The Horned Lark The newsletter of the Kansas Ornithological Society

June 2006 Voi. 33, No. 2

The Eagle's Roost: Message from the president

She did it again.. .I'm pleased to announce OLU HoniedLark editor, Cheryl Miller, won two awards in the Kansas Professional Coininunicators 2005 Contest with her sub~nissions of 171e Honied Lark Cheryl won first place for page layout and design (June 2005, center pages) and second place [or editing (March and June 2005 issues). Her first place win goes on to the national competition. Congptulations, C'heyl!

I've said this befoi-e, but it's worth repeating: KOS is fortunate to have many experienced and professional individuals who donate considerable amounts of time to the organization. However, unfortunately for KOS, one of those persons, our current KOS Bulletin editor, Cal Cink, ~ndicated at our winter meeting that he has the opportunity to do some exciting things over the next few years and will be stepping down fi-om his position. 1 want to thank Cal for his work on the

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Snowy Plover Research Update By Matt Se.~oti Additionally, gravel might reduce the Population data suggest that chance of flooding by promoting

Western S n o ~ ~ y Plover (Cl~~n'adi'i~~.~ water runoff away fiom the nest. olex~mcr5.ir1zis /iivosus) nun~bers are Further~nore, I found nests were less declining throughout North America; depredated when located within a a similar decline is suspected in predator control fence, and less populations in Kansas. As such, the Ilooded when located on elevated nest species was listed as threatened in the pads. Finally, 1 learned nests were less state in 1987. In addition, ciitical successhl when located in areas habitat was designated at wl~ere l~uman disturbance Quivira National Wildlife was possible. These Rehge and on the Kansas findings suggest the use of portions of the Ci~narron management practices to River. Due to the current increase nest success by status of the Western constructing artificial nest Snowy Plover in the pads and predator control Midwest, information regarding fences, and to infor~n visitors to the habitat requirements, habitat use, and, presence of nesting shorebirds. when possible, reproductive success A total of 162 Western Snowy are valuable in guiding management Plover adults and chicks were and conservation activities at state captured and banded during this and regional scales. project. Two individuals, a chick

In 2005,l located and monitored captured at one day old at Quivira a total of 263 Western Snowy Plover NWR, and an adult captured while nests at Quivira NWR (n = 232) and incubating a nest at Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms WA (11 = 3 1 ). 1 were sighted in 2006 at wintering assessed nest-site characteristics after locations on tlle Ciulf coast of Texas. the breeding seasoil. My analysis As of 2 June 2006, 12 individuals- suggests that nests were more nine adults and three chiclts- banded successful when located in areas with at Quivira NWR in 2005, have been gravel substrate. This might be sighted at Quivira NWR. because gravel camouflages the For. photos, fioin I M L I ~ ~ :r I - C . Y ~ O I . C ~ ,

specltled eggs from predators. pieuse tzrrl~ to /)age 3.

w ell, golly gee, and aw, is also working for the U.S. Fish and shuclts! I was very Wildlife Service in Nebraska, ICansas, surprised by the and Oldahoma in preparation for a

awards I won in the recent statewide continent-wide Snowy Plover survey contest. I won't go into a lot of detail to be conducted in 2007. I<OS about the production and editing of each issue of The Horned Lark, but sumce it to say 1 like to n page 5, Bob Regier shares do a good job for all of you. It's a labor of love, and as say about my daytime work, "it's my job to make you look good." Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to make KOS look great!

In this HornedLark, Matt Sexson gives us an update on his historical brief on research involving tlie western race of Kansas buds on page 1 I. the Snowy Plover. Matt recently Turn to page 7 for the species completed his graduate degree in biology at Fort Hays State University. He is continuing his worlc with Snowy Plovers by conducting surveys for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. He

The Eagle's Roost, co,ql

Therefore, it's time for ICOS orgallization, discuss our past, prepare members to t h k about f i lhg for the future, and most importantly positions and malung nominations at visit with a great group of individuals. next fall's meeting. There will be a few In a few weeks I will ask current board positions available, including the members of their intentions. I will Bzdletin editorship, and I encourage provide this information to the individuals who are interested UI a nomination coimnittee to begin their position to contact a board member. process of identifling people willing to We wilI provide your name to the serve. Therefore, if you are considering nomination committee. a board position but are a little hesitant

