Haemorhous purpureus purpureus Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant and winter visitor east and central, rare west. Documentation: UNSM ZM7120, 1891 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): purpureus, breeding in south-central and southeast Canada and the northeast USA, wintering to southeast USA, and californicus, breeding in southwest Canada and western […]
REDPOLL
Acanthis flammea Status: Uncommon erratic regular winter visitor north, east, and west, rare south. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7139, 11 Dec 1895 Crawford, Dawes Co. Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), flammea of northern Eurasia and northern North America, rostrata of northeastern Canada, Greenland, and Iceland, wintering northeastern US and British Isles, cabaret recently expanding […]
BRAMBLING
Fringilla montifringilla Status: Rare casual winter visitor. Documentation: Photograph: 14-19 Apr 1999 Scottsbluff, Scottsbluff Co (Dinsmore 2000, Jorgensen 2001, 2003). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Winter: There are three accepted records: 14 Dec 2014-31 Jan 2015 female Lincoln Co (Brogie 2016; Brogie 2015 cites incorrect initial date as 14 Feb). 8-16 Jan 2017 […]
EVENING GROSBEAK
HESPERIPHONA verspertina vespertina, H. v. brooksi, H. V. WARRENI Status: Rare casual summer visitor northwest. Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: brooksi, UNSM ZM7114, 29 Oct 1900 Long Pine, Brown Co; Photograph: vespertina, Sarpy Co 1 Feb 1986 (Swanson, this account); Recording: warreni, Wayne, Wayne Co 8 Nov 2022 (Ed Brogie, eBird.org). Taxonomy: The […]
LESSER GOLDFINCH
Spinus psaltria psaltria, P. p. hesperophilus Status: Increasing. Uncommon regular summer visitor Panhandle, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual breeder Panhandle. Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Photograph: 20 May 1984 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co (Swanson 1984, Williams, 1984). Taxonomy: Spinus, a former sub-genus of Carduelis, was raised to generic status based on genetic data (Chesser […]
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
Calcarius lapponicus alascensis, C. l. subcalcaratus Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant and winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimens: lapponicus (=subcalcaratus), UNSM ZM7676, 8 Feb 1889, Lincoln, Lancaster Co; alascensis, UNSM ZM7603, 16 Nov 1901, Haigler, Dundy Co. Taxonomy: Five subspecies are recognized (Hussell and Montgomerie 2024, AviList 2025), two of which occur in Eurasia […]