Now that these birds have been rediscovered, researchers are eager to initiate conservation efforts to help protect the species. "Right now is a golden opportunity to protect these tropical ...

A tropical bird — never reported to have graced the Sunflower State — is now calling Kansas home. Mark Nolen, a Wichita resident and Hutchinson Community College biologist professor who has ...

WE’RE ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING. THAT VISITOR WAS A TROPICAL BIRD KNOWN AS A LIMPKIN. HE WAS WAITING RIGHT OUT IN THERE RIGHT JUST OUT TOWARDS THOSE COUPLE STUMPS YOU CAN SEE IN THE WATER OUT THERE ...

Bob Gress took this photo of a tropical parula Thursday at the Dillon Nature Center. It’s the first time the bird has been spotted in Kansas. Courtesy photo Bob Gress A tropical bird — never ...