Passerina amoena x cyanea Status: Rare regular summer visitor west and west-central, rare casual east and east-central. Summer: May 14, 14, 15 <<<>>> Jul 12, 12, 19 An earlier date is 8 May 2018 Keith Co. Later dates are 30 Jul 2012 Sioux Co, 6 Aug 2023 Carter Canyon, Scotts Bluff Co, and 10 Aug […]
Search Results for: Indigo Bunting
INDIGO BUNTING
Passerina cyanea Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant and breeder east and east-central, uncommon west-central, rare west. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7099, 15 Aug 1899 Lancaster Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). This species hybridizes with Lazuli Bunting; see the Lazuli x Indigo Bunting (hybrid) species account. Changes Since 2000: […]
LAZULI BUNTING
Passerina amoena Status: Uncommon regular spring and fall migrant west and central, rare east. Uncommon regular breeder west, rare casual north. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM10346, 11 Jul 1910 Glen, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are recognized (Gill et al 2022). This species and Indigo Bunting hybridize; for a discussion see the Lazuli x Indigo Bunting […]
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD
Molothrus ater ATER, M. A. Artemisiae Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide. Rare regular winter visitor southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM11867, 10 Oct 1889, Lincoln, Lancaster Co.Taxonomy: Three subspecies were recognized by AOU (1957) and more recently by Gill et al (2022), western artemisiae, eastern ater, […]
Bullock’s x Baltimore Oriole (hybrid)
Icterus bullockii x ICTERUS galbula Status: Uncommon regular summer visitor west and west central, rare casual elsewhere. Summer: May 8, 8, 9 <<<>>> Jul 25, 26, 28 Later dates are 4 Aug 2012 Red Willow Co, 7 Aug 2020 Keith Co, 29 Aug 2021 Rock Creek SRA, Dundy Co, two there 29 Aug 2022, and […]