CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATES

KANSAS ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

Department of Biology, Southwestern College Winfield, KS 67156

Volume 9, No. 5 November 1982

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT DATES

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December 18 - January 2

Plan to Participate

KANSAS O F F I C I A L RECORDS C O M M I T T E E

A t the December 6 , 1 9 8 1 , KOS Board M e e t i n g , a c t i o n was t a k e n t o e s t a b l i s h a n O f f i c i a l R e c o r d s C o m m i t t e e . P r e s i d e n t E l y a c t e d s h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r and a p p o i n t e d p-

eiuht p c o p l e to th is c o m m i t t e e . S i n c e a p p o i n t m e n t th is c o m m i t t e e h a s d e v e l o p e d a n - - Unusual B i r d R e p o r t Form, p r e p a r e d a l i s t o f K a n s a s b i r d s on w h i c h " I n f o r m a t i o n i s ~ e e d e d " . T h i s l i s t i s i n a d d i t i o n t o the Audubon Societies " B l u e L i s t " , the F e d e r a l and S t a t e Endangered and T h r e a t e n e d l i s t s and the s t a t e l i s t o f those " I n Need o f Conservation" . T h e commi t tee h a s a 1 so p r e p a r e d commi t tee r u l e s f o r o p e r a t i o n .

T h e c o m m i t t e e i s now f u n c t i o n a l and u n u s u a l b i r d r e p o r t s s h o u l d be s u b m i t t e d on the n e w f o r m .

M a r v i n D . S c h w i l l i n g , C h a i r p e r s o n R o g e r Boyd Max Thompson C h a r l e s El y Orvi l le R i c e S c o t t S e l tman S t e v e Kingswood Mick McHuqh

S p e c i e s Lists

1 . Endangered or T h r e a t e n e d ( F e d e r a l and S t a t e ) 2 . In Need o f C o n s e r v a t i o n , u n o f f i c i a l s t a t e 3 . Audubon B l u e ( 1 9 8 2 ) 4 . I n f o r m a t i o n i s n e e d e d , ROS

I . Endangered ( F - F e d e r a l , S - S t a t e )

1 . Whooping C r a n e ( F - S ) 2 . P e r e g r i n e F a l c o n ( F - S ) 3 . B a l d E a g l e ( F - S ) 4 . Esk imo C u r l e w ( F - S )

1 . p r a i r i e Fdlcon ( S ) 2 . L e a s t T e r n ( S )

I I I . T n Need o f C o n s e r v a t i o n

1 . Bl a c k - c a p p e d V i r e o 2 . R e d - s h o u l d e r e d Hawk 3 . L o n g - b i l l e d C u r l e w 4 . Bobo.Zink 5. Snowy Plover 6 . , W h i p - p o o r - w i l l 7 . W h i t e - f a c e d Ibis

8 . M o t t l e d Duck 9 . Common G a l l i n u l e

1 0 . M o u n t a i n Plover 11. T r e e S w a l l o w 1 2 . S a g e T h r a s h e r 1 3 . P r a i r i e W a r b l e r 1 4 . H e n s l o w ' s S p a r r o w

I V . B l u e L i s t o f the N a t i o n a l Audubon S o c i e t y ( K a n s a s ) 1 9 8 2

( L i s t o f 76 A t t a c h e d ) - V . I n f o r m a t i o n Needed

( L i s t o f 1 1 8 A t t a c h e d ) -

Rules of the A-OS Official Records Committee

I. NAME:

The ndmt? of this commit tee is the- Official Hccord.s. Comwi t tee, J~ercaf ter referred to as "the comnrittee".

A . F~ir~ctions of the committee

1. To solicit, organize and maintain records, documentation, photographs, tape recordings, etc. of the birds of Kansas. Two duplicate sets of recards will be maintained; one by the chairperson, and one depsited in the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

2. To review reports of species - new or rare in the state - and provide final judgment of their status. Maintain an official Kansas list. Judp~ents of the committee with editorial comments will be provided in an annual report at the fall meeting of the Society. A single official list will be maintained with the following information annotated for every species :

a. (1) Specimen available (2) Photograph (accepted by the comi t tee) ( 3 ) Sight Record (accepted :.y the comittee)

b. Number of species in each of the above catcyories listed, as ~mssible.

c. Breeding status past or prescnt in Kdnsas.

1 . List of species on w h i c h inform~t ion is ncedc~d and w h d t ';j)rcific i nf orma tion 1s nccrit?ti.

.3. D~~:;cnirlntc information t h r juqJ1 the KdS Uvlletin or Newsletter to assist KO.5 r;sx:~,tlc?rs in de3veloplny know1 crlgc. and sklll s .

B . The purlesc of the commit tce is to serve the professional and amateur KOS member a:?( ! to promte and help maintain d high deqree of quality, integrity and profec~ionalism. For the committee to function, it needs the complete supp?rt of all interested persons in the state. Individuals should feel free to dispute in the open literature, the published opinions of the commi t tee, and vice-versa .

III.L MEETINGS

A . Most comittee w r k will be handled by correspondence with one meeting each year at the annual meeting of the society. Other meetings may be held as desired by the Chairperson.

I . CIRCULATION Of' RECORDS

A . Records s.h~l l be circulated as received. Cornmi t tee members should evaluate '~nd judac the document and return with their comments to the chairperson within 30 d;lys.

INFORMATION NEEDED

E a r e d G r e b e Ol ivaceous C o r m o r a n t Anhinga Magni f icent F r i g a t e b i r d Ca t t l e E g r e t G r e a t E g r e t Snowy E g r e t Lou i s i ana H e r o n Yel low-crowned Night H e r o n White Ib is B r a n t Black B r a n t ROSS' Goose Black -be l l i ed Whis t l ing Duck C innamon T e a l E u r o p e a n Wi.geon G r e a t e r Scaup Oldsquaw C o m m o n E i d e r King E i d e r White -winged S c o t e r Surf S c o t e r Black S c o t e r Hooded M e r g a n s e r R e d - b r e a s t e d M e r g a n s e r Swal low- ta i led Ki t e Goshawk Golden E a g l e Yellow Ra i l Black R a i l P u r p l e Gal l inu le A m e r i c a n Woodcock W h i m b r e l Ruff Red Knot C u r l e w Sandp ipe r B lack -necked St i l t Red P h a l a r o p e P o m a r i n e J a e ge r P a r a s i t i c J a e g e r Long- ta i led J a e g e r Glaucous Gul l Ca l i fo rn i a Gull Laughing ul l L i t t l e Gull

