The Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hotspots.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janzen, Pete.

Contributor:

Gress, Bob.

Kaufman, Kenn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds.

Bird watching.

Kansas--Guidebooks.

Kansas.

Genre:

Field guides

Guidebooks

Physical Description:

1 online resource (532 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

La Vergne : University Press of Kansas, 2025.

Summary:

This comprehensive guide explores the diverse bird species found in Kansas, detailing their habitats, behaviors, and seasonal patterns. Authored by Pete Janzen and Bob Gress, the book provides practical guidance for birdwatchers, including tips on birding techniques, equipment, and optimal birding hotspots across Kansas. Organized into sections by bird type such as waterfowl, shorebirds, raptors, and songbirds, it also highlights Kansas' unique geography and ecosystems that influence avian life. Designed for both beginner and experienced bird enthusiasts, the revised and expanded second edition includes updated species accounts and illustrations to enhance usability. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Physiographic Regions Map

Quick Color Guide

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Using This Guide

Organization of Species

Species Profiles

Birding Basics

Optics and Field Guides

Birding Techniques

Where to Find Birds

Kansas Geography and Ecosystems

Calandar of Kansas Bird Activity

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Species Accounts

Waterfowl

Canada Goose

Cackling Goose

Greater White-Fronted Goose

Snow Goose

Ross's Goose

Trumpeter Swan

Tundra Swan

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Wood Duck

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Green-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal

Cinnamon Teal

Northern Pintail

Canvasback

Redhead

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

Greater Scaup

Common Goldeneye

Bufflehead

Hooded Merganser

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Ruddy Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Surf Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Other Swimming Birds

Common Loon

Pied-billed Grebe

Horned Grebe

Eared Grebe

Western Grebe

Clark's Grebe

Common Gallinule

American Coot

American White Pelican

Double-crested Cormorant

Neotropic Cormorant

Wading Bird

Whooping Crane

Sandhill Crane

Great Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Western Cattle Egret

Green Heron

Least Bittern

American Bittern

Black-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

White-faced Ibis

Glossy Ibis

King Rail

Virginia Rail

Sora

Black Rail

Shorebirds

Black-bellied Plover

American Golden-Plover

Snowy Plover

Piping Plover

Semipalmated Plover

Killdeer

Black-necked Stilt

American Avocet

Greater Yellowlegs.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Solitary Sandpiper

Willet

Spotted Sandpiper

Upland Sandpiper

Long-billed Curlew

Whimbrel

Hudsonian Godwit

Marbled Godwit

Ruddy Turnstone

Sanderling

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Dunlin

Stilt Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Long-billed Dowitcher

Short-billed Dowitcher

Wilson's Snipe

American Woodcock

Wilson's Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Gulls &amp

Terns

Franklin's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Sabine's Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Herring Gull

Glaucous Gull

Iceland Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Caspian Tern

Forster's Tern

Common Tern

Least Tern

Black Tern

Upland Game Birds

Ring-necked Pheasant

Greater Prairie-Chicken

Lesser Prairie-Chicken

Wild Turkey

Northern Bobwhite

Scaled Quail

Diurnal Raports

Turkey Vulture

Black Vulture

Osprey

Mississippi Kite

Bald Eagle

Golden Eagle

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Swainson's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Ferruginous Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

American Kestrel

Merlin

Peregrine Falcon

Prairie Falcon

Owls &amp

Nightjars

American Barn Owl

Eastern Screech-Owl

Great Horned Owl

Barred Owl

Long-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Snowy Owl

Burrowing Owl

Common Nighthawk

Common Poorwill

Chuck-will's-widow

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Doves &amp

Cuckoos

Rock Pigeon

Eurasian Collared-Dove

White-winged Dove

Mourning Dove

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Black-billed Cuckoo

Greater Roadrunner

Woodpeckers &amp

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher

Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Red-shafted

Yellow-shafted

Aerialists

Chimney Swift

Purple Martin

Tree Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Bank Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Insect Catchers

Great Crested Flycatcher

Western Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Western Wood-Pewee

Eastern Phoebe

Say's Phoebe

Acadian Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Least Flycatcher

Dusky Flycatcher

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

White-eyed Vireo

Yellow-throated Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Bell's Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Warblers

Tennessee Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Kentucky Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Yellow Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow-throated Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

American Redstart

Ovenbird

Louisiana Waterthrush

Northern Waterthrush

Other Migratory Warblers

Worm-eating Warbler

Golden-winged Warbler

Blue-winged Warbler

Mourning Warbler

Hooded Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Palm Warbler

Pine Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Townsend's Warbler

Canada Warbler

Small Active Songbirds

Carolina Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Rock Wren

Carolina Wren

Bewick's Wren

Northern House Wren.

