Cheyenne Bottoms Birding Promo
Cheyenne Bottoms located near Great Bend, KS, is one of America's premier bird migration stopovers. It's among the nation's best birding hotspots.
American Avocets feeding Cheyenne Bottoms
Cheyenne Bottoms
Avian Programs Manager Robert Penner discusses his birding background and the work of The Nature Conservancy at Cheyenne Bottoms.
American Bittern at Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area
This territorial American bittern responded aggressively to our call-broadcast sequence on a spring trip to Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area near Great Bend, KS.
Hoisington, KS Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlanders Festival
A little bit of somthing for everyone. Family fun, bird calling contests, fishing casting contest, arts and crafts, infamous Redneck Tour, Cheyenne Bottoms history, Cheyenne Bottoms wildlife and nature. Kansas Wildlife and parks exibits. All taking place April 19, 2008 in Hoisington Kansas. Join in the fun and celebrate Cheyenne Bottoms 50th Anniversary. wetlanders.org
Cheyenne Bottoms Spring 2010
Spring migration is just around the corner at Kansas' Cheyenne Bottoms. Plan a road trip now.
Park School Adventures Great Bend, KS 6th Grade Wetlands
6th grade students on a quest for the elusive bug hidden at Cheyenne Bottoms. They will search the zoo found in the muck!
Kansas Road Trip: Wonsevu, Dr. WB Jones Homestead, Hitschmann, Cheyenne Bottoms, Castle Rock
a Kansas less traveled. Two.
Our second film in the Kansas less taken series. There is so many amazing places out there, go find them!
Places in this video:
Wonsevu KS - cool old church and school house
Dr. WB Jones homestead - old house, cool story
Hitschmann KS - old school, lots of old buildings
Cheyenne Bottoms - Wetlands, in Kansas, pretty sweet
Castle Rock / Castle Rock Badlands - amazing place to hike and play!
Shot with:
DJI Phantom 3 pro
DJI Inspire Pro
Canon 80D
Great Bend, Kansas Sports Complex
The complex provides plenty of parking space, playgrounds, batting cages, concessions and restrooms. The complex is located within easy distance to all Great Bend amenities including lodging and dining.
Hankin On with Logan Mize in Great Bend Ks
Party In the Park w Logan Mize Ricky Fugitt and Stewart Ray
(Curmit) Geese leaving Cheyenne Bottoms Refuge
(Curmit) Geese leaving Cheyenne Bottoms Refuge
Cheyenne Bottoms Teal Preparation
Dry weather threatens early teal season over much of Kansas, but Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area with its vast storage in Pool 1 should provide good hunting conditions when season opens.
Fire Tornadoes at Cheyenne Bottoms WA
During a managed burn to control cattails at Kansas' Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, unusual winds aloft helped formed rare fire tornadoes.
The Waters of Kansas: Cheyenne Bottoms
Cheyenne Bottoms is one of three in a series of Waters of Kansas short films exploring Kansans' relationship with water. Produced by the Kansas Natural Resource Council with the support of a Kansas Humanities Council grant. Filmmaker: Christie Dobson.
Shot With Paintball
one of my friends agreed to get shot by paintball gun!!to see after math check out paintball aftermath!!!
Sights and Sounds of Cheyenne Bottoms and the KWEC
Curtis Wolf, Site manager of Fort Hays State University's Kansas Wetlands Education Center gives a presentation describing what Cheyenne Bottoms is, some of the interesting wetland birds that stop there, and what you can do at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center.
Cheyenne Bottoms is a Wetland of International Importance and a major stopover for birds migrating along the North American Central Flyway.
The Kansas Wetlands Education Center is a nature center located at Cheyenne Bottoms, where visitors can learn about the wetlands and surrounding area through exhibits, public programs, and knowledgeable staff.
cheyenne bottoms & kansas wetlands education center
the view of the bottoms from the parking lot of the wetlands center on a very hot day in august 2017.
Dads old movies at Great Bend, Kansas
Great Bend, Kansas, in the 1950s. Includes Barton Lake (which no longer exists) and the Arkansas River (which no longer has water)
The Central Plains: Neck of the Hourglass
Spring migration habitat in the Central Plains of the United States is crucial to the breeding population of many waterfowl species. The Platte River, Rainwater Basin, Cheyenne Bottoms and McPherson Valley are losing wetlands each year, limiting space for waterfowl stopping over in this region. This area, known as the neck of the hourglass, needs to be expanded to provide sufficient resources for migrating birds.
Letchworth Gorge near Great Bend
Fall foliage view of Letchworth Gorge near Great Bend