B lack - l egged Ki t t iwake Sabine ' s Gul l C a s p i a n T e r n Black S k i m m e r Band- t a i l ed P i g e o n Ground Dove Inca Dove R o a d r u n n e r Groove -b i l l ed Ani Snowy Owl Saw-whet Owl P o o r - wil l White - t h r o a t e d Swift B r o a d - t a i l e d H u m m i n g - b i r d Rufous H u m m i n g b i r d Cal l iope H u m m i n g b i r d Rivol i ' s H u m m i n g b i r d P i l e a t e d Woodpecker W i l l i a m s o n ' s S a p s u c k e r L a d d e r -backed Wood- p e c k e r C a s s i n ' s K ingb i rd A s h - t h r o a t e d F l y c a t c h e r H a m m o n d ' s F l y c a t c h e r Dusky F i y c a t c h e r G r a y F l y c a t c h e r W e s t e r n F l y c a t c h e r V e r m i l l i o n F l y c a t c h e r Vio le t - g r e e n Swallow S t e l l e r ' s J a y Mexi c a n J a y C o m m o n Raven P i n o n J a y C l a r k ' s N u t c r a c k e r Mountain Ch ickadee Bush t i t P y g m y Nuthatch C u r v e - b i l l e d T h r a s h e r V a r i e d T h r u s h S p r a g u e ' s P i p i t N o r t h e r n Shr ike Swa inson ' s W a r b l e r W o r m - e a t i n g W a r b l e r V i r g i n i a ' s W a r b l e r B l a c k - t h r o a t e d Blue W a r b l e r

H e r m i t W a r b l e r Ye l low- th roa t ed W a r b l s r P i n e W a r b l e r Prairie W a r b l e r Connec t i cu t W a r b l e r Hooded W a r b l e r Hooded O r i o l e S c o t t ' s O r i o l e G r e a t - t a i l e d G r a c k l e W e s t e r n T a n a g e r S c a r l e t T a n a g e r P a i n t e d Bunting Even ing G r o s b e a k P u r p l e F inch C a s s i n ' s F i n c h C o m t n o n Redpol l L e s s e r Goldfinch White -winged C r o s s b i l l B r o w n Towhee L e C o n t e ' s S p a r r o w S h a r p - t a i l e d S p a r r o w Rufous - c r o w n e d S p a r r o w Black - t h r o a t e d S p a r r o w Sage S p a r r o w White -winged J u n c o B r e w e r ' s S p a r r o w Golden-c rowned S p a r r o w S m i t h ' s L o n g s p u r Snow Bunting

Blue L i s t 1982

Common Loon Red-throated Loon Ked-necked Grebe Western Grebe White P e l i c a n 1)ouble-cres t e d Cornlorant Grca t Blue Heron Black-crowned Night Heron Leas t B i t t e r n Amcrican B i t t e r n \Jo,~d ;tot-l< Fulvous k% i s t l i n g Duck Trumpeter Swan Black 1)uck Redhead Canvasback Turkey V u l t u r e Black V u l t u r e Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper ' s Hawk H a r r i s ' Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Swiainson ' s Hawk Fer rug inous Hawk Marsh Hawk Osprey American K e s t r e l Merl in S h a r p - t a i l e d Grouse Bobwhite King R a i l P i p i n g P l o v e r Snowy P l o v e r Long-bi l led Curlew Upland Sandpiper Common Tern Leas t Tern Black Tern

39. Yel low-bi l led Cuckoo 40. Barn Owl 4 1 . Screech Owl 42. Burrowing Owl 43. Shor t -eared Owl 44. Whip-poor-will 45. Common N j ghthawk 46. Ruby-throated Hummingbird 47. Red-headed Woodpecker 48. Lewis ' Woodpecker 49 . Hairy Woodpecker 50. E a s t e r n Phoebe 51. Willow F l y c a t c h e r 52. L e a s t F l y c a t c h e r 53. Bank Swallow 54. C l i f f Swallow 55. P u r p l e Mar t in 56. Scrub J a y 57. S h o r t - b i l l e d Marsh Wren 58. Bewick's Wren 59. C a r o l i n a Wren 60. E a s t e r n Blueb i rd 61. Western Blueb i rd 62 . Mountain Blueb i rd 63. Golden-crowned K i n g l e t 64. Loggerhead S h r i k e 65. B e l l ' s Vireo 66. Golden-winged Warbler 67. Yellow Warbler 68. E a s t e r n Meadowlark 69. Orchard O r i o l e 70. D i c k c i s s e l 71. Lark Bunting 72. Savannah Sparrow 73. Grasshopper Sparrow 74. B a i r d ' s Sparrow 75. Henslow's Sparrow 76. Bachman's Sparrow

T E N B E S T B I R D S OF T H E Y E A R ( O c t o b e r 1 , 1 9 8 1 - S e p t e m b e r 30 , 1 9 8 2 )

M a r v i n D. S c h w i l l i n g

No p r o c e d u r a l c h a n g e s f r o m last y e a r . I n f o r m a t i o n u s e d i n c h o o s i n g the " top t e n 1 ' i n c l u d e d the "best b i r d s " r e p o r t s , p l u s a s e a r c h of the b u l l e t i n , n e w s - letter, C h r i s t m a s c o u n t s a n d " u n u s u a l b i r d r e p o r t c a r d s . "

A s i n the p a s t , c o n s i d e r a t i o n w a s g i v e n t o p r e v i o u s state r e c o r d s o r s p e c i - m e n s , g e o g r a p h i c l o c a t i o n i n the s t a t e , s e a s o n of s i g h t i n g , n e s t i n g , e t c . a n d as a l w a y s p e r s o n a l j u d g m e n t s .

Contestants were: (48 cons idered)

"BEST BIRDS" r epo r t f o r m s .

1. Red- throated Loon 2. Anhinga 3. Whimbrel 4. Short-bil led Dowitcher 5. Spragues Pipi t 6. Smiths Longspur 7. Dunlin

8. Caro l ina Wren 9. Ruff

10. E a r e d Grebes (nest ing) 11. Sandhill C r a n e s ( in July) 12. Glaucous Gull 13. Laughing Gull 14. Common Redpoll

"UNUSUAL BIRDS" r e p o r t c a r d s .

1. Anhinga 2. Swainsons Warb le r 3. Vermil l ion Flycatcher

CHRISTMAS COUNTS - supe r y e a r , 146 spec i e s l i s t ed .

1. Ground Dove 2. Sage T h r a s h e r 3. L e s s e r Goldfinch 4. White-winged Cros sb i l l (Baldwin)

BULLETIN, NEWSLETTER AND CORRESPONDENCE

Wes te rn Grebe 11. Black- throated Gray Warb le r 12. White-winged Crossb i l l (Haskell Co. ) 13. Mottled Duck (Quivira NWR) 14. Black Rail (Quivira NWR) 15. Saw-whet Ow1 16. Connecticut Warbler 17. Garganey Tea l 18. Double C re s t ed (Cormoran t s , 19. (13 ne s t s , Coffey County) 20. Black-bell ied Whistling Ducks

ENDANGERED

P a r a s i t i c J a e g e r Ross Goose (shot , Coffey County) B ran t (shot , Quivi ra NWR) Ground Doves (Lyon County) Wes te rn Tanager Pinyon J ay Pygmy Nuthatch Mountain P love r (30) Cas s in ' s Kingbird Black - throated Blue Warb le r .

1. Whooping C r a n e s family (3 b i r d s ) with rad io tagged young landed and spent night i n Pawnee County, October 24, 1981. Two fami l i es with rad io tagged young left nest ing grounds September 15, 1982. Popula- t ion about 130 to 140, Wood Buffalo P a r k - 94.

2. P e r e g r i n e Falcon, Bar ton County, October 1; Coffey Co. , October 12; Riley County, December 19; Osage County, December 20; Saline County, December 20; Stanton County, fal l ; Pawnee County, January 13; Scott County, May 10, roadkil l .

3 . Bald Eagle, Winter Survey, J anua ry 8 and 9, 1982, r e co rded 472 wintering bald eag l e s - no county r e c o r d s f o r 14 count ies - B a r b e r , Bourbon, Brown, Greeley, Ha rpe r , Jackson, Kiowa, Sher idan, Smith, Stanton, Washington, Wichita, Wilson and Woodson.

REINTRODUCTIONS

1. Sharp- ta i led Grouse - about 50 b i r d s r e l e a sed in Rawlins County l a s t sp r ing .

2. Swallow-tailed Kite - two t h r e e week old young c r o s s fos te red into Miss iss ippi Kite ne s t s , Meade County, one fledged.

3. Mountain P love r - a total of 50 young n e a r flight age r e l ea sed in Wallace county in June 1982. Group of 3 0 t photographed on August 7, 1982, in Morton County by Scott Seltman. Leonard Hopper observed f ive in Sherman County on August 27 and five o r s i x i n Thomas County on September 4.

HONORABLE MENTION

P a r a s i t i c J a e g e r - May 31 - Quivira NWR, Stafford County Wes te rn Tanager - September 12, 1982, Morton County Connecticut Warb le r - September 7, 1982, Chase County Sage T h r a s h e r - January 2 through January 22, 1982, Rush County Whimbrel - May 17, 1982, Douglas County Ground Dove - November 21, 1981, Lyon County and December 20, 1981,

Cowley County White-winged Cros sb i l l - December 25, 1982, Baldwin, Douglas County

and Sublette i n Haskel l County Vermil l ion Flycatcher - Apr i l 9 , 1982, P r a t t County Black Rail - June 3, 1982, Quivira NWR, Stafford County Black-throated Gray Warb le r - May 2, 1982, Bar ton County Ross Goose - November 29, 1981, Coffey County Mottled Duck - July 6, 1982, Quivira NWR, Stafford County Pinyon Jay - flock of 100 b i rd s - September 12, 1982, Morton County Black-throated Blue Warb le r - September 23, 1982, Chase County Laughing Gull - May, 1982, Douglas County

TOP TEN

1. Garganey Tea l - Observed i n May 1982, one ma le (photographed) Sumner County, n e a r Oxford, Wallace Champeny

2. Ruff - Observed June 22 ( l a t e r collected) Bar ton County - Cheyenne Bottom WMA - Roger and J a n Boyd, Bill Stark , Ed Mart inez and Chuck Ely

::: 3 . Magnificent Fr iga teb i rd - About June 12 and July 23, 1982, Meade State P a r k (Photographed) Mark Goldsberry , J i m P a r k e r , Marvin Schwilling and o the r s .

4. Red-throated Loon - Observed Apri l 10, 1982, Tuttle Creek Reservo i r , R iver Pond State P a r k , John Zimrnerman and Lowell Johnson

5. Ea red Grebes - July 6, 1982, f i r s t posit ive nesting r e c o r d fo r (107 nes t s ) Kansas , Quivira NWR, a l l ne s t s des t royed by

s t o r m . Roger Boyd and o thers

6. L e s s e r Goldfinch - Observed December 19, 1981, Topeka Chr i s tmas Count, Thelma Vogels feeder

6. Black-bell ied - What appeared to be a mated pa i r observed Whistling Ducks May 21, 1982 (photographed) But le r County,

B rad Will iamson

8. Golden winged Warbler - September 18, 1982, Cowley County, Ma.* Thompson F i r s t fal l r e co rd

9. Pygmy Nuthatch - Observed September 12, 1982, below point of rocks Morton County, Scott Seltman

10. Swainsons Warbler - Observed Apri l 20, 1982, along the Empor ia State Universi ty Nature T ra i l , Duane Mitchell

11. Anhinga - Observed May 8, 1982, n e a r Camp Horizon in Cowley County, David Seibel and m e m b e r s of Wichita Audubon Society. Also July 24, 1982, Mara i s des Cygnes WMA, Linn County, Lloyd Moore and Richard P a r k e r

::: Was overlooked in original p repara t ion of l i s t and should be considered in number th ree position.

