Eggs are laid in slight depressions in the ground in grassy cover.
Upland Plover: Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein).—This is a locally common summer resident, most conspicuously in the Flint Hills, in grassland. Breeding records are from Trego, Hamilton, Finney, Morton, Meade, Marion, Chase, Kearny, Butler, Cowley, Douglas, Johnson, Wabaunsee, Franklin, Anderson, and Coffey counties. Dates of first arrival in spring span the period April 2 to May 5 (the median is April 19), and dates last seen in autumn are from September 3 to October 6 (the median is September 13).
Breeding schedule.—Sixteen records of breeding span the period April 21 to June 10; the modal date for egg-laying is May 5.
Number of eggs.—Usually 4 eggs are laid.
Eggs are placed on vegetation on the ground surface, in pasture, field stubble, or gravel, frequently under heavy plant cover.
Spotted Sandpiper: Actitis macularia (Linnaeus).—This summer resident is locally common on wet ground and along streams. Dates of arrival in spring are from March 29 to April 30 (the median is April 24), and dates of last observation in autumn span the period September 2 to October 10 (the median is September 18).
Breeding schedule.—Egg records are all from the northeastern sector, and all are for May.
Number of eggs.—Usually 4 eggs are laid.
Nests are of plant fibers in depressions in dry ground on gravel banks, pond or stream borders, or in pastureland.
American Avocet: Recurvirostra americana Gmelin.—This is a local summer resident in marshes in central and western Kansas. There are breeding records from Finney, Barton, and Stafford counties. Extreme dates within which avocets have been recorded are April 2 to November 21.