Phenological List of Konza Prairie Animals
Common Name	Scientific Name	Observer	Location	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting
Birds		2024	2024	2024	2023	2022	2021
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	J Haukos	HQ	03/12/24	02/28/23	03/02/22	03/03/21
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor				02/27/23		03/04/21
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla				04/11/23	04/23/22	04/10/21
Turkey Vulture	Carthartes aura	J Haukos	HQ	03/12/24	03/22/23	03/12/22	03/09/21
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus				04/08/23	03/29/22	03/20/21
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda				04/19/23	05/06/22	04/29/21
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis					04/21/22
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	J Haukos	NT	03/12/24	03/24/23	03/10/22	03/20/21
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca
Merlin	Falco columbarius
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater				03/21/23	04/16/22	04/10/21
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea				05/02/23	04/20/22	05/01/21
Sprague's Pipet	Anthus spragueii
Louisiana Waterthrush	Seiurus motacilla					05/10/22	04/10/21
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni				03/10/23		04/22/21
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufrum				05/04/23	05/10/22	04/29/21
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica				04/19/23	4/202022	04/29/21
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus				04/19/23	04/19/22	04/21/21
Tennessee Warbler	Vermivora peregrina
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottus					05/17/22
American bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus
Whip-poor-will	Caprimulgus vociferus
Chuck-will's-widow	Caprimulgus carolinensis
Common Poorwill	Chordeiles minor
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus				04/15/23	04/22/22	05/07/21
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina				04/19/23	04/21/22	05/07/21
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii				03/24/23
Northern Parula	Parula americana				05/04/23		05/06/21
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albacollis				04/19/23
Black-and-White Warbler	Mniotilta varia
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum				04/06/23	05/10/22
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus
Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan					05/10/22
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula				05/17/23	05/17/22	05/11/21
Great-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus				05/04/23	05/13/22	04/26/21
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus				05/04/23
Veery	Catharus fuscescens				05/04/23
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Tree Swalllow	Tachycineta bicolor						05/06/21
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica				05/17/23	05/13/22	05/12/21
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis						06/22/21
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia					05/06/22
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata
Dickcissel	Spiza americana				04/20/23	05/06/22	05/03/21
Common Nighthawk	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii				05/07/23	05/13/22	05/17/21
Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibus					05/17/22	05/10/21
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis
Kentucky Warbler	Oporornis agilis					06/09/22
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus					05/19/22
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
Yellow-Throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons				05/04/23
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii				05/07/23	05/13/22
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra					05/10/22	05/11/21
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus						05/06/21
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea					05/10/22	05/06/21
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus				05/17/23	04/22/22	04/29/21
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis					06/05/22
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca caerulea					05/06/22
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa					04/26/22
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens				05/08/23	05/10/22	05/11/21