COUNTY RECORDS FROM DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY O F BIRDS IN SW KANSAS

Nongame P ro j ec t F i sh and Game Commiss ion - Summer 1982

Kevin Will

G r e a t Blue Heron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frankl in ' s Gull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upland Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spotted Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G r e a t e r Yellowlegs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leas t Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bai rd ' s Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great- ta i led Grack le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common Y el lowthroat

Cas s in ' s Spar row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grea t Eg re t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green Heron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semipalmated P lover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G r e a t e r Y ellowlegs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . We s t e r n Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3or t -ea red Owl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B a r n Owl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hairy Woodpecker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Wood Pewee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willow (Tra i l l ' s ) F lyca tcher

Common Crow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Grosbeak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black-headed Grosbeak Bel l ' s Vi reo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilson's Warbler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y el low-breasted Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Finch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Spotted Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bai r d' s Sandpiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willow ( T r a i l l ' s ) Flycatcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y el low-breasted Chat

Rose-breas ted Grosbeak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long-billed Dowitcher Grea t e r Y ellowlegs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roadrunner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hairy Woodpecker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willow (Tra i l l ' s ) Flycatcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown-headed Cowbird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bullock' s Oriole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rufous- sided Towhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common Yellowthroat

Haskell County Haskell County Haskell County Haskel l County Haskel l County Haskell County Haskell County Haskell County Haskell County Haskell County Haskell County

Grant County Grant County Grant County Gran t County Gran t County Gran t County . Grant County Gran t County Gra.nt County Gran t County Grant County Gran t County Gran t County Gran t County

Grant County Grant County Grant County

Steveils County Stevens County Stevens County Stevens County Stevens County Stevens County

Stanton County Stanton County Stanton County Stanton County Stant on County Stant on County Stant on County Stant on County Stant on C ounty

NE'W

Specie s

Ruby- throa ted H u m m i n g b i r d

Ruby - th roa ted H u m m i n g b i r d

Hens low ' s S p a r r o w

Hens low ' s S p a r r o w

House W r e n

G r e a t E g r e t

Black- capped Chickadee

Connect icu t W a r b l e r

N o r t h e r n W a t e r t h r u s h

Ovenbi rd

Olive- si ded F l y c a t c h e r

Ches tnut -s ided W a r b l e r

Kentucky W a r b l e r

Doub le -c re s t ed C o r m o r a n t

C o o p e r ' s Hawk

G r e a t Horned Owl

Bel ted Kingf i she r

Black-capped Chickadee

Arne r i c a n Goldfinch

W oodduck

P i l e a t e d Woodpecker

COUNTY RECORDS 101 1 5 / 8 2

County Date

T h o m a s July, 1979

E l l s w o r t h Aug. 29, 1982

Ly o n A p r i l 10, 1982

Greenwood A p r i l 10, 1982

Kiowa Aug. 17, 1982

Labe t t e Aug. 25, 1982

L a b e t t e Aug. 25, 1982

C h a s e Sept . 7, 1982

Meade Sept . 9 , 1982

C h a s e Sept . 15, 1982

C h a s e Sept . 15, 1982

C h a s e Sept . 16, 1982

C h a s e Sept . 20, 1982

J a c k s o n Sept. 28, 1982

J a c k s o n Sept . 28, 1982

J a c k s o n Sept . 28, 1982

J a c k s o n Sept . 28, 1982

J a c k s o n Sept . 28, 1982

J a c k s o n Sept . 28, 1982

E l l s w o r t h Oct . 9 , 1982

Bourbon Oct . 7, 1982

O b s e r v e r

Roth / Schwil l ing

M a r g e P t a c e k

Duane Mitchel l

Duane Mitchel l

Wood/ B r u n s o n

Schwi l l ingl P t a c e k

Schwi l l ing /P tacek

J a m e s P t a c e k






Schwil l ing / P t a c e k



Schwi l l ing /P tacek




Schwil l ing

Cornel l Univers i ty ' s L a b o r a t o r y of Ornithology h a s begun publ ica t ion of a new magazine devoted t o the study of b i rds , The Living Bird Quar te r ly .

Color- i l lus t ra ted and d i rec ted toward everyone with a n i n t e r e s t in b i rds , the quar te r ly will f ea tu re a r t i c l e s and photographs on b i rd behavior , habitat , conservation, a r t and r e s e a r c h , and will be in ternat ional i n scope. The f i r s t i s sue , fo r example , contains a r t i c l e s on the reproduct ive s u c c e s s of songbirds , the conservat ion e f fo r t s of the International Crane Foundation, the res to ra t ion to the Maine coas t of the Atlantic puffin population, and a d i rec t - f rom- l i fe color painting and s to ry by a r t i s t and author George Miksch Sutton.

In addition to a r t i c l e s wri t ten by profess ional w r i t e r s and orni thologis ts , the laboratory will encourage a m a t e u r "b i rde r s " to contr ibute . Th is i s p a r t of the l a r g e r m i s s ion and t radi t ion of the Labora to ry of Ornithology--to a c t a s l ia ison between the a m a t e u r and p rofess iona l ornithologist and t o encourage people ' s i n t e r e s t and i n c r e a s e the i r knowledge of living b i rds .

The quar te r ly , which began publication in July , will be sent t o laboratory m e m b e r s and will r ep lace i t s annual publication, The Living Bird .

The Laboratory of Ornithology i s the only recognized inst i tut ion of i t s kind in the world. It was founded in 1957 by eminent ornithologist and photographer Ar thur A. Allen and pioneer b i rd sound r eco rd i s t P e t e r Paul Kellogg.

More information on the quar te r ly and other ac t iv i t ies of the l abora to ry can be obtained by writing: Labora to ry of Ornithology, Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca, NY 14850. Telephone (607) 256-5056.

Cornel l Universi ty News Re l ea se

WINTER BIRD COUNT

The Winter Bird Count a t Manhattan, Kansas , will be held December 18, 1982. You a r e welcome to par t ic ipate . Guests a r e given p r e f e r ence to par t ic ipate with groups cover ing the bes t a r e a s , but you will need t o contact John L. Z immerman, Division of Bj.ology, Kansas State Universi ty , Manhattan, KS 66506 two weeks before . If that i s not poss ible o r you decide t o come a t the l a s t moment , s ee you in f ront of TG&Y, Westloop Shopping Cente r (Anderson Avenue) a t 7:00 a . m . with w a r m clothes and a big lunch and a. t ime commitment t o par t ic ipate in the specie s -compila t ion supper .

KOS FALL BOARD MEETING October 2, 1982

Education Building, Sedgwick County Zoo Wichita, Kansas

Members present: Charles Ely, Calvin Cink, Roger Boyd, Eugene Lewis, Max Thompson, Dwight Platt , David Seibel and Charles Hall.

Others present: Steve Kingswood, John Zimmerinan, John Par r i sh , Marvin Schwilling and Ruth Fauhl.

The meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kansas Ornithological Society was called to order by President Charles Ely on Saturday, October 2, a t 12:45 p.m. in the Education Building a t the Sedgwick County Zoo.

MEETINGS: KOS was invited by John P a r r i s h to meet a t Emporia State University on October 1-2, 1983. Charles Ely announced that the spring 1983 meeting would probably be a t Camp Horizon, southeast of Arkansas City, April 30-May 1.

AMENDMENTS TO B Y -LAWS: The following proposed amendments, copies of which had been mailed to the membership, were considered by the Board:

1. Combining of Article 11, sections 2 and 4 with regard to c lasses of member ship and membership dues. Relettering remaining par ts of section 4 a s A to G .

2. Article 11, new section 4F Old by-law--article 11, section 4M - - "Principal amounts received from

Life Memberships shall be placed in an endowment fund and invested in securit ies approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors with interest . . . I I

Proposed by-law - - "Principal amounts received f rom Life Member- ships shall be placed in an endowment fund and invested in securit ies approved by the Business Manager with interest . . . 1 1

3 . Article VI, section 6 - - add to the duties of the t reasurer : F . Be Resident Agent of the Society. G. P repa re annual report for the Secretary of State on incorporation

status. 4. Proposed Article VII. Special contribution and property.

Sec. 1. Contributions by bequests, memorials , gifts, e t c . , may be accepted anytime, such contributions to be used a s designated by the donor upon approval by the Board of Directors.

Sec. 2. The donation of property may be accepted by the Society, by vote, upon recommendation of the Board, such property to be managed in i t s natural state for scientific o r educational purposes, o r to be managed o r sold a s a source of income for the Society.

Sec. 3. The specific uses to which the property i s put shall be designated a t the t ime of acceptance by the Society.

Sec. 4. Specia1,funds may be established a s needed to administer the contributions and their use in special projects and property management.

(Present a r t ic les VII through IX to be renumbered) Discussion included the following suggestions: a . to delete "etc." f rom section 1 of the proposed ar t ic le VII and replace i t with "in the form of money." b. to allow the Board to accept property in section 2 of the proposed ar t ic le VII rather than the Society. David Seibel moved that the above four amendments be recommended to the membership for adoption a t the afternoon business session of the Society. Cal Cink seconded the motion. The motion passed.

ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS: Gene Lewis presented the following proposed amendments:

1. Article IV, section 5 - - addIrsuch repor ts to be published in full o r in resume in the Newsletter."

2. Article VI, section 2 - - delete "E. Be authorized to countersign checks. " Reletter succeeding par t s of section 2 .

3. Article VI, section 4 - - delete "B. Keep an inventory of records and supplies belonging to KOS and shall distribute them to others a s necessary. " Delete "C. Be authorized to counter sign checks. " Reletter succeeding par t s of section 4.

4. Article VI, section 5C - - change f rom "Advise the Editors of membership changes" to "Advise the Business Manager of member ship changes. "

5. Article VI, section 2 - - add "H. Be authorized to fill, until the next annual o r special meeting, any vacancy on the Board of Directors . ' I

Max Thompson moved that the above amendments be recommended to the membership for adoption at the afternoon business session of the Society. Cal Cink seconded the motion. The motion passed. -

DINGUS NATURAL AREA: Gene Lewis reported that the telephone company had asked for permission to put in a cable along the south edge of the natural a rea . Permission was denied by the Society but the company went ahead and installed the cable. He and Max Thompson will seek just compensation.

The meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Dwight R. Platt Corresponding Secretary Kansas Ornithological Society

KOS ANNUAL F A L L MEETING 1982 Education Building, Sedgwick County Zoo

Wichita, Kansas October 2-3, 1982

The thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Kansas Ornithological Society was held a t the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, on October 2-3, 1982.

Saturday, October 2, Morning Session.

Steve Kingswood opened the meeting a t 9: 15 a . m . and introduced Mark Reed, Assistant Zoo Director. Mr. Reed welcomed the KOS to the Sedgwick County Zoo and described some of the zoo programs. Charles Ely, President of KOS, responded to this welcome and thanked the Sedgwick County Zoo for hosting the KOS meeting.

Steve Kingswood made some announcements in regard to local a r range- ments. Charles Ely then turned the meeting over to Cal Cink who chaired the morning paper session (see attached program). Because of a shortage of time, only the f i r s t six papers were presented and the paper by William J . Stark and Roger L. Boyd was moved to the afternoon session.

A business session was called to order by Charles Ely a t 11:50 a . m . He asked al l those in attendance to sign the attendance register . He announced that the Board of Directors would meet a t 12:30 p. m. in the lobby of the Education Building.

MINUTES: The minutes of the Spring meeting had been published in the Newsletter and they were approved a s published.

REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE: The report of the Nominating Committee, Jean Schulenberg (Chairman), Marvin Schwilling and James Ptacek, was made by Jean Schulenberg. The slate of officers presented was:

President: Calvin Cink Vice President: Roger Boyd Business Manager: Max Thompson Corr . Secretary: Dwight Platt Membership Secretary: Jane Her shber ger Treasurer: Eugene Lewis Director: Lawrence Herbert Director: Scott Seltman

The terms of directors David Seibel and Charles Hall do not expire.

APPOINTMENTS: Charles Ely appointed Galen Pittman and Elmer Finck to an Auditing Committee and John Zimmerman and Allen Jahn to a Resolutions Committee.

TREASURER'S REPORT: Gene Lewis reported that general expenses were greater than income f rom dues las t yea r . He reported that the balance in the KOS checking account was $743 last yea r and $71 1 this yea r . The Dingus Natural Area account has increased to $2500 due to some gifts. The total balance of KOS asse t s in checking account, certificates of deposit and passbook savings i s $9300. (See attached report) .

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY'S REPOR'T: Charles Ely reported for Jane Herschberger who could not be present to present he r report . As of October 1, there were 378 KOS members , including 48 fully o r partially paid life members . (See attached report)

BULLETIN EDITOR'S REPORT: John Zimmerman reported that the Chris tmas Bird Count dates were December 18 to January 2 this yea r . He encouraged KOS members to participate in a CBC and to s t a r t new counts. He reported that more manuscripts a r e needed for the Bulletin.

