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July 2016
July 2016 About the Refuge Quivira National Wildlife Refuge the year. Look for ring-necked (NWR) is located in south-central pheasants and bobwhite quail in the Kansas within the transition zone of the grasslands and grain fields. Wild turkey Great Plains. In this zone, the relatively can be seen along the edge of the tree lush vegetation of the eastern prairie groves and shelter belts where they blends with the more arid grasslands of often look for food and shelter. This goose, the western prairie. The blend of varied designed by J.N. plant communities and the presence of Watching Wildlife Spring and fall are the best seasons “Ding” Darling, the Big and Little Salt Marshes, major to visit Quivira NWR since wildlife, is the symbol water features on the Refuge, attract especially waterfowl, is abundant and of the National birds common to both eastern and more easily viewed during these times. Wildlife Refuge western North America. Over 300 Try to schedule your visit early or late System. species of birds have been observed in in the day when wildlife is most active the marshes, grasslands, farmlands, and more frequently seen. Take a drive and low sandhills of Quivira NWR. through the Refuge and along its boundaries; the best viewing is along Seasonal From September to December, up to the scenic tour route and the Wildlife Highlights 800,000 Canada geese and ducks pass Drive. See the Refuge general Fall Flights and through Quivira NWR on their way to information leaflet for a map and Winter Visitors wintering grounds along the Gulf Coast more information. and in Mexico. Other migratory birds, such as sandhill cranes and shorebirds, About the This list of 352 birds follows the format can also be seen. Endangered whooping Checklist of the American Ornithological Union’s cranes may make a brief visit as they Seventh Edition Check-list, including move along the Central Flyway. Both changes through the 51st Supplement. bald and golden eagles winter on Since most birds are migratory, their Quivira NWR from November seasonal occurrence and relative until March. abundance are coded as follows:
Spring Staging During March and April, Quivira NWR Seasons Sp Spring (March – May) becomes a staging area for over S Summer (June – August) 200,000 ducks and geese. Shorebirds, F Fall (September – November) American white pelicans, gulls, and W Winter (December – February) other migrants can also be seen. The majority of these birds stop here on Seasonal c common – a species certain to their way to traditional nesting grounds Abundance be seen in suitable habitat in the prairie pothole region of the u uncommon – a species which is north-central United States and present, but not certain to be seen Canada. o occasional – a species seen only a few times during the season Spring and Snowy plovers, American avocets, r rare – a species seen at intervals Summer black-necked stilts, and white-faced ibis of 2 to 5 years Residents are some of the more common nesting • birds that nest on the Refuge species found on the Refuge. A colony of endangered interior least terns use Other Codes Bird names in italics indicate the salt flats on the north end of the endangered species in the United Quivira NWR as nesting habitat. States. A list of accidental birds, Swainson’s hawks and Mississippi kites species which are out of normal range are common during the summer and not to be expected on the Refuge, months, while northern harriers, is provided at the end of the bird list. American kestrels, and red-tailed hawks are commonly seen throughout
