Phenological List of Konza Prairie Animals
Common Name	Scientific Name	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting
Birds		2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	02/29/12	02/20/11	02/25/10	02/24/09	03/01/08
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	02/21/12	03/02/11		04/04/09
Ring-necked duck	Aythya collaris
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	03/16/12	03/22/11	03/23/10	03/19/09	03/29/08
Turkey Vulture	Carthartes aura	03/09/12	03/21/11	03/25/10	03/10/09	03/20/08
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	03/13/12
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula		05/07/11	10/23/10	03/14/09	03/21/08
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	04/08/12	04/09/11	03/31/10	04/04/09	04/14/08
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis		04/10/11	04/02/10	03/21/09	04/14/08
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus				04/02/09
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	03/10/12	03/21/11	03/22/10	03/07/09	03/14/08
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
Merlin	Falco columbarius	03/22/12
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva		04/16/11	04/24/10	03/20/09
Long-billed curlew	Numenius americanus
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	04/02/12	04/02/11	03/23/10	03/16/09	03/21/08
Common snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	04/02/12	04/16/11	04/02/10	04/04/09
Sprague's Pipet	Anthus spragueii	04/08/12
Louisiana Waterthrush	Seiurus motacilla	04/17/12	05/04/11	04/20/10		04/06/08
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus		03/01/11	02/27/10	03/03/09	03/18/08
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	03/28/12	04/08/11	04/08/10	04/16/09	04/16/08
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	04/21/12	04/10/11	04/11/10	04/16/09	04/21/08
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	04/17/12	04/27/11	04/19/10	04/24/09	04/03/08
Tennessee Warbler	Vermivora peregrina
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottus	04/17/12	04/18/11		05/04/09	04/27/08
American bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
Whip-poor-will	Caprimulgus vociferus	04/28/12	04/30/11	04/23/10	04/25/09
Chuck-will's-widow	Caprimulgus carolinensis	04/25/12	04/17/11	04/28/10	04/25/09
Common Poorwill	Chordeiles minor	04/15/12	04/12/11	04/24/10	04/25/09
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	03/26/12	06/04/11	04/13/10	04/16/09	04/25/08
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	03/31/12	04/27/11	04/19/10	04/24/09	04/27/08
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon		04/14/11	04/24/10		04/27/08
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	03/13/12	03/23/11	04/08/10	03/08/09	04/18/08
Northern Parula	Parula americana	04/26/12	04/27/11		04/24/09	04/27/08
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albacollis		05/07/11
Black-and-White Warbler	Mniotilta varia
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus		05/04/11
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus			04/24/10
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	04/48/12	04/17/11	04/24/10	04/16/09	04/19/08
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus		04/02/11		03/20/09	04/03/08
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	04/08/12	04/09/11	04/17/10	05/02/09	04/30/08
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	05/18/12	05/07/11	04/24/10	04/28/09	04/30/08
Great-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	05/19/12	05/04/11	05/03/10	04/27/09	04/26/08
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
Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	04/17/12	05/07/11		04/28/09
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota				05/25/09
Tree Swalllow	Tachycineta bicolor			04/24/10
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica		05/06/11	05/21/10	05/04/09	05/01/08
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis					05/08/08
