Phenological List of Konza Prairie Animals
Common Name	Scientific Name	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting
Birds		2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	02/20/11	02/25/10	02/24/09	03/01/08	02/23/07
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	03/02/11		04/04/09		02/28/07
Ring-necked duck	Aythya collaris
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	03/22/11	03/23/10	03/19/09	03/29/08	03/13/07
Turkey Vulture	Carthartes aura	03/21/11	03/25/10	03/10/09	03/20/08	03/14/07
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors	03/28/11			03/16/08
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	03/30/11	04/24/10	03/20/09	03/19/08
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus				03/21/08
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	05/07/11	10/23/10	03/14/09	03/21/08
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	04/09/11	03/31/10	04/04/09	04/14/08	04/02/07
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	04/10/11	04/02/10	03/21/09	04/14/08	04/18/07
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus			04/02/09		04/19/07
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	03/21/11	03/22/10	03/07/09	03/14/08	03/10/07
Merlin	Falco columbarius
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	04/16/11	04/24/10	03/20/09
Long-billed curlew  NEW	Numenius americanus
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	04/02/11	03/23/10	03/16/09	03/21/08	03/13/07
Common snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	04/16/11	04/02/10	04/04/09		04/16/07
Sprague's Pipet	Anthus spragueii
Louisiana Waterthrush	Seiurus motacilla	05/04/11	04/20/10		04/06/08	04/19/07
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	03/01/11	02/27/10	03/03/09	03/18/08	03/24/07
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	03/30/11	02/24/10	04/03/09
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	03/02/11	04/24/10
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	04/24/11	03/23/10
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufrum	04/08/11	04/08/10	04/16/09	04/16/08	04/19/07
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	04/10/11	04/11/10	04/16/09	04/21/08	04/17/07
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	04/27/11	04/19/10	04/24/09	04/03/08	04/19/07
Tennessee Warbler	Vermivora peregrina
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottus	04/18/11		05/04/09	04/27/08	04/14/07
American bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
Whip-poor-will	Caprimulgus vociferus	04/30/11	04/23/10	04/25/09		04/23/07
Chuck-will's-widow	Caprimulgus carolinensis	04/17/11	04/28/10	04/25/09		04/26/07
Common Poorwill	Chordeiles minor	04/12/11	04/24/10	04/25/09		04/01/07
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	06/04/11	04/13/10	04/16/09	04/25/08	04/17/07
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	04/27/11	04/19/10	04/24/09	04/27/08	04/02/07
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	04/14/11	04/24/10		04/27/08
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	03/23/11	04/08/10	03/08/09	04/18/08
Northern Parula	Parula americana	04/27/11		04/24/09	04/27/08	04/19/07
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albacollis	05/07/11
Black-and-White Warbler	Mniotilta varia					04/15/07
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus	05/04/11				05/04/07
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus		04/24/10
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	04/17/11	04/24/10	04/16/09	04/19/08	04/21/07
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	04/02/11		03/20/09	04/03/08	04/08/07
Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan	04/26/11	09/29/10		04/14/08
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus			04/19/09
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes			04/17/09
Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	04/09/11	04/17/10	05/02/09	04/30/08	04/18/07
