Recent Bird Sightings - 2019
Recent Bird Sightings - November 20
Date: 11/20/2019
A couple cold snaps over the last few weeks has really changed the bird community at Cheyenne Bottoms. At least twice, temperatures got cold enough over nights to totally freeze the marsh. This pushed many birds out of the area, and has created much more of a winter birding scenario....
Recent Bird Sightings - October 14
Date: 10/14/2019
As the Fall migration continues, bird numbers and diversity can vary quite a bit from day to day. Some days there are thousands of gulls to be seen on the area, and other days there are few. With some cold weather to the north of us the last week, we have seen some movement of birds into...
Recent Bird Sightings-September 9
Date: 09/09/2019
Fall migration continues. Visitors to Cheyenne Bottoms in recent weeks have noticed the huge congregations of pelicans, herons, egrets, and gulls. Shorebird numbers have been variable and dependent on accessible mudflat habitats. Duck numbers and diversity has been increasing...
Recent Bird Sightings - August 19
Date: 08/19/2019
Fall migration is happening now at Cheyenne Bottoms. Although the peak of migration is not with the same intensity as the Spring migration which happens all at once, the peak of Fall migration for shorebirds at Cheyenne Bottoms is here in the middle of August. From now through the fall, ...
Recent Bird Sightings - July 26
Date: 07/26/2019
Fall migrants are starting to return to Cheyenne Bottoms and they are right on time. The first wave of early fall migrating shorebirds is typically around the middle to end of July. With the wet conditions that have persisted in the area over the spring and summer, many birds have shown ...
Recent Bird Sightings - June 21
Date: 06/21/2019
We are into Summer Birding at Cheyenne Bottoms. At this point of the year, basically all the migrant birds are already through the area. We are left with summer resident birds. However, with all the rain this spring and early summer, birding is a little atypical at this point. ...
Recent Bird Sightings - May 25
Date: 05/25/2019
Spring Migration is on the downswing. However, a bigger factor in birdwatching at Cheyenne Bottoms right now is all the water. Heavy rains over the last few weeks have created high water throughout the region. Cheyenne Bottoms pools are all very full, and several roads have been cl...
Recent Bird Sightings - April 18
Date: 04/18/2019
Spring Migration is fully here. It is worth a trip through the wetlands right now. And, repeat trips over the next couple weeks are encouraged, as new birds are showing up frequently. We see our highest abundances and diversity of birds at Cheyenne Bottoms from the last 2 weeks of April ...
Recent Bird Sightings - March 17
Date: 03/17/2019
Spring Migration is here. After several weeks of cold, winter weather, we’ve seen some great movement of birds over the last week of milder weather. That activity will only increase over the next few weeks. Most know that our peak Spring migration occurs from the last 2 weeks of Ap...
Recent Bird Sightings - Feb 18
Date: 02/18/2019
We are still in Winter birding mode; however, it seems as though we may be seeing some signs of Spring and bird movements. Much of the bird activity this time of year is dependent on the availability of open water, which can change from day to day. Rains this past Fall and Winter have filled all the...
2018 Cheyenne Bottoms Christmas Bird Count Results
Date: 02/18/2019
Kansas Winter Bird CountCount name: Cheyenne Bottoms Date of count: Dec 17, 2018Time (duration of count excluding owling): 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Temperature: 30F to 56F.Wind Direction: SWind Speed: 5 to 14 mphPlace an X in the appropriate blanks.Still water: open ______ completely frozen ______ part...