Abstract

The Flint Hills support a wide diversity of birds. with some 250 species having been recorded. They range in size from the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (3 grams) to the 10-kg Wild Turkey. Birds tend to specialize by habitat, and each habitat---be it tallgrass prairie, shrublands, riparian forest, cropland, or farmstead---supports its own assemblage of bird species.

Keywords:

• birds,
• season,
• migration,
• migratory,
• year-round,
• Flint Hills,
• Ruby-throated hummingbird,
• wild turkey,
• habitat,
• native,
• natural,
• nature,
• bird watching,
• shrublands,
• species,
• tallgrass,
• grassland,
• prairie,
• cropland,
• riparian forest,
• home,
• ecosystem,
• Dickcissel,
• Eskimo Curlews,
• songbird,
• Western Meadowlark,
• Grasshopper Sparrow,
• nests,
• nesting,
• short eared owl,
• egg,
• female,
• male,
• Loggerhead Shrike,
• Greater Prairie-Chicken,
• breeding