Sternula antillarum athalassos Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant central and east, rare west. Locally fairly common regular breeder east and central. State listed as Endangered. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6222, 4 Aug 1902 Badger, Holt Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are currently recognized (Gill et al 2020), although these are weakly differentiated (Pyle 2008); […]
PACIFIC LOON
Gavia pacifica Status: Rare regular fall migrant statewide. Rare casual spring migrant statewide. Rare casual summer visitor statewide. Rare casual winter visitor Lake McConaughy, Keith Co. Documentation: Photograph: 9-16 Nov 1971 Sarpy Co (Bray et al 1986). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Pacific Loon was formerly considered a North American subspecies […]