Hi everyone, I don't want to diminish the excitement that comes from finding a "mountain" bird down on the flats along the Front Range. There is obviously some sort of irruption underway and I want to hear all about it. But there are also quite a few records of montane corvids, Mountain Chickadees, Pygmy Nuthatches, etc. well to the east of I-25 with some being fairly regular all the way into western Kansas.
The county range maps for all species in Kansas may be accessed at this page maintained by Chuck Otte on the KOS website: http://www.ksbirds.org/checklist/maps/County_records.htm Steller's Jay has been recorded in 13 counties in SW Kansas and has occurred as far east as Lawrence, about 400 miles east of Burlington. The point being, I suppose, that once some of these birds leave the mountains and head east, they just keep on going! Scott Seltman Larned, Kansas Though the bird is on the wing, You may not know why . . . [Get Together by Chet Powers] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
