Non-passerine breeding birds of Konza Prairie

TitleNon-passerine breeding birds of Konza Prairie
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1987
AuthorsZimmerman, JL
JournalKansas Ornithological Society Bulletin
Volume38
Pagination29 -33
Accession NumberKNZ00164
Abstract

During the years following acquisition of the site, the documentation of breeding birds was incidental to research conducted by myself and students. With the initiation of an NSF-supported Long-term Ecological Research program on Konza Prairie in 1980, a more systematic effort was undertaken to identify the breeding species in order to provide a baseline reference for future research. Evidence used to substantiate breeding for this study was either the finding of an active nest of a species or the observation of recently fledged young attended by adult birds. Key words: Green-backed heron (Butroides striatus), Wood duck (Aix sponsa), Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), American kestrel (Falco sparverius), Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Greater prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), Upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), American woodcock (Scolopax minor), Rock dove (Columba liva), Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura), Black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erthythropthalmus), Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americana), Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), Common nighthawk (Chrodeiles minor), Common poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii), Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica), Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), Red- headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), Northern flicker (Calaptes auratus), Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), Ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis), Black- chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri), Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina), and Louisiana waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla)