. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult Black Tern (Chlidonias niger). Photograph by Roger Boyd. Black Tern Chlidonias niger (Linnaeus) Status: The Black Tern is a common transient and local summer resident. It is found only casually in the summer, away from the few breeding sites. Period of Occurrence: It is usually a late-April migrant but has been seen as early as 20 March. The normal arrival time is 22 April, with a 24 September departure; stragglers occur until 23 October. Breeding: Parmelee (1961) recorded the first nest of the species from Kansas when he discovered a
. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult Black Tern (Chlidonias niger). Photograph by Roger Boyd. Black Tern Chlidonias niger (Linnaeus) Status: The Black Tern is a common transient and local summer resident. It is found only casually in the summer, away from the few breeding sites. Period of Occurrence: It is usually a late-April migrant but has been seen as early as 20 March. The normal arrival time is 22 April, with a 24 September departure; stragglers occur until 23 October. Breeding: Parmelee (1961) recorded the first nest of the species from Kansas when he discovered a colony at Cheyenne Bottoms in Barton County. Outside of Barton and Stafford counties, there are no sub- stantiated nesting records here. Johnston (1964) listed Douglas County as a possible breeding site, and it may have nested in Sedgwick. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thompson, Max C; Ely, Charles A. (Charles Adelbert), 1933-. Lawrence, Kan. : University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History : Distributed by University Press of Kansas
Size: 2203px × 1134px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookcollectionbiodiversity, bookcontributorharv
