 Kevin Groeneweg 55.32% 151 Pete Janzen 53.55% 151 Mark Pheasant 53.55% 139 Sam Mannell 49.29% 139 Terry Mannell 49.29% 131 Malcolm Gold 46.45% 129 Matt Gearheart 45.74% 129 Galen Pittman 45.74% 127 Marie Plinsky 45.04% 125 Kathy McDowell 44.33% 121 Tom Ewert 42.91% 121 Logan Smith 42.91% 110 Nick Varvel 39.01% 103 Kathy Carroll 36.52% 99 Jaye Otte 35.11% 98 Mike Rader 34.75% 95 Mick McHugh 33.69% 93 Scott Seltman 32.98% 91 Jeff Hansen 32.27% 91 Diane Persons 32.27% 89 Brandon Magette 31.56% 88 Doris Burnett 31.21% 81 Tony Schaar 28.72% 78 Nic Allen 27.66% 78 Will Chatfield-Taylor 27.66% 77 Jeff Calhoun 27.30% 76 Dan Broers 26.95%
Jefferson 343 293 Galen Pittman 85.42% 266 Sam Mannell 77.55% 266 Terry Mannell 77.55% 265 Debby McKee 77.26% 263 Mark Pheasant 76.68% 262 Mick McHugh 76.38% 259 Kathy Carroll 75.51% 257 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 74.93% 252 Jim Malcolm 73.47% 247 Lloyd Moore (D) 72.01% 240 David Seibel 69.97% 240 Diane Persons 69.97% 237 Glenn Caspers 69.10% 233 Don Merz 67.93% 229 Carol Morgan 66.76% 229 Sue Newland 66.76% 222 Mike Rader 64.72% 217 Al Schirmacher 63.27% 216 Matt Gearheart 62.97% 214 Malcolm Gold 62.39% 212 Dan Larson 61.81% 207 John Zempel (D) 60.35% 205 Kathy McDowell 59.77% 202 Henry Armknecht 58.89% 193 Dan Gish (D) 56.27% 189 Robert Fisher (D) 55.10% 187 Jo-Ann Moore 54.52% 185 Marie Plinsky 53.94% 182 Logan Smith 53.06% 172 Dave Henness 50.15% 169 Nic Allen 49.27% 161 Kevin Groeneweg 46.94% 160 Dave Williams 46.65% 160 Corey Entriken 46.65% 158 Phil Wedge 46.06% 158 Mark Land 46.06% 152 Pete Janzen 44.31% 152 Molly Zahn 44.31% 147 Chuck Otte 42.86% 145 Mike Hudson 42.27% 139 Jaye Otte 40.52% 139 Nick Varvel 40.52% 132 Will Chatfield-Taylor 38.48% 128 Jennifer Hammett (D) 37.32% 126 Rod Wedel 36.73% 117 Jeff Calhoun 34.11% 115 Jeff Hansen 33.53% 113 Scott Seltman 32.94% 109 Aaron Mitchell 31.78% 106 Dan Mulhern 30.90% 102 Tom Ewert 29.74% 100 Dan Broers 29.15% 98 Doris Burnett 28.57% 97 Kelli Egbert 28.28% 94 Mike Harding 27.41% 90 Duane Otto 26.24% 88 Rodney Wright 25.66% 86 John Row 25.07% 80 John Mallery 23.32% 79 Tony Schaar 23.03% 75 Juan Avena 21.87%
Jewell 262 198 Henry Armknecht 75.57% 157 Pete Janzen 59.92% 154 Kevin Groeneweg 58.78% 138 Jim Malcolm 52.67% 135 Tom Ewert 51.53% 133 Dan Larson 50.76% 128 Glenn Caspers 48.85% 127 Mike Rader 48.47% 124 Scott Seltman 47.33% 123 Doris Burnett 46.95% 120 Jeff Calhoun 45.80% 118 Carolyn Schwab 45.04% 112 Sam Mannell 42.75% 112 Terry Mannell 42.75% 110 Gregg Friesen 41.98% 110 Matt Gearheart 41.98% 108 Chuck Otte 41.22% 104 Rod Wedel 39.69% 98 Jonathan Vande Kopple 37.40% 95 Mike Harding 36.26% 93 Kathy Carroll 35.50% 91 Phil Wedge 34.73% 88 Kathy McDowell 33.59% 83 Marie Plinsky 31.68% 82 Carol Morgan 31.30% 81 Malcolm Gold 30.92% 81 Jaye Otte 30.92% 79 Jon Strong 30.15% 76 Debby McKee 29.01%
Johnson 348 316 Mark Land 90.80% 315 Matt Gearheart 90.52% 304 Terry Swope 87.36% 288 Kathy Carroll 82.76% 288 Malcolm Gold 82.76% 287 Corey Entriken 82.47% 286 Steven McDaniel 82.18% 282 Nic Allen 81.03% 282 Rodney Wright 81.03% 276 Walter Cochran 79.31% 267 Dave Miller 76.72% 264 Chris Hobbs 75.86% 264 Juan Avena 75.86% 260 David Seibel 74.71% 260 Melissa Bruce 74.71% 259 Galen Pittman 74.43% 259 Jim Walton 74.43% 249 Jeff Witters 71.55% 246 Jennifer Hammett (D) 70.69% 246 Nick Varvel 70.69% 246 Trent Reed 70.69% 245 Aaron Mitchell 70.40% 243 Mick McHugh 69.83% 233 John Mallery 66.95% 232 Kelli Egbert 66.67% 228 Dave Henness 65.52% 221 Diane Persons 63.51% 216 Mark Corder 62.07% 213 Jenny Gearheart 61.21% 212 Lloyd Moore (D) 60.92% 211 Jim Malcolm 60.63% 210 Henry Armknecht 60.34% 208 Ann Tanner 59.77% 203 Dave Williams 58.33% 201 Mike Hudson 57.76% 195 Mike McRoberts 56.03% 190 Will Chatfield-Taylor 54.60% 185 Greyson Yerby 53.16% 185 Eric DeFonso 53.16% 184 Dan Broers 52.87% 175 Molly Zahn 50.29% 171 Jo-Ann Moore 49.14% 171 Kathy McDowell 49.14% 166 Carol Morgan 47.70% 165 Eric Dyck 47.41% 164 Dan Larson 47.13% 161 Debby McKee 46.26% 160 Pete Janzen 45.98% 159 Kevin Groeneweg 45.69% 155 Robert Fisher (D) 44.54% 154 Logan Smith 44.25% 153 Mike Rader 43.97% 153 Sue Newland 43.97% 152 Chris Fagyal 43.68% 150 Glenn Caspers 43.10% 147 Jay Newton 42.24% 146 Sam Mannell 41.95% 146 Terry Mannell 41.95% 145 Don Merz 41.67% 141 Nancy Smalldon 40.52% 135 Chuck Otte 38.79% 134 Mark Pheasant 38.51% 133 Sue Calhoon 38.22% 133 Marie Plinsky 38.22% 124 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 35.63% 116 Tom Ewert 33.33% 112 Jeff Calhoun 32.18% 111 David Kirsch 31.90% 111 David Schneider 31.90% 109 Dan Gish (D) 31.32% 109 Nathan Shipley 31.32% 106 Seth Miller 30.46% 103 Lisa Weeks 29.60% 102 Phil Wedge 29.31% 100 Bill Beard (D) 28.74% 100 Nancy Beard (D) 28.74% 100 Joseph Mosley 28.74% 100 John Zempel (D) 28.74% 99 Ben Rogers 28.45% 99 Andrew Burnett 28.45% 99 Robert Penner 28.45% 95 Scott Seltman 27.30% 94 Belky Cuevas 27.01% 91 Jim Wilson 26.15% 91 Jaye Otte 26.15% 89 Duane Otto 25.57% 85 Sue Stevenson 24.43% 84 Mark Stafford 24.14% 79 Steve Roels 22.70% 75 Joey Magerl 21.55% 75 Ashley Laubach 21.55%
Kearny 293 191 Henry Armknecht 65.19% 171 Jeff Calhoun 58.36% 165 Kevin Groeneweg 56.31% 154 Pete Janzen 52.56% 127 Matt Gearheart 43.34% 125 Scott Seltman 42.66% 121 Mike Rader 41.30% 116 Jim Malcolm 39.59% 115 Tom Ewert 39.25% 113 Glenn Caspers 38.57% 100 Robert Penner 34.13% 93 Dan Larson 31.74% 87 Mick McHugh 29.69% 87 Sam Mannell 29.69% 87 Terry Mannell 29.69% 83 Nic Allen 28.33% 83 Kathy Carroll 28.33% 75 Tyler Hicks 25.60%
Kingman 318 227 Pete Janzen 71.38% 208 Kevin Groeneweg 65.41% 204 Tom Ewert 64.15% 181 Henry Armknecht 56.92% 175 Mike Rader 55.03% 171 Scott Seltman 53.77% 170 Rod Wedel 53.46% 153 Jeff Calhoun 48.11% 151 Tyler Hicks 47.48% 150 Joseph Miller 47.17% 146 Gregg Friesen 45.91% 141 Bill Beard (D) 44.34% 141 Nancy Beard (D) 44.34% 141 Andrew Miller 44.34% 139 Jim Malcolm 43.71% 137 Christopher Frick 43.08% 120 Carolyn Schwab 37.74% 120 Glenn Caspers 37.74% 116 Malcolm Gold 36.48% 110 Dan Larson 34.59% 105 Matt Gearheart 33.02% 105 Sue Newland 33.02% 104 Leon Hicks 32.70% 102 Doris Burnett 32.08% 101 James Barnes 31.76% 100 Chet Gresham 31.45% 97 Kathy Carroll 30.50% 93 Sam Mannell 29.25% 93 Terry Mannell 29.25% 93 Robert Penner 29.25% 90 Galen Pittman 28.30% 84 Carol Morgan 26.42% 82 Kathy McDowell 25.79% 80 Marie Plinsky 25.16% 77 Atcha Nolan 24.21%
Kiowa 293 198 Jeff Calhoun 67.58% 195 Henry Armknecht 66.55% 171 Jay Newton 58.36% 164 Kevin Groeneweg 55.97% 159 Scott Seltman 54.27% 158 Pete Janzen 53.92% 154 Mike Rader 52.56% 138 Gregg Friesen 47.10% 129 Tom Ewert 44.03% 126 Jim Malcolm 43.00% 125 Kathy Carroll 42.66% 117 Matt Gearheart 39.93% 114 Galen Pittman 38.91% 112 Dan Larson 38.23% 107 Malcolm Gold 36.52% 106 Debby McKee 36.18% 103 Nic Allen 35.15% 102 Trent Reed 34.81% 100 Glenn Caspers 34.13% 97 Robert Penner 33.11% 94 Sam Mannell 32.08% 94 Terry Mannell 32.08% 92 Will Chatfield-Taylor 31.40% 88 Rodney Wright 30.03% 85 Doris Burnett 29.01% 83 Mary Pat Haddican (D) 28.33% 83 Diane Persons 28.33% 82 Carol Morgan 27.99% 78 Mark Pheasant 26.62% 77 Jonathan Vande Kopple 26.28%
Labette 281 252 Chad Gardner 89.68% 223 Andrew Burnett 79.36% 197 Rick Tucker 70.11% 185 Henry Armknecht 65.84% 168 Kevin Groeneweg 59.79% 167 Pete Janzen 59.43% 150 Jim Malcolm 53.38% 143 Matt Gearheart 50.89% 124 Carolyn Schwab 44.13% 120 Malcolm Gold 42.70% 113 Dan Larson 40.21% 112 Glenn Caspers 39.86% 111 Tom Ewert 39.50% 106 Mike Rader 37.72% 103 Jeff Calhoun 36.65% 97 Scott Seltman 34.52% 95 Chuck Otte 33.81% 95 Jaye Otte 33.81% 88 Nic Allen 31.32% 88 Kathy McDowell 31.32% 85 Andrew Miller 30.25% 82 Galen Pittman 29.18% 82 Marie Plinsky 29.18% 82 John Mallery 29.18% 82 Sam Mannell 29.18% 82 Terry Mannell 29.18% 82 Atcha Nolan 29.18% 82 Sue Newland 29.18% 81 Dan Broers 28.83% 79 Kathy Carroll 28.11% 78 Leon Hicks 27.76% 77 Nick Varvel 27.40% 77 Will Chatfield-Taylor 27.40% 76 Diane Persons 27.05% 76 Trent Reed 27.05% 75 Carol Morgan 26.69%
Lane 233 177 Henry Armknecht 75.97% 153 Kevin Groeneweg 65.67% 152 Pete Janzen 65.24% 152 Jeff Calhoun 65.24% 119 Jim Malcolm 51.07% 112 Tom Ewert 48.07% 111 Scott Seltman 47.64% 108 Robert Penner 46.35% 105 Glenn Caspers 45.06% 96 Dan Larson 41.20% 93 Matt Gearheart 39.91% 91 Sam Mannell 39.06% 91 Terry Mannell 39.06% 82 Trent Reed 35.19% 82 Doris Burnett 35.19% 78 Rod Wedel 33.48% 77 Nic Allen 33.05%
Leavenworth 298 277 John Schukman 92.95% 268 Galen Pittman 89.93% 250 Kathy Carroll 83.89% 238 Dave Williams 79.87% 212 Diane Persons 71.14% 212 Malcolm Gold 71.14% 209 Matt Gearheart 70.13% 201 David Seibel 67.45% 185 Mike Rader 62.08% 180 Mick McHugh 60.40% 177 Henry Armknecht 59.40% 155 Kevin Groeneweg 52.01% 154 Dave Henness 51.68% 151 Glenn Caspers 50.67% 150 Pete Janzen 50.34% 143 Jim Malcolm 47.99% 139 Craig Faanes 46.64% 136 Dan Larson 45.64% 135 Sam Mannell 45.30% 135 Terry Mannell 45.30% 127 Nic Allen 42.62% 127 Ron Theel 42.62% 123 Mark Land 41.28% 121 Marie Plinsky 40.60% 119 Dan Mulhern 39.93% 119 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 39.93% 118 Scott Seltman 39.60% 117 Tom Ewert 39.26% 114 Juan Avena 38.26% 111 Sarah Roels 37.25% 111 Steve Roels 37.25% 109 Kathy McDowell 36.58% 108 Charles Anderson 36.24% 107 Sue Calhoon 35.91% 107 Sue Stevenson 35.91% 106 Mark Van Horn 35.57% 106 Nick Varvel 35.57% 104 Chuck Otte 34.90% 104 Molly Zahn 34.90% 102 Aaron Mitchell 34.23% 102 Carolyn Schwab 34.23% 102 Phil Wedge 34.23% 101 Jaye Otte 33.89% 100 Sue Newland 33.56% 96 Will Chatfield-Taylor 32.21% 94 John Mallery 31.54% 93 Don Merz 31.21% 89 Eugene Lewis (D) 29.87% 89 Eulalia Lewis (D) 29.87% 85 Melissa Bruce 28.52% 84 Gerry Parkinson 28.19% 84 Jeff Calhoun 28.19% 81 Cheryl Miller 27.18% 81 Dan Broers 27.18% 80 Rodney Wright 26.85% 78 Mike Hudson 26.17% 78 Carol Morgan 26.17% 76 Steven McDaniel 25.50%
Lincoln 260 214 Mike Rader 82.31% 181 Henry Armknecht 69.62% 154 Kevin Groeneweg 59.23% 153 Pete Janzen 58.85% 140 Jim Malcolm 53.85% 129 Doris Burnett 49.62% 128 Matt Gearheart 49.23% 119 Scott Seltman 45.77% 111 Glenn Caspers 42.69% 110 Robert Penner 42.31% 110 Jeff Calhoun 42.31% 107 Chuck Otte 41.15% 106 Tom Ewert 40.77% 105 Dan Larson 40.38% 100 Carol Morgan 38.46% 94 Sam Mannell 36.15% 94 Terry Mannell 36.15% 90 Nic Allen 34.62% 85 Gregg Friesen 32.69% 84 Rod Wedel 32.31% 82 Galen Pittman 31.54% 80 Malcolm Gold 30.77% 79 Sue Newland 30.38% 78 Kathy McDowell 30.00% 77 Kathy Carroll 29.62%
Linn 342 287 Chris Hobbs 83.92% 281 Mick McHugh 82.16% 277 Malcolm Gold 80.99% 273 Lloyd Moore (D) 79.82% 268 Galen Pittman 78.36% 262 Mark Corder 76.61% 250 Matt Gearheart 73.10% 247 Robert Fisher (D) 72.22% 238 Mark Land 69.59% 229 Kathy Carroll 66.96% 226 David Seibel 66.08% 220 Dave Henness 64.33% 212 Nick Varvel 61.99% 211 Henry Armknecht 61.70% 209 Diane Persons 61.11% 207 Trent Reed 60.53% 206 Aaron Mitchell 60.23% 204 Jennifer Hammett (D) 59.65% 204 Nic Allen 59.65% 196 Phil Wedge 57.31% 191 John Mallery 55.85% 187 Jim Malcolm 54.68% 186 Corey Entriken 54.39% 181 Dave Williams 52.92% 179 Juan Avena 52.34% 178 Mike Rader 52.05% 173 Lowell Johnson 50.58% 171 Melissa Bruce 50.00% 167 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 48.83% 164 Sue Newland 47.95% 163 Dan Larson 47.66% 160 Will Chatfield-Taylor 46.78% 159 Rodney Wright 46.49% 153 Pete Janzen 44.74% 151 Kevin Groeneweg 44.15% 148 Harry Gregory 43.27% 147 Kelli Egbert 42.98% 146 Debby McKee 42.69% 145 Carolyn Schwab 42.40% 144 Steven McDaniel 42.11% 143 Doris Burnett 41.81% 142 John Zempel (D) 41.52% 141 Kathy McDowell 41.23% 139 Mark Pheasant 40.64% 136 Carol Morgan 39.77% 135 Sue Calhoon 39.47% 135 Sue Stevenson 39.47% 135 Sam Schermerhorn 39.47% 135 Tom Schermerhorn 39.47% 135 Glenn Caspers 39.47% 134 Andrew Burnett 39.18% 133 Dan Mulhern 38.89% 130 Scott Seltman 38.01% 128 Sam Mannell 37.43% 128 Terry Mannell 37.43% 122 Tyler Hicks 35.67% 118 Gregg Friesen 34.50% 116 Chad Gardner 33.92% 115 Mike Hudson 33.63% 113 Jeff Calhoun 33.04% 112 Tom Ewert 32.75% 111 Chet Gresham 32.46% 110 Jenny Gearheart 32.16% 110 Seth Miller 32.16% 108 Marie Plinsky 31.58% 106 Eric Dyck 30.99% 103 Chuck Otte 30.12% 100 Logan Smith 29.24% 96 Chris Fagyal 28.07% 91 Brandon Magette 26.61% 90 Edge Wade 26.32% 90 Walter Cochran 26.32% 86 Greyson Yerby 25.15% 86 Rod Wedel 25.15% 84 Lisa Edwards 24.56% 82 Ashley Laubach 23.98% 80 Atcha Nolan 23.39% 79 Dan Broers 23.10% 78 Jon Strong 22.81% 76 Dan Gish (D) 22.22%
Logan 253 177 Henry Armknecht 69.96% 173 Pete Janzen 68.38% 141 Christopher Frick 55.73% 132 Robert Penner 52.17% 127 Kevin Groeneweg 50.20% 126 Jim Malcolm 49.80% 117 Matt Gearheart 46.25% 116 Jeff Calhoun 45.85% 107 Tom Ewert 42.29% 104 Glenn Caspers 41.11% 103 Scott Seltman 40.71% 96 Sam Mannell 37.94% 96 Terry Mannell 37.94% 96 Trent Reed 37.94% 94 Dan Mulhern 37.15% 90 Dan Larson 35.57% 82 Doris Burnett 32.41% 80 Kathy Carroll 31.62% 80 Rod Wedel 31.62% 75 Mike Hudson 29.64%
Lyon 316 252 Alexis Powell 79.75% 216 Jim Malcolm 68.35% 199 Matt Gearheart 62.97% 183 Malcolm Gold 57.91% 177 Henry Armknecht 56.01% 170 Kylee Moran 53.80% 166 Dan Larson 52.53% 162 Debby McKee 51.27% 161 Nic Allen 50.95% 160 Kevin Groeneweg 50.63% 159 Jeff Witters 50.32% 159 Glenn Caspers 50.32% 158 Galen Pittman 50.00% 155 Mark Pheasant 49.05% 154 Pete Janzen 48.73% 148 Mike Rader 46.84% 145 Mark Land 45.89% 141 Tom Ewert 44.62% 141 Sue Newland 44.62% 135 Doris Burnett 42.72% 130 Bill Trelc Jr. 41.14% 130 Kathy Carroll 41.14% 128 Dan Mulhern 40.51% 126 Logan Smith 39.87% 125 Jennifer Hammett (D) 39.56% 125 Mick McHugh 39.56% 125 Kathy McDowell 39.56% 123 Will Chatfield-Taylor 38.92% 120 Tom Schermerhorn 37.97% 120 Carolyn Schwab 37.97% 118 Chuck Otte 37.34% 117 Sam Schermerhorn 37.03% 116 Nick Varvel 36.71% 114 Dan Gish (D) 36.08% 113 Carol Morgan 35.76% 107 Aaron Mitchell 33.86% 107 Robert Penner 33.86% 107 Marie Plinsky 33.86% 104 David Seibel 32.91% 103 Jeff Calhoun 32.59% 102 Sam Mannell 32.28% 102 Terry Mannell 32.28% 101 Kelli Egbert 31.96% 100 Scott Seltman 31.65% 91 Trent Reed 28.80% 90 Rod Wedel 28.48% 90 Corey Entriken 28.48% 89 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 28.16% 87 John Mallery 27.53% 87 Diane Persons 27.53% 86 Jaye Otte 27.22% 84 Dallas Hewett 26.58% 83 Atcha Nolan 26.27% 83 Dan Broers 26.27% 82 Rodney Wright 25.95% 79 Juan Avena 25.00% 79 John Zempel (D) 25.00%
Marion 305 259 Jim Nickel 84.92% 238 Tom Ewert 78.03% 231 Jim Wilson 75.74% 219 Rod Wedel 71.80% 216 Kerrie Kirkpatrick 70.82% 216 Tristan Weinbrenner 70.82% 206 Kevin Groeneweg 67.54% 199 Chet Gresham 65.25% 186 Henry Armknecht 60.98% 177 Pete Janzen 58.03% 175 Jim Malcolm 57.38% 148 Carolyn Schwab 48.52% 147 Gregg Friesen 48.20% 147 Matt Gearheart 48.20% 136 Malcolm Gold 44.59% 132 Jeff Calhoun 43.28% 129 Mike Rader 42.30% 128 Atcha Nolan 41.97% 127 Robert Penner 41.64% 124 Chuck Otte 40.66% 121 Kathy McDowell 39.67% 121 Dan Larson 39.67% 119 Nancy Beard (D) 39.02% 118 Glenn Caspers 38.69% 117 Bill Beard (D) 38.36% 113 Cheryl Miller 37.05% 107 Nic Allen 35.08% 105 Ethan Maynard 34.43% 103 Doris Burnett 33.77% 102 Tyler Hicks 33.44% 102 Kathy Carroll 33.44% 101 Scott Seltman 33.11% 96 Jaye Otte 31.48% 96 Sue Newland 31.48% 94 Leon Hicks 30.82% 93 Debby McKee 30.49% 92 Galen Pittman 30.16% 90 Mark Pheasant 29.51% 86 Sam Mannell 28.20% 86 Terry Mannell 28.20% 84 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 27.54% 83 Will Chatfield-Taylor 27.21% 82 Nick Varvel 26.89% 82 Todd Becker 26.89% 82 Carol Morgan 26.89% 79 Jennifer Hammett (D) 25.90% 79 John Mallery 25.90% 78 Marie Plinsky 25.57% 77 Logan Smith 25.25% 76 Mick McHugh 24.92% 76 Dan Broers 24.92% 75 Jeremy Coleman 24.59%
Marshall 263 215 Tom Parker 81.75% 178 Henry Armknecht 67.68% 157 Kevin Groeneweg 59.70% 151 Pete Janzen 57.41% 121 Dan Thalmann 46.01% 121 Tom Ewert 46.01% 120 Jim Malcolm 45.63% 118 Glenn Caspers 44.87% 109 Dan Mulhern 41.44% 107 Carol Morgan 40.68% 107 Doris Burnett 40.68% 106 Matt Gearheart 40.30% 105 Chuck Otte 39.92% 103 Dan Larson 39.16% 101 Sam Mannell 38.40% 101 Terry Mannell 38.40% 99 Robert Penner 37.64% 93 Nic Allen 35.36% 93 Sue Newland 35.36% 88 Galen Pittman 33.46% 86 Kathy Carroll 32.70% 85 Don Merz 32.32% 85 Mike Rader 32.32% 83 Jeff Calhoun 31.56% 83 Scott Seltman 31.56% 83 Linda Vidosh Zempel (D) 31.56% 80 Malcolm Gold 30.42% 79 Rod Wedel 30.04% 78 Gregg Friesen 29.66% 78 Diane Persons 29.66% 77 Kathy McDowell 29.28% 77 Marie Plinsky 29.28%
McPherson 308 265 Steve Lansaw 86.04% 227 Tristan Weinbrenner 73.70% 203 Tom Ewert 65.91% 194 Rod Wedel 62.99% 187 Robert Kruger 60.71% 186 Henry Armknecht 60.39% 182 Ethan Maynard 59.09% 170 Kevin Groeneweg 55.19% 160 Jim Malcolm 51.95% 159 Pete Janzen 51.62% 152 Gregg Friesen 49.35% 145 Doris Burnett 47.08% 143 Matt Gearheart 46.43% 136 Gerry Parkinson 44.16% 135 Jeff Calhoun 43.83% 129 Carolyn Schwab 41.88% 125 Bill Beard (D) 40.58% 125 Nancy Beard (D) 40.58% 120 Mike Rader 38.96% 119 Glenn Caspers 38.64% 116 John Mallery 37.66% 115 Dan Larson 37.34% 112 Scott Seltman 36.36% 108 Tyler Hicks 35.06% 107 Chuck Otte 34.74% 103 Sam Mannell 33.44% 103 Terry Mannell 33.44% 103 Robert Penner 33.44% 102 Galen Pittman 33.12% 101 Debby McKee 32.79% 100 Carol Morgan 32.47% 99 Malcolm Gold 32.14% 93 Kathy McDowell 30.19% 93 Atcha Nolan 30.19% 92 Leon Hicks 29.87% 92 Rodney Wright 29.87% 91 Joseph Miller 29.55% 89 Kathy Carroll 28.90% 86 Marie Plinsky 27.92% 86 Mark Pheasant 27.92% 85 Sue Newland 27.60% 84 Kelli Egbert 27.27% 82 Nic Allen 26.62% 81 Jennifer Hammett (D) 26.30% 79 Christopher Frick 25.65% 77 Chet Gresham 25.00% 76 Jaye Otte 24.68%
Meade 326 204 Jeff Calhoun 62.58% 203 Henry Armknecht 62.27% 198 Gene Young 60.74% 166 Pete Janzen 50.92% 158 Galen Pittman 48.47% 155 Kevin Groeneweg 47.55% 145 Matt Gearheart 44.48% 137 Scott Seltman 42.02% 136 Tom Ewert 41.72% 134 Lisa Edwards 41.10% 133 Jim Malcolm 40.80% 128 Tyler Hicks 39.26% 114 Gregg Friesen 34.97% 113 Mike Rader 34.66% 109 Dan Larson 33.44% 107 Mick McHugh 32.82% 104 Doris Burnett 31.90% 103 Glenn Caspers 31.60% 102 Bill Beard (D) 31.29% 102 Malcolm Gold 31.29% 101 Carolyn Schwab 30.98% 100 Nancy Beard (D) 30.67% 98 Will Chatfield-Taylor 30.06% 94 Robert Penner 28.83% 88 Carol Morgan 26.99% 87 Sam Mannell 26.69% 87 Terry Mannell 26.69% 84 Kathy Carroll 25.77% 83 Chuck Otte 25.46% 81 Jaye Otte 24.85% 80 Mark Land 24.54% 7
I am merely passing along information for anyone not receiving eBird alerts or not on the Facebook "ABA Rare Bird Alert" or "Kansas Rare Birds and Notable Sightings" groups!
Mark Nolen found a potential first state record of TROPICAL PARULA on May 6 and photographed May 7 in Reno County at Dillon Nature Center. It is building a nest in the large pine just west of the nature center, between the entrance road and the building. This is the pine right over the large bear statue there. If nest building continues, it is difficult to miss as it goes back and forth but we should try to avoid disturbing it. The best views are from a distance anyway along the entrance road.
This species does hybridize with northern parula so it could be paired with a northern parula. The entirely dark face with no white eye arcs, yellow malar, and rich yellow breast makes it appear to be a (phenotypically) pure tropical parula.
Date: 5/8/25 10:29 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Thursday Morning
It was a lovely early morning along the Kaw I listed 41 species. Baltimore Orioles (20+),Warbling Vireos (10), Great-crested Flycatchers (8), & Carolina Wrens (12. were singing all over the park.
Indigo Bunting (1FOS)
Spotted Sandpiper (1)
Bald Eagle (1 adult) - flew by my car as I pulled in the parking lot
Orchard Oriole (1)Summer Tanager (2)
Fish Crow (1)
Most of the few warblers were at the south ends of the park- saw little movement elsewhere
Wilson's Warbler (1 FOS)
Blackpoll Warbler (3)
Prothonotary Warbler (1) singing in same central area of the river trail as yesterday
Yellow-rumped Warbler -(4)
Yellow Warbler (4)
Date: 5/8/25 9:56 am From: Dan Thalmann <editor...> Subject: White-winged Dove in Palmer, Washington County
I picked up a White-winged Dove as a new yard bird in Palmer, Washington County, this morning.
Merlin picked it up yesterday but I was unable to see or hear it. But this morning, it was calling continuously from my neighbors yard.
Last year, a White-winged Dove was present in Linn, Washington County, for several weeks, so I was able to become pretty familiar with its call since they are still rare up here on the northern border.
Also had a vocal Eastern Towhee yesterday. I usually have Spotted Towhees in the summer. I haven’t had a lot of luck with migrants this spring, but I’ve been up late working a lot so haven’t been able to go birding in the early morning hours.
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Date: 5/7/25 2:36 pm From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham:Wednesday
I was able to get in an hour or so of birding along the Kaw early this morning. The sun was out for about 35 minutes of the walk. I listed 36 species. It was not busy, but there was likely warbler movement - however I did not hear much song & I really had trouble getting my glasses on them because the foliage is so dense. Most of the action was in the middle and upper stories.
Besides the usual suspects
Warblers
Yellow - 3
Northern Parula - 1
Yellow-rumped - 3
Prothonotary - 1 at first singing a variant of its song I did not recall - did get a good look
likely American Redstart - just saw flash of color & did not see it well enough to list
Summer Tanger - 1
Pileated WP - 1 calling from across river
Fish Crow - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk- 1
Spotted Sandpiper - 1
Swainson Thrush -2 - their numbers have diminished sharply
Date: 5/6/25 2:34 pm From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Tuesday
It was a beautiful early morning along the Kaw. I had an early class to teach today so I did a short fast walk. It did not seem ,very busy, shortly after sunup but it became busier before my exit. I spoke briefly to two other birders who have seen several warbler species. One said there were lots of Tennessee Warblers north pf the river trail near the KU boathouse but I did not have time to get up there. I listed 34 species.
