Phenological List of Konza Prairie Animals
Common Name	Scientific Name	1st Sighting	1st Sighting
Birds		2022	2021
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	03/02/22	03/03/21
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor		03/04/21
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	04/23/22	04/10/21
Turkey Vulture	Carthartes aura	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	03/29/22	03/20/21
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	05/06/22	04/29/21
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	04/21/22
Great-tailed Grackle	Quiscalus mexicanus
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis nigricans	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	04/16/22	04/10/21
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	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		04/22/21
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufrum	05/10/22	04/29/21
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	4/202022	04/29/21
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	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	04/22/22	05/07/21
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	04/21/22	05/07/21
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii
Northern Parula	Parula americana		05/06/21
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	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	05/17/22	05/11/21
Great-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	05/13/22	04/26/21
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus
Veery	Catharus fuscescens
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	05/13/22	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	05/06/22	05/03/21
Common Nighthawk	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii	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
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii	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	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	05/10/22	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
White-tailed deer fawn	Odocoileus virginianus
Bison calf	Bison bison	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
Reptiles
Collared Lizard	Crotaphytus collaris	04/20/22	04/03/21
Texas Horned Lizard	Phrynosoma cornutum	04/28/22	04/03/21
Great Plains Skink	Eumeces obsoletus		07/26/21
Ground Skink	Scincella lateralis
Prairie Racerunner	Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis	06/09/22
Western Slender Glass Lizard	Ophisaurus attenuatus	04/22/22
Prairie Ringneck Snake	Diadophis punctatus
Eastern Yellowbelly Racer	Coluber constrictor flaviventris
Six-lined Racerunner	Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Red-sided Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis	04/22/22	04/10/21
Lined Snake	Tropidoclonion lineatum
Great Plains Rat Snake	Elaphe guttata emoryi		03/26/21
Black Rat Snake	Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta
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	04/28/22
Western Painted Turtle	Chrysemys picta bellii		04/29/21
Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina serpentina
Amphibians
Chorus Frog	Pseudacris maculata	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	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	04/22/22
Comma or Hop Merchant	Polygonia comma	05/30/22
Gray Comma	Polygonia progne
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	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	04/15/22	03/26/21
American Painted Lady	Vanessa virginiensis	04/15/22	06/28/21
Goatweed Butterfly	Anaea andria
Olive Hairstreak	Mitoura gryneus gryneus
Monarch	Danaus plexippus	04/24/22	05/12/21
Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus glaucus glaucus	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	06/02/22	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	07/13/22
Wild Indigo Dusky Wing	Erynnis baptisiae	07/13/22	07/13/21
Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes	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	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	06/02/22	06/28/21
Regal Fritillary	Speyeria idalia	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	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	04/15/22	06/28/21
Cloudless Sulphur	Phoebis sennae eubule	07/13/22
Little sulphur	Pyrisitia lisa lisa	07/13/22
Viceroy	Basilarchia archippus
Delaware	Anatrytone logan logan
Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala
Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus
Buckeye	Junonia coenia
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
Dragonflies/Damselflies
Green Darner	Anax junius		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