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Land-locked Kansas is not where you might expect to see a squadron of pelicans or a fling of sandpipers.
But a couple of times a year, we become home to thousands of migratory birds making the long journey north or south. And when that happens, there’s no better place for bird watching than the salt marshes at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge.
Credit Lu Anne Stephens / KMUW
It’s the spring migration and local birds are joined by thousands of fellow travelers coming from all points south. About 350 species pass through North America each year, and more than 340 of them will spend some time in Quivira.
Where to find Kansas prettiest birds this spring Sarah Spicer, The Wichita Eagle
May 4 Birdwatching has become more popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, often helping people cope during lockdown, as it became a safer, social distancing activity. Here are the birds coming in and around Wichita and the eight most popular places to watch them.
Chisholm Creek Park
Walking and biking the trails around Wichita parks can be great ways to find unique birds around Wichita, according to Bob Gress, the former director of the Great Plains Nature Center. Every little park scattered around Wichita is going to have something in it, Gress said, but this northeast park at the Great Plains Nature Center, near 29th and Woodlawn, offers wetlands, woodlands and grasslands, therefore making it an excellent place for several colorful and unique species.
P.J. Griekspoor
WATER IN SPOTLIGHT: The flow of water into Quivira National Wildlife Refuge from Rattlesnake Creek has been a contentious water issue in the last decade, culminating in the filing of a water rights impairment two years ago. A dry La Niña winter will elevate water shortages for the rest of the year.
Jan 14, 2021
As a dry La Niña winter continues across Kansas, the spotlight has again turned to water issues in arid Kansas.
Despite a heavy, wet snowstorm in early January, Kansas is dry. And the water watchers in Topeka have taken note of this, putting some of the thornier water issues back in the spotlight to become dominant topics of discussion by the end of this year.