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	05/07/11	04/24/10	04/28/09	04/30/08	04/27/07
Great-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	05/04/11	05/03/10	04/27/09	04/26/08	05/04/07
Buff-breasted sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	05/03/11	04/16/10	05/15/09
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	05/07/11		05/09/09	05/04/08	05/04/07
Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	05/07/11		04/28/09
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota			05/25/09		05/15/07
Tree Swalllow	Tachycineta bicolor		04/24/10
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	05/06/11	05/21/10	05/04/09	05/01/08	05/13/07
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis				05/08/08
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	05/03/11	04/24/10	04/24/09	03/29/08	04/26/07
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia	05/07/11	05/10/10		04/27/08	05/07/07
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata				04/27/08	04/26/07
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	05/07/11	5/1/10	05/02/09	04/30/08	04/28/07
Common Nighthawk	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	04/30/11	05/02/10	05/03/09	05/04/08	04/26/07
Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibus
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	05/07/11		05/06/09	04/27/08
Kentucky Warbler	Oporornis agilis
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica coronata	05/07/11	04/24/10		04/27/08	04/27/07
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus		04/24/10
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii	05/07/11	05/14/10	05/06/09	04/27/08	05/12/07
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	04/30/11	04/24/10	05/12/09	04/21/08	05/04/07
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	04/30/11	04/24/10	05/15/09	05/13/08	05/05/07
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	05/04/11	04/24/10	04/24/09	05/04/08	05/04/07
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis		04/24/10	05/16/09		05/13/07
Green Heron	Butorides virescens					05/05/07
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	05/05/11	03/23/10	03/14/09	04/07/08	05/15/07
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus				06/05/08
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus		04/24/10			05/18/07
Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca caerulea	04/16/11	06/07/10	05/21/09	05/13/08	05/05/07
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys				05/19/08
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	05/05/11
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	05/21/11	05/15/10
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	05/21/11			05/24/08	05/09/07
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	06/04/11	05/21/10	05/29/09	06/19/08	04/24/07
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius		06/06/10	05/19/09	07/09/08	05/04/07
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia				07/09/08
Solitary sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis		10/02/10	10/17/09	10/19/08	10/27/07
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	05/07/11		11/11/09
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos			04/11/09	04/14/08	09/08/07
White-faced ibis	Plegadis chihi
Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus	11/06/11	10/22/10	10/02/09	10/17/08	10/09/07
American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea		11/05/10	11/11/09
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	05/23/11
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus			11/13/09
Upland Sandpiper - chicks	Bartramia longicauda		05/15/10
Wild Turkey - chicks	Meleagris gallopavo					06/22/07
Killdeer - chicks	Charadrius vociferus		05/03/10
Bob White - chicks	Colinus virginianus				07/09/08
Cormorant migration	Phalacrocroax auritus		10/06/10
Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula	05/15/11	11/09/10
Mammals
Wood chuck	Marmota monax
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel	Spermophilus tridecemlineatus	04/27/11	03/29/10	04/14/09	4/19/08	04/16/07
White-tailed deer fawn	Odocoileus virginianus	05/31/11	05/27/10	06/02/09	06/04/08	05/14/07
Bison calf	Bison bison	04/20/11	04/12/10	04/20/09	04/18/08	04/19/07
American beaver	Castor canadensis		05/28/10
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus
Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinereus					07/30/07
Big Brown Bat		07/14/11
Reptiles
Collared Lizard	Crotaphytus collaris	04/04/11	04/17/10	05/08/09	04/27/08	04/17/07
Texas Horned Lizard	Phrynosoma cornutum	03/22/11	04/17/10	04/08/09	04/23/08	04/17/07
Great Plains Skink	Eumeces obsoletus	05/14/11	04/16/10	05/02/09	06/19/08	04/21/07
Ground skink
Prairie Racerunner	Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis	05/07/11	04/17/10	05/14/09	05/04/08	05/10/07
Western Slender Glass Lizard	Ophisaurus attenuatus	04/16/11		05/13/09	05/13/08	03/24/07
Prairie Ringneck Snake	Diadophis punctatus	05/11/11	04/16/10	04/16/09	04/27/08	04/21/07
Eastern Yellowbelly Racer	Coluber constrictor flaviventris	06/04/11	04/03/10	05/02/09	05/05/08	04/20/07
Red-sided Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis	04/03/11	04/20/10	04/28/09	04/14/08	04/21/07
Lined Snake	Tropidoclonion lineatum	06/02/11		05/20/09	05/30/08	04/21/07
Great Plains Rat Snake	Elaphe guttata emoryi			05/07/09	05/10/08	04/29/07
Black Rat Snake	Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta	04/07/11	05/23/10	05/22/09	04/20/08	05/09/07
Brown Snake	Storeri dekayi	03/24/11
Bull Snake	Pituophis melanoleucus		04/20/10		05/29/08	05/12/07
Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix			5/31/09
Milk Snake	Lampropeltis triangulum	06/04/11		05/02/09	05/10/08	04/02/07
Flathead Snake	Tantilla gracilis				05/11/08	04/29/07
Common King Snake	Lampropeltis getulus	05/06/11		05/29/09	04/14/08	05/10/07
Prairie King Snake	Lampropeltis calligaster	06/04/11
Speckled King Snake	Lampropeltis getulus holbrooki
Northern Water Snake	Nerodia sipedon	05/11/11		05/07/09	05/16/08
Ornate Box Turtle	Terrapene ornata ornata	05/29/11	04/16/10	05/31/09	05/14/08	05/06/07
Western Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta bellii	06/03/11
Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina serpentina	05/11/11	06/12/10	06/03/09	05/29/08	05/04/07
Amphibians
Western Chorus Frog	Pseudacris triseriata	03/18/11	03/13/10	03/17/09	02/23/08	03/23/07
Blanchard's Cricket Frog	Acris crepitans blanchardi	05/25/11	03/16/10	05/15/09	04/19/08	04/21/07
Cope's Gray Tree Frog	Hyla chrysoscelis	05/29/11	04/20/10		06/19/08	05/07/07
Plains Leopard Frog	Rana blairi
Bullfrog	Rana catesbeiana	06/02/11	06/22/10	05/23/09	06/20/08	06/21/07
GreatPlains Narrow-mouth Toad	Gastrophryne olivacea	05/29/11	06/10/10	05/18/09	05/20/08	04/02/07
Plains Spadefoot Toad	Spea bombifrons	06/04/11
Woodhouse's Toad	Bufo woodhousii		05/24/10	05/02/09	06/20/08
Fish
Southern Redbelly Dace-spawn	Phoxinus erythrogaster		05/01/10
Butterflies
Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	05/14/11	04/05/10	04/04/09	03/21/08	03/24/07
Comma or Hop Merchant	Polygonia comma	04/03/11	03/23/10
Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa antiopa		03/22/10	04/22/09	03/21/08	03/15/07
Checkered White	Pontia protodice		05/01/10
Cabbage White (non-native)	Pieris rapae	04/11/11	04/11/10	04/04/09	03/25/08	04/02/07
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta rubria	04/05/11	04/11/10	06/03/09	04/15/08	04/17/07
Henry's Elfin	Incisalia henrici turneri	04/11/11	04/06/10	04/20/09	04/19/08	03/30/07
Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis		04/24/10
Horace's Dusky Wing	Erynnis horatius	07/13/11			07/18/08	07/05/07
Mottled Dusky Wing	Erynnis martialis	04/11/11	04/17/10	04/28/09	05/09/08	04/02/07
Spring Azure	Celastrina argiolus ladon	04/03/11	03/23/10	04/04/09	4/19/08	03/30/07
American Painted Lady	Vanessa virginiensis		05/01/10			05/17/07
Goatweed Butterfly	Anaea andria	03/24/11	03/23/10	04/08/09	03/11/08	03/30/07
Olive Hairstreak	Mitoura gryneus gryneus
Monarch	Danaus plexippus	04/10/11	04/14/10	04/29/09	04/20/08	04/21/07
Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus glaucus glaucus	04/06/11	04/10/10	05/07/09	04/26/08	03/30/07
Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus clarus	05/01/11	05/23/10	05/07/09	05/21/08	04/28/07
Dusted Skipper	Atrytonopsis hianna hianna				05/19/08
Common Sooty Wing	Pholisora catullus		04/23/10
Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	04/10/11	06/21/10	04/10/09	04/19/08	05/06/07
Eastern-tailed Blue	Everes comyntas		04/23/10	06/03/09	06/19/08	06/02/07
Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus			04/20/09
Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes asterius	05/01/11	05/26/10	05/22/09	06/27/08	05/11/07
Alfalfa Butterfly	Colias eurytheme	04/05/11	04/11/10	04/29/09	05/17/08	04/28/07
Eastern Dun Skipper	Euphyes ruricola metacomet		08/26/10		06/17/08	05/26/07
Gorgone Checkerspot	Charidryas gorgone carlota			06/03/09
Nysa Roadside Skipper	Amblyscirtes nysa		07/08/10	07/26/09
Roadside Skipper	Amblyscirtes vialis	07/14 11			07/18 08	05/01/07
Southern Cloudy Wing	Thorybes bathyllus	08/09/11		05/28/09
Wild Indigo Dusky Wing	Erynnis baptisiae	06/10/11	06/19/10	04/20/09	07/03/08
Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	05/25/11	05/26/10	05/07/09	05/26/08	05/17/07
Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	06/07/11	05/08/10	05/30/09	05/30/08	05/19/07
Red -spotted Purple	Limenitis arthemis astyanax			05/30/09
Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos tharos	04/07/11	04/23/10	06/03/09	05/09/08	04/17/07
Silvery Checkerspot	Charidryas nycteis nycteis	06/02/11		05/30/09	06/03/08
Pearly-eye	Enodia anthedon		07/14/10	06/12/09		06/02/07
Hackberry Butterfly	Asterocampa celtis celtis	06/06/11	06/11/10	05/30/09	06/02/08	06/02/07
Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton clyton	08/21/11	06/15/10
Snout Butterfly	Libytheana bachmanii					06/02/07
Great Copper	Gaeides xanthoides			06/25/09
Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles		06/23/10		08/18/08	06/07/07
Great Spangled Fritillary	Speyeria cybele cybele	07/13/11	05/26/10	05/30/09	06/17/08	05/26/07
Regal Fritillary	Speyeria idalia	06/10/11	06/05/10	06/14/09	06/16/08	06/02/07
Pipe Vine Swallowtail	Battus philenor					06/07/07
Little Glassywing	Pompeius verna
Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta	07/13/11	07/14/10
Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	07/13/11		09/08/09
Wood Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	07/10/11	07/08/10	07/05/09	07/08/08	07/05/07
Golden Byssus	Probelma byssus kumskaka				06/17/08
Checkered Skipper	Pyrgus communis	07/13/11	07/30/10	07/20/09	05/16/08	06/02/07
Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	05/07/11	06/06/10		04/16/08	04/21/07
Reakirt's Blue	Hemiargus isola alce		05/01/10	05/21/09	05/17/08	05/19/07
Ottoe Skipper	Hesperia ottoe		07/14/10	06/07/09	06/17/08
Sachem	Atalopedes campestris huron			09/03/09	06/17/08
Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	09/03/11	05/26/10		09/15/08
Northern Broken Dash	Wallengrenia egeremet		07/08/10
Least Skipper	Ancycloxypha numitor				07/18/08
Sleepy Orange	Abaeis nicippe		08/03/10	07/05/09	07/27/08	07/05/07
Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice philodice				09/17/08
Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae eubule	08/29/11	07/14/10	08/03/09	07/31/08	08/16/07
Little sulphur	Pyrisitia lisa lisa
Olympia Marble	Euchloe olympia
Viceroy	Basilarchia archippus	08/11/12			07/04/08
Delaware	Atrytone logan logan	08/21/11			06/17/08
Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala
Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon
Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus
Buckeye	Junonia coenia	07/31/11	08/26/10		09/20/08	06/07/07
Northern Cloudy Wing	Thorybes pylades	07/13/11		05/09/09	07/27/08	05/31/07
Zabulon Skipper	Poanes zabulon
Banded Hairstreak	Satyriumcalanus falacer
Moths
Eastern Tent Caterpillar	Malacosoma americanum	04/08/11	04/06/10	04/00/09	04/15/08	03/27/07
Clearwing Moth	Hemaris diffinis	04/05/11	04/05/10	04/11/09	04/19/08	03/29/07
Grapevine epimenis	Psychomorpha epimenis
White-lined Sphinx	Hyles lineata	08/21/11	05/23/10	05/06/09		04/28/07
Five-spotted hawk moth	Manduca quinquemaculata
Cecropia Moth	Hyalophora cecropia			05/25/09
Polyphemus Moth	Antheraea polyphemus				04/21/08
Unexpected Cycnia caterpillar	Cycnia sp		06/04/10	05/30/09	06/08/08	05/11/07
Reversed Haploa	Cisseps fulvicollis	06/10/11	06/15/10	06/04/09	06/16/08	06/07/07
Clouded Crimson	Schinia gaurae	08/20/11	08/22/10	07/21/09
Joined underwing	Catocala junctura
Glorious flower moth	Schinia gloriosa (sanguinea)
Leadplant flower moth	Schinia lucens
Goldenrod flower moth	Schinia nundina
Walnut Moth caterpillar	Datana integerrima	07/14/11			07/18/08
Osage Orange Sphinx moth	Ceratomia hageni			05/14/09
Luna Moth	Actias luna					05/14/07
Buck Moth hatch/adult	Hemileuca maia	10/24/11		10/18/09		no hatch	adults9/30/16
Grasshoppers
Coral-winged grasshopper	Pardalophora apiculata	04/05/11	04/14/10	04/17/09	05/04/08	04/21/07
Speckle-winged grasshopper	Arphia conspersa		04/21/10	04/03/09		04/17/07
Green-striped grasshopper	Chortophaga viridifasciata		04/06/10	04/09/09	05/09/08	04/21/07
Plains Yellow band-winged	Arphia simplex				06/16/08
Wrinkled grasshopper	Hippiscus ocelote				06/18/08
Grizzly spur-throat	Melanoplus punctulatus			10/15/09
Snakeweed grasshopper	Hesperotettix viridis			07/05/09		06/19/07
Obscure Bird grasshopper	Schistocera obscura	07/25/11	09/01/10	07/22/09		08/01/07
Lubber (nymph or adult)	Brachystola magna
Cicadas
Golden-winged Cicada	Neotibicen auriferus	06/27/11			06/27/08
17-yr periodical cicada	Magicicada cassini	05/27/11
Bush Cicada	Neotibicen dorsatus	07/25/11			07/31/08	08/01/07
Dog Days Cicada	Neotibicen pruinosus			06/26/09	07/12/08	06/18/07
Prairie Cicada	Cicadetta calliope calliope		06/23/10		06/17/08	06/20/07
Beetles
Dogbane beetle	Chrysochus auratus					06/19/07
Eastern Firefly	Photinus pyralis	06/03/11	05/13/10	05/27/09	05/20/08
Sixspotted Tiger Beetle	Cicindela sexguttata	05/23/11			06/03/08
Tumblebug	Canthon pilularius
Dragonflies/Damselflies
Green Darner	Anax junius	06/02/11	05/01/10		05/19/08	05/19/07
Plains Clubtail	Gomphus externus		06/04/10	06/03/09		05/19/07
Widow Skimmer	Libellula luctuosa	06/16/11	06/21/10	06/25/09		05/19/07
Common Whitetail	Libellula lydia	06/02/11	05/27/10	06/03/09	06/01/08	06/07/07
Ebony Jewelwing	Calopteryx maculata	06/15/11	06/26/10	06/04/09	06/03/08
Twelve-spotted skimmer	Libellula pulchella		05/31/10
Darner migration		09/13/11				09/08/07
Citrine Forktail	Ischnura hastata	06/06/11			07/03/08
Bluets	Enallagama spp.	05/07/11	05/01/10	05/29/09
Eastern Amberwing	Perithemis tenera		06/03/10
Red-mantled Saddlebags	Tramea onusta	06/02/11	06/03/10
Black Saddlebags	Tramea lacerata		06/21/10
Halloween Pennant	Celithemis eponina	06/29/11
Eastern Pondhawk	Erythemis simplicicollis		06/21/10
Comet Darner	Anax longipes
Blue Dasher	Pachydiplax longipennis
Calico Pennant	Celithemis elisa	06/28/11	06/21/10
Misc. Insects
Carpenter Bee	Xylocopa virginica
Abbreviations: AL=Agricultural, BH=Butterfly Hill, BL=Bison Loop, GH=Godwin Hill, HH=Hokanson Homestead, HP=Hulbert Plots, HQA,B,C=Headquarters, KC=
Kings Creek trail, KL=Konza Lane, NT=Nature Trail, R1A,B=Fire Reversal Annual, RP=Restored Prairie, C3SA,B,C=Shane A,B,C, C1SB=THP=Texas Hog Pasture,
C3A,B,C&C1A= Cattle Units, WL=West Loop, WP=White Pasture; see Konza Prairie map for more watershed names.