2017 REPORT OF THE KANSAS BIRD RECORD COMMITTEE
This
report summarizes the activities of the Committee for the calendar year 2017.
The Committee received 31 reports, of which 30 were evaluated, recording the
occurrence of 27 different birds. All reports are archived in The University of
Kansas Natural History Museum in Lawrence, Kansas.
Submissions
are assigned a sequential number in the order in which they are received, with
the year of receipt as a prefix. Submissions that are not on the review list, or
not considered extraordinary, may not be circulated to the Committee. Birds are
listed in phylogenetic order under each of two categories: Records Accepted and
Records Not Accepted. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow the American Ornithological
Society’s (AOS) Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition (American
Ornithologists’ Union. 1998. Check-list of North American Birds: The Species of
Birds of North America from the Arctic through Panama, Including the West
Indies and Hawaiian Islands. American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington,
D.C.),
updated through the 58th Supplement (Chesser, R.T.,
K.J. Burns, C. Cicero, J.L. Dunn, A.W. Kratter, I.J. Lovette, P.C. Rasmussen, J.V. Remsen, Jr., J.D. Rising, D.F.
Stotz, and K. Winkler. 2017. Fifty-eighth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s
Check-list of North American Birds. The Auk, Ornithological Advances
134:751-773.).
After
the English and scientific name the following, if available, are provided: KBRC
record number, the number of individuals seen, with sex, age or plumage notes;
date(s) of observation; locality; observer(s), with those documenting the
record listed first; supporting physical evidence; and finally, pertinent
comments on changes to the species status on the Kansas Ornithological Society
(KOS) checklist. Records that were not accepted by the Committee have
observer(s) names omitted, with a brief explanation of the rationale behind
that decision.
Authors,
when citing KBRC records from this report, are encouraged to give credit to the
observer(s) associated with the observation along with a full citation of this
report.
RECORDS ACCEPTED
Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope), 2017-25, adult male, 1
to 2 December 2017, Lafarge Sandpit, Wichita, Sedgwick County, reported by Pete
Janzen, also seen by Henry Armknecht, Kathy Carroll, and Malcolm Gold. Ninth state record.
Little Stint (Calidris minuta), 2017-10, unknown age,
30 April 2017, Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Stafford County, reported by
Eugene Young, documented with extensive field notes. First state record for Kansas and will be added to the KOS Checklist
with hypothetical status.
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), 2017-01, immature, 10
November 2016, Pomona Lake, Osage County, reported by Danny Akers. Nineteenth state record.
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides), 2017-05, adult, 8
January 2017, John Redmond Reservoir, Coffey County, reported by Will
Chatfield-Taylor, also seen by Matt Gearheart, documented with photographs. Seventeenth state record.
Thayer’s Gull was lumped by the AOS with
Iceland Gull in 2017 so all KBRC records of Thayer’s Gull are now part of the
Iceland Gull records database.
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster), 2017-13, adult, 31 July
2017, near Ensign, Gray County, reported by an anonymous observer, documented
with photograph. First state record for
Kansas and will be added to the KOS Checklist.
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens), 2017-11, immature,
dark morph, 31 May 2017 to 5 October 2017, Quivira National Wildlife Refuge,
Stafford County, reported by Jay Miller, also seen by Karole Erikson and many
observers, documented with photographs. Fourth state record.
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), 2017-14, 2nd
year bird, 26 August 2017, McPherson Valley Wetlands, McPherson County,
reported by Jess Painter and Ethan Maynard, and seen by many observers, documented
with photographs. Eleventh
state record. Bird was reported from 25 August to 21
September, 2017.
Roseate
Spoonbill
(Platalea ajaja), 2017-16, 2nd
year bird, 1 September 2017, along US Highway 56 near Moscow, Stevens County,
reported by Kathy Carroll, documented with photographs. Three Roseate
Spoonbills had been reported by locals from this location four days earlier. Twelfth state record.
Swallow-tailed
Kite
(Elanoides forficatus), 2017-19,
adult, 20 August 2017, east of Toronto Rest Area along US 54 Highway, Greenwood
County, reported by Carolyn Schwab, also seen by Terry Schwab.
White-tailed
Kite
(Elanus leucurus), 2017-08, adult, 1
April 2017, south of Greensburg, Kiowa County, reported by Richard Hall, also
seen by Mitchell Jarrett, documented with photographs. Fifth state record.
