Please contact the compiler for all details. If you have dates to add or information to change, or questions in general regarding these counts, please contact Chuck Otte at otte2@cox.net. If additional details have been provided, follow the link from the count name. If no details are indicated, contact the compiler!
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(Google Map of past Kansas Christmas Bird Count locations located at bottom of this page.)
Updated December 28, 2015
| Date/CBC | Compiler | Contact |
| Sunday, December 13, 2015 | ||
| Kanopolis Lake POSTPONED to JAN 10 | Bob Kruger | robertkru@gmail.com 785.227.5325 |
| Monday, December 14, 2015 | ||
| Sawyer POSTPONED to JAN 5 | Jordan Hofmeier | jordan.hofmeier@ksoutdoors.com 785.249.0874 |
| Tuesday, December 15, 2015 | ||
| Quivira NWR | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Wednesday, December 16, 2015 | ||
| Linn County | Roger Boyd | roger.boyd@bakeru.edu 785.594.3172 |
| Thursday, December 17, 2015 | ||
| Anthony | Mary Herold | herold4us@gmail.com |
| Yoder | Mary Clark | mclark@hutchrec.com 620.663.7411 |
| Friday, December 18, 2015 | ||
| Tallgrass Prairie | Kristen Hase | kristen_hase@nps.gov |
| Saturday, December 19, 2015 | ||
| John Redmond | Bob Culbertson | rculbertson@kaws.org 620.364.9485 |
| Halstead/Newton | Lorna Harder | lornah@hesston.edu 620.367.8479 |
| Hays | Greg Farley | gfarley@fhsu.edu 785.656.3701 |
| Jetmore | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
| Lawrence | Galen Pittman | galenpitt@gmail.com 785.760.3572 |
| Manhattan | Brett Sandercock | bsanderc@ksu.edu, 785.532.0120 |
| Salina | Jeffrey Kasoff | dragonflyk@sbcglobal.net 785.420.0006 |
| Topeka | Dan Larson | birdkansa@yahoo.com |
| Wichita | Kevin Groeneweg | kgroeneweg@sbcglobal.net 316.709.9116 |
| Sunday, December 20, 2015 | ||
| Bonner Springs/Lansing | John Bollin | bollinj@umkc.edu 816.289.5554 |
| Emporia | Paul McKnab | mcknabpa@yahoo.com |
| Melvern Lake | James Malcom | iambirding@prodigy.net 785.256.2841 |
| Olsburg | Gary Jeffrey | cinraney@k-state.edu 785.468.3587 |
| Oskaloosa/Perry Lake | Bunnie Watkins | ranger_rabbit@sbcglobal.net 785-393-0984 |
| Wakefield | Chuck Otte | otte2@cox.net 785.238.8800 |
| Wilson Lake | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Winfield/Udall | Max Thompson | maxt@cox.net 620.221.1856 |
| Monday, December 21, 2015 | ||
| Baldwin City | Roger Boyd | rboyd@bakeru.edu 785.594.3172 |
| Cheyenne Bottoms | Curtis Wolf | cjwolf@fhsu.edu 877.243.9268 |
| Tuesday, December 22, 2015 | ||
| El Dorado | Atcha Nolan | qanolan@cox.net 316.323.4921 |
| Waconda | Henry Armknecht | armknecht@ruraltel.net 785.346.4208 |
| Wednesday, December 23, 2015 | ||
| Slate Creek | Gene Young | youngg6264@yahoo.com 620.660.0547 |
| Saturday, December 26, 2015 | ||
| Arkansas City | Gene Young | youngg6264@yahoo.com 620.660.0547 |
| Benedictine Bottoms | John Bollin | bollinj@umkc.edu 816.289.5554 |
| Parsons/SEK Audubon POSTPONED to JAN 2 | Rick Tucker | rickt@wavewls.com 620.421.4913 |
| Scott City POSTPONED to JAN 3 | Tom Shane | tom.shane@sbcglobal.net |
| Sunday, December 27, 2015 | ||
| Dodge City POSTPONED | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
| Junction City POSTPONED to DEC 30 | Chuck Otte | otte2@cox.net 785.238.8800 |
| Monday, December 28, 2015 | ||
| Clark County POSTPONED | Galen Pittman | galenpitt@gmail.com 785.760.3572 |
