Birds to See in Kansas in September
145 bird species on our list for Kansas are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Blue Jay, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Turkey Vulture and Red-bellied Woodpecker. New this month: Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Swainson's Thrush and Lincoln's Sparrow and 25 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
Nashville WarblerRegular from September · Apr–May
Orange-crowned WarblerRegular from September · Apr–May
Ruby-crowned KingletRegular from September · Sep–May
Yellow-rumped WarblerRegular from September · Sep–May
Blue-headed VireoRegular from September · Apr–May
Clay-colored SparrowRegular from September · Apr–May
At their peak
Turkey VultureBusiest month of the year · Mar–Oct
Ruby-throated HummingbirdBusiest month of the year · Apr–Oct
Great White EgretBusiest month of the year · Apr–Nov
Gray CatbirdBusiest month of the year · Apr–Oct
OspreyBusiest month of the year · Apr–May
Semipalmated PloverBusiest month of the year · Apr–Oct
From Kansas’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 145 birds in September
145 birds
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Sep
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Sep
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Sep- Turkey VultureCathartes auraSummer visitorCommon62–81 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.10% in Sep
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Sep
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Sep
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Sep
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Sep
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Sep- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer visitorCommon7–9 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.68% in Sep
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Sep
Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Sep
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.48% in Sep
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Sep
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Sep
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Sep- Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.15% in Sep
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Sep
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusResidentCommon19–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Sep- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.96% in Sep
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Sep
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.79% in Sep
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanSummer visitorCommon32–36 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.76% in Sep- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.64% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Sep
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Sep
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.53% in Sep- OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.53% in Sep
Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.51% in Sep
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.49% in Sep
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Sep
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Sep
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumResidentCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Sep
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Sep
Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitusSummer visitorCommon17–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.42% in Sep
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.39% in Sep
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.39% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.36% in Sep
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantCommon23–27 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.36% in Sep
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentCommon16–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.34% in Sep
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Sep
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Sep- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataPassage migrantCommon11–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.33% in Sep
- Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaWinter visitorCommon9–11 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.33% in Sep
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantCommon29–40 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.31% in Sep
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus forficatusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.31% in Sep
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaSummer visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.31% in Sep
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.25% in Sep
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.25% in Sep
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.23% in Sep
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.22% in Sep
DickcisselSpiza americanaSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.21% in Sep- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.21% in Sep
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.21% in Sep
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPassage migrantUncommon11–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.21% in Sep
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.20% in Sep
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.20% in Sep
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Sep- Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.19% in Sep
Forster's TernSterna forsteriSummer visitorUncommon33–36 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.18% in Sep
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.17% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Sep
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.16% in Sep
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.15% in Sep
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantCommon16–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.15% in Sep
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.14% in Sep
Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalisSummer visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.14% in Sep- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.14% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.12% in Sep
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensPassage migrantUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.11% in Sep
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusPassage migrantUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Sep
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.11% in Sep
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.11% in Sep
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorCommon28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.10% in Sep
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.09% in Sep
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in Sep
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.09% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.08% in Sep
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Sep
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioResidentUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Sep
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisWinter visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Sep
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.07% in Sep
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.07% in Sep
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Sep
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaSummer visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.06% in Sep
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.06% in Sep
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.05% in Sep
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaPassage migrantUncommon10–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Sep
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.05% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.05% in Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.04% in Sep
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusSummer visitorUncommon58–85 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.04% in Sep
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.04% in Sep
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Sep
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Sep
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.03% in Sep
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantUncommon10–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.03% in Sep
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.03% in Sep
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantRare27–33 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.03% in Sep
Virginia RailRallus limicolaSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Sep
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaPassage migrantRare14–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.02% in Sep
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaPassage migrantUncommon10–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.02% in Sep
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisPassage migrantUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Sep
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorRare23–32 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Sep
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Sep
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Sep
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraPassage migrantUncommon36–43 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.02% in Sep
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantRare31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Sep
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Sep
Common RavenCorvus coraxPassage migrantRare54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Sep
Greater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianusResidentRare52–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.01% in Sep
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.01% in Sep
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.01% in Sep
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusWinter visitorUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% in Sep
Piping PloverCharadrius melodusPassage migrantRare17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorRare48–66 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.00% in Sep
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalisResidentRare19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.00% in Sep
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentRare16–19 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.00% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.00% in Sep
VeeryCatharus fuscescensPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.00% in Sep
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.00% in Sep
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorRare140–160 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Sep
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorRare66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in 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