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 out.. If you don't have yours please contact Chuck (after checking your junk or spam folder!)
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Updated December 24, 2023
Please contact compiler if you wish to participate!!
| Date/CBC | Contact | Contact/Meeting Information |
| Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | ||
| Kanopolis Lake | Bob Kruger | Meet at Riverside Park at 8, bring your lunch, contact Bob first |
| Olsburg | Cindy Jeffrey | cinraney@ksu.edu 785.565.3326 Meet in Greenwood Park. |
| Thursday, December 14, 2023 | ||
| Linn County | Roger Boyd | rboydbird69@gmail.com 785.424.0595 |
| Quivira NWR | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Friday, December 15, 2023 | ||
| El Dorado | Vickie Cikanek | Vickie.Cikanek@ks.gov 785.501.0867 Meet at McDonalds, 8 a.m. |
| Saturday, December 16, 2023 | ||
|
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 a.m. |
| 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 | RosannaEMN@gmail.com |
| Salina | Byron Grauerholz | blgrauerholz@yahoo.com |
| Topeka | Carol Morgan | crxmorgan@gmail.com 785.554.5112 |
| Wichita | Kevin Groeneweg | kgroeneweg@sbcglobal.net 316.706.9116 |
| Sunday, December 17, 2023 | ||
| 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 |
| Oskaloosa/Perry Lake | Debby McKee | grmasmurf@gmail.com |
| 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 18, 2023 | ||
| Cheyenne Bottoms | Curtis Wolf | Meet at Kansas Wetlands Education Center at 8:00 a.m. 877.243.9268 |
| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 | ||
| Sedan | Vickie Cikanek | Vickie.Cikanek@ks.gov 785.501.0867 Meet at One Stop, 8 a.m. |
| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 | ||
| Sawyer | Jordan Hofmeier | jordan.hofmeier@ks.gov 785.249.0874 |
| Thursday, December 21, 2023 | ||
| Parsons | Andrew Burnett | aburnett9180@gmail.com 816.810.3913 |
| Friday, December 22, 2023 | ||
| Waconda | Henry Armknecht | whatabirder@hotmail.com 785.346.4208 |
| Saturday, December 23, 2023 | ||
| Arkansas City | Gene Young | youngg6264@yahoo.com 620.660.0547 |
| Wednesday, December 27, 2023 | ||
| Dodge City | Jeff Calhoun | jeffcalhoun11@gmail.com 316.737.1307 |
| Slate Creek | Gene Young | youngg6264@yahoo.com 620.660.0547 |
| Thursday, December 28, 2023 | ||
| Junction City | Chuck Otte | cotte@twinvalley.net 785.463.5485 |
| Marion | Tom Ewert | trewert@yahoo.com 316.670.3140 |
| Friday, December 29, 2023 | ||
| Leavenworth/Atchison | John Schukman | schuksaya@kc.rr.com 913.547.1751 |
| Saturday, December 30, 2023 | ||
| Benedictine Bottoms | Heidi Eaton | hcgenter@gmail.com 719.534.3931 |
| Cimarron National Grasslands | Max Thompson | maxt@cox.net 620.229.3876 |
| Holton | Carol Morgan | crxmorgan@gmail.com 785.554.5112 |
| Red Hills | Pete Janzen | pete.janzen@sbcglobal.net 316.519.1970 |
| Sunday, December 31, 2023 | ||
| Black Mesa (Kenton, Oklahoma) | Jimmie Woodard | j.woodard@cox.net 405.365.5685 |
| Monday, January 1, 2024 | ||
| St. Marys | Debby McKee | grmasmurf@gmail.com |
| Southeast Kansas Mined Lands | Andrew George | adgeorge@pittstate.edu 620.235.4030 |
| Saturday, January 6, 2024 | ||
| Blackwolf | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |
| Syracuse | Art Nonhof | artnonhof@sbcglobal.net 620.640.1444 |
| To Be Announced, contact compiler | ||
| Kirwin | Byron Grauerholz | blgrauerholz@yahoo.com |
| Lovewell | Henry Armknecht | whatabirder@hotmail.com 785.346.4208 |
| Webster Reservoir | Mike Rader | mike_rader@hotmail.com 785.658.2595 |