INCA DOVE IN KANSAS
There are at least 76 records of Inca Dove from 26 counties. Of these, 68 have been recorded since 1990 with 40 of these between January 2000 through May 2004. The majority of records are from the southwestern two thirds of the state, from Sedgwick to Morton, nesting has occurred in Meade and Finney County’s. As of this update there is a group of 5-6 individuals, including young, resident in Garden City, Finney Co.
Anyone finding Inca Dove in the state are encouraged to report the sighting to KSBIRD-L or me, Lloyd Moore, at ictinia@swbell.net. Updated 31 May 2004.
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Number and Location |
County |
Date |
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1 at Unknown (from Birds in Kansas Vol.1) |
Cowley |
Unknown |
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1 at Unknown (from Birds in Kansas Vol.1) |
Pawnee |
Unknown |
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1 at Unknown (from Birds in Kansas Vol.1) |
Harvey |
Unknown |
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1 at Unknown (from Birds in Kansas Vol.1) |
McPherson |
Unknown |
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1 at Unknown (from Birds in Kansas Vol.1) |
Saline |
Unknown |
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1 at Unknown (from Birds in Kansas Vol.1) |
Shawnee |
Unknown |
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3 at Unknown (from Birds in Kansas Vol.1) |
Meade |
1956 - 1957 |
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1 at Wichita |
Sedgwick |
11/27-12/19/87 |
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6-7 at Garden City Zoo |
Finney |
03/15-18/92 |
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3 on Dodge City CBC |
Ford |
12/19/92 |
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1 on Cimarron R. at Liberal |
Seward |
01/01/93 |
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1 at Thayer (documented to KBRC) |
Neosho |
04/24/93 |
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1 N. of Nickerson on Hwy 96 |
Reno |
08/08/93 |
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1 W. of Hutchinson |
Reno |
08/19/93 |
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3+ in Garden City neighborhood since spring 1992 |
Finney |
09/08/93 |
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Pair nesting in Garden City (nest destroyed in storm) |
Finney |
10/14/93 |
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1 at Liberal |
Seward |
10/16-21/93 |
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5 in Garden City |
Finney |
10/07/94 |
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1 at Wichita residence (present 3 weeks) |
Sedgwick |
12/19/94 |
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1 at Garden City (Campbell residence) |
Finney |
11/09/96 |
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2 at Hugoton |
Stevens |
12/27/96 |
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1 at Hugoton |
Stevens |
12/28/96 |
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1 on Cimarron R. at Liberal |
Seward |
12/30/96 |
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1 at Garden City (1=confirmed 4=probable 5=possible) |
Finney |
01/01/97 |
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1at Unknown |
Stevens |
01/05/97 |
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1 at Wichita (Gilmore residence) |
Sedgwick |
09/02-03/97 |
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1 at Elkhart |
Morton |
09/16/97 |
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1 at residence in Wilson |
Ellsworth |
03/03/98 |
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1 at Elkhart |
Morton |
04/28/98 |
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2 at Larned |
Pawnee |
04/30-05/03/98 |
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1 at Wichita |
Sedgwick |
09/27/98 |
|
Pair at Washington |
Washington |
11/12/98 |
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2 at Meade |
Meade |
12/31/98 |
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1 at Pratt |
Pratt |
09/03/99 |
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1 at Oxford |
Sumner |
11/14-17/99 |
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1 at Bonner Springs (Kruse residence) |
Wyandotte |
12/15/99 |
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4 at Greensburg |
Kiowa |
01/15/00 |
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1 in Garden City (Shane residence) |
Finney |
08/13/00 |
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2 in Ulysses |
Grant |
08/23/00 |
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5 at Hugoton (feeder in alley) |
Stevens |
09/22/00 |
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7 in Hugoton near fairgrounds (documented to KBRC) |
Stevens |
09/22/00 |
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2 at Meade State Lake |
Meade |
10/08/00 |
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7-15 in Meade |
Meade |
12/29/00 |
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2 on Dodge City CBC |
Ford |
12/30/00 |
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5 on Garden City CBC |
Finney |
01/07/01 |
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1 at Girard, Price residence (documented to KBRC, photo) |
Crawford |
01/14 – 02/02/01 |
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1 at Ulysses |
Grant |
02/28/01 |
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20 in field + 1 at bird bath |
Pratt |
08/25/01 |
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1 in Hugoton (Documented to KBRC) |
Stevens |
09/14/01 |
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1 in Elkhart |
Morton |
09/22/01 |
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1 in Garden City yard |
Finney |
10/01/01 |
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1 in Lakin on Lakin CBC |
Kearny |
12/15/01 |
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2 at feeder in Meade |
Meade |
12/22/01 |
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1 in Syracuse |
Hamilton |
01/12/02 |
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3 at Flowers residence, Meade |
Meade |
03/03/02 |
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1 at McPherson residence (Documented to KBRC) |
McPherson |
03/31/02 |
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1 at Corder residence, Olathe |
Johnson |
04/09/02 |
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1 at residence in Wichita all winter |
Sedgwick |
04/15/02 |
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Several calling at Loomis farmstead |
Pratt |
04/01-05/09/02 |
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1 in Elkhart |
Morton |
08/31/02 |
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10 in Hugoton |
Stevens |
09/22/02 |
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1 at Big Sampson Rest Area on US-54 |
Seward |
11/10/02 |
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1 in Deerfield |
Kearny |
12/14/02 |
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1 at Flowers residence, Meade |
Meade |
12/23/02-06/07/03 |
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1 at Baffa residence, Garden City |
Finney |
03/31/03 |
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1 at McClard residence, Wichita |
Sedgwick |
05/12/03 |
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4 at residence in Garden City |
Finney |
06/28/03 |
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1 at Rich’s residence in Garden City |
Finney |
06/28/03 |
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1 SE of Trading Post |
Linn |
07/15/03 |
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2 adult & 3 immature in Garden City |
Finney |
07/15/03 |
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3 behind Rich’s residence in Garden City |
Finney |
08/16/03 |
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2 at residence in Meade |
Meade |
11/07/03 |
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1 in Ulysses |
Grant |
03/05/04 |
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1 Pair at residence in Garden City |
Finney |
03/29/04 |
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2 at Osterbuhr residence in Garden City |
Finney |
04/25/04 |
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1 at feeder in Salina |
Saline |
05/29/04 |