Kansas Lek Treks Prairie-Chicken Festival

Sunday, Apr 13, 2025 at 4:00am

Sternberg Museum Of Natural History
3000 Sternberg Drive
785-537-4385

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.

Schedule of Events:

4:00am-1:00pm Prairie-Chicken viewing from blinds (vans leave from hotel; snacks and breakfast included)
5:30am-1:00pm Prairie-Chicken viewing from vans (vans leave from hotel; snacks and breakfast included)
6:30am-8:00am Bird Walk (carpool from hotel entrance; no snacks or breakfast provided)

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