Phenological List of Konza Prairie Animals
Common Name	Scientific Name	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting
Birds		2006	2005	2004
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	03/13/06	02/18/05	03/06/04
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	05/29/06	03/05/05
Ring-necked duck	Aythya collaris
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	04/08/06	03/08/05
Turkey Vulture	Carthartes aura	03/24/06	03/21/05	03/20/04
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	04/01/06	04/08/05	03/30/04
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis			03/30/04
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus	04/15/06		04/04/04
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	03/01/06	03/23/05	04/06/04
Merlin	Falco columbarius
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva
Long-billed curlew  NEW	Numenius americanus
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	03/31/06	03/26/05	04/06/04
Common snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	04/07/06	04/07/05
Sprague's Pipet	Anthus spragueii
Louisiana Waterthrush	Seiurus motacilla	04/08/06	04/01/05
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	03/18/06	03/16/05	04/15/04
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufrum	04/06/06	04/21/05	04/19/04
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	04/08/06	04/07/05	04/15/04
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	04/10/06	04/09/05	04/19/04
Tennessee Warbler	Vermivora peregrina
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottus	04/11/06		04/19/04
American bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
Whip-poor-will	Caprimulgus vociferus	04/15/06	04/17/05	04/23/04
Chuck-will's-widow	Caprimulgus carolinensis	04/24/06	05/08/05	04/23/04
Common Poorwill	Chordeiles minor	04/13/06	04/10/05	04/23/04
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	04/08/06	04/16/05	04/25/04
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	04/07/06	04/19/05
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	05/08/06	05/09/05	04/26/04
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii
Northern Parula	Parula americana	05/06/06	04/16/05
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albacollis
Black-and-White Warbler	Mniotilta varia
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	04/03/06	04/11/05	04/25/04
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	03/26/06	05/01/05
Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan	04/11/06	04/27/05
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	04/10/06	04/10/05
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	04/29/06	05/07/05	05/06/04
Great-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	04/29/06	05/08/05	05/19/04
Buff-breasted sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	04/15/06	05/06/05
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Tree Swalllow	Tachycineta bicolor
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	05/06/06	05/06/05
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	04/29/06
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	05/01/05	05/07/05	05/08/04
Common Nighthawk	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	05/01/06	04/30/05	05/11/04
Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibus
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis		05/08/05
Kentucky Warbler	Oporornis agilis
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Dendroica coronata	05/05/06
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	04/29/06	05/20/05	05/06/04
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii	05/05/06	05/09/05	05/26/04
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	04/27/06	05/08/05	05/26/04
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	04/30/06		05/29/04
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	04/29/06	05/15/05
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	05/19/06
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	05/08/06
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca caerulea	05/21/06
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	06/05/06	05/29/05
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	06/04/06		06/10/04
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	07/15/06
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia
Solitary sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	10/16/04		10/17/04
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	11/08/06	09/29/05
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	10/05/06	09/29/05
