Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis Status: Common regular resident south and east, uncommon north, locally rare west. Rare regular spring, fall, and winter visitor outside breeding range.Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7063, Dec 1884 Unadilla, Otoe Co. An earlier specimen, Nebraska’s first record for the species, is USNM 4854, Richardson Co 23 Apr 1856. Taxonomy: The number of recognized […]

Euphagus cyanocephalus Status: Common regular spring and fall migrant west and central, uncommon east. Fairly common regular breeder west. Uncommon regular winter visitor from the North Platte and Platte River valleys south and Missouri River Valley, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimen: UNSM ZM7025, 20 Jun 1901 Indian Creek, Sioux Co. Taxonomy: No subspecies are currently […]

Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus, A. p. fortis, A. p. arctolegus Status:  Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common, locally abundant breeder statewide. Fairly common regular winter visitor south and east, uncommon west, rare north. Documentation:  Specimens: phoeniceus, UNSM ZM6993, 11 May 1914 Lincoln, Lancaster Co; fortis, UNSM ZM6987, 1 Jul 1916 Scotts Bluff Co; arctolegus, […]

Molothrus ater ATER, M. A. Artemisiae Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide. Rare regular winter visitor south and east, 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 […]

Passerella iliaca zaboria, P. i. iliaca Status: Fairly common regular spring and fall migrant east, uncommon east-central, rare casual west-central and west. Uncommon regular winter visitor southeast, rare casual elsewhere. Documentation: Specimens: iliaca?, UNSM ZM17887, 21 Oct 2000 Lincoln, Lancaster Co; zaboria? UNSM ZM18334, 7 Nov 2005 Dodge Co (see Taxonomy). Taxonomy: Some 15-24 subspecies […]

Spizella passerina passerina, S. p. arizonae, S. p. boreophila? Status: Abundant regular spring and fall migrant statewide. Common regular breeder statewide, uncommon western Sandhills and southern Panhandle. Rare casual winter visitor southeast. Documentation: passerina: specimen UNSM ZM7426, 27 Apr 1901 Lincoln, Lancaster Co; arizonae: specimen Carnegie Museum of Natural History P23637 Squaw Canyon, Sioux Co. […]