By KEN CARPENTER
Great Bend Post
Cheyenne Bottoms is a popular destination for bird watching in the spring and fall when birds are migrating, but some interesting activity can also be seen at the wetlands on cold winter days. According to Jason Wagner, Wildlife Manager at Cheyenne Bottoms, a couple of large birds attract attention this time of year.
"If you want to come see eagles, there's tons and tons of eagles out there right now on the ice," Wagner noted. "We still have some of the snowy owls out there, too. It's not anything to see 30 or 40 eagles out there at a time."
Wagner points out that the eagles are predators in the wetlands' ecosystem.
"They're chasing the waterfowl that is out on the ice," Wagner said. "The waterfowl are more vulnerable to predation from the eagles out on the ice. There's usually some cripples or something out there that the eagles help clean up."
The Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area is open year-round to vehicles. 30-minute and 90-minute van tours can also be scheduled at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center.
Large numbers of eagles can also be found at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in Stafford County.
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