What does it take to be a ICOS or have questions concerning the board member? How much work is amount of time it takes feel, fiee to required? It's really about what you as contact me. 1 look forward to hearing an individual want to put into it. I've &om you. been fortunate to serve as a board member, vice president, and president, &- a. @- and have always found meetings to be Presidellt an opportunity to learn about the

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*President Oklahoma Cc Ave., Toukawa, OK 74653-U3 1 ", eyoz t17-ok. edu, J'OUI 3yahoo. corn

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*Vic ident Max l~ompson, 1729 E. 1 1 th Ave., Winfield, KS 67 1 56; maxt@ox.net

*Corresponding Secretary Gregg Friesen, 5 1 5 E. 4th, Newton, KS 67 1 14; g$@J~~bcglobnl.r?et

*Membership Development Coordinator Mark Land, 8447 Lanlar, O\lerland Park, I<S 66207; kestr.eU~id@.Ol.co~~~

*Business Manager Pete Janzen, 3 137 Mascot, Wichita, KS 67204; prauyArd@sozrthwind.net

.Treasurer Dan h s o i ~ &lku@#/~link. net

*Editor KOS Bztlletirz, Calvin 1 Cink, Balter University, PO Box I

65, Baldwin City, KS 66006; cnlvin. cink@Dakeru.edzr

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-Editor The Horned Lark, Chelyl IC Miller, avian67226@hotrnail. corn

-Past-President Tom Shane, 1706 Belinont PI., Garden City, KS 67846; tom.shane@sbcgIobal.net

*Board Members: Matt Gearheart, nzgearheart@gwhnz. corn Nancy Leo, njleo@arthli&net Chuck Otte, otte@gks.com Patty Marlett, ymarlett@cox.net

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&$; Photos by Matt Sexson, O 2006. /̂' ., . . Text by Cheryl Miller. y .

Nesting populations of Snowy Plovers have declined across the United States, usually due to habitat loss and nesting disruption because of human activities. These sparrow-sized birds seek sandy, coastal areas or alkaline flats for their nest scrapes. In Kansas, Snowy Plovers nest at

L, Quivira and Cheyenne Bottoms; the

I<ansas Breeding Bird Atlas indicates field work Matt Sexson conducted in one possible breeding record for 2005 and 2006. In addition to the front Seward County. page article in this issue of The

Adults normally lay three eggs. Horned Lark, Matt gave a report of The chicks are precocial and adults his study at the fall 2005 KOS attend to thein for approximately four meeting. His paper abstract appears in weeks. Their diets include insects and the December 2005 Horned Lark. small aquatic invertebrates.

The photographs above are fi-om

KOS Winter Board Meeting February I 1,2006, Junction City

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The KOS Board of Directors met at the Geary County Fairgrounds, Junction City, in February. Below are minutes fiom that meeting.

KOS Board Meeting

Present: Gene Young, Patty Marlett, Max Thompson, Mark Land, Matt Gearhart, Pete Jamen, Cal Cink, Chuck Otto, Dan Larson, Tom S h e , Cheryl Miller, Gregg Fries

The meeting was caUea to orael by Gene Young, KOS president, at 9:34 a.m.

President Gene Young welcomed the board and quicldy reviewed the agenda of the meeting and the timetable for the morning.

The board approved the minutes of the fall board meeting held in conjunction with tlie fall meeting of the KOS on October 1,2006 in Wichita. Approval was by voice vote. Chuck Otte made the motion to accept the minutes and Max Thompson gave a second to the motion.

Committee reports Membership: Mark Land

presented. Mark noted that many members are late with renewals of membership. A current report of membership is submitted with this verbal report (attachment). Current membership is at 266, which is down &om the 3 14 recorded in September 2005. Again, the late renewals account for much of this. Discussion also focused on a new membership brochure. A variety of venues to promote membership were reviewed. Mark wiU work on a new brochure.

Publicity: Gene Young reported. This committee is currently vacant. Gene noted that numerous people pick up the tasks of the cormnittee despite this.