July 2016 Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W Ducks, Swans, and Geese Grebes Plovers Black-bellied Whistling Duck r r • Pied-billed Grebe c c c o __ Black-bellied Plover u u u r Ful vous Whistling Duck accidental Horned Grebe u u o __ American Golden-Plover u o u Greater White-fronted Goose c r c c Red-necked Grebe accidental __ • Snowy Plover c c c Snow Goose c r c c __ Wilson's Plover accidental • Eared Grebe c o c r accidental __ Semipalmated Plover c u c Brant Western Grebe o r o r Ross’s Goose u u u __ Piping Plover u o r Cackling Goose c r c c Clark's Grebe accidental __ • Killdeer c c c o __ Mountain Plover r r • Canada Goose c c c c Pigeons and Doves Trumpeter Swan o o o __ • Rock Pigeon (introduced) r r r r Curlews Tundra Swan o o o • Up land Sandpiper c o r • Wood Duck c c c o __ Eurasian Collared-Dove (introduced) o o o o W himbrel o o r • Gadwall c u c o White-winged Dove accidental Long-billed Curlew o o o Eurasian Wigeon accidental __ • Mourning Dove c c c o • American Wigeon c u c o Godwits u u American Black Duck r r r r Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Hudsonian Godwit r u u u • Mallard c c c c •Yellow-billed Cuckoo o u r Marbled Godwit Mottled Duck r r r Black-billed Cuckoo r r Turnstones and Calidrine Sandpipers • Blue-winged Teal c c c Greater Roadrunner r r r r __ Ruddy Turnstone o o o • Cinnamon Teal u r o r __ Red Knot r r r • Northern Shoveler c u c u Nightjars __ Ruff r r • Northern Pintail c u c c •Common Nighthawk u c u __ Stilt Sandpiper c c c • Green-winged Teal c o c u Common Poorwill r r __ Curlew Sandpiper accidental • Canvasback c o c u •Chuck-will’s-widow o o __ Red-necked Stint accidental • Redhead c c u u accidental __ Sanderling u o o Ring-necked Duck c o c u Whip-poor-will __ Du nlin u o u r Greater Scaup o o o Swifts __ Baird's Sandpiper c c c r • Lesser Scaup c o c u __ • Chimney Swift u u u __ Least Sandpiper c c c Surf Scoter accidental __ Wh ite-rumped Sandpiper c c u Whi te-winged Scoter accidental Hummingbirds __ Buff-breasted Sandpiper o r u o o o Black Scoter accidental __ Ruby-throated Hummingbird __ Pectoral Sandpiper u u u Long-tailed Duck r r r __ Semipalmated Sandpiper c c c Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Bufflehead u c c __ Western Sandpiper u u u __ Yellow __ Rail accidental Common Goldeneye c c c __ • Black Rail u u r Dowitchers, Snipe, and Woodcock accidental Barrow's Goldeneye __ • King Rail u u r r __ Short-billed Dowitcher u u o • Hooded Merganser u r u u __ • Virginia Rail c c u o __ Long-billed Dowitcher c c c Common Merganser u r c __ • Sora c u c __ W ilson's Snipe u r u o Red-breasted Merganser r o r __ • Common Gallinule o o o __ American Woodcock r r • Ruddy Duck c u c u __ •American Coot c c c u Tringines Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys Cranes __ Spotted Sandpiper c u c __ u u o • Northern Bobwhite c c c u __ Sandhill Crane c c o Solitary Sandpiper __ __ c c o Ring-necked Pheasant (introduced) c c c c __ Common Crane accidental Greater Yellowlegs c uuu u • Greater Prairie-Chicken r r r r __ Whooping Crane o o r __ Willet u __ • Wild Turkey u u u u Lesser Yellowlegs c c __ W ilson's Phalarope Stilts and Avocets c c c __ Red-necked Phalarope Flamingoes c c u __• Black-necked Stil t __ Red Phalarope American Flamingo accidental __• American Avocet c c c
July 2016
