Recent Bird Sightings
Recent Bird Sightings - April 12
Date: 04/12/2021
Spring migration continues! And, typically will hit its peak around the end of April. Bird activity continues to be excellent at Cheyenne Bottoms, and you never know what you might see, as new arrivals happen frequently this time of year. Duck numbers and diversity continue to be e...
Recent Bird Sightings - March 22
Date: 03/22/2021
It is safe to say that Spring migration is well on its way! Bird activity has been excellent for the last couple weeks at Cheyenne Bottoms. We are approaching the time of year where the bird community can change almost daily. This will continue for the next 2 months. Goose nu...
Recent Bird Sightings - March 1
Date: 03/01/2021
Almost immediately after an extremely cold 2 weeks where Cheyenne Bottoms froze up, birds are returning, and signs of Spring migration are in the air. All pools are now ice free, and forecasted warm weather in the coming weeks look to get Spring migration ramped up. Varying numbers of Sn...
Recent Bird Sightings - January 29, 2021
Date: 01/29/2021
Happy Kansas Day! After a couple snowy, cold days, the wetlands pretty well froze up for the first time this winter. Until then, the mild weather we have had have allowed many water-birds to remain in the area that would normally have moved south by this time. As of today (Jan. 29), most...
Recent Bird Sightings - January 5, 2021
Date: 01/05/2021
This winter has remained relatively mild. Although there have been a couple nights of single-digit to teen temperatures, those periods have been short-lived. Therefore, the bird community at Cheyenne Bottoms has remained quite active. Typical years would have seen at least one total free...