Spend time in your favorite places watching birds—then tell us about them! In as little as 15 minutes notice the birds around you. Identify them, count them, and submit your counts to help scientists better understand and protect birds around the world. If you already use eBird or Merlin, your submissions over the 4 days count toward GBBC. Learn more.

Sally Urdang, a Master Naturalist with the Osage Trails chapter, is our host for this birding field trip, which includes the option of riding your bike ride around the refuge. We will meet at the Visitor Center at noon. Drive your car through the refuge or bring a bike if you'd like to ride around ... Read more

Join us as we meet just before sunset in search of American Woodcocks! These birds generally display near the parking lot and along the trails of the prairie near the parking lot. The temperature tends to fall rapidly at dark; please dress for the weather and bring a flashlight as a short walk along the ... Read more

Join us as we meet just before sunset in search of American Woodcocks! These birds generally display near the parking lot and along the trails of the prairie near the parking lot. The temperature tends to fall rapidly at dark; please dress for the weather and bring a flashlight as a short walk along the ... Read more

Join us as we meet just before sunset in search of American Woodcocks! These birds generally display near the parking lot and along the trails of the prairie near the parking lot. The temperature tends to fall rapidly at dark; please dress for the weather and bring a flashlight as a short walk along the ... Read more

Join us as we meet just before sunset in search of American Woodcocks! These birds generally display near the parking lot and along the trails of the prairie near the parking lot. The temperature tends to fall rapidly at dark; please dress for the weather and bring a flashlight as a short walk along the ... Read more

"Baby Season: Keeping Our Little Peepers Wild" - Presented by Jacqueline Blessington, Director, Lakeside Nature Center. As spring arrives, birds quickly begin breeding, filling nests with a wonderful explosion of new life. But “baby season” is a perilous time for both youngsters and adults, and an incredibly busy and exhausting period for wildlife rehabilitators. Jacqueline ... Read more

We will meet leader Sally Urdang in the parking lot and explore this nature sanctuary in Liberty using the many paved and hiking trails within the property. We will be looking for Eastern Phoebes, woodpeckers, mockingbirds, raptors, sparrows, and more. Please bring your own binoculars, although Sally will have some on hand as extras. Experienced and novice ... Read more

Join us for walk on the wilder side of the Arboretum. We'll search for year-round residents and early migrants. The Arboretum's feeder station has previously hosted some uncommon guests, like Evening Grosbeak and pink-sided race Dark-eyed Junco. Your leader for this trip is Mike Stoakes (mstoakes@juno.com / 816-283-6258). Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the ticket kiosk plaza ... Read more

This trip is focused on searching for shorebirds, waterfowl, and whatever else is present in one of these two eastern Kansas counties wetlands. We will meet behind the bus stop in front of Price Chopper at the corner of 119th and Metcalf at 7am to carpool south. Expect a mile or more of walking on ... Read more