Great to be finally putting this episode out there into the birding universe as was filmed last November, and is the reason we've been off air for a few months now. Just in case you're wondering! It was a busy period, preparing for and then running this trip, so our usual reporting from our local sites October-December 2023 were disrupted, but promise to get working on a summary for this period ASAP, so to get us up to date. Who knew that making these short films would take up so much time! Anyway, I got the chance to 'guide' this amazing trip to the prairies and wetlands of Kansas for Ventures Birding, and thought I'd make this short film despite the topic not really being in tune with our local recording remit. This film is meant to give you a taste of some of the amazing species and places we encountered if you've never been. The draw at this time in late fall on the Central Flyway is the mass movement of Arctic breeding cranes, wildfowl and shorebirds. Plus the many icterids and raptors make for some exciting fall birding. In all, we spotted 122 species which included 18 species of sparrow! Highly recommend visiting Kansas in late fall, a truly magical experience :0)