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus					05/10/22	05/20/21
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris					06/14/22
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius					05/13/22
Yellow-Breasted Chat	Icteria virens					05/13/22
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus					05/13/22
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia
Solitary sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii
White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
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					05/30/22
Killdeer - chicks	Charadrius vociferus						05/12/21
Bob White - chicks	Colinus virginianus
Wood Duck - chicks	Aix sponsa
Cormorant migration	Phalacrocroax auritus
Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula
Mammals
Wood chuck	Marmota monax
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel	Spermophilus tridecemlineatus				04/20/23
White-tailed deer fawn	Odocoileus virginianus
Bison calf	Bison bison				04/15/23	04/13/22	04/16/21
American beaver	Castor canadensis
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus
Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinereus
Big Brown Bat	Eptesicus fuscus
Elk	Cervus canadensis				04/20/23
Reptiles
Collared Lizard	Crotaphytus collaris				04/14/23	04/20/22	04/03/21
Texas Horned Lizard	Phrynosoma cornutum				04/19/23	04/28/22	04/03/21
Great Plains Skink	Eumeces obsoletus				04/11/23		07/26/21
Ground Skink	Scincella lateralis
Prairie Racerunner	Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis				05/17/23	06/09/22
Western Slender Glass Lizard	Ophisaurus attenuatus				04/16/23	04/22/22
Prairie Ringneck Snake	Diadophis punctatus				03/30/23
Eastern Yellowbelly Racer	Coluber constrictor flaviventris
Six-lined Racerunner	Aspidoscelis sexlineata				05/04/23
Red-sided Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis					04/22/22	04/10/21
Lined Snake	Tropidoclonion lineatum				05/13/23
Great Plains Rat Snake	Elaphe guttata emoryi						03/26/21
Black Rat Snake	Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta				05/22/23
Brown Snake	Storeri dekayi					04/21/22
Bull Snake	Pituophis melanoleucus					04/21/22
Copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix
Milk Snake	Lampropeltis triangulum
Flathead Snake	Tantilla gracilis
Common King Snake	Lampropeltis getulus
Prairie King Snake	Lampropeltis calligaster
Speckled King Snake	Lampropeltis getulus holbrooki
Northern Water Snake	Nerodia sipedon
Ornate Box Turtle	Terrapene ornata ornata				05/08/23	04/28/22
Western Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta bellii						04/29/21
Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina serpentina
Amphibians
Chorus Frog	Pseudacris maculata				03/31/23	03/29/22	03/15/21
Blanchard's Cricket Frog	Acris crepitans blanchardi					05/20/22	04/29/21
Cope's Gray Tree Frog	Hyla chrysoscelis				09/16/23	05/11/22
Plains Leopard Frog	Rana blairi
Bullfrog	Rana catesbeiana						04/29/21
GreatPlains Narrow-mouth Toad	Gastrophryne olivacea
Plains Spadefoot Toad	Spea bombifrons
Woodhouse's Toad	Bufo woodhousii					05/30/22
Fish
Southern Redbelly Dace-spawn	Phoxinus erythrogaster
Butterflies
Question Mark	Polygonia interrogationis				06/08/23	04/22/22
Comma or Hop Merchant	Polygonia comma					05/30/22
Gray Comma	Polygonia progne				06/08/23
Mourning Cloak	Nymphalis antiopa antiopa					04/12/22
Checkered White	Pontia protodice					06/09/22
Cabbage White (non-native)	Pieris rapae					04/08/22	07/08/21
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta rubria				04/17/23	06/27/22	07/12/21
Henry's Elfin	Incisalia henrici turneri						04/15/21
Juvenal's Duskywing	Erynnis juvenalis						07/13/21
Horace's Dusky Wing	Erynnis horatius					07/13/22
Mottled Dusky Wing	Erynnis martialis					06/27/22
Spring Azure	Celastrina argiolus ladon				03/30/23	04/15/22	03/26/21
American Painted Lady	Vanessa virginiensis				04/21/23	04/15/22	06/28/21
Goatweed Butterfly	Anaea andria
Olive Hairstreak	Mitoura gryneus gryneus
Monarch	Danaus plexippus				04/20/23	04/24/22	05/12/21
Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus glaucus glaucus				06/08/23	06/01/22
Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus clarus					07/13/22	06/14/21
Dusted Skipper	Atrytonopsis hianna hianna
Common Sooty Wing	Pholisora catullus					07/13/22	07/13/21
Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui					07/13/22