Kansas Bird Record Committee: Chuck Otte reported. New committee members include Mark Land (hll member), Jaclue Nooker (has been offered the second alternate position ), and Kevin Groeneweg (has been offered a full co~nmittee position). Jaclue and Kevin have yet to formally reply to invitatioils. Chuck Otte moved to accept these members pending tcceptance. Pete Janzen gave a second o the motion. The motion passed on a

voice vote. There has been some discussion on dissemination of submissions. This will be reviewed and changes to the bylaws have been recommended to the committee to deal with the issue. Submissions to the KBRC were voted on and the 2005 report will be published in the June 2006 Bzilletin. The current state bird list stands at 468 species.

Finance Committee: Max Thompson reported. Recently bonds in General Motors were divested at a loss of $4,000. The committee will meet on a yearly basis to review holdings with the trust officer at the Home National Bank to tty to keep on top of inveshnent issues. In spite of the loss, our interest fiom the past year was $3,000. The committee will meet to allocate these h d s to restricted funds and the general endowment.

Conservation: Gene Young presented. Information for the Conservation Award will be in the June copy of The Hovned Lark.

Student Research Committee: Gene Young reported for John Schulunan. The report on awards and presenters at the meeting was noted. It is noted that students receiving funding need to either publish in the KOS Btilletin or present at a meeting. Students have held to this st~pulation. Note that the fimd is not

lirmted to graduate or undergraduate college students.

Editor's Reports: The Horned Lark: Cheryl Miller reported. Note the vote per Internet (email) listselv to allow Cheryl Miller to submit a copy of The Horned Lark for competition as a newsletter. Tl~e vote passed. The Horwed Lark is now accessible through the KOS web page.

KOS Bulletin: Cal Cink reported. Cal plans to retire fioin this position after the winter meeting next year (2007) but will d t the March 2007 Bulletin. The next issue this year involves the CBC results. Cal notes some difficulty gettuig documentation of lare or unusual species. Only KBRC material now exists for the June issue. Some discussion focused on the fact that short pieces 011 new species or other records would be appropriate. Some of this has stopped as reports are now filed wit11 the KBRC. U

Business Manager Report: Pete Janzen reported. See Attachment. Pete proposed the purchase of an ad in Winging It (ABA publication) to sell shirts or hats. The ad is $40 and could potentially bring in some moderate income. Max Thompson moved to have Pete proceed with this. Chuck Otte gave a second to the motion. The motion passed on a voice vote.

Pete also commented on the spring meeting to be held in Yates Center, KS. He noted that the group lost $250 on the fall meeting in Wichita in part because of reservations for meals not kept (people did not show). Advanced payment will be required in the fiture.

Treasurer's Report: Dan Larson presented. See attachment. We did make money this year thanks in part to interest earned. As is noted above, tlie finance committee will meet to allocate this gain. The treasurer did

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not have to draw h d s fiom inveshneiits to pay bills this year. Note that Tom Shane will obtain the plaques for the Ivan Boyd awards.

L Non-game Advisory Board Report: Dan Larson presented. Dan attended the recent meeting and will get notes on the meeting to the board. The next meeting is on 7 March 2006.

Items discussed since October

Meetings: The spring meeting will be in Greenwood and Wilson Counties. Pete Janzen is the coordinator. The fall 2006 meeting will be in Hays and the meeting will be 6,7, and 8 of October 2006 as Elmer Full< and Greg Farley have confhcts earlier in the month. Upcoining meetings may be in Manhattan or Winfield.

Status of manuscript on Sedgwick County Birds: Pete has the manuscript ready to go. He will do a first psinhig of 500 copies with a projected cost of $1800. Sale price is not yet set. llle cost will be out of the Boo]< Royalty find as approved in an ernail vote by the board earlier this year. Tlus brought up the issue of selecting items for publication. Topics can range fiom county annotated lists to items too large for the Bulletin. Formerly, Max Thompson and Chuck Ely made decisions on publication. Discussion on formalizing the process was tabled. Currently the process is rather mfonnal and Max Thompson has lundled the editing.

KOS Sponsored Projects Walk-in-birding: ICOS has not

sponsored anylhtng in this area due to liability issues. We do support the idea.

Checklist Database for KDWP lands: lliere is some interest in allowing a forum to report birds seen on KDWP lands. Discussion focused on findmg issues and accuracy concerns.

Long-term Surveys: I-Ielen Hands works with a shorebird survey

e/ aid a rail project has been suggested.

Kansas Breeding Bird Atlas: A projected date for the second round is 20 13. The work involved is noted to be an issue to be managed.

