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 cotte@ksu.edu. If additional details have been provided, follow the link from the count name. If no details are indicated, contact the compiler! Starting in 2018, KOS has set standard dates that won't change from year to year. Those dates are December 12 to January 12. (Please note that a few non-Kansas (but very close) CBCs are included in this list!)
If you've never participated in a Christmas Bird Count, here's some quick information about what they are and what to expect.
Compilers - You will be receiving your forms via email soon. If you don't have them by December 1, please let Chuck know!
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(Google Map of past Kansas Christmas Bird Count locations located at bottom of this page.)
Updated December 21, 2018
Date/CBC | Principle Contact | Contact Information |
Friday, December 14, 2018 | ||
Quivira NWR | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
Saturday, December 15, 2018 | ||
Halstead/Newton | Lorna Harder | lornajhh@gmail.com 620.367.8479 or 316.200.4724 |
Hays | Medhavi Ambardar | m_ambardar@fhsu.edu 906-281-1333 |
John Redmond | Bob Culbertson | rculbertson@kaws.org 620.364.9485 |
Kanopolis Lake | Bob Kruger | robertkru@gmail.com 785.227.5325 |
Lawrence | Galen Pittman | galenpitt@gmail.com 785.760.3572 |
Manhattan | Mark Mayfield | markherb@ksu.edu 785.776.6495 |
Salina | Dan Baffa | danbaffa1@yahoo.com 620.271.8891 |
Topeka | Carol Morgan | crxmorgan@gmail.com 785.554.5112 |
Wichita | Kevin Groeneweg | kgroeneweg@sbcglobal.net 316.709.9116 |
Sunday, December 16, 2018 | ||
Bonner Springs/Lansing | John Bollin | bollinj@umkc.edu 816.289.5554 |
Emporia | Bill Jensen | wjensen1@emporia.edu 620.341.5339 |
Oskaloosa/Perry Lake | Bunnie Watkins | ranger_rabbit@sbcglobal.net 785-393-0984 |
Wakefield | Chuck Otte | cotte@ksu.edu 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 17, 2018 | ||
Baldwin City | Roger Boyd | roger.boyd@bakeru.edu 785.424.0595 |
Cheyenne Bottoms | Curtis Wolf | cjwolf@fhsu.edu 877.243.9268 |
Melvern Lake | James Malcom | iambirding@prodigy.net |
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 | ||
El Dorado | Atcha Nolan | qanolan@cox.net 316.323.4921 |
Yoder | John Gallagher | jgallagher@hutchrec.com 620.663.7411 |
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 | ||
Slate Creek | Gene Young | youngg6264@yahoo.com 620.660.0547 |
Thursday, December 20, 2018 | ||
Anthony | Mary Herold | herold4us@gmail.com 316.655.0089 |
Loess Bluffs (MO) | Darrin Welchert | darrin_welchert@fws.gov |
Sawyer | Jordan Hofmeier | jordan.hofmeier@ks.gov 785.249.0874 |
Friday, December 21, 2018 | ||
Linn County | Roger Boyd | roger.boyd@bakeru.edu 785.424.0595 |
Olsburg | Cindy Jeffrey | cinraney@ksu.edu 785.565.3326 |
Sedan | Atcha Nolan | qanolan@cox.net 316.323.4921 |
Saturday, December 22, 2018 | ||
Arkansas City | Gene Young | youngg6264@yahoo.com 620.660.0547 |
Parsons/SEK Audubon | Andrew Burnett | aburnett9180@gmail.com 816.810.3913 |
Sunday, December 23, 2018 | ||
Waconda | Henry Armknecht | armknecht@ruraltel.net 785.346.4208 |
Saturday, December 29, 2018 | ||
Cimarron National Grasslands | Max Thompson | maxt@cox.net 620.221.1856 |
Holton | Carol Morgan | crxmorgan@gmail.com 785.554.5112 |
Leavenworth | John Schukman | schuksaya@kc.rr.com 913.547.1751 |
Marion | Tom Ewert | trewert@yahoo.com 316.670.3140 |
Olathe | Jeff Witter | bioguy.witters@gmail.com 785.840.4484 |
Red Hills | Pete Janzen | pete.janzen@sbcglobal.net 316.519.1970 |
Sunday, December 30, 2018 | ||
Black Mesa (Kenton, Oklahoma) | Max Thompson | maxt@cox.net 620.221.1856 |
Dodge City | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
Junction City | Chuck Otte | cotte@ksu.edu 785.238.8800 |
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 | ||
Southeast Kansas Mined Land | Steve Ford | sford@gus.pittstate.edu 620.632.4280 |
St. Marys | Jeff Hansen | jeff.hansen.sd@gmail.com 785.806.6917 |
Saturday, January 5, 2019 | ||
Benedictine Bottoms | John Bollin | bollinj@umkc.edu 816.289.5554 |
Council Grove | James Malcom | iambirding@prodigy.net 785.256.2841 |
Garden City | Mike Ramsey | ramsey.hmbcr@sbcglobal.net 620.275.0647 |
Saturday, January 12, 2019 | ||
Blackwolf | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
Jetmore | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
To Be Announced, contact compiler | ||
Clark County | Galen Pittman | galenpitt@gmail.com 785.760.3572 |
Kirwin NWR | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
Webster Reservoir | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
Additional Information for above counts.
