|  Quivira
National
Wildlife Refuge
Listen to the wind rustle through prairie grasses
while skeins of geese honk overhead. The nearly 22,000-acre refuge
embraces
prairie, ponds, salt marshes, and even sand dunes. Waves
of shorebirds and waterfowl sweep into the refuge in fall and spring,
giving
rise to a symphony of bird calls and whirring wings.
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The Nature Conservancy
Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve
The public is welcome to the 7,200-acre wetland preserve owned and managed
by The Nature Conservancy. Immerse yourself in the tranquility and rhythms
of birds from an observation area or take a leisurely drive with your binoculars
poised for action. |
Wings and Wetlands Weekend
Birds take center stage the last weekend in April.
This festival’s growing popularity will undoubtedly soar
with the creation of the Kansas Wetlands Educational Center. Already,
participation doubled from 2001 to 2002. Visitors ranged from Kansas
wildlife viewers to nature
tourists from New Mexico, New York, and Washington, D.C. Wildlife
viewers tallied 176 bird species in the 2002
weekend – a mouthwatering statistic for birders.
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