Wading Birds
Seasons in KC area based on information from "The Sibley Guide to Birds" (2000) and "Birds of Kansas" (2011)
Great Blue Heron Green Heron
Great Blue Heron - KC area February to November
Green Heron - KC area May to October
Little Blue Heron Tri-colored Heron
Little Blue Heron (uncommon) - KC area during migration
Tri-colored Heron - not in KC area
Black-crowned Night Heron Wood Stork
Black-crowned Night Heron - KC area April to September
Wood Stork (southeast) - not in KC area
Great Egret Snowy Egret
Great Egret - KC area April to September
Snowy Egret - (uncommon) in KC area during migration
White Ibis Glossy Ibis
White Ibis (southeast) - not in KC area
Glossy Ibis (southeast) - not in KC area
Ibis and Egret American Bittern Trent Reed 07_16_2011
White Ibis and Great Egret (size comparison)
American Bittern (uncommon) - KC area during migration
Photo by Robert T. Reed
American Greater Flamingo Roseate Spoonbill
Greater Flamingo (American - southeast) - not in KC area
Roseate Spoonbill (southeast) - not in KC area
Scarlet Ibis White-faced Ibis 9_23_2011
Scarlet Ibis (rare in south Florida) - Not in KC area
White-faced Ibis - (uncommon) KC area in S &F migration
Page added 6/10/2011