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The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while those in the central and western part of the state are named ...
The golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), also known as the Chinese pheasant, and rainbow pheasant, is a gamebird of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds) and the family Phasianidae . The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos , "with golden crest", and pictus is Latin for "painted" from pingere , "to paint".
The 2023 forecast is available online and will soon be in printed form, according to a news release.
The western meadowlark is the state bird of Kansas. This list of birds of Kansas includes species documented in the U.S. state of Kansas and accepted by the Kansas Ornithological Society (KOS). As of January 2022, there are 483 species included in the official list. [1]
A map of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. KDOT map of Stafford County . Quivira National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1955 and in 1998 the refuge reached its present size of 22,135 acres (89.58 km 2). [3] The Refuge is bisected by Rattlesnake Creek from which it receives the main flow of water. [4]
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, McPherson County was founded.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is modifying its winter stocking program because of an outbreak of avian flu in a county where it buys hatchlings. Avian influenza outbreak changes winter pheasant ...
Location within Sheridan County and Kansas KDOT map of Sheridan County ( legend ) Coordinates: 39°32′29″N 100°34′02″W / 39.54139°N 100.56722°W / 39.54139; -100.56722