Leiothlypis celata celata, O. c. orestera, O. C. LUTESCENS Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Rare casual winter visitor south and east. Documentation: Specimen: celata, UNSM ZM6809, 5 May 1898 Beatrice, Gage Co; orestera, UNSM ZM11930, 13 Sep 1911 Dawes Co; Photograph: lutescens, 23 Apr 2026 Ash Hollow SHP, Garden Co (eBird.org). Taxonomy: […]
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
Mniotilta varia Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Uncommon regular breeder north and northwest. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6797, 6 May 1901 Child’s Point, Sarpy Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Apr 23, 23, 23 <<<>>> summer (east, central); May 4, 6, 6 <<<>>> summer (west) Earlier dates (east, […]
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
Parkesia noveboracensis Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east and central, uncommon west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10770, 8 May 1909 South Bend, Cass Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently recognized (Whitaker and Eaton 2020, AviList 2025). Spring: Apr 23, 24, 24 <<<>>> May 30, 31, Jun 1 Earlier dates are 9 Apr 2011 […]
OVENBIRD
Seiurus aurocapilla aurocapilla, S. a. cinereus Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Fairly common regular breeder northwest, north and east. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6885, May 1900 Sioux Co. Taxonomy: Three subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025): cinereus, breeding in the Rocky Mountains from southern Alberta to Colorado and Nebraska, aurocapilla, breeding from eastern […]
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Status: Common, locally abundant, regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common breeder north-central and west, locally fairly common east and south. Rare casual winter visitor statewide. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM6964, 18 May 1901 Nebraska City, Otoe Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). Spring: Feb 15, 16, 17 <<<>>> summer Earlier dates […]
HERMIT WARBLER
Setophaga occidentalis Status: Rare casual spring migrant. Documentation: Photo: 15 May 2002 male 5.5 miles north of Creighton, Knox Co (Brogie 2002, 2003). Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (AviList 2025). This species and Townsend’s Warbler hybridize commonly in the Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon (Morrison and Hardy 1983). Although not reported for Nebraska, there […]