ACCEPTANCE OF REPORTS: Cal Cink moved that the repor ts of officers and committees be accepted. The motion was seconded and passed.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Steve King swood described the s ix planned field t r ips .

The morning business session adjourned a t 12: 10 p. m .

Saturday, October 2, Afternoon Session.

After lunch there were zoo tours a t 1:00 p. m. Cal Cink convened the afternoon session a t 2: 10 p.m. and introduced Roger

Boyd who presented the f i r s t paper ( ca r r i ed over from the morning) and then chaired the afternoon paper session. (See attached program)

Charles Ely convened the afternoon business session a t 4:45 p . m .

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Charles Ely announced that next y e a r ' s Fall Meeting would be a t Emporia State University on October 1-2 and the Spring Meeting would be a t Camp Horizon, April 30-May 1.

AUDITING COMMITTEE REPORT: The Auditing Committee reported that the books were in order . A motion was made to accept the report . The rilotion was seconded and passed.

ELECTION O F OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: Jean Schulenberg introduced Scott Seltman and L a r r y Herbert , new nominees for d i rec tors . Nominations were opened for officers and directors . Effie Edwards moved that the nominations be closed and the secre tary be instructed to cas t a unanimous ballot fo r the slate of nominees. The motion was seconded and passed.

AMENDMENTS TO THE SY LAWS: The following amendments were presented by Charles E1.y:

1. Combining of Article 11, sections 2 and 4 with regard to c lasses of membership dues. Relettering remaining par ts of section 4 a s A to G.

Roger Boyd moved that this amendment be approved. Cal Cink seconded the motion. The motion passed.

2 . Article 11, new section 4F Old by-law - - art ic le 11, section 4M - - "Principal amounts received

from Life Memberships shall be placed in an endowment fund and invested in securit ies approved by a majority vote of the Board of Di.rectors with interest . . . I I

Proposed by-law - - "Principal amounts received f r o m Life Member - ships shall be placed in a n endowment fund and invested in securi t ies approved by the Business Manager with interest . . . I I

Roger Boyd moved that this amendment be approved. Cal Cink seconded the motion. The motion passed.

3 . Article VI, section 6 - - add to the duties of the t reasurer : F. Be Resident Agent of the Society. G. Prepare annual report for the Secretary of State on incorporation

status. Max Thompson moved that this amendment be approved. Roger Boyd seconded the motion. The motion passed.

4. Proposed Article VII. Special contributions and property. Sec. 1. Contributions by bequests, memorials , gifts, etc. may be

accepted anytime, such contributions to be used a s designated by the donor upon approval by the Board of Directors.

Sec. 2 . The donation of property may be accepted by the Society, by vote, upon recommendation of the Board, such property to be managed o r sold a s a source of income for the Society.

Sec. 3 . The specific uses to which the property i s put shall be designated a t the t ime of acceptance by the Society.

Sec. 4. Special funds may be established a s needed to administer the contributions and their use in special projects and property management.

(Present a r t ic les VII through IX to be renumbered) Cal Cink moved that this amendment be approved. Margaret Boyd seconded the motion. Gene Lewis moved to amend the proposal by deleting "etc." f rom section 1 and replacing i t with the phrase "in the form of money. ' I Effie Edwards seconded this amendment. The amendment passed. The amended motion passed.

ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE BY -LAWS: Charles Ely introduced the following amendments to the by-laws and stated that they would need a 95% affirmative vote for approval since they had not been circulated to the membership prior to the meeting:

1. Anticle IV, section 5 - - add", such reports to be published in full o r in resume in the Newsletter. "

2. Article VI, section 2 - - delete "E. Be authorized to countersign checks. Reletter succeeding parts of section 2 .

3 . Art ic le VI, sect ion 4 - - delete "B. Keep a n inventory of r e c o r d s and supplies belonging to KOS and shal l d is t r ibute them to o the r s a s neces sa ry . I' delete "C. Be author ized to counters ign checks. I '

Rele t ter succeeding Pa r t s of sect ion 4. 4. Art ic le VI, section 5C - - change f r o m "Advise the Edi to rs of m e m b e r -

ship changes" to "Advise the Business Manager of member sh ip changes . "

5. Ar t ic le VI, sect ion 2 - - add "H. Be author ized t o f i l l , until the next annual o r specia l meeting, any vacancy on the Board of Di rec tors . "

Amelia Betts moved the approval of the above amendments . Gene Lewis seconded the motion. The motion passed , 2 8 aff i rmat ive , 0 negative.

DINGUS NATURAL AREA REPORT: Gene Lewis p resen ted the Dingus Natural Area Cominittee r epo r t (See a t tached repor t ) .

Max Thompson moved that KOS approach Mrs . Wade about sel l ing 2 - 3 a c r e s i n o rde r t o s t ra ighten the proper ty l ine of the Dingus Natural Area and make fencing e a s i e r . Roger Boyd seconded the motion. The motion passed .

ANNOUNCEMEN'TS: Max Thompson urged a l l m e m b e r s to r epo r t a d d r e s s changes promptly s ince the r e t u r n of mail ings was a cos t t o the Society.

The afternoon business s e s s ion adjourned.

Saturday, October 2 , Evenine Banquet.

The annual banquet was s e rved in the F o r m a l Dining Room of the Kansas Newman College Administrat ion Building a t 6:40 p .m. After the mea l , Cha r l e s Ely welcomed new KOS m e m b e r s and thanked the local commit tee for a fine job of making a r r angemen t s fo r the meet ing.

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT: John Z immerman r ead the r epo r t of the Resolutions Commit tee (See at tached repor t ) . The resolut ions we re adopted by acclamat ion.

L I F E MEMBERS: Char les Eiy announced that t he r e we re two new l i fe member s , Jane Holland and George Neavoll. He presented a life member sh ip pin to George Neavoll, but Jane Holland was not in at tendance.

TEN BEST BIRDS O F THE YEAR: Marvin Schwilling repor ted on the t en best b i rds of the y e a r (See a t tached repor t ) . The top ten b i r d s ( in o r d e r ) were: Garganey Teal , Ruff, Red-throated Loon, Ea red Grebe (nesting), L e s s e r Goldfinch, Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Golden-winged Warb le r , Pygmy Nuthatch, Swainsons Warbler and Anhinga. Max Thompson asked about the Magnificent Fr iga teb i rd s een a t Meade State P a r k and Marvin s ta ted that that r e co rd had veen overlooked in the p repara t ion of the l i s t .