Habitat Change studies: There is some interest in looking at the way in which urban sprawl affects habitat and species present.

Winter Bird Atlas: Soine interest in h s was noted with a look at the Oldahoma project that uses breeding bird atlas blocks (an early and a late survey of 4 hours each). Th~s is seen as more usable data than one obtains on a CBC.

Sewage Lagoon Location Guide: An unnamed board member has been worlulg on tlis issue. More subinissions on lagoon sites are welcome. Submissions can be sent to Gregg Friesen

Communication Towers: More interest on this comes up fi-om time to time with the possible projects to include surveying wider towers for birds.

Bird Finding Guide: An option of an update or revised guide to bird fu~ding in Kansas may be in line. Possible formats for tlis are varied.

BirdinglEcotourism: Soine requests for information have been sent to inembeis. One thing that may be needed is mfonnation of what format

bird species prompted concern. KOS Archives: Bill Busby 11%

been working to file papers in appropriate places. Past secretary Ruth Fald put papers in the Spencer Library. This appears to be the most secure setting but access is inore h i ted . Pete ~noved to have Bill place all records on archive quality paper aiid store one copy at the Spencer Libsary at KU and the other copy at the library of the museum of Natural History at IW. This would include ICOS a ~ ~ d KBRC papers. Cal Cmk offered a second to the motion. The motion passed on a voice vote.

Dingus Natural Area: Bill Busby found an old master plan for the property. The board needs to address further the issue of a master plan for this property. This past plan did not appear in minutes. Gene and Bill will work on this £idler and make a document on this for the web page. Onutliological Society.

New Business Cheryl received a copy of ICeim

I<aufinan7s bird guide written in Spanisl~. She is not fluent 111 this language and is wilhg to donate the book to a school in the name of tile KOS. The board supported this move.

There is some interest in material for or specfic birds will ,@ on non-consumptive wild-life

be utibzed. This would help activities by publications.

organizers promote specific <+g&$$?&k+ AdjournmenCAt 12:OO p.m.

events or birding +/&, the meeting adjourned. The opportunities. 2 group aclaowledged Chuck .- *

Web page: Chuclc Otte's 50" birthday th~s week.

Otte presented. Note a gradual increase Respectfully submitted this 13" day of February 2006. Gregg Friesen, in web page lits. This provides a good -

venue tb tell others of birdine, outions Secretary. - A

in the state. To avoid a repeat of the page problem noted this winter (page shut off due to a contact problem for billing) a contact name has been added to the home page.

Kansas Vertebrate Checklist: Comments on this list can be sent to Gene Young who will foiward them on to the appropriate people. Soine issues on a current fonnat for listing

Statement of non-profit status and copyright: The Kansas Ornithological Society is a 50 1(c) 3 organization created lor the study, conservation aiid enjoyment of wild birds. The Horned Lark is tlie meinbersliip newsletter of the society and all material contained herein is copyrightcd.

It rained most of the week before the ICOS spring meeting in Yates Center and continued during the weekend. Despite this, birders found 178 species in Coffey, Greenwood, Lyon, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson counties. Some of the inore interesting birds included Snow Goose, Caspian Tern, Yellow- throated Vireo, Golden-Winged

. Warbler, Baird's Sparrow, and Lazuli B~mting.

Pete Janzen undertook the majority ofthe preparation for this meeting, and Gregg Friesen, George Lippert, Matt Gearheart, Aaron Mitchell, and Kevin Groeneweg led the field trips. Gary Weisenberger gave the banquet address, "Native Plants and Ancient Uses."

At right Joyce Davis gives Micah Bonds some tips on identi@ing birds. Photo by Pete Janzen, O 2005.

Kat ie 's W o o d s : From 66 guns to binoculars

By Bob Regier The little town ofMr. Lalte,

Minnesota was my childhood playground-all of the town. .I assumed that every neighborl~ood sandbox was in the public domain. And when our road building, mining, and sifted sand enterprises became a bit tedious, there were the railroad tracks, the stockyards, the lalteshore, the loclter plant, Schroeder's Pond, Marten's Creek, the dump ground, the cemetery, Reimer's barn and Katie's Woods.

