Phenological List of Konza Prairie Animals
Common Name	Scientific Name	Observer	Location	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting
Birds		2025	2025	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus				03/12/24	02/28/23	03/02/22	03/03/21
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	A Boyle	20C	02/28/25		02/27/23		03/04/21
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla				04/09/24	04/11/23	04/23/22	04/10/21
Turkey Vulture	Carthartes aura				03/12/24	03/22/23	03/12/22	03/09/21
Blue-winged Teal	Anas discors
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens				03/20/24
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus				03/20/24	04/08/23	03/29/22	03/20/21
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda				04/24/24	04/19/23	05/06/22	04/29/21
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis				04/19/24		04/21/22
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans				03/12/24	03/24/23	03/10/22	03/20/21
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca				03/29/24
Merlin	Falco columbarius
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva				04/26/24
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater				04/17/24	03/21/23	04/16/22	04/10/21
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea				04/14/24	05/02/23	04/20/22	05/01/21
Sprague's Pipet	Anthus spragueii
Louisiana Waterthrush	Seiurus motacilla				04/14/24		05/10/22	04/10/21
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus				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				04/15/24	05/04/23	05/10/22	04/29/21
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica				04/10/24	04/19/23	4/202022	04/29/21
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus				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				04/17/24
Chuck-will's-widow	Caprimulgus carolinensis				04/23/24
Common Poorwill	Chordeiles minor				04/23/24
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus					04/15/23	04/22/22	05/07/21
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina				04/14/24	04/19/23	04/21/22	05/07/21
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon				04/23/24
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii				04/17/24	03/24/23
Northern Parula	Parula americana				04/16/24	05/04/23		05/06/21
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albacollis				04/19/24	04/19/23
Black-and-White Warbler	Mniotilta varia				04/19/24
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum				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				05/10/24	05/17/23	05/17/22	05/11/21
Great-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus				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				04/18/24
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis				04/14/24
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Tree Swalllow	Tachycineta bicolor							05/06/21
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica				04/29/24	05/17/23	05/13/22	05/12/21
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis							06/22/21
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida				04/23/24
Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia						05/06/22
Orange-crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata				04/23/24
Dickcissel	Spiza americana				05/01/24	04/20/23	05/06/22	05/03/21
Common Nighthawk	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii				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				05/14/24		06/09/22
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus				05/14/24		05/19/22
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus
Yellow-Throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons				04/23/24	05/04/23
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii					05/07/23	05/13/22
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra				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				05/14/24		05/10/22	05/06/21
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus				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				04/23/24
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus				04/18/24
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus				04/18/24
Blue Grosbeak	Guiraca caerulea						05/06/22
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa				04/17/24		04/26/22
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens				05/14/24	05/08/23	05/10/22	05/11/21
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus				06/18/24		05/10/22	05/20/21
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris				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				04/28/24
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii				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				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				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				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				04/08/24	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				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				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				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				04/09/24		04/12/22
Checkered White	Pontia protodice				05/03/24		06/09/22
Cabbage White (non-native)	Pieris rapae						04/08/22	07/08/21
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta rubria				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				05/03/24	03/30/23	04/15/22	03/26/21
American Painted Lady	Vanessa virginiensis				06/24/24	04/21/23	04/15/22	06/28/21
Goatweed Butterfly	Anaea andria
Olive Hairstreak	Mitoura gryneus gryneus
Monarch	Danaus plexippus				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				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				05/03/24	06/02/23	06/02/22	06/10/21
Alfalfa Butterfly	Colias eurytheme				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				04/29/24		05/11/22	06/02/21
Red-spotted Purple	Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos tharos				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				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				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				06/17/24
Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus				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				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				05/03/24	04/14/23	04/15/22	06/28/21
Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae eubule				05/03/24		07/13/22
Little sulphur	Pyrisitia lisa lisa				05/03/24		07/13/22
Viceroy	Basilarchia archippus
Delaware	Anatrytone logan logan
Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala
Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus
Buckeye	Junonia coenia				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				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
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				06/24/24
Twelve-spotted skimmer	Libellula pulchella
Darner migration