Eastern-tailed Blue	Everes comyntas					06/02/22
Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus						07/17/21
Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes asterius				06/02/23	06/02/22	06/10/21
Alfalfa Butterfly	Colias eurytheme					07/13/22	06/28/21
Eastern Dun Skipper	Euphyes ruricola metacomet					07/13/22
Gorgone Checkerspot	Charidryas gorgone carlota
Nysa Roadside Skipper	Amblyscirtes nysa					07/13/22
Roadside Skipper	Amblyscirtes vialis						07/13/21
Southern Cloudy Wing	Thorybes bathyllus				04/17/23	07/13/22
Wild Indigo Dusky Wing	Erynnis baptisiae					07/13/22	07/13/21
Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes				06/08/23	06/02/22	06/01/21
Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia					05/11/22	06/02/21
Red-spotted Purple	Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos tharos					05/11/22	05/03/21
Silvery Checkerspot	Charidryas nycteis nycteis					06/02/22	07/26/21
Pearly-eye	Enodia anthedon
Hackberry Butterfly	Asterocampa celtis celtis				05/26/23	06/02/22	06/28/21
Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton clyton
Snout Butterfly	Libytheana bachmanii
Great Copper	Gaeides xanthoides
Tawny-edged Skipper	Polites themistocles						07/08/21
Great Spangled Fritillary	Speyeria cybele cybele				06/02/23	06/02/22	06/28/21
Regal Fritillary	Speyeria idalia				06/08/23	06/09/22	06/09/21
Pipe Vine Swallowtail	Battus philenor
Little Glassywing	Pompeius verna
Queen	Danaus gilippus
Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta						07/08/21
Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela
Wood Nymph	Cercyonis pegala					07/13/22	07/12/21
Golden Byssus	Probelma byssus kumskaka					07/13/22
Checkered Skipper	Pyrgus communis
Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus				06/02/23	07/13/22
Reakirt's Blue	Hemiargus isola alce
Ottoe Skipper	Hesperia ottoe					07/13/22
Sachem	Atalopedes campestris huron
Dainty Sulphur	Nathalis iole					07/13/22	07/13/21
Northern Broken Dash	Wallengrenia egeremet
Least Skipper	Ancycloxypha numitor
Sleepy Orange	Abaeis nicippe
Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice philodice				04/14/23	04/15/22	06/28/21
Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae eubule					07/13/22
Little sulphur	Pyrisitia lisa lisa					07/13/22
Olympia Marble	Euchloe olympia
Viceroy	Basilarchia archippus
Delaware	Anatrytone logan logan
Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala
Phaon Crescent	Phyciodes phaon
Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus
Buckeye	Junonia coenia				06/08/23
Northern Cloudy Wing	Thorybes pylades
Zabulon Skipper	Poanes zabulon
Banded Hairstreak	Satyrium calanus falacer
Marine Blue	Leptotes marina					07/13/22
Moths
Eastern Tent Caterpillar	Malacosoma americanum					04/08/22
Snowberry Clearwing Moth	Hemaris diffinis					04/15/22
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth	Hemaris thysbe
Grapevine epimenis	Psychomorpha epimenis
White-lined Sphinx	Hyles lineata
Lettered sphinx	Deidamia inscripta
Five-spotted hawk moth	Manduca quinquemaculata
Cecropia Moth	Hyalophora cecropia
Polyphemus Moth	Antheraea polyphemus
Unexpected Cycnia caterpillar	Cycnia sp
Reversed Haploa	Cisseps fulvicollis						06/07/21
Clouded Crimson	Schinia gaurae					08/13/22	08/07/21
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
Osage Orange Sphinx moth	Ceratomia hageni
Salt marsh caterpillars	Estigmene acrea						6/7/201
Luna Moth	Actias luna
Buck Moth hatch/adult	Hemileuca maia
Grasshoppers (adults)
Coral-winged grasshopper	Pardalophora apiculata
Speckle-winged grasshopper	Arphia conspersa
Green-striped grasshopper	Chortophaga viridifasciata
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				09/30/23
Cicadas
Golden-winged Cicada	Neotibicen auriferus
17-yr periodical cicada	Magicicada cassini
Bush Cicada	Neotibicen dorsatus
Dog Days Cicada	Neotibicen pruinosus
Prairie Cicada	Cicadetta calliope calliope
Beetles
Dogbane beetle	Chrysochus auratus
Eastern Firefly	Photinus pyralis
Sixspotted Tiger Beetle	Cicindela sexguttata
Tumblebug	Canthon pilularius
Dragonflies/Damselflies
Green Darner	Anax junius				04/14/23		04/29/21
Plains Clubtail	Gomphus externus
Widow Skimmer	Libellula luctuosa
Common Whitetail	Libellula lydia
Ebony Jewelwing	Calopteryx maculata
Twelve-spotted skimmer	Libellula pulchella
Darner migration
Misc. Insects
Carpenter Bee	Xylocopa virginica					04/22/22