Besides the usual species - surplus of Baltimore Orioles, Warbling Vireos, Great-crested Flycatchers making the most noise
Northern Parula - 3
Yellow Warbler - 2
Yellow-rumped - 3
On Tue, May 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM mike rader <mike_rader...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> A little late on this, but Jeff Conley was helping with an event at
> Quivira NWR on Sunday and had three Whooping Cranes in the units just
> northeast of the headquarters. He has cell phone photos for proof. A bit
> late, but not unprecedented as far as I know. Hopefully they get up north
> and get busy!
>
> Mike Rader
> Wilson, KS
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new question?"*
*"Education, in its truest sense, is not about "a saleable skill set." It's
about freedom, from inherited prejudice and argument by authority"*
Epstein, Joshua M. "Why model?." *Journal of Artificial Societies and
Social Simulation* 11.4 (2008): 12.
A little late on this, but Jeff Conley was helping with an event at Quivira NWR on Sunday and had three Whooping Cranes in the units just northeast of the headquarters. He has cell phone photos for proof. A bit late, but not unprecedented as far as I know. Hopefully they get up north and get busy!
Date: 5/5/25 9:56 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Monday
I did a quick early morning walk in Burcham- the weather was perfect with no wind. Over 3 million migrants came into the county last night. However, there was little activity in my part of the Kaw. I listed 40 species.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - FOS1 in Burcham - rusty hinge note
There was a little warbler movement and song just before I left the park - it was not busy, but I still missed more warblers than I identified - saw several flitting in heavily leafed trees
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 3; Common Yellowthroat; 1 Yellow Warble; I Northern Waterthrush
I heard a few Swainsons Thrush song (5) but not the ubiquitous whit notes of a week ago; I had 3 Wook Ducks - a pair sat on top of a dead tree trunk in direct morning sunlight - quite a sight as always. I probably undercounted Red-headed Woodpeckers (5) but heard more of their notes. Also heard a Fish Crow & a Red-shouldered Hawk call. Heard just 1 Yellow-throated Vireo and 1 Red-eyed Vireo.
Huge numbers of Baltimore Orioles (30++) & Warbling Vireos (16) and lots of scolding notes. Alos Great-crested Flycathxhers (12( were quite noisy The woods are much dryer than usual this spring.
Date: 5/4/25 3:13 pm From: Jeff Calhoun <jeffcalhoun11...> Subject: KOS Spring Meeting
The KOS Spring Meeting was very successful. More than 50 people registered or participated in organized events at some point, all just to share the love of birds. A total of 178 species were shared at the compilation, with more sure to come from shared eBird checklists.
A huge thanks to all the leaders that volunteered their time to show people around: Tom and Sara Shane, Jacob Riggs and Ted Cable, Pete Janzen and Kevin Groeneweg, and Kurt Meier. Additional thanks to old friend and Ulysses HS principal Justin Coffey for providing a stellar venue for the Friday reception. Finally, thanks to both the city shop folks in Ulysses and Johnson and to numerous land and homeowners that opened their birdy sites to help us provide unique and exclusive birding opportunities.
The best birds Kurt, Fen the birding dog, and I located were the sparrow tri-fecta of Black-throated Sparrow, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, and Green-tailed Towhee. They were generally here or ese of this point on May 4: 37.5240516, -102.0235196. The trip I was on on Saturday also found a Green-tailed Towhee at Frazier Park.
I hope the other birders that accumulated more birding aura than I continue to regale us with their great finds.
Date: 5/4/25 10:21 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Sunday
It was a beautiful crisp Sunday morning along the Kaw. Although I did a shorter walk in the chilly early morning. today still seemed to be a pause or in between phases of the migration. Many birds likely exited northward. I listed 37 species.
Baltimore Oriole, Warbling, Vireo, & Swainsons Thrush all abundant. However, I only listed 4 Yellow-rumped Warblers - yesterday I likely undercounted what I saw and heard (25). I had no other Warblers - usually Nashvilles, Tennessees, & Yellows are abundant by this date. I expect they will likely be here soon.
Brown-headed Cowbirds(14) arrived.
Two pairs of Eastern phoebes have returned to their usual breeding territories. And a mass of Cliff Swallows flitted around the mass Bridge this morning.
I heard 2 Summer Tanagers, I Yellow-throated Vireo, & 1 Spotted Sandpiper. Four Fish Crows were really noisy. Just before I returned to my vehicle, the big guy - Pileated WP - laned low on the biggest tree just before the parking lot. He was close by and proceeded to do its work, despite my presence and three people fishing 15 feet away. - as I passed by under it , the WP gave its ear-shattering notes. Never tire of see this bird.
I have never seen or heard a Swainson's Thrush before this year and I'm
finding them everywhere: North Cottonwood at Marion Reservoir, Marion City
tree dump, platform at the Marion City park and my back yard. Was out
grilling last night and again heard them. More Northern Parula's than in
past years too.
Anyway, I know I've missed them in past years but it seems the Swainson's
are flooding the zone enough to finally tell me "Hey, we're right here."
Lol
Lloyd Davies
Marion, Kansas
On Sun, May 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM Ted Cable <tcable...> wrote:
> Abundant in Morton County too. I believe we counted 16 coming out of one
> tree in the shelterbelt. They became a running joke throughout the day. Ted
>
>
> Ted T. Cable, Ph.D.
> Professor Emeritus
> Park Management and Conservation
> Kansas State University
>
> ________________________________
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> Subject: Swainson’s Thrush migration
>
> This email originated from outside of K-State.
>
>
> Those on the KOS field trips in Western Kansas have noticed a significant
> movement of Swainsons thrushes. Yesterday, Jim Nickel, and I probably saw
> up to 50 of these birds. Pretty amazing. Most of these were in Stanton
> County, but I suspect the neighboring counties had equal numbers.
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Abundant in Morton County too. I believe we counted 16 coming out of one tree in the shelterbelt. They became a running joke throughout the day. Ted
Ted T. Cable, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Park Management and Conservation
Kansas State University
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Subject: Swainsons Thrush migration
This email originated from outside of K-State.
Those on the KOS field trips in Western Kansas have noticed a significant movement of Swainsons thrushes. Yesterday, Jim Nickel, and I probably saw up to 50 of these birds. Pretty amazing. Most of these were in Stanton County, but I suspect the neighboring counties had equal numbers.
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Everywhere I have birded in Johnson, Wyandotte, Miami, Leavenworth and
Anderson Counties, there have been many, MANY Swainson's Thrush.
Melissa Bruce
Olathe, KS
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On Sun, May 4, 2025, 5:50 AM Gregg Friesen <friesen.fenton...> wrote:
> Those on the KOS field trips in Western Kansas have noticed a significant
> movement of Swainsons thrushes. Yesterday, Jim Nickel, and I probably saw
> up to 50 of these birds. Pretty amazing. Most of these were in Stanton
> County, but I suspect the neighboring counties had equal numbers.
> Gregg Friesen
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Those on the KOS field trips in Western Kansas have noticed a significant movement of Swainsons thrushes. Yesterday, Jim Nickel, and I probably saw up to 50 of these birds. Pretty amazing. Most of these were in Stanton County, but I suspect the neighboring counties had equal numbers.
Gregg Friesen
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Date: 5/3/25 1:26 pm From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Saturday
A lovely morning along the Kaw. Chilly with a north breeze but beautiful. I logged 48 species in Burcham. And added another 6 in a Fitch late morning walk.
Burcham Walk
Sill lots of Baltimore Orioles (22); Warbling Vireos (11); Carolina Wrens (11) making the most noise.
Yellow-rumped Warblers (25) are still abundant and many are singing.
A Pileated WP called at the south end of the park, and I saw 3 Red-shouldered Hawks - one was in juvenile plumage & allowed a very close approach. Two fish crows called & 1 Least Flycatcher..
Scarlet Tanager (FOS 1 singing in early this morning in big trees near the RR Track south end of north woods
American Goldfinch (2 FOS in Burcham)
Green Heron 2 (FOS engaging in territorial battle - they growled aggressively looking at each other with wings spread & then flew off
Barn-swallow 1 FOS bathing in a puddle - colors glistened in direct morning sunlight - a beauty
Warblers (other than Yellow-rumped
Northern Parula 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Prothonotary 1 female FOS - (Phil Wedge also saw 1 at south end of the park-mine was near mid-river trail
Fitch Walk was pretty quiet - (I got their late) - a lot Red-eyed Vireos were singing their monotonous notes. Two or 3 Red-shouldered Hawks made a lot of noise.
Ovenbird (2) FOS
Common Yellowthroat - 1
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1
Summer Tanager 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
I did not list but I thought I heard a Kentucky Warbler sing in the deep woods - in usual breeding location north side 100 yards before trailhead
I saw a beautiful Black-swallowtail Butterfly working on some flowers with wings spread in direct sunlight just south of the Fitch Pond - more of nature's perfect art - fine day to be above ground!
Date: 5/2/25 7:55 pm From: Jeff Calhoun <jeffcalhoun11...> Subject: Ulysses Birding Info
A few notes about Ulysses stuff I forgot to mention at the social:
*(Formerly) Forts Cedar View B&B... we can come and go birding there as you'd like. New owners are nice. *Ulysses WTP: Gate is open Saturday 9-11 AM, 6-8:30 pm... Sunday 9-11 AM
Stay tuned for Sunday bird trips and news about Saturday birds!
Date: 5/1/25 8:02 pm From: Kevin Groeneweg <kgroeneweg1616...> Subject: County Listing Totals to be Updated May 7
Hello county listers!
For those who play the county listing game, please send me updates to your county life totals, as well as updates to your Kansas life and year list totals, by Wednesday, May 7. For county life totals, you must have seen or heard a minimum of 75 species to be "listable" in a county. Send your updates to <kgroeneweg1616...> Please send only updates to your list totals and not your entire list of county totals. Let me know if you have any questions.
For those going to KOS this weekend, I'll see you there!
Jim Nickel and birder our way from Newton to Elkhart today. Our first stop was at Quivira, where we found plenty of water and a pretty good mix of birds. Nothing stood out apart from a piping plover. We got to the grassland about 2 o’clock. Even with a late start, we had some pretty good birds. A burrowing owl at the dog town northwest of point of rocks was a nice find. Middle spring had a lot of sparrows and three species of warblers to include orange crowned warbler, yellow rumped warbler with both Audubon and Myrtle, and one very brilliant Townsend warbler. As the rain set in in the evening, things got pretty slow.
Field Sparrow near Wildcat Park west of Manhattan; Riley County.
Red-eyed Vireo along Eagle Ridge Trail in River Pond State Park, north of Manhattan; Pottawatomie County, I think.
At least one half-grown eaglet in the River Pond nest.
Dan Mulhern
Date: 5/1/25 10:46 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Thursday
It was raining when I awoke, but soon after the sun glowed so I headed to Burcham. It was the most pleasant morning of the season and pretty birdy. I listed 48 species.
Baltimore Oriole (33), Swainson Thrush (28), Great-crested Flycatcher (10), Carolina Wren (9) & Warbling Vireo (10) notes filled the air. I also heard Blue-throated Vireo (1); Red-eyed Vireo (3); Gray Catbird (1); Brown Thrasher (1) & House Wren (2). Northern Rough-winged Swallows (heard them - seemed to be calling more emphatically) & Cliff Swallows worked over the Kaw. Heard 1 Wood Duck - they have been scarce this season. I also saw Chipping Sparrows (4) and Spotted Sandpipers (5) - they look elegant in their breeding plumage & and enjoy watching the bobbing motion.
Brandon Magette of St Marys, mobile @ 785-844-0139
On Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 18:02 Henry Armknect <armknecht...> wrote:
> I think any waste treatment ponds that receive federal funding should be
> required to include a viewing platform in their grant proposal.
>
> Henry A.
> Hays
>
> > On Apr 30, 2025, at 4:37 PM, Brandon Magette <averbirder...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I was just telling someone awhile back that building viewing platforms
> at
> > sewer ponds might be a great project for some form of organization or
> > another.
> >
> > Brandon Magette of St Marys, mobile @ 785-844-0139
> >
> >> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 15:06 mike rader <mike_rader...> wrote:
> >>
> >> Chris, et al.,
> >>
> >> I had talked to someone with the city last fall, and I think that they
> are
> >> supposed to be totally off-limits to the general public, with no
> approved
> >> access. KDHE is enforcing rules and cities can get in trouble for folks
> >> trespassing into the confinement areas. If you park on the west side by
> the
> >> goat pens, some of the ponds can be seen still.
> >>
> >> Longing for the good old days...
> >>
> >> Mike Rader
> >>
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I think any waste treatment ponds that receive federal funding should be required to include a viewing platform in their grant proposal.
Henry A.
Hays
> On Apr 30, 2025, at 4:37 PM, Brandon Magette <averbirder...> wrote:
>
> I was just telling someone awhile back that building viewing platforms at
> sewer ponds might be a great project for some form of organization or
> another.
>
> Brandon Magette of St Marys, mobile @ 785-844-0139
>
>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 15:06 mike rader <mike_rader...> wrote:
>>
>> Chris, et al.,
>>
>> I had talked to someone with the city last fall, and I think that they are
>> supposed to be totally off-limits to the general public, with no approved
>> access. KDHE is enforcing rules and cities can get in trouble for folks
>> trespassing into the confinement areas. If you park on the west side by the
>> goat pens, some of the ponds can be seen still.
>>
>> Longing for the good old days...
>>
>> Mike Rader
>>
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Date: 4/30/25 2:56 pm From: Dan Thalmann <editor...> Subject: New arrivals - Washington County
First of year in Washington County
• City of Washington this morning
Dickcissel
• Mile road south of Palmer
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Yellow Warbler
Also, the flock of American Pipits was still present.
Other recent arrivals or migrants: Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Harris’s Sparrow
-Dan
Dan Thalmann
• Owner – Washington County News, Washington, Kansas www.backroadsnews.com
785-747-6980 (cell, feel free to text me)
<editor...>
“Faith, Family, & the Freedom to keep it that way."
I was just telling someone awhile back that building viewing platforms at sewer ponds might be a great project for some form of organization or another.
Brandon Magette of St Marys, mobile @ 785-844-0139
On Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 15:06 mike rader <mike_rader...> wrote:
> Chris, et al., > > I had talked to someone with the city last fall, and I think that they are > supposed to be totally off-limits to the general public, with no approved > access. KDHE is enforcing rules and cities can get in trouble for folks > trespassing into the confinement areas. If you park on the west side by the > goat pens, some of the ponds can be seen still. > > Longing for the good old days... > > Mike Rader > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > https://listserv.ksu.edu/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...> >
Date: 4/30/25 2:34 pm From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: FW: He's back - Agressive Kingbir
Sorry to fill up your screens - the first was sent by mistake without name or place....
The Eastern Kingbird that I reported yesterday pounding its image in my 7th floor Fraser Hall Office at KU evidently has returned. This time outside our Departmental Administrator's office on the opposite (East) side of the 7th floor - when I returned a few minutes ago she told me she heard a tapping at her window & showed me a picture she took of the EK perched on the ledge outside her window. Phil Wedge emailed me earlier and said he has heard an Eastern King bird twittering between Fraser and nearby Blake Hall on his daily walk to campus. They nest in the sycamores so this is likely territorial warfare. The poor creature must think he is surrounded by competitors.
Date: 4/30/25 2:29 pm From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: He's back - Agressive Kingbir
The Eastern Kingbird that I reported yesterday pounding its image in my 7th floor Fraser Hall Office at KU evidently has returned. This time to our Departmental Administrator's office on the opposite (East) side of the 7th floor - when I returned a few minutes ago she told me she heard a tapping at her window & showed me a picture she took of the EK on perched the ledge outside her window. Phil Wedge emailed me earlier and said he has heard an Eastern King bird twittering between Fraser and nearby Blake Hall. They nest in the sycamores so this is likely territorial warfare. The poor creature must think he surrounded
Mike, what if barring us from worshipping on the sewage pond dikes infringes on our religious rights? That should make it okay, right?!