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida		05/03/11	04/24/10	04/24/09	03/29/08
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia		05/07/11	05/10/10		04/27/08
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata					04/27/08
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	05/19/12	05/07/11	5/1/10	05/02/09	04/30/08
Common Nighthawk	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	05/17/12	04/30/11	05/02/10	05/03/09	05/04/08
Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibus
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	05/19/12	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
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	04/21/12
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus	04/28/12		04/24/10
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii		05/07/11	05/14/10	05/06/09	04/27/08
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	04/28/12	04/30/11	04/24/10	05/12/09	04/21/08
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	05/29/12	04/30/11	04/24/10	05/15/09	05/13/08
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	04/28/12	05/04/11	04/24/10	04/24/09	05/04/08
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	05/03/12		04/24/10	05/16/09
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris		05/05/11	03/23/10	03/14/09	04/07/08
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	04/16/12				06/05/08
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	04/28/12		04/24/10
Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca caerulea	05/06/12	04/16/11	06/07/10	05/21/09	05/13/08
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys					05/19/08
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa		05/05/11
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	05/21/12	05/21/11	05/15/10
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	05/24/12	05/21/11			05/24/08
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris		06/04/11	05/21/10	05/29/09	06/19/08
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius			06/06/10	05/19/09	07/09/08
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia					07/09/08
Solitary sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	10/24/12		10/02/10	10/17/09	10/19/08
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia		05/07/11		11/11/09
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	10/08/12			04/11/09	04/14/08
White-faced ibis	Plegadis chihi
Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus		11/06/11	10/22/10	10/02/09	10/17/08
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	06/07/12
Killdeer - chicks	Charadrius vociferus	04/26/12		05/03/10
Bob White - chicks	Colinus virginianus	07/14/12				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	05/01/12	04/27/11	03/29/10	04/14/09	4/19/08
White-tailed deer fawn	Odocoileus virginianus	05/26/12	05/31/11	05/27/10	06/02/09	06/04/08
Bison calf	Bison bison	04/08/12	04/20/11	04/12/10	04/20/09	04/18/08
American beaver	Castor canadensis			05/28/10
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus
Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinereus
Big Brown Bat			07/14/11
Reptiles
Collared Lizard	Crotaphytus collaris	03/29/12	04/04/11	04/17/10	05/08/09	04/27/08
Texas Horned Lizard	Phrynosoma cornutum	04/03/12	03/22/11	04/17/10	04/08/09	04/23/08
Great Plains Skink	Eumeces obsoletus		05/14/11	04/16/10	05/02/09	06/19/08
Ground skink
Prairie Racerunner	Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis	04/14/12	05/07/11	04/17/10	05/14/09	05/04/08
Western Slender Glass Lizard	Ophisaurus attenuatus	04/14/12	04/16/11		05/13/09	05/13/08
Prairie Ringneck Snake	Diadophis punctatus	04/19/12	05/11/11	04/16/10	04/16/09	04/27/08
Eastern Yellowbelly Racer	Coluber constrictor flaviventris		06/04/11	04/03/10	05/02/09	05/05/08
Red-sided Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis	05/06/12	04/03/11	04/20/10	04/28/09	04/14/08
Lined Snake	Tropidoclonion lineatum		06/02/11		05/20/09	05/30/08
Great Plains Rat Snake	Elaphe guttata emoryi	03/18/12			05/07/09	05/10/08
