Calendar Outdoors calendar (Dec. 15)

Birding/Nature

Sunday — Winfield/Udall Christmas Bird Count, Beech Science Center, Southwestern College, 7:30 a.m. Call 620-221-1856.

Wednesday — Slate Creek Christmas Bird Count, Slate Creek Baptist Church, 8 a.m. Call 620-660-0547.

Saturday — Arkansas City Christmas Bird Count, Newman Park, 8 a.m. Call 620-660-0547.

Dec. 29 — Red Hills Christmas Bird Count, Indian Grill Restaurant, Medicine Lodge, 7:30 a.m. Call 316-519-1970.

Dec. 30 — Berby/Belle Plaine Christmas Bird Count, Target parking lot, Derby, 7:30 a.m. Call 316-737-1307.

Fishing

Through April 15 — Trout season.

General

Jan. 10 — Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commission meeting, Clifford/Stone Community Center, El Dorado.

Hunting

Below is the basic listing of hunting seasons. Please check regulations for boundary, limits and permit requirements at www.kdwp.state.ks.us.

. Year-around — Rabbit season.

Through Dec. 30 — Low plains early zone duck season (second segment).

Through Dec. 30 — Low plains late zone duck season (first segment).

Through Dec. 30 — White-fronted goose season (first segment).

Through Dec. 31 — Archery deer season.

Through Dec. 31 — Prairie chicken season, southwest unit.

Through Dec. 31— Fall turkey season. (second segment)

Through Jan. 3 — Sandhill crane season.

Through Jan. 27 — Low plains southeast zone duck season.

Through Jan. 31 — Prairie chicken season, eastern and northwestern units.

Through Jan. 31 — Pheasant and quail season.

Through Feb. 10 — Canada goose season (second segment).

Through Feb. 10 — Light goose season (second segment).

Through Feb. 15 — Trapping season.

Through Feb. 28 — Squirrel season.

Through March 31 — Beaver and otter trapping season.

Jan. 1-13 — Whitetail antlerless-only deer season.

Jan. 14-20 — Whitetail antlerless-only deer season (Units 7, 8, 15 only).

Jan. 14-31 — Fall turkey season. (third segment)

Jan. 19-27 — Low plains late zone duck season (second segment).

Feb. 2-10 — White-fronted goose season (second segment).

Feb. 10-April 30 — Light goose conservation order.