Chris Hobbs
-----Original Message----- From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas <KSBIRD-L...> On Behalf Of mike rader Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 3:01 PM To: <KSBIRD-L...> Subject: Elkhart sewer ponds
Chris, et al.,
I had talked to someone with the city last fall, and I think that they are supposed to be totally off-limits to the general public, with no approved access. KDHE is enforcing rules and cities can get in trouble for folks trespassing into the confinement areas. If you park on the west side by the goat pens, some of the ponds can be seen still.
I had talked to someone with the city last fall, and I think that they are supposed to be totally off-limits to the general public, with no approved access. KDHE is enforcing rules and cities can get in trouble for folks trespassing into the confinement areas. If you park on the west side by the goat pens, some of the ponds can be seen still.
Date: 4/30/25 12:43 pm From: <chobbs.f1...> Subject: Re: Birding Your Way to Ulysses
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Is it okay to walk in to see the Toid Boids?!
Chris Hobbs
Lenexa (JoCo)
<chobbs.f1...>
-----Original Message-----
From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas <KSBIRD-L...> On Behalf Of Daniel Larson
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 3:10 PM
To: <KSBIRD-L...>
Subject: Re: Birding Your Way to Ulysses
Just wanted to let someone know and maybe people already did but the wtp @ Elkhart has been closed & locked. I checked with City and they said the state made them do it .
Thanks
Dan Larson
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> On Apr 29, 2025, at 2:40 PM, John Schukman <schuksaya...> wrote:
>
> Birders,
>
> If you are willing consider doing a 3-minute stationary point count anywhere in the KOS weekend area--a park, playa, lagoon, bridge, or farm. Submit it on eBird with share to "KOS Kansas Ornithological Society"
>
> One person only should identify and count birds. Count all birds seen within a 1/4 mile or heard at any distance. Merlin is acceptable if confirmed.
>
> Continue to bird in the area and list on eBird. We will sort the 3-minute counts out later.
>
> Reply if you have questions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Schukman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas <KSBIRD-L...> On
> Behalf Of Jeff Calhoun
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 1:07 PM
> To: <KSBIRD-L...>
> Subject: Birding Your Way to Ulysses
>
> There are a million ways to get to Ulysses for a birder with free time, traveling on their way to the KOS Spring Meeting this week! KOS Membership Secretary, Jeff Calhoun, has taken K-156 and US-56 many, many times, and here are some of his favorite quick birding spots that don’t add too many extra miles:
>
> *All Paths Lead To…*
>
> -
>
> Barton County - Cheyenne Bottoms - It’s right on the highway and it
> seems crazy to drive by it during migration!! But you could spend a whole
> day here, so keep an eye on the time. Pros will enter from the Claflin dike
> or go on out through the west side to avoid backtracking. If nothing else,
> the restrooms at the Kansas Wetland Education Center are top notch, and
> right off the highway!
>
> *Highway 56*
>
> -
>
> Pawnee County - Schnack Park in Larned & Downey Park in Garfield -
> Literally right off the north sides of Highway 56, there is migrant trap
> potential at both of these. Whistling-Ducks can never be ruled out at
> Schnack Park and Downey Park is so quick and easy that it’s easy to move
> along if it’s a bust!
> -
>
> Edwards County - Offerle Woods (37.9274, -99.5645) and Offerle WTP - One
> of the best wooded sites in the county isn’t too far from one of the
> easiest views of surface water in the county. You gotta love it!
> -
>
> Ford County - South Dodge Magic (37.7293, -99.9966) - Impossible to
> explain the allure. Maybe it’s only in the eye of the beholder! But just a
> quick turn off of the south Dodge bypass onto 112 Rd you could,
> potentially, see nesting Black-billed Magpies and a Burrowing Owl that
> seems to be settling in.
> -
>
> Gray County - Montezuma WTP and Wild Horse Lake (37.67202, -100.5249)-
> Montezuma WTP just has a good birding history and it is easy to see. The
> “Wild Horse Lake” is a unique sink that was filled with water last fall,
> only to have it start to dry up, leaving great exposed mudflats at present.
> Phenomenal shorebird conditions exist; a scope is helpful with a long view
> to the west (so, evening viewing isn’t great, either).
> -
>
> Haskell County - Sublette WTP and Park (37.4765, -100.8455) - The WTP is
> viewable and the little park identified here is inexplicably Calhoun’s
> favorite of the many Haskell County possible “migrant traps”. Don’t get too
> upset when these locations take you off the most direct route..
>
> *Highway 156-50-25*
>
> -
>
> Hodgeman County - Buckner Valley Park - If I was only given one spot to
> try to be an opportunistic passerby during early May, while in Hodgeman
> County, I think it would be this park. Look for the sign along Highway
> K-156!
> -
>
> Finney County - Lake Concannon - Speaking of being opportunistic, there
> is actually water in this lake at the moment! You never know when you will
> be back in in Finney County in May, and then you never know if there will
> be water!
> -
>
> Kearny County - Deerfield City Park - Some of the finest trees in Kearny
> County are within the city park in Deerfield. And, as a bonus, any birds
> seen here can be contributed to the KOS Species list and Chuck Otte’s
> famous big boards, as Kearny is within the KOS Spring Meeting parameters!
>
> No matter how you get to Ulysses, we hope you drive safe and we look forward to seeing you for Friday’s social hour, starting at 7:00 PM at Ulysses High School!
>
> You'll have to get to from Wichita or points east of Salina on your own, but of course, you can always ask questions... we love to share!
>
>
> Jeff Calhoun
>
> Dodge City, KS
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Date: 4/30/25 12:22 pm From: mike rader <mike_rader...> Subject: Pratt area birds
Hi all,
The last couple of days have brought an influx of migrants to Pratt. The cool, rainy and cloudy conditions have made for pleasant birding, with new arrivals being Indigo Buntings, Mississippi Kites and a few warblers dropping in. Red-headed Woodpeckers, Red-eyed Vireos and Least Flycatchers made themselves heard this morning and I had a nice flock of Orange-crowned Warblers, with two Palm Warblers in the group at Pratt Co. Lake at lunch time today. Jeff Calhoun was in town with students from Dodge City on a field trip and had a singing White-eyed Vireo at the lake. I didn't re-find it, but the Palms were a nice surprise. Also had a sparrow fall-out of sorts with 14 Spotted Towhees, ten White-crowned Sparrows, 4 Harris's Sparrows and a few Chipping and Clay-coloreds around as well.
Henry Armknecht was in town yesterday, so he and I met and birded some after work. We had singing N. Parulas(2), a Black-and-white, and a nice flock(15) of Yellow-rumped Warblers. We saw the FOS Green Heron for us, 3 Solitary Sandpipers, four Snow Geese at the lake and he was able to see the lingering Neotropic Cormorant I'd found a few days ago. Great to spend some time with him!
Date: 4/30/25 11:23 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Wednesdy
I did a quick walk by the Kaw early this morning. It was not nearly as active as it was Monday morning. I listed 27 species.
Swainson Thrush (22) and Baltimore Oriole (17) notes were ubiquitous and I likely under counted these two species substantially. Warbling Vireos (7) were also singing. I heard 2 White-throated Sparrows, 1 Fish crow, 2 Gray Catbirds, and 1 Brown Thrasher. A few Cliff Swallows were at the Mass Bridge, but the colony apparently still has not returned. Yellow-rumped Warblers (9) are still common - there was some movement in the upper & middle stories, but I did not identify other warblers. The only FOS species I listed was a single Brown-headed Cowbird. When I left the park about 8:30 the broke through the clouds so activity might have picked up as the area warmed up.
Date: 4/29/25 4:33 pm From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: East Kingbir Attack
I just heard a what I thought was water dripping in my 7th floor office in Fraser Hall at the University of Kansas. I discovered the origin of the sound was my FOS Eastern Kingbird attacking its image repeatedly & hard in my office window.
I got right up to the glass, but it continued its assault- it was hammering the image so hard I worried it would damage his beak. I waved and the bird flew off but returned for a brief 2nd round attack. What a beautiful creature up close - what better art than that composed by mother nature?
Yearly, I have one of the resident American Kestrels, who nest nearby, sit on the same windowsill. Occasionally, I have had a Red-tailed Hawk visit as well, but these species did not attack their images (perhaps because it was after breeding season). They too look incredibly beautiful up-close - better than fine photos or plates in bird books.
In an adjacent office, about 5 or 6 years ago with a window left open, a White-throated Swift, in fall migration, bedded down in a wastepaper basket overnight. The human occupant, on opening her office door, discovered it and called me over. The bird saw us but did not flutter, I covered the basket & released it outside Fraser - it flew off immediately when I put the basket on its side. A bad dream for it I'm guessing....
The WTS species was reported once years before nearby by two birder Psychology grad students observing several of them through their 4th floor Fraser windows, but this visitor in the wastepaper basket is the only time I have seen this species in KS
Date: 4/29/25 3:07 pm From: Malcolm Gold <malcolmgold...> Subject: Re: Birding Your Way to Ulysses
For anyone sharing ebird checklists lists this weekend for the KOS spring
meeting, the ebird username is KSOrnSociety 😁
Have fun, I'll be at graduation dreaming of birds instead,
Malcolm
On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM John Schukman <schuksaya...> wrote:
> Birders,
>
> If you are willing consider doing a 3-minute stationary point count
> anywhere in the KOS weekend area--a park, playa, lagoon, bridge, or farm.
> Submit it on eBird with share to "KOS Kansas Ornithological Society"
>
> One person only should identify and count birds. Count all birds seen
> within a 1/4 mile or heard at any distance. Merlin is acceptable if
> confirmed.
>
> Continue to bird in the area and list on eBird. We will sort the 3-minute
> counts out later.
>
> Reply if you have questions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Schukman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas <KSBIRD-L...> On
> Behalf Of Jeff Calhoun
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 1:07 PM
> To: <KSBIRD-L...>
> Subject: Birding Your Way to Ulysses
>
> There are a million ways to get to Ulysses for a birder with free time,
> traveling on their way to the KOS Spring Meeting this week! KOS Membership
> Secretary, Jeff Calhoun, has taken K-156 and US-56 many, many times, and
> here are some of his favorite quick birding spots that don’t add too many
> extra miles:
>
> *All Paths Lead To…*
>
> -
>
> Barton County - Cheyenne Bottoms - It’s right on the highway and it
> seems crazy to drive by it during migration!! But you could spend a
> whole
> day here, so keep an eye on the time. Pros will enter from the Claflin
> dike
> or go on out through the west side to avoid backtracking. If nothing
> else,
> the restrooms at the Kansas Wetland Education Center are top notch, and
> right off the highway!
>
> *Highway 56*
>
> -
>
> Pawnee County - Schnack Park in Larned & Downey Park in Garfield -
> Literally right off the north sides of Highway 56, there is migrant trap
> potential at both of these. Whistling-Ducks can never be ruled out at
> Schnack Park and Downey Park is so quick and easy that it’s easy to move
> along if it’s a bust!
> -
>
> Edwards County - Offerle Woods (37.9274, -99.5645) and Offerle WTP - One
> of the best wooded sites in the county isn’t too far from one of the
> easiest views of surface water in the county. You gotta love it!
> -
>
> Ford County - South Dodge Magic (37.7293, -99.9966) - Impossible to
> explain the allure. Maybe it’s only in the eye of the beholder! But
> just a
> quick turn off of the south Dodge bypass onto 112 Rd you could,
> potentially, see nesting Black-billed Magpies and a Burrowing Owl that
> seems to be settling in.
> -
>
> Gray County - Montezuma WTP and Wild Horse Lake (37.67202, -100.5249)-
> Montezuma WTP just has a good birding history and it is easy to see. The
> “Wild Horse Lake” is a unique sink that was filled with water last fall,
> only to have it start to dry up, leaving great exposed mudflats at
> present.
> Phenomenal shorebird conditions exist; a scope is helpful with a long
> view
> to the west (so, evening viewing isn’t great, either).
> -
>
> Haskell County - Sublette WTP and Park (37.4765, -100.8455) - The WTP is
> viewable and the little park identified here is inexplicably Calhoun’s
> favorite of the many Haskell County possible “migrant traps”. Don’t get
> too
> upset when these locations take you off the most direct route..
>
> *Highway 156-50-25*
>
> -
>
> Hodgeman County - Buckner Valley Park - If I was only given one spot to
> try to be an opportunistic passerby during early May, while in Hodgeman
> County, I think it would be this park. Look for the sign along Highway
> K-156!
> -
>
> Finney County - Lake Concannon - Speaking of being opportunistic, there
> is actually water in this lake at the moment! You never know when you
> will
> be back in in Finney County in May, and then you never know if there
> will
> be water!
> -
>
> Kearny County - Deerfield City Park - Some of the finest trees in Kearny
> County are within the city park in Deerfield. And, as a bonus, any birds
> seen here can be contributed to the KOS Species list and Chuck Otte’s
> famous big boards, as Kearny is within the KOS Spring Meeting
> parameters!
>
> No matter how you get to Ulysses, we hope you drive safe and we look
> forward to seeing you for Friday’s social hour, starting at 7:00 PM at
> Ulysses High School!
>
> You'll have to get to from Wichita or points east of Salina on your own,
> but of course, you can always ask questions... we love to share!
>
>
> Jeff Calhoun
>
> Dodge City, KS
>
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Date: 4/29/25 1:16 pm From: Daniel Larson <birdkansa...> Subject: Re: Birding Your Way to Ulysses
Just wanted to let someone know and maybe people already did but the wtp @ Elkhart has been closed & locked. I checked with City and they said the state made them do it .
Thanks
Dan Larson
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 29, 2025, at 2:40 PM, John Schukman <schuksaya...> wrote:
>
> Birders,
>
> If you are willing consider doing a 3-minute stationary point count anywhere in the KOS weekend area--a park, playa, lagoon, bridge, or farm. Submit it on eBird with share to "KOS Kansas Ornithological Society"
>
> One person only should identify and count birds. Count all birds seen within a 1/4 mile or heard at any distance. Merlin is acceptable if confirmed.
>
> Continue to bird in the area and list on eBird. We will sort the 3-minute counts out later.
>
> Reply if you have questions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Schukman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas <KSBIRD-L...> On Behalf Of Jeff Calhoun
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 1:07 PM
> To: <KSBIRD-L...>
> Subject: Birding Your Way to Ulysses
>
> There are a million ways to get to Ulysses for a birder with free time, traveling on their way to the KOS Spring Meeting this week! KOS Membership Secretary, Jeff Calhoun, has taken K-156 and US-56 many, many times, and here are some of his favorite quick birding spots that don’t add too many extra miles:
>
> *All Paths Lead To…*
>
> -
>
> Barton County - Cheyenne Bottoms - It’s right on the highway and it
> seems crazy to drive by it during migration!! But you could spend a whole
> day here, so keep an eye on the time. Pros will enter from the Claflin dike
> or go on out through the west side to avoid backtracking. If nothing else,
> the restrooms at the Kansas Wetland Education Center are top notch, and
> right off the highway!
>
> *Highway 56*
>
> -
>
> Pawnee County - Schnack Park in Larned & Downey Park in Garfield -
> Literally right off the north sides of Highway 56, there is migrant trap
> potential at both of these. Whistling-Ducks can never be ruled out at
> Schnack Park and Downey Park is so quick and easy that it’s easy to move
> along if it’s a bust!
> -
>
> Edwards County - Offerle Woods (37.9274, -99.5645) and Offerle WTP - One
> of the best wooded sites in the county isn’t too far from one of the
> easiest views of surface water in the county. You gotta love it!
> -
>
> Ford County - South Dodge Magic (37.7293, -99.9966) - Impossible to
> explain the allure. Maybe it’s only in the eye of the beholder! But just a
> quick turn off of the south Dodge bypass onto 112 Rd you could,
> potentially, see nesting Black-billed Magpies and a Burrowing Owl that
> seems to be settling in.
