Sialia mexicana Status: Accidental in spring. (Note- this record is yet to be reviewed by NOURC) Documentation: photograph: 7 Apr 2023 along County Road 5, Kimball Co at 41.005 -104.011 (Burke, Pheneger; eBird.org). Taxonomy: Six subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022), three in Mexico and these north of Mexico: occidentalis, breeding from southern British […]
VARIED THRUSH
Ixoreus naevius MERULOIDES (GODFREII?) Status: Rare regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6661, 18 Dec 1935 North Platte, Lincoln Co. Taxonomy: Four weakly differentiated subspecies are recognized, based mainly on female plumages (Phillips 1991). These are (Gill et al 2022): naevius of southeastern Alaska south coastally to northern California and wintering from British Columbia […]
[NORTHERN WHEATEAR]
Oenanthe oenanthe Status: No accepted records. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are generally recognized, two of which breed in North America: oenanthe breeding in northwest North America and wintering in tropical Africa, and leocorhoa breeding in northeast North America and also wintering in tropical Africa (Dunn et al 2022). Comments: There are two published reports (Bray et […]
ROCK WREN
Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and west-central, rare east-central, rare casual east. Common regular breeder west and southwest, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual winter visitor west central. Documentation: UNSM ZM6601, 12 Jun 1901 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: As many as 11 subspecies are recognized although only two occur […]
BROWN CREEPER
Certhia americana americana; C. a. montana Status: Locally rare regular resident east and northwest, rare casual north-central. Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant and winter visitor statewide. Documentation: americana: specimen UNSM ZM6569, 25 Mar 1896 Lancaster Co; montanus: specimen UNSM ZM6570, 17 Feb 1896 Sioux Co. Taxonomy: There are 12-15 subspecies recognized, all but three […]
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
Regulus satrapa satrapa Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Uncommon regular winter visitor south and east, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: satrapa: UNSM ZM6718, 13 Apr 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Six subspecies have been recognized, four north of Mexico (Swanson et al 2020): olivaceus, breeding from coastal southeast Alaska to southwest […]