Katie's Woods particularly intrigued me: between and behind the trees were so many things that moved! But we were prepared. One of my favorite friends was the proud owner of a BB gun-an item tny parents did not allow me to possess. Most of the movement, greatly exaggerated through the application of imagiuation, was generated by an assorted number of woodland birds cominon to

southwestern Minnesota. We were without conscience and took aim at those winged creatures whenever the supply of rats in Reimer's barn waned.

The reason such sordid activity was gradually replaced by a lifelong interest in bird ideiltification and bird behavior surficed many years later. In one of our quick trips baclt to my home soil, a frail old geiltleman in his 90s aslted me if I still enjoyed bird study. (He happened to be the husband of the deceased Icatie, to wl~oin the woods belongs.) After assuring hiin that birding was still an enormous source of pleasure in my life he asked me the painful question: "Do you reinember the tiines when you and your friend spent hours in o w woods stalking birds with a BB gun?"

I confessed that I did. He followed with a second question: "Do you remember why you

stopped?" I confessed that I didn't . He said, "You laow, I didn't

lilte what you were doing very much, and pondered the problems for a long time. Finally, I decided one day to wall< to your house to give you my oilly bird book. (It was the Reed's Bird Guide, copyright 1906). You became involved in the book and never visited our woods with a BB gun again." A year later this perceptive gentleman died. Had this chance visit not occurred I would never have luiown of this mustard seed experience.

The sprouting hasn't stopped. Within recent years several friends, some who know vastly inore about birding than I, have reminded me, to my surprise, that a chance outing together was their beginning. Reed's Guide, Katie's husband, chance encounters-sprouts that grew in ways I did not know.

Bob Regier lives in North Newton. w

Spring KOS compilation l is t Observers found 178 species Black Tern Gray Catb~rd

during the spring I<OS field trips to Rock Pigeon Northern Mocltingbird

Toronto, John Redmond, and Fall Eurasian Collared-Dove Brown Tlzrasher Mourning Dove European Starling

k v e r Reservoirs, and Wilson County Yellow-billed Cuckoo American Pipit and Woodson County State Lakes. Eastern Screech-Owl Cedar Waxwing

Great Horned Owl Golden-winged Warbler Snow Goose Barred Owl Tennessee Warbler Canada Goose Comnon Nighthawk Orange-crowned Warbler Wood Duck Chuck-wills-widow Nashville Wasbler Gadwall Chimney Swift Northern Parula Mallard Ruby-throated Yellow Warbler Blue-winged Teal Hummingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Northern Shoveler Belted Kingfisher Black-throated Green Warbler Green-w~nged Teal Red-headed Woodpeclter Palm Warbler Ring-necked Duck Red-bellied Woodpecker B lackpo 11 Lesser Scau Y Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Black & White Warbler Ruddy Duc t Downy Woodpecker American Redstart Ring-neclted Pheasant Hairy Woodpecker Protl~onota~y Warbler Greater Prair~e-Chlclten Northern Flicker Ovenbird Wild Turkey Plleated Woodpecker -- Northern Watertluusl~ N. Bobwhlte Olive-sided Flycatcher Louisiana Watertluul~ Pied-billed Grebe Eastern Wood-Peewee ICentucky Warbler Am. White Pelican Acadian Flycatcher Common Y ellowtlzroat Double-crested Connorant Willow Flycatcher Hooded Warbler Great Blue Heron Least Flycatcher Wilson's Warbler Great Egret Eastern Phoebe Yellow-breasted Clzat Snowy Egret Great Crested Flycatcher Summer Tanager Cattle Egret Western Icingbird Scarlet Tana er Green Heron Eastern Itingbird Eastern Tow f lee Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Chipping Sparrow Turkey Vulture Loggerhead Sh l te Clay-colored Sparrow Osprey White-eyed Vreo Field Sparrow Bald Eagle Bell's Vlreo Lark Sparrow Northern Harr~er Yellow-throated Vueo Savannah Sparrow Sharp-shumed Hawk Warbling Vireo Grass110 per Sparrow Cooper's Hawk Red-eyed Vireo Baird's parrow Red-shouldered Hawlt Blue Jay