Anthony - Meet at Anthony Lake (19 E Lake Rd, Elsie Fisher's house) at 8 a.m.
Arkansas City - Meet at Newman Park on Highway 77 just north of the Arkansas River bridge at 8:00 a.m.
Baldwin City - Please contact Roger ahead of time for details and route assignments.
Benedictine Bottoms - Meet at the Atchison McDonalds, 118 South 8th Street at 7:00 a.m. Please contact compiler if you are interested in participating.
Black Mesa - Meet at 9:00 a.m. CST Sunday at the General Store in downtown Kenton for circle assignments.
Blackwolf - Meet at the Rader residence in Wilson at 8:00 a.m. Lunch will be provided
Bonner Springs/Lansing - Details still being determined. Please contact John ahead of time for details.
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 Galen for more details.
Council Grove - Contact compiler for more 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 compiler for details.
Garden City - Contact compiler for details.
Halstead/Newton - Meet at the Kaufman Museum, 27th and Main in North Newton, at 6:45 a.m. Lunch (optional) at the museum from 12 to 1 p.m. Compilation at 5:15 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 - Contact compiler for details if you are interested.
Kanopolis Lake - Contact Bob if you plan to help with the count. Meet in Riverside Park at 8:00 a.m. Bring your lunch and beverages.
Jetmore - Contact compiler for information.
John Redmond - Meet at 7:30 at the John Redmond Reservoir Corps of Engineer's Office west 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 - Contact John ahead of time to confirm participation and to get details.
Linn County - Meet at gas station east & south of US69 & KS152 interchange at about 7:15am to organize and receive assignments. Please contact Roger Boyd ahead of time for more information if you are planning to participate.
Loess Bluffs - Contact compiler.
Manhattan - Contact compiler for details and assignments. The count circle is divided into 6 sectors with each sector leader assigning segments for participants.
Marion - Meet at Wendy's in Hillsboro at 8:00 a.m. for assignments. Contact Tom for more information.
Melvern Lake - Contact compiler for more details.
Olathe - Please contact compiler if you plan to participate. Meet at west Olathe Burger King (just north of K-7 & Santa Fe) at 7:00 AM. Most count group areas are covered by walking parks or streamway trails in their area. Due to the nature of development in our count circle, typically most of our groups are not doing extensive driving for “road cruising” counting. Please prepare accordingly. We will meet at Burger King again for a lunch regroup before resuming counting for the afternoon. Potluck dinner in early evening for compiling the day’s lists, but feel free to join even if you can’t bring a side or dessert. Location/time provided to count participants at the morning meetup.
Olsburg - Meet in Olsburg at the Farmhouse store/restaurant, 400 2nd St, at 7:00 - 7:45 a.m.
Oskaloosa/Perry Lake - Contact compiler for more information.
Parsons - Meet at St Paul Café - 717 Washington St, St Paul, KS, 6:30 for breakfast or 6:45 for assignments. Please contact Andres if you plan to participate 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.
Red Hills - Meet at the Medicine River Truck Stop, located at 301 N. Fowler in Medicine Lodge, located right on US 160 at the junction with US 281. Groups will depart at 7:30 a.m. Bring a lunch.
Salina - Meeting place is Lakewood Discovery Center at Lakewood Park in Salina. Meet at 8:00 a.m.
Sawyer - Meet in the Pratt KDWPT office at 7 a.m.. Contact compiler ahead of time. In case of inclement weather, alternate date is 1/3/2018.
Sedan - Meet at Granny Wolfe's Green Door Cafe (north side of West Main in Sedan) at 7:30 for breakfast or 8:00 to start birding.
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 7:00 o'clock, at the Farm-to-Market Restaurant in McCune, Crawford County, Kansas (new meeting place). Please contact compiler if you plan to participate.)
St. Marys - Contact Jeff Hansen for meeting details.
Topeka - Contact compiler for information. Participants are pre-assigned to a group leader. Compilation and chili supper at 5:30 p.m.
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 - Contact compiler.
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 headquarters office at 7:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided.
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 contact 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.