Kansas Christmas (Mid-winter) Bird Counts
GPS Coordinates and
Description for active count circles
Please contact Chuck Otte, otte2 at cox dot
net if you have questions or corrections.
All coordinates are WGS84 datum as determined using
Google Earth.
| Count Name | Latitude | Longitude |
| Arkansas City | N 37.038403º | W 97.039240º |
| Atwood | N 39.813085º | W 101.046798º |
| Baldwin | N 38.782350º | W 95.268973º |
| Benedictine Bottoms | N 39.609259º | W 98.362324º |
| Black Wolf | N 38.769166º | W 97.261530º |
| Bonner Springs/Lansing | N 39.181149º | W 94.900213º |
| Cheyenne Bottoms | N 38.434582º | W 98.682986º |
| Cimarron National Grasslands | N 37.117119º | W 101.896033º |
| Clark County | N 37.398195º | W 99.914911º |
| Council Grove | N 38.687270º | W 96.508169º |
| Derby/Belle Plaine | N 37.475565º | W 97.261530º |
| Dodge City | N 37.777060º | W 100.012287º |
| El Dorado Lake | N 37.841944º | W 96.818611º |
| Emporia | N 38.445209º | W 96.083531º |
| Fall River | N 37.690912º | W 95.996906º |
| Fort Riley | N 39.160015º | W 96.774981º |
| Garden City | N 37.916820º | W 100.801570º |
| Halstead/Newton | N 38.066664º | W 97.466670º |
| Hays | N 38.º | W 99.º |
| Holton | N 39.462986º | W 95.725498º |
| Humboldt | N 37.878426º | W 95.482511º |
| Ingalls/Cimarron | N 37.828103º | W 100.454387º |
| Jetmore | N 38.022698º | W 99.885734º |
| John Redmond Reservoir | N 38.274183º | W 95.820999º |
| Junction City | N 39.000566º | W 96.880836º |
| Kanopolis Reservoir | N 38.609795º | W 97.948866º |
| Kirwin | N 39.687498º | W 99.122282º |
| Lakin | N 37.980786º | W 101.249193º |
| Lawrence | N 38.993330º | W 95.311110º |
| Leavenworth/Atchison | N 39.38981º | W 95.01105º |
| Linn County | N 38.28691º | W 94.75225º |
| Manhattan | N 39.188608º | W 96.580738º |
| Marion | N 38.377900º | W 97.075000º |
| Melvern Reservoir | N 38.498577º | W 95.789318º |
| Olathe | N 38.912706º | W 94.852155º |
| Old Garfield County | N 38.116986º | W 100.444748º |
| Olsburg | N 39.428269º | W 96.644089º |
| Perry Lake/Oskaloosa | N 39.201500º | W 95.404313º |
| Parsons | N 37.478425º | W 95.260380º |
| Quivira NWR | N 38.145925º | W 98.491804º |
| Red Hills | N 37.231989º | W 98.677154º |
| St. Francis | N 39.720196º | W 101.894799º |
| Salina | N 38.841669º | W 97.63095º |
| Sawyer | N 37.529075º | W 98.702457º |
| Seneca | N 39.783706º | W 96.089611º |
| Scott Lake | N 38.58387º | W 100.90742 |
| Slate Creek | N 37.246671º | W 97.249503º |
| Southeastern Gove County | N 38.782224º | W 100.410852º |
| Southeast KS Mined Land | N 37.230292º | W 94.967953º |
| Syracuse | N 38.001175º | W 101.871542º |
| Tallgrass Prairie Nat'l Preserve | N 38.435000º | W 96.560689º |
| Topeka | N 39.048115º | W 95.678000º |
| Udall/Winfield | N 37.264828º | W 96.973753º |
| Ulysses | N 37.504031º | W 101.432333º |
| Waconda Lake | N 39.466052º | W 98.367813º |
| Wakefield | N 39.220131º | W 96.966248º |
| Webster Reservoir | N 39.423058º | W 99.407775º |
| Wichita | N 37.691233º | W 97.349617º |
| Wilson Lake | N 38.944260º | W 98.571481º |
| Yoder | N 37.897606º | W 97.866660º |
| Count Name | Description (year in parentheses, following description, indicates that the description was listed in the March Bulletin of that year) |
| Arkansas City | Intersection of US Highway 77 and Arkansas River (1978) |
| Atwood | Junction of K-25 and US 36 highways in Atwood, Rawlins County (2012) |
| Baldwin | Intersection of U.S. 56 and U.S. 59 highways (1986) |
| Benedictine Bottoms | Intersection of 310th Rd and K-7 Highway north of Atchison (2006) |
| Black Wolf | 0.75 miles north of Black Wolf (Avenue H & 8th Road) (1994) |
| Bonner Springs/Lansing | A point on Highway K-7 1.5 miles south of the NW corner of Wyandotte Co. (1995) |
| Cheyenne Bottoms | Corner of sections 5,6, 31, and 32 (2015) |
| Cimarron National Grasslands | Turn off into the campgrounds on the southeast side of K-7 bridge over the Cimarron River. (2015 - formerly known as Morton County count) |
| Clark County | 6 miles south and 1 mile west of Bloom, KS (2010) |
| Council Grove | Center of Council Grove Lake (2011) |
| Derby/Belle Plaine | Intersection of Highway K-53 and the Arkansas River (2010) |
| Dodge City | St. Mary of the Plains College, intersection of San Jose St. and Sister Meleesa Ln (2015) |
| El Dorado Lake | Center of El Dorado Reservoir Dam (2015) |