> -
>
> Gray County - Montezuma WTP and Wild Horse Lake (37.67202, -100.5249)-
> Montezuma WTP just has a good birding history and it is easy to see. The
> “Wild Horse Lake” is a unique sink that was filled with water last fall,
> only to have it start to dry up, leaving great exposed mudflats at present.
> Phenomenal shorebird conditions exist; a scope is helpful with a long view
> to the west (so, evening viewing isn’t great, either).
> -
>
> Haskell County - Sublette WTP and Park (37.4765, -100.8455) - The WTP is
> viewable and the little park identified here is inexplicably Calhoun’s
> favorite of the many Haskell County possible “migrant traps”. Don’t get too
> upset when these locations take you off the most direct route..
>
> *Highway 156-50-25*
>
> -
>
> Hodgeman County - Buckner Valley Park - If I was only given one spot to
> try to be an opportunistic passerby during early May, while in Hodgeman
> County, I think it would be this park. Look for the sign along Highway
> K-156!
> -
>
> Finney County - Lake Concannon - Speaking of being opportunistic, there
> is actually water in this lake at the moment! You never know when you will
> be back in in Finney County in May, and then you never know if there will
> be water!
> -
>
> Kearny County - Deerfield City Park - Some of the finest trees in Kearny
> County are within the city park in Deerfield. And, as a bonus, any birds
> seen here can be contributed to the KOS Species list and Chuck Otte’s
> famous big boards, as Kearny is within the KOS Spring Meeting parameters!
>
> No matter how you get to Ulysses, we hope you drive safe and we look forward to seeing you for Friday’s social hour, starting at 7:00 PM at Ulysses High School!
>
> You'll have to get to from Wichita or points east of Salina on your own, but of course, you can always ask questions... we love to share!
>
>
> Jeff Calhoun
>
> Dodge City, KS
>
> For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to https://listserv.ksu.edu/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to
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> mailto:<ksbird-l-request...>
Date: 4/29/25 12:41 pm From: John Schukman <schuksaya...> Subject: Re: Birding Your Way to Ulysses
Birders,
If you are willing consider doing a 3-minute stationary point count anywhere in the KOS weekend area--a park, playa, lagoon, bridge, or farm. Submit it on eBird with share to "KOS Kansas Ornithological Society"
One person only should identify and count birds. Count all birds seen within a 1/4 mile or heard at any distance. Merlin is acceptable if confirmed.
Continue to bird in the area and list on eBird. We will sort the 3-minute counts out later.
Reply if you have questions.
Thanks,
John Schukman
-----Original Message-----
From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas <KSBIRD-L...> On Behalf Of Jeff Calhoun
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2025 1:07 PM
To: <KSBIRD-L...>
Subject: Birding Your Way to Ulysses
There are a million ways to get to Ulysses for a birder with free time, traveling on their way to the KOS Spring Meeting this week! KOS Membership Secretary, Jeff Calhoun, has taken K-156 and US-56 many, many times, and here are some of his favorite quick birding spots that don’t add too many extra miles:
*All Paths Lead To…*
-
Barton County - Cheyenne Bottoms - It’s right on the highway and it
seems crazy to drive by it during migration!! But you could spend a whole
day here, so keep an eye on the time. Pros will enter from the Claflin dike
or go on out through the west side to avoid backtracking. If nothing else,
the restrooms at the Kansas Wetland Education Center are top notch, and
right off the highway!
*Highway 56*
-
Pawnee County - Schnack Park in Larned & Downey Park in Garfield -
Literally right off the north sides of Highway 56, there is migrant trap
potential at both of these. Whistling-Ducks can never be ruled out at
Schnack Park and Downey Park is so quick and easy that it’s easy to move
along if it’s a bust!
-
Edwards County - Offerle Woods (37.9274, -99.5645) and Offerle WTP - One
of the best wooded sites in the county isn’t too far from one of the
easiest views of surface water in the county. You gotta love it!
-
Ford County - South Dodge Magic (37.7293, -99.9966) - Impossible to
explain the allure. Maybe it’s only in the eye of the beholder! But just a
quick turn off of the south Dodge bypass onto 112 Rd you could,
potentially, see nesting Black-billed Magpies and a Burrowing Owl that
seems to be settling in.
-
Gray County - Montezuma WTP and Wild Horse Lake (37.67202, -100.5249)-
Montezuma WTP just has a good birding history and it is easy to see. The
“Wild Horse Lake” is a unique sink that was filled with water last fall,
only to have it start to dry up, leaving great exposed mudflats at present.
Phenomenal shorebird conditions exist; a scope is helpful with a long view
to the west (so, evening viewing isn’t great, either).
-
Haskell County - Sublette WTP and Park (37.4765, -100.8455) - The WTP is
viewable and the little park identified here is inexplicably Calhoun’s
favorite of the many Haskell County possible “migrant traps”. Don’t get too
upset when these locations take you off the most direct route..
*Highway 156-50-25*
-
Hodgeman County - Buckner Valley Park - If I was only given one spot to
try to be an opportunistic passerby during early May, while in Hodgeman
County, I think it would be this park. Look for the sign along Highway
K-156!
-
Finney County - Lake Concannon - Speaking of being opportunistic, there
is actually water in this lake at the moment! You never know when you will
be back in in Finney County in May, and then you never know if there will
be water!
-
Kearny County - Deerfield City Park - Some of the finest trees in Kearny
County are within the city park in Deerfield. And, as a bonus, any birds
seen here can be contributed to the KOS Species list and Chuck Otte’s
famous big boards, as Kearny is within the KOS Spring Meeting parameters!
No matter how you get to Ulysses, we hope you drive safe and we look forward to seeing you for Friday’s social hour, starting at 7:00 PM at Ulysses High School!
You'll have to get to from Wichita or points east of Salina on your own, but of course, you can always ask questions... we love to share!
Date: 4/29/25 7:44 am From: Chuck Otte <cotte...> Subject: Mississippi Kites, Geary County
In the howling wind yesterday afternoon (Monday the 28th), and before the thunderstorms arrived Jaye had a Mississippi Kite hanging in the wind over the farmstead (rural Milford, Geary County.) Of course, I was inside working on something for supper so I didn't see it!
Date: 4/28/25 11:27 am From: Kevin Groeneweg <kgroeneweg1616...> Subject: Wichita Blue-winged Warbler
I tried again for the Common Gallinule at Pracht Wetland Park in Wichita this morning, which would be a new SG county bird for me, but came up empty. I then headed over to Oak Park, where it was pretty lively. There were lots of Yellow-rumped and Orange-crowned Warblers, and I also saw 3 Nashville and a Tennessee Warbler, as well as a Blue-headed Vireo. However, the best bird was a Blue-winged Warbler, a SG county first for me. So I scored a county bird after all. I also saw my first Rose-breasted Grosbeak of the season, and had a White-eyed Vireo singing near the fountain.
Date: 4/28/25 11:15 am From: Jeff Calhoun <jeffcalhoun11...> Subject: Birding Your Way to Ulysses
There are a million ways to get to Ulysses for a birder with free time,
traveling on their way to the KOS Spring Meeting this week! KOS Membership
Secretary, Jeff Calhoun, has taken K-156 and US-56 many, many times, and
here are some of his favorite quick birding spots that don’t add too many
extra miles:
*All Paths Lead To…*
-
Barton County - Cheyenne Bottoms - It’s right on the highway and it
seems crazy to drive by it during migration!! But you could spend a whole
day here, so keep an eye on the time. Pros will enter from the Claflin dike
or go on out through the west side to avoid backtracking. If nothing else,
the restrooms at the Kansas Wetland Education Center are top notch, and
right off the highway!
*Highway 56*
-
Pawnee County - Schnack Park in Larned & Downey Park in Garfield -
Literally right off the north sides of Highway 56, there is migrant trap
potential at both of these. Whistling-Ducks can never be ruled out at
Schnack Park and Downey Park is so quick and easy that it’s easy to move
along if it’s a bust!
-
Edwards County - Offerle Woods (37.9274, -99.5645) and Offerle WTP - One
of the best wooded sites in the county isn’t too far from one of the
easiest views of surface water in the county. You gotta love it!
-
Ford County - South Dodge Magic (37.7293, -99.9966) - Impossible to
explain the allure. Maybe it’s only in the eye of the beholder! But just a
quick turn off of the south Dodge bypass onto 112 Rd you could,
potentially, see nesting Black-billed Magpies and a Burrowing Owl that
seems to be settling in.
-
Gray County - Montezuma WTP and Wild Horse Lake (37.67202, -100.5249)-
Montezuma WTP just has a good birding history and it is easy to see. The
“Wild Horse Lake” is a unique sink that was filled with water last fall,
only to have it start to dry up, leaving great exposed mudflats at present.
Phenomenal shorebird conditions exist; a scope is helpful with a long view
to the west (so, evening viewing isn’t great, either).
-
Haskell County - Sublette WTP and Park (37.4765, -100.8455) - The WTP is
viewable and the little park identified here is inexplicably Calhoun’s
favorite of the many Haskell County possible “migrant traps”. Don’t get too
upset when these locations take you off the most direct route..
*Highway 156-50-25*
-
Hodgeman County - Buckner Valley Park - If I was only given one spot to
try to be an opportunistic passerby during early May, while in Hodgeman
County, I think it would be this park. Look for the sign along Highway
K-156!
-
Finney County - Lake Concannon - Speaking of being opportunistic, there
is actually water in this lake at the moment! You never know when you will
be back in in Finney County in May, and then you never know if there will
be water!
-
Kearny County - Deerfield City Park - Some of the finest trees in Kearny
County are within the city park in Deerfield. And, as a bonus, any birds
seen here can be contributed to the KOS Species list and Chuck Otte’s
famous big boards, as Kearny is within the KOS Spring Meeting parameters!
No matter how you get to Ulysses, we hope you drive safe and we look
forward to seeing you for Friday’s social hour, starting at 7:00 PM at
Ulysses High School!
You'll have to get to from Wichita or points east of Salina on your own,
but of course, you can always ask questions... we love to share!
Date: 4/28/25 10:28 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Monday
It was a nice, birdy early morning along the Kaw, despite a pretty, strong south wind. A lot of birds came into Burcham last night. This seems consistent with the migration dashboard, which reported a huge spike of nearly 7 million birds crossing into the county last night, and a peak of over 500,000 birds in the air at one time.
I listed 36 species - most of the activity was between 7:00AM & 8:15 AM. Birding seemed slow when I departed around 9:00AM
I listed some FOS birds, but the numbers increased for many other species. Also, there was lots of action in the middle and upper stories of likely Warbler species (I'm guessing mostly Yellow-rumped). Also, many of the trees have their leaves, making the small birds hard to see.
Already numerous yesterday morning, the numbers of Warbling Vireo (16), Baltimore Oriole (15), Swainson's Thrush (27 [their whit notes & song was everywhere in the wooded areas of the park]); Yellow-rumped Warbler (22); & House Wren (9) increased and I likely undercounted these species.
Also, I have not heard the Great-crested Flycatcher the last couple of walks in Burcham- today I heard at least 7 and I had not heard Red-eyed Vireo in the park for a while and I listed 6 today. I also saw and heard 2 Gray Catbirds, 2 Northern Parulas, and heard 9 Carolina Wrens.
FOS Burcham Birds
Least Flycatcher - 2 called
Lincoln's Sparrow - 2
Orchard Oriole - 2 - one singing & saw one immature (heard one yesterday evening west of the downtown the post office near 6th street.
Blue-headed Vireo - 1 singing
Tennessee Warbler - 2 (one sang)
Yellow Warbler - 1 and possibly 2 singing
Ony observed 1 swallow over the Kaw, and did not see Cliff Swallows at the Mass Bridge.
Date: 4/28/25 7:54 am From: Malcolm Gold <malcolmgold...> Subject: FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER - Madison Co, IL
FYI, Just over the river from St Louis is a crazy rarity, Seen still this
morning.
Malcolm Gold (Overland Park, Johnson County, KS)
---------- Forwarded message ---------
Date: Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: Madison Co, IL - FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER
To: <MOBIRDS-L...>
We have seen the Fork-tailed Flycatcher this morning on both sides of the
trail from exactly 38.69524° N, 90.07970° W
Pete
Sent from my iPhone
*CAUTION!:* This email originated from outside of Columbia College.
Bird still there at 1:30. Park in Walker Island parking lot, were the gate
to the campground is closed, and walk the gravel path that has yellow tubes
on the cable that keeps cars out. Walk to where the tall brush is on both
sides. Bird was working both sides with many Eastern Kingbirds . Bird was
keeping very low most of time. There were also Bobolinks in the distance.
[image: 1200.png]
A Fork-tailed Flycatcher was first observed yesterday afternoon at
Horseshoe Lake in Madison County, IL just across from St. Louis. It was
relocated this morning and has been being seen reliably by many observers.
The bird is hanging out with several Eastern Kingbirds at apx: 38.69394,
-90.07999.
Date: 4/28/25 5:19 am From: Tom Ewert <ewert.tom...> Subject: Re: Wichita birding
Jeff, from the eBird hotspots in Wichita, the best places for spring
birding include Oak Park, Chisholm Creek Park, Pracht Wetlands and the
Canoe launch/Ark river access at 71st street.
I was at Oak park yesterday morning and had first of season Great Crested
Flycatchers, Red-eyed vireo, and Swainson's thrush everywhere.
Tom Ewert
On Sun, Apr 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM Jeff Keating <jffkeats...> wrote:
> While many of you get to go to KOS this weekend, I have a meeting in
> Wichita and must miss the excitement. I will have some opportunity to get
> out while in Wichita, and was hoping some locals could give me a few
> hotspots I might try to bird while there.
>
> Thanks In advance.
>
> Jeff Keating
>
> For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to
> https://listserv.ksu.edu/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to
> http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to
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While many of you get to go to KOS this weekend, I have a meeting in Wichita and must miss the excitement. I will have some opportunity to get out while in Wichita, and was hoping some locals could give me a few hotspots I might try to bird while there.
Date: 4/27/25 2:47 pm From: G & J Fenton Friesen <friesen.fenton...> Subject: HV County Sunday
An early morning walk around Harvey County West Park yielded a number of arrivals for spring/summer. I had many Red-eyed Vireos, one Warbling Vireo, a lone Summer Tanager, and more than one House Wren among others. Spotted Towhees were singing with only about ten days till the late date for me for that bird in this area. The most common Sparrow was Chipping Sparrow. Harris's Sparrow held in moderate numbers. A pair of Orange-crowned Warblers seen along the river from the south bridge afforded a view of the orange-crown; something I've never seen clearly before. 37 species for a 2 hour walk.
No Orioles till I got home and had my yard's FOS Baltimore Oriole today.
Date: 4/27/25 1:41 pm From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Sunday
I did not plan to go out today but when the drizzle stopped, I did mid-morning walk along the Kaw. A south-easterly wind blew for much of my walk. Still not comfy out there. I listed 41 species - Warbling Vireos (12), Baltimore Orioles (15), and Swainson's Thrush (17) were numerous and their notes could be heard practically everywhere in the park (along with common resident species Red-bellied WPs, Flickers, Carolina Wrens, &Cardinals).
Hundreds and likely thousands of migrating swallows were operating low over the Kaw- the lighting was poor but I believe most were Northern Rough-winged and Tree Swallows. The colony of Cliff Swallers hung out on the wires above the Mass Street bridge and were flying around thee south end of the park. Saw Chimney Swifts, two Fish Crows (regulars who are likely nesting nearby), a Red-shouldered Hawk called, & a Great Blue Heron flew over.
Heard Red-headed Woodpecker calls (3) and Eastern Bluebird (3) song. A Pileated Woodpecker called from across the Kaw north of its usual nesting area.
Heard one Norther Parula and observed Yellow-rumped Warblers (12) - several sang. Just before I left the park, I observed a group of likely warblers operating in the mid to upper stories, sheltered from the wind - but I did not hear their notes and the lighting was too poor for me to identify them.
I did find a few FOS migrants:
Franklin's Gull (approximately 50-75) flew above the cultivated fields north of the park, cackling as they flew.
Gray Catbird - singing in a thick bush toward the north end of the park
Great Egret- Flew by on opposite side of the Kaw
Cedar Waxwing - (approx. 30)
House Wren - Scolded me loudly from the interior of a bush
Empid Species - likely a Least but did not hear its notes.
Heard Red-eyed Vireos outside the park but none today in Burcham. Did not see the Blue-winged Duck pairs or Wood Ducks today.
At my home, I have Eucalyptus (or closely related) tree with a hole where a branch broke off - BC Chickadees are feeding young there. One parent bolts out almost every time I start my car nearby and when I return home it flies out and scolds me until I enter my house. Can hear the feed-me notes of the young.
A casual morning of Geary County birding on Walla Walla Rd and the outlet area of Milford Lake resulted in a few first of season sightings. Highlights included a Yellow Warbler and a brilliant Lazuli Bunting, both observed in the Outlet area! The Lazuli was feeding on dandelions in the grass with numerous Chipping Sparrows.
Date: 4/25/25 12:43 pm From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Friaday
It was cloudy with northerly breeze blowing early this morning along the Kaw. I did not find any new spring migrants. Baltimore Oriole (11) and Warbling Vireo (9) were numerous. I have yet to hear scolding calls of these species so I expect the females have not arrived and territorial battles have not begun.
Heard Swainson's Thrushes (6) call notes and song along the river trail. Saw 3 pairs of Blue-winged Teal on the river, and 2 Wood Ducks flew over. I saw the Pileated Woodpecker. Female Blackbirds are flocked up again on the river's wood edge. Cliff Swallows are at the Mass Street Bridge, but not yet building nests. Saw just a few Northern Rough-winged Swallows upriver, and a few Yellow-rumped Warblers. Birding was slow.
Just saw my FOS indigo bunting! What a great week it's been! Yesterday, at Anneberg Park in Manhattan, I saw a summer Tanager and heard both the red-eyed and yellow- throated vireos as well as a blue- gray gnatcatcher and the Northern Parula. I also think a pair of E. Phoebes are making a nest right above my bathroom window! Good times! Lol
Date: 4/25/25 11:07 am From: Maggie Schroeder <mschroeder263...> Subject: Re: Cleanup Day (and birding) - Marion Reservoir April 26th 9 am - 1 pm
I wish I could be there! This lifer has missed the last couple of years. I
will do my best to send the orioles! I do hope you get a good turnout and
see some good birds!
Rain is so needed and seems to be splitting before it reaches us. Cleanup
day isn't fun with the rain though. I'll pray for it to start once you're
done. ;)
On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM Lloyd Davies <ldavies...> wrote:
> I've asked about this for 21 years that we've been doing the cleanup day
> out there but if we have birders who want to pick up trash and bird, let me
> know, or just bird. Lol. We educate and try to compile bird lists during
> the event. Jim Nickel was great previously. What's cool is to have an
> expert who "sees" what we don't see.
>
> My section leaders are all birders so we're doing the same to see what new
> migrants have arrived (usually see our first orioles and last year observed
> shorebirds on the back end at the causeway). I've seen a Brown Pelican,
> Surf Scoter and Red-Necked Grebe on the reservoir in past years. Quite the
> treats. Bird and wildlife observations are a great combo of why we do the
> cleanup, especially removing discarded fishing line that injures and can be
> fatal to birds.
>
> We're meeting at Marion Cove, shelters 1, 2, 3 and 4. I have doughnuts,
> gloves and t-shirts.
>
> And I bet it rains.
>
> Thanks
> Lloyd Davies
> Marion, Kansas
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On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM Lloyd Davies <ldavies...> wrote:
> Send them down the road. Or to the cleanup tomorrow. :)
>
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM Maggie Schroeder <mschroeder263...>
> wrote:
>
>> Heard my first Oriole of the season this morning around 7:20. 5 miles
>> north
>> of Goessel-Marion County. Maggie Schroeder
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Date: 4/25/25 10:30 am From: Lloyd Davies <ldavies...> Subject: Cleanup Day (and birding) - Marion Reservoir April 26th 9 am - 1 pm
I've asked about this for 21 years that we've been doing the cleanup day out there but if we have birders who want to pick up trash and bird, let me know, or just bird. Lol. We educate and try to compile bird lists during the event. Jim Nickel was great previously. What's cool is to have an expert who "sees" what we don't see.
My section leaders are all birders so we're doing the same to see what new migrants have arrived (usually see our first orioles and last year observed shorebirds on the back end at the causeway). I've seen a Brown Pelican, Surf Scoter and Red-Necked Grebe on the reservoir in past years. Quite the treats. Bird and wildlife observations are a great combo of why we do the cleanup, especially removing discarded fishing line that injures and can be fatal to birds.
We're meeting at Marion Cove, shelters 1, 2, 3 and 4. I have doughnuts, gloves and t-shirts.
Date: 4/25/25 6:14 am From: DENNIS FARRES <ozbelgnz...> Subject: FOS Western Kingbird Salina KS
4/24/25 Western Kingbirds FOS observed in Salina KS looking at their usual nesting spot.Kat and Dennis FarresOZ BelgianZ and a slightly used aussieSalina KS
> Thank you all. I will be listening Sat. and Sun. for the Northern Flint
> Hills Audubon birdathon. Your tips are a delight.
>
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM Doris Burnett <dburnett7750...>
> wrote:
>
>> We had a Chuck-wills-widow last night also.
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 10:59 PM Marla Shoemaker <
>> <marlaswhisperingpines...> wrote:
>>
>> > We just heard our FOS Chuck- wills - widow tonight, on the west side of
>> > Manhattan. Riley County. Love that sound so much!
>> >
>> > On Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 1:06 PM Dan Mulhern <browndog06...> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I visited my favorite Nightjar listening spot along McIntire Creek
>> (east
>> > > side of Tuttle Reservoir) this morning. I arrived about 5:15 and
>> stayed
>> > > (mostly just sitting) for several hours. I was rewarded with 5 loudly
>> > > calling Chuck Will's Widows and 2 much softer calling Common
>> Poorwills.
>> > I
>> > > have infrequently in the past gotten all 4 species at this location.
>> It
>> > > requires Common Nighthawk arriving before the departure of Eastern
>> > > Whip-poor-will. Didn't happen today.
>> > > I also heard a single Barred Owl, and just before sunrise, several
>> Wild
>> > > Turkeys and a few Greater Prairie Chickens on a distant hill. After
>> it
>> > got
>> > > light I watched a female Eastern Bluebird wrestle furiously to subdue
>> a
>> > > very large green caterpillar which was about one-third her body
>> length.
>> > It
>> > > also turned into a very good sparrow morning.
>> > > The full list:
>> > > Canada GooseNorthern BobwhiteWild TurkeyGreater Prairie Chicken
>> > > FOSMourning DoveYellow-billed Cuckoo FOSC W Widow FOSC
>> > > PoorwillKilldeerUpland Sandpiper FOSGreat Blue HeronTurkey
>> > > VultureRed-tailed HawkNorthern HarrierBarred OwlRed-bellied
>> > > WoodpeckerRed-headed WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerBlue JayAmerican
>> > CrowTufted
>> > > TitmouseWhite-breasted NuthatchCarolina WrenBrown ThrasherE
>> > StarlingEastern
>> > > BluebirdAm RobinHouse SparrowAm GoldfinchLark Sparrow
>> FOSWhite-crowned
>> > > SparrowWhite-throated Sparrow FOSHarris' SparrowVesper
>> SparrowSavannah
>> > > SparrowSong Sparrow FOSLincoln's SparrowE MeadowlarkRW
>> BlackbirdCommon
>> > > GrackleNorthern Cardinal
>> > >
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Date: 4/24/25 5:48 pm From: Kenneth Kinman <kinman...> Subject: Enjoying the return of Western Kingbirds
Hi All,
I've been enjoying the return of Western Kingbirds to my neighborhood in northeast Hays. A male has been perching above the usual nesting site (on a metal bracket attached to a utility pole). This despite last year's nest being destroyed when workers replaced the utility pole (but the fledging kingbirds were thankfully just old enough to escape to nearby trees).
Anyway, I hope they start chasing off the noisy grackles (which have the disagreeable habit of pestering robins and other birds that I enjoy).
--------Ken Kinman, Hays, Kansas
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you all. I will be listening Sat. and Sun. for the Northern Flint
Hills Audubon birdathon. Your tips are a delight.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM Doris Burnett <dburnett7750...>
wrote:
> We had a Chuck-wills-widow last night also.
>
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 10:59 PM Marla Shoemaker <
> <marlaswhisperingpines...> wrote:
>
> > We just heard our FOS Chuck- wills - widow tonight, on the west side of
> > Manhattan. Riley County. Love that sound so much!
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 1:06 PM Dan Mulhern <browndog06...> wrote:
> >
> > > I visited my favorite Nightjar listening spot along McIntire Creek
> (east
> > > side of Tuttle Reservoir) this morning. I arrived about 5:15 and stayed
> > > (mostly just sitting) for several hours. I was rewarded with 5 loudly
> > > calling Chuck Will's Widows and 2 much softer calling Common Poorwills.
> > I
> > > have infrequently in the past gotten all 4 species at this location.
> It
> > > requires Common Nighthawk arriving before the departure of Eastern
> > > Whip-poor-will. Didn't happen today.
> > > I also heard a single Barred Owl, and just before sunrise, several Wild
> > > Turkeys and a few Greater Prairie Chickens on a distant hill. After it
> > got
> > > light I watched a female Eastern Bluebird wrestle furiously to subdue a
> > > very large green caterpillar which was about one-third her body length.
> > It
> > > also turned into a very good sparrow morning.
> > > The full list:
> > > Canada GooseNorthern BobwhiteWild TurkeyGreater Prairie Chicken
> > > FOSMourning DoveYellow-billed Cuckoo FOSC W Widow FOSC
> > > PoorwillKilldeerUpland Sandpiper FOSGreat Blue HeronTurkey
> > > VultureRed-tailed HawkNorthern HarrierBarred OwlRed-bellied
> > > WoodpeckerRed-headed WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerBlue JayAmerican
> > CrowTufted
> > > TitmouseWhite-breasted NuthatchCarolina WrenBrown ThrasherE
> > StarlingEastern
> > > BluebirdAm RobinHouse SparrowAm GoldfinchLark Sparrow FOSWhite-crowned
> > > SparrowWhite-throated Sparrow FOSHarris' SparrowVesper SparrowSavannah
> > > SparrowSong Sparrow FOSLincoln's SparrowE MeadowlarkRW BlackbirdCommon
> > > GrackleNorthern Cardinal
> > >
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Date: 4/24/25 11:37 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham Thursday
I did a very quick walk along the Kaw early this morning. It was cloudy, and shortly after sunrise it was less busy than yesterday. Some species were just getting active when I was leaving the park.
A Pileated WP & two Fish Crows were calling at the south end the park. I only listed 4 Yellow-rumps. Heard little song- saw likely warblers in the middle and higher stories of the woods but the lighting was too poot to identify them and I did not hear notes. Warbling Vireos (12) were singing and heard 2 Red-eyed Vireos.. And the Baltimore Orioles (7) started to sing the last 10 minutes of my walk. I heard only 2 Swainsons Thrushes.
There were swarming swallows flying under the north end of the Mass bridge - could be the Cliff Swallow colony returning. I did not have time to walk to the bridge to ID them. Only heard a few Northern-rough-wings elsewhere.
FOS Burcham birds
Great-crested Flycatcher (3 singing)
Spotted Sandpiper (1-did not hear any notes)
Date: 4/24/25 8:49 am From: Delisle, Jennifer <jdelisle...> Subject: Using eBird to document breeding activity
Hello birders;
A couple of weeks ago Malcolm Gold posted some recommendations for documenting "Rare" birds in eBird. I would like to add another way to make your eBird posts more useful to the scientific community.
The Kansas Natural Heritage Inventory documents breeding sites for a select group of birds that are either rare in the state or of particular conservation concern. Using the breeding code in eBird is a quick and easy way to document breeding activity for these birds. The list of species we're interested in can be found at
https://www.ksbirds.org/Birds_of_interest_Heritage_Program_2025.pdf
If you observe breeding behavior for one of these species during your birding trips this year, just pop in the breeding code and add a few notes about what you saw.
If you don't use eBird you can just send me an email at <jdelisle...><mailto:<jdelisle...>.
We appreciate your help!
Jennifer
Jennifer M. Delisle, Information Manager
Kansas Natural Heritage Inventory
Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research
Takeru Higuchi Bldg., 2101 Constant Ave.
Lawrence, KS 66047
785-864-1538
Date: 4/24/25 7:52 am From: Dan Thalmann <editor...> Subject: American Pipits - Washington County April 23
I had a flock of 60+ American Pipits south of Palmer, Washington County, during a jog/walk yesterday. I’ve only seen American Pipits twice in my life and both times it was single individuals. So this was nice to see.
It was a heavy sparrow day as I walked. I heard or saw:
Vesper Sparrow
Harris’s Sparrow
House Sparrow
Lark Sparrow (thick)
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Merlin Bird app also heard (but I did not verify):
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
I went to the Linn City Lagoons (also Washington County) later in the afternoon. Nothing much.
Waterfowl
• Blue-winged teal and Northern Shovelers were highest numbers.
1 Ruddy Duck
2 Green-winged Teal
2 American Coots
8 Canada Geese
1 Cackling Goose
2 Mallards
Shorebirds
Wilson’s Phalaropes were most common
2 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Spotted sandpipers
1 Dowitcher sp.
Killdeer
Some peeps
There were 2 Yellow-headed blackbirds still among the Red-winged blackbirds.
I had my first Ruby-throated hummingbird show up in my yard for like 3 minutes and never saw one again yesterday.
-Dan
Dan Thalmann
• Owner – Washington County News, Washington, Kansas
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Date: 4/24/25 6:53 am From: LuAnn Cadden <luann.cadden...> Subject: PROW Pair @ WYCO Lake
Yesterday afternoon I thought I heard our Prothonotary Warblers return. This morning it was verified by song and a local photographer who snapped pics of a pair of PROWS. Looking forward to seeing them raise their young again behind the Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle library!
We had our FOS Baltimore Oreole in our yard here in Hays yesterday afternoon. We have not seen a Ruby-throated Hummingbird yet this season. Saludos y nos vemos ms tarde, EJF
I had two singing Warbling Vireos on the Sand Creek bike path in Newton Kansas this morning that is in Harvey County. Also, a trip into eastern Butler County to the Flint Hills tallgrass Prairie preserve east of Cassidy’s allowed looks at a number of Upland sandpipers.
Due to the response to my post yesterday I decided I needed to put together a web page really quick with the Ruby-throated Hummingbird expected spring return date map, or I'd be responding to a bunch of email requests.
Date: 4/23/25 10:46 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: FW: Burcham: Wednesday
Sorry to send this a second time - I sent the first by mistake.
It was a beautiful morning along the Kaw and pretty birdy to o. Some migrants, who usually arrive early, appeared in reasonably large numbers today.
I walked with Joe Harrington today. I listed 38 species. Warbling Vireos sharply increased (16 calling) & Yellow-rumped Warblers were much more numerous (18 most were singing)..Heard the Barred Owl calling, and a Pileated doing the same.
F0S Burcham birds were:
Baltimore Oriole (11 calling)
Swainsons Thrush (4 singing)
Hermit Thrush - (1)
Red-headed-Woodpecker (2 calling)
Eastern Phoebe (2 at breeding sight - their latest return I can recall)
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Northern Parula (2 singing)
Palm Warbler (3 singing)
Common Yellowthroat (1 singing)
Joe also had a Prothonotary Warbler-& an Orange-crowned Warbler, which he tried to point out to me, but I just saw them flit. I believe we heard Tennessee Warblers singing at a distance or incomplete songs, but I did not list.
Date: 4/23/25 10:40 am From: Daniel Kerr <dkerr...> Subject: Notables in Bourbon Co.
