Sturnella magna magna Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder southeast, locally common western Sandhills, uncommon elsewhere except rare casual southwest. Rare casual winter visitor southeast. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6952, 2 Mar 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: There are 14 recognized subspecies, three of which occur north […]
SCOTT’S ORIOLE
Icterus parisorum Status: Rare casual summer visitor central. Documentation: Description: 20-24 Jun 1975 Hall Co (Stoppkotte 1975; Brogie 1998). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Summer: There are eight reports, two, both adult males, acceptably documented: 20-24 Jun 1975 Hall Co (cited above) 29 Jun 2004 Buffalo Co (Brogie 2005). The six […]
[AUDUBON’S ORIOLE]
Icterus graduacauta Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: Four subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022), only one occurring in the US: audubonii, resident from south Texas south into Mexico. Comments: A description furnished by the observer to the NOURC of one in McPherson Co 7 Jun 1985 was not sufficient to confirm the identification as […]