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@twinvalley.net. 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.
Because of complications and safety concerns with COVID-19 if there is no meeting information on the table below, please contact the compiler in advance for details and assignments of locations. KOS encourages all participants to use safety precautions (face masks, social distancing, vaccinations) to reduce the risk of infection.
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Updated December 28, 2021
| Date/CBC | Contact | Contact/Meeting Information |
| Sunday, December 12, 2021 | ||
| Kanopolis Lake | Bob Kruger | Meet at Riverside Park at 8, bring your lunch, contact Bob first |
| Tuesday, December 14, 2021 | ||
| Linn County | Roger Boyd | rboydbird69@gmail.com 785.424.0595 |
| Lovewell | Henry Armknecht | whatabirder@hotmail.com 785.346.4208 |
| Quivira NWR | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Waconda | Henry Armknecht | whatabirder@hotmail.com 785.346.4208 |
| Wednesday, December 15, 2021 | ||
| Yoder | John Gallagher | jgallagher@hutchrec.com 620.663.7411 |
| Thursday, December 16, 2021 | ||
| Anthony | Mary Herold | Meet at McDonalds in Anthony at 8:00 a.m. |
| Saturday, December 18, 2021 | ||
| Halstead/Newton | Lorna Harder | lornajhh@gmail.com 316.200.4724 |
| Hays | Medhavi Ambardar | Meet in Albertson Hall 169 (FHSU campus) at 7:30 |
| John Redmond | Bob Culbertson | bob.culbertson@kaws.org 620.364.9485 |
| Lawrence | Galen Pittman | COUNT IS FULL - will take feeder counters |
| Manhattan | Mark Mayfield | markherb@ksu.edu 785.776.6495 |
| Olathe | Rosanna Munoz | rosannamunoz@hotmail.com |
| Salina | Byron Grauerholz | blgrauerholz@yahoo.com |
| Wichita | Kevin Groeneweg | Meet at Great Plains Nature Center parking lot at 7:30 a.m. |
| Sunday, December 19, 2021 | ||
| Baldwin | Calvin Cink | ccinkbird76@gmail.com 785.594.6546 |
| Bonner Springs/Lansing | John Bollin | bollinj@umkc.edu 816.289.5554 |
| Emporia | Bill Jensen | wjensen1@emporia.edu 620.341.5339 |
| Oskaloosa/Perry Lake | Mike Laird | MikeLaird49@outlook.com |
| Udall/Winfield | Max Thompson | maxt@cox.net 620.221.1856 |
| Wakefield | Chuck Otte | cotte@twinvalley.net 785.463.5485 |
| Wilson Lake | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Monday, December 20, 2021 | ||
| Cheyenne Bottoms | Curtis Wolf | Meet at Kansas Wetlands Education Center at 8:00 a.m. |
| Tuesday, December 21, 2021 | ||
| Olsburg | Cindy Jeffrey | cinraney@ksu.edu 785.565.3326 |
| Sawyer | Jordan Hofmeier | COUNT IS FULL - will take feeder counters |
| Sedan | Atcha Nolan | Meet at Granny Wolfe's Green Door Cafe at 7:30 a.m. |
| Thursday, December 23, 2021 | ||
| Topeka | Carol Morgan | crxmorgan@gmail.com 785.554.5112 |
| Sunday, December 26, 2021 | ||
| Arkansas City | Gene Young | young6264@yahoo.com 620.660.0547 |
| Monday, December 27, 2021 | ||
| El Dorado | Atcha Nolan | qanolan1942@gmail.com 316.323.4921 |
| Holton | Carol Morgan | crxmorgan@gmail.com 785.554.5112 |
| Junction City | Chuck Otte | cotte@twinvalley.net 785.463.5485 |
| Leavenworth | John Schukman | schuksaya@kc.rr.com 913.547.1751 |
| Wednesday, December 29, 2021 | ||
| Slate Creek | Gene Young | youngg6264@yahoo.com 620.660.0547 |
| Thursday, December 30, 2021 | ||
| Marion | Tom Ewert | Meet at Wendy's in Hillsboro at 7:30 a.m. |
| Friday, December 31, 2021 | ||
| Benedictine Bottoms | John Schukman | schuksaya@kc.rr.com 913.547.1751 |
| Dodge City | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
| St. Marys | Debby McKee | GrMaSmurf@gmail.com 785.220.6515 |
| Saturday, January 1, 2022 | ||
| Cimarron National Grasslands | Max Thompson | maxt@cox.net 620.229.3876 |
| Southeast Kansas Mined Lands | Andrew George | adgeorge@pittstate.edu 620.235.4030 |
| Sunday, January 2, 2022 | ||
| Red Hills | Pete Janzen | Meet at Casey's in Medicine Lodge at 7:30 a.m. |
| Saturday, January 8, 2022 | ||
| Blackwolf | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Clark County | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
| Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | Denise Cameron | dcamero2@g.emporia.edu |
| To Be Announced, contact compiler | ||
| Webster Reservoir | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |