. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. Jp. ? •. %* An adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax violaceus). Photograph by Bob Gress. Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax violaceus (Linnaeus) Status: The Yellow-crowned Night Heron is an uncommon transient statewide and a local summer resident, especially at Cheyenne Bot- toms Wildlife Management Area, Barton County. Period of Occurrence: This species usually arrives in Kansas in late April and stays until mid- October. The extreme dates are 3 April and 20 October. Breeding: This heron nests locally in eight counties, but the lar

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. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. Jp. ? •. %* An adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax violaceus). Photograph by Bob Gress. Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax violaceus (Linnaeus) Status: The Yellow-crowned Night Heron is an uncommon transient statewide and a local summer resident, especially at Cheyenne Bot- toms Wildlife Management Area, Barton County. Period of Occurrence: This species usually arrives in Kansas in late April and stays until mid- October. The extreme dates are 3 April and 20 October. Breeding: This heron nests locally in eight counties, but the largest numbers are at Cheyenne Bottoms where it is found in cattails. It is a. 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

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