Audubon of Kansas
Audubon of Kansas
The highlight of this birding festival will include opportunities to view both Greater and Lesser Prairie-Chickens. No birdwatcher should miss seeing this yearly ritual unfold as males fight among themselves and display to females. The timing of the festival coincides with the peak of prairie-chicken breeding and female visitation to the lek.
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A lek is an area where males display and maintain territories. Males, themselves, are the most valuable thing on the territory as it does not contain substantial amounts of food or adequate nesting sites. Females visit these lek sites to select a male to mate with. She will incubate the eggs and raise the young on her own. We will also journey to these lek sites to see the mesmerizing display – we will make our own lek trek!
Audubon of Kansas
Audubon of Kansas