Recent Bird Sightings - 2017
Recent Bird Sightings - October 24
Fall migration continues and we have seen a shift in the bird community at Cheyenne Bottoms over the last couple weeks. Groups of birds are constantly arriving and leaving the area as weather fronts move birds through. Many of the summer resident birds have now left, such as the egrets a...
Recent Bird Sightings - September 19
Fall migration is rolling. As most birders know, Fall migration at Cheyenne Bottoms is a drawn out process, with the first migrants being seen in mid-July and then birds trickling in throughout the next 4-5 months. As we get into the Fall months, migration is very dependent on weather fr...
Recent Bird Sightings - August 28
Fall migration has been increasing each week. As most birders know, Fall migration at Cheyenne Bottoms is a drawn out process, with the first migrants being seen in mid-July and then birds trickling in throughout the next 4-5 months. As we get into the Fall months, migration is very depe...
Recent Bird Sightings - June 16
We have entered something of a June Gloom time of year for bird watching. Spring migration is basically complete. Every year, there is a short gap in June before we begin to see some of the first fall migrants begin returning sometime in July. Most migrants are through the area. &#...
Recent Bird Sightings - May 13
We love this time of year–Spring migration. It is fun to watch the bird community change as well as all our birding friends visiting! With all the Spring rains the area has received, water levels have greatly impacted bird watching so far. We are in the time of year with our greate...
Recent Bird Sightings - March 21
New spring migrants are arriving regularly. Waterfowl still dominate the Cheyenne Bottoms scene, and duck diversity is still great, but has changed over the last week or so. Compositions of species continue to change as new birds arrive and some birds head on north. Ducks can be se...
Recent Bird Sightings - March 8
Subtle changes to bird activity can be seen in this time of the Spring migration. Waterfowl still dominate the Cheyenne Bottoms scene with pretty much all species of ducks possible being observed most days. Snow geese numbers have drastically declined; however, groups of a few hundred are stil...
Recent Bird Sightings - February 23
Early Spring migration continues. Waterfowl dominate the Cheyenne Bottoms scene with impressive numbers and diversity. Some very large groups of Light Geese are still being seen in the area. Late afternoons, it is impressive to see large groups lift off the Pool 1 complex to feed in surr...
Recent Bird Sightings - February 10
Bird activity continues to increase. Waterfowl are the dominant group at Cheyenne Bottoms right now, with increasing diversity. Some large groups of Snow Geese are still being seen in the area. Late afternoons, it is impressive to see large groups lift off the Pool 1 complex. Quite...
Recent Bird Sightings - February 1
Bird activity has been high over the last 2 weeks. Water has opened up, and many waterfowl have returned to Cheyenne Bottoms after being somewhat absent for a few weeks. Waterfowl are the predominant group of birds right now. Snow geese numbers have increased dramatically, with many thousand i...