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	J Haukos	HQ	04/09/24	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	A Whetten	NT	03/20/24
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	A Whetten	NT	03/20/24	04/08/23	03/29/22	03/20/21
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	J Blair	N2B	04/24/24	04/19/23	05/06/22	04/29/21
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	G Medlin	NT	04/19/24		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	M Burke	NT	03/29/24
Merlin	Falco columbarius
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	J Haukos	K1B	04/26/24
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	J Row	NT	04/17/24	03/21/23	04/16/22	04/10/21
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	P Hensen	NT	04/14/24	05/02/23	04/20/22	05/01/21
Sprague's Pipet	Anthus spragueii
Louisiana Waterthrush	Seiurus motacilla	P Hensen	NT	04/14/24		05/10/22	04/10/21
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	P Hensen	NT	04/14/24
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Swainson's Hawk	Buteo swainsoni				03/10/23		04/22/21
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufrum	D Davison	NT	04/15/24	05/04/23	05/10/22	04/29/21
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	J Haukos	HQ	04/10/24	04/19/23	4/202022	04/29/21
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	D Davison	NT	04/15/24	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	J Row	NT	04/17/24
Chuck-will's-widow	Caprimulgus carolinensis	A Boyle L Anderson	SC	04/23/24
Common Poorwill	Chordeiles minor	A Boyle L Anderson	SC	04/23/24
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus				04/15/23	04/22/22	05/07/21
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	P Hensen	NT	04/14/24	04/19/23	04/21/22	05/07/21
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	A Boyle L Anderson	N20B	04/23/24
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii	J Haukos	HQ	04/17/24	03/24/23
Northern Parula	Parula americana	R Spahn	NT	04/16/24	05/04/23		05/06/21
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albacollis	G Medlin	NT	04/19/24	04/19/23
Black-and-White Warbler	Mniotilta varia	M Ratcliffe	NT	04/19/24
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	A Boyle L Anderson	HQ	04/23/24	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	J Haukos	BH	05/10/24	05/17/23	05/17/22	05/11/21
Great-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	E Redding	HQ	04/27/24	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	C Cagle	NT	04/18/24
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	E Fuger	NT	04/14/24
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Tree Swalllow	Tachycineta bicolor						05/06/21
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	J Haukos	HQ	04/29/24	05/17/23	05/13/22	05/12/21
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis						06/22/21
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	A Boyle L Anderson	N20B	04/23/24
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia					05/06/22
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata	A Boyle L Anderson	N20B	04/23/24
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	J Haukos	HQ	05/01/24	04/20/23	05/06/22	05/03/21
Common Nighthawk	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	J Haukos	HQ	05/07/24	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	J Haukos	NT	05/14/24		06/09/22
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	J Haukos	NT	05/14/24		05/19/22
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
Yellow-Throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	A Boyle L Anderson	NT	04/23/24	05/04/23
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii				05/07/23	05/13/22
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	A Boyle L Anderson	N20B	04/23/24		05/10/22	05/11/21
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus						05/06/21
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	J Haukos	NT	05/14/24		05/10/22	05/06/21
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	J Taylor	N3B	05/03/24	05/17/23	04/22/22	04/29/21
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis					06/05/22
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	L Anderson	NT	04/23/24
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	C Cagle	NT	04/18/24
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	C Cagle	NT	04/18/24
Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca caerulea					05/06/22
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	J Row	NT	04/17/24		04/26/22
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	J Haukos	NT	05/14/24	05/08/23	05/10/22	05/11/21
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Teachers Wkshp	HQ	06/18/24		05/10/22	05/20/21
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	J Haukos	HQ	04/09/24		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	E Redding	NT	04/28/24
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	C Cagle	NT	04/18/24
White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
White-faced ibis	Plegadis chihi
Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus
American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	L Anderson	NT	04/23/24
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	C Cagle	NT	04/18/24
Mammals
Wood chuck	Marmota monax
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel	Spermophilus tridecemlineatus				04/20/23
White-tailed deer fawn	Odocoileus virginianus
Bison calf	Bison bison	J Taylor	N20B	04/10/24	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	S Shea	NT	04/08/24	04/19/23	04/28/22	04/03/21
Great Plains Skink	Eumeces obsoletus	M Allen	20C	07/21/24	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	St George 1st gr	BH	04/23/24	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	Docent Trainees	KC	03/29/24	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	Docents	NT	06/17/24	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	J Haukos	HQ	04/09/24		04/12/22
Checkered White	Pontia protodice	J Haukos	HQ	05/03/24		06/09/22
Cabbage White (non-native)	Pieris rapae					04/08/22	07/08/21
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta rubria	J Haukos	HQ	04/09/24	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	J Haukos	HQ	05/03/24	03/30/23	04/15/22	03/26/21
American Painted Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	R Kramer	NT	06/24/24	04/21/23	04/15/22	06/28/21
Goatweed Butterfly	Anaea andria
Olive Hairstreak	Mitoura gryneus gryneus
Monarch	Danaus plexippus	J Haukos	HQ	04/26/24	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	Docents	NT	04/29/24		07/13/22
Eastern-tailed Blue	Everes comyntas					06/02/22
Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus						07/17/21
Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes asterius	J Haukos	HQ	05/03/24	06/02/23	06/02/22	06/10/21
Alfalfa Butterfly	Colias eurytheme	J Haukos	HQ	05/03/24		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	Docents	NT	04/29/24		05/11/22	06/02/21
Red-spotted Purple	Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos tharos	Bergman Kinderg	BH	05/09/24		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	R Kramer L Walker	NT	06/04/24	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	R Kramer L Walker	NT	06/04/24	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	Docents	NT	06/17/24
Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus	J Haukos	NT	05/14/24	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	J Haukos	HQ	05/03/24		07/13/22	07/13/21
Northern Broken Dash	Wallengrenia egeremet
Least Skipper	Ancycloxypha numitor
Sleepy Orange	Abaeis nicippe
Clouded Sulphur	Colias philodice philodice	J Haukos	HQ	05/03/24	04/14/23	04/15/22	06/28/21
Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae eubule	J Haukos	HQ	05/03/24		07/13/22
Little sulphur	Pyrisitia lisa lisa	J Haukos	HQ	05/03/24		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	Docents	NT	04/29/24	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	Clay Center 7th gr	SPA	04/10/24		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	J Haukos	HQ	08/16/24	04/14/23		04/29/21
Plains Clubtail	Gomphus externus
Widow Skimmer	Libellula luctuosa
Common Whitetail	Libellula lydia
Ebony Jewelwing	Calopteryx maculata	R Kramer	NT	06/24/24
Twelve-spotted skimmer	Libellula pulchella
Darner migration
Misc. Insects
Carpenter Bee	Xylocopa virginica					04/22/22