At the 2017 Wings ‘N’ Wetlands Birding Festival, the emphasis Saturday was on WET. But rain and temperatures in the low 40s didn’t stop birdwatchers from across the nation from touring central Kansas this past weekend.Birders traveled from as far away as Oregon and North Carolina for this festival, which is held every other year. Cheyenne Bottoms falls square in the midst of the Central Flyway, making it nature’s equivalent to a sky interstate for migrating birds, according to information from the Kansas Wetlands Education Center. With more than 41,000 acres in the Cheyenne Bottoms Basin and more than 28,000 acres managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and the Nature Conservancy, Cheyenne Bottoms is the largest wetland in the interior of the United States.“The main focus of the festival is the birding field trips to Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge,” said Curtis Wolf, director of the Kansas Wetlands Education Center.