Kansas Christmas (Mid-winter) Bird Counts
GPS Coordinates and
Description for active count circles
Please contact Chuck Otte, otte2 at cox dot
net if you have questions or corrections.
All coordinates are WGS84 datum as determined using
Google Earth.
| Count Name | Latitude | Longitude |
| Alma/Lake Wabaunsee | N 38.927846º | W 96.289543º |
| Anthony | N 37.152203º | W 98.030160º |
| Arkansas City | N 37.038346º | W 97.039315º |
| Atwood | N 39.813089º | W 101.046835º |
| Baldwin | N 38.782355º | W 95.269002º |
| Baxter Springs | N 37.074952º | W 94.704581º |
| Benedictine Bottoms | N 39.609167º | W 95.134161º |
| Black Wolf | N 38.769021º | W 98.362339º |
| Blue Rapids | N 39.681909º | W 96.659087º |
| Bonner Springs/Lansing | N 39.179439º | W 94.900504º |
| Camp Naish | N 39.072713º | W 94.964401º |
| Canyonlands/Logan County | N 38.804798º | W 100.927987º |
| Cedar Bluff | N 38.786500º | W 99.757826º |
| Cheyenne Bottoms | N 38.434582º | W 98.682986º |
| Cimarron National Grasslands | N 37.117119º | W 101.896033º |
| Clark County | N 37.398144º | W 99.913001º |
| Council Grove | N 38.685573º | W 96.506701º |
| Derby/Belle Plaine | N 37.475562º | W 97.261498º |
| Dodge City | N 37.777060º | W 100.012287º |
| Doniphan | N 39.871404º | W 95.293394º |
| El Dorado Lake | N 37.841944º | W 96.818611º |
| Emporia | N 38.448579º | W 96.079284º |
| Fall River | N 37.690912º | W 95.996906º |
| Fort Riley | N 39.160000º | W 96.775000º |
| Garden City | N 37.916637º | W 100.801463º |
| Halstead/Newton | N 38.043040º | W 97.472938º |
| Hays | N 38.834547º | W 99.401859º |
| Holton | N 39.463006º | W 95.725506º |
| Humboldt | N 37.878426º | W 95.482511º |
| Ingalls/Cimarron | N 37.828111º | W 100.454375º |
| Jetmore | N 38.022688º | W 99.885631º |
| John Redmond Reservoir | N 38.274807º | W 95.820825º |
| Junction City | N 39.000566º | W 96.880836º |
| Kanopolis Reservoir | N 38.609862º | W 97.952696º |
| Kirwin | N 39.687498º | W 99.122282º |
| Lakin | N 37.980476º | W 101.248777º |
| Lawrence | N 38.993330º | W 95.311110º |
| Leavenworth/Atchison | N 39.389810º | W 95.011063º |
| Liberal | N 37.112305º | W 100.886252º |
| Linn County | N 38.28691º | W 94.75225º |
| Lovewell Reservoir | N 39.842661º | W 98.165029º |
| Manhattan | N 39.188659º | W 96.580997º |
| Marion | N 38.377227º | W 97.074830º |
| Meade | N 37.263497º | W 100.344503º |
| Melvern Reservoir | N 38.497600º | W 95.790205º |
| Olathe | N 38.912700º | W 94.852157º |
| Old Garfield County | N 38.116980º | W 100.444710º |
| Olsburg | N 39.428262º | W 96.644070º |
| Perry Lake/Oskaloosa | N 39.201493º | W 95.403925º |
| Parsons | N 37.478425º | W 95.260380º |
| Pomona Lake | N 38.675901º | W 95.683304º |
| Quivira NWR | N 38.145925º | W 98.491804º |
| Red Hills | N 37.234191º | W 98.686843º |
| St. Francis | N 39.720196º | W 101.894799º |
| Salina | N 38.841702º | W 97.630868º |
| Sawyer | N 37.529075º | W 98.702457º |
| Sedan | N 37.1450720º | W 96.163494º |
| Seneca | N 39.783706º | W 96.089611º |
| Scott Lake | N 38.583882º | W 100.907423º |
| Slate Creek | N 37.232244º | W 97.249507º |
| Southeastern Gove County | N 38.782224º | W 100.410852º |
| Southeast KS Mined Land | N 37.230288º | W 94.968988º |
| Stanton County | N 37.527153º | W 101.870852º |
| Syracuse | N 38.000771º | W 101.879620º |
| Tallgrass Prairie Nat'l Preserve | N 38.434226º | W 96.559501º |
| Topeka | N 39.048198º | W 95.678162º |
| Udall/Winfield | N 37.264828º | W 96.973753º |
| Ulysses | N 37.504031º | W 101.432333º |
| Waconda Lake | N 39.466249º | W 98.358460º |
| Wakefield | N 39.22015º | W 96.966367º |
| Webster Reservoir | N 39.423129º | W 99.407639º |
| Wichita | N 37.691340º | W 97.349680º |
