A DA10 CPR FLT LWOC AT HUT; KS.

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THE DAY STARTED OUT OK; EXCEPT FOR THE HEADWINDS (180+ KTS). WE WERE 15 MINS LATE FOR OUR SCHEDULED ARR. ABOUT 25 NM OUT; WE LOCATED THE ARPT. ICT APCH CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL RWY 31 AND CONTACT TWR. WE CONTACTED TWR AT 18 MI AND HE TOLD US TO CALL ON A 2 MI FINAL AND THAT THERE WAS A 'SMALL FLOCK OF LARGE BIRDS' TO THE L OF THE RWY; HEADED NE. CONFIGURING THE ACFT WAS COMPLETED AND I STARTED TO TRY TO FIND THE BIRDS (OUR OP HAD A SUBSTANTIAL BIRD STRIKE 3 YRS AGO). I ASKED MY COPLT IF HE HAD THE BIRDS. HE THOUGHT HE DID; BUT THEN LOST THEM. NORMAL COCKPIT CALLOUTS WERE MADE. UPON TOUCHDOWN I THOUGHT I HAD A FAIRLY DESCENT LNDG. ON TAXI IN; THE TWR ASKED US TO CALL. I KNEW IMMEDIATELY WE HAD MISSED THE 2 MI CALL. THE TWR WAS CALLED AND HE STATED WE LANDED WITHOUT A CLRNC (WHICH WE KNEW). HE SAID HE HAD LEFT THE TWR TO USE THE BATHROOM AND WAS PLANNING ON USING OUR 2 MI CALL AS HIS NOTICE TO COME BACK UP. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE TWR; WE WERE CLRING THE RWY. WE APOLOGIZED; HE APOLOGIZED; AND HE STATED HE WOULDN'T RPT THE INCIDENT. OUR NEW 500 FT CALLOUT IS '500 FT TO ARPT/MINIMUMS CLRED TO LAND;' OR 'NOT CLRED TO LAND' AS APPROPRIATE.