Field Trip Checklist for

Cheyenne Bottoms (4/26/2003)

Quivira NWR (4/27/2003)

Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) near headquarters building at Cheyenne Bottoms

 

Black-necked stilt

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

More pictures of the weekend trip by Judd Patterson, KSU undergraduate.

Scientific name Common name
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Eared Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Western Grebe
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant
Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron
Ardea alba Great Egret
Egretta thula Snowy Egret
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret
Butorides virescens Green Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron
Plegadis chihi White-faced Ibis
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
Branta canadensis Canada Goose
Aix sponsa Wood Duck
Anas strepera Gadwall
Anas americana American Wigeon
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
Anas discors Blue-winged Teal
Anas cyanoptera Cinnamon Teal
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler
Anas acuta Northern Pintail
Anas crecca Green-winged Teal
Aythya americana Redhead
Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck
Aythya marila Greater Scaup
Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup
Bucephala albeola Bufflehead
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck
Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier
Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk
Falco sparverius American Kestrel
Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant
Fulica americana American Coot
Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius vociferus Killdeer
Himantopus mexicanus Black-necked Stilt
Recurvirostra americana American Avocet
Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet
Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
Limosa fedoa Marbled Godwit
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher
Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope
Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
Sterna forsteri Forster's Tern
Columba livia Rock Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove
Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove
Tyto alba Barn Owl
Otus asio Eastern Screech-Owl
Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl
Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker
Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe
Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike
Vireo bellii Bell's Vireo
Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo
Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay
Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow
Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Riparia riparia Bank Swallow
Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow
Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee
Troglodytes aedon House Wren
Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
Regulus calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
Turdus migratorius American Robin
Sturnus vulgaris European Starling
Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird
Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
Vermivora celata Orange-crowned Warbler
Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler
Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat
Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow
Spizella pallida Clay-colored Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia querula Harris's Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird
Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta Western Meadowlark
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird
Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus Great-tailed Grackle
Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird
Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole
Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch
Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch
Passer domesticus House Sparrow