| Wilson Lake | N 38.944288º | W 98.571752º |
| Yoder | N 37.897589º | W 97.866716º |
| Count Name | Description (year in parentheses, following description, indicates that the description was listed in the March Bulletin of that year) |
| Alma/Lake Wabaunsee | 2.5 miles north and 0.5 miles west of the intersection of highways K-4 and K-99, ~6 miles south of Alma (1995) |
| Anthony | Intersection of highways K-44 and K-179, Harper County (2015) |
| Arkansas City | Intersection of US Highway 77 and Arkansas River (1978) |
| Atwood | Junction of K-25 and US 36 highways in Atwood, Rawlins County (2012) |
| Baldwin | Intersection of U.S. 56 and U.S. 59 highways (1986) |
| Baxter Springs | Riverton, Kansas (1982) |
| Benedictine Bottoms | Intersection of 310th Rd and K-7 Highway north of Atchison (2006) |
| Black Wolf | 0.75 miles north of Black Wolf (Avenue H & 8th Road) (1994) |
| Blue Rapids | Blue Rapids Public Library at northeast corner of the town squre (2001) |
| Bonner Springs/Lansing | A point on Highway K-7 1.5 miles south K-7 and Marxen Road intersection (NW corner of Wyandotte Co.) (1995) |
| Camp Naish | Corner of S21, 22, 27 and 28, T11S, R23E, Leavenworth Co. Intersection of Metro Ave and 166th St. (2001) |
| Canyonlands/Logan County | 6 miles west and 7.25 miles north of the southeast corner of Logan Co (1998) |
| Cedar Bluff | Middle of Cedar Bluff Reservoir, 2 miles west of dam (1986) |
| Cheyenne Bottoms | Northeast corner of sections 6, T19S, R21W, Barton County. Intersection of NE 50 Rd and NE 50 Ave. (2015) |
| Cimarron National Grasslands | Turn off into the campgrounds on the southeast side of K-7 bridge over the Cimarron River. (2015 - formerly known as Morton County count) |
| Clark County | 6 miles south and 1 mile west of Bloom, KS, 0.5 miles west of Creek 12 and Road F Intersection, Clark Co. (2010) |
| Council Grove | Center of Council Grove Lake (2011) |
| Derby/Belle Plaine | Intersection of Highway K-53 and the Arkansas River (2010) |
| Dodge City | St. Mary of the Plains College, intersection of San Jose St. and Sister Meleesa Ln (2015) |
| Doniphan | 1.5 miles north and 0.75 miles west of intersection of K-120 and 249th Road in Highland, Kansas (2004) |
| El Dorado Lake | Center of El Dorado Reservoir Dam (2015) |
| Emporia |
0.5 miles north of intersection of county roads Rd 200 and Rd S. Formerly 1 mile south of Lang, KS (1986) |
| Fall River | 4.25 miles north, 1.25 miles east of Fall River, between the dams of Fall River Lake and Toronto Lake, intersection of county roads 33, 399, and 401 (2011) |
| Fort Riley | 1.75 miles north of Range 34, 1.5 miles east of Range 3 inside Fort Riley Impact Area (2010) |
| Garden City |
Intersection of Brookover Ranch Rd and Unnamed Rd, 4 miles SE of intersection of US-83 spur and US-50. Formerly the intersection of US-83 spur and US-50 (2010) |
| Halstead/Newton | 5.75 miles northeast of Halstead (1970) |
| Hays | 0.5 mi N of Mt. Pleasant Rd on 210th Ave (2015) |
| Holton | Intersection of Illinois St. and K-16 highway in Holton (2011) |
| Humboldt | Intersection of Minnesota Rd and 600th St in Allen County (2015) |
| Ingalls/Cimarron | Intersection of Main St. and BNSF railroad tracks (2002) |
| Jetmore | 1/2 mile north and 1/4 mile west of intersection of H Road and 219 Road (1999) |
| John Redmond Reservoir | 1 mile west of Iris Road, Texas Street intersection near Ottumwa. Common corner of sections 25, 26, 35, 36 - T20S, R14E (1994) |
| Junction City | I-70 Rest area west of Junction City (1992) |
| Kanopolis Reservoir | 1.3 miles west of common corner of Ellsworth, Saline and McPherson counties (1983) |
| Kirwin NWR | 1 mile north of Kirwin (1994) |
| Lakin |