Black Rat Snake	Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta		04/07/11	05/23/10	05/22/09	04/20/08
Brown Snake	Storeri dekayi	03/18/12	03/24/11
Bull Snake	Pituophis melanoleucus	03/28/12		04/20/10		05/29/08
Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix				5/31/09
Milk Snake	Lampropeltis triangulum		06/04/11		05/02/09	05/10/08
Flathead Snake	Tantilla gracilis					05/11/08
Common King Snake	Lampropeltis getulus	03/25/12	05/06/11		05/29/09	04/14/08
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	04/02/12	05/29/11	04/16/10	05/31/09	05/14/08
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
Amphibians
Western Chorus Frog	Pseudacris triseriata	03/10/12	03/18/11	03/13/10	03/17/09	02/23/08
Blanchard's Cricket Frog	Acris crepitans blanchardi		05/25/11	03/16/10	05/15/09	04/19/08
Cope's Gray Tree Frog	Hyla chrysoscelis	08/1312	05/29/11	04/20/10		06/19/08
Plains Leopard Frog	Rana blairi
Bullfrog	Rana catesbeiana		06/02/11	06/22/10	05/23/09	06/20/08
GreatPlains Narrow-mouth Toad	Gastrophryne olivacea		05/29/11	06/10/10	05/18/09	05/20/08
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	03/13/12	05/14/11	04/05/10	04/04/09	03/21/08
Comma or Hop Merchant	Polygonia comma	03/23/12	04/03/11	03/23/10
Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa antiopa	03/13/12		03/22/10	04/22/09	03/21/08
Checkered White	Pontia protodice	03/27/12		05/01/10
Cabbage White (non-native)	Pieris rapae	03/18/12	04/11/11	04/11/10	04/04/09	03/25/08
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta rubria	03/23/12	04/05/11	04/11/10	06/03/09	04/15/08
Henry's Elfin	Incisalia henrici turneri	03/27/12	04/11/11	04/06/10	04/20/09	04/19/08
Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis	03/23/12		04/24/10
Horace's Dusky Wing	Erynnis horatius	04/17/12	07/13/11			07/18/08
Mottled Dusky Wing	Erynnis martialis	03/26/12	04/11/11	04/17/10	04/28/09	05/09/08
Spring Azure	Celastrina argiolus ladon	03/23/12	04/03/11	03/23/10	04/04/09	4/19/08
American Painted Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	06/02/12		05/01/10
Goatweed Butterfly	Anaea andria	03/27/12	03/24/11	03/23/10	04/08/09	03/11/08
Olive Hairstreak	Mitoura gryneus gryneus
Monarch	Danaus plexippus	04/02/12	04/10/11	04/14/10	04/29/09	04/20/08
Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus glaucus glaucus	03/24/12	04/06/11	04/10/10	05/07/09	04/26/08
Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus clarus		05/01/11	05/23/10	05/07/09	05/21/08
Dusted Skipper	Atrytonopsis hianna hianna					05/19/08
Common Sooty Wing	Pholisora catullus			04/23/10
Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	03/30/12	04/10/11	06/21/10	04/10/09	04/19/08
Eastern-tailed Blue	Everes comyntas	03/30/12		04/23/10	06/03/09	06/19/08
Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	05/15/12			04/20/09
Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes asterius	03/29/12	05/01/11	05/26/10	05/22/09	06/27/08
Alfalfa Butterfly	Colias eurytheme	03/27/12	04/05/11	04/11/10	04/29/09	05/17/08
Eastern Dun Skipper	Euphyes ruricola metacomet	05/28/12		08/26/10		06/17/08
Gorgone Checkerspot	Charidryas gorgone carlota				06/03/09
Nysa Roadside Skipper	Amblyscirtes nysa	07/20/12		07/08/10	07/26/09
Roadside Skipper	Amblyscirtes vialis	08/19/12	07/14 11			07/18 08
Southern Cloudy Wing	Thorybes bathyllus	08/19/12	08/09/11		05/28/09
Wild Indigo Dusky Wing	Erynnis baptisiae	05/28/12	06/10/11	06/19/10	04/20/09	07/03/08
Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	04/25/12	05/25/11	05/26/10	05/07/09	05/26/08
Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	04/06/12	06/07/11	05/08/10	05/30/09	05/30/08
Red-spotted Purple	Limenitis arthemis astyanax	06/02/12			05/30/09
Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos tharos	04/06/12	04/07/11	04/23/10	06/03/09	05/09/08
Silvery Checkerspot	Charidryas nycteis nycteis	05/28/12	06/02/11		05/30/09	06/03/08
Pearly-eye	Enodia anthedon			07/14/10	06/12/09
