Acronyms used in species accounts
ABA American Birding Association
ANSP Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
AOS American Ornithological Society (formerly AOU)
AOU American Ornithologists’ Union
BBA Breeding Bird Atlas
BBS Breeding Bird Survey
BCR Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
BMNH Bell Museum of Natural History
CA Conservation Area
CBAP Colorado Bird Atlas Partnership
CBC Christmas Bird Count
CBRC Colorado Bird Records Committee
Co(s) County(counties)
CSC Chadron State College
FMNH Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
HMM Hastings Municipal Museum
HY Hatch Year
IOU Iowa Ornithologists’ Union
IOURC Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee
KSC Kearney State College (now University of Nebraska-Kearney)
KU University of Kansas Natural History Museum
MBRC Missouri Bird Records Committee
MCZ Museum of Comparative Zoology
MS Manuscript
NACC North America Classification Committee (of AOS)
NBR Nebraska Bird Review
NC Nature Center
NGPC Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
NM National Monument
NMNH National Museum of Natural History
NNF Nebraska National Forest
NOU Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union
NOURC Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee
NPS National Park Service
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
NWR National Wildlife Refuge
PSM Puget Sound Museum (Slater Museum of Natural History)
RA Recreation Area
SHP State Historical Park
SL Sewage Lagoon(s)
SP State Park
SRA State Recreation Area
SUI University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
UMMZ University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
UNK University of Nebraska-Kearney
UNO University of Nebraska-Omaha
UNSM University of Nebraska State Museum
USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USNM United States National Museum
WMA (State) Wildlife Management Area
WPA (Federal) Waterfowl Production area
WSC Wayne State College
WTP Water Treatment Plant