| Emporia | 1 mile south of Lang (1986) |
| Fall River | 4.25 miles north, 1.25 miles east of Fall River, between the dams of Fall River Lake and Toronto Lake, intersection of county roads 33, 399, and 401 (2011) |
| Fort Riley | 1.75 miles north of Range 34, 1.5 miles east of Range 3 inside Fort Riley Impact Area (2010) |
| Garden City | 3.7 miles southeast of the east bypass junction of US Highways 50 and 83 (2010) |
| Halstead/Newton | 5.75 miles northeast of Halstead (1970) |
| Hays | 3.5 miles south, 4 miles west of Hays (1987) |
| Holton | Intersection of Illinois St. and K-16 highway in Holton (2011) |
| Humboldt | Intersection of Minnesota Rd and 600th St in Allen County (2015) |
| Ingalls/Cimarron | Intersection of Main St. and BNSF railroad tracks (2002) |
| Jetmore | 1/2 mile north and 1/4 mile west of intersection of H Road and 219 Road (1999) |
| John Redmond Reservoir | 1 mile west of Iris Road, Texas Street intersection near Ottumwa. Common corner of sections 25, 26, 35, 36 - T20S, R14E (1994) |
| Junction City | I-70 Rest area west of Junction City (1992) |
| Kanopolis Reservoir | 1.3 miles west of common corner of Ellsworth, Saline and McPherson counties (1983) |
| Kirwin NWR | 1 mile north of Kirwin (1994) |
| Lakin | 2.5 miles north, 0.5 miles east of Lakin - where Airport Rd turns east, 0.5 miles north of airport (1994) |
| Lawrence | 1.5 mi N and 2.7 mi W of US-40 & US-59 Junction - intersection of N 1750th Rd and E 102nd Rd. (1981) |
| Leavenworth/Atchison | Intersection of 187th and Hildebrandt Road, LV Co., SW corner Section 31, T7S, R22E (1992) |
| Linn County | Southwest corner of Marais des Cygnes Unit G, intersection of East 1800 Rd and Queens Road (1982) |
| Manhattan | Anderson Hall on Kansas State University Campus (1992) |
| Marion | Marion Reservoir Corps of Engineers Office (2015) |
| Melvern Reservoir | Turkey Point Campground (2013) |
| Olathe | Intersection of 119th Street and Kansas Hwy 7 (1986) |
| Old Garfield County | 4 miles north, 1 mile east of Junction of K-156 and K-23, Finney County - intersection of E. Bell Rd and N. Ingalls Rd (1994) |
| Olsburg | 1.5 miles west of Olsburg on K-16 (Mariadahl Rd and K-16 Hwy)(1991) |
| Perry Lake/Oskaloosa | Boy Scout Camp Jayhawk entrance (1982) |
| Parsons | 0.5 miles north and 0.5 miles east of intersection of US 59 and 70th road. Center of Section 31, T29S, R20E (1996) |
| Quivira NWR | Environmental Education Classroom compound, 0.8 miles south of NE 140th St on Sterling Road (1974) |
| Red Hills | 5 miles west, 3 miles south of Medicine Lodge (1995) |
| St. Francis | 2.5 miles south of US 36 and 9.75 miles west of K-27 (1988) |
| Salina | One mile west of 9th Street on State Street (1983) |
| Sawyer | SE corner section 11, T29S, R13W Pratt County, intersection of SE 80th Street and SE 20th Ave (1990) |
| Seneca | 4 miles south of junction of K-178 and US 36 highways, junction of I Rd and 120th Rd (1997) |
| Scott Lake | 7 miles north of US 83 and K 96 intersection (1993) |
| Slate Creek | 2 mi S, 4.5 mi W of Oxford, KS (1995) |
| Southeastern Gove County | 0.25 miles south of junction of Road 54 and Road G in Gove County (2013) |
| Southeast Kansas Mined Land | Center Section 26, T32S, R22E Cherokee County, 0.5 miles north and 0.5 miles west of junction of NW 70th St and NW Lawton Rd (1992) |
| Syracuse | Center between Syracuse and Coolidge equal distance north and south of the Arkansas River - 0.7 miles south of junction Rd J and US 50 (1994) |
| Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | Centered at the automated weather station just northwest of the ranch headquarters (2011) |
| Topeka | State Capital Building (1972) |
| Udall/Winfield | Water Tower at Winfield Correctional Facility (2015) |
| Ulysses | 5 miles south and 3.8 miles west of junction of US 160 and K25 (1994) |
| Waconda Lake | 3 miles south, 4 miles east of Cawker City(0.5 miles east of the junction of H Rd and 160 Rd, Mitchell County 1993) |
| Wakefield | Intersection K-82 and Clay Co. Rd. 859 (1993) |
| Webster Reservoir | 1.5 miles north and 1 mile east of Webster Dam on US 24 (1992) |
| Wichita | Keeper of the Plains statue - confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers (1956) |
| Wilson Lake | Northernmost point of Minooka Park (1994) |
| Yoder | Intersection of S Yoder Rd and E Arlington Rd |
Updated December 28, 2014