Hackberry Butterfly	Asterocampa celtis celtis	08/13/12	06/06/11	06/11/10	05/30/09	06/02/08
Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton clyton		08/21/11	06/15/10
Snout Butterfly	Libytheana bachmanii
Great Copper	Gaeides xanthoides				06/25/09
Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles			06/23/10		08/18/08
Great Spangled Fritillary	Speyeria cybele cybele	05/06/12	07/13/11	05/26/10	05/30/09	06/17/08
Regal Fritillary	Speyeria idalia	06/02/12	06/10/11	06/05/10	06/14/09	06/16/08
Pipe Vine Swallowtail	Battus philenor
Little Glassywing	Pompeius verna
Queen	Danaus gilippus
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	07/09/12	07/10/11	07/08/10	07/05/09	07/08/08
Golden Byssus	Probelma byssus kumskaka					06/17/08
Checkered Skipper	Pyrgus communis	03/13/12	07/13/11	07/30/10	07/20/09	05/16/08
Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	04/17/12	05/07/11	06/06/10		04/16/08
Reakirt's Blue	Hemiargus isola alce	05/10/12		05/01/10	05/21/09	05/17/08
Ottoe Skipper	Hesperia ottoe	06/02/12		07/14/10	06/07/09	06/17/08
Sachem	Atalopedes campestris huron				09/03/09	06/17/08
Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	03/30/12	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	05/06/12		08/03/10	07/05/09	07/27/08
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
Little sulphur	Pyrisitia lisa lisa
Olympia Marble	Euchloe olympia
Viceroy	Basilarchia archippus		08/11/12			07/04/08
Delaware	Anatrytone logan logan	08/25/12	08/21/11			06/17/08
Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala	08/26/12
Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon	09/16/12
Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus	08/26/12
Buckeye	Junonia coenia	04/17/12	07/31/11	08/26/10		09/20/08
Northern Cloudy Wing	Thorybes pylades	04/25/12	07/13/11		05/09/09	07/27/08
Zabulon Skipper	Poanes zabulon
Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus falacer
Moths
Eastern Tent Caterpillar	Malacosoma americanum	03/23/12	04/08/11	04/06/10	04/00/09	04/15/08
Snowberry Clearwing Moth	Hemaris diffinis	03/15/12	04/05/11	04/05/10	04/11/09	04/19/08
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth	Hemaris thysbe
Grapevine epimenis	Psychomorpha epimenis
White-lined Sphinx	Hyles lineata	04/18/12	08/21/11	05/23/10	05/06/09
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	05/06/12		06/04/10	05/30/09	06/08/08
Reversed Haploa	Cisseps fulvicollis		06/10/11	06/15/10	06/04/09	06/16/08
Clouded Crimson	Schinia gaurae	06/23/12	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
Salt marsh caterpillars	Estigmene acrea
Luna Moth	Actias luna
Buck Moth hatch/adult	Hemileuca maia	03/27/12	10/24/11		10/18/09
Grasshoppers (adults)
Coral-winged grasshopper	Pardalophora apiculata	03/15/12	04/05/11	04/14/10	04/17/09	05/04/08
Speckle-winged grasshopper	Arphia conspersa			04/21/10	04/03/09
Green-striped grasshopper	Chortophaga viridifasciata	04/13/12		04/06/10	04/09/09	05/09/08
Plains Yellow band-winged	Arphia simplex	06/02/12				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
Obscure Bird grasshopper	Schistocera obscura		07/25/11	09/01/10	07/22/09
Lubber (nymph or adult)	Brachystola magna	05/31/12
Cicadas
Golden-winged Cicada	Neotibicen auriferus	06/08/12	06/27/11			06/27/08
17-yr periodical cicada	Magicicada cassini		05/27/11
Bush Cicada	Neotibicen dorsatus	06/22/12	07/25/11			07/31/08
Dog Days Cicada	Neotibicen pruinosus	05/26/12			06/26/09	07/12/08
Prairie Cicada	Cicadetta calliope calliope	06/15/12		06/23/10		06/17/08
Beetles
Dogbane beetle	Chrysochus auratus
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	03/30/12	06/02/11	05/01/10		05/19/08
Plains Clubtail	Gomphus externus			06/04/10	06/03/09
Widow Skimmer	Libellula luctuosa		06/16/11	06/21/10	06/25/09
Common Whitetail	Libellula lydia		06/02/11	05/27/10	06/03/09	06/01/08
Ebony Jewelwing	Calopteryx maculata	05/30/12	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
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	03/15/12
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.