Please contact the compiler for all details and to express interest in participating. 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. Starting in 2018, KOS has set standard dates that won't change from year to year. Those dates are December 12 to January 12. More details on some counts can be found by clicking on the CBC name.
If you've never participated in a Christmas Bird Count, here's some quick information about what they are and what to expect.
Compilers - The forms have been sent to compilers via email as of November 14th. If you did not receive yours, check your spam/junk filter and if it isn't there, contact Chuck.
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Updated December 26, 2022
| Date/CBC | Contact | Contact/Meeting Information |
| Monday, December 12, 2022 | ||
| Kanopolis Lake | Bob Kruger | Meet at Riverside Park at 8, bring your lunch, contact Bob first |
| Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | ||
| Linn County | Roger Boyd | rboydbird69@gmail.com 785.424.0595 |
| Quivira NWR | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Thursday, December 15, 2022 | ||
| Anthony | Mary Herold | Meet at McDonalds in Anthony at 8:00 a.m. |
| Saturday, December 17, 2022 | ||
|
Garden City |
Michael Ramsey | mramsey@hmbcr.com |
| Halstead/Newton | Lorna Harder | lornajhh@gmail.com 316.200.4724 |
| Hays | Medhavi Ambardar | Meet in Albertson Hall 169 (FHSU) at 7:30 906.281.1333 |
| John Redmond | Bob Culbertson | bob.culbertson@kaws.org 620.364.9485 |
| Lawrence | Galen Pittman | galenpitt@gmail.com |
| Manhattan | Mark Mayfield | markherb@ksu.edu 785.776.6495 |
| Olathe | Rosanna Munoz | rosannamunoz@hotmail.com |
| Salina | Byron Grauerholz | blgrauerholz@yahoo.com |
| Wichita | Kevin Groeneweg | kgroeneweg@sbcglobal.net 316.706.9116 |
| Sunday, December 18, 2022 | ||
| Baldwin | Calvin Cink | ccinkbird76@gmail.com 785.594.6546 |
| Bonner Springs/Lansing | Galen Pittman | galenpitt@gmail.com |
| Emporia | Bill Jensen | wjensen1@emporia.edu 620.341.5339 |
| Olsburg | Cindy Jeffrey | cinraney@ksu.edu 785.565.3326 |
| Oskaloosa/Perry Lake | Debby McKee | grmasmurf@gmail.com 785.220.6515 |
| Udall/Winfield | Max Thompson | maxt@cox.net 620.229.3876 |
| Wakefield | Chuck Otte | cotte@twinvalley.net 785.463.5485 |
| Wilson Lake | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Monday, December 19, 2022 | ||
| Cheyenne Bottoms | Curtis Wolf | Meet at Kansas Wetlands Education Center at 8:00 a.m. 877.243.9268 |
| Sedan NOTE CHANGE OF DATE! | Vickie Cikanek | Vickie.Cikanek@ks.gov 785.501.0567 |
| Yoder | John Gallagher | jgallagher@hutchrec.com 620.663.7411 |
| Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | ||
| El Dorado | Vickie Cikanek | Vickie.Cikanek@ks.gov 785.501.0567 |
| Wednesday, December 21, 2022 | ||
| Sawyer | Jordan Hofmeier | jordan.hofmeier@ks.gov 785.249.0874 |
| Slate Creek | Gene Young | youngg6264@yahoo.com 620.660.0547 |
| Monday, December 26, 2022 | ||
| Leavenworth/Atchison | John Schukman | schuksaya@kc.rr.com 913.547.1751 |
| Tuesday, December 27, 2022 | ||
| Junction City | Chuck Otte | cotte@twinvalley.net 785.463.5485 |
| Wednesday, December 28, 2022 | ||
| Arkansas City | Gene Young | youngg6264@yahoo.com 620.660.0547 |
| Waconda NEW DATE | Henry Armknecht | whatabirder@hotmail.com 785.346.4208 |
| Thursday, December 29, 2022 | ||
| Dodge City | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
| Marion | Tom Ewert | trewert@yahoo.com 316.670.3140 |
| Topeka NOTE CHANGE OF DATE! | Carol Morgan | crxmorgan@gmail.com 785.554.5112 |
| Friday, December 30, 2022 | ||
| Benedictine Bottoms | Heidi Eaton | hcgenter@gmail.com |
| Holton | Carol Morgan | crxmorgan@gmail.com 785.554.5112 |
| Red Hills | Pete Janzen | pete.janzen@sbcglobal.net 316.519.1970 |
| Saturday, December 31, 2022 | ||
| Cimarron National Grasslands | Max Thompson | maxt@cox.net 620.229.3876 |
| Sunday, January 1, 2023 | ||
| Black Mesa (Kenton, Oklahoma) | Jimmie Woodard | j.woodard@cox.net 405.365.5685 |
| St. Marys | Debby McKee | grmasmurf@gmail.com 785.220.6515 |
| Southeast Kansas Mined Lands | Andrew George | adgeorge@pittstate.edu 620.235.4030 |
| Monday, January 2, 2023 | ||
| Saturday, January 7, 2023 | ||
| Blackwolf | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | Denise Cameron | dcamero2@g.emporia.edu |
| To Be Announced, contact compiler | ||
| Council Grove | James Malcom | iambirding@prodigy.net 785.256.2841 |
| Kirwin | Byron Grauerholz | blgrauerholz@yahoo.com |
| Melvern Lake | James Malcom | iambirding@prodigy.net |
| Parsons | Andrew Burnett | aburnett9180@gmail.com 816.810.3913 |
| Webster Reservoir | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |