FIELD GUIDES AND
REFERENCES
The well-equipped Great Plains ecotourist
will want to add the following to his or her bookshelf!
Most of these titles are
published by the University Press of Kansas
and may be purchased from their website
or your local bookstore.
Mammals
Birds Amphibians & Reptiles
Fish Insects & Other Invertebrates
Plants
Geology Travel
Flint Hills Canoeing &
Kayaking Hiking
General
Mammals
Bee, James W., Gregory Glass, Robert S. Hoffmann, and Robert R. Patterson
Mammals in Kansas
University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, 1981 - OUT
OF PRINT
Burt, William H.
A Field Guide to the Mammals. 3rd ed. Peterson Field Guide Series
Houghton Mifflin, 1998
Murie, Olaus
A Field Guide to Animal Tracks. 2nd ed. Peterson Field Guide Series
Houghton Mifflin, 1998
Birds
Busby, William H. and John L. Zimmerman
Kansas Breeding Bird Atlas
University Press of Kansas, 2001
Dunn, Jon, ed.
Field Guide to the Birds of North America. 3rd ed.
National Geographic Society, 1999
Gress, Bob and Pete Janzen
Guide to Kansas Birds and Birding Hot Spots
University Press of Kansas, 2008
Peterson, Roger Tory
A Field Guide to Eastern Birds: 4th Edition - Peterson Field Guide Series
Houghton Mifflin, 1998
Robbins, Chandler S., et al.
Birds of North America, Revised Edition. Golden Field Guide Series
Golden Press, 2001
Max Thompson, Charles Ely,
Bob Gress, Chuck Otte, Sebastian Patti, David
Seibel & Eugene Young
Birds of Kansas
University Press of Kansas, 2011
Zimmerman, John
The Birds of Konza: The Avian Ecology of the Tallgrass Prairie
University Press of Kansas, 1993
Zimmerman, John T., and Sebastian T. Patti
A Guide to Bird Finding in Kansas and Western Missouri
University Press of Kansas, 1988
Amphibians and Reptiles
Caldwell, Janalee, and Joseph Collins.
Turtles in Kansas.
University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, 1981.
Collins, Joseph T.
Amphibians and Reptiles in Kansas. 3rd ed.
University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, 1993
Collins, Joseph T., and Suzanne L. Collins
Reptiles and Amphibians of the Cimarron National Grasslands. Morton County, Kans
United States Forest Service, 1991
Conant, Roger, and Joseph Collins
A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America.
Peterson
Field Guide Series
Houghton Mifflin, 1998
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Fish
Cross, Frank, and Joseph Collins
Fishes in Kansas
University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, 1975
Tomelleri, Joseph R., and Mark E. Eberle
Fishes of the Central United States
University Press of Kansas, 1990
Insects and other invertebrates
Borror, Donald J., and Richard E. White
A Field Guide to the Insects of America North north of Mexico.
Peterson Field Guide Series
Houghton Mifflin, 1998
Charles A., Marvin D. Schwilling, and Marvin E. Rolfs
An Annotated List or the Butterflies of Kansas
Fort Hays, Kans.: Fort Hays State University, 1986
Dunkel, Sidney
Dragonflies Through Binoculars : A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America
Oxford University Press, 2000
Glassberg, Jeffrey
- Butterflies Through Binoculars : The East
Oxford University Press, 1999
- Butterflies Through Binoculars : The West
Oxford University Press, 2001
Heitzman, Richard, and Joan Heitzman
Butterflies and Moths of Missouri
Missouri Department of Conservation, 1996
Kansas Biological Survey
Guide to the Freshwater Invertebrates of the Midwest
University Press of Kansas, 1985
Kansas School Naturalist
This excellent periodical publication from Emporia State University has many
interesting titles.
Most of the recent ones are available as downloads from
their website, where you may also order
print versions of all past issues or subscribe to the publication.
Schwilling, Marvin D., and Charles A. Ely
Kansas School Naturalist Checklist of Kansas Butterflies
Emporia, KS.
Emporia State University, 1991
White, Stephan and Glenn Salsbury
Insects in Kansas
Kansas Department of Agriculture & K-State Extension
Service, 2000
$25, To order, call (785) 532-5830 or e-mail
orderpub@lists.oznet.ksu.edu
or check with any Kansas county extension office. This is THE BEST
regional insect reference guide in North America, bar none!
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Plants
Bare, Janet
Wildflowers and Weeds of Kansas
University Press of Kansas, 1979 - OUT OF PRINT
Barkley, T. M.
Field Guide to the Common Weeds of Kansas
University Press of Kansas, 1983
Barnard, Iralee
A Pocket Guide to Kansas Flint Hills Wildflowers and Grasses
Friends of the Great Plains Nature Center, 2010
Read it online at The Meadow
Davis, Linda W.