I Henslow s Sparrow

Swainson's Hawk American Crow Song Sparrow Red-tailed Hawk Fish Crow LUICO~~I'S Sparrow Alnerlcan Kestsel Homed Lark White-tlu-oated Sparrow Merl~n Purple Martln White-crowned Sparrow Sora Tree Swallow Harris's Sparrow Anlencan Coot Northern Rough-winged Swallow Northern Cardinal Killdeer Bank Swallow Rose-breasted Grosbeak Lesser Yellowlegs Cliff Swallow Blue Grosbeak Solitary Sandpiper Barn Swallow Lazuli Bunting Spotted Sandpiper Carolina Chickadee Indigo Bunting U land Sandpiper Black-capped Chickadee Painted Bunting

udsonian Godwit 2 Tufted Tit~nouse D~clcissel Willet White-breasted Nuthatch Bobollnk Seinipalmated Sandpiper Brown Creeper Red-winged Blackbird Least Sandpiper Carolina Wren Eastern Meadowlark

r: , - ,',.-*'-. 4 Bards Sandpiper House Wren Yellow-headed I' ' - Pectoral Sandpiper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blackbird -F- Long-billed Dowitcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Cominon Grackle Wilson's Sn~pe Eastern Bluebird Great-tailed Grackle Franklin's Gull Veery Brown-headed Cowbird Bonaparte's Gull Gray-clzeelted Thrush Orchard Oriole Ring-billed Gull Swainson's Thrush Baltimore Oriole Caspian Tern Wood Thrush House Finch Forster's Tern American Robin American Goldfincl~

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Kansas Winter Season Roundup December 1,2005 - February 28,2006 Mark Corder, compiler -

What a difference a year maltes. A year ago we were all wound up about the finches and other semi-rarities appearing in western Kansas. Not so this time. The contrast is pretty dramatic. In general terms, inore than thirty species qualified last year for classification as unusual whether by species or date. The '05-'06 winter is only about one-half of that number.

Stealing the show this time were three Band-tailed Pigeons putting ia an appearance at an elevator in Seldon (Sheridan County) in early December. This was only the third state record for this species and the only species having a status in this report of fewer than ten records. The Greater and Lesser Black-backed Gull

reports put both species over that mark, removing their status as hypothetical.

Trumpeter Swans dramatically increased in numbers and locales with 24 individuals reported from Brown, Coffey, and Butler counties. The KBRC accepted Kansas' 1 6th Barrow's Goldeneye record (Sedgwiclt County). Three Great Egrets spent most of December at Twin Laltes in Wichita and five Turkey Vultures remained in the state into January. Adding more cause to wonder about the effects of global warming were two displaying American Woodcocks reported in late February at (Shawnee Mission Park, Johnson

County). Five Northern Gosl~awlc reports

from five different counties during the period mid-December to mid- February suggests that Kansas birders need be on the looltout for these large accipiters just about anytime during the winter inbnths. White-winged Doves continue their intrusion into the state. Nearly 100 were observed at the Shane residence in Garden City on January 14,2006. Two Curve- billed Thrashers oil the Liberal CBC, inore than twenty Smith's Longspurs in Lyon County in early January, and an out-of-place Yellow-headed Blackbird in Ellis County on New Year's Day round out this season's report.

You may reach Mark Corder at buddesysfem@~nsn, coin.

Species Number and Location Cacltliizg Goose ' 4,829 reported on CBCs

Countv Statewide

Date 12/14-1116

Observers M: ob

Trumpeter Swan 3 Pony Creek Lake 4 Lake Shawnee 2 Wolf Creek Lalte 2 near Cassoday 4 Wilson Lake 4 Benedictine Bottoms CBC 3 Syracuse 2 Lake McKimley

Brown Shawnee Coffey Butler Russell Atchison Hamilton ICearney

RR BF DW I(B SS RT PJ, ML, MG PJ, ML, MG

Tundra Swan 1 imm. Hays 4 Wolf Creek Lake 5 Quivira NWR

Ellis CoEey Stafford

Cinnamon Teal

Greater Scaup

Lesser Scaup

Black Scoter

8 Meade Co. CBC Meade CBC

15 Lake Shawnee Shawnee

1 Wilson Lake Johnson CBC

I. I" yr. male Melvem Lake Osage

Species Number and Location Long-tailed Duck 1 below dam John Redmond Res.

