United States Ramsar wetland
Cheyenne Bottoms
295 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and in September.
Raymond M. Coveney, … · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
102 species in January.119 species in February.170 species in March.249 species in April.247 species in May.192 species in June.182 species in July.200 species in August.237 species in September.207 species in October.178 species in November.120 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
295 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 295Speciesrecorded more than once
- 215Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 15ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 252,267Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 546 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 17Raptors
- 7Owls
- 37Waders
- 24Gulls & seabirds
- 36Ducks & geese
- 23Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 121Songbirds
- 28Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 295 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Ferruginous HawkButeo regalis
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American Barn OwlTyto furcata
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
- Barred OwlStrix varia
Waders37 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaVU
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaVU
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Bartram's SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodusNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Long-billed CurlewNumenius americanus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Snowy PloverCharadrius nivosusNT
Gulls & seabirds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- California GullLarus californicus
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Short-billed GullLarus brachyrhynchus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Ducks & geese36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- RedheadAythya americana
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanoptera
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
Herons, ibises & grebes23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Plegadis chihiPlegadis chihi
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- White IbisEudocimus albus
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
- Whooping CraneGrus americana
Songbirds121 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Quiscalus mexicanusQuiscalus mexicanus
- Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaNT
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaNT
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Sturnella neglectaSturnella neglecta
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Toxostoma rufumToxostoma rufum
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querulaNT
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianusNT
- Eastern phoebeSayornis phoebe
- Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- Junco hyemalisJunco hyemalis
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalusNT
- Bell's VireoVireo bellii
- Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatus
- Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- House finchHaemorhous mexicanus
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Say's phoebeSayornis saya
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- Pipilo maculatusPipilo maculatus
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Lark BuntingCalamospiza melanocorys
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinusVU
- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Northern ShrikeLanius borealis
- Sprague's PipitAnthus spragueiiVU
- Rock WrenSalpinctes obsoletus
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Chestnut-collared LongspurCalcarius ornatusVU
- Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoides
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
- Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
- Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
- Cassin's SparrowPeucaea cassinii
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American CootFulica americana
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Colinus virginianusColinus virginianus
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
- Tsįįłkaałii bitłʼaaʼ halchíʼígííMelanerpes carolinus
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Rallus elegansRallus elegans
- Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
- Greater Prairie-chickenTympanuchus cupidoNT
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- LimpkinAramus guarauna
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianus
- Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferusNT
- Black-billed cuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to May and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan5°/-6°16 mm
- Feb7°/-5°23 mm
- Mar14°/0°41 mm
- Apr20°/6°66 mm
- May26°/12°117 mm
- Jun31°/18°98 mm
- Jul34°/21°89 mm
- Aug32°/20°102 mm
- Sep28°/14°59 mm
- Oct20°/6°58 mm
- Nov12°/0°23 mm
- Dec5°/-5°26 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Cheyenne Bottoms.
Body of water
Cheyenne Bottoms is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United States, 546 m above the sea.
295 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 252,267 open records.
The most recorded are the Agelaius phoeniceus, the Great Blue Heron and the Killdeer.
127 species come for the summer, 79 for the winter and 9 only pass through.
15 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Marbled Godwit and Hudsonian Godwit.
The most species are recorded from April to May and in September.
Get there and watch
- Hoisingtonnearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Hays Regional Airport (HYS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 69 km in a straight lineCar hire at ICT airport (Wichita)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1marked trails within 4 kmADT - Kansas - N - Seg 4
- 2car parks within 3 km
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Cheyenne Bottoms
United States
- 89Birdyas Score
- 295Species
- 215Migrants
- 15Threatened
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
United States · 34 km
- 89Birdyas Score
- 295Species
- 211Migrants
- 15Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5094568) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 252,267 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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