The last several days have been glorious in Bourbon County and I've made it out and about now three days in a row which I'm not sure I've ever done before. Lots of action and several notables:
*Elm Creek Lake:* Upland Sandpiper (6), Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (4), Lesser Yellowlegs (20+), Greater Yellowlegs (-10), Lark Sparrow (2), Bank Swallow (2) Note: Upland Sandpipers have style. Bank Swallows are tiny!
*Lake Fort Scott: *Kentucky Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Black and White Warbler, Parula, Louisiana Waterthrush; Summer Tanager; Warbling Vireo; Common Loon; Broad-winged Hawk. Note: Kentucky Warbler is a lifer for me and I got a decent enough picture to put on my eBird list.
*Gunn Park: *Orange Crowned Warbler, N. Parula, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Summer Tanager; Chimney Swift.
Also, had a great, up-close look at a female Blue Grosbeak near Rock Creek Lake yesterday.
No hummers or orioles that I've encountered yet.
Duc in altum,
*Daniel Kerr* President, St. Martin's Academy c: 620.224.8110 www.saintmartinsacademy.org
Date: 4/23/25 10:38 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Wednesday
It was a beautiful morning along the Kaw and pretty birdy to o. Some migrants, who usually arrive early, appeared in reasonably large numbers today. I walked with Joe Harrington today. I listed 38 species. Warbling Vireos sharply increased (16 calling).Heard the Barred calling, and a Pileated doing the same.
F0S Burcham birds were:
Baltimore Oriole (11 calling)
Swainsons Thrush (4 singing)
Hermit Thrush - (1)
Red-headed-Woodpecker (2 calling)
Eastern Phoebe (2 at breeding sight - their latest return I can recall)
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (18 most were singing)
Northern Parula (2 singing)
Palm Warbler (3 singing)
Common Yellowthroat (1 singing)
Joe also had a Prothonotary Warbler- & an Orange-crowned Warbler which he tried to point out to me but I just saw them flit. I believe we hard Tennessee Warblers singing at a distance or incomplete songs.
Date: 4/23/25 10:35 am From: Dan Thalmann <editor...> Subject: FOY swift, wren in Washington County
I heard a house wren and saw a chimney swift in Washington, Washington County just now. This would be FOY for both, though I swear I heard a house wren yesterday but couldn’t re-hear it haha.
-Dan
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> We just heard our FOS Chuck- wills - widow tonight, on the west side of
> Manhattan. Riley County. Love that sound so much!
>
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 1:06 PM Dan Mulhern <browndog06...> wrote:
>
> > I visited my favorite Nightjar listening spot along McIntire Creek (east
> > side of Tuttle Reservoir) this morning. I arrived about 5:15 and stayed
> > (mostly just sitting) for several hours. I was rewarded with 5 loudly
> > calling Chuck Will's Widows and 2 much softer calling Common Poorwills.
> I
> > have infrequently in the past gotten all 4 species at this location. It
> > requires Common Nighthawk arriving before the departure of Eastern
> > Whip-poor-will. Didn't happen today.
> > I also heard a single Barred Owl, and just before sunrise, several Wild
> > Turkeys and a few Greater Prairie Chickens on a distant hill. After it
> got
> > light I watched a female Eastern Bluebird wrestle furiously to subdue a
> > very large green caterpillar which was about one-third her body length.
> It
> > also turned into a very good sparrow morning.
> > The full list:
> > Canada GooseNorthern BobwhiteWild TurkeyGreater Prairie Chicken
> > FOSMourning DoveYellow-billed Cuckoo FOSC W Widow FOSC
> > PoorwillKilldeerUpland Sandpiper FOSGreat Blue HeronTurkey
> > VultureRed-tailed HawkNorthern HarrierBarred OwlRed-bellied
> > WoodpeckerRed-headed WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerBlue JayAmerican
> CrowTufted
> > TitmouseWhite-breasted NuthatchCarolina WrenBrown ThrasherE
> StarlingEastern
> > BluebirdAm RobinHouse SparrowAm GoldfinchLark Sparrow FOSWhite-crowned
> > SparrowWhite-throated Sparrow FOSHarris' SparrowVesper SparrowSavannah
> > SparrowSong Sparrow FOSLincoln's SparrowE MeadowlarkRW BlackbirdCommon
> > GrackleNorthern Cardinal
> >
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Date: 4/23/25 5:25 am From: DENNIS FARRES <ozbelgnz...> Subject: Re: First of season Upland Sandpipers Saline CO KS
FOS Upland Sandpipers arrived in Western Saline CO KS on 4/22/25. At least 6 were observed poking for bugs in the grass as well as posing on posts.Kat and Dennis FarresSalina KS USAOZ BelgianZ and a slightly used aussie
We just heard our FOS Chuck- wills - widow tonight, on the west side of Manhattan. Riley County. Love that sound so much!
On Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 1:06 PM Dan Mulhern <browndog06...> wrote:
> I visited my favorite Nightjar listening spot along McIntire Creek (east > side of Tuttle Reservoir) this morning. I arrived about 5:15 and stayed > (mostly just sitting) for several hours. I was rewarded with 5 loudly > calling Chuck Will's Widows and 2 much softer calling Common Poorwills. I > have infrequently in the past gotten all 4 species at this location. It > requires Common Nighthawk arriving before the departure of Eastern > Whip-poor-will. Didn't happen today. > I also heard a single Barred Owl, and just before sunrise, several Wild > Turkeys and a few Greater Prairie Chickens on a distant hill. After it got > light I watched a female Eastern Bluebird wrestle furiously to subdue a > very large green caterpillar which was about one-third her body length. It > also turned into a very good sparrow morning. > The full list: > Canada GooseNorthern BobwhiteWild TurkeyGreater Prairie Chicken > FOSMourning DoveYellow-billed Cuckoo FOSC W Widow FOSC > PoorwillKilldeerUpland Sandpiper FOSGreat Blue HeronTurkey > VultureRed-tailed HawkNorthern HarrierBarred OwlRed-bellied > WoodpeckerRed-headed WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerBlue JayAmerican CrowTufted > TitmouseWhite-breasted NuthatchCarolina WrenBrown ThrasherE StarlingEastern > BluebirdAm RobinHouse SparrowAm GoldfinchLark Sparrow FOSWhite-crowned > SparrowWhite-throated Sparrow FOSHarris' SparrowVesper SparrowSavannah > SparrowSong Sparrow FOSLincoln's SparrowE MeadowlarkRW BlackbirdCommon > GrackleNorthern Cardinal > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > https://listserv.ksu.edu/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...> >
FOS oriole in my yard this morning as well. Karl Grover, 13 miles north of Larned. Heard my first of season grasshopper sparrow while jogging this morning as well.
Karl Grover, Pray for our nation.
On Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 18:59 Dan Mulhern <browndog06...> wrote:
> The first Baltimore Oriole and first Gray Catbird just showed up about the > same time in my yard this evening. > In the next 3-4 weeks my neighborhood will fill up with Baltimore Orioles. > For a time they will be the most conspicuous bird species here. One of my > favorite times of the year. > Dan Mulhern > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > https://listserv.ksu.edu/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...> >
Date: 4/22/25 5:09 pm From: Dan Thalmann <editor...> Subject: Re: First of season Hummingbird reports
I’d like the map.
I’m waiting impatiently for my first Ruby-throat in Washington County. My wife got me a couple new feeders we’re excited about.
We did have our FOY Baltimore Oriole in my yard in Palmer, Washington County, today.
Significant increase in singing Chipping Sparrows and Barn Swallows.
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> On Apr 22, 2025, at 3:52 PM, Chuck Otte <cotte...> wrote:
>
> Good day one and all!
>
> I am diligently working on refining a map I made of expected Ruby-throated
> Hummingbird return dates (let me know if you'd like a copy of that map). I am
> asking for folks to email me when you saw your first Ruby-throated
> Hummingbird at your feeders this year. If you report on eBird, I'll pick that up
> from there so no need to respond. If not, please just drop me a short email
> (<cotte...>). So far I have dates from the following counties:
>
> Cherokee
> Crawford
> Douglas
> Ellsworth
> Geary
> Johnson
> Labette
> Leavenworth
> Lincoln
> Linn
> Lyon
> Miami
> Pottawatomie
> Pratt
> Reno
> Riley
> Shawnee
> Wyandotte
>
> Again - if you report on eBird, I will grab that information from their website. If
> you don't, and your county is not listed above, please let me know!!!
>
> Thank you!
> Chuck+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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The first Baltimore Oriole and first Gray Catbird just showed up about the same time in my yard this evening.
In the next 3-4 weeks my neighborhood will fill up with Baltimore Orioles. For a time they will be the most conspicuous bird species here. One of my favorite times of the year.
Dan Mulhern
Date: 4/22/25 2:39 pm From: Mark Mayfield <markherb...> Subject: Re: First of season Hummingbird reports
Hi Chuck,
I did take note that I saw my first RTHU, a male, on APR 20, around some tulips in my neighbor's yard. I have yet to see one at my feeder, and I haven't seen another one otherwise either. This is in Manhattan on Elling Drive.
An FOS for me today (Apr 22) was a singing Baltimore Oriole.
Mark
Mark H. Mayfield
Division of Biology
1717 Claflin Rd.
Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4900
785-532-2795 (voice)
Office: 304 Bushnell Hall
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From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas <KSBIRD-L...> on behalf of Chuck Otte <cotte...>
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To: <ksbird-l...> <ksbird-l...>
Subject: First of season Hummingbird reports
This email originated from outside of K-State.
Good day one and all!
I am diligently working on refining a map I made of expected Ruby-throated
Hummingbird return dates (let me know if you'd like a copy of that map). I am
asking for folks to email me when you saw your first Ruby-throated
Hummingbird at your feeders this year. If you report on eBird, I'll pick that up
from there so no need to respond. If not, please just drop me a short email
(<cotte...>). So far I have dates from the following counties:
Cherokee
Crawford
Douglas
Ellsworth
Geary
Johnson
Labette
Leavenworth
Lincoln
Linn
Lyon
Miami
Pottawatomie
Pratt
Reno
Riley
Shawnee
Wyandotte
Again - if you report on eBird, I will grab that information from their website. If
you don't, and your county is not listed above, please let me know!!!
Date: 4/22/25 1:53 pm From: Chuck Otte <cotte...> Subject: First of season Hummingbird reports
Good day one and all!
I am diligently working on refining a map I made of expected Ruby-throated Hummingbird return dates (let me know if you'd like a copy of that map). I am asking for folks to email me when you saw your first Ruby-throated Hummingbird at your feeders this year. If you report on eBird, I'll pick that up from there so no need to respond. If not, please just drop me a short email (<cotte...>). So far I have dates from the following counties:
Cherokee Crawford Douglas Ellsworth Geary Johnson Labette Leavenworth Lincoln Linn Lyon Miami Pottawatomie Pratt Reno Riley Shawnee Wyandotte
Again - if you report on eBird, I will grab that information from their website. If you don't, and your county is not listed above, please let me know!!!
Date: 4/22/25 1:40 pm From: Brandon Magette <averbirder...> Subject: Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee Co Earth Day
My wife Joan and I spent a couple hours down on the Kansas River this morning hunting mushrooms, we didn't hit the mother lode that we were hoping for but ended up with enough for a couple meals. Spring birds heard or seen on the river in Wabaunsee Co were N Parula, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and my first Fish Crow for the county.
Early this afternoon we had our FOY hummingbird at the house, it was a quick look and I'll assume its a Ruby-throated until I get a better look...
Brandon Magette of St Marys, mobile @ 785-844-0139
Date: 4/22/25 11:49 am From: LuAnn Cadden <luann.cadden...> Subject: Re: N parula
Heard one at WYCO Lake park on 4-21-25. Also, saw our first Ruby-throated hummingbird and Baltimore oriole yesterday and today.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 21, 2025, at 9:08 PM, David Rintoul <drintoul...> wrote:
>
> Parulas have been vocalizing at Tuttle Puddle, particularly along the road south of Willow Lake that goes to the Rocky Ford/Tall Timbers campground, for about a week now. I also sighted and heard a Yellow-throated Warbler there this morning, but it kept hiding behind the leaves and twigs so I never go its picture, alas.
>
> Dave
>
> Dave Rintoul
> Manhattan KS
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 8:51 PM
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> Subject: Re: N parula
>
> This email originated from outside of K-State.
>
>
> Had one here this weekend.
>
>> On Mon, Apr 21, 2025, 8:25 PM Marla Shoemaker < <marlaswhisperingpines...> wrote:
>>
>> Heard a Northern Parula today, 4-21, along Wildcat Creek Rd. Riley
>> County, west side of Manhattan.
>>
>> Marla
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Date: 4/22/25 11:44 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Monday
Hearing my first singing White-throated Sparrow outside my home this morning and there being no cool winds or clouds, I was optimistic about birding. So I did a quick bird walk at Burcham earl this morning. I finished at &:50 AM. It was a beautiful morning along the Kaw.
I di not find much however - on entering the park, I saw one of the resident Barred Owls for the first time this season - a welcome sight and pretty close, I have not seen them or heard them call yet.
I heard only new migrant - a single, Red-eyed Vireo singing its monotonous notes. Warbling Vireos (6 calling) are increasing. I saw only two Yellow-rumps and little movement in the middle and upper stories that might be warblers.
Interestingly, the large numbers (thousands) of swallows I had reported for over a week have moved on - I did not see a single swallow over the river today! Also, the thousands of female Red-winged Blackbirds cackling along the wood-edge have also exited northward.
According to the Migration Dashboard over 2 million birds came into the county last night - a huge spike - so maybe those who did not flyover may be singing tomorrow
Bob Antonio
Lawrence
Date: 4/22/25 11:08 am From: Dan Mulhern <browndog06...> Subject: Pott County Nightjars
I visited my favorite Nightjar listening spot along McIntire Creek (east side of Tuttle Reservoir) this morning. I arrived about 5:15 and stayed (mostly just sitting) for several hours. I was rewarded with 5 loudly calling Chuck Will's Widows and 2 much softer calling Common Poorwills. I have infrequently in the past gotten all 4 species at this location. It requires Common Nighthawk arriving before the departure of Eastern Whip-poor-will. Didn't happen today.
I also heard a single Barred Owl, and just before sunrise, several Wild Turkeys and a few Greater Prairie Chickens on a distant hill. After it got light I watched a female Eastern Bluebird wrestle furiously to subdue a very large green caterpillar which was about one-third her body length. It also turned into a very good sparrow morning.
The full list:
Canada GooseNorthern BobwhiteWild TurkeyGreater Prairie Chicken FOSMourning DoveYellow-billed Cuckoo FOSC W Widow FOSC PoorwillKilldeerUpland Sandpiper FOSGreat Blue HeronTurkey VultureRed-tailed HawkNorthern HarrierBarred OwlRed-bellied WoodpeckerRed-headed WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerBlue JayAmerican CrowTufted TitmouseWhite-breasted NuthatchCarolina WrenBrown ThrasherE StarlingEastern BluebirdAm RobinHouse SparrowAm GoldfinchLark Sparrow FOSWhite-crowned SparrowWhite-throated Sparrow FOSHarris' SparrowVesper SparrowSavannah SparrowSong Sparrow FOSLincoln's SparrowE MeadowlarkRW BlackbirdCommon GrackleNorthern Cardinal
Date: 4/21/25 7:09 pm From: David Rintoul <drintoul...> Subject: Re: N parula
Parulas have been vocalizing at Tuttle Puddle, particularly along the road south of Willow Lake that goes to the Rocky Ford/Tall Timbers campground, for about a week now. I also sighted and heard a Yellow-throated Warbler there this morning, but it kept hiding behind the leaves and twigs so I never go its picture, alas.
Dave
Dave Rintoul
Manhattan KS
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Subject: Re: N parula
Date: 4/21/25 6:22 pm From: Dan Mulhern <browndog06...> Subject: Riley Co FOS today
Broad-winged Hawk: flying near Top of the World, west Manhattan.
