Vireo olivaceus olivaceus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east, locally common elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6782, 22 May 1900 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: The allocation of nine Central and South American subspecies (Chesser et al 2018) to a newly erected species Chivi Vireo (V. […]
WARBLING VIREO
Vireo gilvus gilvus, V. g. brewsteri Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder east and east-central, uncommon west-central and west. Documentation: Specimens: UNSM ZM6788, 23 May 1900 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co (brewsteri) (Bruner, handwritten annotation in his copy of Bruner 1896 in possession of WRS); UNSM ZM6789, 26 Apr 1901 Lancaster […]
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
Vireo philadelphicus Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant east, rare central, rare casual west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10533, 16 May 1917 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: May 5, 6, 7 <<<>>> May 29, 29, 30 Earlier dates are 25 Apr 1986 Nemaha Co, 1 May 2010 Nemaha […]
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
Vireo solitarius solitarius Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east, rare east-central, rare casual west-central, accidental west. Uncommon regular fall migrant east, rare east central, rare casual west central and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6767, 13 May 1917 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are currently recognized (Gill et al 2022): solitarius from Canada through the north-central […]
YELLOW-THROATED VIREO
Vireo flavifrons Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, rare east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Fairly common regular breeder east. Fairly common regular fall migrant east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10537, 28 Apr 1888 (two birds) Peru, Nemaha Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: Apr 23, […]
WHITE-EYED VIREO
Vireo griseus griseus Status: Rare regular spring visitor southeast, rare casual northeast, central, and west. Rare casual summer visitor east, rare casual central. Rare casual fall visitor east and central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11885, 19 May 1910 Sarpy Co. Taxonomy: There are six subspecies currently recognized, three of these in Mexico and Bermuda (Gill et […]