July 2016 Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, and Skuas New World Vultures Tyrant Flycatchers __ Parasitic Jaeger accidental __ Turkey Vulture u u u __ Olive-sided Flycatcher __ o o Black-legged Kittiwake accidental __ • Eastern Wood-Pewee __ r r r u u o Sabine's Gull Hawks, Kites, and Eagles __ accidental __ Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Bonaparte's Gull o __ Osprey o r o o o __ __ Willow Flycatcher Black-headed Gull accidental __ • Mississippi Kite o o o u u __ __ Least Flycatcher r Little Gull accidental __ • Bald Eagle u u c c u u u o __ r o r __ • Eastern Phoebe Laughing Gull __ • Northern Harrier c o c c o o __ Say’s Phoebe __ Franklin's Gull __ Sharp-shinned Hawk u r o u __ __ • Great Crested Flycatcher u u o Ring-billed Gull c u c u __ • Cooper’s Hawk u o u u __ __ Cassin's Kingbird accidental California Gull r __ Northern Goshawk r r __ o __ • W estern Kingbird c c o Herring Gull o __ Red-shouldered Hawk r __ __ • Eastern Kingbird c c o Thayer's Gull accidental __ Broad-winged Hawk r __ Lesser Black-backed Gull __ • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher o o o accidental __ • Swainson’s Hawk c o __ Least Tern o Shrikes u u __ • Red-tailed Hawk c c c c __ • Loggerhead Shrike u u u u __ Gull-billed Tern accidental __ Hawk u r u __ Caspian Tern Rough-legged __ Northern Shrike r o o r r r __ Hawk r __ Black Tern Ferruginous o o Vireos c c u __ Golden Eagle r r r __ Common Tern oo o __ White-eyed Vireo accidental __ Arctic Tern accidental Owls __ • Bell’s Vireo u u o __ Forster's Tern c c o __ • Barn Owl o o o o __ Yellow-throated Vireo accidental __ • Eastern Screech-Owl r r r Loons u u u u __ Blue-headed Vireo __ • Great Horned Owl c c c c __ Philadelphia Vireo accidental Common Loon r r r r __ Snowy Owl r r __ • Warbling Vireo u u u Red-throated Loon accidental __ • Burrowing Owl r r r __• Red-eyed Vireo o o r Storks __ Barred Owl o o o o Crows, Jays, and Magpies Wood Stork accidental __ • Long-eared Owl r r r r __ • Blue Jay c c u o __ Short-eared Owl r r o accidental Cormorants __ Woodhouse's Scrub Jay accidental __ • Black-billed Magpie r r r r Neotropic Cormorant r r r Northern Saw-whet Owl __ American Crow o o o o • Double-crested Cormorant c c c o Kingfishers Pelicans __ Belted Kingfisher u u u o Larks o o o o American White Pelican c c o __ • Horned Lark __ Brown Pelican r r Woodpeckers Swallows __ • Red-headed Woodpecker c c c • Purple Martin o o Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets __ • Red-bellied Woodpecker u u u u u u u • Tree Swallow c c u __ • American Bittern __ Y ellow-bellied Sapsucker r o o __ • Least Bittern o o o Violet-green Swallow accidental __ • Downy Woodpecker u u u u __ • Great Blue Heron c c c u • Northern Rough-winged Swallow u o __ • H airy Woodpecker u u u u __ • Great Egret c c c • Bank Swallow c c u __ • Northern Flicker c c c c __ • Snowy Egret c c c • Cliff Swallow c c c __ Pileated Woodpecker accidental __ • Little Blue Heron u u o • Barn Swallow c c c __ Tricolored Heron r r Falcons __ Reddish Egret accidental Titmice and Chickadees __ • Cattle Egret u __ • American Kestrel c u c u u u accidental __ • Green Heron u u o __ Merlin o u u Carolina Chickadee __ • Black-crowned Night-Heron c c c r __ Gyrfalcon accidental • Black-capped Chickadee o o o o Tufted Titmouse r __ • Yellow-crowned Night-Heron u u r __ Peregrine Falcon o o o o r r r __ Prairie Falcon r r o o Ibises and Spoonbills White Ibis r r Glossy Ibis r r r White-faced Ibis c c c r •Roseate Spoonbill accidental
July 2016