Corner of Road Q and Rd 175 at boundary of S10-11, T24S, R36W,Kearny Co. Formerly 2.5 miles north and 0.5 miles east of Lakin (1988) |
| Lawrence | 1.5 mi N and 2.7 mi W of US-40 & US-59 Junction - intersection of N 1750th Rd and E 102nd Rd. (1981) |
| Leavenworth/Atchison | Intersection of 187th and Hildebrandt Road, LV Co., SW corner Section 31, T7S, R22E (1992) |
| Liberal | 7.5 miles northeast Liberal airport (1982) |
| Linn County | Intersection of East 1800 Rd and Queens Road, formerly southwest corner of Marais des Cygnes Unit G, (1982) |
| Lovewell Reservoir | 4 miles north of intersection of highways K-14 and US-36 (2002) |
| Manhattan | Anderson Hall on Kansas State University Campus (1992) |
| Marion | Marion Reservoir Corps of Engineers Office (2015) 1.5 miles south of Meade on K-23 |
| Meade | 1.5 miles south of Meade on K-23 (1985) |
| Melvern Reservoir | Turkey Point Campground (2013) |
| Olathe | Intersection of 119th Street and Kansas Hwy 7 (1986) |
| Old Garfield County | 4 miles north, 1 mile east of Junction of K-156 and K-23, Finney County - intersection of E. Bell Rd and N. Ingalls Rd (1994) |
| Olsburg | 1.5 miles west of Olsburg on K-16 (Mariadahl Rd and K-16 Hwy)(1991) |
| Perry Lake/Oskaloosa | Boy Scout Camp Jayhawk entrance (1982) |
| Parsons | 0.5 miles north and 0.5 miles east of intersection of US 59 and 70th road. Center of Section 31, T29S, R20E (1996) |
| Pomona Lake | Intersection of Hwy US 75 and Dragoon Creek (1991) |
| Quivira NWR | Environmental Education Classroom compound, 0.8 miles south of NE 140th St on Sterling Road (1974) |
| Red Hills | 5 miles west, 3 miles south of Medicine Lodge (1995) |
| St. Francis | 2.5 miles south of US 36 and 9.75 miles west of K-27 (1988) |
| Salina | One mile west of 9th Street on State Street (1983) |
| Sawyer | SE corner section 11, T29S, R13W Pratt County, intersection of SE 80th Street and SE 20th Ave (1990) |
| Sedan | Intersection of Road 22 and Kansas Road, Chautauqua County (2016) |
| Seneca | 4 miles south of junction of K-178 and US 36 highways, junction of I Rd and 120th Rd (1997) |
| Scott Lake | 7 miles north of US 83 and K 96 intersection (1993) |
| Slate Creek | 2 mi S, 4.5 mi W of Oxford, KS (1995) |
| Southeastern Gove County | 0.25 miles south of junction of Road 54 and Road G in Gove County (2013) |
| Southeast Kansas Mined Land | Center Section 26, T32S, R22E Cherokee County, 0.5 miles north and 0.5 miles west of junction of NW 70th St and NW Lawton Rd (1992) |
| Stanton County | Intersection of county road R and US Highway 160 at southeast corner of the town of Manter (2016) |
| Syracuse | 0.25 miles west of northwest corner of S6, T24S, R41W, Hamilton Co. Formerly between Syracuse and Coolidge, equal distance north and south of Arkansas River. (2015) |
| Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | Centered at the automated weather station just northwest of the ranch headquarters (2011) |
| Topeka | State Capital Building (1972) |
| Udall/Winfield | Water Tower at Winfield Correctional Facility (2015) |
| Ulysses | 5 miles south and 3.8 miles west of junction of US 160 and K25 (1994) |
| Waconda Lake | 3 miles south, 4 miles east of Cawker City(0.5 miles east of the junction of H Rd and 160 Rd, Mitchell County 1993) |
| Wakefield | Intersection K-82 and Clay Co. Rd. 859 (1993) |
| Webster Reservoir | 1.5 miles north and 1 mile east of Webster Dam on US 24 (1992) |
| Wichita | Keeper of the Plains statue - confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers (1956) |
| Wilson Lake | Northernmost point of Minooka Park (1994) |
| Yoder | Intersection of S Yoder Rd and E Arlington Rd (2000) |
Updated November 4, 2017