| Marion | Tom Ewert | trewert@yahoo.com 316.670.3140 |
| Wednesday, December 30, 2015 | ||
| Ingalls/Cimarron | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
| Junction City | Chuck Otte | otte2@cox.net 785.238.8800 |
| Thursday, December 31, 2015 | ||
| Holton | Dan Larson | birdkansa@yahoo.com |
| Webster Reservoir | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Friday, January 1, 2016 | ||
| Garden City | Marie Osterbuhr | m.osterbuhr14@gmail.com |
| Southeast Kansas Mined Land | Steve Ford | sford@pittstate.edu 620.632.4280(h) 620.235.4745(w) |
| Saturday, January 2, 2016 | ||
| Cimarron National Grasslands | Max Thompson | maxt@cox.net 620.229.3876 |
| Leavenworth | John Schukman | schuksaya@kc.rr.com 913.547.1751 |
| Parsons/SEK Audubon | Rick Tucker | rickt@wavewls.com 620.421.4913 |
| Red Hills | Pete Janzen | pete.janzen@sbcglobal.net 316.519.1970 |
| Sunday, January 3, 2016 | ||
| Black Mesa (Oklahoma) | Max Thompson | maxt@cox.net 620.229.3876 |
| Olathe | Jeff Witter | bioguy.witters@gmail.com 785.840.4484 |
| Scott City | Tom Shane | tom.shane@sbcglobal.net |
| Tuesday, January 5, 2016 | ||
| Sawyer | Jordan Hofmeier | jordan.hofmeier@ksoutdoors.com 785.249.0874 |
| Saturday, January 9, 2016 | ||
| Blackwolf | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Council Grove | James Malcom | iambirding@prodigy.net 785.256.2841 |
| Syracuse | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
| Sunday, January 10, 2016 | ||
| Kanopolis Lake | Bob Kruger | robertkru@gmail.com 785.227.5325 |
| To Be Announced, contact compiler | ||
| Derby/Belle Plaine | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
| Ulysses | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
Additional Information for above counts.
Anthony - Contact compiler for details.
Arkansas City - Meet at Newman Park on Highway 77 just north of the Arkansas River bridge at 8:00 a.m.
Baldwin City - Meet at the Boyd Residence, 520 Third St., by 7:20 a.m. for area/group assignments. Contact Roger ahead of time for more.
Benedictine Bottoms - Meet at the Atchison McDonalds, 118 South 8th Street at 7:30 a.m. Please contact compiler if you are interested.
Black Mesa - Meet at 9:00 a.m. CST Sunday in downtown Kenton for circle assignments.
Blackwolf - Meet at the Rader residence in Wilson at 8:00 a.m.
Bonner Springs/Lansing - Meet at 7:00 a.m. at the McDonalds at 10555 Parallel Parkway at the Legend’s (just west of I-435). Please contact John ahead of time so he can assign groups appropriately.
Cheyenne Bottoms - Meet at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC), 592 NE K-156 Hwy, Great Bend, KS at 8:00 a.m. Lunch will be provided. Contact KWEC, 877.243.9268, for more information or to confirm attendance.
Cimarron National Grasslands - Meet at 8:30a.m. Saturday at the Elkhart Cemetery OR at the El Rancho Motel in Elkhart (PH: 620/697-2117) on Friday evening
Clark County - Contact compiler for more details.
Council Grove - Contact compiler for more details.
Derby/Belle Plaine - Contact compiler for details.
Dodge City - Contact compiler for information.
El Dorado - Meet at the McDonalds in El Dorado, 2004 West Central, at 7:30 a.m. Please contact the compiler if you plan to attend.
Emporia - Contact Paul McKnab for details.
Garden City - Contact compiler for details.
Halstead/Newton - Meet at the Kaufman Museum in North Newton at 6:45 a.m. Bring a sack lunch. Compilation at 5:30 p.m. at the museum.