1 LaFarge sandpit, Wichita

3 1 AM Wilson Lake 1 AF Melvern Lake

County Date Coffey 0 1 102 Sedgwick 0 1 124 Russell 02/09 Osage 02/09

Observers

ML, DV NLR DG

Barrow's Goldeneye cD> 1 Lincoln St. dam, Wichita (1 fl record)

Sedgwick 12/08

Horned Grebe 1 John Redmond Res. Coffey 12/17 CBC

Eared Grebe 1 John Redmond Res. Coffey 1.2117 CBC

Neotropical Cormorant 1 John Redmond Res. Coffe y 12/17 CBC

Great Egret 3 Twin Lakes, Wichita Sedgwick 1211 7-29

Turkey Vulture 2 SE Kansas Mined Land CBC 2 El Dorado 1

Cherokee 01/01 Butler 01/25 Leavenwort11 01/24

Bald Eagle 65 Wakefield CBC

Northern Goshawk 1 Scott Lake CBC 1 Webster Res. CBC 1 SW comer of Larnec 1 E of Wichita 1 near Yoceinento

Scott 12/18 Rooks 12/27 Pawnee 0111 1 Sedgw ick 02/09 Ellis 0211 1

CBC CBC SS D&LM PJ, ML, MG

b Fermginous Hawk 16 around Pierceville Finney 01/15

Golden Eagle 1 irmn.' Quivira NWR

Peregrine Falcon 1 Jolm Redmond Res. 1 Junction City 2 Cheyenne Bottoms 1 downtown Wichita

Coffey 1211 7 gear^ 12/19 Barton 12/19 Sed,wick 02/23

CBC CBC CBC PJ

Virginia Rail 4 E of I<-27 bridge Morton 12/31

Sora 1 Lawrence Douglas 12/17 CBC

Sandhill Crane 30+ flying over Wilson Lake Russell 02104

Greater Yellowlegs 1 UdalWindfield Cow ley 12/18 CBC

Least Sandpiper 1 John Rednond Res. CoRey 12/17 CBC

American Woodcock 2 displaying Shawnee Mission Pk. Johnson 02/27

Thayer's Gull 1 Lincoln St. dan, Wichita Sedgw ick 1211 1 2 Kansas hver, Lawrence Douglas 1211 1

\y (Several ofdzfferent ages present at this location into mid-Januaryl

KG DF, DS

Species Number and Location County Date Observers Thayer's Gull 1 Wilson Lalte CBC Russell 12/16 MR, ss

2 Lawrence CBC Douglas 12/20 GP 3 adults Cheney Res. Sedgwick 01/06 B&NB 2 ICanopolis Res. Ellsworth 01/08 MR JR u

Franklin's Gull 1 Afternate plumage, Perry Lake Jefferson 0 1/23 TM

Lssr BlIc-backed Gull <D> 1 imm. Arltansas River, Wichita Sedgwick 12/23 PJ, ML, MG ( I lth record)

Glaucous Gull . 2 1" yr. Lincoln St. dain Sedgwiclc PJ -, 1 1' yr. Kansas River, Lawrence Doelas 12'1 1 DF, DS

2 Lawrence CBC , Douzlns: %+- 12/10 GP 1 Kanopolis Res. Ellswonh $0 - 1/02 MR, JR

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GrtBlk-backed Gull <D>l GfAsas River, Lawrence ,-i-+:--' douglas - DF ( I I"' record) v.r

Band-tailed Pigeon <D> 3 grain elemto$ (31d r e c o ~ ~ 4 ,

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White-winged Dove 98 Shane re n City =%

Inca Dove 2 feederul; ysses bran

Sedg Greater Roadrunner . k 06tskiflS ( , ,+. 1 Cimtlxm luau brassla~~ds

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Bar red Owl - 1 K-27 bridge over Cimarron River 7~~ 3 3 1 . ' KG, MT * 'k: +

N. Saw-whet Owl 1 S ofManham . -. .+ . : .- i Krley 1 01/04 2 . *"-;" RK * * - A

Loggerhead S W e 8 Quivira NWR CBC S l a E o ~ ; a C - l-p- - *B MR ,?4-- -,+ 1 Wilson ~ a l t 6 ' & ~ Ru.sse!I + 12/16 MR

i'fYRes. * ake CBC, - -A

Northern Shrike 1 Cedar Bli fl

2 Wi ld1 L; 2 Quivira r\l WK C'BC

Trego Russell S tafford Morris

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Bk-capped Chickadee 2 ~ a k e t b l d CBC

Rock Wren 1 Wilson Res. P - s.. 1 Point of Roclts

\.. a Orange-crwnd Warbler 1 Wilson R&.