White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	04/06/06	09/29/05
White-faced ibis	Plegadis chihi
Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus
American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Upland Sandpiper - chicks	Bartramia longicauda
Wild Turkey - chicks	Meleagris gallopavo	06/07/06
Killdeer - chicks	Charadrius vociferus
Bob White - chicks	Colinus virginianus
Cormorant migration	Phalacrocroax auritus
Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula
Mammals
Wood chuck	Marmota monax
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel	Spermophilus tridecemlineatus	04/19/06	03/29/05	03/16/04
White-tailed deer fawn	Odocoileus virginianus	06/06/06	05/28/05
Bison calf	Bison bison	04/14/06	04/11/05	04/16/04
American beaver	Castor canadensis
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus
Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinereus
Big Brown Bat
Reptiles
Collared Lizard	Crotaphytus collaris	04/13/06	04/23/05	04/17/04
Texas Horned Lizard	Phrynosoma cornutum	04/20/06	04/14/05
Great Plains Skink	Eumeces obsoletus	04/15/06	04/21/05	04/17/04
Ground skink
Prairie Racerunner	Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis	04/24/06	05/10/05
Western Slender Glass Lizard	Ophisaurus attenuatus	04/20/06	04/09/05	05/24/04
Prairie Ringneck Snake	Diadophis punctatus	04/15/06
Eastern Yellowbelly Racer	Coluber constrictor flaviventris	04/15/06	04/14/05
Red-sided Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis	04/13/06	04/21/05
Lined Snake	Tropidoclonion lineatum
Great Plains Rat Snake	Elaphe guttata emoryi	04/15/06
Black Rat Snake	Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta	04/16/06	05/08/05
Brown Snake	Storeri dekayi
Bull Snake	Pituophis melanoleucus	04/15/06
Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix	06/07/06
Milk Snake	Lampropeltis triangulum	04/15/06
Flathead Snake	Tantilla gracilis
Common King Snake	Lampropeltis getulus	05/14/06
Prairie King Snake	Lampropeltis calligaster
Speckled King Snake	Lampropeltis getulus holbrooki
Northern Water Snake	Nerodia sipedon
Ornate Box Turtle	Terrapene ornata ornata	04/17/06
Western Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta bellii
Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina serpentina
Amphibians
Western Chorus Frog	Pseudacris triseriata	03/28/06	03/03/05	03/14/04
Blanchard's Cricket Frog	Acris crepitans blanchardi
Cope's Gray Tree Frog	Hyla chrysoscelis	06/22/06	05/07/05
Plains Leopard Frog	Rana blairi		04/17/05
Bullfrog	Rana catesbeiana	04/15/06
GreatPlains Narrow-mouth Toad	Gastrophryne olivacea	06/07/06
Plains Spadefoot Toad	Spea bombifrons
Woodhouse's Toad	Bufo woodhousii
Fish
Southern Redbelly Dace-spawn	Phoxinus erythrogaster
Butterflies
Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis	03/28/06	03/26/05	03/12/04
Comma or Hop Merchant	Polygonia comma
Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa antiopa	03/01/06	03/26/05	03/23/04
Checkered White	Pontia protodice		03/13/05	03/25/04
Cabbage White (non-native)	Pieris rapae	03/28/06	03/23/05
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta rubria	04/16/06	04/07/05	03/27/04
Henry's Elfin	Incisalia henrici turneri	04/08/06	04/07/05	04/17/04
Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis
Horace's Dusky Wing	Erynnis horatius	04/08/06
Mottled Dusky Wing	Erynnis martialis	04/08/06	04/04/05	04/27/04
Spring Azure	Celastrina argiolus ladon	03/07/06	04/05/05	04/27/04
American Painted Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	04/16/06	04/07/05
Goatweed Butterfly	Anaea andria	04/05/06
Olive Hairstreak	Mitoura gryneus gryneus
Monarch	Danaus plexippus	04/12/06	04/20/05	04/27/04
Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus glaucus glaucus	04/14/06	04/07/05	05/08/04
Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus clarus	05/08/06	04/20/05	05/29/04
Dusted Skipper	Atrytonopsis hianna hianna		04/20/05
Common Sooty Wing	Pholisora catullus
Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	04/14/06	04/07/05	05/19/04
Eastern-tailed Blue	Everes comyntas	05/29/06	04/03/05
Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus
Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes asterius	04/14/06	04/20/05
Alfalfa Butterfly	Colias eurytheme	05/22/06	04/30/05
Eastern Dun Skipper	Euphyes ruricola metacomet
Gorgone Checkerspot	Charidryas gorgone carlota
Nysa Roadside Skipper	Amblyscirtes nysa
Roadside Skipper	Amblyscirtes vialis	04/16/06	05/01/05
Southern Cloudy Wing	Thorybes bathyllus	05/11/06	05/08/05