Indigo Bunting: Carnahan Creek road.
Chimney Swift: over my yard in south Manhattan.
Dan Mulhern
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Date: 4/21/25 11:53 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Monday
It has turned out to be a beautiful day - as predicted. However, early this morning it was foggy and cold. There was little activity, and I found no new migrants. I expect the activity picked up after the sun broke through the fog.
A notable feature of my early morning walk along the Kaw was that the mass of Cliff Swallows hanging out yesterday at the Mass bridge were gone; Tree Swallows, Northern Rough-winged, and Cliff Swallows packed next to each other on dead limbs overhanging the river. Trees and Rough-wings were most numerous. Most appeared to be resting from the migration flight rather than feeding over the river. Perhaps other species were doing the same.
Wood Ducks (6) appear to be increasing as the woods become wetter. Also, heard FOS Yellow-rump song. However, there was no visible influx of the species. Also, the mass Female Red-winged Blackbirds were noisily interacting and chowing down open tree buds. They have to be moving on to their breeding locations soon.
About 6:30 this evening, about 1,000 were seen flying over Winfield in Cowley Co. They have been passing through for several days but this is the largest number I have seen in one group.
> Just had my FOS Ruby- throated hummingbird. What surprised me was that it
> was a male. I have always seen the females first every other year. Is
> that normal?
>
> Marla
> Riley County
> West side of Manhattan
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Just had my FOS Ruby- throated hummingbird. What surprised me was that it was a male. I have always seen the females first every other year. Is that normal?
Date: 4/20/25 1:41 pm From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Sunday
Birding was still slow this morning. I observed 29 species on my morning river walk in Burcham and a few more on a quick drive-by of Clinton & Lone Star Lake Areas.
Many of the flocked-up Female Red-winged Blackbirds moved northward to find mates and thousands of Tree Swallows I observed and heard yesterday have also moved northward. A few Trees and Northern Rough-winged swallows were present today.
However, Cliff Swallows have returned to the Mass Street Bridge. I also observed a FOS Chimney Swift on the south side of the park . And when I got in my car ready to exit the park, I observed a Forster's Tern flying northward over the Kaw. Saw my first Coopers Hawk this season at Burcham. Also, heard 3 Brown Thrashers calling. Twenty-five or more Turkey Vultures were at their roost near second bridge, likely hoping for a pause in the rain to dry their wings.
After leaving Burcham, I saw about 20 White Pelicans at the east side of Clinton. Also, saw my FOS Red-headed Woodpecker at Chicken Creek, and heard a FOS Louisiana Waterthrush near one of the small Brooks that runs into Lone Star Lake.
I stopped at every lightly traveled bridge to listen for the Northern Parula and many other places to listen for Yellow-rumps and other early warblers and did not find any (or any other of the usual migrants for this time of year). Hope the south wind and sunny sky tomorrow brings in migrants.
Date: 4/20/25 8:36 am From: Jeff Calhoun <jeffcalhoun11...> Subject: Birder Transport Request
Will anyone be attending KOS in Ulysses (or be anywhere in sw KS) and traveling back east on Saturday evening, 5/3, or early on Sunday 5/4 (at or before 10am)? Will you be traveling through Dodge City? And, final request, are you willing and able to transport an enthusiastic young birder? Let me know!
Date: 4/19/25 10:06 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Saturday
A north wind on the Kaw early this morning. The birding was slow.
I heard a single White-throated Sparrow - their sweet song is sign of spring. Thousands of Tree Sparrows flew low over the Kaw from the parking lot to the south end of the park - saw about a hundred them resting on a single dead tree hanging over the river. Some were in dull brown plumage. A few Rough-winged Swallows were mixed in but I did not hear their vocalizations, which were common yesterday morning. The Cliff Swallow colony still has not returned to the Mass Bridge.
Female Red-winged Blackbirds were flocked up and very noisy all along the river trail wood-edge - their numbers have increased. The north winds must be holding tack their northward migration. Heard one Warbling Vireo and saw a single Yellow-rumped Warble. Also, heard a Brown Thrasher and a single Fish Crow. Heard a Hairy Woodpecker - first of the season in Burcham.
Date: 4/18/25 2:52 pm From: Malcolm Gold <malcolmgold...> Subject: Franklin County Black Vulture
I made a mad dash late this afternoon in a continued search for shorebirds in Franklin and Anderson Counties. I found a Killdeer and a single Baird's Sandpiper in Franklin County and none in Anderson County. I did enjoy the time outside however and had a few lovely observations. There were three flocks between 75 and 200 of northbound Franklin's Gulls in various locations not near any water! Chipping Sparrows were loud and numerous at the southern camp of Cedar Valley Reservoir. A BLACK VULTURE was heading southwest (perhaps an overshoot) over Princeton Kansas in Franklin County, an apparent new county record if accepted by KBRC.
Good Birding, Malcolm Gold (Overland Park, Kansas, Johnson County)
Date: 4/18/25 12:36 pm From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham Friday
The Migration Dashboard says nearly a million birds flew into Douglas County last night. However, I saw few migrants on the Kaw riverwalk early this morning. Perhaps, those who stopped were held down by the north wind that blew along the Kaw.
Large numbers of Northern Rough-winged Swallows were vocalizing as they slowly moved northward. Likely some Tree Swallows were fellow travelers. Also, the numbers of Warbling Vireos increased (5). Observed several pairs of Blue-Winged Teal (6) on the river, heard one Fish crow, heard the south end of the park resident, Red-shouldered calling for the first time this year, and saw an adult Bald Eagle perched near the south parking lot and unphased by my presence close-by below.. Still lots of northward moving Red-winged Blackbird females on the wood edge.
Date: 4/18/25 10:33 am From: David Rintoul <drintoul...> Subject: Re: First of season, Geary County
The migration last night did not seem to bring too many passerines, or at least they did not find their way in front of my optics this morning. But I did see my first of season Upland Sandpiper, American Avocet, Forster's Tern, and Western Willet in the Manhattan area this morning. North winds today may keep them around. I'd be really happy for a south wind followed by a calm sunny day, personally!
cheers
Dave
David A. Rintoul, Ph.D.
Emeritus Faculty - Division of Biology
Past-president KSU Faculty Senate
Kansas State University
Manhattan KS
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From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas <KSBIRD-L...> on behalf of Chuck Otte <cotte...>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2025 9:48 AM
To: <ksbird-l...> <ksbird-l...>
Subject: First of season, Geary County
This email originated from outside of K-State.
No orioles or hummingbirds to report, yet, but we did have a
Chuck-will's-widow calling here at the farm (rural Milford) last night and first
of season Northern House Wren calling this morning! Both are just about
right on schedule!
Date: 4/18/25 7:50 am From: Chuck Otte <cotte...> Subject: First of season, Geary County
No orioles or hummingbirds to report, yet, but we did have a Chuck-will's-widow calling here at the farm (rural Milford) last night and first of season Northern House Wren calling this morning! Both are just about right on schedule!
Date: 4/17/25 5:36 pm From: John Schukman <schuksaya...> Subject: KOS Spring meeting survey
Hello Birders,
I have a survey proposal for the KOS Spring meeting. Participation is completely voluntary.
The purpose of this survey is two-fold: (1) to provide a snapshot of migratory birds in western Kansas by following a prescribed survey protocol, and (2) to determine the breeding status of Cliff and Barn swallows, and Say's and Eastern (S. phoebe) phoebes. The survey would cover the counties outlined for the KOS meeting and could extend to 20 or so western counties for county listers if desired. There are several counties that need breeding confirmation for Cliff Swallow and both phoebes. For example, Grant Co. does not have Say's Phoebe or Cliff Swallow confirmed. Eastern Phoebe would be rare in Grant but this species needs to be confirmed in Lane, Gray, and Meade counties, which is more likely.
Part 1. BBS protocol. Only one observer is permitted to ID and count birds in 3-minute stationary point counts by sight and sound for submission to eBird with a share to "KOS2025Survey".
Observations before or after point counts and between stops can be submitted separately to eBird. Add additional breeding status details about swallows and/or phoebes for Part 2, or any other breeding records.
A shared excel document of suggested locations (mostly bridges, my bias) will be available. Other point count locations can be added, like Frazier Park, but only one from the area would be accepted for the survey. Participants meeting minimum requirements are eligible for study authorship. Minimum requirement is completing one set (a county or part of county) or group of survey stops or about 12-15 stops. Less in counties with fewer stops.
The birds found in the survey then can be a record of relative abundance and be replicated in the future, either as a whole or subset.
If you are interested in participating send me your email. More details to follow.
This proposal is still open to methodological, logistical, or other suggestions and support.
Date: 4/16/25 8:41 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham: Wednesday
It was a beautiful early morning along the Kaw, with a mild south wind. Seemed more active today than on Sunday & Monday.. According to the Migration Dashboard 96,000 birds crossed in Duglas County last night compared to a mere hundred the night before.
Heard my first Brown Thrasher in the park. Also, saw 3 Yellow-rumped Warblers and my first bright plumage male - they did not sing. Heard 3 Warbling Vireos. Heard the Pileated Woodpecker calling and observed an adult Bald Eagle near the south parking lot. Heard and saw a small flock of Tree Swallows resting on trees along the Kaw's bank and others over the river. Might have been a few Northern Rough-winged swallows over the river too but could not see them well enough to identify and they were not vocalizing,
Saw 11 Turkey Vultures at their roosting spot near the south bridge, and The Common Grackle colony was back and cackling near the power station at the south end the park. Saw 6 Rock Pigeons under the Mass Street Bridger, where they used to be numerous and recently hard to found.. The Mass Street Bridge Cliff Swallow Colony is not back yet. Heard a Mallard pair quacking and saw a Blue-winged Teal pair. Flocks of female Red-winged Blackbirds were numerous in the woods along the river - likely headed north. Finally, heard a Ruby-crowned kinglet in the bush near the north stream of the riverwalk.
I birded most of the day in Morton County in extreme South West Kansas. I found 76 species of birds today in this county. Certainly the most interesting bird was the singing male Hooded Warbler at Middle Spring, I saw four Wilson's, three Orange-crowned, one Audubon's, and one Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warblers, those were my Warbler totals today in the county. A couple of a bit early migrants, were a Western Kingbird (Middle Spring) and an Ash-throated Flycatcher (Cimarron Recreation Area). There was a Broad-winged Hawk at the Elkhart Shelterbelt. There Cemetery and Shelterbelt were pretty quiet, though with the White-crowned Sparrow flock, I did find a Harris's Sparrow. I did pretty well at the Sewer Ponds in Elkhart with water birds, though nothing out of ordinary, I visited it three times, and not surprisingly different things each time. A few other sparrows today, one Field, a few Lark Sparrows and Chipping Sparrows, also one flock of Lark Buntings. There was a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and a few Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Eastern and a few Say's Phoebes and a Rock Wren. It was a cooler day, only in the 60s, and wind wasn't an issue today. Sounds like a bit warmer tomorrow, and more wind in the afternoon. Wednesday and Thursday, appears to be hot, with low 90s and some dusty winds. This weather might hamper my birding, though I will try my best. I know mid April is kinda early to be down here, though there's a few special bird species I think, should be looked for right now, so we'll see if I get lucky and find any of them.
Date: 4/14/25 12:40 pm From: Chuck Otte <cotte...> Subject: Milford Lake Bird Walk
The monthly Milford Lake Bird Walk will be this Saturday, April 19th, starting at 8:00 a.m. Meet at the parking lot at the south end of Milford Lake Dam. This month's walk will focus on (what else) spring migrants. Walks usually last 2 to 3 hours, birds and weather dependent!
Date: 4/14/25 9:30 am From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham Monday
A chilly with a north wind blew along the Kaw this morning. Still few migrants. The Migration Dashboard said that very few migrants flew into Douglass Count last night. Rain & south winds should bring in many spring northward travelers by the weekend. Still seeing year-round residents.
Did see 4 Wood Ducks and heard 3 noisy Fish Crows chatting with each other on the south end of the river trail. I observed one Turkey Vulture but they were absent from the roosting spot where 15 to 30 have hung out in early spring mornings in recent years. Saw a single Yellow-rumped Warbler and heard my first Warbling Vireo of the sprig - they should arrive in numbers soon. Observed a large flock of migrating female Red-winged Blackbirds eating recently opened tree buds.
Date: 4/14/25 9:15 am From: <flammowl17...> <flammowl17...> Subject: Hooded Warbler in Morton County
Male Hooded Warbler at Middle Spring in Morton County, this morning. Neotropic Cormorant at Sam's Pond in Syracuse, Hamilton County today as well.
Brandon K. PercivalPueblo West, CO
First "Bob" of Spring report. Appreciate the updates. Helps me monitor
warblers returning and planning to head to the northeast in early May.
Thanks so much.
Lloyd Davies
Marion, Kansas
On Sun, Apr 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> wrote:
> Walked Burcham river trail this morning and found little except for the
> usual suspects. I did not even hear or see Yellow-rumps who are usually
> numerous by this time. A lone Fish Crow calling, RC Kingle, and ten
> Blue-winged Teal were the high points. Did hear Brown Thrasher after
> exiting t5he park on 6th street.
>
> Bob Antonio
> Lawrence
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Date: 4/13/25 12:12 pm From: Antonio, Robert J. <anto...> Subject: Burcham Sunday
Walked Burcham river trail this morning and found little except for the usual suspects. I did not even hear or see Yellow-rumps who are usually numerous by this time. A lone Fish Crow calling, RC Kingle, and ten Blue-winged Teal were the high points. Did hear Brown Thrasher after exiting t5he park on 6th street.
Date: 4/11/25 5:16 pm From: <sselt...> Subject: CB and Q on 10 April
Diane and I made a loop through Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira's Big Salt Marsh on 10 April. Both refuges are short on water, especially Cheyenne Bottoms, but they also both have enough good habitat to keep spring birding interesting.
We did not see many birds of note and only had about six species of the most common shorebirds. A WESTERN KINGBIRD at the campground west of the Cheyenne Bottoms HQ was likely the earliest I've ever seen in Kansas. Overall, the birding was very slow with just a handful of year birds added to my list. A stiff wind didn't help, but hasn't that been the way this spring? I've cancelled several bird outings due to high winds.
There were 40 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks at Ellinwood's 'Wolf Pond'. This remains the easiest place in Kansas to see BBWDs and with the 65 seen at Great Bend Zoo by Rob Graham today, it seems like Barton is the Kansas county where they are most abundant. I have NOT seen any in Larned yet this year, but I'm sure some are around.
Our resident Greater Roadrunner was last seen in our yard on 9 March. It was a fun 5 months!
Date: 4/11/25 1:24 pm From: Thomas Schermerhorn <tscherme...> Subject: Re: Pottawatomie Co Fish Crow
I agree, Brandon. I saw/heard my first ever Wamego fish crow near the boat ramp under the Rt 99 bridge on Wed this week
Happy birding,
Tom Schermerhorn
Wamego Ks
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Subject: Pottawatomie Co Fish Crow
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Yesterday I heard and saw a Fish Crow flying over downtown Wamego, today I
can hear one calling at the park in Wamego. My guess is this will be a
reliable place to find them since the conditions are similar to the park in
Manhattan that they frequent...
Brandon Magette of St Marys, mobile @ 785-844-0139
Date: 4/11/25 10:12 am From: Brandon Magette <averbirder...> Subject: Pottawatomie Co Fish Crow
Yesterday I heard and saw a Fish Crow flying over downtown Wamego, today I can hear one calling at the park in Wamego. My guess is this will be a reliable place to find them since the conditions are similar to the park in Manhattan that they frequent...
Brandon Magette of St Marys, mobile @ 785-844-0139
Date: 4/11/25 7:27 am From: Carol Morgan <crxmorgan...> Subject: Piping plover Jefferson County
I’m observing a piping plover at Lake Perry in Jefferson County, near the marina where the road goes around a shallow muddy habitat area. Photo will follow on an eBird list.