Weed Seeds of the Great Plains: A Handbook for Identification
University Press of Kansas, 1993
Freeman, Craig C., and Eileen K. Schofield
Roadside Wildflowers of the Southern Great Plains
University Press of Kansas, 1991
Haddock, Michael
Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas: A Field Guide
University Press of Kansas, 2005
Visit Mike's website
Kindscher, Kelly
- Edible Wild Plants or the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide
University Press of Kansas, 1987
- Medicinal Wild Plants orthe Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide
University Press of Kansas, 1992
Ohlenbusch, Paul D., Elizabeth P. Hodges, and Susan Pope
Range Grasses of Kansas
Kansas Cooperative Extension Services, July 1983.
Publication C-567
(1 meg pdf file)
Owensby, Clenton
Kansas Prairie Wildflowers
Manhattan:
KS Publishing Inc.,
2004
Stephens, H. A.
Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines in Kansas
University Press of Kansas, 1969
Fungi
Horn, Bruce, Richard Kay, and Dean Abel
A Guide to Kansas Mushrooms
University Press of Kansas, 1993
Flint Hills
Barnard, Iralee
A Pocket Guide to Kansas Flint Hills Wildflowers and Grasses
Friends of the Great Plains Nature Center, 2010
Read it online at The Meadow
Hoots, Greg A.
Images of America: Flint Hills
Arcadia Publications, 2011
Hoy, Jim
Flint Hills Cowboys: Tales from the Tallgrass Prairie
University Press of Kansas, 2010
Felden, Mark and Hoy, Jim
The Flint Hills
Konza Press, 2012
Least Heat Moon, William
Prairyerth (A Deep Map): An Epic History of the Tallgrass Prairie Country
Mariner Books, 1999
Reichman, 0. J
Konza Prairie: A Tallgrass Natural History
University Press of Kansas, 1987
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Geology
Buchanan, Rex, ed.
Kansas Geology: An Introduction to Landscape, Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils:
2nd Edition Revised
University Press of Kansas, 2010
Buchanan, Rex C. and James R. McCauley
Roadside Kansas: A Traveler’s Guide to Its Geology and Landmarks. Second
Edition, Revised and Updated
University Press of Kansas, 2010
Evans, Catherine
From Sea to Prairie, A Primer of Kansas Geology
Available
online, and also in print. (Order info on the same website.)
Everhart, Mike
Oceans of Kansas: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea
Oceans of Kansas website
Indiana University Press, 2005
Liggett, G. A.
Dinosaurs to Dung Beetles: Expeditions Through Time;
Guide to the Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Sternberg Museum, 2001
Muilenburg, Grace, and Ada Swineford
Land of the Post Rock: Its Origins, History, and People
University Press of Kansas, 1975
Rogers, Katherine
The Sternberg Fossil Hunters: A Dinosaur Dynasty
Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1999
Wilson, Frank
Kansas Landscapes: A Geologic Diary
Kansas Geological Survey, Educational Series 5, 1978
Travel
Buchanan, Rex C. and James R. McCauley
Roadside Kansas: A Traveler’s Guide to Its Geology and Landmarks. Second
Edition, Revised and Updated
University Press of Kansas, 2010
Gress, Bob and George Potts
Watching Kansas Wildlife: A Guide to 101 Sites
University Press of Kansas, 1993
Harper, Steve
83,000 Square Miles: No Lines, No Waiting
Wichita Eagle and Beacon Publishing, 1990
Knapp, Andy
Mountain Bike! - The Great Plains States
Birmingham: Menasha Ridge Press, 1996
Penner, Marci
Kansas Guidebook for Explorers
Inman, Kansas: Kansas Sampler Foundation, 2005
Shortridge, James R.
Kaw Valley Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide to Northeastern Kansas
University Press of Kansas, 1988
Winckler, Suzanne
The Smithsonian Guides to Natural America:
The Heartland • Illinois • Iowa • Nebraska • Kansas • Missouri
Smithsonian Books, 1997
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Hiking
Hauber, Catherine M., Maps by John W. Young
Hiking Guide to Kansas
University Press of Kansas, 1999
Canoeing and Kayaking
Murphy, Dave
Paddling Kansas
Trail's Press, 2008
General
Collins, Joseph T., Bob Gress, Gerald Wiens, and Suzanne L. Collins
Kansas Wildlife
University Press of Kansas, 1991
Collins, Joseph T., Suzanne L. Collins, Bob Gress
Kansas Wetlands: A Wildlife Treasury.
University Press of Kansas, 1994
Collins, Joseph T., Suzanne L. Collins, Jerry Horak,
Dan Mulhern, William Busby, Craig
C. Freeman, and Gary Wallace
An Illustrated Guide to Endangered or Threatened Species in Kansas
University Press of Kansas, 1995.
Collins, Joseph T., ed.
Natural Kansas
University Press of Kansas, 1985 - OUT OF PRINT
Johnsgard, Paul and Bob Gress
Faces of the Great Plains, Prairie Wildlife
University Press of Kansas, 2003
Potts, George D., and Joseph T. Collins
A Checklist of the Vertebrate Animals of Kansas, 2nd edition
University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, 2000
Reichman, O. J. and Steve Mulligan
Living Landscapes of Kansas
University Press of Kansas, 1995
Zimmerman, John
Cheyenne Bottoms: Wetland in Jeopardy
University Press of Kansas, 1990
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