Bird Trivia #2

• Some robins are year-round residents of Kansas while other robins migrate through the state.

• Wild turkeys are found in at least 43 states.

• Of the 23 species of blackbirds found in North America, 13 are regularly found in Kansas.

• More than 350 species of birds have been seen at Cimarron National Grasslands, a 100,00 acre public area in the southwestern corner of Kansas.

• The most common hawk found in Kansas is the Red-tailed Hawk.

• A pelican can have a wingspan of up to 9 feet and weigh up to 17 pounds.

• There are 187 whooping cranes in the flock that migrates through Kansas and the Central Flyway.

• Each year, U.S. agriculture loses about $100 million due to birds.

• In Kansas, Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge are critical stopover and/or breeding locations for nearly 40 species of shorebirds.

• Pelicans migrate through Kansas in the spring and fall but may also stay in the state during the summer.