Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area | 7-22-16

Summertime busyness and roasting temperatures have kept us from doing much birding, but since my dad and I were in Barton County last week anyway, we swung by Cheyenne Bottoms for a quick look-see.

It was the middle of the afternoon and I didn't expect to see much, but found quite a few birds out and about. While the cormorant nesting island was abandoned (no Neotropics for me), there were good numbers of shorebirds, herons and gulls.

While scanning a flock of dowitchers, I glanced up at a couple large terns. Caspians! This was, somewhat embarrassingly, a state lifer for me.

After checking out some ibis and more shorebirds, the 105 degree heat prevailed over us and we headed on.

While this was only a brief stop, it was fun to get back out and do some birding after a fairly quiet summer.

Joseph