Sitta canadensis Status: Common regular resident north-central and west, local south central and east. Rare regular summer visitor statewide away from known breeding areas. Uncommon irregular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6563, 20 Feb 1896 Harrison, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Resident: This species is generally sedentary at Nebraska’s latitudes […]
BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH
Sitta pusilla Status: Accidental in winter. Documentation: Video, voice recording: 13 Nov 2010, Lincoln, Lancaster Co (Brogie 2011). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025, Slater et al 2021). Winter: There is one record: 8 Nov 2010- 31 Jan 2011 Holmes Lake, Lincoln, Lancaster Co (Einemann 2011, Brogie 2011). One of the more stunning finds […]
CAROLINA WREN
Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus Status: Common regular resident southeast and southern east central, rare casual elsewhere. Rare regular summer visitor north and west of resident range. Rare casual winter visitor north and west of resident range. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11643, 27 Dec 1911 Rulo, Richardson Co. Taxonomy: Ten subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025); of five that occur […]
TUFTED TITMOUSE
Baeolophus bicolor Status: Fairly common regular resident southeast. Rare casual fall, winter and spring visitor elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6547, 30 Nov 1900 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). See comments in Black-crested Titmouse account regarding relationships between Black-crested and Tufted Titmouses. See Comments for notes on use of plural “titmouses” or “titmice”. […]
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
Sitta carolinensis carolinensis, S. c. nelsoni Status: Common regular resident east, central, Pine Ridge, and North Platte River Valley, uncommon elsewhere west. Uncommon regular winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimens: carolinensis: UNSM ZM11608, 23 Mar 1895 Lancaster Co; nelsoni: UNSM ZM6557, 14 Jun 1901 Warbonnet Canyon, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Seven subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025), three […]
PURPLE MARTIN
Progne subis Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant east, uncommon central, rare casual west. Common regular breeder east, locally common east central, rare west central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10234, 30 May 1895 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): arboricola of coastal British Columbia to southern California and New Mexico, hesperia of […]