Breeding schedule.—Wolfe (1961) wrote that the species in Decatur County laid eggs in the "last of May" in the early 1900s. The only other dated breeding record is of downy young (KU 5512, 5513) taken on June 21.
Number of eggs.—Clutch-size is usually 3 eggs.
Eggs are laid in slight depressions in the ground, "lined with a few grass stems," according to Wolfe (1961).
American Woodcock: Philohela minor (Gmelin).—This is a rare summer resident in wet woodlands in eastern Kansas. Arrival in the northeast is from mid-March through April, with departures southward occurring from September to December; the last date on which the species has been seen in any year is December 5. There are nesting records only from Woodson County; probably the species nests in Douglas County (Fitch, 1958:194).
Breeding schedule.—Eggs are laid in April.
Number of eggs.—Clutch-size is usually 4 eggs.
Nests are depressions in the dry ground within swampy places, usually under heavy plant cover.
Long-billed Curlew: Numenius americanus americanus Bechstein.—This is an uncommon summer resident in western Kansas, in prairie grassland. Breeding records are from Stanton and Morton counties.
Breeding schedule.—Eggs are laid at least in May and June.
Number of eggs.—Clutch-size is 4 eggs.