Rare Birds in Kansas
Our list for Kansas has 42 rare birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 6 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 23 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Kansas in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 42, most common first
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusPassage migrantRare52–71 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Jan
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly Apr–May
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly May–Oct
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorRare23–32 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaPassage migrantRare58–74 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Virginia RailRallus limicolaSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRecorded all year
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusPassage migrantRare64–79 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorRare66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantRare27–33 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaPassage migrantRare14–14 cmRegularly May–Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantRare40–46 cmRegularly Apr–May
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaPassage migrantRare40–50 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantRare53–69 cmRegularly Nov
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly May–Dec
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
VeeryCatharus fuscescensPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made