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Situated in the heart of the central Kansas prairies, Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area is a huge (41,000-acre) natural land sink comprising 15,000 acres of wetlands. Bird watchers and wildlife photographers will be happy to know that Cheyenne Bottoms is directly beneath the narrowest portion of the Central Flyway and is visited by millions of migratory birds each year.

Some stop briefly to rest, but others will mate and breed in the wetlands. The onsite Kansas Wetlands Education Center has some great exhibits and can give you a driving tour map and birding checklist. You can walk to the observation platform, where naturalists are on hand to answer your questions, drive through the preserve, or book a guided tour.

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