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State guide
When to catch Kansasthrough the year
We follow 2 places in Kansas for spring migration and winter wildlife: winter at Flint Hills Refuge and Quivira Refuge and spring at Flint Hills Refuge. Each timing below is the place's own source, in its words; none is a forecast.
When are you going?
Fall in Kansas
Good in fall
- Flint Hills RefugeDucks and geese in the thousands, peaking in November
- Flint Hills RefugeFishing is allowed year-round in the refuge's open areas
- Quivira RefugeGeese and ducks at their peak (November)
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Winter in Kansas
- SEASON · WINTER WILDLIFENovember, when numbers peakFlint Hills Refuge · Kansas
- SEASON · WINTER WILDLIFENovemberQuivira Refuge · Kansas
Good in winter
- Flint Hills RefugeFishing is allowed year-round in the refuge's open areas
- Quivira RefugeSpring shorebirds: arriving as early as February, thousands by May
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Spring in Kansas
Good in spring
- Flint Hills RefugeSongbirds and perching birds: April and May are the best months to see them, as warblers return
- Flint Hills RefugeWhite pelicans pass through on migration in April
- Flint Hills RefugeFishing is allowed year-round in the refuge's open areas
- Flint Hills RefugeShorebirds start to arrive in April
- Quivira RefugeSpring shorebirds: arriving as early as February, thousands by May
- Quivira RefugeDogs must be leashed (March 1 – August 31)
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Summer in Kansas
Good in summer
- Flint Hills RefugeFishing is allowed year-round in the refuge's open areas
- Quivira RefugeDogs must be leashed (March 1 – August 31)
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Places in Kansas
Pin color: each place's season now or next
- Winter
Places on this map, as a list
Planning a Kansas trip
Towns to stay in
Sources: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · checked Sep 28 · How we know