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The article discusses the status of the migratory great horned owl (GHO) in Kansas and Missouri as of 2021 and the breeding distribution of GHO subspecies in the Great Plains.

We discuss the occurrence of Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) call types in Kansas during the past decade, from 2010 through spring 2020, with emphasis on the large irruptions of 2012-13 and 2017-18. Both irruptions took place over the course of approximately one year (one summer into the next) peaking during late fall and early winter. Red Crossbills were detected at approximately 45 locations during the 2012-13 irruption and at approximately 90 during the 2017-18 irruption. Type 2 crossbills predominated during both irruptions. Smaller numbers of Type 3 crossbills were present during the 2012-13 irruption with single records of Types 4 and 5, the latter being a first record for Kansas. During the 2017-18 irruption, small numbers of Type 4 augmented the Type 2, and there was a single record of Type 3. Additional commentary is provided on a smaller movement of Type 3 crossbills during the 2015-16 season, and of Types 2 and 4 during the 2019-20 season. Analysis of specimens collected in Kansas since 1885 further supports the notion that Type 2 crossbills predominate with smaller numbers of Types 3 and 4 occurring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]