-RBA
*Kansas
*Statewide
*October 18, 2009
*KSST0910.18
-Species Mentioned
WILLIAMSONS SAPSUCKER
Eastern Towhee
Ross Goose
YELLOW RAIL
Nelsons Sparrow
Henslows Sparrow
Scrub Jay
Sabines Gull
Clarks Grebe
Golden Eagle
Little Blue Heron
Solitary Sandpiper
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
-Transcript
Date: October 18, 2009
Coverage: Statewide
Compiler/Transcriber: Jeff Calhoun
Compiled: October 18, 2009
Welcome to the Kansas Statewide Rare Bird Alert compiled by the Kansas
Ornithological Society. This report was prepared on Monday, August 17.
Transcriber's Note: Birds listed in ALL CAPS in the Species Mentioned
section signify that the Revised Checklist of Kansas Birds lists them as
Occasional, Accidental, Extirpated, or never having occurred before for the
season being reported.
Recent sightings from around the state include:
The immature female WILLIAMSONS SAPSUCKER continues in Garden City at least
through October 17.
One EASTERN TOWHEE was seen near Lakin on October 12.
ROSS GEESE were seen near Santanta on October 12. One in that flock was a
blue phase. Two more ROSS GEESE were observed in Haskell County on October 15.
One YELLOW RAIL and one NELSONS SPARROW were observed at Clinton State Park
near Lawrence on October 15.
One HENSLOWS SPARROW was observed along the Arkansas River near Derby on
October 15.
A mini invasion of SCRUB JAYS in southwestern Kansas continues. One was seen
in Ulysses on October 15.
One SABINES GULL and one CLARKS GREBE were observed in northwest Wichita
on October 17.
An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was seen in Atchinson on October 18.
Summer is trying to hold in Kansas. Late LITTLE BLUE HERONS were observed
this week in Wichita and at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. A late
SOLITARY SANDPIPER was seen in Wilson on October 17. CHIMNEY SWIFTS and
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS are still being reported throughout the state.
That concludes this report from the Kansas Ornithological Society.
-End transcript
Jeff Calhoun
Wichita, Kansas