Winter Wren

Sedge Wren

Marsh Wren

Thrushes &amp

Others

Eastern Bluebird

Mountain Bluebird

Swainson's Thrush

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Veery

Hermit Thrush

Wood Thrush

Brown Thrasher

Curve-billed Thrasher

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Townsend's Solitaire

Northern Mockingbird

Loggerhead Shrike

Northern Shrike

Cedar Waxwing

Yellow-breasted Chat

Ground Dwellers &amp

Sparrows

Grasshopper Sparrow

Horned Lark

American Pipit

Sprague's Pipit

Lapland Longspur

Smith's Longspur

Thick-billed Longspur

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Spotted Towhee

Eastern Towhee

Cassin's Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Brewer's Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

Lark Bunting

Savannah Sparrow

Henslow's Sparrow

LeConte's Sparrow

Nelson's Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Harris's Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Slate-colored

Oregon

Gray-headed

Pink-sided

House Sparrow

Blackbirds, Corvids, &amp

Allies

Blue Jay

Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

Black-billed Magpie

American Crow

Fish Crow

Bobolink

Red-winged Blackbird

Eastern Meadowlark

Western Meadowlark

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Rusty Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Common Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

European Starling

Brown-headed Cowbird

Orchard Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Bullock's Oriole

Colorful Songbirds

Scarlet Tanager

Western Tanager

Summer Tanager

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Black-headed Grosbeak

Blue Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

Lazuli Bunting

Painted Bunting

Dickcissel

Purple Finch

House Finch

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch.

Red Crossbill

Kansas Birding Hotspots

Western Region

Western Region Hotspots

1. St. Francis Area

2. Rural Cheyenne County

3. Atwood Area

4. Oberlin Area

5. Soldiers Memorial Park

6. Colby Area

7. Sheridan State Fishing Lake

8. Sheridan Wildlife Area

9. Historic Lake Scott State Park

10. Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park and Smoky Valley Ranch

11. Arkansas River Scenic Drive

12. Hamilton County Wildlife Area

14. Manter Dam Recreation Area

15. Ulysses Area

16. Cimarron National Grassland

17. Hugoton Area

18. Arkalon Park

19. Meade State Park

20. Lakeview Playa

North-Central Region

North-Central Region Hotspots

21. Keith Sebelius Reservoir

22. Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge

23. Lovewell Reservoir

24. Jamestown Wildlife Area

25. Talmo Wildlife Area

26. Antelope Lake

27. Webster Reservoir

28. Rooks State Fishing Lake

29. Waconda/Glen Elder Reservoir

30. Gurley Salt Marsh

31. Ottawa State Fishing Lake

32. Cedar Bluff Reservoir

33. Hays Area

34. Wilson Reservoir

35. Kanopolis Reservoir

36. Salina Area

South-Central Region

South-Central Region Hotspots

37. Cheyenne Bottoms

38. McPherson Valley Wetlands

39. McPherson State Fishing Lake and Maxwell Wildlife Refuge

40. Jetmore Area

41. Quivira National Wildlife Refuge

42. Sandhills State Park and Dillon Nature Center

43. Harvey County West Park

44. Harvey County East Park

45. Ford State Fishing Lake

46. Hain Wildlife Area

47. Herron Playa Wildlife Area

48. Texas Lake Wildlife Area and Pratt Sandhills Wildlife Area

49. Pratt Area

50. Kingman State Fishing Lake and Byron Walker Wildlife Area

51. Cheney Reservoir

52. Lake Afton

53. Wichita Area

54. Clark State Fishing Lake

55. Coldwater Lake

56. Red Hills Scenic Drive.

57. Anthony City Lake.

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ISBN:

0-7006-3860-1

OCLC:

1526864343