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| INDEX | PAGE | WHEN THE BIRDS MAY BE SEEN | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | ||
| Avocet | [7] | .. | .. | .... | .... | .. | |||||||
| Blackbird, Yellow-headed | [20] | .. | ... | ||||||||||
| Bobwhite | [5] | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Chat, Yellow-breasted | [19] | oooo | oooo | oooo | .... | .... | . | ||||||
| Duck, Ruddy | [4] | .... | .... | ..oo | oooo | o... | ...o | oooo | .... | ||||
| Egret, Snowy | [1] | .. | .... | . | |||||||||
| Flicker, Yellow-shafted | [9] | oooo | oooo | oooo | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Flycatcher, Crested | [11] | .o | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | .. | ||||||
| Gnatcatcher, Blue-gray | [15] | .ooo | oooo | oooo | oo.. | .... | |||||||
| Goose, Canada | [2] | .... | .... | .ooo | oo.. | ... | .... | .... | |||||
| Grackle, Bronzed | [21] | .... | .... | oXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXoo | oo.. | .... |
| Grosbeak, Blue | [21] | .... | .... | .... | |||||||||
| Gull, Ring-billed | [8] | .... | .... | .ooo | oooo | o. | .... | .ooo | oo.. | .... | |||
| Hawk, Marsh | [5] | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | oooo | oooo | oooo | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX |
| Heron, Green | [2] | . | ..oo | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | oooo | .. | ||||
| Kinglet, Ruby-crowned | [16] | .... | .... | ...o | oooo | oo. | .oo | oooo | .... | .... | |||
| Longspur, Lapland, | [25] | oooo | oooo | oo.. | ..oo | oooo | |||||||
| Merganser, American | [4] | XXXX | XXXX | XXXo | oo.. | . | . | ..oX | XXXX | ||||
| Nuthatch, White-breasted | [13] | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | . | . | .... | .... | |||
| Oriole, Baltimore | [20] | .o | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | oooo | o. | ||||||
| Owl, Great-horned | [9] | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXoo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | ooXX | XXXX |
| Pelican, White | [1] | ..oo | oo.. | .... | .. | .. | oooo | oo.. | |||||
| Pewee, Eastern Wood | [11] | .ooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | .... | |||||||
| Phalarope, Wilson’s | [8] | .. | oo. | . | ... | ||||||||
| Pintail, American | [3] | oooX | XXXX | XXXo | oooo | .. | . | .... | .ooo | XXXX | oooo | ||
| Plover, Upland | [6] | ... | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | . | ||||||
| Siskin, Pine | [22] | .... | .... | .... | oooo | o. | .... | .... | |||||
| Snipe, Wilson’s | [6] | .. | ...o | oooo | . | .. | .... | .... | |||||
| Sparrow, Chipping | [24] | . | oooo | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | oooo | .... | .. | ||||
| Sparrow, Lark | [23] | . | .ooo | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | ooo. | ||||||
| Sparrow, Song | [25] | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | Xoo. | ... | ooXX | XXXX | XXXX | ||||
| Sparrow, Vesper | [23] | .... | .... | .... | .XXX | . | oooo | .... | .... | ||||
| Sparrow, White-crowned | [24] | .... | .... | .... | ..oo | Xo.. | .... | .... | .... | ||||
| Swallow, Cliff | [12] | .oo | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXo | .... | .. | |||||
| Swallow, Tree | [12] | oooo | o.. | . | .... | ... | |||||||
| Teal, Blue-winged | [3] | ..oo | XXXX | XXXX | oo.. | .o | XXXX | XXXo | .. | ||||
| Thrasher, Brown | [14] | .... | .... | .... | oXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | oooo | oooo | oo.. | .... | .... |
| Thrush, Olive-backed | [15] | .o | XXXo | . | ... | .. | |||||||
| Thrush, Wood | [14] | . | oXXX | XXXX | Xo.. | .... | .... | . | |||||
| Towhee, Red-eyed | [22] | .... | .... | .... | oooo | oooo | oooo | oo.. | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Vireo, Warbling | [17] | .o | XXXX | XXXX | oo.. | .... | .... | ||||||
| Warbler, Black and White | [17] | .o | oooo | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Warbler, Wilson’s | [19] | .oo. | .... | ||||||||||
| Warbler, Yellow | [18] | .o | XXXX | XXoo | oo.. | ... | .. | ||||||
| Water-thrush, Northern | [18] | . | oooo | . | ... | ... | |||||||
| Waxwing, Cedar | [16] | oooo | XXXX | oo.. | .... | .... | .... | .. | .... | ..oo | oooo | ||
| Woodpecker, Red-bellied | [10] | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX |
| Woodpecker, Red-headed | [10] | .... | .... | .... | ..oo | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX | XXXo | .... | .... | .... |
| Wren, Carolina | [13] | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo | oooo |
| Yellow-legs, Greater | [7] | .oo | XXXX | Xo. | . | oooo | oooo | oo.. | . | ||||
. The dot or period indicates the bird is seen occasionally. o The small o shows the bird is seen more frequently. X The capital X shows the bird is seen commonly.
For example, during January and February, the Bronzed Grackle is seen rarely. The first week in March, it is seen more frequently, after which it is seen commonly until the middle 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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