Russell Morton

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Species Number and Location County Date Observers Yellow-rurnped Warbler 1 Elkhart Morton 1213 1 SP '2udzibon S "

,, Field Sparrow 1 res. rural area Leavenworth 0212 1-25 JS

Savannah Sparrow Several NW of Lamed Pawnee 01/26 S S 100+ near Ell< City Montgomery 01/15 S S

Smith's Longspur 20+ Lyon Co. St. Fishing Lake Lyon 01/02 ML, AM 2 Kanopolis Res. Ellswortl~ 01/08 CBC

Snow Bunting 1 Hays 2 John Redmond Res.

Ellis 12/17 CBC Coffey 1211 7 CBC

Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 SWofHays Ellis 01/01 TM

Key: *Underlined dates. locations or conul~ents indicate unusual, late or early sighting. *Underlined species indicates unusual species. *Underlined species in bold indlcate species with no records or fewer that 10 records for Kansas. *<D> indicates documentation was submitted to KBRC (Kansas Bird Records Committee).

Abbreviations: Ci~narron National Grassland (CNG); National Wildlife Refuge (NWR); Christmas Bird Count (CBC); Many observers (M:ob); residence (res.); Reservoir (Res.); immature (Lmn.); lnrnature

u male (IM), irmnature female (IF), adult female (AF); adult male (AM).

Obsewers: Ken Brunson, Bill

and Nancy Beard @&NB), Michael Sebastian Patti, Galen Pittinan, Mark Cross, Bill Falk, Dave Fischer, Matt Rader, Rosella Royer, Jetlvo Runco, Gearhearl, Dan Gish, Bob Gress, John Sch~dunan, David Seibel, Scott Kevin Groeneweg, Kellye Hart, Pete Seltman, Tom and Sara Shane Jaluen, Don Kazmaier (DIG), Ron (T&SSh), Max Thompson, Roxana IUatasle, David Kleina, Mark Land, Tostei-ud, Don Vannoy, Daniel Don and Linda Mallonee @&LM), Williamson, Priscilla Wilson. Robert Mangile, Terry Mamell, Aaron Mitchell, Chuck Otte,

One hundred years ago in Kansas

By John Schzikman In 1906 two new species were

added to the number found in I<ansas. A fanner near Emporia (Lyon County) captured a Goove-billed Ani. Th~s was thought to be the fist record of this species north of the Lower Rio Grande in Texas. Also, Edward E. Brown, assistant secretary at the University of ICansas, collected a Red Phalarope at Thacher's Lake about four iniles fioin Lawrence (Douglas County). Total species found in Icansas was then 349 (Snow, F. B. 1906. "Two birds new to the avifauna

., of ICansas." Auk 23 : 106).

Kansas Qrnithological Society Balance Sheet 1 213 1 105

Assets Fund Certificate of Deposit Checking Business Manager Subtotal Dingus Land Total

Liabilities and Fund Balances General Fund Business Manager Advance

Endowments Life Membership Account Book Royalty Fund Dingus Natural Area Fund Dingus Natural Area Land Student Research Fund Total

2006 Kansas Ornithological Society Avian Conservationist of theyear

Corrected Nomination Form

The Kansas Ornithological Society's Avian Conservationist of the Year Award is given to an individual who makes significant contributions to bird conservation and/or education. Nominations should be made for outstanding work in bird conservation through the management or preservation of habitats, education, or research. A nominee may be any professional, volunteer, educator, or other person who has accomplished significant contributions in any of the areas listed. The accomplishments should reflect a long-time commitment to bird conservation andlor education within the state of Kansas. This award will be presented at the annual fall KOS mee.ting.

NOMINATION DEADLINE IS JULY I . Send this completed form and attachments to Robert L. L Penner, 1490 East Highway 56, Ellinwood, KS 67526.

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**Attach a typed description of no more than two pages. You may use both sides of the paper. Give a detailed account of specific work the nominee has accomplished. Past and current achievements, organization membersl~ip, or any other information the nominator feels pertinent will be considered. [-