Max Thompson introduced George Neavoll, Edi tor of the Edi to r ia l P a g e of the Wichita Eagle, who gave a challenging talk on meet ing the conserva t ion i s s u e s of our t ime . The speech was followed by questions and discuss ion.

Steve Kingswood announced the f ield t r i p s f o r Sunday morning.

The evening s e s s i o n adjourned.

Sunday, October 3, Field T r ip s .

Six field t r i p s w e r e held in Sedgwick, Cowley and Harvey Counties on Sunday morning. Par t i c ipan t s m e t f o r lunch a t the Pawnee P r a i r i e P a r k a t 12:30 p .m . A to ta l of about 110 spec i e s of b i r d s we re repor ted a t the compilation.

The annual meet ing adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

D \ ~ i g h t R. P l a t t Corresponding Sec re t a ry Kansa s Ornithological Society

REPORT O F THE MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY, JANE HERSHBERGER, OCTOBER 1, 1982

TOTAL MEMBERS PAID FOR 1982

Regular

Individual Family L i b r a r y

Sustaining

Individual Family

Student

Life Fully Pa id Par t i a l ly Pa id

Honorary

1982 F A L L MEETING F I E L D T R I P LIST

Pied-bi l led G r e b e , White Pe l i can , Doub le -c res ted C o r m o r a n t , G r e a t Blue Heron, G r e e n Heron , Li t t le Blue Heron , Ca t t l e E g r e t , G r e a t E g r e t , Snowy E g r e t , Black-crown Night Heron , Mal la rd , Gadwall , P in ta i l , Blue-winged Tea l , A m e r i c a n Wigeon, Wood Duck, L e s s e r Scaup, Ring-necked, Turkey Vul ture , Red-tai led Hawk ( H a r l a n ' s ) , Swainson 's Hawk, F e r r u g i n o u s Hawk, M a r s h Hawk, Osprey , A m e r i c a n K e s t r e l , G r e a t e r P r a i r i e Chicken, Bobwhite, Ring-necked Pheasan t , Sandhill C r a n e , A m e r i c a n Coot, Ki l ldee r , C o m m o n Snipe, Spotted Sandpiper, Sol i ta ry Sandpiper, Ring-bil led G u l l , F r a n k l i n ' s Gull, F o r s t e r ' s T e r n , Rock Dove, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, S c r e e c h Owl, G r e a t Horned Owl, Burrowing Owl, B a r r e d Owl, Common Nighthawk, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird , Belted Kingf isher , Common F l i c k e r ( Y e l . - sh . ) Common F l i c k e r (Red-sh . ), Pi lea ted Woodpecker, Red-bel l ied Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Ha i ry Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, S c i s s o r - ta i led F l y c a t c h e r , Ol ive- s ided F lyca tcher , Horned L a r k , T r e e Swallow, B a r n Swallow, Blue Jay , Common Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Caro l ina Chickadee, T u f t e d T i tmouse , Whi te -b reas ted Nuthatch, Red-breas ted Nuthatch, House Wren, Bewick 's Wren, Mockingbird, Gray Ca tb i rd , Brown T h r a s h e r , Robin, E a s t e r n Bluebi rd , Ruby-crowned Kinglet , Wat-r P ip i t , Loggerhead Shr ike , S tar l ing , Sol i ta ry Vireo , Orange - crowned W a r b l e r , Nashvil le W a r b l e r , Yel low-rumped ( M y r t l e ) W a r b l e r , Black- throated G r e e n W a r b l e r , Mourning W a r b l e r , Wi l son ' s W a r b l e r , House S p a r r o w , E a s t e r n Meadowlark, W e s t e r n Meadowlark, Red-winged Blackbird , Grea t - t a i l ed Gracke l , Common Grack le , Brown-headed Cowbird, Card ina l , Indigo Bunting, A m e r i c a n Goldfinch, Rufous-s ided Towhee, Savannah Spar row, G r a s s h o p p e r Spar row, LeConte ' s Spar row, V e s p e r Spar row, Dark-eyed (Sla te-col . ) Junco, C lay-co lo red Sparrow, Fie ld Spar row, White-crowned Spar row, White- th roa ted Spar row, Lincoln ' s Spar row, Song S p a r r o w .

NEW WILDLIFE AREAS BILL GOES INTO E F F E C T 1 MAY 1982

The Newsle t ter Edi tor r e c e i v e d the following K a n s a s s t a tu te f r o m M r . Rober t M. Vaughan of Wichita p resen t ing changes and regula t ions governing wildl ife a r e a s . The Board of D i r e c t o r s of KOS have not had t i m e t o r e s e a r c h t h i s bill , but i t a p p e a r s that i t could h a v e s e r i o u s consequences f o r b i r d w a t c h e r s us ing Cheyenne Bottoms and o the r s t a t e wildlife a r e a s . 'This wil l b e brought be fo re the Board of D i r e c t o r s a t the Winter B o a r d Meeting i n J a n u a r y , and by that t i m e we should have m o r e in fo rmat ion concerning th i s r egu la t ion ' s impl ica t ions .

"23-8- 11. Wildlife a r e a s ; use r e s t r i c t i o n s . (a) Hunting, shooting, ki l l ing, taking, t rapping, in jur ing , pursuing, moles t ing , o r d i s tu rb ing i n any way any b i r d o r a n i m a l on o r within wildlife a r e a s s h a l l b e prohibi ted, excep t a r e a s o r por t ions of a r e a s a s m a y b e opened, dur ing t h e l ega l open s e a s o n o r s o m e p a r t of i t , t o any of t h e s e ac t iv i t i e s by c o m m i s s i o n regula t ion o r by pos ted notice. 1 T t h e event the d i r e c t o r d e e m s i t adv i sab le o r n e c e s s a r y t o r e s t r i c t the u s e of h u n t i n g equipment

on those wildlife a r e a s open to hunting, the director may effect the restr ic t ions - by posted notice. In the event the commission deems i t advisableor necessary to res t r ic t any public use on any wildlife a r e a o r portions of an a rea , the commission mav effect restr ic t ions bv ~ o s t e d notice.

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"(B) Blinds may be used on any wildlife a rea , but shall be portable o r on a temporary basis constructed of natural mater ials available on the blind site. The digging of holes o r pits shall be prohibited.

