Setophaga citrina Status: Rare regular spring migrant east, rare casual elsewhere. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: CSC 17 Jun 1982 Chadron, Dawes Co (Probasco 1983). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). Spring: May 2, 3, 3 <<<>>> May 28, 28, 30 Earlier dates are 19-20 Apr 2014 Douglas Co, and […]
TOWNSEND’S WARBLER
Setophaga townsendi Status: Rare casual spring migrant statewide. Fairly common regular fall migrant west, rare casual central. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM12011, 19 Sep 1911 Crawford, Dawes Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). This species hybridizes with Black-throated Green Warbler; for discussion, see the Townsend’s x Black-throated Green Warbler species account. Although […]
MOURNING WARBLER
Geothlypis philadelphia Status: Fairly common regular spring migrant east, uncommon east-central, rare west-central, rare casual west. Fairly common regular fall migrant east, rare east central, rare casual west central and west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10773, 25 May 1909 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). A hybrid with MacGillivray’s Warbler […]
PRAIRIE WARBLER
Setophaga discolor discolor Status: Rare casual spring migrant statewide. Extirpated breeder Lower Missouri River Valley. Accidental in summer and fall. Documentation: Photograph: 26 May-1 Jun 1982 Niobrara Valley Preserve, Brown Co (Brogie and Mossman 1983, Bray et al 1986). Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022): discolor, breeding and wintering in most of […]
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Setophaga dominica albilora Status: Rare regular spring migrant east, rare casual elsewhere. Locally rare regular breeder east. Rare casual fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Photograph: 28 Nov-24 Dec 1980 Omaha, Douglas Co (Cortelyou 1981). Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized by some authors (Pyle 1997, Gill et al 2022): albilora, breeding in the east-central and southeast USA, […]
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
Setophaga caerulescens Status: Rare casual spring and fall migrant statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6834, 19 Sep 1919 Monroe Canyon, Sioux Co (Mickel and Dawson 1920). Taxonomy: Two subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022), cairnsi of the Appalachian Mountains, and caerulescens throughout the remaining eastern US and southeastern Canada breeding range. Both subspecies winter in […]