Wild Indigo Dusky Wing	Erynnis baptisiae
Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	05/16/06	05/18/05
Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia	05/22/06	05/20/05	05/24/04
Red -spotted Purple	Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos tharos	04/16/06	06/02/05	05/29/04
Silvery Checkerspot	Charidryas nycteis nycteis
Pearly-eye	Enodia anthedon	09/04/06		05/29/04
Hackberry Butterfly	Asterocampa celtis celtis	05/19/06	06/02/05	05/31/04
Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton clyton
Snout Butterfly	Libytheana bachmanii
Great Copper	Gaeides xanthoides		06/09/05
Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles	09/04/06		06/09/04
Great Spangled Fritillary	Speyeria cybele cybele	05/27/06	05/23/05	05/29/04
Regal Fritillary	Speyeria idalia	05/29/06	05/29/05	05/28/04
Pipe Vine Swallowtail	Battus philenor
Little Glassywing	Pompeius verna		06/05/05
Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta
Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela	05/29/06	06/05/05
Wood Nymph	Cercyonis pegala	06/29/06	06/06/05	06/29/04
Golden Byssus	Probelma byssus kumskaka
Checkered Skipper	Pyrgus communis	09/04/06		06/29/04
Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	04/05/06	06/15/05	06/11/04
Reakirt's Blue	Hemiargus isola alce	05/02/06
Ottoe Skipper	Hesperia ottoe	06/11/06
Sachem	Atalopedes campestris huron	09/04/06
Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole	09/04/06		06/19/04
Northern Broken Dash	Wallengrenia egeremet
Least Skipper	Ancycloxypha numitor
Sleepy Orange	Abaeis nicippe	09/04/06	06/15/05
Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice philodice
Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae eubule	08/21/06
Little sulphur	Pyrisitia lisa lisa
Olympia Marble	Euchloe olympia
Viceroy	Basilarchia archippus	09/04/06
Delaware	Atrytone logan logan	09/04/06
Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala
Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon
Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus
Buckeye	Junonia coenia	09/04/06
Northern Cloudy Wing	Thorybes pylades	05/28/06
Zabulon Skipper	Poanes zabulon	05/22/06
Banded Hairstreak	Satyriumcalanus falacer
Moths
Eastern Tent Caterpillar	Malacosoma americanum
Clearwing Moth	Hemaris diffinis	03/28/06	04/03/05
Grapevine epimenis	Psychomorpha epimenis		03/21/05
White-lined Sphinx	Hyles lineata	04/17/06	04/23/05
Five-spotted hawk moth	Manduca quinquemaculata
Cecropia Moth	Hyalophora cecropia		05/08/05
Polyphemus Moth	Antheraea polyphemus
Unexpected Cycnia caterpillar	Cycnia sp
Reversed Haploa	Cisseps fulvicollis	06/11/06		06/19/04
Clouded Crimson	Schinia gaurae	07/21/06		06/19/04
Joined underwing	Catocala junctura
Glorious flower moth	Schinia gloriosa (sanguinea)		09/05/05
Leadplant flower moth	Schinia lucens	06/11/06
Goldenrod flower moth	Schinia nundina
Walnut Moth caterpillar	Datana integerrima
Osage Orange Sphinx moth	Ceratomia hageni
Luna Moth	Actias luna	04/19/06
Buck Moth hatch/adult	Hemileuca maia	04/14/06	04/20/05		adults 10/12/15	adults9/30/16
Grasshoppers
Coral-winged grasshopper	Pardalophora apiculata	04/08/06	04/08/05
Speckle-winged grasshopper	Arphia conspersa	04/08/06	04/07/05
Green-striped grasshopper	Chortophaga viridifasciata	04/08/06	04/08/05
Plains Yellow band-winged	Arphia simplex
Wrinkled grasshopper	Hippiscus ocelote
Grizzly spur-throat	Melanoplus punctulatus
Snakeweed grasshopper	Hesperotettix viridis
Obscure Bird grasshopper	Schistocera obscura
Lubber (nymph or adult)	Brachystola magna
Cicadas
Golden-winged Cicada	Neotibicen auriferus	06/11/06
17-yr periodical cicada	Magicicada cassini
Bush Cicada	Neotibicen dorsatus	07/28/06
Dog Days Cicada	Neotibicen pruinosus
Prairie Cicada	Cicadetta calliope calliope	06/13/06	06/22/05
Beetles
Dogbane beetle	Chrysochus auratus		06/11/05
Eastern Firefly	Photinus pyralis
Sixspotted Tiger Beetle	Cicindela sexguttata
Tumblebug	Canthon pilularius
Dragonflies/Damselflies
Green Darner	Anax junius
Plains Clubtail	Gomphus externus
Widow Skimmer	Libellula luctuosa
Common Whitetail	Libellula lydia
Ebony Jewelwing	Calopteryx maculata
Twelve-spotted skimmer	Libellula pulchella
Darner migration
Citrine Forktail	Ischnura hastata
Bluets	Enallagama spp.
Eastern Amberwing	Perithemis tenera
Red-mantled Saddlebags	Tramea onusta
Black Saddlebags	Tramea lacerata
Halloween Pennant	Celithemis eponina
Eastern Pondhawk	Erythemis simplicicollis
Comet Darner	Anax longipes
Blue Dasher	Pachydiplax longipennis
Calico Pennant	Celithemis elisa
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.