Summer birds of four southwestern Kansas counties.

Abstract

Species distribution, habitat preference, status and abundance of the summer avian fauna were determined for Stanton, Grant, Haskell, and Stevens Counties of southwestern Kansas. Data were collected from July 1 to September 31, 1981. Observations were made by two different methods. First, two 25-mile routes were located in each county. Each route contained as many different habitats as possible. Stops were made every 0.5 miles, where a three-minute observation took place. Secondly, as many species as possible were located by observation at unique habitat types. A total of 95 species was observed. Thirty-six county records were identified: eight in Stanton County, thirteen in Grant County, eight in Haskell County, and seven in Stevens County.