Phenological List of Konza Prairie Animals
Common Name	Scientific Name	Observer	Location	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting	1st Sighting
Birds		2026	2026	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus				03/25/25	03/12/24	02/28/23	03/02/22	03/03/21
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor				02/28/25		02/27/23		03/04/21
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla				04/09/25	04/09/24	04/11/23	04/23/22	04/10/21
Turkey Vulture	Carthartes aura				03/13/25	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				04/29/25	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	J Haukos	HQ	3/6/26	03/18/25	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				04/18/25	04/10/24	04/19/23	4/202022	04/29/21
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus				05/07/25	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				04/14/25	04/14/24	04/19/23	04/21/22	05/07/21
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon					04/23/24
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii				05/07/25	04/17/24	03/24/23
Northern Parula	Parula americana				05/01/25	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				04/29/25	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				04/26/25
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula					05/10/24	05/17/23	05/17/22	05/11/21
Great-crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus				05/14/25	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				05/08/25
Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis					04/14/24
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Tree Swalllow	Tachycineta bicolor								05/06/21
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica				08/04/25	04/29/24	05/17/23	05/13/22	05/12/21
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis				07/10/25				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				05/06/25	05/01/24	04/20/23	05/06/22	05/03/21
Common Nighthawk	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii				08/04/25	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				05/08/25		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				04/29/25	05/14/24		05/10/22	05/06/21
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus				05/06/25	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				05/13/25			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				08/04/25	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				05/29/25			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				04/07/25	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				06/09/25		04/14/23	04/20/22	04/03/21
Texas Horned Lizard	Phrynosoma cornutum				05/01/25	04/08/24	04/19/23	04/28/22	04/03/21
Great Plains Skink	Eumeces obsoletus				05/06/25		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				05/18/25		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				06/09/25		05/04/23
Red-sided Garter Snake	Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis				05/18/25			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				03/26/25		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				05/07/25	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				03/13/25	03/29/24	03/31/23	03/29/22	03/15/21
Blanchard's Cricket Frog	Acris crepitans blanchardi				05/01/25			05/20/22	04/29/21
Cope's Gray Tree Frog	Hyla chrysoscelis				05/09/25		09/16/23	05/11/22
Plains Leopard Frog	Rana blairi
Bullfrog	Rana catesbeiana								04/29/21
GreatPlains Narrow-mouth Toad	Gastrophryne olivacea				04/08/25
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				06/06/25	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				06/09/25	04/09/24		04/12/22
Checkered White	Pontia protodice				08/04/25	05/03/24		06/09/22
Cabbage White (non-native)	Pieris rapae				06/09/25			04/08/22	07/08/21
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta rubria				06/09/25	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				07/10/25				07/13/21
Horace's Dusky Wing	Erynnis horatius				04/29/25			07/13/22
Mottled Dusky Wing	Erynnis martialis				07/10/25			06/27/22
Spring Azure	Celastrina argiolus ladon				04/15/25	05/03/24	03/30/23	04/15/22	03/26/21
American Painted Lady	Vanessa virginiensis				04/29/25	06/24/24	04/21/23	04/15/22	06/28/21
Goatweed Butterfly	Anaea andria
Olive Hairstreak	Mitoura gryneus gryneus
Monarch	Danaus plexippus				05/29/25	04/26/24	04/20/23	04/24/22	05/12/21
Tiger Swallowtail	Pterourus glaucus glaucus				07/10/25		06/08/23	06/01/22
Silver-spotted Skipper	Epargyreus clarus clarus				08/04/25			07/13/22	06/14/21
Dusted Skipper	Atrytonopsis hianna hianna
Common Sooty Wing	Pholisora catullus				07/10/25			07/13/22	07/13/21
Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui				07/10/25	04/29/24		07/13/22
Eastern-tailed Blue	Everes comyntas				07/10/25			06/02/22
Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus				05/18/25				07/17/21
Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes asterius				04/29/25	05/03/24	06/02/23	06/02/22	06/10/21
Alfalfa Butterfly	Colias eurytheme				07/10/25	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				07/10/25				07/13/21
Southern Cloudy Wing	Thorybes bathyllus				07/10/25		04/17/23	07/13/22
Wild Indigo Dusky Wing	Erynnis baptisiae				07/10/25			07/13/22	07/13/21
Giant Swallowtail	Heraclides cresphontes				05/29/25		06/08/23	06/02/22	06/01/21
Variegated Fritillary	Euptoieta claudia				05/29/25	04/29/24		05/11/22	06/02/21
Red-spotted Purple	Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Pearl Crescent	Phyciodes tharos tharos				04/15/25	05/09/24		05/11/22	05/03/21
Silvery Checkerspot	Charidryas nycteis nycteis				08/04/25			06/02/22	07/26/21
Hackberry Butterfly	Asterocampa celtis celtis				07/10/25	06/04/24	05/26/23	06/02/22	06/28/21
Tawny Emperor	Asterocampa clyton clyton				07/10/25
Snout Butterfly	Libytheana bachmanii
Great Copper	Gaeides xanthoides
Great Spangled Fritillary	Speyeria cybele cybele				04/18/25		06/02/23	06/02/22	06/28/21
Regal Fritillary	Speyeria idalia				06/11/25	06/04/24	06/08/23	06/09/22	06/09/21
Pipe Vine Swallowtail	Battus philenor
Queen	Danaus gilippus
Summer Azure	Celastrina neglecta				08/04/25				07/08/21
Little Wood Satyr	Megisto cymela
Wood Nymph	Cercyonis pegala				07/10/25			07/13/22	07/12/21
Golden Byssus	Probelma byssus kumskaka							07/13/22
Checkered Skipper	Pyrgus communis				07/10/25	06/17/24
Gray Hairstreak	Strymon melinus				07/10/25	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				04/29/25
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				07/10/25	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				07/10/25	05/03/24		07/13/22
Viceroy	Basilarchia archippus
Delaware	Anatrytone logan logan
Eufala Skipper	Lerodea eufala
Fiery Skipper	Hylephila phyleus
Buckeye	Junonia coenia				08/04/25	04/29/24	06/08/23
Northern Cloudy Wing	Thorybes pylades				07/10/25
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				05/29/25
Reversed Haploa	Cisseps fulvicollis								06/07/21
Clouded Crimson	Schinia gaurae							08/13/22	08/07/21
Salt marsh caterpillars	Estigmene acrea								6/7/201
Luna Moth	Actias luna
Dragonflies/Damselflies
Green Darner	Anax junius						04/14/23		04/29/21
Plains Clubtail	Gomphus externus
Widow Skimmer	Libellula luctuosa				05/29/25
Common Whitetail	Libellula lydia				05/29/25
Ebony Jewelwing	Calopteryx maculata					06/24/24
Twelve-spotted skimmer	Libellula pulchella
Darner migration