Uncommon Birds in Kansas
Our list for Kansas has 83 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 20 summer visitors, 24 winter visitors and 32 passage migrants
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 83, most common first
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaWinter visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaPassage migrantUncommon10–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPassage migrantUncommon11–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusPassage migrantUncommon13–17 cmRegularly Sep–May
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisWinter visitorUncommon80–122 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaSummer visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
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