Spiza americana Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, locally common west. Common, locally abundant, regular breeder east and east-central, uncommon west-central and west. Rare casual winter visitor south and east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12132, 22 May 1895 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: Apr 29, […]
NORTHERN CARDINAL
Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis Status: Common regular resident south and east, uncommon north, locally rare west. Rare regular spring, fall, and winter visitor outside breeding range.Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7063, Dec 1884 Unadilla, Otoe Co. Taxonomy: The number of recognized subspecies varies between 16 and 19 (Pyle 1997, Gill et al 2022, Halkin et al 2021), the […]
SCARLET TANAGER
Piranga olivacea Status: Uncommon regular spring migrant east, rare east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Uncommon regular breeder east, rare north. Uncommon regular fall migrant east and east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11098, 20 Jun 1907 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Short (1961) and Ford […]
WILSON’S WARBLER
Cardellina pusilla pusilla, C. p. pileolata Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east and west, uncommon central. Common fall migrant west, uncommon east and central. Accidental in summer. Spring: Fall: Documentation: Specimens: pusilla, UNSM ZM10790, 4 Sep 1909 Roca, Lancaster Co; pileolata, UNSM ZM6916, 13 Sep 1919, Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: There are three […]
BLACKPOLL WARBLER
Setophaga striata Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east and central, uncommon west. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6873, 15 May 1901 Beatrice, Gage Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: 30 Apr, May 1, 2 <<<>>> May 30, 30, 31 Earlier dates are 20 Apr 2018 Cass […]
YELLOW WARBLER
Setophaga petechia aestiva, S. p. amnicola/parkesi Status: Common regular breeder and spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimens: aestiva, UNSM ZM11952, 21 May 1895 Lancaster Co; parkesi/amnicola, UNSM ZM6823, 15 May 1901, Child’s Point, Sarpy Co. Taxonomy: This species is generally agreed to be comprised of some 34-37 subspecies depending on authority, consisting of four […]