Date: 4/27/24 8:12 pm From: <sselt...> Subject: Re: Whistling Ducks at Larned / 24 April - and Great Bend
The little pond at the western edge of Ellinwood (Barton County) called Wolf Pond had a whopping 61 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks on 27 April. This is the most I've seen in one flock in Kansas. Earlier today I saw 4 BBWDs in Larned (Pawnee County) and they've also become a daily sight in Great Bend. I don't know if I'll ever get used to this.
I made a big swing thru Quivira's Big Salt Marsh and Cheyenne Bottoms today 27 April. There were still tens of thousands of shorebirds at CB's Pool 1A but between the two places I still only had about 25 shorebird species for the day.
Scott Seltman
Larned, Kansas
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From: Birds & Their Habitats in Kansas <KSBIRD-L...> On Behalf Of Rob Graham
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 9:28 AM
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Subject: Re: Whistling Ducks at Larned / 24 April - and Great Bend
Last week on April 15 I saw a flock of 8 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks in
> Great Bend. They were flying low over McKinley Street by Veterans
> Lake. I suspect that the numbers in Great Bend are large and are
> increasing, however it's a big town with lots of ponds and old
> sandpits where they can disappear from sight.
Scott Seltman
>
I have seen more BBWDs this year than ever before. I saw a large flock over the zoo on 4/21 and a flock of about 2 dozen near Vets on 4/22. I don't know where they are roosting.