White-tailed
Kite
(Elanus leucurus), 2017-26, two
adults, 15 to 18 December 2017, Ft. Riley training area E, Riley County,
reported by Thomas Duckworth and Brian Monser, also seen by Mike Houck, Jeff
Keating, Chuck Otte and Jaye Otte, documented with photographs. Sixth state record.
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), 2017-17, immature,
2 September 2017, northwest of Hugoton, Stevens County, reported by Kevin
Groeneweg, also seen by Henry Armknecht and Jeff Calhoun, documented with
photographs.
Harris’s Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), 2017-24, adult,
27 to 29 November 2017, northeast of Gardener, Johnson County, reported by
Rodney Wright, and seen by many observers, documented with photographs. Eighth state record.
Williamson’s
Sapsucker
(Sphyrapicus thyroideus), 2017-06,
adult male, 18 March 2017, Wilson State Park – Otoe Area, Russell County,
reported by Malcolm Gold and John Mallery, also seen by Rodney Wright and Robert
Trenton Reed, documented with photographs. Fifth state record.
Ladder-backed
Woodpecker
(Picoides scalaris), 2017-12, adult,
unknown sex, 21 May 2017, along Bear Creek, two miles from Colorado border,
Stanton County, reported by Jeff Calhoun, also seen by Henry Armknecht.
Vermilion
Flycatcher
(Pyrocephalus rubinus), 2017-07,
adult male, 29 March 2017, county line road east of Spring Hill, Miami County,
reported by Kelli Egbert and Rodney Wright, also seen by Micky Louis and Robert
Trenton Reed, documented with photographs.
Clark’s
Nutcracker
(Nucifraga columbiana), 2017-20,
adult, 12 November 2017, west of Anthony, Harper County, reported by Corey
Entriken, also seen by Theresa Entriken, documented with photographs.
Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea), 2017-27, at least 6
adults, 19 November 2017, Lake Scott State Park, Scott County, reported by
Kevin Groeneweg, and seen by many observers, documented with photographs.
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus), 2017-23, unknown
age, 19 November 2017, Lake Scott State Park, Scott County, reported by Kevin
Groeneweg, also seen by Henry Armknecht, Jeff Calhoun, Tom Ewert, and Pete
Janzen, documented with video and audio recording. Second state record.
Curve-billed
Thrasher
(Toxostoma curvirostre), 2017-02,
adult, 16 November 2016, Logan Township, Decatur County, reported by Gisela
Fisher, documented with photographs.
Cassin’s Finch (Haemorhous cassinii), 2017-22, adult
female, 25 to 26 November 2017, Tecumseh, Shawnee County, reported by Michelle
Folster, documented with photographs. Easternmost record in
Kansas.
Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus), 2017-09, adult, 9
April 2017, north of Dodge City, Hodgeman County, reported by Graham
Montgomery, documented with photographs. Sixth state record.
Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus), 2017-21, adult, 10 to
12 November 2017, Lee Richardson Zoo, Garden City, Finney County, reported by
Sara Shane and seen by many observers, documented with photographs. Seventh state record.
RECORDS NOT ACCEPTED
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), 2017-04, adult, 9
January 2017, Cheney State Park, Reno County. Insufficient
details to separate from other accipiter species.
Ladder-backed
Woodpecker
(Picoides scalaris), 2017-03, adult
male, 1 December 2016 to 8 January 2017, backyard feeder in Cawker City,
Mitchell County.
Photograph submitted with the record appeared to be of a different woodpecker
species.
Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), 2017-28, 30 December
2017, Rural residence near Lyons, Rice County. Insufficient
details to confirm identification of a species strongly tied to coniferous
forests and not prone to vagrancy.
Connecticut
Warbler
(Oporornis agilis), 2017-18, adult
male, 12 September 2017, Residential area, Berryton, Shawnee County. Insufficient
details to separate from similar warbler species.
Members
of the KBRC voting on these records:
Matt
Gearheart
Malcolm
Gold (Alternate)
Kevin
Groeneweg
Jon
King
Terry
Mannell
Cheryl
Miller
Chuck
Otte (secretary)
Max
Thompson (Alternate)
Eugene
A. Young (chair)
Submitted
by Chuck Otte, KBRC Secretary