Hays - Meet at the south entrance of Albertson Hall, Fort Hays State University campus at 7:30 a.m.
Holton - Meet at Country Mart Deli at 7:30 a.m.
Kanopolis Lake - Meet at 8 a.m.
at Smoky Hill Trading Post just south of the dam along Highway 141. Lunch at
noon at SMTP and reconvene there for wrap up at 4 p.m. Let Bob know if you plan to help with the count.
Ingalls/Cimarron - Contact compiler for more
information
Jetmore - Contact compiler for more information.
John Redmond - Meet at 7:30 at the John Redmond Reservoir Corps of Engineer's Office east of New Strawn on Embankment Rd.
Junction City - Meet at Sapp Brothers Truck stop, I-70 Exit 295, at 7:30 a.m.
Lawrence - Parties and locations are determined ahead of time. Please contact Galen ahead of time if you want to participate.
Leavenworth - Meet at McDonalds, 3121 S. 4th St., Leavenworth at 7:00 AM. Contact John to confirm participation.
Linn County - Meet at restaurant east of intersection of US69 and KS152 at 7:15 a.m. Please contact Roger Boyd for more information if you are planning to participate.
Manhattan - Contact compiler for details and assignments. Compilation will be held at the Riley County Seniors Services Center, 301 N 4th Street in Manhattan about 6 p.m. The compilation will be a potluck, folks usually bring chili or a dish to share.
Marion - Meet at Wendy's in Hillsboro at 8:00 a.m. for assignments. Contact Tom (above) for more information.
Melvern Lake - Contact compiler for more details.
Olathe - Meet at McDonald's at K-7 & Santa Fe at 7 a.m. Please contact compiler if you want to participate.
Olsburg - Meet at Grab and Go on Highway K-16 in Olsburg 7 a.m. for Biscuits and Gravy.
Oskaloosa/Perry Lake - Contact compiler for more information.
Parsons - Meet at the Stockyard Plaza truck stop at 7:00 a.m., located at US 400 and 59 Hwy junction, 1 mile north of Parsons. Contact the compiler if you plan to come or have any questions.
Quivira - Meet at the headquarters at 7:30 a.m. Contact Mike Rader ahead of time if you plan to participate. Lunch will be provided, courtesy Mary Pat Haddican!
Red Hills - Meet at the parking lot of the Casey's convenience store at the intersection of US 160 and US US 281 in Medicine Lodge at 7:30 am.
Salina - Meeting place is Lakewood Discovery Center at Lakewood Park in Salina. Meet at 7:30 a.m.
Sawyer - Meet in the Pratt KDWPT office in the downstairs break room at 7:30 am.
Scott City - Contact compiler if interested.
Slate Creek - Meet at the Slate Valley Baptist Church, 7 miles south of Oxford at 8:00 a.m.
Southeast Kansas Mined Land - Meet at the Express Lane Mini Mart, northeast corner at N Hwy 7 & Katy, Scammon, KS at 7:00 a.m.
Syracuse - Contact Jeff for meeting location and details
Tallgrass Prairie (Chase County) - Contact compiler for more details.
Topeka - Contact compiler for information. Participants are assigned to one of four group leaders.
Ulysses - Contact compiler for information.
Waconda - Contact Henry if interested.
Wakefield - Meet at the Short Stop Convenience Store on main street in Wakefield at 7:15 a.m.
Webster Reservoir - Meet at the State Park Office at 8 a.m.
Wichita - Meet at the Great Plains Nature Center parking lot at 7:30 a.m. Compilation is at 5:30 pm. at the Great Plains Nature Center. Chili and beverages will be provided.
Wilson Lake - Meet at the Wilson State Park office at 7:30 a.m.
Winfield/Udall - Meet at Southwestern College, Beech Science Center at 7:30 a.m.
Yoder - Meet at Carriage Crossing restaurant in Yoder at 7:00 a.m. for breakfast. Please call compiler ahead of time if you plan to participate.
Green markers indicate recently active counts, yellow markers indicate counts that were not active in recent years.