. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus). Photograph by Marvin D. Schwil- ling, courtesy Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus (Bechstein) Status: The Long-billed Curlew is an uncommon transient in the western half of the state and rare in the eastern half. It breeds rarely in the southwest and appears casu- ally as a nonbreeder elsewhere in summer. Period of Occurrence: The earliest record is 23 March; most have departed by 17 May, although a few remain to nest. Dates for the southward migrat
. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus). Photograph by Marvin D. Schwil- ling, courtesy Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus (Bechstein) Status: The Long-billed Curlew is an uncommon transient in the western half of the state and rare in the eastern half. It breeds rarely in the southwest and appears casu- ally as a nonbreeder elsewhere in summer. Period of Occurrence: The earliest record is 23 March; most have departed by 17 May, although a few remain to nest. Dates for the southward migration are hard to determine, but birds have been seen from 21 August to 25 September. There are records for all summer 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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