S S F W S S F W S S F W VIREOS WAXWlNGS ____ Northern Waterthrush . r ____ White-eyed Vireo . r ____ Bohemian Waxwing . accidental ____ Golden-winged Warbler . accidental Birds of ____ Yellow-throated Vireo . accidental ____ Cedar Waxwing . u r u u ____ Black-and-White Warbler . o o ____ Bell’s Vireo* . r r r ____ Prothonotary Warbler . accidental ____ Blue-headed Vireo . u o OLD WORLD SPARROWS ____ Tennessee Warbler . o r ____ Philadelphia Vireo . r ____ House Sparrow* . u u u u ____ Orange-crowned Warbler . u u Cheyenne Bottoms ____ Warbling Vireo* . u u u ____ Nashville Warbler . u u ____ Red-eyed Vireo . u u u PIPITS ____ MacGillivray’s Warbler . accidental ____ American Pipit . u u ____ Mourning Warbler . r r JAYS, MAGPIES, CROWS ____ Sprague’s Pipit . r r ____ Kentucky Warbler . accidental ____ Blue Jay* . u u u u ____ Common Yellowthroat* . c c c ____ Clark’s Nutcracker . accidental FINCHES ____ Hooded Warbler . accidental ____ Black-billed Magpie* . accidental ____ Evening Grosbeak . accidental ____ American Redstart . o o ____ American Crow* . u u u u ____ House Finch* . u u u u ____ Northern Parula . accidental ____ Purple Finch . r r ____ Bay-breasted Warbler . accidental LARKS ____ Common Redpoll . accidental ____ Blackburnian Warbler . accidental ____ Horned Lark* . a u a a ____ Red Crossbill . r ____ Yellow Warbler* . u u u ____ White-winged Crossbill . accidental ____ Chestnut-sided Warbler . r r SWALLOWS ____ Pine Siskin . o o o ____ Blackpoll Warbler . o r ____ Bank Swallow . c o c ____ American Goldfinch* . c u c c ____ Palm Warbler . r r ____ Tree Swallow* . c u c ____ Yellow-rumped Warbler . u u o ____ Violet-green Swallow . accidental LONGSPURS ____ Yellow-throated Warbler . accidental ____ N. Rough-winged Swallow* . c c c ____ McCown’s Longspur . accidental ____ Prairie Warbler . accidental ____ Purple Martin* . u u u ____ Lapland Longspur . u u c ____ Black-throated Gray Warbler . accidental ____ Barn Swallow* . a c a ____ Chestnut-collared Longspur . r r ____ Townsend’s Warbler . accidental ____ Cliff Swallow* . a a a ____ Snow Bunting . r r ____ Black-throated Green Warbler . r ____ Cave Swallow* . r r r ____ Canada Warbler . accidental SPARROWS ____ Wilson’s Warbler . o o ____ Cassin’s Sparrow . r r r CHICKADEES, TITMICE ____ Grasshopper Sparrow* . c c u The Cheyenne Bottoms ecosystem was historically a 41,000- ____ Black-capped Chickadee* . o o o o ____ Lark Sparrow* . u c u GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS acre wetland basin consisting of prairie freshwater marshes, ____ Tufted Titmouse . r r r ____ Summer Tanager . accidental ____ Lark Bunting* . r r r wet meadows, grasslands, shelterbelts, riparian areas and agri- ____ Chipping Sparrow . c c ____ Northern Cardinal* . u u u u NUTHATCHES ____ Clay-colored Sparrow . c c ____ Rose-breasted Grosbeak . o o o cultural lands. Currently, the State of Kansas and The Nature ____ Red-breasted Nuthatch . u u u ____ Field Sparrow . u u o ____ Black-headed Grosbeak . r r r Conservancy owns and manages over 28,000-acres of this ____ White-breasted Nuthatch* . u o u u ____ Blue Grosbeak* . o o o ____ Fox Sparrow . o u u ecosystem. This management consists of the manipulation of ____ American Tree Sparrow . c c a ____ Lazuli Bunting . accidental CREEPERS ____ Dark-eyed Junco . c c c ____ Indigo Bunting* . o u r the habitat for many birds and other wildlife species, vegeta- ____ Brown Creeper . r r r ____ White-crowned Sparrow . c c u ____ Dickcissel* . c c c tion control, agricultural and ranching practices and water ____ Harris’s Sparrow . c c c level control. WRENS ____ White-throated Sparrow . u u r ____ Rock Wren . accidental ____ Vesper Sparrow . u u Date:_____________________ Time: ___________ Cheyenne Bottoms is one of the most important ecosystems ____ House Wren* . u u u ____ Le Conte’s Sparrow . o r Weather: __________________________________ in Kansas and the Central Flyway region. It is recognized as a ____ Winter Wren . r r ____ Nelson’s Sparrow . accidental Wetland of International Importance, a Western Hemispheric ____ Sedge Wren* . o r o ____ Baird’s Sparrow . accidental Observations: ______________________________ ____ Marsh Wren* . u o u u ____ Henslow’s Sparrow . accidental Shorebird Reserve Site and a Globally Important Bird Area. It ____ Carolina Wren . o o o o ____ Savannah Sparrow . u u o is a popular destination for hunters and bird watchers, and ____ Bewick’s Wren . r r ____ Song Sparrow . c c c SEASON CODES ____ Lincoln’s Sparrow . u u u serves as a host for many other wildlife-related opportunities. (S) Spring = MARCH - MAY At least 356 of the 482 species of birds currently known to GNATCATCHERS ____ Swamp Sparrow . u u u (S) Summer = JUNE - AUGUST ____ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher* . u r u ____ Spotted Towhee . u u u occur in Kansas have been recorded at Cheyenne Bottoms. ____ Eastern Towhee . r r (F) Fall = SEPT - NOV There are over 130 species that breed and nest on the area, KINGLETS (W) Winter = DEC - FEB ____ Golden-crowned Kinglet . u u r CHATS 148 species that may winter here and nearly 70 species that ____ Ruby-crowned Kinglet . u u r ____ Yellow-breasted Chat . o o o ABUNDANCE CODES may occur year-round. Nearly 40 species of waterfowl and over 40 species of shore- BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES : common, numerous birds can be seen daily THRUSHES a–abundant birds have been reported at Cheyenne Bottoms. Tens of thou- ____ Eastern Bluebird* . u o u o ____ Yellow-headed Blackbird* . c c c o c–common : certain to be seen in suitable habitat ____ Mountain Bluebird . r r r ____ Bobolink* . r r u–uncommon : present, but not always seen sands of geese, ducks and shorebirds can be observed when ____ Townsend’s Solitaire . accidental ____ Eastern Meadowlark* . c c c u habitat conditions are favorable during spring and fall migra- ____ Western Meadowlark* . c c c c o–occasional : seen a few times per season ____ Veery . accidental tion. It also serves as an overwintering location for many ____ Gray-cheeked Thrush . r r ____ Orchard Oriole* . u u u r–rare : seen in 2-5 year intervals ____ Swainson’s Thrush . u o ____ Baltimore Oriole* . u u u accidental : very few records exist waterfowl species. ____ Hermit Thrush . r r ____ Red-winged Blackbird* . a a a a ____ American Robin* . c o c u ____ Brown-headed Cowbird* . c c a c (*) Documented breeding species, meeting the requirements for ____ Rusty Blackbird . r r r a Probable or Confirmed Breeder. THRASHERS ____ Brewer’s Blackbird . u u u ____ Gray Catbird* . u u u ____ Common Grackle* . ..