| INDEX | PAGE | WHEN THE BIRDS MAY BE SEEN | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | ||
| Blackbird, Red-winged | 22 | ..oo | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | ooo. | .. | |
| Bluebird, Eastern | 18 | .... | ..oo | XXXX | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | ooXX | XXXX | oooo | .... |
| Cardinal | 24 | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX |
| Catbird | 17 | .. | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oo. | |||||
| Chickadee, Black-capped | 14 | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Coot, American | 5 | .... | .. | oXXX | XXXX | XXoo | oooo | .. | .. | ooxx | XXXX | oooo | .... |
| Cowbird, Brown-headed | 23 | .... | ...o | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | oooo | .... |
| Creeper, Brown | 15 | oooo | oooo | oooo | o.. | ..oo | oooo | oooo | |||||
| Crow, Common | 14 | XXXX | XXXX | XXoo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | ooXX | XXXX | XXXX |
| Cuckoo, Yellow-billed | 7 | . | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oo.. | . | |||||
| Dickcissel | 24 | .. | ooXX | XXXX | XXXX | Xooo | oo.. | . | |||||
| Dove, Mourning | 7 | .... | .... | ooXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXoo | oooo | oo.. | .... |
| Goldfinch, American | 25 | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Goose, Snow | 2 | .o | XXXX | oo.. | . | XXX | oo. | ||||||
| Grebe, Pied-billed | 1 | .. | oooo | .. | ..o | oooo | oooo | oooo | oo.. | .... | |||
| Hawk, Red-tailed | 3 | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Hawk, Sparrow | 4 | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Heron, Great Blue | 1 | ... | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | .... | . | ||
| Hummingbird, Ruby-throated | 9 | .. | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | . | |||||
| Jay, Blue | 13 | oooo | oooo | oooo | ooXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXoo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Junco, Slate-colored | 25 | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXoo | oooX | XXXX | XXXX | |||||
| Killdeer | 5 | . | ...o | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oXXo | oooo | oo.. | .... |
| Kingbird, Eastern | 11 | .oo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | ||||||
| Kingfisher, Belted | 10 | .... | .... | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | .... |
| Kinglet, Golden-crowned | 18 | oooo | oooo | oo.. | ... | ... | oooo | oooo | |||||
| Lark, Horned | 12 | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Mallard, Common | 2 | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | oooo | ... | ...o | oooo | XXXX | XXXX | |||
| Martin, Purple | 13 | oo | oooo | oooo | ooXX | XXXX | XXoo | .. | |||||
| Meadowlark, Eastern | 22 | .... | .... | oooo | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXoo | oooo | oooo | oooo | .... |
| Mockingbird | 16 | .... | .... | ..oo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | .... | .... |
| Nighthawk | 8 | o | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXo | o | |||||
| Owl, Screech | 8 | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Phoebe, Eastern | 11 | oo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | o.. | ||||
| Prairie Chicken | 4 | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Robin | 17 | oooo | oooo | ooXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXoo | oooo | oooo |
| Sandpiper, Spotted | 6 | .. | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | o. | |||||
| Shrike, Loggerhead | 19 | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Sparrow, House | 21 | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX |
| Starling | 19 | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX |
| Swallow, Barn | 12 | ooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | .. | |||||
| Swift, Chimney | 9 | ooX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | oo | |||||
| Tanager, Summer | 23 | oooo | oooo | oooo | .... | .... | |||||||
| Tern, Black | 6 | oXXX | XXoo | ooX | XXXX | oo | |||||||
| Titmouse, Tufted | 15 | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Vireo, Red-eyed | 20 | .o | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oo | |||||
| Vulture, Turkey | 3 | . | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | .... | |||
| Warbler, Myrtle | 20 | .ooo | Xoo | oooo | . | ||||||||
| Woodpecker, Downy | 10 | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Wren, House | 16 | .ooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | .. | |||||
| Yellowthroat | 21 | oo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oo | |||||
. The dot or period indicates the bird is occasionally seen. o The small o shows the bird is more frequently seen. X The capital X shows the bird is commonly seen.
For example, during the first 2 weeks of February, the Red-winged Blackbird is rarely seen. During the last 2 weeks of February, it is seen frequently, after which it is commonly seen until the end of October. The table is based on bird census figures collected within a radius of 50 miles of Topeka, Kansas. Your area may show different results.
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