July 2016 Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W Nuthatches Fringilline and Cardueline Finches Red-breasted Nuthatch r r r r •House Finch o o o o • White-breasted Nuthatch u o u o Purple Finch r r r accidental Creepers Common Redpoll Brown Creeper r o o Pine Siskin or o o •American Goldfinch c c c c Wrens Evening Grosbeak accidental Rock Wren o o • House Wren c c u Longspurs Winter Wren r o o Lapland Longspur r o u Sedge Wren o o o Chestnut-collared Longspur r r Marsh Wren u r u u Smith's Longspur accidental Carolina Wren o o o o McCown's Longspur accidental • Bewick’s Wren r r Snow Bunting r r Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher u u o Wood Warblers Ovenbird r r r Kinglets Worm-eating Warbler accidental Golden-crowned Kinglet u u o Louisiana Waterthrush accidental Ruby-crowned Kinglet u u o Northern Waterthrush o r Golden-winged Warbler accidental Thrushes Black-and-white Warbler r r • Eastern Bluebird c c c u Prothonotary Warbler accidental Mountain Bluebird r o o Tennessee Warbler o Townsend’s Solitaire r r r Orange-crowned Warbler u u r Veery accidental Nashville Warbler o o Gray-cheeked Thrush accidental MacGillivray's Warbler accidental Swainson’s Thrush u o Mourning Warbler accidental • Common Yellowthroat c c u Hermit Thrush r r American Redstart o o Wood Thrush r Cape May Warbler accidental • American Robin c c c u Cerulean Warbler accidental Mimic Thrushes Northern Parula accidental • Gray Catbird c c o Magnolia Warbler r Bay-breasted Warbler accidental • Brown Thrasher c c o r Blackburnian Warbler accidental • Northern Mockingbird o u o o •Yellow Warbler u u o Starlings Chestnut-sided Warbler accidental • European Starling c c c c Blackpoll Warbler r Black-throated Blue Warbler accidental Waxwings Palm Warbler r Bohemian Waxwing accidental Pine Warbler accidental Cedar Waxwing o r o o Yellow-rumped Warbler c c u Black-throated Green Warbler r r Old World Sparrows Canada Warbler accidental • House Sparrow (introduced) o o o o Wilson's Warbler o o Wagtails and Pipits Painted Redstart accidental American Pipit u u • Yellow-breasted Chat r r r Sprague’s Pipit r r
July 2016 Common Bird Name Sp S F W Common Bird Name Sp S F W
Sparrows and Towhees Blackbirds and Orioles Spotted Towhee c c r • Bobolink o o Eastern Towhee r r • Red-winged Blackbird c c c c • Eastern Meadowlark c c c c r r Cassin’s Sparrow • Western Meadowlark u o u c American Tree Sparrow u c c • Yellow-headed Blackbird c c u Chipping Sparrow c c o accidental Clay-colored Sparrow c c Rusty Blackbird • Field Sparrow c u c u Brewer’s Blackbird o o o Vesper Sparrow c c • Common Grackle c o c o • Great-tailed Grackle • Lark Sparrow c c o o o o Lark Bunting o r o • Brown-headed Cowbird c c u o Savannah Sparrow c c o • Orchard Oriole c c o • Grasshopper Sparrow u u u Bullock's Oriole accidental Henslow's Sparrow accidental • Baltimore Oriole c c o Le Conte’s Sparrow o o r Nelson’s Sparrow o o Other species Fox Sparrow u u u Song Sparrow c c c Lincoln’s Sparrow u u r Swamp Sparrow u u u White-throated Sparrow o o o Harris’s Sparrow c c c White-crowned Sparrow u u o Golden-crowne d Sparrow accidental Dark-eyed Junco c c c Accessibility Tanagers Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from Summer Tanager r r programs and activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Scarlet Tanager accidental Service is available to all individuals regardless of physical or mental ability. Dial 711 for a free connection to the State relay service for TTY and voice calls to and from the speech Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies and hearing impaired. For more information or to address • Northern Cardinal u u u u accessibility needs, please contact the Refuge staff at Pyrrhuloxia accidental 620 / 486 2393, or the U.S. Department of the Interior, Rose-breasted Grosbeak o r Office of Equal Opportunity, 1849 C Street, NW, • Black-headed Grosbeak o r Washington, D.C. 20240 • Blue Grosbeak u u r Lazuli Bunting o r r • Indigo Bunting u o o Date Time Painted Bunting o o • Dickcissel c c o Observers
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