"(Authorized by and implementing K. S.A. 32-224; effective January 1, 1966; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1983. )

NEWSLETTER EDITOR CHANGE

Until fur ther notice, a l l newsletter i tems should be sent to the president, Calvin Cink, Department of Biology, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS 66006.

I would like to thank everyone who has been so helpful to send material over the past year . Please support your new editor a s well.

Max C. Thompson

DUES FOR 1982

Dues envelopes will be sent out to members in ear ly December. This i s a departure from previous yea r s when we have mailed them in September. PLEASE remit promptly a s we spend a good deal of money on dues reminders . Try to remit by return mail. This will help you and help your society.

ENLIST A MEMBER

Your society needs more members . We lost quite a few las t year including some long-time members who simply forgot to mail in their dues. If you have friends whoare interested in birds, tell them about KOS. Chris tmas Counts always have a lot of nonmembers and this would be a good place to recru i t . Just think if Manhattan could enlist a l l Chris tmas Count participants a s members, our society would increase by one-fourth more. Compilers could accept dues and forward them to the editor with names and addresses.

The following is a l i s t of C h r i s t m a s Counts and the i r da tes i f known. Those that tha t a r e unknown, contact the compi le r .

Count Date Compiler

Arkansas City

Baldwin

C i m a r r o n National Gra s s l ands

Concordia

Dodge City

Elk City Rese rvo i r

Emporia

Fostor ia

Hal s tead- Newton

Hays

Junction City

December 31

December 19

December 31

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

December 19

December 19

December 18

December 18

Unknown

Wallace Champeny RR 1 Oxford, KS 67 1 19

Roger Boyd Biology Depar tment Baker Universi ty Baldwin City, KS 66006

Sebast ian Pa t t i 727 West Irving Pk #3 Chicago, IL 6061 3

E . Leon 1515 A r c h e r Concordia, KS 66901

Unknown

Sylvia Albright Box 258 Longton, KS 67352

J e a n Schulenberg RR 1 Admire , KS 66830

Eunice Webster Box 5 Fos to r ia , KS 66426

Dwight P la t t RFD 2 , Box 209 Newton, KS 671 14

Donna Cooper 2906 Walnut Hays, KS 67601

Bob LaShelle 834 1 / 2 West 4th Junction City, KS 66441

Count Date C o m p i l e r

Kanopolis R e s e r v o i r Unknown

K a n s a s City Unknown

T o m Shane 21 36 Wesley Sal ina , KS 67401

Me1 Cooksey 5700 Blackhoof T r a i l M e r r i a m , KS 66203

Kingman Wildlife A r e a Unknown Byron Walker Kingman Wildlife A r e a P e n a l o s a , KS 67121

Lawrence

Linn County

Manhattan

Olathe

D e c e m b e r 18 David Seibel Museum of Natura l His to ry Univers i ty of K a n s a s L a w r e n c e , KS 66045

Unknown B a r b a r a P r e s s g r o v e R u r a l Route Borcour t , KS 66075

D e c e m b e r 18 ( ? ) John Z i m m e r m a n Division of Biology K a n s a s Sta te Univers i ty Manhattan, KS 66506

Unknown S. C r a w f o r d 2 1465 We s t 180th Ola the , KS 66061

O s k a l o o s a - P e r r y R e s e r v o i r Unknown R. C. Rucker 1522 T e n n e s s e e L a w r e n c e , KS 66044

Pawnee - Rush Count ies Unknown

P i t t s b u r g

Pomona R e s e r v o i r

Scott Se l tman Nekoma, KS 67559

Unknown Ted S p e r r y 15 13 South College P i t t s b u r g , KS 66762

D e c e m b e r 31 Steven Kingswood Sedgwick County Zoo 6555 Zoo Blvd. Wichita, KS 67212

Count

Salina

Sawyer

Topeka

Udall- Winfield

Wichita

Wilson Reservo i r

Date

Unknown

Compiler

Virginia Hobson 2039 Raymond Salina, KS 67401

Unknown Bill Hlavachick 2 14 North Main P r a t t , KS 67124

December 18 Orvi l le Rice 1627 West 28th Topeka, KS 6661 1

December 19 Max Thompson 1704 E a s t 9th Winfield, KS 67156

Docember 18 Wallace Champeny RR # 1 Oxford, KS 67119

Unknown Tom Cannon Box 127 Lucas , KS 67648

Atten tion Atten tion Attention

A new newsletter editor has been appointed. Send your news to:

Elmer J. Finck Division of Biology

Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506

BURROWING OWL COLORMARKING: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I n 1982 bur row ing owls were co lormarked i n s o u t h - c e n t r a l Saskatchewan d u r i n g a research program i n v e s t i g a t i n g movements o f these owls d u r i n g t h e b reed ing season. I n f o r m a t i o n i s requested f rom anyone see ing a co lormarked owl t o a i d i n de te rmin - i n g m i g r a t i o n r ou tes and w i n t e r i n g areas which a re p r e s e n t l y unknown. Each owl c a r r i e s a F i s h and W i l d l i f e band and f r om one t o t h r e e c o l o r e d p l a s t i c l e g jesses . Jess c o l o r s a r e y e l l o w , f l o u r e s c e n t red , l i g h t b l u e , and dark green and a r e one cen t ime te r wide and extend approx imate ly 1.5 cm beyond t h e leg .

Persons obse rv i ng co lormarked owls p lease r e c o r d t h e f o l l ow ing : l o c a t i o n , date, c o l o r and p o s i t i o n o f l e g j e s s o r jesses , l e g o f a t tachment o f meta l l e g band and j e s s o r jesses, and any d e t a i l s o f t he o w l ' s s i t u a t i o n . P lease send t h i s i n f o r - ma t i on t o , B i r d Banding O f f i c e , Canadian W i l d l i f e Se rv i ce , Ottawa, O n t a r i o , Canada, KIA OE7 p l u s an a d d i t i o n a l copy t o t h e bander, E l i z a b e t h A . Haug, Dept. o f V e t e r i n a r y Anatomy, U n i v e r s i t y o f Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N OWO. Thank you f o r y o u r ass is tance .

IVOTE: Owls were banded w i t h c o l o r e d l e g jesses i n Saskatchewan and w i t h c o l o r e d l e g bands i n Manitoba. Please no te t h i s d i f f e r e n c e i f marked b i r d s a r e seen.

Kansas 0m.i t h o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y Unusual Bird Report Form

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