Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis, P. s. savanna, P. s. LABRADORIUS (including oblitus). Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Locally uncommon regular breeder west. Rare casual winter visitor south and east. Documentation: Specimens: nevadensis, UNSM ZM7285, 10 Oct 1885 Lincoln, Lancaster Co; savanna, UNSM ZM7279, 19 Oct 1901; oblitus, UNSM ZM10432, 9 Apr […]
HENSLOW’S SPARROW
Centronyx henslowii Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant southeast, rare northeast and central. Locally uncommon regular breeder southeast. Documentation: Specimen: USNM 8968, Loup Fork of Platte 10 Jun 1857 (Hyde 1939). Taxonomy: This species and Baird’s Sparrow were moved to a new genus, Centronyx, from Ammodramus, based on genetic studies that indicated former Ammodramus […]
NELSON’S SPARROW
Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni Status: Rare regular spring migrant east, rare casual central. Uncommon regular fall migrant east, rare casual central, accidental west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7335, 8 Oct 1904 Lincoln, Lancaster Co (Wolcott 1905). Taxonomy: This species and LeConte’s Sparrow were moved from genus Ammodramus to genus Ammospiza based on genetic studies that indicated former […]
SONG SPARROW
Melospiza melodia melodia/euphonia/juddi, M. m. montana Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and east-central, fairly common west-central, uncommon west. Common regular breeder east and east-central, uncommon west-central, rare casual west. Uncommon regular winter visitor south and east and North Platte River Valley, rare elsewhere.Documentation: Specimens: montana: UNSM ZM10614, 7 Dec 1910 Crawford, Dawes […]
SWAMP SPARROW
Melospiza georgiana georgiana, M. g. ericrypta Status: Common regular spring migrant east and central, rare west. Common regular fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Uncommon regular breeder north-central, rare elsewhere. Rare regular winter visitor southeast and Republican River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7526, 15 Dec 1889, Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three […]
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
Zonotrichia albicollis Status: Common regular spring migrant east and east-central, uncommon west-central, rare west. Common regular fall migrant east and east-central, uncommon west-central and west. Rare regular winter visitor southeast and east-central Platte River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: HMM 2015, 2 Jun 1915 Inland, Clay Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et […]